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Our Trade Plan Update For The Week Ahead

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Jan 18, 2026
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This week’s update is a readout of structure, not a new set of opinions. Some names have moved from “entry-quality pullbacks” into “management and follow-through” territory. Others are still stuck in ranges where the only edge is waiting for price to prove direction. And a few setups have clearly shifted character, where protecting capital matters more than hoping the prior framework reasserts itself.

The common thread across the entire list is simple: levels are doing the decision-making. When price reclaims breakout zones and holds them, we stay constructive and manage risk upward. When price fails reclaim attempts or loses the band that defined the thesis, we stop treating it like a trend and start treating it like a range or a breakdown. That’s the point of a rules-based process — it keeps execution consistent even when the tape is noisy.

This is an execution week, not a prediction week. The market will decide which breakouts deserve continuation and which rallies were only mean reversion. Our job is to show up at the right prices, with defined risk, and let the chart do the heavy lifting.

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This update covers the following equities and ETFs across consumer, technology, healthcare, industrials, and commodities.

All are evaluated using the same rules-based framework and level-driven process.

How We’re Executing

We act only at defined levels, where downside risk is already known.
We avoid the middle. We don’t chase strength. We step aside when structure breaks.
Not every dip is a buy. Not every bounce deserves exposure.
Cash is a position. Waiting is part of the plan.

What’s Working

The plans have stayed on the rails because they’ve been falsifiable and level-driven. Where price held reclaimed zones ( GOOG 0.00%↑ above its trigger, AMZN 0.00%↑ above the breakout band ), we’ve remained in continuation mode with clear next checkpoints. Where price rotated back into support zones ( META 0.00%↑ into 600–620, NKE 0.00%↑ back into the reclaim band ), the decision is again risk-defined rather than emotional.

On the flip side, the process has also protected us from forcing exposure. When structure didn’t repair ( ADBE 0.00%↑ losing its framework, ORCL 0.00%↑ remaining corrective, JD 0.00%↑ failing to reclaim key resistance ), the framework automatically shifts from offense to patience or defense. And in commodities/crypto, the same rules are keeping execution clean: trends that hold support stay in play (COPX, GLD, SLV), while range-bound digital assets require confirmation rather than hope (XRPI, ETHA).

That’s the edge we’re protecting: repeatable decision-making. Not being right. Being consistent.

Our Trade Plans by Sector / Industry

Technology – Mega Cap & Platforms

Alphabet GOOG 0.00%↑

Where price is now relative to the original plan
Price is ~330, and it has already cleared and held above the breakout trigger (322.77 / 322.5), putting GOOG in the post-breakout continuation lane with T3 overhead at ~338.7.

What price action has confirmed or challenged
This is confirmation, not a question mark: the market accepted above the prior ceiling and hasn’t slipped back into the old supply band. The only “challenge” from here would be losing 322.5/322.8 and accepting back below it, which would re-open the pullback shelves (319.7 → 308.5 → 303.6).

If you are already holding
Hold while above 322.5, trail risk up under 319.7 (more conservative: under 308.5), and stay focused on 338.7 first, then 355.3 if trend continuation holds.

If you are not in the position
Do not chase 330. Either buy a pullback that holds 322.5/319.7, or wait for a clean push/hold through 332–333 targeting 338.7 then 355.3, with invalidation on a decisive loss of 291.9.

Amazon AMZN 0.00%↑

Where price is now relative to the original plan
Price is ~239, which means AMZN is above the breakout-entry band (233.4–236.0) but sitting just under T2 (240.1). Still constructive, but not yet free and clear into the next leg toward 257.9.

What price action has confirmed or challenged
The market did confirm the breakout reclaim by holding above 233.4–236.0, but has not confirmed continuation until it reclaims and holds 240.1; failure is only a real issue if price loses 236 then 233.4 and accepts back into the old range.

If you are already holding
Hold while above 233.4–236.0, treat 240.1 as the continuation trigger, and only press the bullish case on a hold above 240.1 toward 257.9 then 270.5, with full invalidation on 211.4 (weekly).

If you are not in the position
Best entry is a pullback that holds 236–233.4 (deeper bids: 229.5 → 224.3 → 220.3), or a continuation entry only after a clean reclaim/hold above 240.1 targeting 257.9, with the setup turning back into range risk on acceptance below 233.4.

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