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Next Day Prep #320: Breadth Collapse: Why Tomorrow’s CPI Is the Line in the Sand – Thursday 9/10/2026

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Episode summary

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 into correction territory.

Chapter by chapter

Breadth Cliff-Dives to Bearish

The 20-day breadth reading collapses from 58% to 21% in one session, confirming a full flip from Cautious-Bearish to Bearish.

Sector Damage and Distribution Call

Nine of eleven S&P sectors close red, the 4% gauge flips hard bearish, and the five-day down sequence is labeled institutional distribution.

Scans Thin Out as Leaders Vanish

Continuation scans like 2LYNCH and D9M shrink dramatically, reflecting how few stocks can still qualify as leaders amid failing breadth.

Merger Winners and Earnings Casualties

Idiosyncratic movers like SWKS, QRVO, and ASO buck the trend while TSM, COO, and AEO show that good news and beats can't overcome a bad tape or soft guidance.

CPI Bull and Bear Scenarios

Tomorrow's 8:30 AM CPI print is framed as the fulcrum, with clear breadth-based bull and bear scenarios tied to rate-hike odds and yields.

Watchlist and Game Plan

Key names RDDT, ELV, and AAPL are outlined with trigger levels, alongside a game plan to stay flat until breadth confirms direction.

Key points

  • 20-day breadth collapsed from 58% to 21% in a single session — a 37-point one-day drop signaling institutional distribution, not noise
  • Continuation scans (2LYNCH, D9M) thinned sharply, confirming fewer stocks can qualify as leaders when underlying breadth is failing
  • Good news and earnings beats (TSM, AEO) couldn't overcome the bad tape or soft guidance — guidance matters more than the print
  • Tomorrow's CPI print is the fulcrum: a cool print could reclaim the 20-day breadth line, while a hot print risks breadth falling under 20% into correction territory
  • Game plan: stay largely flat into the CPI print and only chase strength if breadth reclaims the 20-day line

Ticker charts

SWKS

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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 SWKS in WaveFinder.

Daily bars through Sep 10, 2026.

QRVO

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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 QRVO in WaveFinder.

Daily bars through Sep 10, 2026.

ASO

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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 ASO in WaveFinder.

Daily bars through Sep 10, 2026.

TSM

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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 TSM in WaveFinder.

Daily bars through Sep 10, 2026.

NVDA

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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 NVDA in WaveFinder.

Daily bars through Sep 10, 2026.

COO

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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 COO in WaveFinder.

Daily bars through Sep 10, 2026.

AEO

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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 AEO in WaveFinder.

Daily bars through Sep 10, 2026.

FCX

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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 FCX in WaveFinder.

Daily bars through Sep 10, 2026.

ORCL

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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 ORCL in WaveFinder.

Daily bars through Sep 10, 2026.

KR

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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 KR in WaveFinder.

Daily bars through Sep 10, 2026.

RDDT

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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 RDDT in WaveFinder.

Daily bars through Sep 10, 2026.

ELV

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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 ELV in WaveFinder.

Daily bars through Sep 10, 2026.

AAPL

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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 AAPL in WaveFinder.

Daily bars through Sep 10, 2026.

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