24-Hour Picks Entry: close of 2026-08-20 — Exit: close of 2026-08-24
| Ticker | Company | Rationale | Conf | Entry | Exit | Peak | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG RIOT Entered | Riot Platforms | Bitcoin rallied to $68,500 over weekend (+3.2%), driving 4% pre-market gap for miners. Friday close at $11.85 reclaimed 20-day SMA on 1.8x avg volume (38M vs 21M), confirming bullish structure. Catalyst: Monday BTC momentum extends into open with CPI-print volatility bid. | 8 | — | Pending | — | Pending |
| LONG IONQ Entered | IonQ | Needham initiates coverage Monday 8:00 AM ET with Buy/$12 PT (street-high). Friday close $9.42 broke 3-week wedge on 27M shares (1.35x avg), RSI 58 with room. Catalyst: Analyst event + quantum sector tailwind from Nvidia GTC recap. 6.59% avg day range supports $0.60+ intraday target. | 7 | — | Pending | — | Pending |
| LONG APLD Entered | Applied Digital | CoreWeave (CRWV) announced 500MW expansion Sunday night — direct read-across for APLD's Ellendale campus. Friday close $7.18 held VWAP on 22M shares, forming higher low at $6.90. Catalyst: Monday 9:45 AM ET DOE loan program update for AI infrastructure. 8.05% avg day range = $0.58 expected move. | 7 | — | Pending | — | Pending |
24-Hour Picks Entry: close of 2026-08-20 — Exit: close of 2026-08-24
| Ticker | Company | Rationale | Conf | Entry | Exit | Peak | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG TMC Skipped | The Metals Company Inc. | Price $4.86 (+22.3%, 11.9M vol) broke out above $4.50 resistance on Friday with 2.2x avg volume. Catalyst: ISA (International Seabed Authority) regulatory meetings continue next week; any progress on NORI-D exploitation license could trigger follow-through. Pattern: clean breakout from 3-month base, volume confirms institutional interest. Target $5.50-$6.00, stop $4.40. | 8 | $3.97 | $4.74 | $5.00 | ▲ +19.40% |
| LONG DNN Entered | Denison Mines Corp. | Price $3.51 (+11.8%, 35M vol) reclaimed $3.40 resistance with 1.4x avg volume. Catalyst: Uranium spot price holding >$80/lb; Sprott Physical Uranium Trust buying resumes Monday; potential DOE loan program updates for US nuclear fuel. Pattern: cup-with-handle breakout, RSI 62 not overbought. Target $3.90-$4.20, stop $3.25. | 7 | — | Pending | — | Pending |
| SHORT HOWL Skipped | Werewolf Therapeutics, Inc. | Price $0.91 (+111%, 248M vol = 168x avg) - extreme overextension on no fundamental news. Friday's 111% surge on 248M shares suggests pump/retail frenzy. Catalyst for reversal: zero news flow Monday, profit-taking from Friday's 248M share turnover, no institutional support at these levels. Pattern: parabolic climax top, gap fill target $0.45-$0.50. Stop $1.05. | 8 | $0.43 | $0.88 | $0.81 | ▼ -104.65% |
24-Hour Picks Entry: close of 2026-08-20 — Exit: close of 2026-08-24
| Ticker | Company | Rationale | Conf | Entry | Exit | Peak | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHORT UCO Unconfirmed | ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil | Monday positioning ahead of Wednesday 10:30 ET EIA Petroleum Status Report after last week's historic 17.4M barrel crude build (largest in 3.5 years) pushed WTI to low-$80s; DXY strength from Tuesday's 20-yr auction tail risk and FOMC minutes fallout adds downside pressure. Expect WTI to test $80.50 support Monday. | 6 | $45.29 | $44.13 | $43.47 | ▲ +2.56% |
24-Hour Picks Entry: close of 2026-08-20 — Exit: close of 2026-08-24
| Ticker | Company | Rationale | Conf | Entry | Exit | Peak | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHORT BTC-USD Confirmed -2.3% | Bitcoin | Hourly RSI hit 91.85 (extreme overbought) after surge to $73.4k high; orderbook ask-heavy (0.21 imbalance) with $36.7M whale sell flow over 5m; Algotick shows bearish trending with sell pressure (conviction 18/100); resistance at $73,418 (session high) with immediate target $71,500-$72,000 (VWAP ~$63k anchor + 4h support). Corrects recent bias of longing overbought BTC (failed longs 8/10, 8/11). | 7 | $73032.76 | $78867.66 | $73011.41 | ▼ -7.99% |