Trading Recap Focus Video
Today’s session was choppy and difficult, making focus and discipline essential. We focused on QQQ, NQ, and Tesla, where the best opportunities emerged.
Early volatility in Tesla led to a quick stop-out and a rule-based reentry that recovered the loss—highlighting the importance of sticking to the plan rather than walking away after a setback. As the session developed, price respected key range levels and pivots, creating several small but dependable trades through pullbacks and retests.
While the moves weren’t large, they were high-probability and repeatable, rewarding patience in a market that required restraint. The key takeaway: disciplined execution matters most when conditions are difficult.
Market Highlights
Today's Trading Recap
Market Recap: What Drove Price Action Today
What Drove Today’s Broader Market Price Action
Today’s broader market action was defined by uncertainty and uneven participation, leading to choppy, two-sided trade rather than sustained directional moves. Early volatility around the open failed to follow through, forcing price back into defined intraday ranges as traders waited for clearer signals.
With no strong, unifying catalyst to drive conviction, markets rotated between brief momentum bursts and quick reversals. Buyers and sellers were both active, but neither side maintained control for long, keeping price contained around key technical levels.
As the session progressed, trading became increasingly range-bound, rewarding patience and level-based execution over anticipation or momentum chasing. The overall tone reflected a market in wait-and-see mode, where discipline mattered more than aggression and opportunity favored traders willing to let price come to their levels.
Today's War Room Opportunities
January 16, 2026
| Time of session | Date | Symbol | Pattern | Position | Entry | Stop | Target | Exit | Opportunity | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| open | 1/16/2026 | INMN | Manz Planz XRV | L | 22.93 | 21.93 | 23.93 | 22.93 | 0 | |||
| open | 1/16/2026 | ATI | Manz Planz ATH | S | 124.69 | 125.53 | 122.91 | 125.53 | -0.84 | |||
| first hour | 1/16/2026 | TSLA | Manz Bandz Planz | S | 440.8 | 441.8 | 437.96 | 437.96 | 2.84 | |||
| first hour | 1/16/2026 | MSFT | Manz Bandz Planz | S | 458.84 | 459.8 | 455.94 | 459.8 | -0.96 | |||
| open | 1/16/2026 | PLD | Manz Planz ATH | S | 132.11 | 132.68 | 131.19 | 132.68 | -0.57 | |||
| first hour | 1/16/2026 | INMN | Manz Planz XRV | L | 22.93 | 21.93 | 23.93 | 22.8 | -0.13 | |||
| mid day | 1/16/2026 | ATI | Manz Planz | S | 125.75 | 125.95 | 124.8 | 124.8 | 0.95 | |||
| mid day | 1/16/2026 | CIEN | Manz Planz STW | S | 243.25 | 244.5 | 242.09 | 242.09 | 1.16 | |||
| mid day | 1/16/2026 | CIEN | Manz Planz STW | S | 243.25 | 244.5 | 242.09 | 242.09 | 1.16 | |||
| Total Per Share Traded | 3.61 | |||||||||||
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