Long
Why Your Stop Comes Before Your Entry
New traders usually pick an entry first and a stop second — often after they're already in and hoping. Flip it.
Decide where you're wrong before you buy. The price where the setup breaks is your stop. Everything else is built from it.
Why it matters
• Your stop sets your risk . Your risk sets your position size. If you don't know the stop, you can't size the trade — you're just guessing.
• A stop chosen before entry is logical . A stop chosen after entry is emotional.
A simple routine
Find the level where the setup fails — below a swing low, under a key moving average. Your call, but pick it first.
That's your stop.
Size the trade so that if the stop hits, you lose only a small, fixed slice of your account.
Now enter — calm, because the downside is already defined.
The trade you can't define a stop for is a trade you probably shouldn't take.
Here is the formula
Risk dollars = Account × Risk %
$10,000 × 1% = $100. That's the most this trade is allowed to cost you. It's fixed before you look at anything else.
Shares = Risk dollars ÷ (Entry − Stop)
The stop distance is the divisor — that's why the stop has to exist before the share count can.
Here is an example of how it works
Entry: $50.00
Stop: $48.00 (risk per share = $2.00)
Shares: $100 ÷ $2.00 = 50 shares
Position size: 50 × $50 = $2,500 (25% of the account — fine, because only $100 is actually at risk)
Take profit at 2R: $50 + (2 × $2.00) = $54.00 → win = $200, loss = $100
The Point of it all — same entry, different stop
Stop Risk/share Shares Position 2R target
$48.00 $2.00 50 $2,500 $54.00
$47.00 $3.00 33 $1,650 $56.00
$45.00 $5.00 20 $1,000 $60.00
Every row loses exactly $100 if the stop hits.
The wider stop doesn't mean more risk — it means fewer shares.
That's the whole argument for setting the stop first: the chart tells you where the stop belongs (below support, below the swing low), and the share count falls out of the arithmetic.
Traders who pick the share count first are letting position size dictate the stop, which is backwards — they end up with a stop placed where the loss is tolerable instead of where the trade is wrong.
Always round shares down . $100 ÷ $3.00 = 33.3 → take 33, never 34.
Rounding up quietly pushes risk past 1%.
Risk-per-share ignores gaps .
A stop is an exit order, not a guarantee — a gap through your stop loses more than the planned $100
Educational only — not financial advice.
Education
AAPL Finds Support as Buying Interest Strengthens the UptrendAAPL has attracted buying interest in recent sessions after pulling back to the $281 support level. The stock remains in a strong uptrend, trading above well-aligned 20- and 50-day moving averages, suggesting that the broader bullish trend remains intact.
Apple, Inc. is a $4.62 trillion market capitalization company that designs, manufactures, and sells smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearables, accessories, and a wide range of related services. The company operates across five geographical segments: Americas, Europe, Greater China, Japan, and Rest of Asia Pacific. Its product and service portfolio includes the iPhone, Mac, iPad, AirPods, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Beats products, AppleCare, iCloud, digital content stores, streaming services, and licensing services.
AAPL is a wide economic moat company that has grown both revenue and EPS consistently over the last three quarters. The company continues to demonstrate exceptional profitability, with operating and net margins of 32% and 27%, respectively. ROE and ROIC stand at 141% and 75%, highlighting Apple's outstanding capital efficiency and shareholder returns. Its balance sheet remains healthy, with a current ratio of 1.1x and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.8x, providing financial flexibility to support continued innovation, capital returns, and long-term growth. 
Long
Tesla: Pause before next break higherTesla has seen a very nice recovery above the 436 level back in May, which we highlighted as an important level point for bullish continuation, because it clearly shows that bulls are still active, especially since the whole decline from the December highs into the April 2026 lows unfolded in seven swings, which is why we labeled it as a W X Y correction. However, notice that rebound from the 335 lows also then unfolded as corrective because we can count only three waves up so into 455, which makes the current structure quite tricky.
It could mean that the higher degree wave B from the December highs is still underway and may unfold either as a flat or, but ideally its going to be triangle that could keep the market trapped in a range for now. For that reason, the support area around 334 to 362 could still be retested before the market attracts new buyers again, which we think could happen if the Elliott Wave Oscillator turns back above the zero line, suggesting that a new bullish sequence may be underway.
