Tight Ranges. Semis Ready for Expansion
Richard Moglen
Stock Trader & Student of the Markets. I help traders improve their systems & performance at TraderLion & Deepvue
December 25, 2025
15 min read
Market Action
Follow through higher on the shortened Christmas Eve Day. We are still acting well since the positive expectation breaker. Heading back towards the unfilled gap.
Wider larger watchlist than normal today with many names coiled. Semi Theme, Biotechs, Solar, Software..
QQQ
Follows through higher
IWM
Upside reversal just below the level
IBIT
Quiet tight days. Ready for expansion. To the upside needs to overcome the 21ema and level
Trends 4/4 Up – based on the QQQ
Shortest – 10 Day EMA – Above
Short-term – 21 ema – Above
Intermediate term – 50 sma – Above
Longterm – 200 sma – Up – Above Rising
Current View: Developing Uptrend
Groups/Sectors
Deepvue THEME Tracker
Deepvue LEaders Heatmap
S&P Heatmap
Leadership Stocks & Analysis
TSLA
Upside reversal off the 10ema. Setting up in this range for a breakout
GOOG
Strong action. Running into a level. Ideally forms a range here against the MAs
AAPL
Follows through but faded against the 21ema
META
Still in this handle of the consolidation. All the moving averages compressed
AMZN
Tight day as it builds out the right side of the base
INTC
Failed breakdown and oops reversal. Potential trend change
PLTR
Tight range after the breakout
NVDA
Constructive inside day after the 50sma reclaim
MU
Following through higher
BE
Tight action. Ready for expansion
LLY
Forming a tight range
AVGO
Bouncing into the declining MAs
FSLR
Failed to breakdown further after the reversal. Tight day below the pivot
MSFT
Forming a bottoming range
Key Moves
TVTX
Strong Breakout
Setups and Watchlist
ACMR
Watching for a range breakout
AMD
Watching for a range breakout
AMKR
Watching for a range breakout
APP
Watching for a base breakout
AXGN
Watching for a range breakout
CTRI
Watching for a range breakout
CCJ
Watching for a consolidation breakout
COMP
Watching for a range breakout
CRS
Watching for a range breakout
DASH
Watching for a range breakout
DOCN
Watching for a range breakout. On weekly potential new stage 2
DY
Watching for a range breakout
RBRK
Watching for a range breakout
FORM
Watching for a range breakout
FROG
Watching for a range breakout
ALAB
Watching for a range breakout. Like the story and growth
SATS
Watching for a range breakout
TER
Watching for a range breakout
TXG
Watching for a range breakout
NAVN
AI powered IPO. Watching for a range breakout
NXT
Watching for a range re-breakout
PLAB
Watching for a range breakout
GRAL
Watching for a 21ema reclaim. Upside reversal
Watchlist & Themes
Wider Watchlist
ACMR
AMD
AMKR
APP
AXGN
CTRI
CCJ
COMP
CRS
DASH
DOCN
DY
RBRK
FORM
FROG
ALAB
SATS
TER
TXG
NXT
NAVN
PLAB
GRAL
TSLA
BE
FSLR
PLTR
LLY
Daily Focus List
TSLA
BE
FSLR
AMD
Universe List
AAPL
ALAB
AMD
AMZN
APLD
ARM
BABA
BE
BKKT
CCJ
CLSK
CRDO
CRS
DELL
FIX
FLS
FSLR
GGAL
GOOG
GOOGL
GRAL
HOOD
HUT
INSM
INTC
LEU
LMND
MELI
META
MSFT
MU
NBIS
NET
NIO
NVDA
OPEN
PATH
PLTR
QCOM
RGTI
RKLB
RMBS
SHOP
SNDK
SNOW
SOUN
STNG
STRL
STUB
TAC
TEM
TER
TWLO
VRT
MDGL
RIVN
SEDG
TDC
VCYT
U
QLYS
NXT
DDOG
METC
TXG
ASTS
CRWD
FLY
CSIQ
RDDT
ANF
BTU
FROG
LRCX
LUMN
REAL
UPWK
VICR
SANM
INOD
GSAT
JAZZ
APPN
COLL
ESTA
SMTC
DOCN
TSLA
DY
GEV
WGS
AMTM
EGO
KSS
FLNC
CIFR
AEIS
BKV
LSCC
EOSE
PL
TVTX
PARR
SEI
LLY
HCC
CLS
TTAN
HOUS
RGEN
MDB
GEMI
YOU
HNGE
TARS
COCO
GH
NTRA
LLY
Recent Gaps
AKAM
AMD
AMGN
AMZN
ANF
APPN
BBAI
BE
CAH
COHR
CRS
DDOG
DOCN
DY
EXPE
FLS
FROG
GCT
GGAL
GH
GTX
HAE
HCC
ILMN
INTC
ISRG
LC
LMND
MEDP
NET
OPEN
PAM
PBF
PEGA
PGNY
PLNT
QCOM
QLYS
RDDT
RIVN
ROK
SANM
SITM
SLDP
TDC
TWLO
TXG
U
VCYT
VIAV
VICR
VIST
XMTR
YPF
AEO
FROG
CRDO
MDB
CRDO
AEO
PATH
PL
PLAB
MSOS
TLRY
PL
MU
Additional Thoughts
Lots of names coiled. Holiday low volatility may be the cause but charts look primed for an expansion shortly.
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