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SPY ZERO DTE January 23, 2026 EDGE News – VIP LEVELS 🐻 FRIDAY?
📢 WANT THESE LEVELS DAILY? This newsletter stays available as long as I get a minimum of 10 comments on my LinkedIn post. In the old days, teachers got an apple… I’d settle for your thoughts! 😊☕ ⚠️ STUDENTS: Hidden exam questions are embedded throughout this newsletter. Read carefully and study the roadmap, setups, and scenarios. Good luck! 📚
📊 YOUR LEVELS (Copy & Paste)
TradingView String:
690,694,695,688.4,686,691.27,677,680,683,690
Options Flow (Strike, Calls, Puts):
695, 27.5K, 0
694, 15K, 0
692, 8.9K, 0
690, 17.6K, 14.1K
689, 0, 9.2K
685, 0, 22.2K
683, 0, 30.3K
680, 0, 41.6K
677, 0, 34.8K
🗺️ THE ROADMAP – BEAR COUNTY ⚠️ 2.87 POINTS FROM CENTER LINE ⚠️
📍 YOU ARE HERE: 688.4 (BEAR COUNTY)
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🐂 BULL COUNTY (Above 691.27) 🟢🟢 695 (57.7M) ⬅️ P1 – Major ceiling 🟢 694 (31.9M) ⬅️ P2 🟢 692 (89.9M) ⬅️ #4 LEVEL
━━━ CENTER LINE: 691.27 (FLIP) ━━━ ↑ 2.87 pts away
🔴🔴🔴 690 (207.6M) ⬅️ #1 MONSTER – 1.6 pts ABOVE 🔴🔴 689 (105.1M) ⬅️ #2 GIANT – 0.6 pts ABOVE
📍 YOU ARE HERE: 688.4
🔴 688 (71.6M) ⬅️ #6 LEVEL – ON IT 🔴 687 (65.1M) ⬅️ #8 LEVEL ━━━ Max Pain: 686 (2.4 pts below) ━━━ 🔴🔴 685 (87.5M) ⬅️ #5 LEVEL 🔴🔴🔴 683 (90.5M) ⬅️ #3 GIANT / N1 (-69.5M) 🔴🔴 680 (-49M) ⬅️ N2 – Major support 🔴 677 (-28.2M) ⬅️ N3
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🐻 BEAR COUNTY (We are here) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
🎯 WHAT THIS MEANS IN SIMPLE TERMS
🚨 MASSIVE WALL AT 690 – 207.6M
This is the BIGGEST single-strike positioning we’ve seen. The 690 level is a MONSTER.
Current Setup:
Center Line: 691.27 (2.87 pts above)
#1: 690 (207.6M) – 1.6 pts ABOVE ← THIS IS HUGE
#2: 689 (105.1M) – 0.6 pts ABOVE
#3: 683 (90.5M) – 5.4 pts BELOW
⚠️ PINNED ZONE: 688-690 Price trapped just below the MONSTER 690 wall. This level will be a magnet AND a wall.
IF BOTH #1 AND #2 ARE ABOVE YOU: Price is likely to move UP toward them. But breaking 690 will be HARD.
📊 THE TRAVEL PATH
Current: 688.4 (Bear County) – 2.87 pts from Center Line
Bulls Win: 688.4 → 689 → 690 (MONSTER – must break!) → 691.27 (Flip) → Bull County
Bears Win: 688.4 → 686 (Max Pain) → 685 → 683 (N1) Most Likely: Pin between 686-690 with 690 acting as ceiling
⚠️ CRITICAL: 690 has 207.6M Abs GEX. This is a MAGNET and WALL. Expect multiple tests.
🎯 WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW
Current: 688.4 | Center Line: 691.27 | Status: BEAR COUNTY 2.87 points from Bull County = Close but 690 MONSTER in the way.