Highlights:
• Three waves upo from 335 to 455,and now new three legs down looks like a pause for Tesla
• Market may remain trapped in a larger flat or triangle consolidation
• Key support area to watch remains between 334 and 362
• Elliott Wave Oscillator can hint a possible new bullish sequence if it recovers above 0 
Long
Long
TRGP Maintains Uptrend as Strong EPS Growth Supports InterestTRGP is attracting buying interest as the stock remains in a strong uptrend, making higher highs and higher lows while trading above its 20- and 50-day moving averages.
Targa Resources Corp. is a $60.44 billion market capitalization company that engages in the gathering, compressing, treating, processing, transporting, and marketing of natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGLs). The company operates through three segments: Gathering and Processing, Logistics and Transportation, and Other. The Gathering and Processing segment includes assets used to gather, process, and purchase and sell natural gas produced from oil and gas wells. The Logistics and Transportation segment comprises the assets and activities necessary to transport, fractionate, store, and export NGL products. The Other segment includes mark-to-market gains and losses from commodity derivative contracts.
TRGP is a narrow economic moat company that has grown revenue in one of the last three quarters and EPS consistently over the last three quarters. The company maintains solid profitability, with operating and net margins of 25% and 11%, respectively. ROE and ROIC stand at 76% and 11%, reflecting strong shareholder returns and efficient capital deployment. Its current ratio of 0.7x indicates relatively modest short-term liquidity, while its debt-to-equity ratio of 6.1x reflects significant leverage. 
Long
MNST Pullback Attracts Buying Interest Amid Strong FundamentalsMNST is attracting buying interest as the stock continues to make higher highs and higher lows while trading above its 20- and 50-day moving averages, confirming that the uptrend remains intact.
Monster Beverage Corp. is a $95.85 billion market capitalization company that develops, markets, sells, and distributes energy drink beverages and concentrates. The company operates through four segments: Monster Energy Drinks, Strategic Brands, Alcohol Brands, and Other. The Monster Energy Drinks segment sells ready-to-drink packaged energy drinks to bottlers and full-service beverage distributors. The Strategic Brands segment sells concentrates and beverage bases to authorized bottling and canning operations. The Alcohol Brands segment offers craft beers, flavored malt beverages (FMBs), and hard seltzers. The Other segment consists of products sold by its subsidiary, American Fruits and Flavors LLC, to independent third-party customers.
MNST is a narrow economic moat company that has grown revenue and EPS consistently over the last three quarters. The company maintains strong profitability, with operating and net margins of 31% and 24%, respectively. ROE and ROIC stand at 27% and 26%, reflecting efficient capital allocation and attractive returns. Its balance sheet remains exceptionally strong, with a current ratio of 3.3x and virtually no debt, as evidenced by its 0.0x debt-to-equity ratio. 
Long
Long
Long
COIN - Weekly Perspective Right now COIN is at extremely important structural levels. The market structure that matters most is on the weekly timeframe. In this idea I will lay out the current daily outlook, what to expect going forward, and when/where Coinbase will likely bottom for this cycle.
The Daily Timeframe
In this chart, I laid out everything important to examine on the daily chart right now.
First, the two major support levels that have marked lows since August 2024. The green line is the lower range around $146 and the blue line is the upper range around $160. Keep both of these in mind as I have been tracking these levels across several previous ideas linked later in this post.
The next thing to look at is the RSI. Bulls have done a very good job showing demand and flipping trend momentum every time the daily RSI dips below 35 toward oversold conditions (marked by the green circles). Right now price has just bounced and cleared the blue line, which looks very encouraging on the daily chart, accompanied by a slight bullish divergence that has also formed.
From a daily perspective I would expect a move toward the LTF golden zone, which would likely align with BTC reaching back into the $70,000 range, as outlined in these related ideas:
The Weekly Timeframe
As stated, the weekly is the most important structure to examine. To begin, it is worth revisiting some of my past ideas, since the level price just bounced from is one I have been outlining for quite some time:
I had these levels outlined as the "Line in the Sand" and "Breakdown Target 2."
Now that more market structure has developed, the future path for price action is becoming clearer. There are many signs that COIN is getting close to a market cycle bottom, but it appears one more drop needs to occur before that bottom can be fully solidified.
