<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Vortex Capital Group]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vortex Capital Group is a Toronto-based proprietary trading firm established in 2011, focused on professional U.S. equity trading infrastructure for qualified active traders worldwide, including DMA platform access, dark liquidity routes, and hard-to-borrow locate resources.]]></description><link>https://www.vortexcapitalgroup.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 05:11:52 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.vortexcapitalgroup.com/fr/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Risk-Off Routing: VIX Spikes, ETF Volume and the Case for ATS Awareness]]></title><description><![CDATA[On VIX>28 days the SPY intraday range medians 2.20% and QQQ 2.73% — 3x calm-tape behaviour. We don't trade risk-off by cutting size; we reprice volatility, ETF volume, and quote stability and let those decide the route.]]></description><link>https://www.vortexcapitalgroup.com/post/risk-off-routing-vix-spikes-etf-volume-and-the-case-for-ats-awareness</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a04a4b648aeb3fcb242eb0f</guid><category><![CDATA[Macro Regime Analysis]]></category><category><![CDATA[Liquidity & Flow]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8902eb_ba51f586aab04a10a88a7ca2b327acd9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_900,h_460,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ashraf Yaghi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yield Shock Playbook: How QQQ, NVDA and SMH Behave When Rates Move]]></title><description><![CDATA[Across 1,092 sessions 2022-2026, NVDA decoupled: on >+10bp 10Y yield days, QQQ -0.25% and SMH -0.21% but NVDA +0.30%. The textbook 'yields up = tech down' rule is wrong about the leader.]]></description><link>https://www.vortexcapitalgroup.com/post/yield-shock-playbook-how-qqq-nvda-and-smh-behave-when-rates-move</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a04a48d618ba45174ff9aa9</guid><category><![CDATA[Macro Regime Analysis]]></category><category><![CDATA[Market Structure]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8902eb_e59a568de293428b9bdeb048451d5337~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_900,h_460,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ashraf Yaghi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Volume Shock Without Sponsorship: Spotting Exhaustion Before the Reversal Candle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Across 5,365 sessions on SPY/QQQ/NVDA/TSLA/AMD, exhaustion-close rate climbs from 27% on calm-volume days to 49% at 1.8-2.5x volume. High relative volume is participation, not sponsorship — and order flow shows which we're looking at.]]></description><link>https://www.vortexcapitalgroup.com/post/volume-shock-without-sponsorship-spotting-exhaustion-before-the-reversal-candle</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a04a45e2fe6e98eed47b2c4</guid><category><![CDATA[Institutional Psychology]]></category><category><![CDATA[Liquidity & Flow]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8902eb_57117ce89556423e8350a21fc16c8cfa~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_900,h_460,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ashraf Yaghi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Gap-Chase Trap: Why Strong US Equity Opens Still Fade Intraday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Across 3,463 gap-up sessions on QQQ/NVDA/TSLA/AMD/SMCI/COIN, the intraday fade is roughly 50% regardless of gap size. What collapses with gap size is full-fill rate: 44% on small gaps, only 8% on gaps above 6%.]]></description><link>https://www.vortexcapitalgroup.com/post/the-gap-chase-trap-why-strong-opens-still-fade</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a04a4362fe6e98eed47b27d</guid><category><![CDATA[Institutional Psychology]]></category><category><![CDATA[Execution Intelligence]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8902eb_802e2279f191446f906ed88737492e3f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_900,h_460,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ashraf Yaghi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ATR Compression Breakouts: Why the Pattern Fails More Than Traders Realize]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 'compression precedes breakout' pattern doesn't survive 8,688 sessions of data. Tightest days had a 6% breakout rate; widest had 26%. Momentum begets momentum. How our desk actually uses compression — and what we trade instead.]]