Power Hour

A sudden afternoon regime flip from bullish to bearish sends breadth internals into full rotation mode, with energy leading and tech cratering. The analyst lays out what to hold into the close, what to cut, and one capitulation-flush name — TLK — worth watching at 11.10 ahead of tomorrow’s open.

The post Power Hour #129: Regime Flip: Energy Holds, Growth Gets Cut, TLK on Watch – Friday 10/16/2026 first appeared on WaveRider Reads: Trading Books Unpacked.

A sentiment gauge spikes from 74 to 347 in a single session, signaling a violent oversold snapback rather than a trend day. The hosts break down which leaders to hold, which fading names to cut despite the green tape, and the key breadth trigger — Technology’s RSPT — that could flip the market from selective...

The post Power Hour #128: The Valve Blew: Trading Today’s Violent Breadth Reversal – Thursday 10/15/2026 first appeared on WaveRider Reads: Trading Books Unpacked.

Tech sells off hard as sentiment turns Very Bearish and breadth deteriorates, pushing the regime fully defensive. The hosts break down which rate-sensitive names to cut before the bell, why today’s defensive winners are rallying on suspiciously light volume, and the two conditions that need to flip before the playbook changes.

The post Power Hour #127: Defensive Regime: Cutting Growth, Trusting No Volume – Wednesday 10/14/2026 first appeared on WaveRider Reads: Trading Books Unpacked.

A sixty-minute-to-the-bell breakdown of a split tape where sentiment reads bearish but breadth is quietly healing, driven by rotation into Energy and Health Care. The hosts cover what to hold (VLO, PSX, MPC, VST), what to cut (CAT, ORCL), what to avoid (CIFR), and what sets up for tomorrow’s open.

The post Power Hour #126: Split Tape: Bearish Sentiment, Bullish Breadth – Tuesday 10/13/2026 first appeared on WaveRider Reads: Trading Books Unpacked.

Breadth craters into the final hour, but a rising 40-day reading signals rotation rather than a real breakdown. The hosts break down what to cut, what to hold, and the two confirmation-only setups worth watching — before turning to crude oil as the key swing factor for tomorrow’s open.

The post Power Hour #125: Rotation, Not Rout: Reading the Breadth Collapse – Monday 10/12/2026 first appeared on WaveRider Reads: Trading Books Unpacked.

A 60-minutes-to-the-close breakdown of a sharp bull-bear sentiment flip and improving market breadth. The desk sets a clear playbook — hold confirmed leaders like MRNX, FFIV, and ELV, cut unconfirmed breakdowns in CD and ALHC, and flags a volume-backed late entry in QVCG. The episode closes with tomorrow’s setup: a software rotation led by OKTA...

The post Power Hour #124: Power Hour: Breadth Flips Bullish, Eyes on OKTA’s $220 Line – Friday 10/9/2026 first appeared on WaveRider Reads: Trading Books Unpacked.

A one-day breadth collapse from 35% to 15% above the 20 SMA triggers a defensive, distribution-flavored session. The hosts break down which OpenAI-hit chip names to cut, why energy is the only confirmed leader worth holding, and the single 20 SMA level that decides whether tomorrow is a buy-everything bounce or a stock-picker’s grind.

The post Power Hour #123: Breadth Breaks Down: Cut the Losers, Hold the Energy Trade – Thursday 10/8/2026 first appeared on WaveRider Reads: Trading Books Unpacked.

A reversal day sends breadth tumbling and flips the bull-bear skew bearish, pushing the desk into full defense mode. The call: hold VRSN as the lone high-conviction name, trim a basket of negative-sentiment stocks before the bell, and watch MU’s open tomorrow as the tell for the whole chip tape.

The post Power Hour #122: Breadth Breaks Hard: The ABC Playbook Into the Close – Wednesday 10/7/2026 first appeared on WaveRider Reads: Trading Books Unpacked.

With sixty minutes left to trade, breadth deteriorates sharply even as the medium-term trend firms, exposing a market split between a strong Tech engine and failed headline trades. The analyst walks through what to cut (BESS, SRFM), what to hold (SNPS, PANW), and the one breadth level that decides whether tomorrow’s pullback stays orderly.

The post Power Hour #121: Narrow Leadership, Broken Breadth: The Closing Bell Playbook – Tuesday 10/6/2026 first appeared on WaveRider Reads: Trading Books Unpacked.

A late-session breadth thrust — thirty-six percent of stocks above the twenty SMA — confirms a genuine trending market led by Tech, not a fakeout. The analyst breaks down which leaders to hold, which fading headline plays to cut, and sets QTOP’s forty-dollar level as the key trigger for tomorrow’s open.

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