Friday squeezer into close. Trade Ideas for Mon Mar 24
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Friday I executed poorly. In some way did great and in other not so good. I was a bit mentally distracted with working on improvements to Edge.
That said process and system was spot on. The challenge, how do I surface those price action reads and opportunities better and without me signaling every probability change.
Be sure to read the trade recap section.
EDGE development
Working on building out the notification system and the price action communication system. For now one of the new concepts I think of:
Entry Zone — When a Stock or Option price enters near or into the idea or plans goal for entry. (Turn may come in 8-60 minutes (depending on if consolidation happens at the entry level or not)
HOT Zone - The price action is presenting triggers for entry. this may or may not be at the entry One, but if planning is good it should. (Turn may be imminent. In one example of analysis, after the hot zone triggered there was 6-9 minutes of accumulation before the actual grind to new price levels began.
Metrics - I want to measure everything so we can find out what is the best way to get to under 2 hours a week of trading with probable outcome trades shared and presented with actionable analysis. For now I want to get to consistently less than 2 hours a day. I spend a lot more time to give real time updates to members at the moment. Here are the metrics:
Time in Entry Zone
Time in HOT Zone
Time in Trade
Setups per day
Win rate per Setup
T1 win rate
T2 win rate
T3 win rate
Reload count (how many times did price come back to entry zone without stopping out before reaching T2+)
Dynamic Confidence for targets as price action develops. Confidence History + what triggered changes in history
Personalized metrics — What are win rates on your ideas and plans
I need your help let me know what is a priority to you.
Squeeze Research
I spent a lot of time researching potential plays based on various criteria. I’m working on identifying squeezes early and when they trigger. Bottom line. In the last year there were over 161 SPX contracts that squeezed over 500% with an average of over 1000%. Challenge. How to recognize, and enter with 85% confidence of the target being met and capture 200-500% gains. WHEN IS IT OK TO ENTER “LATE”
The other analysis to be done, is how many false starts that could have been 1000% gainers but weren’t if entering as yolos and cheapest possible price vs entering “late” with confirmed action.
Edge PRO members get ready to be blown away! I’ve built al tool that everyone needs to make it a priority to use. I’ll see about recording videos a couple of times a week to show you how i use it, but the new Candle driven Plan generation is 1 billion percent amazing for both real time planning, and going back to review for what could I have done better. It’s not perfect, but it is getting there!
I’ve also added marking ideas and plans as invalid or complete. Let’s test it out today.
The charts now also render the 10:30am levels.
3 Tips for success:
Trade to Win, honor stops
Use bracket/ OCO orders and walk away
Learn the concept of ideas and thesis vs plans.
You guys have been doing amazing! Let’s keep up the momentum.
Market action
Friday imho more or less gave us a grind but we are overall still in the same consolidation zone we have been in for long time. That said it appears to be we may have a failed breakdown reversal off 560.50 and will see 570-572 again. This time we may clear 572, and make a stab at 580-585 before another leg down comes.
Member Growth as a Trader
Congrats to Chuck. His mindset is changing and he is growing as a trader. Don’t worry about making money. Focus on executing well and the money will come!
I love seeing members apply the principle they learn in the THT community. What i love about Chuck is how quickly he learned and adapted. He shared that he lost a bunch during his first week with us because he was use to other rooms that alert after the move starts. When he realized to slow down and that I’m alerting an idea but planning to enter at an advantageous price usually much less than the current price, thing changed in a very positive way.
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What is Two Hour Trading?
