PRIME PICK$
February 18, 2026 Volume 214 "Dizzying Loop Edition"
Driving in Circles
We have been trapped in this same range for what feels like an eternity now. Every single day it is the same game. Flat on the higher timeframes, absolute chaos once the bell rings. These intraday moves are not cute little scalps either. They rip hard in both directions and if you are sharp, there is real money sitting there to be taken. But this is the kind of tape that punishes ego immediately. You have to actually pay yourself when it gives it up. You have to know when you are done for the day. Because the second you start pressing out of boredom or revenge, it will spin you right back into the blender you just escaped from.
The opportunities are there. They have been there for weeks now. The difference between ending green and lighting your account on fire in this environment is having an actual plan before the open and respecting your own limits once you are in the fight. Take the base hits, stack them, and walk away. Overtrading in a range like this is how you turn a solid morning into an afternoon donation to the market makers.
Now we head into the back half of the week with PCE sitting on Friday as the next scare tactic on the agenda. On top of that, Trump keeps sending more military to the gulf like we are gearing up for an unnecessary war with Iran at someone else’s (oooohhhh Benji!) request, and you can see that anxiety bleeding straight into price action every single afternoon. The FOMC minutes dropped today and there were actually voices in the room floating rate hikes again. That is where we are right now.
Meanwhile the big names are still crawling around looking for any kind of real recovery, the AI story has lost its shine, and the Mag 7 keep passing capital back and forth to each other like it magically creates growth out of thin air. The market is starting to side eye that whole shady game.
We are still weaving through heavy traffic here. Head on a swivel if you want to finish the week green. Let’s hit the road!
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My Charts
Over Green line = Entry for Calls
Under Red line = Entry for Puts
Dash/Dot Blue line = Price Targets
Orange Dash/Dot line = POC (Point Of Control)
Purple line = Dark Pool
Blue Boxes = Demand Zones
Red Boxes = Supply Zones
EMA: orange = 9 | blue = 20 | pink = 50
Price targets are not the same as option strikes.
Price targets are where I believe the chart can/will go.
The strikes I suggest are what I think provide the best risk/reward to make money.
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UBER
UBER 0.00%↑ daily bull flag (in a bull flag) setup. The smaller bull flag in yellow will be our guidance for entry. A break and hold over the trendline is our call trigger, and if we reject the trendline and fade we can trade puts and look towards the $71 level. Here’s the setup.
