Trading Recap Focus Video
Today’s session focused on a Tesla trade that showed how easy it is to lose directional clarity as the day goes on, and why bias must be rebuilt from objective evidence rather than emotion. By combining VWAP, Fibonacci retracement, and Bookmap order flow, we identified a key resistance zone near 447.32 — a 50% retracement of the prior swing lower that had repeatedly rejected price with heavy selling pressure. Instead of chasing a breakout or anchoring to the morning move, the trade was framed as a defined range with a high-confidence short entry, tight risk, and a two-target exit plan to scale out of the position. The broader lesson was to keep “eyes wide open” all day long and focus on what is most likely to happen when price reaches a specific level, using structure and order flow to guide disciplined entries and exits.
Market Highlights
Today's Trading Recap
Market Recap: What Drove Price Action Today
Markets were driven primarily by headline risk and positioning, not new fundamentals. Early volatility reflected traders reacting to ongoing geopolitical uncertainty and policy-related headlines, which kept risk appetite cautious at the open. As the session developed, selling pressure eased and price action became more technical, with traders leaning on well-defined support, VWAP, and key pivot levels rather than chasing news.
Liquidity conditions played a major role, especially in index futures and large-cap names, where price repeatedly stalled or reversed at areas with visible order flow and overhead supply. With no major economic data forcing conviction, the day turned into a range-driven, level-to-level market, rewarding patience and disciplined execution over aggressive trend chasing.
In short, today was a session where structure mattered more than stories, and traders who respected volatility and waited for confirmation fared best.
Today's War Room Opportunities
January 23, 2026
| Time of session | Date | Symbol | Pattern | Position | Entry | Stop | Target | Exit | Opportunity | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first hour | 1/23/2026 | AMD | Manz Gapz | S | 261.1 | 263.1 | 258.15 | 258.5 | 2.6 | |||
| first hour | 1/23/2026 | SLM | Manz Gapz | S | 28.3 | 29 | 27.9 | 27.9 | 0.4 | |||
| first hour | 1/23/2026 | FTNT | Manz Gapz | S | 83.27 | 83.75 | 83.01 | 83.75 | -0.48 | |||
| first hour | 1/23/2026 | TSLA | Manz Bandz Planz | L | 445.16 | 443.8 | 448.86 | 448.86 | 3.7 | |||
| first hour | 1/23/2026 | TSLA | Manz Bandz Live | S | 449.4 | 450.5 | 448.1 | 448.1 | 1.3 | |||
| first hour | 1/23/2026 | GKOS | Manz Planz ATH | S | 124.95 | 126.35 | 123.24 | 123.24 | 1.71 | |||
| first hour | 1/23/2026 | NUE | Manz Planz STW | S | 179.46 | 180.22 | 178.18 | 179.46 | 0 | |||
| mid day | 1/23/2026 | TXT | Manz Planz ATH | S | 95.72 | 96.3 | 94.74 | 94.74 | 0.98 | |||
| mid day | 1/23/2026 | NUE | Manz Planz Pivot | S | 180.9 | 181 | 180.3 | 180.3 | 0.6 | |||
| mid day | 1/23/2026 | A | Manz Planz STW | S | 138.33 | 139 | 137.33 | 137.33 | 1 | |||
| first hour | 1/23/2026 | FERG | Manz Planz STW | S | 250.25 | 250.86 | 249.33 | 250.86 | -0.61 | |||
| Total Per Share Traded | 11.2 | |||||||||||
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