HaiKhuu Daily Report - 11/18/2025
Good morning, and happy Tuesday! Man, these market conditions are diabolical. Traders are scared, crypto is confused, and everyone is having a tough time in these market conditions. Thankfully, as bad as this sounds, opportunities to trade are amongst us, and any comfortable or confident trader should have almost zero issues capitalizing on these conditions. Everyone else, please prepare accordingly for another interesting and challenging day for the markets.
With the way $SPY is looking at the moment, we are down slightly at the time of writing this report, and the signs are not overly optimistic today. As I have stated before, we are in extreme fear on the fear and greed index, and I, as an individual, am starting to feel a little bit of the heat.
So, just understand that many traders are going to take on a significant amount of risk they are uncomfortable with in these conditions, which ultimately results in losses piling up. Please just make sure you are protecting yourself in these market conditions and doing everything you can to secure your portfolio.
I am not saying that the markets are going to tank today, but understand we are right above that $660 magnet, and conditions are extremely confused at this point. We have $NVDA earnings after hours tomorrow, which will heavily impact these market conditions, so just be careful going into today, as conditions will be difficult.
Good luck trading today, and let’s see where $SPY takes us!
The updated $SPY daily levels are as follows:
Conversion Line Support: $673.08
Baseline Support: $671.43
Psychological Support: $660
Daily Cloud Support: $661.02
Thoughts & Comments from Yesterday - 11/17/2025
Yesterday was an absolutely insane and, honestly, kind of terrible day for the markets, but oddly enough, we had some insane opportunities to scalp and realize some gains. Congrats to anyone who followed me into any plays yesterday, because honestly, if you just followed the general market momentum, you would have killed it!
So, we started yesterday with $SPY opening at $669.73. Market conditions were neutral at open, but we saw a quick buy-the-dip opportunity, which led to a beautiful rally, followed by a quick short opportunity.
After nailing both the top and the bottom, markets started to chop around about an hour after open, only to fall once again, leading into the lunchtime lull.
This then provided another intraday opportunity to scalp and realize significant gains in a short period of time as $SPY trended back up towards $673, going green again for the day, ever so slightly at the top, before showing an insane reversal signal.
On the reversal, we alerted to a short on $SPY, a brief on $TSLA, and $672 0-DTE puts on $SPY.
As the afternoon progressed, $SPY only continued to drop, going from $673 to the official low of the day at $662.18, before a strong recovery back into close, where we were able to scalp once last time to end the day.
Markets then officially ended the day at $665.67, down $6.30, or 0.93%. Market conditions were less than ideal, but again, there were so many insane opportunities to trade. I personally went 7/7 on all of my trades yesterday, despite striking out on my long-term positions. So this is just a reminder to everyone that, despite market conditions, there will always be opportunities to trade either direction. Please continue to make the most of these market conditions, and let’s see where we are headed today!
S&P 500 Heat Map - 11/17/2025
Thoughts & Comments for Today - 11/18/2025
Today is going to be an extremely confusing and kind of hectic day for the markets. Given how everything is trending, I expect to see general difficulties across the board. $SPY isn't looking the best in the pre-market, but if I'm being honest, with the problems we saw in the markets yesterday, conditions should hopefully strengthen, and we should see opportunities present themselves today.
The one thing I will voice my concern about is that $SPY is hovering near this $660 magnet zone. Given how markets are trending, it is almost impossible not to contemplate where they might be headed. $SPY is displaying mild weakness at the time of writing this report. Hopefully, the markets bounce back from this point, but this is one of those times when, as much as I hate saying this, anything can happen.
Again, we are in extreme fear on the fear and greed index, so I will give you two scenarios that I am contemplating right now:
Scenario One - Bear side :
This is obviously not ideal, nor is it what anyone wants. This is where $SPY breaks below $660, breaks all of the daily support levels, and just instantly comes down and never rallies back up. That is the literal worst-case scenario, and it is a very real possibility given that we have $NVDA earnings tomorrow. If we get significant sales from here on out, I am still looking at that $580 target.
Scenario Two - Bull side:
This is obviously what I ideally am looking for. Hopefully, the short-term fear and selling subside as everyone realizes they were overreacting, and, as a result, markets correct, rally, and go on to make a new all-time high before the end of the year, breaking above $700 to end the year. Again, this is some tinfoil-hat predictions, mostly with $SPY doing as I have said, but this is one of those times when your prediction is as good as mine.
So just keep an eye on this $SPY $660 magnet zone. We are bearish and being drawn towards that $660, but understand that that $660 point can, and may become the launch point for the markets as $SPY rallies back towards that $680 magnet zone.
Regardless of how you allocate, though, do not attempt to trade choppy market conditions. Do not trade when there is no momentum, and do not fight the momentum. Traders can easily incur significant losses in these conditions. I am not saying that it is impossible not to, but again, this is just one of those scenarios where, realistically, traders are going to get thrown around. So tread lightly, be smart, and have a great time today.
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, $TSM, $TSLA, $NVDA, $PLTR
Speculative: $PTLO, $RIVN, $BUD
Long Dividend: $JEPI
Long Investment: $PTLO, $BUD, $CMG
Short: $BRK/B
Crypto: SOL
Economic News for 11/18/2025 (ET):
Import Price Index - 8:30 AM
Industrial Production - 9:15 AM
Capacity Utilization - 9:15 AM
Home Builder Confidence Index - 10:00 AM
Notable Earnings for 11/18/2025:
Pre-Market Earnings:
Home Depot (HD)
Baidu (BIDU)
Futu Holdings (FUTU)
Amer Sports (AS)
James Hardie Industries (JHX)
Medtronic (MDT)
Elbit Systems (ESLT)
After Market Earnings:
Dolby Laboratories (DLB)
La-Z-Boy (LZB)
Qifu Technology (QFIN)
Powell Industries (POWL)
Chemical & Mining (SQM)
Wrap up
Hopefully, market conditions strengthen from here and start to display more strength and confidence, but again, this is going to be one of those times where you have to be extremely careful. Many traders are going to get wiped out by making improper trades or fighting the general market momentum. So please, be smart and safe when actively trading, and do everything in your power to realize gains. I hope you all have an amazing time today and realize a significant amount of gains!
Good luck trading, and let’s make the most out of today!