Inside Day at Highs. Semiconductors Coiled
Richard Moglen
Stock Trader & Student of the Markets. I help traders improve their systems & performance at TraderLion & Deepvue
October 21, 2025
Market Action
QQQ – Inside day as we consolidate right below the key level of the friday reversal highs. This will be a level that everyone is watching and positioning against. The last 2 days have been on lower volume. The overall environment is still choppy.
Earnings season is upon us. I’ve included my Deepvue post market movers dashboard below after the heatmaps. Earnings moves provide great insight inot the risk appetite of institutions. It’s not just about the initial gap, but also if those gaps are followed by follow on strength or weakness.
Bulls want to see us follow through higher and break above that reversal high
Bears want to see us reverse down, and see more earnings gap downs than gap ups from key growth names.
Daily Chart of the QQQ.
IWM – Tight day resting on the pivot. Constructive
IBIT – Wide range but positive bar. Remains volatile and below the MAs
Trends (4/4 Up) – Based on the QQQ
Shortest – 10 Day EMA – Above
Short-term – 21 ema – Above
Intermediate term – 50 sma – Above Rising
Longterm – 200 sma – Up – Above Rising
Groups/Sectors
Deepvue Theme Tracker. Home construction leading today
Deepvue Leaders. Gold miners pulling in
S&P 500.
Post Market Movers. NFLX Down ISRG Up
Leadership Stocks & Analysis
TSLA – Overall tight near the top of this range heading into earnings. Tomorrow AMC. Can expect some volatility tomorrow.
AAPL tight day after the recent expansion
PLTR Very tight. Right above the 21ema. Watching for a range breakout
NVDA chopping between the base pivot and 50sma. Will be tough for semis to make a meaningful move unless this begins trending
META Holding above the 21ema
HOOD slight follow through down testing the gap. Ideally this builds a base on base here.
RDDT very tight day. watching for a pop through the 21ema
AMZN strong follow through up reclaiming the 21ema
MSFT strong upside reversal at the range pivot. Watching for a breakout
Key Moves
OSCR range and base breakout move
KVYO one to watch in coming months for a trend change
Setups and Watchlist
INTC watching for a range breakout. EPS upcoming
ALAB watching for a range breakout.
VRT watching for a range breakout and earnings move.
SYM watching for a range breakout.
RMBS watching for a range breakout and earnings move
PI watching for a range breakout
DK watching for a range breakout. Oil and gas name but it can trend. Near big weekly level
CRDO watching for a push off the 21ema/ positive expectation breaker
STRL watching for a range breakout.
MDGL watching for a range breakout. Biotech
Today’s Watchlist in List form
Focus List Names
INTC ALAB VRT SYM RMBS PI DK CRDO STRL MDGL PLTR TSLA NVDA RDDT
Focus:
TSLA PLTR
Themes
AI, AI Energy, rare metals, biotech. Gold/miners more distribution
Additional Thoughts
Semiconductor names look primed for a significant move in coming days. TSLA earnings tomorrow will be a key gauge of market health and sentiment. Know your plan with your holdings.
Anything can happen, Day by Day – Managing risk along the way
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