Two Hour Trading is my system for finding and executing trades while spending less than two hours a day trading. My goal is to earn 100-300% on the capital I risk while waiting for 1000%+ gain trades to set up. Key benefits include:
High-quality trades with excellent reward vs. risk
Avoiding overtrading and losses from it
Trading to win vs. trading not to lose
Stacking the deck in your favor
2025 Q1 Alert Leaderboard
Here's a look at some of the potential gains achieved through our entry alerts:
Intraday Alerts
2024-01-02 SPX 5880p 11 to 40+
2024-01-02 SPX 5820p $2 to 10
2024-01-03 SPX 5930c $2, dipped to $3 and ran to $11
2024-01-06 SPX 5980p $1.70 → $20 ($1700 to $20k potential)
2024-01-07 SPX 5900p $0.50 → $11 ($500 to $11000 potential)
2024-01-07 SPX 5930p $5 → $17.4 ($5000 to $17400 potential)
2024-01-07 SPX 5930p $5 → $40 ($500 to $4000 potential)
2024-01-08 SPX 5800p 1/10 $4 → $10 ($400 to $1000 potential)
2024-01-10 SPX 5800p 1/10 $4 → $10 ($400 to $1000 potential)
2024-01-13 SPX 5820c $5 → $10 ($400 to $1000 potential) **Round 1
2024-01-13 SPX 5820c $2.80 → $16 ($400 to $1000 potential) ** Round 2
2024-01-13 SPX 5820c $4.50 → $16 ($400 to $1000 potential)** Round 3
2024-01-14 SPX 5870c $0.75 → $3.75 ($750 to $3750 potential)
2024-01-14 TSLA 430c $0.75 → $3.75 ($750 to $3750 potential)
2024-01-15 SPX 5950c $9 → $14 ($9000 to $14000 potential)
2024-01-15 GS 610c $2 → $4.50 ($2000 to $4500 potential)
2024-01-15 TSLA 430c $3-4 → $8.20 ($3500 to $8200 potential)
2024-01-15 QQQ 514p $0.8 → $1.82 ($8000 to $18200 potential)
2024-01-16 AAPL 235p $0.7 → $7 ($700 to $7000 potential)
2024-01-16 SPX 5980c $7 → $12 ($700 to $1200 potential)
2024-01-16 SPX 5970c $2 → $5 ($2000 to $5000 potential)
2024-01-16 SPX 5970c $2 → $5 ($2000 to $5000 potential)
2024-01-17 SPX 6000c $8 → $17.2 ($8000 to $17200 potential)
2024-01-17 TSLA 430c $2 → 5.20 ($2000 to $5200 potential)** Round 1
2024-01-17 TSLA 430c $2.30 → 9.9 ($2000 to $9900 potential)** Round 2
2025-01-17 SPX 6000p $0.50 → $5 ($500 to $5000 potential)
2025-01-17 SPX 6020c $0.50 → $0.30 ($500 to $300 stopped.) ** was a combo trade with the 6000p
2025-01-21 SPX 6035c $5→ $15 ($5000 to $15000 potenital.)
2025-01-21 TSLA 440c $2.90→ $5.30 ($2900 to $5300 potenttal.) **dipped to 2.58. alerted 2.50 entry wanted.
2025-01-22 NFLX 950p $3.25→ $10.60 ($3250 to $10600 potenital.)
2025-01-22 SPX 6090p $1→ $5.80 ($1000 to $5800 potenital.) **dipped to 0.65
2025-01-23 SPX 6110c $0.80→ $8.60 ($800 to $8600 potential)
2025-01-24 SPX 6100p $3.30→ $2.30 (stopped) ** round 1 stopped
2025-01-24 SPX 6100p $1.50→ $12 ($1500 to $12000 potential) ** round 2 we banked
2025-01-24 AAPL 222.50p $0.25→ 0.80 ($2500 → $8000 potential)
2025-01-24 AAPL 222.50p $0.25→ 0.80 ($2500 → $8000 potential)
2025-01-24 AMD 123p $0.10 → 1.72 ($1000 → $17200 potential)
2025-01-27 SPX 5950p $9 → 40 ($900 → $4000 potential) ** premarket trade
2025-01-27 SPX 5950p $1.50 → 3.50 ($1500 → $3500 potential)
2025-01-27 NVDA 117p $1.5 → 5.4 ($1500 → $5400 potential)
2025-01-27 AVGO 200p $1.8 → 9.10 ($1800 → $9100 potential)
2025-01-28 SPX 6040c $8.50 → 33.50 ($8500 → $33500 potential)
2025-01-28 SPX 6080c $0.20 → 2.25 ($3500 → $22500 potential)
2025-01-28 SPX 6070c $0.70 → 6.20 ($7000 → $62000 potential) *Round 1
2025-01-28 SPX 6070c $0.90 → 6.20 ($9000 → $62000 potential) *Round 2
2025-01-29 SPX 6000p $4.50 → 12 ($4500 → $12000 potential)
2025-01-29 SPX 6060c $1.5 → 5.20 ($1500 → $5200 potential)
2025-02-03 SPX 6000c $5.5 → 22 ($5500 → $22000 potential)
2025-02-04 SPX 6030c $5.5 → 16.5 ($5500 → $16500 potential)
2025-02-04 SPX 6030c $4.5 → 14.2 ($4500 → $14200 potential)
2025-02-05 SPX 6060c $0.75 → 3.3 ($750 → $3300 potential) * Round 1
2025-02-05 SPX 6060c $0.40 → 2.25 ($600 → $3375 potential) * Round 2 (I filled at 0.40 and 0.20 - Great Risk/Reward!!!)
