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Power Hour #109 Bearish

Power Hour #109: Breadth Breaks: Trading Blind in the Final Hour – Friday 9/18/2026

September 18, 2026 4:33
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Episode Summary
With SPY, QQQ, and IWM data unavailable, this episode breaks down a sudden breadth collapse and what it means for the closing hour. The hosts walk through which positions to hold, which to cut, and how to position defensively into tomorrow using CCJ, SPXC, and Health Care as key confirmation signals.
Key Takeaways
  • Breadth collapsed: 20 SMA -9pp, 40 SMA -8.1pp in one day
  • Bull 4% thrust crashed from 363 to 120
  • TTRX +10.5% and INSP +5.4% lead continuation names
  • AA fails on weak guidance; CCJ and VSAT hold green
  • Index data unavailable — trade internals, stay in control
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Regime Check — Where Are We Now?

Regime has turned defensive fast — breadth is contracting hard into the final hour, and index technicals are dark (SPY, QQQ, IWM all data unavailable), so we’re flying on internals alone.

  • Breadth contracting sharply: % Above 20 SMA fell to 32% from 41% (-9.0pp) and % Above 40 SMA dropped to 23.9% from 31.97% (-8.1pp). This is broad-based selling under the surface.
  • Thrust collapsed: Bull 4% cratered to 120 from 363 yesterday, while Bear 4% ticked up to 78 from a modest base — momentum flipped from participation to distribution.
  • Character: Sentiment 4% still reads Bullish but Sentiment 40SMA is Bearish — a split tape, which points to a choppy-to-reversal day, not a clean trend.

Strategy Signals — Continuation, Reversal & SIP

  • Strongest continuation (2LYNCH): TTRX at $15.27, +10.5% on RVOL 1.7 (MEDICAL) leads the live list; INSP at $76.70, +5.4% on RVOL 1.3 is the cleaner institutional-quality follow-through name.
  • Strongest reversal setup: FLJP at $41.20 shows the heaviest RVOL 4.4 but sits down -1.1% — watch for a reclaim; SPXC at $180.18, +0.3% on RVOL 1.8 (MACHINE) is the more actionable long-side reversal with real volume.
  • SIP leaders holding vs failing: CCJ (sentiment +2, $92.76, Westinghouse valued over $50B) and VSAT ($73.02, satellite in service) are holding green; AA is failing at $46.98 (sentiment -2, weak guidance) — avoid the aluminum drift.
  • Most relevant action code — ABC (Always Be in Control): With 20 SMA and 40 SMA breadth both down 8-9 points in a day, capital preservation trumps chasing. Pair with CRT (Controlled Risk Taking) — small size only on the highest-conviction names.

Closing Playbook — What To Do Now

  • Close / trim before the bell: Cut weak-guidance and rollover names — AA at $46.98 (SIP -2) and anything in Utilities (RSPU at -3.15, percentile 5, falling), Industrials (RSPN -2.10, falling), or Consumer Discretionary (RSPD -2.04, percentile 5). These sectors are bleeding and breadth is against you.
  • Enter only on confirmation: If TTRX ($15.27) holds its +10.5% gain into the last 30 minutes on sustained RVOL, that’s a valid FFM-style continuation with a tight stop; INSP over $76.70 is the backup. Keep size small given the tape.
  • Key level caveat: SPY, QQQ and IWM prices are unavailable today, so we cannot cite specific index SMA20/50/200 or 20-day range levels — trade the individual setups and internals, not an index line we don’t have.

Tomorrow’s Early Look

  • Catalyst to watch: Guidance and shipping headlines are driving single names — AA weak guidance and Hormuz shipping concerns pressuring IPI ($39.51) — watch for continued macro/commodity spillover into MINING and AGRICULTURE.
  • Setup forming for tomorrow: CCJ at $92.76 (sentiment +2, Westinghouse >$50B valuation) is a clean episodic-pivot watch — a hold above today’s range sets up a MAGNA53 entry; SPXC over $180.18 is the reversal-continuation to stalk.
  • Regime outlook: With breadth down 8-9pp in a single session, start tomorrow defensive — demand confirmation before adding risk, and let leadership (Health Care RSPH at +1.53, the only firmly positive sector) show it can hold before leaning long.
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