Next Day Prep

The S&P hit a fresh record above 7,800, yet the regime model still reads Bearish as 20-day breadth collapsed from 44% to 32% in just five days. The team breaks down a 26-signal Darvas breakout scan with zero confirmed continuations, a one-deal utilities rally sparked by Constellation Energy, and sets up tomorrow’s Fed minutes and... The post Next Day Prep #336: Record Highs, Bearish Bre...

Despite the Nasdaq closing at a record high, the market’s regime remains technically Bearish — though today’s breadth surge signals the first real crack in that wall. We break down the scans driving it, the PTC/CHRW M&A divergence, and exact levels to watch on NU, SHOP, and TSM heading into tomorrow’s three-year Treasury auction. The post Next Day Prep #335: Record High, Sti...

All five major indices closed higher, but the regime gauge still flagged Bearish because the rally was driven by a handful of mega-caps, not broad participation. The team breaks down the breadth-versus-concentration gap, which momentum signals actually confirmed the move, and sets up tomorrow’s key levels and tiebreakers around ISM data and the ten-year yield. The post Next Day Prep #334: Gr...

A historic overnight spike and reversal in the 10-year yield drove a relief rally, but short-term breadth collapsed even as the index closed green. The team breaks down which stocks confirmed the bounce — led by Micron, Accenture, and Synopsys — and sets up tomorrow’s Nonfarm Payrolls print as the key swing factor for the... The post Next Day Prep #333: Yield Reversal Rescues the Tape — But...

Despite a nearly flat S&P close, breadth collapsed sharply as stocks above their 20-day average fell from 21% to 13% in a single session. The hosts break down narrow chip-equipment leadership, FICO’s regulatory-driven crash, and why tomorrow’s PCE print will determine whether the Correction regime deepens or eases. The post Next Day Prep #332: Calm Index, Cracking Breadth: The 8-P...

Breadth deteriorated from Bearish to Correction territory even as oil reversed, with the ten-year yield’s push to five-twenty-six doing the real damage. The team breaks down which continuation signals still worked — Palo Alto, CrowdStrike, and NVDA — versus binary shocks like MDB’s CEO exit, then sets up tomorrow’s confirmation-first playbook around Fed speakers and... The post N...

Despite every major average closing green Friday, breadth deteriorated and the regime stayed Bearish. The hosts break down why the rally is narrow and chip-driven, spotlight key earnings movers like MSFT, AKAM, and COST, and lay out the watchlist and catalysts heading into Wednesday’s PCE report. The post Next Day Prep #330: Green Tape, Rotting Core: Why Bearish Still Holds – Friday 9/25/202...

A flat close on the S&P and Nasdaq masked a deeply negative session, with 20-day breadth collapsing from 82% to 36% and decliners crushing advancers nearly 2-to-1. The team breaks down narrow leadership in META and healthcare, reviews earnings from Darden and BlackBerry, and sets levels and scenarios for tomorrow’s bearish-leaning tape. The post Next Day Prep #329: Distribution Disguise...

Hot PMI prints pushed rate-hike odds and yields higher, triggering a market-wide breadth collapse into Correction territory. The analyst breaks down which names held up on volume, why earnings beats got no reward, and the key levels and catalysts to watch tomorrow. The post Next Day Prep #328: When Good Data Goes Bad: Breadth Breaks Down – Wednesday 9/23/2026 first appeared on WaveRider Reads: Tra...

AMD crossed a trillion dollars and the Nasdaq surged 2.3 percent, but the market regime stayed Bearish because 40-day breadth barely budged. The team unpacks the ‘triple relief trade’ behind the rally, flags MRNA and Darvas breakouts worth watching, and previews tomorrow’s $69 billion 2-year note auction as the real test of whether this bounce... The post Next Day Prep #327: Bear...

Despite the S&P and Nasdaq closing green, internal breadth and the bull-bear gauge collapsed hard enough to flip the regime call to outright Bearish. The hosts break down why semis masked a narrow, distribution-heavy session, which signals actually held up, and the exact breadth and yield levels to watch tomorrow. The post Next Day Prep #326: Green Headline, Bearish Underneath: The Breadth Co...

Despite a 1.1% S&P surge and a 1.7% Nasdaq pop driven by falling yields, the regime call stayed Bearish because breadth barely moved. The team breaks down the narrow, chip-led rally, spotlights the day’s biggest winners and losers, and lays out the exact yield and breadth levels that decide tomorrow’s direction. The post Next Day Prep #325: One Voice, Not a Crowd: Why the Rally Di...

The Nasdaq’s near 1% gain evaporated after Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s press conference, flipping the regime from Cautious-Bearish to outright Bearish with breadth cratering to 126 bulls versus 181 bears. The team breaks down which signals confirmed real strength versus narrow concentration, then builds a data-driven playbook around specific watchlist levels and a critical 10-year... The p...