2025-02-06 SPX 6080c $0.25 → 5 ($2500 → $50000 potential)
2025-02-06 SPX 6075c $0.70 → 7.50 ($7000 → $75000 potential) ** dipped to 0.50, took 50% off at 1.20 to pay for risk
2025-02-07 SPX 6100c $4 → 12 ($4000 → $12000 potential)
2025-02-11 SPX 6080c $0.40 → 3 ($400 → $3000 potential)
2025-02-12 SPX 6000p - $2.35 —> 5.50 ($134% gain)
2025-02-12 SPX 6060c - $1→$4 (300% gain)
2025-02-12 SPX 6050c - $0.40→$2 (400% gain)
2025-02-13 SPX 6100c - $1→$5 (400% gain) *Round 1
2025-02-13 SPX 6100c - $0.8→$17.5 ($800 —> $17500% potential) * Round 2 with $15 target
2025-02-13 APP 450p - $3→$12 ($600 —> $2400 potential)
2025-02-18 SPX 6100p - $1→$7 ($1000 —> $7000 potential)
2025-02-19 SPX 6130c - $3→$18 ($3000 —> $18000 potential)
2025-02-19 MSFT 417c - $0.30→$2 ($3000 —> $20000 potential)
2025-02-19 SMCI 62c - $1.75→$6.20 ($1750 —> $6200 potential)
2025-02-20 APP 460p - $2→$33 ($2000 —> $33000 potential)
2025-02-20 APP 460p - $2→$33 ($2000 —> $33000 potential)
2025-02-21 SPX 6050p - $2.50→$42 ($2500 —> $42000 potential) ** I got stopped on this and screwed up the execution.
2025-02-24 SPX 6000p - $2.50→$19 ($2500 —> $19000 potential) ** I got stopped after taking some profit multiple times on $4. It then dipped to $1 before running to 19.
2025-02-25 SPX 5950p - $0.50→$5 ($2500 —> $25000 potential) ** took too much off at 1.50 :(
2025-02-25 SPX 5930p - $1.20 → $4.40 ($1200 —> $4400 potential) ** Edge Trade Planner nailed the T1 and T2 targets!
2025-02-25 SPX 5970c - $2.40 → $12.60 ($2400 —> $12600 potential) ** I got greedy on this. Kudos to CG for catching the action in the Option Scanner and saying something.
2025-02-26 SPX 5950p - $1.90 → $21 ($1900 —> $21000 potential)
2025-02-27 SPX 5930p - $3->$66 ($3000 —> $66000 potential)
2025-02-27 SPX 5900p - $2 -> 40 ($2000 —> $40000 potential)
2025-02-27 SPX 5880p - $2->$20 ($2000 —> $20000 potential)
2025-02-27 SPX 5870p - $1->$10 ($1000 —> $10000 potential)
2025-02-28 SPX 5920c - $0.60->$40 ($600 —> $40000 potential)
2025-02-28 SPX 5850p - $0.37->$1.55 ($3700 —> $15500 potential)
2025-03-03 SPX 5880p - $3.80->$62.70 ($3800 —> $62700 potential)
2025-03-03 SPX 5820p - $1->$13 ($1000 —> $13000 potential)
2025-03-03 SPX 5920c - $3.80->$11.20 ($3800 —> $11200 potential)
2025-03-04 SPX 5940c - $2->$24 ($2000 —> $24000 potential) ** My target was 10-15. I was out at 12. mission accomplished.
