HaiKhuu Daily Report - 03/18/2026
Good morning and happy Wednesday! Wow, this has been a CRAZY week so far, and I hope you all have had a lot of fun, capitalized on the volatility, and have generated some gains! Markets are looking alright at the moment, being up SLIGHTLY during the pre-market session, and hopefully, there is a lot more opportunity that comes up soon.
We have FOMC today, and Jerome Powell will be speaking at 2/2:30 PM EST, so please prepare accordingly for some volatility in these market conditions, and get excited to see where the markets may take us.
Please, continue to tread lightly and prepare for an interesting day. We rejected the daily resistance yesterday, and market conditions are going to be sketchy going into today. There are going to be many catalysts for volatility, so please, just make sure you prepare accordingly for irrationality and inconsistencies in the markets today, and pray that Jerome Powell saves us from this bearish momentum.
I’ll talk more about my game plan in the FULL report, but for now….
Practice risk management today, capitalize on these conditions, and have some fun!
The updated $SPY daily levels are as follows:
Conversion Line Resistance: $673.44
Baseline Resistance: $679.25
Psychological Resistance: $680
Daily Cloud Resistance: $674.35
Thoughts & Comments from Yesterday - 03/17/2026
Yesterday was a relatively gross day for the general markets. We were thankfully green overall, but on an intraday basis, market conditions were rather disgusting and extremely neutral. Hopefully, you all were able to make the most out of the volatile and confusing market conditions of yesterday, because opportunities were consistently amongst us to capitalize on the irrationality with relative ease.
We started the day with $SPY honestly looking amazing, $SPY opened the day at $672.38, and we showed beautiful bullish momentum throughout the morning as $SPY rallied from open. The first half hour of the day went by almost instantly as $SPY only continued to rally up early in the morning, and we watched as conditions were great as $SPY made the official high of the day at $674.43.
The hard part is when I write that the official high of the day happened early in the morning…. because you know exactly what that means for the rest of the day.
$SPY only continued to fall throughout the rest of the morning, and displayed relative weakness throughout the rest of the day as $SPY dropped in the early morning, dropped leading into the lunchtime lull, and then watched as momentum died afterward. $SPY went on to test that $670 range, and then remained in that range essentially throughout the rest of the day.
Between Noon EST and close, there was absolutely zero movement in the overall markets. We saw a couple of pops and chops, but essentially just watched four hours of neutrality throughout the afternoon. Markets were terrible for anyone who was caught attempting to trade 0-DTE contracts in the afternoon, but thankfully, we were still able to remain green by the end of the day.
We officially ended the day with $SPY trading at $670.79, up roughly $2 overall, or up 0.25%, but was unfortunately down approximately $1.50 from open. So hopefully, the market conditions that were provided yesterday didn’t absolutely slaughter you as many traders had an unfortunate time, while others were able to realize some gains. So congrats to anyone who was able to capitalize on the volatility of the markets yesterday, and are prepared for the volatility in the markets today!
S&P 500 Heat Map - 03/17/2026
Thoughts & Comments for Today - 03/18/2026
Today is going to be a fun and spooky day for the markets. With FOMC coming up today, today is going to be a repeat of the FOMC game plan!
Before I go over the game plan, I do want to talk about these conditions!
Currently, the market is trending up, still below daily support levels, and still showing general signs of weakness. We’ve seen an official rejection of the daily cloud resistance, and I am extremely skeptical of these market conditions, as we are below all major levels of support. I want to remain optimistic about these market conditions, knowing there is a possible catalyst for the markets to rally, but I am realistic with my expectations and what is being presented.
If you are attempting to take on risk in the markets, I am telling you right now that today is going to be one of the BEST days to attempt to take on risk. This does not mean you should take on dumb risk or attempt to gamble on some trashy 0-DTE’s, but this is one of those days that you should look to increase your risk and exposure, because profitability and volatility will increase, providing you with opportunity and hopefully gains.
Please just be smart, and make the most out of the opportunities provided to us today. As long as you are practicing the most basic risk management, I do not see why you cannot succeed today, so have some fun, realize some gains, and enjoy the life we live.
Now, let’s talk about the FOMC game plan.
Before I say anything about this game plan, I just want to remind you that markets act irrationally, yet somehow become extremely repetitive. Past performance does not predict future outcomes, and everything I say is never a signal to buy or sell any position. I cannot guarentee that this is what the markets are going to do today, nor should you assume that I am 100% correct. Take everything I am about to say with a grain of salt, and practice risk management.
So, with the way the markets are currently trending, it appears that we are confident leading into FOMC. This is a good sign, and as a result of that, I genuinely do believe that at open and around open, the markets “SHOULD” continue to move up. Assuming the markets continue to work as expected, expect a drop within the first hour-ish into the day once the bullish momentum slows down, once that momentum is overbought, and once there is a sign of a reversal.
Once there is a reversal, that is a beautiful short opportunity as the markets should come down leading into the lunchtime lull, where during that lull we go on and make a relative low, before starting to reverse from the bottom.
After the lull, the markets “SHOULD” move back up leading into FOMC, and then we see a FOMO directional move as people either buy or sell directionally leading into the event.
Once the interest rate decision comes out (99% chance of no change), the markets “SHOULD” move up as a result of the decrease in uncertainty and possibility, before leading into a state of confusion at market close. Anything after 2 pm EST is going to be extremely inconsistent, and anything can happen. Jerome Powell will speak, and the markets will be at a volatile and confusing point. We can go up, we can come down, anything can happen. So tread lightly, leading into 2 PM EST to close.
Many traders again are going to be able to realize a significant amount of gains in an extremely short period of time, so now it is just a matter of capitalizing on these conditions, realizing some gains, and having an amazing time. I don’t see a reason why we all cannot continue to capitalize on these conditions, so just be rational with your allocations for the day, and maximize your profit potential.
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: $INTC, $RIVN , $ORCL, $NVDA, $TSLA, $AMD, $PLTR
Speculative: $PTLO, $RIVN, $CVX
Long Dividend: $JEPI
Long Investment: $PTLO
Short: $BRK/B
Crypto: $MSTR, SOL, BTC
Economic News for 03/18/2026 (ET):
Producer Price Index - 8:30 AM
Core PPI - 8:30 AM
Factory Orders - 10:00 AM
FOMC Interest-Rate Decision - 2:00 PM
Fed Chair Powell Press Conference - 2:30 PM
Notable Earnings for 03/18/2026:
Pre-Market Earnings:
General Mills (GIS)
Macy's (M)
Jabil (JBL)
SailPoint (SAIL)
H World Group (HTHT)
Weibo Corporation (WB)
Hello Group (MOMO)
After Market Earnings:
Micron Technology (MU)
Alvotech (ALVO)
Five Below (FIVE)
DLocal Limited (DLO)
Wrap up
Hopefully, Jerome Powell does not absolutely destroy the markets today. I am excited to see where the markets take us, and I hope you all are prepared for the irrationality and volatility. Please make sure to practice safe risk management and tread lightly, but do everything in your power to realize a significant amount of gains in a short period of time.
Good luck trading and make the most out of today!