weekend ed

July 18, 2026

The +31 Off the 26 That Cost Me Nothing to Chase

by Tony Rago

Hey trader,

Monday's tape was a mess before the bell even rang. CPI printed a one-minute candle 240 handles wide.

Kevin Warsh was testifying live. Every fresh headline shoved the market another 50 handles in whatever direction it felt like.

I said it to the room plainly. "I think this market's ultimately just extremely confused."

I sat on my hands through most of it. I kept asking price to come back to my level. "Maybe we'll get our 26."

Then it did. Price rolled down from the 50 into our gold line, with VWAP sitting right underneath.

I bought two contracts. The first one paid.

I slid my stop up to my entry. The runner carried all the way to a full +31.

Here is the part I want you to sit with this weekend. That +31 was free the moment my first contract filled.

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