August 10, 2026
Monday · 1:01 PM ET
Neutral
Midday Market Read
SPY sits at $772.88, down -0.05% vs prior close and $0.71 below session VWAP; QQQ is -0.20% and $0.79 below VWAP. Both indices are pinned inside their 30-min opening ranges with a flat intraday trend and below-average RVOL (0.57x / 0.60x). Morning bias was neutral; midday character remains neutral-to-slightly-heavy with both indices holding under VWAP on light lunch tape. No directional edge from the broad market, treat single-name catalysts carefully.
Gameplan Picks Still In Play
- JWEL, $3.19, +105% on the day but rolling over hard (down -22% intraday), below ORL $3.69 and $0.70 under VWAP, coiling in $3.17–$3.32 tight zone. Momentum thesis fading; parabolic already unwound.
- ABCL, $9.30, +34%, sitting right at VWAP ($9.29) and above ORH $9.04, tight $9.20–$9.28 zone. Thesis intact but volume declining; needs a fresh push to matter.
- SLN, $15.19, +27%, but faded well below VWAP ($16.11) and under ORL $15.80, near LOD. Thesis weakening on the fade; long side has lost the level.
- ACHR, $6.13, +9.7%, deep below VWAP ($6.51) and ORL $6.26, sitting at LOD (6% of range). Sold off through the day; momentum has rolled.
New Intraday Movers
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- SCKT, $1.73, +348%, RVOL 2019x, last-30-min 12.7M sh (~$21.7M, pace 2633x), hottest tape on the board, just below VWAP $1.77 and below ORL $2.46, reclaiming off $1.42 lows. Low-float squeeze, 8K filings.
- RDGT, $1.55, +108%, RVOL 63.9x, last-30-min 13.6M sh (~$21.1M, pace 328x), above VWAP $1.21 and above ORH, 86% of range near HOD $1.69 on strong earnings ($132M rev). Low-float momentum but extended.
- FSLY, $27.24, +18.6%, RVOL 2.25x, last-30-min 687K sh (~$18.7M, pace 2.55x), above VWAP $26.42, 93% of range near HOD $27.63, volume rising. Clean uptrend, insider filing noise.
- NESR, $35.23, +21.4%, RVOL 3.22x, last-30-min 350K sh (~$12.3M, pace 3.75x), above VWAP $34.09 and ORH, 93% of range, tight zone $34.94–$35.20. $300M Kuwait contract catalyst.
- HZO, $51.97, +45.7%, RVOL 43x, last-30-min 181K sh (~$9.4M), sitting exactly at VWAP in an ultra-tight $51.95–$51.98 coil; halted/frozen character, no tradeable range.
- BTDR, $9.06, -16.7%, RVOL 2.52x, last-30-min 990K sh (~$9.0M, pace 1.71x), below VWAP $9.55 and ORL, near LOD $8.98. Downtrend intact despite Cantor upgrade.
- LINC, $32.82, -19.9%, RVOL 5.88x, last-30-min 221K sh (~$7.2M, pace 7.74x), below VWAP $33.39, mid-range, 9th consecutive down day. Weak but choppy.
What I'm Watching
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$300M Kuwait services/tech contract, +21.4% on RVOL 3.22x with last-30-min ~$12.3M (pace 3.75x); holding above VWAP $34.09 while SPY/QQQ sit under their VWAPs, clear relative strength. Tight zone $34.94–$35.20 formed at 12:45 ET, recent swing low $34.94 at 12:48.
Setups to watch
Pullback to VWAP
Risk Notes
- About 3 hours to the 4:00 PM ET close.
- Lunch chop is live now (12:00 to 1:30 PM ET); avoid initiating unless the 5-min confirmation is clean. Bias toward zero new trades until 1:30.
- Hard cutoff: no new entries after 3:00 PM ET; flatten intraday positions before the bell.
- Risk frame: about 0.5 to 1% of account per trade (1R), daily stop about 2.5R including any morning losses.
- Minimum RVOL ≥ 1.5 for any new midday entry; skip thin tape.
- NESR is +21% and small-cap with a 10% gap-risk profile; keep size small and respect the wider stop rather than tightening to add shares.
Educational watchlist only. Not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Levels are shown for context only, not as entry or exit signals. You are responsible for your own trading decisions.