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🎯 Featured Trade: DDOG Gap Reversion Play
This morning’s focus was on Datadog (DDOG), which appeared on The Fly on the Wall list but did not qualify as a 2SD Opening Gap candidate—and here’s why:
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Daily chart gaps from three days ago disrupted the true range calculations, keeping DDOG off the scanner despite today’s gap.
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Adrian broke down how large prior price moves distort scanning logic for intraday gaps.
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Despite this, we called an audible in the War Room: after the first and second bars showed strong rejection off the lows, it set up a textbook gap reversion.
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Entry at 144.62, with a hard target at 146.64 and a trailing stop just under the key volume-by-price threshold.
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The trade ultimately pushed higher, with some traders grabbing extension exits around 147.27.
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This lesson underscores the importance of adapting to context, especially when scanner logic conflicts with price action.
👉 Watch the full breakdown and strategy walkthrough in today’s Trading Recap video.
Market Highlights
Today's Trading Recap
📉 Market Overview – July 8, 2025
Key drivers behind price action:
1. Tariff escalation & trade tensions
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President Trump issued notices to 14 nations (including Japan and South Korea) about new 25–40% tariffs effective August 1, extending the “Liberation Day” trade policy.
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Markets responded with volatility: the Dow ended the day roughly 0.9% lower, while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 fell 0.8–0.9%.
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However, stocks steadied mid-session as investors interpreted the delay as a negotiating tool, not a final action.
2. Sector rotation
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Tech resilience: Nasdaq edged up early and held losses to about 0.9%, as major tech resumed outperforming amid rotation.
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Clean-energy slump: Solar stocks, including Enphase, First Solar, and Sunrun, dropped sharply after the termination of clean-energy tax credits.
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Financials under pressure: Bank stocks, including BofA and JPMorgan, declined following analyst downgrades.
3. Earnings & single-stock movers
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SoFi jumped on the news that it’s offering private market access (including OpenAI/SpaceX).
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Tesla rebounded ~2–3% after a 7% drop yesterday, which had followed Elon Musk’s political announcement.
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Datadog slid ~4%, reacting to a Guggenheim downgrade tied to reduced demand from OpenAI.
4. Macro factors
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Treasury yields ticked higher (10-year yield ~4.43%), weighing on equity valuations.
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Commodities: Gold plunged over 1%, dragging gold miners down; oil softened slightly around $67.70–67.60/barrel.
5. Analyst sentiment
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Despite tariff worries, major Wall Street banks (GS, BofA, JPM, Citi, Barclays) maintained bullish stance on the S&P, citing strong fundamentals, expected Fed rate cuts, and resilient earnings ft.com.
🔍 Bottom Line
Markets navigated choppy waters today—pulled down by escalating tariff risks but buoyed by views that the postponement offers negotiating leverage. Defensive sectors like financials and clean energy bore the brunt, while large-cap tech showed relative strength. Broader optimism from analysts on earnings and policy support helped contain losses.
Today's War Room Opportunities
July 8, 2025
| Plan | Symbol | Position | Entry | Stop | Target | Exit | Result |
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| Manz Vol Bandz LIVE | AAPL | Long | 209.98 | 209.65 | 210.42 | 210.42 | 0.44 |
| Manz Vol Bandz LIVE | NVDA | Short | 158.81 | 158.91 | 158.60 | 158.60 | 0.21 |
| Manz 2SD Gapz LIVE | DDOG | Long | 144.55 | 143.00 | 146.70 | 146.70 | 2.15 |
| Manz Planz ATH- pivot | GMED | Short | 56.85 | 57.06 | 56.15 | 56.85 | 0 |
| Manz Planz XRV | APGE | Short | 38 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 1 |
| Manz Planz XRV | DLTR | Long | 104.38 | 103.38 | 105.38 | 105.38 | 1 |
| Manz Planz ATH | FHI | Short | 45.31 | 45.69 | 44.64 | 45.69 | -0.38 |
| Manz Vol Bandz LIVE | AAPL | Long | 208.89 | 208.89 | 209.67 | 208.89 | 0 |
| Manz Vol Bandz LIVE | TSLA | Short | 302.70 | 303.4 | 301.57 | 301.57 | 1.13 |
| Manz Vol Bandz LIVE | TSLA | Short | 302.65 | 303.15 | 301.57 | 301.57 | 1.08 |
| Manz Vol Bandz LIVE | NVDA | Short | 159.72 | 160.05 | 159.51 | 159.51 | 0.21 |
| Manz Vol Bandz LIVE | QCOM | Short | 161.3 | 161.65 | 160.62 | 160.62 | 0.68 |
| Total Per Share Traded | 7.52 | ||||||
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