2025-03-10 SPX 5600p - $4->$32 ($4000 —> $32000 potential) ** Took all day!
2025-03-10 SPX 5620c - $1.8->$15 ($1800 —> $15000 potential) ** My target was 10-15. I was out at 12. mission accomplished.
2025-03-10 SPX 5520p - $3->$12 ($2000 —> $12000 potential) ** Multiple entries with main at 2 and 3 and old majority 6-10
2025-03-14 SPX 5620c - $8->$25 ($8000 —> $25000 potential) ** gave multiple 90-120% gain chances before the run to $25
2025-03-14 SPX 5630c - $2->$15.90 ($2000 —> $15900 potential) ** Perfect call out in last hour for the dip buy and squeeze into close.
2025-03-17 SPX 5670c - $3 ->$34.20 ($2000 —> $15900 potential) **Alerted entry for 1.20, but dipped didn’t come , but T3 of $30 did.
2025-03-19 SPX 5680c - $7.5 ->$34.50 ($7500 —> $34500 potential) ** Was invalidated ahead of FOMC, but revalidated after Powell poke and 6 support held.
Swing Alerts
2024-01-13 TSLA 430c $1.30 → 8.82 ($1300 to $8820 potential) **alerted exits at 6.50 and 8
2024-01-15 GS 610c $2 → 8 ** exit on 1/16
2024-01-15 GS 610 $2 → $16 ** missed reload on dips. exit on 1/17
2025-01-16 SPX 6000c 1/17 $3 → 17.20 ** dipped to $2 on Thursday, exit majority at $12.
2025-01-21 SPX 6070c 1/17 $6.50 → 30+. *exit on 1/22
2025-01-21 AVGO 242.50c 1/24 $2.50 → 6 *exit on 1/22
2025-01-21 ORCL 180c 1/31 $2 → 11 *exit on 1/22
2025-01-22 NVDA 145p 0.75 → $2 *exit on 1/23
2025-01-23 ORCL 190c 1/31 $2 → 3.20 *exit on 1/24
2025-01-27 META 700c 1/31 $7 → ? rare e/r yolo **hope to sell 50% at $14 make it risk free hold into report.
2025-01-27 AVGO 225c 1/31 $0.25 → 2.50 **reached on 1/30 but I didn’t sell and got stopped at 1.50 and reloaded at 0.35-0.40
2025-02-04 AAPL 225p 2/7 $0.59 → 1.1 ** no bids
2025-02-04 NFLX 1000c 2/7 $4.5 → ? ** Locked some in at $10 to make it free
2025-02-05 TSLA 375p 2/7 $3.5 → 10.50 ** nailed it!! exit on 2/6
2025-02-06 SPX 6150 2/7 $1 avg → 0 ** yolo failed
2025-02-06 BABA 103c 2/7 $0.25 → 4.30
2025-02-06 BABA 130c 1/16/26 $9 → ? **leaps targeting 160+
2025-02-06 PLTR 120c 2/14 $0.50 → 3 ** locked 50% for 500% gains and risk free. Goal is $5-10.
2025-02-10 AAPL 235c 2/14 $0.35 → 1.80 and 2.30 on 2/11
2025-02-10 TSLA 330p 2/14 $2.10 → 5.50 and 11 on2/11
2025-02-19 NFLX 1060c 2/21 $1.60 → 3.20 ** locked 50% the rest went to 0
2025-02-19 MSFT 417c - $0.30→$3.50 -* Exit 3.30 ($3000 —> $35000 potential)
2025-02-19 APP 450p - $0.80→$23 -? ($800 —> $23000 potential) ** got stopped at 0.40 and needed to reload on 0.60 reclaim
2025-02-24 PDD 125c 2/28- $1.2→ 0 ** failed
2025-02-25 AAPL 140p 2/28. - $0.50 → 2
2025-02-27 NVDA 125p 2/28. - $1.10 → 7
2025-02-28 NFLX 1110c 3/7 - $4.50 → ?
