Brandon encore

January 18, 2026

Hey, it's Brandon Chapman.

Something unusual is happening beneath the market's surface right now and I need to show you what Ghost Prints is revealing.

(This is TheoTRADE's only live session on Monday due to the MLK holiday—make sure you're there.)

The headlines look bullish. TSM just beat expectations. Markets are grinding higher. But Ghost Prints Surveillance Console is painting a very different picture.

Put buying across top names has exploded this week INTC on Thursday was just the latest example. While IWM and SPY reach for new highs, institutions are layering in hedges aggressively, moving them higher as price advances.

Could we keep climbing? Absolutely. But a significant downside pressure system is forming, and Ghost Prints is tracking every institutional footprint.

This is the type of setup where Ghost Prints gives you the edge revealing what's happening below the surface while the crowd just follows price.

In less than a year, I've closed 53 winning Ghost Prints trades, including:

  • 375% on KSS in 13 days

  • 222% on PLUG in 48 days

  • 206% on PLUG in 5 days

  • 150% on RKT in 25 hours

  • 100% on SLV in 38 days

  • 72% on SMCI in 2 days

One member said it best: "Once I joined Ghost Prints my entire trading career turned around 180° and is now consistently profitable because of the forward-looking strategy."

In Monday's FREE Silent Surge webinar, I'll cover:

  • What the surge in put buying tells us about institutional positioning

  • How hedges are being added as markets push higher

  • Why this downside pressure system matters

  • My full Ghost Prints framework for spotting these setups early

Brandon Chapman, CMT