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Midday Wave #110: Enthusiasm Without Attendance: The Breadth-Sentiment Divide – Wednesday 9/16/2026

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Episode summary

Sentiment flipped bullish on the day, but breadth data tells a starkly different story, with the 20SMA collapsing 13 points in a single session. The team breaks down why continuation names are rallying on weak volume, and pinpoints NET’s 328-332 supply zone as the key level to watch into the close.

Chapter by chapter

Breadth Craters as Sentiment Flips Bullish

The 40SMA and 20SMA breadth readings deteriorate sharply even as sentiment counts turn bullish.

Index Data Blackout Raises the Stakes

With SPY, QQQ, and IWM data unavailable, breadth and scans become the primary instrument panel.

Continuation Names Rally on Weak Volume

BRR, DOCN, DDOG, and ISRG post strong price gains but with sub-1.0 RVOL, except for institutionally-tagged HCA.

New Movers and Midday Negative Tilt

MYSE breaks out on real volume while MSTR and FANG drag on the tape amid crypto and crude news.

20% Study: CRWD and NET at Key Levels

CRWD holds supply on elevated volume while NET stalls in a tight range, with NTRA and SPOT testing demand.

Tightening Risk Into the Close

Traders are advised to treat the bullish sentiment flip as suspect and watch NET's 328-332 zone for confirmation.

Key points

  • 20SMA breadth collapsed 13 points to 13% in a single session, the sharpest signal of the day despite improving sentiment.
  • The bullish 4% sentiment flip (127 bull vs 88 bear) is not confirmed by participation data — treat it as suspect.
  • Most continuation names (BRR, DOCN, DDOG, ISRG) are moving on sub-1.0 RVOL, meaning price gains lack volume confirmation.
  • HCA and MYSE stand out as the rare names backed by real institutional flow or volume.
  • NET's 328-332 supply zone is the key level into the close: a clean break extends the move, rejection sends it back to 312 demand.

Ticker charts

BRR

Open in app
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Use left and right arrows to move through history, plus and minus to zoom, ] and [ to open the next and previous event, Escape to close its card, Enter to open BRR in WaveFinder.

Daily bars through Sep 16, 2026.

DOCN

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Use left and right arrows to move through history, plus and minus to zoom, ] and [ to open the next and previous event, Escape to close its card, Enter to open DOCN in WaveFinder.

Daily bars through Sep 16, 2026.

DDOG

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Use left and right arrows to move through history, plus and minus to zoom, ] and [ to open the next and previous event, Escape to close its card, Enter to open DDOG in WaveFinder.

Daily bars through Sep 16, 2026.

ISRG

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Use left and right arrows to move through history, plus and minus to zoom, ] and [ to open the next and previous event, Escape to close its card, Enter to open ISRG in WaveFinder.

Daily bars through Sep 16, 2026.

HCA

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Use left and right arrows to move through history, plus and minus to zoom, ] and [ to open the next and previous event, Escape to close its card, Enter to open HCA in WaveFinder.

Daily bars through Sep 16, 2026.

MYSE

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Use left and right arrows to move through history, plus and minus to zoom, ] and [ to open the next and previous event, Escape to close its card, Enter to open MYSE in WaveFinder.

Daily bars through Sep 16, 2026.

RAYA

Open in app
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Use left and right arrows to move through history, plus and minus to zoom, ] and [ to open the next and previous event, Escape to close its card, Enter to open RAYA in WaveFinder.

Daily bars through Sep 16, 2026.

MSTR

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Use left and right arrows to move through history, plus and minus to zoom, ] and [ to open the next and previous event, Escape to close its card, Enter to open MSTR in WaveFinder.

Daily bars through Sep 16, 2026.

FANG

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Use left and right arrows to move through history, plus and minus to zoom, ] and [ to open the next and previous event, Escape to close its card, Enter to open FANG in WaveFinder.

Daily bars through Sep 16, 2026.

CRWD

Open in app
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Use left and right arrows to move through history, plus and minus to zoom, ] and [ to open the next and previous event, Escape to close its card, Enter to open CRWD in WaveFinder.

Daily bars through Sep 16, 2026.

NET

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Use left and right arrows to move through history, plus and minus to zoom, ] and [ to open the next and previous event, Escape to close its card, Enter to open NET in WaveFinder.

Daily bars through Sep 16, 2026.

NTRA

Open in app
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Use left and right arrows to move through history, plus and minus to zoom, ] and [ to open the next and previous event, Escape to close its card, Enter to open NTRA in WaveFinder.

Daily bars through Sep 16, 2026.

SPOT

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Use left and right arrows to move through history, plus and minus to zoom, ] and [ to open the next and previous event, Escape to close its card, Enter to open SPOT in WaveFinder.

Daily bars through Sep 16, 2026.

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