SPY 1:25 PM Candle: Up 0.06%, Twice the Average Size
“The SPY five-minute candle at one twenty-five P-M Eastern opened seven seventy-nine twenty-six, high seven seventy-nine seventy-six, low seven seventy-nine twenty-five, closed seven seventy-nine seventy.” — Hank Ledger, on air
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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe SPY five-minute candle at one twenty-five P-M Eastern opened seven seventy-nine twenty-six, high seven seventy-nine seventy-six, low seven seventy-nine twenty-five, closed seven seventy-nine seventy.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorUp point oh six percent, two times the average candle.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTwo times! That candle hit the gym while you all ate lunch.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMy theory: a trader kissed his screen for luck and his lips hit buy.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorMy theory is worse. A sleepy pigeon landed on a keyboard in Connecticut, and the entire index is now a pigeon's opinion. Marvelous.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorDale, a pigeon has better timing than you. Mine is a hedge fund guy sneezing into a trackpad during a yoga call.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorOr Vera's tattoo twitched and sent an order on its own. Nobody here should be trusted near electronics, including the toaster.
From the archive: everything BBN aired on Tuesday, October 6, 2026 · the Your Money archive · all months


