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Continuation Breakout Tuesday 2PM 1/20/2026

January 20, 2026 5 min read

Overall Sector and Industry Analysis (EST window analyzed: 2026-01-20 from 09:30 to 14:00)

Note: Only intraday 30-minute bars for today were provided; 30-day and 10-day context isn’t included in the dataset. The commentary below focuses on today’s price/volume dynamics and how they typically set up 1–3 day momentum swings. Where “daily” levels are cited, they’re proxied from today’s developing daily candle plus obvious round-number supply/demand zones.

  • Semiconductors broadly faded mid-day with lower highs/lows and persistent sell-the-rip flow: AMD, ASML, MPWR, MTSI, MKSI, SIMO, NVMI, ONTO, ACMR, UCTT all bled through successive intraday supports. This risk-off tone in semis suggests fade-rallies are likely near-term, except for selective relative-strength names showing discrete catalysts (none evident in the tape today).
  • AI/infra and data center hardware eased: VRT trended down on steady supply; BELFB flat-to-choppy; GNRC soft—points to digestion in industrial-tech.
  • Biotech/therapeutics mixed with clear relative-strength pockets: TYRA broke out above 30 on surging volume and held the breakout base; LENZ stair-stepped to fresh intraday highs; LEGN popped then faded; MRNA/NTLA were choppy to down. The tape favors continuation in the strongest breakouts (TYRA, LENZ).
  • Industrials/engineering pulled back: STRL, EME, DY, GNRC were offered; FIX largely rangebound. Short-term momentum here is neutral-to-weak.
  • Consumer/retail mixed: ULTA stair-stepped but faded late; COST rangebound; STZ/EL soft; SKY held up best among housing/manufactured housing peers. Homebuilder-adjacent names (CVCO, BLDR) were heavy; MHO/NVR more stable.
  • Materials/miners were weak: DNN (uranium), TGB/NEXA (base metals) trended down. Energy-tech names (BE, EOSE) were heavy intraday with high turnover.
  • Mega-cap comms/tech drifted lower: GOOG/GOOGL bled steadily; that weighed on broader high-beta risk appetite.
  • Notable momentum outliers to the upside: TYRA (biotech), LENZ (biotech), SNDK (continued grind higher), PEN (steady intraday accumulation), SKY (firm relative strength), ALMS (breakout attempt then tight flag).

Ticker Performance Prediction (next 2–3 days)

Most likely upside continuation/mean-reversion bounces:
– TYRA (strongest breakout/volume expansion; held above 30) – bullish
– LENZ (higher highs with rising volume; tight pullback held) – bullish
– SNDK (persistent grind to new intraday highs into the close) – bullish
– PEN (orderly intraday accumulation; higher highs) – moderately bullish
– SKY (relative strength vs. peers; constructive intraday base) – moderately bullish
– ALMS (breakout attempt to 25.45, then tight flag holding 25) – moderately bullish

Caution/likely fade-on-rips near-term: AMD, ASML, MPWR, MTSI, VRT, GNRC, STRL, ONTO, NVMI, ACMR, UCTT, BE, EOSE, GOOG/GOOGL.

Individual Stock Analysis (1–3 day swing setups)

1) TYRA
– Support levels: 30.33–30.45 (breakout retest zone), 29.80, 29.44
– Resistance levels: 31.16 (intraday high), 31.50, 32.00–32.20
– 30-min path (2–3 days): Prefer a day-1.5 pullback into 30.3–30.5 that holds, then push toward 31.2; a strong close above 31.2 opens 31.8–32.2.
– Price targets (1–3 days): 31.20, 31.80, stretch 32.20–32.80
– Entry: 30.35–30.55 on pullback/hold; add on reclaim of 31.00 with volume
– Stop-loss: 29.75 (below pivot and 29.80 buyer base); tighter traders: 30.10
finviz dynamic chart for  TYRA

2) LENZ
– Support levels: 19.38–19.48, 19.23–19.26, 19.10
– Resistance levels: 19.57 (intraday high), 19.75, 20.00
– 30-min path: Expect a shallow dip toward 19.35–19.45; if bids hold, look for a curl through 19.57 and continuation to 19.75/20.00.
– Price targets: 19.70, 19.95, stretch 20.40
– Entry: 19.35–19.45 on a controlled dip; momentum add >19.60 with time/volume
– Stop-loss: 19.10 (beneath higher low structure); tight: 19.25
finviz dynamic chart for  LENZ

3) SNDK
– Support levels: 448.50, 446.00, 443.00
– Resistance levels: 451.00 (late print), 455.00, 460.00
– 30-min path: After a steady uptrend into the afternoon, look for a brief consolidation between 447–451; break/hold over 451 targets 455; momentum could carry to 460 on strong tape.
– Price targets: 455, 458–460, stretch 465
– Entry: 448.5–449.5 on dip-and-hold; add on clean break/hold above 451
– Stop-loss: 445.80 (below higher low zone); conservative: 443.50
finviz dynamic chart for  SNDK

4) PEN
– Support levels: 355.00, 354.00–354.70, 353.40
– Resistance levels: 356.52 (intraday high), 358.00, 360.00
– 30-min path: Expect a retest of 354.7–355.0; sustained bid leads to 356.5 and possibly 358; extension to 360 needs broader tape cooperation.
– Price targets: 356.5, 358, stretch 360–361
– Entry: 354.8–355.1 on controlled dip; add above 356 with volume
– Stop-loss: 353.40; tighter: 354.20 if scalping
finviz dynamic chart for  PEN

5) SKY
– Support levels: 95.40, 95.19, 95.00
– Resistance levels: 95.98 (intraday high), 96.50, 97.00
– 30-min path: Base build 95.3–95.8; reclaim/hold >95.9 targets 96.5; a strong session could probe 97.
– Price targets: 96.10, 96.50, stretch 97.20
– Entry: 95.40–95.60 at support; momentum add above 95.95–96.00
– Stop-loss: 94.95 (below round-number and intraday floor)
finviz dynamic chart for  SKY

6) ALMS
– Support levels: 25.13, 25.00, 24.84–24.88
– Resistance levels: 25.30, 25.45 (intraday high), 25.80
– 30-min path: Tight flag above 25 favors a pop through 25.30; sustained through 25.45 opens 25.70–25.80; failure to hold 25 likely forces a reset to high 24.80s.
– Price targets: 25.40, 25.70, stretch 26.00
– Entry: 25.05–25.15 on a dip that holds; momentum add on >25.35 reclaim with volume
– Stop-loss: 24.88 (below flag floor); conservative: 24.95
finviz dynamic chart for  ALMS

Additional watchlist notes
– LVLU: Huge spike to 17.58; potential Day-2 continuation, but extended and thin—only for experienced momentum traders (use tight risk below 16.80 on any continuation attempt).
– SATL: Heavy volume with range expansion; if 3.85 reclaims and holds, can squeeze toward 4.00; loses 3.70 and momentum fades.
– ULTA: Constructive but needs a push/hold over 677 to confirm upside.

Risk management and execution
– Given sector-wide softness in semis and mega-cap tech, favor quick profit-taking into first targets and trail stops under higher lows.
– For continuation names (TYRA, LENZ), the key tell is whether volume expands on pushes through today’s intraday highs; failure there favors range reversion back to first support.

If you can share the prior 10–30 daily candles, I’ll refine support/resistance with greater precision (prior swing highs/lows, gaps, anchored VWAPs) and calibrate targets with true daily ATRs.

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