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Gap up and Hold. Trend Change?

Richard Moglen
Richard Moglen

Stock Trader & Student of the Markets. I help traders improve their systems & performance at TraderLion & Deepvue

January 5, 2026

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Market Trend Status
Trend: 4 of 4 UP
✓ 10 EMA ✓ 21 EMA ✓ 50 SMA ✓ 200 SMA

Market Action

Positive Expectation Breaker. Smaller caps continue to act well.

Top Themes so far year to date:

Bitcoin Miners, Oil and Gas, Energy, Bitcoin, China Internet, Aerospace,

Bulls want to see us follow through higher
Bears want to see a break below today’s lows and the moving averages

QQQ
Positive expectation breaker. Watching for follow through up
QQQ chart
IWM
Stronger. Strong gap and go above the 21
IWM chart
IBIT
Strong follow through higher testing the bottoming base pivot
IBIT chart

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: Choppy/Corrective

Groups/Sectors

Deepvue Theme Tracker
BTC Miners, Silver Miners, Aerospace, China internet strongest themes
Deepvue Theme Tracker
Deepvue Leaders Heatmap
Deepvue Leaders Heatmap
S&P Heatmap
S&P Heatmap

Leadership Stocks & Analysis

TSLA
Positive expectation breaker. Now watching for follow through higher
TSLA chart
GOOG
Tight inside day
GOOG chart
AAPL
Weak action. Following through down. Needs to hold this area
AAPL chart
META
No follow through lower, moving averages still coiled
META chart
AMZN
Testing the handle pivot. Pos ex breaker
AMZN chart
INTC
Big reversal down but was short term extended
INTC chart
PLTR
Pos ex breaker. below the MAs. Needs to act better or will be replaced
PLTR chart
NVDA
Downside reversal. Range forming above the MAs
NVDA chart
MU
Downside reversal. Trending
MU chart
BE
Follow through higher. Running into the 50sma
BE chart
LLY
Downside reversal breakign the range. Biotech theme has not been as strong
LLY chart
FSLR
Still in the base below the overall pivot. Choppy trader.
FSLR chart
MSFT
Tight consolidation day. Needs to reclaim the 200sma quickly
MSFT chart

Key Moves

FIG
Strong Gap and Go Move
FIG chart
APLD
Push from the bottoming base
APLD chart
HUT
Bitcoin pushing off the bottoming base while this is breaking into new highs
HUT chart

Setups and Watchlist

RIVN
Watching for a range breakout
RIVN chart
YPF
Watching for a range breakout
YPF chart
NAVN
Watching for a range breakout and follow through
NAVN chart
RKLB
Watching for a range breakout.
RKLB chart
VOYG
Watching for a bottoming range breakout
VOYG chart
AEVA
Lidar Company. NVDA Partnership. Watching for a gap and go.
AEVA chart

Watchlist & Themes

Larger Watchlist

RIVN YPF NAVN RKLB VOYG AEVA TSLA

Daily Focus List

RIVN TSLA AEVA

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 RCL CUK

Additional Thoughts

Semis with some downside reversals. Other names taking off today. Very mixed market with smaller caps leading. Focus on the leading developing themes.

Recent Trade Lab Reports

  • Holding and Re-confirmation
    April 9, 2026
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  • Gap up above the 50 and 200 SMA
    April 8, 2026
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  • Upside Reversal. 2 Week Ceasefire. Market Set to Gap up
    April 7, 2026
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  • Market Coiled at Key Levels. Make or Break for the Rally
    April 6, 2026
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