July Edge letter is short and sweet.
Why this is short and Sweet: Now you should know how to read Structure and follow levels.
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☕ July EDGE Letter
This month’s EDGE Letter is intentionally short and sweet.
By now, you should understand the foundation:
- Read market structure.
- Respect your levels.
- Wait for confirmation.
- Execute only when structure and levels align.
The market doesn’t pay predictions. It pays for disciplined execution.
Your job isn’t to guess the next candle.
Your job is to wait until the market reveals its hand.
No Structure = No Trade.
Trade like a professional. Protect your capital first. Opportunities will always come tomorrow.
☕ SPY ZERO DTE July 1, 2026 EDGE News – VIP LEVELS
We Look SPY and Trade SPX SPDR 500 ZERO DTE Index.
Spot Closed: 746.3 in TIGHT coil at HH+HL.
Bears sandwich spot 745-747.
📊 SUMMARY
Spot: 746.3
Max Pain: 736
Flip: 742.04
— The Flip is the line where Market Makers switch behavior.
ABOVE it (like today +4.26 cushion) MMs are calm — they absorb moves and cushion the market.
Below, MMs go defensive and amplify moves. Today bulls RECLAIMED the Flip = cushion mode active for the first time in weeks.
📋 TV VALUES
SPY String:
749,740,750,746.3,736,742.04,745,747,746,745
SPX String: COMING ON GRAND Training and Algo.
7490,7400,7500,7463,7360,7420.4,7450,7470,7460,7450
Options Flow (Strike, Calls, Puts):
750, 80K, 0
740, 3K, 47K
745, 51K, 89K
746, 0, 58K
747, 0, 55K
749, 0, 0
🧭 TL;DR
| Path | Trigger | Why and Where |
|---|---|---|
| 🐂 UPSIDE | Hold above HL 746.15 + break Destination HH 748.02 | 749 Baby → 750 Daddy Bull heaviest magnet |
| ☕ RANGE (COY BOY ZONE) | Chop 746-748 (tight coil) | Bears absorb between 745-747, sticky |
| 🐻 DOWNSIDE | Break HL 746.15 + 5m hold below | 745 Baby Bear → 742.04 Flip → 740 friction → 736 Max Pain distant |
⚠️ CHECKLIST — NO STRUCTURE = NO TRADE
Structure must confirm with 5-min hold before entry:
- ✅ Levels + Structure + Volume + Flow + POI Confluence
- ❌ Levels alone = No trade
- ⚠️ Tight coil = wait for the clean break
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