2025-02-28 TSLA 300c 3/7 - $5.20 → ?
2025-02-28 META 690c 3/7 - $2.50→ ?
2025-02-28 AAPL 242.50c 3/7 - $1.55 →0
On swing trades, I usually with secure any big profits in first 15min and then look to reload later in the day.
Credit Sell Alerts
2024-01-14 SPX 5800/5795 bull puts for 1.50-2.50. $2000 credit potential using 10 contracts and $1000 risk.
2024-01-15 SPX 5950/5955 bear calls for $2→0. $2000-4200 credit potential. Round 1 dipped to 0.75. Round 2 ran to $4.20 and then dropped to 0.
2024-01-16 SPX 5950/5955 bear calls for $2→0. $2000-3000 credit potential. Round 1 dipped to 0.75. Round 2 ran to $3 and then dropped to 0. ** not a typo, same play paid.
2024-01-16 SPX 6020/6025 bear calls for 3.50 ** DID NOT FILL. (the 1.50 at time of alert went to 0)
2024-01-21 SPX 6035/6050 bear calls for 2 stopped 2.50
2024-01-27 SPX 5950/5945 bull puts for 2.50 → 0 **premarket
2024-01-30 SPX 6060/6055 bull puts for 4.50 → 0
2024-02-04 SPX 6050/6055 bear call for 1.20-1.50 → 0
2024-02-05 SPX 6030/6035 bear call for 2.50→3 ** lost 0.50
2024-02-06 SPX 6070/6065 bull puts for 4.20→0
2024-02-10 SPX 6070/6065 bear calls for 2.50→0
2024-02-14 SPX 6100/6095 bull puts for 2 → 0
2024-02-20 SPX 6110/6005 bull puts for 4 → 0 ** alert was for 4.50 entry but it only popped to 4. 3.60 realistic fill.
2024-02-21 SPX 6000/6005 bear calls for 2 → 0
2024-03-11 SPX 5600p/5595p bull puts for 3.5 → 0
2024-03-13 SPX 5560p/5565 bear calls for 3.2 → 0
2024-03-14 SPX 5600/5595 bull puts for 2.5 → 0
2025-03-17 SPX 5700/6705 bull puts- $1.2 ->0 ($1200 —> $0.25) ** spike to 3 near in last hour but closed at 0
2025-03-19 SPX 5660/5655 bull put - $2.50 ->0 ($2500 credit collected)
**Past Performance is not indicative of future results
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Trade Recap for Fri Mar 21
GOLD BOLD ITALIC = price action signal
WHITE REGULAR = action to take/taken
GREEN REGULAR = trades I should have taken
SPY / SPX
Overall not bad, but The short on vwap break after 10:30 got me some loss. After seeing the volume on calls at 3-4 around 11, that gave us nice long that ran to $18+
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Education - How to Join a Strong Trend
The process I typically follow for joining a strong trend are as follows:
All day grinder: join on dips to 20ma
Multi-day grinder:
Join either on support test of morning lows/failed breakdown reversal
Join at vwap mid day or end of day
Keep it simple. Don’t chase, wait for support levels for great risk/reward entries!
Education - Systematic Profit Taking
How do I take profits? I keep it relatively simple. Depending on the entry and range to the next levels I typically with take profits 50-100% of my profits at 3-10R and then raise stops to above entry with a goal of letting runners take me to the next level or 2 and to then reload if I believe we are consolidating before the next leg.
I then repeat the same process on the reload.
Trade Ideas - Plan for Mon Mar 24
Stick to process. The process and trade setups I teach works. Rinse and repeat over and over again. There will be losses. Any good system will have them. Being systematic also means the gains will repeat and come again too. If you keep changing your system/process trying in an effort to never lose a trade, you will never get to where you want to go.
Ideas
Premarket we are gapping up big. Pretty low volume to the upside, and some volume coming in around 570 on SPY. Being Monday with a gap up, contracts are juiced, I will have to wait for some gap fill or outrageous biding volume to get long. Overall not planning to trade until after 11am.