SEE Structure – 6 Rules:
Magnets – 690 ABOVE pulling hard (massive positioning)
Time – Friday expiration = MAX positioning impact
Heat Map – 690 is RED HOT
Trend Engine – Bullish pressure but capped
Lines – Below flip, above max pain
Flow – Heavy call activity at 690, heavy puts at 683/680
✅ WAIT FOR THESE SETUPS
🐂 IF BULLS BREAK THE MONSTER:
Watch: Price pushes to 690 and HOLDS above
Confirm: Stays above 690 for 5+ minutes
Trade: Target 691.27 (Flip), then 692, 694, 695
Example: SPY breaks 690.50 at 10:30 AM, holds above 690 → Bull County incoming
🚫 DON’T TRADE THIS ZONE: 688-690 Why? Right under the MONSTER. Expect choppy tests. Wait for clear break above 690 or rejection back to 686.
🔴 IF 690 REJECTS (Most Likely):
Watch: Price tests 690, gets rejected
Confirm: Drops back below 689 and loses 688
Trade: Target 686 (Max Pain), then 685, 683
Example: SPY hits 689.80 at 11:00 AM, rejected hard to 687 → bearish
🎯 FRIDAY MAX PAIN MAGNET:
Watch: Price gravitates toward 686 into close
Why: It’s Friday. Max Pain = 686. Market makers want pins.
Trade: Expect 686-688 range into afternoon
🎓 HOW TO USE THIS
STEP 1: Put levels in TradingView STEP 2: Open IKIGAI Master QZ Structure STEP 3: Watch Q Box 7 on 5-min chart (paid users only) STEP 4: Watch for 690 break (bulls) OR 690 rejection to 686 (bears) STEP 5: Confirm it HOLDS for 5+ minutes STEP 6: Trade the direction
⚠️ MOST LIKELY SCENARIOS
⚠️ Scenario 1: Test 690 multiple times, reject, settle 686-688 (highest probability – FRIDAY PIN) ✅ Scenario 2: Break 690, push to 691.27+ (bulls win – needs volume) ⚠️ Scenario 3: Fail at 689, drop to 685-683 (bears win)
🧠 REMEMBER
It’s FRIDAY. Max Pain is 686. The 690 level has 207.6M in positioning – that’s a MONSTER. Expect multiple tests of 690 with rejections. Don’t fight the pin. The market wants to expire options worthless. Trade accordingly. Don’t use just one tool. Read like a MAVERICK – you’re flying an F-16, not a toy plane.
⚖️ DISCLAIMER
This is not investment advisory. I’m not calling trades. I’m teaching you to think. Trading futures and options involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. Past performance is not indicative of future results. The IKIGAI Algo and any associated indicators, tools, or educational materials are provided for informational and educational purposes only and do not constitute financial, investment, or trading advice. You should consult with a qualified financial advisor before making any trading decisions. Q Levels and affiliated parties are not registered investment advisors, broker-dealers, or financial planners. By participation, you acknowledge you are solely responsible for your own trading decisions and any resulting gains or losses. No guarantees of profit or specific results are made or implied. All sales are final. Please trade responsibly and only risk capital you can afford to lose.
— Q Levels Trading | Coffee With Q Don’t fight the MONSTER at 690. ☕🐻🦍
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📊 IKIGAI Market Pulse™ by Q Flow™
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📊 Q Flow Score™: XXX
⚡ Premium Tilt™: ⬇️ STRONG DOWN
📖 What This Means:
The market is balanced with no clear directional edge. Wait for a cleaner setup or consider range-bound strategies. Premium Tilt shows traders paying MORE for upside opportunity, adding weight to bullish positioning.
⚖️ DISCLAIMER
This is not investment advisory. I’m not calling trades. I’m teaching you to think. Trading futures and options involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. Past performance is not indicative of future results. The IKIGAI Algo and any associated indicators, tools, or educational materials are provided for informational and educational purposes only and do not constitute financial, investment, or trading advice. You should consult with a qualified financial advisor before making any trading decisions. Q Levels and affiliated parties are not registered investment advisors, broker-dealers, or financial planners. By participating in this program, you acknowledge that you are solely responsible for your own trading decisions and any resulting gains or losses. No guarantees of profit or specific results are made or implied. All sales are final. Please trade responsibly and only risk capital you can afford to lose.
— Q Levels Trading | Coffee With Q ☕