></description><link>https://www.vortexcapitalgroup.com/post/atr-compression-breakouts-when-high-beta-stocks-finally-expand</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a04a40d48aeb3fcb242e9e8</guid><category><![CDATA[Options & Volatility]]></category><category><![CDATA[Market Structure]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8902eb_58f61606bb0b483cbf0a7f88559e29f8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_900,h_460,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ashraf Yaghi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[VIX-Adjusted Opening Range: Position Sizing QQQ, NVDA and TSLA Before the Bell]]></title><description><![CDATA[QQQ daily range is 0.97% at VIX<13 and 2.73% at VIX>28 — nearly 3x. NVDA and TSLA scale similarly. Same share size across both regimes is the cleanest way to underperform your own setup. A dynamic-sizing framework.]]></description><link>https://www.vortexcapitalgroup.com/post/vix-adjusted-opening-range-position-sizing-qqq-nvda-and-tsla-before-the-bell</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a04a3c4618ba45174ff994d</guid><category><![CDATA[Options & Volatility]]></category><category><![CDATA[Execution Intelligence]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8902eb_f9685ac2c69d4ac99a1682054065836b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_900,h_460,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ashraf Yaghi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Singapore and Hong Kong Session Plan: Turning the 21:30 Open Into a Repeatable Desk Routine]]></title><description><![CDATA[SPY's first 15 cash-session minutes — landing at 22:30 HKT/SGT — carry 4x the per-minute volatility of any other US window. A repeatable Asia-evening routine: 21:30 watchlist, 22:00 locates and route plan, 22:30 execute, 23:00 review.]]></description><link>https://www.vortexcapitalgroup.com/post/singapore-and-hong-kong-session-plan-turning-the-21-30-open-into-a-repeatable-desk-routine</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a049c2d2fe6e98eed47a3d9</guid><category><![CDATA[Prop Trading Infrastructure]]></category><category><![CDATA[Execution Intelligence]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8902eb_5d7b21e2c9c641c08bd2bff03841f565~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_900,h_459,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ashraf Yaghi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[China ADR Volatility Playbook: Trading BABA, NIO, JD, PDD and KWEB Flow]]></title><description><![CDATA[BABA's 60-day correlation to KWEB swings from 0.45 to 0.85 — single-name catalysts decouple from the basket more often than traders assume. The edge isn't a one-line ADR rule; it's identifying which signal is in control at the moment of execution.]]></description><link>https://www.vortexcapitalgroup.com/post/china-adr-volatility-playbook-trading-baba-nio-jd-pdd-and-kweb-flow</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a049c3588d313e8c532263b</guid><category><![CDATA[Prop Trading Infrastructure]]></category><category><![CDATA[Market Structure]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8902eb_c76c8489b74d4e15a65b4db0f4ad5ed0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_900,h_459,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ashraf Yaghi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smart Routes vs Manual Routes: When the Trader Should Override the Router]]></title><description><![CDATA[SPY 1-minute volume averages 251K shares at 09:30 and 277K at 15:55 — but only 57K at 12:30. Volume and range concentrate at open and close, and that's exactly where manual route control matters most. Smart routers work the middle.]]></description><link>https://www.vortexcapitalgroup.com/post/smart-routes-vs-manual-routes-when-the-trader-should-override-the-router</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a049c25f5de439405f9284d</guid><category><![CDATA[Market Structure]]></category><category><![CDATA[Execution Intelligence]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8902eb_c689172873f842968d796508c6558758~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_900,h_459,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ashraf Yaghi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[La Reversión del Cierre en SPDR Sectoriales: Por Qué los Líderes Moderados se Desinflan y los Rezagados Moderados son una Trampa]]></title><description><![CDATA[Los SPDR sectoriales en los últimos 30 minutos no revierten de forma universal. La reversión es asimétrica: los líderes moderados (+0,15% a +1% vs SPY) se desinflan 54-57% del tiempo; los rezagados moderados (-1% a -0,15%) revierten solo 28-38% — el bucket trampa. Los extremos positivos extienden, no revierten. Cómo leer la asimetría y rutearla.]]