⚡ TheSMCTrader

Markets closed higher today: S&P 500 +0.32% to 7,677.28, Nasdaq +0.66% to 26,151.30 (QQQ traded roughly 702.70-712.91 intraday), and the Dow +0.3% to 53,577.40 — gains led by a chip-sector rally ahead of NVIDIA's earnings tomorrow (Aug 26) after the close. On the Wyckoff Gold watchlist: the two freshest breakouts remain PGR (entry 223.92) and CMG (entry 38.02, right after its salmonella-scare recovery), both from Aug 24. Among open positions, EFX leads at +4.88% and COIN at +4.14%, while CSGP lags at -0.64%. Two new candidates joined the list on Aug 24 and are still waiting for trigger: LULU and APO. Among the longer-standing waiting candidates, STZ is closest to its trigger — only ~0.8% from 138.66 (last 137.6), followed by CVNA at ~2.1% from 73.91. The key event tomorrow is NVIDIA's report after the close — expected to move the whole tech/semis complex hard, with indirect spillover risk for the gold names too. Within the list itself, STZ is the one to watch for a breakout completion. No other major macro event in the next 3 days (the next NFP print isn't until Sep 4).