Next Day Prep

Crude oil’s historic $35 intraday range drove a near two-percent index reversal, but with only 27% of stocks above their 20-day moving average, the rally was structurally shallow. The team breaks down what actually worked — NVDA, AVGO, HIMS, and episodic catalysts — and why tomorrow’s G7 energy ministers meeting pre-market is the single event...

The post Next Day Prep #221: The $35 Oil Swing: Was Today’s Green Close Real or a Trap? – Monday 3/9/2026 first appeared on WaveRider Reads: Trading Books Unpacked.

Crude oil posted a 35% weekly surge and wiped out every major index’s year-to-date gain, pushing stagflation fears from tail risk to base case. The team breaks down the structural damage underneath the surface — with only 4% bullish sentiment and two-thirds of stocks already broken — and identifies the only sectors with tailwinds: energy...

The post Next Day Prep #220: Oil’s 35% Weekly Surge Just Broke the Market — Here’s How to Trade What’s Left – Friday 3/6/2026 first appeared on WaveRider Reads: Trading Books Unpacked.

Crude oil surged 8.4% to nearly $81, hammering airlines, industrials, and even defensive sectors — but software ETFs gained 2.3% as institutions rotated into oil-insensitive quality names. With Unit Labor Costs printing at 2.8% versus a 0.2% consensus and the Strait of Hormuz situation unresolved, tomorrow’s NFP report at 8:30 AM sets up as a...

The post Next Day Prep #219: Oil Shock, Software Surge, and the Binary Jobs Report | Next Day Prep – Thursday 3/5/2026 first appeared on WaveRider Reads: Trading Books Unpacked.

The S&P, Nasdaq, and Russell all closed higher Wednesday with Bitcoin breaking 73K — but breadth tells a more cautious story, with only 44% of stocks above their 40-day moving average. The hosts break down what drove today’s winners and losers, why Broadcom’s after-hours print is the single most important data point for Thursday’s session,...

The post Next Day Prep #218: Relief Rally or Real Move? Broadcom Is the Deciding Vote – Wednesday 3/4/2026 first appeared on WaveRider Reads: Trading Books Unpacked.

The S&P 500 closed flat but masked one of the year’s most volatile sessions, with U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran sending defense stocks surging and cruise lines cratering on the same day. The hosts break down why thin breadth tells a darker story than the headline index, which setups actually worked and why, and how to...

The post Next Day Prep #216: Flat Close, Hidden Chaos: Navigating Geopolitical Volatility – Monday 3/2/2026 first appeared on WaveRider Reads: Trading Books Unpacked.

NVIDIA posted record earnings and got sold off — but the real story is what the rest of the market did. The team breaks down the semiconductor selloff, the rotation into software and small-caps, and three setups that tell the whole story. Then they build the full PCE playbook: exact S&P levels, bull and bear...

The post Next Day Prep #214: NVIDIA’s Punishment and the Rotation Signal: Your PCE Playbook – Thursday 2/26/2026 first appeared on WaveRider Reads: Trading Books Unpacked.

The S&P 500 posted a 0.8% gain but equal-weight performance told a different story — mega-caps did all the work while the average stock barely moved. With NVIDIA reporting after the close, the team breaks down what the $195 price level signals, which setups actually worked today versus which ones were traps, and exactly how...

The post Next Day Prep #213: NVIDIA’s Final Exam: One Stock, One Night, One Level – Wednesday 2/25/2026 first appeared on WaveRider Reads: Trading Books Unpacked.

End of day prep for Monday 2/24/2026

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End of day prep for Monday 2/23/2026

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End of day prep for Friday 2/20/2026

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📊 The podcast discusses the market's reaction to the recent FOMC minutes and highlights key sector movements and earnings surprises.

(00:00) Introduction: A recap of the market's resilient response to the hawkish FOMC minutes and notable sector rotations.
(00:43) Market Resilience: Analysis of the market's strong rebound post the Fed announcement and the underlying demand in play.
(01:19) Software Sector Surge: Exploring the reasons behind the sudden surge in Software stocks and the impact of key upgrades.
(01:56) Energy Sector: Discussion on the geopolitical tensions driving the Energy sector's performance and the implications for consumers.
(02:31) Surprising Earnings: Examining the...