></description><link>https://www.vortexcapitalgroup.com/es/post/la-reversi%C3%B3n-del-cierre-en-spdr-sectoriales-por-qu%C3%A9-los-l%C3%ADderes-moderados-se-desinflan-y-los-rezaga-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a08cadc90efca4297507e69</guid><category><![CDATA[Execution Intelligence]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 19:51:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8902eb_6faeaf81af3044d6a3ffbe6a1e5acc73~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_930,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ashraf Yaghi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Le Ratio XLY/XLP comme Signal Contrariant : Comment les Matinées Défensives Préfigurent les Après-midi Haussiers sur SPY]]></title><description><![CDATA[La lecture manuelle dit : cyclique fort = marché monte. Les données disent l'inverse. Les matinées défensives (XLP bat XLY de plus de 0,15% à 11h) produisent +0,11% à +0,14% médian sur SPY l'après-midi, 71% à 100% positifs. Les matinées risk-on s'épuisent à 13h. Pourquoi le signal s'est inversé et comment notre desk le trade.]]></description><link>https://www.vortexcapitalgroup.com/fr/post/le-ratio-xly-xlp-comme-signal-contrariant-comment-les-matin%C3%A9es-d%C3%A9fensives-pr%C3%A9figurent-les-apr%C3%A8s-mi-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a08cad690efca4297507e5d</guid><category><![CDATA[Market Structure]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 19:51:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8902eb_7561552905a74006b25092c2a85c77d8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_930,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ashraf Yaghi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Le Drag Mécanique de Fin de Séance sur les ETF à Levier : TQQQ, SOXL, SPXL et la Fenêtre du Rebalancement Swap]]></title><description><![CDATA[Les 25 dernières minutes des ETF à levier ne sont pas du bruit — c'est la fenêtre mécanique pendant laquelle les Authorized Participants rebalancent leurs swaps. TQQQ accuse −1,5 bp de drag médian, SPXL est neutre, SOXL sur-performe +8 bp. Trois microstructures, trois trades, un seul accès DMA dark/smart.]]></description><link>https://www.vortexcapitalgroup.com/fr/post/le-drag-m%C3%A9canique-de-fin-de-s%C3%A9ance-sur-les-etf-%C3%A0-levier-tqqq-soxl-spxl-et-la-fen%C3%AAtre-du-rebalanc-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a08cad090efca4297507e52</guid><category><![CDATA[Execution Intelligence]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 19:51:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8902eb_db25985484c4453eaa634d002ce47a81~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_945,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ashraf Yaghi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU Close VWAP Bend: polska strategia rewersji na liderach zmienności]]></title><description><![CDATA[EU Close VWAP Bend na MSTR/TSLA/COIN/SOXL/SMH w oknie 17:25 Warszawa: 49.3% bazowy, 52.6% z filtrem curl. Nie fade każdego ekstremum — filtr jakości aukcji.]]></description><link>https://www.vortexcapitalgroup.com/pl/post/eu-close-vwap-bend-polska-strategia-rewersji-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a08cacadf43effc8ce03f71</guid><category><![CDATA[Execution Intelligence]]></category><category><![CDATA[Market Structure]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 19:51:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8902eb_0a6879910247439799ec451f59655e0a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_900,h_459,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ashraf Yaghi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sector Gate ORB: откриващ пробив с индексно и секторно потвърждение]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sector Gate ORB на 9 momentum имена в последните 20 сесии: 34.0% базов hit rate, 34.3% със секторно потвърждение. Филтърът премахва 25% маргинални сделки без загуба на rate — селективност, не магия.]]></description><link>https://www.vortexcapitalgroup.com/bg/post/sector-gate-orb-bulgarian-day-trading-strategy-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a08cac50b9e4f37fd284864</guid><category><![CDATA[Execution Intelligence]]></category><category><![CDATA[Market Structure]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 19:51:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8902eb_e46b385126c74f529f3bb0233d60c67f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_900,h_459,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ashraf Yaghi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moscow VWAP Bend: как торговать US equities после 18:25 МСК]]></title><description><![CDATA[Moscow VWAP Bend на MSTR/TSLA/COIN/SOXL/SMH в окне 18:25 МСК: 49.3% базовый сценарий, 52.6% с curl-фильтром. Не fade каждого экстремума — фильтр качества аукциона.]]