Today's tape: SOXS +3.5%, 6 HC calls
Today's top movers
| $SOXS | $9.64 → $9.98 | +3.5% | GRIPS 89 |
| $RBLX | $46.33 → $46.98 | +1.4% | GRIPS 84 |
| $MSTZ | $5.53 → $5.55 | +0.4% | GRIPS 90 |
| $TGNA | $21.93 → $21.90 | -0.1% | GRIPS 78 |
| $GLDD | $18.91 → $17.00 | -10.1% | GRIPS 76 |
| $FFWM | $6.72 → $5.90 | -12.3% | GRIPS 76 |
Another day closed out on May 18th, 2026. The tape showed its teeth today. It wasn't a one-way street. My paper account sits at $120,178.24. That’s a 20.2% gain, all-time. Six alerts fired across the market. But I only pulled the trigger once.
That one trade? It was SOXS. We tracked it. My system saw the shift. It punched us in around $9.64. SOXS kept climbing. We took profits at $9.98. A 3.5% move. Quick. Clean. That’s what we look for. Not every day needs to be a home run. Consistent singles add up. Playing the game smart so you can live your life. Remember that.
Now, let's talk about what we didn't touch. FFWM fell hard. Down 12.3%. GLDD dropped 10.1%. Significant losses for those caught holding. My system saw them coming. Not a single alert. They never met my criteria. Never got near our buy zone. Sometimes, the best trade is the one you don't make. Protection of capital is always paramount.
A few others caught the eye. RBLX saw a nice 1.4% gain. MSTZ stayed relatively flat, up 0.4%. TGNA barely budged, down 0.1%. These weren't triggers for my current strategy. But they tell a story about the day's movement.
How did the GRIPS score hold up? It was right on the money. SOXS carried an 89 GRIPS. RBLX had an 84. MSTZ, a 90. The stocks that dropped hard, FFWM and GLDD? Both had GRIPS scores of 76. GRIPS pointed us to opportunity. It kept us out of trouble. That’s the power of the algorithm. No emotions. Just data.
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Risk mode: reduced. 6 HC signals fired, 2 executed, 4 blocked by risk gate, 18 sized down.
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