US Large Caps in Focus - Closing AAPL, CSCO, RTY (26 January 2026)
Notes: we tend to focus on inflections on the weekly data level to strip out noise and, hopefully, call trades of more meaningful longevity. The basic system is a dynamic heatmap and colours: Up as Blue and Down as Red. Momentum is woven into the price series, such that paler colours represent lessening of power and stronger colours, increasing power. The sub-window shows the heatmap with momentum numbers at each timeframe from hourly to monthly.
Note, position changes: we are closing SHORT - AAPL US ahead of earnings. Entered 8 January at 257 (see note of that day) covered at 252.5 for a gain of 1.77% (1.28% relative SPX). Also closing SHORT -CSCO US SHORT at 76.7 for a loss of 3.18% and at 2,678 LONG - RTY Index entered 9 January for a gain of 2.4%.
Apple Inc. (APPL) - cover ahead of earnings.
The daily row shows an unwind of downside reds from oversold levels and all intraday timeframes have inflected to blue. We may look at the trade again once clear of earnings.
Cisco Systems (CSCO) - cover on breakout.
Daily and all intraday timeframes have inflected to blue. Note also unwind in daily red power from heavy reds, to pale blue rest, to light reds. This is a bullish divergence in the platform.
