Theme: Trap City | Capital Preservation Day
Cycle Day: 3 – Target Fulfilled
Mood: Wonky Rhythms & M&M Extremes… FAFO Edition
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🔍 Market Overview
The FRYday session opened with traders wide awake and caffeine-fueled as CPI data hit the tape —
US CPI YoY: 3.0% (vs 3.1% expected, prior 2.9%)
Cue the algo-swarm: futures spiked, tagged Cycle Day 3 target (6840.88) with surgical precision, and then… well… welcome to Trap City.
Every swing invited both bulls and bears to “buy the fakeout,” only to be slammed by the next reversal. M&M rhythms (Momentum & Madness) pushed to extremes, punishing impatience and rewarding only those who respected one golden phrase —
CAPITAL PRESERVATION DAY.
⚔️ Battlefield Notes
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🐂 Bulls: Pressed early, confident after CPI — walked straight into a spring-loaded bear trap near highs.
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🐻 Bears: Licked their chops on the first fade… only to get caught in an inverse trap.
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⚖️ VWAP held the line most of the session; when it cracked, so did conviction.
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🎭 PTG Chat: “Wonky Rhythmic Day.” “M&M’s push to extremes.” “FAFO!”
💬 PTG Vibes
“Early Bird Catches the Trade — Markets Never Sleep.”
“After your trade, ask: Did I act because of rules… or because of fear?”
“No one wants to be long over the weekend?”
Even the chat crew felt it — half joking, half battle-weary — as October’s final week looms.
ATHs on a Friday? Tempting. But discipline > dopamine.
🧘 Takeaway
Cycle Day 3 achieved objective.
Volatility tested discipline.
Lesson: Sometimes the smartest trade is no trade — just survive the traps.
Capital preservation isn’t cowardice; it’s longevity.