Day-Trading Scenarios for Feb 13, 2026

We feel lucky today. Buying pullbacks into support good for a start.

Let's be happy today with 3 to 4 trades and close early. Yesterday's volatility was a bit scary, but risk plans saved the day. We are looking to short near next resistance of 49719, then the daily pivot of 49846.

Volume was robust at 112,947 contracts, reflecting heightened activity as indexes gave up early gains and turned sharply lower. This downturn aligned with declines in related indexes, including a 1.55% drop in E-mini S&P 500 futures and a 2.02% fall in E-mini Nasdaq 100 futures, as mega-cap tech stocks like those in AI sectors weighed on sentiment ahead of the CPI report.

The Dow's performance was relatively resilient compared to tech-heavy benchmarks, but the session highlighted ongoing volatility tied to overextended rallies in growth stocks.

Fundamentally, today's outlook has turned more positive following cooler-than-expected January CPI data, which showed a 0.2% monthly increase and 2.4% annual rise, easing inflation concerns and boosting expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts. Markets now price in a 51% chance of at least one 25-basis-point cut by June, with near-certainty of steady rates in March, potentially supporting risk assets like the Dow.

CPI

 8:30 AM ET

Baker Hughes Rig Count

 1:00 PM ET

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DATE: 2/13/2026

TIME: 8:28 AM

HIGH: 50521

LOW: 49493

CLOSE: 49523

PIVOT: 49846

SUPPORT: 49094

RESISTANCE: 49719

SWING MAGNITUDE: 241

TIME OF COMMENT: 8:28 AM

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