JiqiTrader - 2026-08-20

Ticker	Company	Rationale	Conf	Entry	Exit	Peak	Return
LONG SOFI Entered $18.43	SoFi Technologies	After-hours +2.0% to $18.73 on above-average volume; Thursday weekly options expiry (max pain near $19) creates gamma squeeze potential. Fintech sector showing momentum (HOOD +2.7% AH). Catalyst: Thursday jobless claims (8:30 ET) + weekly expiry pin risk at $19 strike.	7	$18.43	$17.92	$19.00	▼ -2.77%
LONG MARA Entered $10.28	Marathon Digital Holdings	After-hours +1.7% to $9.81; bitcoin miners leading crypto rebound (MSTR +3.9%, COIN +3.7% AH). Thursday expiry + BTC holding $60k supports. Catalyst: Weekly options expiry (high gamma at $10 strike) + crypto risk-on flow from MSTR/COIN AH strength.	7	$10.28	$11.15	$11.19	▲ +8.46%
LONG RIOT Entered $20.11	Riot Platforms	Day-trade list top mover (avg 9.18% intraday range, 21M vol). Bitcoin miner correlation play with MARA AH strength. Catalyst: Thursday weekly expiry (high open interest at $10/$11 strikes) + bitcoin miner sector momentum from MSTR/COIN after-hours leadership.	6	$20.11	$20.98	$21.02	▲ +4.33%
SHORT LCID Unconfirmed	Lucid Group	Top day-trade list (12.28% avg daily range) but EV sector weakening; TSLA excluded as mega-cap but drags peers. Thursday expiry max pain at $3.50-$4.00 range. Catalyst: Weekly options expiry pin risk below $3.50 + lack of EV-specific catalysts + high short interest (18%) vulnerable to squeeze failure.	6	$5.77	$5.62	$5.41	▲ +2.60%

Ticker	Company	Rationale	Conf	Entry	Exit	Peak	Return
LONG VWAV Skipped	VisionWave Holdings	Earnings catalyst tomorrow (Aug 20) with dated binary event. Explosive +45% breakout on 20x volume (22.6M vs ~1.1M avg) on Aug 14 from all-time low $1.03 to $1.78, signaling institutional accumulation. Defense-AI autonomy platform with patent portfolio, micro-cap (<$50M) offers asymmetric upside into print. Pattern: constructive consolidation above $1.78 breakout level; buyers showing conviction not short-covering. Key level: $1.85 for follow-through, target $2.50+ on beat.	8	$1.33	$1.08	$1.34	▼ -18.80%
SHORT XOS Unconfirmed	Xos, Inc.	Parabolic +113% single-session surge on 34x average volume (105.8M vs 3.1M avg) with no fundamental catalyst for follow-through. EPEC candidate flagged for 'sharp catalyst-driven movement' but today's move exhausts near-term buyers. Price $4.47 at resistance ($4.50-$5.00); RSI extremely overbought. High probability mean reversion to $3.00-$3.50 prior range. Volume spike confirms distribution not accumulation.	7	$4.44	$3.72	$2.84	▲ +16.22%

Ticker	Company	Rationale	Conf	Entry	Exit	Peak	Return
LONG BOIL Entered $19.11	ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas	EIA Natural Gas Storage report at 10:30 ET forecast +15B cf vs +36B prior; a build ≤15B would signal tightening supply, likely pushing Sep NG futures above 2.85 to 2.95, driving BOIL +3-5%.	7	$19.11	$18.95	$20.35	▼ -0.84%

Ticker	Company	Rationale	Conf	Entry	Exit	Peak	Return
SHORT ETH-USD Confirmed -0.4%	Ethereum	ETH at $1,916 pressing into dense resistance cluster at $1,928-$1,940 (upper Bollinger Band $1,932, prior swing highs). Technicals show stall signals: MACD histogram flat at zero, Stochastic %K 70.13 overextended vs %D 56.11, 200-day SMA at $2,002 capping upside. Blockchain.news analysis (Aug 19) assigns 45% bear case: rejection at $1,928-$1,940 triggers unwind to $1,899 (immediate support), then $1,881 (strong support), and $1,846 (lower Bollinger Band). Entry on 4h candle rejection wick/close back below $1,928 with stop above $1,945. Risk ~$30 to target $1,880-$1,846 (R:R ~1:3). Crypto equity strength (MSTR +3.9% AH, COIN +3.7% AH) is counter-risk but ETH-specific structure favors mean reversion.	7	$1916.46	$2318.25	$1905.08	▼ -20.97%