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Power Hour #144: Defensive Playbook for a Market Liquidation – Thursday 11/5/2026

Episode 1443:26

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Episode summary

A market close recap of a sharp trending liquidation day in which breadth collapsed, with the share of stocks above their 20-day SMA falling from 95% to 56%. The hosts list names to hold, cut and watch, flag an oil versus energy-sector disconnect, and set a defensive plan for tomorrow: raise cash and trade smaller.

Key points

  • Market regime was classified as a trending liquidation day, with stocks above their 20-day SMA dropping from 95% to 56% in one session.
  • Hold MSFT at $555.80 and MSI near 520.76 (institutional flag on 2.4x normal volume); exit PRM at $28.10 and avoid AC DC at 397 after a sales miss and 21.83% short float.
  • Oil is rising, which hurts travel names like HLT, yet the energy sector fell, a disconnect to watch.
  • IWM at $272.46 must hold its 20-day low of 269.88, and SPY must hold 733.95 in the first 30 minutes.
  • Outlook is defensive: raise cash, trade smaller, and prioritize controlled risk under the CRT action code.

Ticker charts

MSFT

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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 MSFT in WaveFinder.

Daily bars through Nov 5, 2026.

MSI

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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 MSI in WaveFinder.

Daily bars through Nov 5, 2026.

PRM

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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 PRM in WaveFinder.

Daily bars through Nov 5, 2026.

ASPN

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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 ASPN in WaveFinder.

Daily bars through Nov 5, 2026.

HLT

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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 HLT in WaveFinder.

Daily bars through Nov 5, 2026.

IWM

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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 IWM in WaveFinder.

Daily bars through Nov 5, 2026.

SPY

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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 SPY in WaveFinder.

Daily bars through Nov 5, 2026.

QQQ

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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 QQQ in WaveFinder.

Daily bars through Nov 5, 2026.

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