The S&P’s quiet half-percent decline masked a brutal internal rotation, with breadth collapsing to 29% and semiconductors down nearly 6% while software and security names surged on the same AI-safety headline. The desk downgrades to outright Bearish and lays out a defensive, leaders-only playbook for tomorrow’s Fed decision. The post Next Day Prep #323: Calm Index, Violent Current...

The S&P closed nearly flat, but underneath the surface, an AI-safety scare triggered a violent rotation out of semiconductors and into cybersecurity software. The team breaks down the breadth collapse, confirms the move with volume and scan data, and sets levels and risk discipline ahead of Wednesday’s Fed decision. The post Next Day Prep #322: Calm Index, Violent Rotation: Chips Crash...

Despite every major index closing green Friday, breadth actually fell to 31.6%, keeping the regime call at Cautious-Bearish. The hosts break down how Oracle’s AI cloud numbers ignited a hardware-stock rally even as Oracle itself fell, and lay out exact trade levels for HPE, Dell, and Super Micro heading into Wednesday’s Fed decision. The post Next Day Prep #321: Green Screen, Weak Brea...

A brutal session saw breadth crater from 58% to 21% in a single day, confirming a flip to Bearish and signaling institutional distribution. With scans thinning out and even strong earnings unable to overcome the tape, all eyes turn to tomorrow’s CPI print as the fulcrum for whether the market reclaims the trend or falls... The post Next Day Prep #320: Breadth Collapse: Why Tomorrow’s CPI Is...

Breadth collapsed from 44.4% to 31.71% above the 40-day in a single session as Iran tanker strikes sent oil up 3.3% and the 10-year to a fresh 2026 high. The team breaks down which signals held (META, HCA) versus which failed (VRT, CASY, CHTR, CMCSA) and lays out the Plan A / Plan B playbook... The post Next Day Prep #319: Oil, Yields, and a Same-Day Regime Downgrade – Wednesday 9/9/2026 first app...

The S&P closed down just 0.6%, but underlying breadth collapsed from 50 to 38.9 on the 40-day, triggering a Cautious-Bearish downgrade. The hosts break down why continuation scans went silent while Darvas box setups surged, and lay out the bullish/bearish fork ahead of Thursday’s PPI and Friday’s CPI. The post Next Day Prep #318: Breadth Cracks: Why a Calm Tape Just Got Downgraded...

Despite a nearly flat S&P close, breadth deteriorated sharply and money rotated hard into semis and memory names on a DRAM/NAND pricing catalyst, while software lagged badly. The episode breaks down why FICO’s 17% drop was a policy shock rather than a broken business, unlike LULU’s earnings-driven collapse, and sets up SNDK, MU, and WDC... The post Next Day Prep #317: Quiet Close,...

Despite two straight up days and every major index green, breadth collapsed underneath the surface — 20-SMA participation fell from 17% to 11%. The team breaks down why SNOW ripped on earnings while AVGO and HPE sold off despite beat-and-raise quarters, and lays out the bull/bear game plan for tomorrow’s critical payrolls print. The post Next Day Prep #316: Green Tape, Narrow Breadth: Why Ca...

Despite every major index closing green, breadth quietly collapsed — percent of stocks above the 20-day SMA got cut in half, keeping the regime call at Cautious. The team breaks down which breakouts had real sector support (steel, Reddit) versus isolated moves that got sold despite good news (Palo Alto, MongoDB), then sets up tomorrow’s... The post Next Day Prep #315: Green Tape, Weak Breadt...

A single confirmed strike on Iranian IRGC targets sent breadth tumbling and yields to a 2026 high, downgrading the market from Cautious to Cautious-Bearish in one session. The hosts unpack five straight days of quiet distribution beneath the surface, which sectors had real ballast, and the exact breadth levels to watch tomorrow. The post Next Day Prep #314: Cautious to Cautious-Bearish: How One He...

The S&P closed nearly flat, but under the hood, breadth collapsed as nearly 9% of stocks fell out of their uptrend in a single session. The team breaks down what drove the divergence—oil, yields, and idiosyncratic single-stock shocks—and sets up tomorrow’s bull/bear fork with key levels on TSLA, OKTA, and SNDK. The post Next Day Prep #313: Calm Surface, Cracking Breadth: The Hidden Dist...

The S&P barely moved, but 20-day market breadth collapsed from 46% to 10% in a single session after Kevin Warsh’s hawkish remarks sent yields to 2026 highs. The hosts break down which scans caught the rotation into rate-insulated mega-caps and defensives, dissect surprising earnings reactions in Marvell, NVDA, PayPal, and Workday, and lay out a... The post Next Day Prep #312: Calm Index...