Power Hour #88: Power Without Traction: Breadth Cracks 20 Points – Wednesday 8/19/2026

Welcome to wave rider power hour your final hour tactical edge. Let's dive in momentum Just flipped bullish. So why is every desk telling you to size down? Not up breath crack 20 points today Let's sort the signal from the noise before the bell. I mean, yeah, and that's the whole tension right there Okay, so give it to me in one sentence regime held or shifted choppy rotation day not a trend day the thrust flipped bullish, but the floor is cracking underneath it right the breath number now look 20-day breath collapsed to 35% from 55 yesterday 20 points in a day. Yeah 20 points and here's what's wild bull 4% surge to 365 against bear 4% at 133 way that's a full flip, right? Honestly full reversal yesterday. It was 144 bull 319 bear overnight mirror image right huh so powers there But no traction exactly. It's a car flooring the gas while the tires lose grip And leadership rotating hard health care and energy leading technology lagging RSPT sitting at negative 0.94 Right, right so basically text the drag text the drag. That's your tell. Yeah Okay, power without traction. So what do we actually do with that into the clothes? What are we holding holding? ARCT as long as it holds above 9.80 with volume It's up 19.4% today on 6.2 times relative volume. I mean, oh wow six times Six times that's real participation and tell if it clears the days high near 205.82 Institutional backed reversal setup. Mm-hmm. Right. What do we cut? Weak tech names not holding wevap into the bell No hope trades overnight. None? None RSPT at negative 0.94 confirms the sector drag. You don't carry what's already sinking into a storm. Yeah, totally So you know what anything worth entering late? Lean into confirmed winners only Health care and energy are at the 100th and 95th percentile on ATR right now. Right those are the leaders Those are the leaders GPCR at 54.32 is your higher beta alternative if you want more juice up 1.5% on 1.6 times volume But controlled given the breath drop control risk taking yeah Demand the print no anticipation. Sure, I like that demand the print and honestly that's the theme into this close ABC always be in control always be in control good when breath cracks 20 points You don't guess you wait for the market to declare then you act exactly good tech laggards defensive leaders now flip the page tomorrow Weave it gapped 32% to 7.28 on an acquisition Whoa 32 here's the thing 32, but don't chase it today Let it base then enter clean tomorrow. Oh, man. So base first base first That's a much better risk entry than chasing the gap Okay, and the level that decides everything the 40-day breath at 54.56%. That's your key hold for the intermediate uptrend and if it breaks If it breaks, the thrust is a fake out if it holds you've got a real base building Anything else on the radar retail earnings already firmed HD and LOW watch for consumer read through into tomorrow's open So how do we play the open? Too cited moderate exposure until it confirms bullish thrust versus collapsing breath That's a coin flip primed by conflicting signals. So wait for the market to pick a side Wait for it to declare then size up not before right right. I mean that's the discipline That's the whole game right now. Yeah, okay. Let's land it momentum flipped bullish, but breath is cracking So stay controlled cut what's not confirming and let tomorrow's 40-day hold decide if the thrust is Is real trim the laggards before the bell respect your levels Respect the levels on ARCT TEL and weave and come back tomorrow for the breath confirmation call That's the power hour. We'll see you at the open. That's all for today's episode of wave rider power hour Your final hour tactical edge. See you next time