My Updated Chart
On my updated chart I have added two white lines, one solid and one dotted, each angled differently but both structurally significant.
My hypothesis is that COIN will bottom somewhere around the 0.786 Fibonacci level and the dotted white trendline near early October 2026. If/when that occurs, I would also project a higher low forming on the weekly RSI somewhere around the white trendline in October.
It is difficult to say exactly where that low will land, but I would be eyeing the $110 to $120 range. As time and price get closer to this projection, I will be able to more precisely identify where the exact bottom is likely to occur.
To summarize, the lower timeframes look bullish for a move back to the upside in the near term. But looking further out toward Q4, one more drop is likely to sweep all the liquidity below the market structure that has been established over the past two years, ultimately creating the market cycle bottom.
This is also highly probable given that on the weekly timeframe, volume has continued declining with every bounce. Around the time of my October projection is when Coinbase will likely see a massive influx of volume return.
Only time will tell, but this is an early roadmap for what to expect. NVDA | Liquidity Swept, Trend Intact — Bulls Target The Highs!By analyzing the #NVDA (Nvidia) chart on the 4H timeframe, we can see that price remains firmly within an uptrend. Every leg up has confirmed the trend with a fresh bullish BOS — and the most recent dip was nothing more than a liquidity grab designed to shake out weak hands before the next move higher.
📊 4H Timeframe
On the 4H, the structure is clearly bullish — a clean series of bullish BOS on the way up. The last bullish BOS established a Protected Low, and here's the key detail: price dipped below that low with a liquidity sweep , not a clean body close. That's the classic trap — it looks like a breakdown and convinces traders the trend has flipped, but because price only wicked through and never closed below, the bullish structure stays fully intact.
Since that sweep, price has pushed back up with strength and is now trading around $212.33 , right back at the first cluster of overhead liquidity. My expectation is a continuation higher to hunt the stacked buy-side liquidity (BSL) resting above at $213.98 , $221.72 , $231.71 , and ultimately $236.55 . The bullish thesis stays valid above the Protected Low at $194.78 , with deeper demand at the FVG and the Order Blocks below ( $181.01 – $185.66 and $164.42 – $169.68 ) if a deeper flush ever comes.
⏱️ 1H Timeframe
On the 1H, the immediate trigger comes into focus. Price is pressing against the Protected High — and a clean break of that level is the confirmation I want. On that break, the path opens up toward all the stacked buy-side liquidity levels above with high probability. Until then, the Protected High is the line that separates consolidation from the next impulsive leg.
🎯 The Bias
My base case is bullish continuation. The 4H uptrend is intact, the dip was a liquidity sweep rather than a genuine break, and price has already reclaimed with strength. The trigger is a 1H break of the Protected High, which opens the run toward the BSL pools overhead ($213.98 → $221.72 → $231.71 → $236.55). In my view, as long as NVDA holds above the Protected Low ($194.78), every dip remains a buying opportunity rather than a reversal — the sweep already did its job of trapping the late sellers.
📰 Fundamental Backdrop
The bullish structure lines up with a genuinely strong run of catalysts. Nvidia climbed roughly +3.5% today, leading a broad semiconductor resurgence as fresh data showed hyperscaler AI capex remaining robust — dispelling slowdown fears. The momentum is backed by real news flow: reports today that Nvidia is exploring a partnership with Mitsubishi Heavy for AI data-center cooling, a strategic tie-up with IREN for up to 5 gigawatts of AI infrastructure, and TSMC just posted record Q2 revenue on AI demand that shows no signs of slowing. Analyst sentiment stays firmly bullish, with an average target around $297 (highs up to $500) and Morgan Stanley telling investors to "jump on the bandwagon." That said, there are risks worth respecting: Nvidia just tightened its Asian buyer "white list" (halving some regional clients to curb China diversion), reported DOJ/FTC antitrust scrutiny lingers, and hyperscalers like Google are pushing their own custom TPUs. But with Q1 FY27 revenue up 85% YoY and an $80B buyback underway, the fundamental engine remains firmly intact — aligning with the bullish technical picture.
