HaiKhuu Daily Report - 09/18/2026
Good morning and happy Friday! Man, I told you this week was going to absolutely FLY by, and it has! It is crazy that the markets are continuing to remain within the tight consolidation we’ve been in, and man, are the markets looking absolutely insane leading into today. General market conditions are strong as $SPY is up slightly during the pre-market session, and I genuinely hope that you all are ready for where the markets are about to take us today!
With the insane volatility and irrationality we’ve seen over the past two days, today will be the “final” day of confusion. We had the interest rate decision that caused the markets to DUMP on Wednesday, and we watched as there was a beautiful recovery which was followed by some selling yesterday, so here’s the real question.
Now that the confusion regarding the interest rates is over, where do the markets decide to take us today?
Obviously, I only have predictions, and if I am going to be honest, I am predicting that the large majority of you are able to realize some gains today. Anything can happen in a short period of time, but I genuinely believe this is one of those days that we all can absolutely print. So please, make the most of the short-term volatility we are being presented with today, and just realize some gains!
Life is good and so are these market conditions, so let’s end this week strong and have a great time!
The updated $SPY daily levels are as follows:
Conversion Line Support: $761.24
Baseline Support: $764.49
Psychological Support: $760
Previous All-Time High: $779.37
Daily Cloud Support: $754.35
Thoughts & Comments from Yesterday - 9/17/2026
Yesterday was an absolutely insane day for the general markets, and I think it was one of those days when the large majority of traders, despite it being a red intraday move, were able to generate a significant amount of realized and unrealized gains. I genuinely believe there is a chance that yesterday was a million-dollar trading day; now the real question is how much you were able to generate in a short period of time. Congrats to anyone who was able to generate a significant amount yesterday, and congrats to all for surviving this long!
We started yesterday with $SPY trading at $763.25. General market conditions were strong as we rallied almost $10 into the open, and conditions were amazing. From the open, markets did quickly drop, going on to test the $760 support within the first hour or so of the day, but bounced beautifully after stopping some kids out right below $760, and we watched as there was mild continued bullish momentum through the entire afternoon.
The general momentum was slow, as there really was no major significant movement we could have capitalized on with confidence, but regardless of the sentiment, there was overall strength that anyone could have capitalized on. We had many organizations that decided to run with us in it, and many watched as the general markets continued to rally into the early afternoon.
I would say that the average trader should have been able to realize some gains while scalping yesterday; it was more so a matter of whether you were able to consistently generate profits on an intraday basis. I am not saying it was a free win, but I would say that the large majority of traders were able to realize gains with relative ease.
We continued to move up accordingly leading into close, where we never reclaimed the open price, but at least displayed general strength, and officially ended yesterday with $SPY trading at $760.71, meaning that $SPY was up roughly $7 for the day, or up just shy of 1% overall.
So, what I will say about yesterday is that overall, it was a great day for the markets. There were opportunities to allocate across the board, and many traders were able to realize a significant amount of gains. I hope that you all were able to have an amazing time and follow us on some great plays, but regardless of your sentiment, I would say that after the volatility we have experienced over the previous couple of days, life is good, and so are these market conditions. So let’s see what the markets have in store for us, and see what we can do today!
S&P 500 Heat Map - 09/17/2026
Thoughts & Comments for Today - 09/18/2026
Today is going to be an insane day for the general markets. With the way that everything is trending and the way that traders are feeling, we are going to see some traders be overly optimistic and absolutely kill it on a day like today, while others are going to sit in the back and watch as everyone else prints right in front of them. Please, continue to capitalize on the strength in these market conditions and do everything in your power to maximize your potential.
There are going to be so many organizations that trend regardless of direction leading into today, so the real question is: where do we go from here, how are you able to capitalize on these conditions, and how confident are you in your ability to navigate short-term volatility?
Under the assumption that you are able to navigate this volatility with relative confidence, I genuinely do not see a reason why you cannot continue to trade this momentum here in the short term and attempt to realize some gains.
There is volatility in almost every single stock name across the board, and many traders are absolutely killing it right now, taking advantage of the buy-the-dip opportunity. We talked about this a couple of days ago when the markets were selling off. Once everything is fully sold off, once the selling has finished, organizations will be oversold, and as a result, there will be an insane buy-the-dip opportunity.
That position has come and gone, and I hope that you all were able to snipe what was an amazing buy-the-dip opportunity. So the real question is now: does this momentum continue, how strong are conditions, and are you personally confident in this momentum?
Under the assumption that you are confident in your ability to navigate this volatility, I genuinely do not see a reason why you cannot simply sit back, trade today with confidence, and realize a significant amount of gains.
These higher beta tech stocks are going to be a little bit more difficult to navigate today, but will present us with some great volatility.
A couple of my favorite higher beta tech plays going into today are going to be $ORCL, $AMD, and $INTC. I am not saying that the other tech plays are not also going to be great, but with the strength coming from these organizations over the previous couple of days and the current pricing of the underlying equities, I believe that those three organizations, or at least one of those three, have a great shot today.
So do everything you can to maximize your profit potential in the short term, and just capitalize on the volatility we are experiencing in the short term.
Please continue to tread lightly, mostly on what I am about to say, and just remember that anything that is about to be said is not a signal to buy or sell any positions, nor should it be considered financial advice. BUT….
I think that for those who follow our 0-DTE Friday options trading strategy, today is going to be an amazing day for this strat. Obviously, there are many points of possible failure with this strategy, but given the way the markets are trending and the way that the sentiment has shifted over the previous couple of days, it is hard not to expect to see a larger directional move within the final hour or so of the trading day.
If you are looking to trade options at any point of the day, I genuinely believe that the final hour 0-DTE Friday strat is the highest possible risk-to-reward the markets can provide to us, and despite the difficulties that may come up, you are able to get some absolutely insane exposure for literally pennies on the dollar. I mean, over the previous couple of weeks, I have been able to get $100,000+ of notional bullish exposure for literally $100 every week. In the case that the markets decide to rally irrationally in the final minutes of the day, imagine being able to ride $100,000+ of notional exposure.
So if there is any time to make sure that you get back into the call and attempt to scalp with us today, just make sure that you are back in for that final hour and change of the 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: $NVDA, $ORCL, $TSLA, $SPCX, $SNDK, $MU, $AMD, $INTC
Speculative: $PTLO, $BABA, $RIVN, $AI
Long Dividend: $JEPI
Long Investment: $PTLO, $WMT
Crypto: $MSTR, SOL, BTC
Economic News for 09/18/2026 (ET):
Industrial Production - 9:15 AM
Capacity Utilization - 9:15 AM
Leading Indicators - 10:00 AM
Notable Earnings for 09/18/2026:
Pre-Market Earnings:
No Earnings Scheduled
Wrap up
These market conditions are going to be absolutely spicy. With the volatility we are experiencing going into today, it is almost going to be hard not to be optimsitic. So enjoy everything that is presented to us, make the most of it, and realize some gains going into the weekend. I hope you all have a lot of fun, so let’s see where the markets take us today, and have a great time!
Good luck trading, and let’s end this week strong!