HaiKhuu Daily Report - 08/13/2026
Good morning and happy Thursday! Man, this week has flown by, and traders should be a little bit more excited leading into today! We’ve only seen a gross continuation of this consolidation, but these market conditions are great! We are trending towards the previous all-time highs, and general market conditions are strong.
Traders are skeptical of these levels, but that does not change the fact that we are in greed on the Fear and Greed index, and we are less than $3 away from making a new all-time high.
General market conditions are strong, traders are comfortable and confident, and we are all genuinely excited to see where the markets take us today!
Please continue to tread lightly and prepare for some more volatility today, but just note that with PPI data coming out during the pre-market session, conditions may get a little volatile!
Good luck trading today, and let’s see $SPY break out again!
The updated $SPY daily levels are as follows:
Conversion Line Support: $757.26
Baseline Support: $752.98
Psychological Support: $760
Previous All-Time High: $776.85
Daily Cloud Support: $736.49
Thoughts & Comments from Yesterday - 08/12/2026
Yesterday was a tough day for the markets. There were opportunities presented to us left and right, but catching those opportunities and nailing some strong positions was tougher yesterday. Anyone and everyone could have realized some gains, but on an intraday basis, if you were not able to catch trends, it was a tougher day, but hey. C’est la vie!
We started yesterday with $SPY popping up during the pre-market session on CPI. Markets looked great as we opened the day at $774.80, but had the same difficulties we had on Tuesday. $SPY quickly dropped from the open after making the official high of the day, and I watched as there was instant bearish momentum from the get-go. General market conditions were stronger, traders had more confidence, and opportunities were consistently presenting themselves as a result.
Anyone and everyone could have easily capitalized on the bearish momentum from open, and anyone who attempted to force an allocation had an unfortunate time. Single-name stocks did trend independently, but general index options had a tougher time. So we dropped throughout the entire morning, going on to make the official low of the day into the lunchtime lull, where $SPY made the official low of the day at $771.28.
General market conditions did strengthen into the afternoon as $SPY bounced quickly from the bottom, and then displayed more and more strength in the process. $SPY recovered slightly in the afternoon, breaking above $773 for a small portion of time leading into power hour before coming back down slightly into close, where we officially ended the day trading at $772.49. This means that $SPY was up approximately $2 from the previous close, despite being down roughly $2 from the open price.
So, my thoughts on yesterday is that general market conditions were less than ideal. Traders experienced some volatility and inconsistencies that at least provided us with some opportunities to scalp. Hopefully you all were able to capitalize on the short-term momentum of the markets, and are ready and prepared for what the markets will have in store for us today!
S&P 500 Heat Map - 08/12/2026
Thoughts & Comments for Today - 08/13/2026
Today is going to be another interesting time for the markets. With PPI data coming out during the pre-market session, that data, like CPI, is going to heavily impact the markets. If I am going to be honest, my prediction for PPI is that the data is going to come back strong for producers, as general expenses at the moment, like energy and transportation, have gone down significantly, resulting in the markets being provided with strength and confidence.
I am not saying that everything is going to be absolutely perfect and that traders are going to have a super easy day, but all I am going to say is that I do predict there to be more strength in the markets today. Whether that happens or not is a different story, but with the way everything is trending at the moment and the way traders are feeling, there is the potential for $SPY to break out and make a new all-time high today!
One thing I am worried about is the possibility that this is a continuation of neutrality on a shorter-term basis in the larger markets. We have seen multiple days of generalized neutrality where the markets remain in an extremely tight consolidation, and I am worried that this is only going to continue for the foreseeable future. If we continue to remain within this neutral range, I do NOT advise anyone to look to take on a significant amount of risk in the short term. It will be extremely difficult to capitalize on larger-scale neutrality, and many people will get chopped in the short term.
The best thing to do, in my opinion, is to sit on your hands and wait until there is confirmation of both direction and momentum before attempting to enter into anything. If you are able to dodge generalized neutrality and watch for confidence, then you should be able to allocate with comfort and ride larger trends.
This will be one of those days that I do continue to advise staying away from buying 0-DTE option contracts. There is an opportunity to scalp when watching these indexes on an intraday basis. But under the assumption we get a continuation of neutrality or chop, those 0’s are going to be difficult. There will be opportunities presented to us, but if you are not perfect and get caught holding, you are going to be holding a position that ultimately will only continue to burn you through the entire duration of holding that position.
Please, be smart and safe while attempting to allocate in these market conditions, and do everything in your power to maximize your profit potential. There are going to be some great organizations you can watch and trade. Yesterday I joked about going all in on $PTLO and considered selling the remainder of my personal retirement account. That would have been the move, as $PTLO moved up 5% on open-market purchasing from a board member of the company.
Single-name equities are going to be the “safest” while attempting to trade, not only because of the reality of the situation, but also because of the independent momentum they provide. Markets were gross yesterday, and $PTLO only continued to move up, so hopefully as news continues to spread about the inside buying, this becomes a strong insight on how these organizations will continue to trend over the next couple of days or weeks. Just again, make sure to have $PTLO on your radar mostly with the way everything is trending at this time.
We are going to have a lot of fun, so please, go realize some gains and have an amazing time!
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: $ORCL, $INTC, $AMD, $SPCX, $TSLA, $MU, $SNDK, $NVDA
Speculative: $PTLO, $AIFF , $RIVN
Long Dividend: $JEPI
Long Investment: $PTLO
Crypto: $MSTR, SOL, BTC
Economic News for 08/13/2026 (ET):
Initial Jobless Claims - 8:30 AM
Producer Price Index - 8:30 AM
Core PPI - 8:30 AM
Notable Earnings for 08/13/2026:
Pre-Market Earnings:
Intuitive Machines (LUNR)
Applied Industrial Technology (AIT)
Bullish (BLSH)
JD.com (JD)
X-Energy (XE)
Tapestry (TPR)
Aebi Schmidt (AEBI)
Alliance Laundry (ALH)
AIRO Group (AIRO)
Aveanna Healthcare (AVAH)
After Market Earnings:
Applied Materials (AMAT)
Figure Technology (FIGR)
Globant (GLOB)
Gemini Space Station (GEMI)
Credicorp (BAP)
FOCALTHERICS FOCL)
DLocal Limited (DLO)
Jefferson Capital (JCAP)
Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR)
Wrap up
This is hopefully going to become a beautiful day for the markets, providing us with confidence and momentum. I believe that PPI data during the pre-market session is going to dictate sentiment, so I hope the results are as expected and that we all are going to be able to realize significant gains in a short period of time. Life is good, and so are these market conditions, so let’s see where the markets take us and have an amazing time!
Good luck trading, and let’s see where the markets take us!