HaiKhuu Daily Report - 01/16/2026
Good morning, and happy Friday! Ladies and Gents, this has been an amazing week for the markets, and I hope you all have enjoyed these beautiful opportunities to trade and realize a significant amount of gains! $SPY is back within a range where we can go on and make a new all-time high, and we are back in Greed on the Fear and Greed Index.
Conditions are looking great going into the day with $SPY up slightly going into open, and I hope you all are as excited as I am about today.
Markets are primed to have a directional move, and I want to be a skittish bull in these conditions.
We can continue to move up, and we easily can watch a breakout in the markets, but I am going to warn everyone to tread extremely lightly, as in the case the markets sell off, it will not be a great time for anyone involved.
Continue to practice basic risk management while attempting to allocate today, but take advantage of the confidence traders are feeling, and be excited leading into today. Things will be great, so let’s end this week strong and have a great time!
Good luck trading today, and let’s realize some gains!
The updated $SPY daily levels are as follows:
Conversion Line Support: $691.07
Baseline Support: $683.64
Psychological Support: $680
Psychological Resistance: $695
Daily Cloud Support: $670.28
Thoughts & Comments from Yesterday - 01/15/2026
Yesterday was a rather interesting time for the overall markets. Conditions were strong, but there really were no great opportunities to trade or realize any gains. We really did not see any momentum for the majority of the day, and anyone who really tried to force any trades on the indices either made no money or took way too much risk. Hopefully, you all simply held strong equities that continue to run from yesterday, and had an extremely easy day.
We started yesterday with $SPY trading at $694.65. Market conditions at open were strong, as $SPY was up approximately $4 from the previous close, but we maintained that level throughout the day, with little change. We kind of just chopped around that $695~ range, making the official high of the day trading at $695.45 right after the lunchtime lull, and continued to remain relatively neutral around the open price until the back half of the afternoon.
Anyone who attempted to trade any indices at the time, realistically again, did not generate anything during that time, and honestly, most likely just generated losses via theta in the short term.
We did see some momentum during the back half of the afternoon as $SPY went from trading in the $694~695 range, to dropping off and making the official low of the day trading at $691.26, before bouncing back slightly into close, where we officially ended the day with $SPY trading at $692.24, up approximately $2 from the previous close, or up roughly 0.25%.
I do have some choice words I would like to say about yesterday, but all I can really say is that it was an interesting day. There was neutrality across the board and difficulties if you attempted to trade the general momentum of the indices, but if you followed strong equities that had strength and momentum yesterday, opportunities should have at least provided you with an opportunity to trade, so we see where the markets take us today, and have some fun to end the week!
S&P 500 Heat Map - 01/15/2026
Thoughts & Comments for Today - 01/16/2026
Today should be another interesting time for the markets. As I have said before, I genuinely do believe that there is a realistic possibility that $SPY goes on and makes a new all-time high while trading today. I am not overly bullish or confident that it will happen, but this is me stating that it is a real possibility to watch as the markets end up breaking out today.
Please go into today with an open mind, and be optimistic about these market conditions. As I have said before, we are back in Greed on the Fear and Greed Index. This is not a bad sign, and realistically, it is a great sign for the confidence that we are seeing in the markets. This means that traders are becoming more confident and are looking to irrationally purchase at this level. I am not overly optimistic about the fact that we are in Greed, but it is necessary for us to reach Extreme Greed & Irrationality in the markets.
Any directional move we get from this point on will be quick and unexpected. Please be cautious in the case we do end up seeing some downside as a result of these conditions, but be optimistic, as that could be the catalyst necessary to watch as the markets break out towards a new all-time high and just provide us with strength and momentum, resulting in us sustaining a new all-time high and continuing to climb afterward.
This would be absolutely BEAUTIFUL, and it honestly would be a great way to end the week.
Again, I am being optimistic with my thought process, and am hoping that we see a breakout anda new all-time high today. Will it happen? I am not sure, but I am optimistic and hopeful heading into today, largely on the bullish strength and confidence we are seeing in the pre-market session.
I do want to warn you all that, despite the fact that conditions are looking good and that $SPY is up during the pre-market session, it does not mean that we are going to break out and be overly confident. Again, I am optimistic and hopeful regarding these conditions, but at the same time, with the way the markets are actively trending, it is going to be difficult not to be. But it is our job as traders to remain as level-headed and rational as possible.
There is a chance the markets chop around or sell off today. I do not believe that there is a high likelihood of this happening, mostly with the way the markets have moved during the pre-market session, but at the same time, it is a genuine fear that you all should be considering in these conditions. But as long as you are practicing safe risk management, I do believe that it will be almost impossible not to capitalize on these market conditions. Continue to be smart and safe, and do everything in your power to realize some gains today.
As long as you are practicing safe risk management, setting stops to limit your downside risk, and properly sizing your positions, I genuinely do not see a reason why everyone cannot have a great time while trading today. Just make some smart decisions, and this is going to be a great day full of optimism and opportunity. Make the most of it, and let’s have an amazing day!
If I see any opportunities, or if I decide to get into any other plays, I’ll announce what I see in the HaiKhuu Discord.
My Personal Watchlist:
Note, just because something is on my watchlist does not mean it is a signal to buy or sell any equities
Watchlist:
Tech: $PLTR, $ORCL, $NVDA, $TSLA, $AMD, $INTC
Speculative: $PTLO, $RIVN, $CVX
Long Dividend: $JEPI
Long Investment: $PTLO
Short: $BRK/B
Crypto: $MSTR, SOL, BTC
Economic News for 01/16/2026 (ET):
Industrial Production - 9:15 AM
Capacity Utilization - 9:15 AM
Notable Earnings for 01/16/2026:
Pre-Market Earnings:
Regions Financial (RF)
State Street (STT)
PNC Financial Services (PNC)
M & T Bancorp (MTD)
Wrap up
This will be a fun day to end the week. Please make sure that you are skeptical during these confusing times in the markets, and just make sure to tread lightly. Many will absolutely kill it today, while others will have a difficult time. So make some smart decisions, practice safe risk management, and prepare accordingly for some confusing volatility in the markets!
Good luck trading, and let’s end this week STRONG!