This analysis will be updated as the market evolves. If this breakdown added value, drop a like 👍 and a comment 💬 to support the work — and share where you see Nvidia heading next! Best Regards, BigBeluga 🐳 
Long
Long
APPLE 4-year Channel Up topped. Correction can target $255.Apple Inc. (AAPL) hit today the top (Higher Highs trend-line) of its 4-year Channel Up where it last got rejected in early June and corrected towards its 1W MA50 (blue trend-line).
The 1W RSI is printing the same Lower Highs pattern that formed a market Top on three previous sequences. That was seen on the February 24 2025, December 11 2023 and August 15 2022 peaks. Those have been Highs following rallies coming off other market Highs.
The current Higher High seems to be no different structurally, coming off a main January - March (2026) 1W MA50 pull-back, similar to both August 05 2024 and October 23 2023 Lows. The key characteristic here is that all the corrections that followed those three peaks, touched at least the 1W MA100 (green trend-line), with the previous one (April 07 2025) even hitting the 1W MA200 (orange trend-line).
As a result, there is a high technical probability to see Apple correcting back to its 1W MA100 and touch $255 at least, before it becomes a medium-term buy again. If a stronger correction like 2022 and 2025 takes place (i.e. the 0.618 Channel Fib breaks), it could even test the 1W MA200 at $230.
But no matter the price, if the 1W MACD makes a Bullish Cross below 0.0 or the 1W RSI hits its 4-year Buy Zone at any given moment, Apple will be a confirmed medium-term buy opportunity again regardless of the price at the time.
---
** Please LIKE 👍, FOLLOW ✅, SHARE 🙌 and COMMENT ✍ if you enjoy this idea! Also share your ideas and charts in the comments section below! This is best way to keep it relevant, support us, keep the content here free and allow the idea to reach as many people as possible. **
---
💸💸💸💸💸💸
👇 👇 👇 👇 👇 👇 Short 
GS | Goldman Sachs Delivers Massive Q2 Earnings BeatGoldman Sachs delivered a standout performance in its Q2 2026 earnings report released today, underscoring its strength as a leading global investment bank amid robust capital markets activity. The firm reported diluted earnings per common share of $20.98, significantly beating analyst expectations around $14.50, with an annualized return on common equity (ROE) of 23.5%. This crazy beat reflects Goldman’s effective positioning in high margin businesses like equities trading and investment banking. The stock reacted positively, surging over 7% intraday to trade near $1,126–$1,130 levels from a previous close around $1,045
Total net revenues reached $20.3 billion in the quarter, marking a robust 39% year over year increase and comfortably surpassing consensus forecasts of approximately $16.2 billion. This growth was propelled by a surge in client activity across key segments
Equities trading revenue jumped 72% to $7.4 billion, while investment banking revenue hit $3.4 billion , its highest quarterly figure since 2021 , driven by strong contributions from M&A advisory and equity underwriting. These results highlight Goldman Sachs’ ability to capitalize on elevated market volatility, deal flow, and investor enthusiasm in a favorable macroeconomic backdrop
The firm’s performance demonstrates resilience and operational leverage. Compared to the prior year’s Q2, where EPS was notably lower, this quarter’s results show substantial margin expansion and efficient cost management. Goldman continues to benefit from its diversified revenue streams, including asset management and consumer banking initiatives, though the primary drivers remain its core trading and advisory franchises
The strong ROE of 23.5% signals highly effective capital deployment and positions the bank favorably against peers in the current environment of active dealmaking and trading volumes
Looking at valuation and market context, GS trades at a forward P/E around 20x with a dividend yield near 1.6%. The stock has shown solid momentum, with the 52-week range spanning roughly $691 to over $1,136. Today’s post earnings rally pushes it toward the upper end of its recent highs, reflecting investor confidence in sustained Wall Street tailwinds. However, broader market sensitivities to interest rates, geopolitical risks, and potential economic slowdowns remain key variables to monitor
Risks for Goldman Sachs include regulatory scrutiny common to large banks, exposure to market downturns that could dampen trading and underwriting activity, and competition from other bulge bracket firms. On the positive side, ongoing strength in IPO pipelines, potential rate adjustments by the Federal Reserve, and global expansion efforts could provide further upside. Management’s focus on efficiency and strategic investments should help navigate any cyclical headwinds in the financial services sector
Goldman Sachs’ exceptional Q2 2026 results reinforce its premium positioning in global finance and validate investor optimism heading into the second half of the year
With a powerful earnings beat driving today’s share price gains, GS appears well equipped to sustain momentum, though prudent investors will watch macroeconomic indicators closely. 