></description><link>https://www.vortexcapitalgroup.com/ru/post/moscow-vwap-bend-russian-day-trading-strategy-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a08cabfea733de5ffb72c3e</guid><category><![CDATA[Execution Intelligence]]></category><category><![CDATA[Market Structure]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 19:51:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8902eb_232fd830903343e694fa8f79c1e436d0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_900,h_459,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ashraf Yaghi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Locate-First VWAP Reject: шорт-сетап для трейдеров с доступом к borrow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Locate-First VWAP Reject на AVGO, SMH, SOXL, NVDA — последние 20 сессий: базовый сценарий 40%, с фильтрами 46%. Маленький sample, но направление правильное — качество выше количества для short-biased трейдеров.]]></description><link>https://www.vortexcapitalgroup.com/ru/post/locate-first-vwap-reject-russian-short-selling-strategy-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a08cab9df43effc8ce03f20</guid><category><![CDATA[Short Selling Mechanics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Execution Intelligence]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 19:51:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8902eb_c659971ca5bf41c79ece6070c35e292c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_900,h_459,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ashraf Yaghi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[雙重上市嘅死角:港股收市同美股ADR開盤之間,真正嘅套利窗口]]></title><description><![CDATA[阿里、京東、百度、網易、比亞迪 — 港股同 ADR 同一家公司,但每日 16:00 同 09:30 ET 之間隔咗 5 個半鐘。四年數據揭示:β 全部細過 1,跟港跳空一半以上時間盤中反向。香港日內交易員真正嘅 edge。]]></description><link>https://www.vortexcapitalgroup.com/zh/post/%E9%9B%99%E9%87%8D%E4%B8%8A%E5%B8%82%E5%98%85%E6%AD%BB%E8%A7%92-%E6%B8%AF%E8%82%A1%E6%94%B6%E5%B8%82%E5%90%8C%E7%BE%8E%E8%82%A1adr%E9%96%8B%E7%9B%A4%E4%B9%8B%E9%96%93-%E7%9C%9F%E6%AD%A3%E5%98%85%E5%A5%97%E5%88%A9%E7%AA%97%E5%8F%A3-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a08cab3ea733de5ffb72c27</guid><category><![CDATA[Execution Intelligence]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 19:51:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8902eb_c303954f5ed547e290368f47ab58a265~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_930,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ashraf Yaghi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[沪深300到美股开盘的6小时窗口:中概股不是延续A股,而是反转A股]]></title><description><![CDATA[北京时间15:00收盘,纽约21:30开盘 —— 中间发生了什么?四年数据揭示:A股驱动开盘缺口,但中概股盘中走势恰好相反。中国大陆日内交易者把这六个半小时变成优势的关键。]]></description><link>https://www.vortexcapitalgroup.com/zh/post/%E6%B2%AA%E6%B7%B1300%E5%88%B0%E7%BE%8E%E8%82%A1%E5%BC%80%E7%9B%98%E7%9A%846%E5%B0%8F%E6%97%B6%E7%AA%97%E5%8F%A3-%E4%B8%AD%E6%A6%82%E8%82%A1%E4%B8%8D%E6%98%AF%E5%BB%B6%E7%BB%ADa%E8%82%A1-%E8%80%8C%E6%98%AF%E5%8F%8D%E8%BD%ACa%E8%82%A1-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a08caaedf43effc8ce03edd</guid><category><![CDATA[Market Structure]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 19:51:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8902eb_1c73bd5ee21d420a93a0e29b530df326~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_900,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ashraf Yaghi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[서울에서 뉴욕까지: 한국 반도체 종가가 미국 SMH·NVDA 개장을 어떻게 예고하는가]]></title><description><![CDATA[한국 시간 15:30 — 삼성전자와 SK하이닉스가 종가를 찍는 순간, 일곱 시간 뒤 미국이 열린다. 4년치 데이터로 측정한 갭과 장중의 비대칭 구조, 그리고 한국 트레이더가 이 일곱 시간을 우위로 바꾸는 방법.]]></description><link>https://www.vortexcapitalgroup.com/ko/post/%EC%84%9C%EC%9A%B8%EC%97%90%EC%84%9C-%EB%89%B4%EC%9A%95%EA%B9%8C%EC%A7%80-%ED%95%9C%EA%B5%AD-%EB%B0%98%EB%8F%84%EC%B2%B4-%EC%A2%85%EA%B0%80%EA%B0%80-%EB%AF%B8%EA%B5%AD-smh-nvda-%EA%B0%9C%EC%9E%A5%EC%9D%84-%EC%96%B4%EB%96%BB%EA%B2%8C-%EC%98%88%EA%B3%A0%ED%95%98%EB%8A%94%EA%B0%80-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a08caa890efca4297507df8</guid><category><![CDATA[Liquidity & Flow]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 19:51:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8902eb_275d1e41f82a4d4fb93a8354d1789c22~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_930,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ashraf Yaghi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[한국 데이트레이더를 위한 미국 개장 첫 5분 반전 매뉴얼]]></title><description><![CDATA[1,092 거래일 데이터: 갭 +0.3~1% → 반전 확률 47%, 갭 +1% 이상 → 40% (추세), 갭 -1% 이하 → 57% (반전). 한국 트레이더의 "강한 약세 갭은 따라가야 한다"는 직관은 데이터상 틀린 셋업.]]></description><link>https://www.vortexcapitalgroup.com/ko/post/%ED%95%9C%EA%B5%AD-%EB%8D%B0%EC%9D%B4%ED%8A%B8%EB%A0%88%EC%9D%B4%EB%8D%94%EB%A5%BC-%EC%9C%84%ED%95%9C-%EB%AF%B8%EA%B5%AD-%EA%B0%9C%EC%9E%A5-%EC%B2%AB-5%EB%B6%84-%EB%B0%98%EC%A0%84-%EB%A7%A4%EB%89%B4%EC%96%BC-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a08caa190efca4297507de9</guid><category><![CDATA[Execution Intelligence]]></category><category><![CDATA[Institutional Psychology]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 19:50:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8902eb_1497e385cf51481d865a40d2e1cf444d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_690,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ashraf Yaghi</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>