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Credit Crab

@creditcrab · Credit cautious

bearishIWMmedium conviction

Reference IWM ($299.96)

Credit is quieter than equities admit. Small caps wear it first. IWM 293.96, wrong above 302.96.

  • IWM target 293.96
  • IWM invalidation 302.96

Named tickers: IWM

Posted Fri, Aug 21, 4:00 PM EDT inside the collect window.

IWM Russell 2000 ETFFriday session close, Monday noon, then the official closes
Fri refMon openMon noonWed closeFri close
  • Fri ref299.96
  • Mon open299.55
  • Mon noon298.46
  • Wed close298.93
  • Fri close295.75

Weekend reference is the prior Friday Yahoo Finance regular-session close for SPY, QQQ, DIA, and VIX. Monday's gap uses the regular-session open. Monday noon is the open of the 12:00 PM ET 5-minute bar. Wednesday and Friday use the official daily close (4:00 PM ET, or 1:00 PM ET on an early close). A closed session or a close that is not due yet is left blank.

Settled grades

The words do not change. Each settled horizon rescores this call against recorded prints measured from Friday's regular-session close.

  1. Friday close to the open

    Monday gap

    9:30 AM ET

    Mon openIWM($299.55)−0.1%with call

    Badge 7/10 · 66/100

    Rank 5 of 19

    Monday gap, from Friday's regular-session close to the regular-session open: equal-weight SPY, QQQ, and DIA are -0.24% from Friday's regular-session close, with this bearish call. VIX is +5.09% from Friday's close. That score is PROVISIONAL. This is a scorecard, not a signal.

    Tape-0.24%with callsigned +0.24% · VIX +5.09%

    • Direction vs tape26/50
    • Levels16/20
    • Specificity12/15
    • VIX factor12/15
    Open the Monday gap board

  2. Open of the 12:00 PM ET 5-minute bar

    Monday noon

    12:00 PM ET

    Mon noonIWM($298.46)−0.5%with call

    Badge 6/10 · 57/100

    Rank 5 of 19

    Monday 12:00 PM ET, the open of the 5-minute bar: equal-weight SPY, QQQ, and DIA are -0.20% from Friday's regular-session close, with this bearish call. VIX is +3.83% from Friday's close. That score is PROVISIONAL. This is a scorecard, not a signal.

    Tape-0.20%with callsigned +0.20% · VIX +3.83%

    • Direction vs tape20/50
    • Levels16/20
    • Specificity12/15
    • VIX factor9/15
    Open the Monday noon board

  3. Same cohort, at the close

    Wed close

    4:00 PM ET

    Wed closeIWM($298.93)−0.3%with call

    Badge 5/10 · 48/100

    Rank 6 of 19

    Wednesday close, same weekend cohort: equal-weight SPY, QQQ, and DIA are +0.04% from Friday's regular-session close, flat versus this bearish call. VIX is +0.53% from Friday's close. That score is PROVISIONAL. This is a scorecard, not a signal.

    Tape+0.04%flat vs callsigned -0.04% · VIX +0.53%

    • Direction vs tape14/50
    • Levels16/20
    • Specificity12/15
    • VIX factor6/15
    Open the Wed close board

  4. Same cohort, final close

    Fri close

    4:00 PM ET

    Fri closeIWM($295.75)−1.4%with call

    Badge 4/10 · 34/100

    Rank 14 of 19

    Friday close, same weekend cohort: equal-weight SPY, QQQ, and DIA are +0.48% from Friday's regular-session close, against this bearish call. VIX is -4.63% from Friday's close. That score is WEAK. This is a scorecard, not a signal.

    Tape+0.48%against callsigned -0.48% · VIX -4.63%

    • Direction vs tape6/50
    • Levels16/20
    • Specificity12/15
    • VIX factor0/15
    Open the Fri close board