HaiKhuu Daily Report - 05/15/2026
Good morning and happy Friday!!! This has been an absolutely insane week with $SPY continually making NEW all-time highs while traders are feeling overly optimistic about these conditions. Markets have dropped about 1% since closing yesterday, which is an unfortunate time, but it is nothing of any major concern from this level, as $SPY is still killing it YTD.
Please continue to tread lightly on these conditions, as this has been the first test and rejection of this $750 level on $SPY. Hopefully, markets don’t continue to drop from this point, but this is one of those times where anything can genuinely happen, so traders are going to be conflicted here in the short term. Please, tread lightly and practice safe risk management at this time.
I’ll talk later on in the report about some fun option contracts, both buying and selling premium, so make sure to prepare accordingly for today due to the inconsistencies that will be presented to us, and make the most out of today!
Good luck trading today, and let’s see where $SPY decides to take us!
The updated $SPY daily levels are as follows:
Conversion Line Support: $732.26
Baseline Support: $711.65
Psychological Support: $700
Daily Cloud Support: $663.56
Thoughts & Comments from Yesterday - 05/14/2026
Yesterday was an absolutely insane day for the markets with strong confidence across the board. Many traders were able to generate a significant amount of realized gains, while others continued to print holding strong positions. I’d say the majority of traders across the board had an amazing time, and hopefully you all were able to make the most out of the short-term volatility and opportunities yesterday!
We started the day with $SPY trading at $743.62, up slightly from the previous close, and watched as there was a continuation of strength and opportunity throughout the entire morning. There was mild chop within the first half hour or so, but after that first hour, the markets did thankfully show significantly more strength. We rallied through the morning, watched as $SPY went on to make a new official high of the day, and watched as $SPY continued to make new all-time highs leading into the lunchtime lull. After the lull, $SPY made the official all-time high, trading at $749.53, rejecting the daily resistance point, and remained relatively “weaker” in the afternoon.
After the lull, $SPY dropped to $748 and essentially remained at that level throughout the rest of the day, slowly chopping around and displaying general weakness in the process. As much as it sounds like it, the back half of the afternoon was an absolutely terrible time to attempt to trade, but such is simply life.
We officially ended the day with $SPY trading at $748.17, up $6 for the day, or up 0.8% overall. What I will say about the conditions of yesterday is that, regardless of how difficult navigating conditions were on an intraday basis for you, markets made a new all-time high, and there was continued strength and opportunity across the board. Hopefully, you all were able to print and realize a significant amount of gains in the process, but man, oh man, what a time to be alive! I hope you all are ready for today and ready for more volatility!
S&P 500 Heat Map - 05/14/2026
Thoughts & Comments for Today - 05/15/2026
Today is looking like an absolutely nasty day for the markets. With the way that things are looking during the pre-market session, we are seeing a rejection of the previous all-time high and $750 resistance level on $SPY. Hopefully, the selling that is happening during the pre-market session does not continue through the trading day, but please tread lightly, as I genuinely believe that this momentum is strong, and we might continue to come down.
As I’ve continued to recommend, please tread lightly.
But, one of the beautiful things about when the markets sell off is that typically what will happen as a result is that there will be overly bearish sentiment, resulting in organizations being oversold, which ultimately results in an opportunity to scalp the deep value, and attempt to capitalize on bullish momentum despite weakness in the markets.
I cannot guarentee that the markets are going to go up or down, but what I can guarentee is that in the case that there is some selling, traders are going to become irrational in the process, resulting in the markets becoming oversold while people are panicking.
Take advantage of that weakness and utilize it to your benefit.
It may be a little late to attempt to short in these market conditions, but as bad as this sounds, as long as you remain patient, I don’t see a reason why we cannot continually capitalize on these conditions in the short term. Either look to sell some CSP/PCSs around open whenever you believe the markets have concluded “selling off” and then watch as the markets recover beautifully, providing us with an insane buy-the-dip opportunity.
The hardest part is knowing with certainty where the bottom is, and what organizations to allocate into. So just remember, higher beta stocks are going to have higher volatility, and higher implied volatility, meaning that those higher beta stocks have more potential to move directionally, as well as will provide the most premium if you are attempting to sell CSPs/PCS’s.
One gamble that I do believe >Should< work today is looking for those final hour 0-DTE option contracts. Again, I am NOT a fan of 0-DTE option contracts and believe that statistically the majority of traders are going to not be profitable attempting to buy and hold through the day, but towards the end of the day, I genuinely believe that 0-DTE options are one of the best positions someone can take to increase risk, while minimizing capital necessary.
So in the final minutes or hour~ of the trading day, look to actively scalp those cheaper 0-DTE’s. Find an organization that is higher beta, right below a major support level, that has been in consolidation, that shows signs of a reversal / breakout, and look to scalp it accordingly.
In the worst-case scenario, you lose 100% of your $100 position and call it a day, or you do exactly what we’ve done over the past month and absolutely NAIL some trading opportunities. Last Friday, we watched as there was a 1,000% runner. Again, I cannot guarentee any part of your performance, but for a 1,000% runner, a win is a win, and that’s all we can ask for in the short term. Have some fun leading into today - and make sure to take on some smart risk!
Side note - I do have to receive a delivery today at the office, sometime between 9am and 1 pm CST. I will be MIA for a little bit to help unload and guide the delivery. Apologies for this now, and hope you all are able to print while I’m actively managing that!
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 05/15/2026 (ET):
Empire State Manufacturing Survey - 8:30 AM
Industrial Production - 9:15 AM
Capacity Utilization - 9:15 AM
Home Builder Confidence Index - 10:00 AM
Notable Earnings for 05/15/2026:
Pre-Market Earnings:
Mastech Digital (MHH)
RBC Bearings (RBC)
Suncrete (RMIX)
Wrap up
This is going to be an amazing day for the general markets. Please, make the most out of the short-term volatility and momentum, and just make the most out of these conditions. Traders should have almost zero difficulties finding opportunities in the markets with this discount, but just make sure you are making both smart decisions and are practicing safe risk management. Let’s end this week strong and have an amazing time.
Good luck trading, and let’s print some cash!