Long
Long
Long 
INTC Swing Setup: Buy the 97 Sweep, Target 130 - a 30% Swing▪️ INTC H1 SNAPSHOT — EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
▪️ Intel is trading near 106.52, holding mid-range just above the 104.00 strong-support shelf. The structure is building a base — a defended floor at 104, a stacked liquidity pocket at 96–98 beneath it, and a clean ladder of resistance overhead into the 128–130 supply shelf. This is a bull setup being loaded, not chased.
▪️ Primary outlook is bullish (swing) — but the highest-probability long for bulls is not up here, it's lower. The best risk-reward entry sets up on a liquidity sweep into the 96–98 gap, where price gets flushed, stops get taken, and the tape hands back to buyers for the rotation toward 130.
▪️ Prime accumulation zone: 96.43–98.77 — the liquidity band below support. The trigger is a wick into 96.70–97.37 that reclaims 98.77 on the close: it sweeps resting sell-stops beneath 104, sets a tight invalidation, and arms the swing.
▪️ Upside path once reclaimed: 104.00 (Strong, 6 retests) flips back to support, then the ladder to beat is 116.36 (Very Strong, 11) → 122.00 (Weak, 13) → 126.96 (Strong, 9), which opens the door to the primary objective.
▪️ Primary target: the 128.24–130.65 supply shelf, with 130.00 the headline swing objective — a 30%+ move (≈ +34% from a ~97 fill to 130).
▪️ Major liquidity magnet below: 96.43–98.77 — this is the pocket price is drawn to, the level bulls want to buy, and where a strong bounce or reversal is expected on first test.
▪️ Bearish scenario (invalidation): a decisive daily close below 96.40 voids the swing — it breaks the entire liquidity shelf and opens continuation lower. While that band holds, the bullish accumulation thesis stays intact.
▪️ KEY LEVELS
RESISTANCEs
▪️ 133.00 — ★★ 6.4 Moderate · 10 retests
▪️ 126.96 — ★★★ 7.5 Strong · 9 retests
▪️ 122.00 — ★ 4.3 Weak · 13 retests
▪️ 116.36 — ★★★★ 8.2 Very Strong · 11 retests
▪️ Current Price: 106.52
SUPPORTs
▪️ 104.00 — ★★★ 7.8 Strong · 6 retests
LIQUIDITY LINES
▪️ 130.65 / 130.00 / 129.48 / 128.24 — upper supply & swing-target shelf
▪️ 98.77 / 98.25 / 97.37 / 96.70 / 96.43 — lower liquidity gap & accumulation zone
▪️ ProjectSyndicate Levels Desk — Overview of key S/R zones for INTC, NVDA, NQ, ES & GC traders every week. Subscribe to stay up to date with the latest levels. 
Long
Long
LYFT - At a Critical Decision PointLYFT has been forming some pretty incredible market structure since the breakdown in early February. Price appears to be forming a rising wedge structure, outlined with the black trendlines. Recently price broke above this formation, but it is looking like it could be a false break, as trend momentum is not confirming what price action alone seems to be suggesting.
It will be very important to see how market participants react around current levels. A confirmed breakout would lead to a target zone between $18.60 and $19.30. However, price would need to continue closing daily candles above the upper black trendline, or at minimum above the dotted blue line labeled "Key Level" on the chart.
The main determining factor will be whether trend momentum can shift in favor of the bulls. The RSI has been forming a downtrend since April 17th, marked by the red trendline, while price has simultaneously created higher highs. This is a clear bearish divergence on the daily RSI, and it gives the strongest indication that the recent breakout could be false and that price is more likely headed lower.
However, if price can hold daily candles above their respective structure and the daily RSI can reclaim the 64 to 65 range, that would indicate trend momentum is beginning to support the breakout. In that scenario price becomes very likely to complete the measured move and reach the grey target zone between $18.60 and $19.30.
Watch these next couple of days very closely for LYFT as it sits at a significant decision point for the trend.
