The Stock Market Coils Ahead of the Fed – Good Action off Lows
Richard Moglen
Stock Trader & Student of the Markets. I help traders improve their systems & performance at TraderLion & Deepvue
December 9, 2025
11 min read
Market Action
Good action after the slight gap down and many names are coiled for expansion. Fed Day tomorrow and they are expected to cut rates. Tough day to trade as you have to act quickly. Be ready for anything
QQQ
Upside reversal right at a key level. Primed for expansion.
IWM
Coiled right below all time highs
IBIT
Testing the bottoming range pivot and 21ema. Strong bar today. Keep an eye on the crypto theme
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
Miners stand out, great action. Crypto theme as well
DV HEATMAP
PAAS leading the miners. Biotech still pulling in
S&P
Health care weak off the open
Leadership Stocks & Analysis
TSLA
Strong action off the open bouncing on the 10ema
GOOG
Building out this range above the MAs
AAPL
Tightening on top of the prior consolidation
META
Pulling in from the range. Expecting it to build out below the MAs
AMZN
Upside reversal below the MAs, potential higher low if we can rally here
INTC
Inside day. Overall a bit volatile for my liking the last few days, Watching for a bounce off the 10ema area.
PLTR
Building a range above the 50sma after a push off lows.
NVDA
Tight here with an inside day. Watching for a range breakout
AMD
Tight range below the 21ema. Watching for a rand breakout
VRT
Violated the pivot and pulling back into the MAs. watching for a bounce here
MU
Strong push off the open
BE
Tight day on the 21ema. Could go either way. Watching for expansion
LLY
Biotech theme still pulling in. Negative close
AVGO
Strong action off lows. ideally builds and lets MAs catch up
Key Moves
PAAS
Strong positive expectation breakers from miners today. Breaking out of their ranges
FROG
Strong expansion from this consolidation post gap
Setups and Watchlist
AMTM
Watching for a post gap range breakout
CIFR
Watching for a range breakout
CLS
Watching for. a consolidation breakout
DY
Watching for a bounce off the 10ema and range breakout
LMND
Watching for a post gap consolidation breakout
LSCC
Watching for a bounce off the base pivot
WGS
Watching for a range breakout
SEI
Watching for a base breakout
WDC
Watching for a range breakout
EOSE
Watching for a range breakout
PL
Watching for a range breakout
REAL
Watching for a range breakout. Likely expands very soon
IONQ
Watching for a range breakout
TXG
Watching for a range breakout and push off the 21
OUST
Watching for a range breakout
SNDK
Watching for a range breakout
HBM
Watching for a base breakout
NXT
Watching for a bottoming range breakout and pop through the 21ema
Watchlist & Themes
Larger Watchlist
AMTM
CIFR
CLS
DY
LMND
LSCC
SEI
WGS
WDC
EOSE
PL
REAL
IONQ
TXG
OUST
SNDK
HBM
NXT
NVDA
AMD
BE
TSLA
TQQQ
Daily Focus List
AMD
NXT
TQQQ
LMND
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
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
Additional Thoughts
Based on charts and the news catalyst we are likely to see large expansion tomorrow. Be ready since it could go either way. Strongest themes I see are Semis, AI Energy, Retail, Biotech (although recently pulling in)
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