Markets spooked! Will bears have their day? Will PCE trigger more selling or save the market?- Trade ideas for Thursday Oct 31, 2024
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Good morning traders!
Wow markets blew it shot to rise and premarket we re flushing. Today looks like it will be a memorable halloween day. Swing traders vs the 585 level getting paid this morning. I’m not short and I’m bummed I’m not short.
Let’s review yesterday’s action and make some plans for today!
Wednesday’s Price Action
SPY had a nice dip and rip from 579s right to the 583 level before flushing back into 579 in the afternoon. I was thinking more consolidation ahead but 579 broke overnight.
TSLA - Double bottomed at 256 and rallied to 262-263 one again. Overnight it has flushed by to the 256 level.
QQQ - broke 495, which opens the door for 490 or less.
NFLX - was weak but then squeezed back on 760 inspiring some potential hope before flushing back toward 753 in the afternoon.
MSTR push back over 250 but struggles with 254. After hours it dumped after earnings.
Thursday’s Premarket Action
SPY broke 579 and has test 575 again. Will 575 break before the open, if it does, can get real ugly.
TSLA test 256 and is bounce back on 260.
AMD beat on e/r but guidance underwhelmed and it got sold off. I alerted shorting at 163 will targets of 154 and 158. Both were met. This morning is dipped to 151.50. If 150 breaks, look out below. 138 could be a magnet.
META dumped to 554 after e/r yesterday, rallied back to test 591 and then dumped to 563 this morning and is now grinding back on 580. We should get some range an opportunity in this today.
MSTR dumped hard into 217 in after hours but since recovered to 247 and even gave a squeeze on 260. No one know how this will play out now.
Let’s review the trade signals in SPY and go over ideas for today.
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Oct 30 - SPX 5860c 0.80 → 3.80 ($800 → 3800 potential)
Oct 30 - SPX 5830p 1.75 → 17.50 ($1750 → 17500 potential)
Oct 29 - MSTR 270c $.6.50 stops 5.50 → 9.8 ($6500 → $9800 potential) 3R trade
Oct 29 - SPY 5840c $1.00 (dipped 1.80) → $8.80 ($1800 → $8800 potenital)
Oct 29 - SPY 5850c $1.00 → $2.20 ($1000 → $2200 potenital)
Oct 28 - SPY 5840c $0.50 → $1.80 ($500 → $1800 potenital)
Oct 25 - QQQ 499p $0.80 → $4.50 ($800 → $4500 potential)
Oct 25 - TSLA 265c $1.25 → $4.65 ($1250 → 4650 potential)
Oct 24 - SPX 5770p $2 → $6.2 ($2000 → $6200 potential)
Oct 24 - SPX 5810c $0.20 → $2.05 ($2000 → $20500 potential)
Oct 24 - SPX 5810/5805 Bull puts for $3.20 went to -> 0.12 (collect 90%+ premium)
Oct 23 - SPX 5790p $3 → $27.80 ($3000 → $27800 potential)
Oct 23 - SPX 5830c $6 → 11.20 5R ($6000 → $11000 potential)
Oct 23 - TSM 205c 0.55 → 1.55 ($550 → 1555 potential)
Oct 23 - MSTR 217.5c $3 → ? 20+ (swing). sold 50% at 6 for 100% gain!
Oct 23 -NFLX 750p $3.50 → 9.20 ($3500 → $9200 potential)
Oct 22 - SPX 5850c $3 (dipped to 1) ran to $14.80 on Round 1 ($3000 → $14800 potential)
Oct 22 - SPX 5850c $3 ran to $11 on Round 2 ($3000 → $11000 potential)
Oct 21 - SPX 5850c $1.50 ran to $5.6 on Round 1 ($1500 → $5600 potential)
Oct 21 - SPX 5850c $0.45 ran to $4.8 on Round 2 ($450 → $4800 potential)
Oct 21 - NFLX 775c $4 ran to $9.52 ($4000 → $9520 potential)
Oct 18- MSTR 210c $1 → $8.50 ($1000 —> $8500 potential)
Oct 17 - NFLX 705 commons buy after earning earnings. Exit 761. $56 Dollars!
Oct 17- SPX 5870c $1.80 → $7 ($1800 —> $7000 potential)
Oct 15- SPX 5800p $2.20 → $5.50 ($2200 —> $5500 potential)
Oct 15 - SMCI 50c $0.60→ $1.85 ($600 —> $1850 potential)
Oct 15 - SPX 5830c $4 → $18 ($4000 —> $18000 potential)
Oct 14 - SPX 5870c $0.45 → $4.4 ($450 —> $4400 potential)
Oct 14 - MSTR 210p 4.50 →$13.7 ($4500 → 13700 potential)
Oct 14 - PDD 135p(swing) 1.50 → $12 ($1500 → $12000 potential)
Oct 11 - SPX 5810c $5 → $14 ($5000 —> $14000 potential)
Oct 11 - SPX 5805p $1 → $13.50 ($1000 —> $13500 potential)
Oct 10 - SPX 5800c $2 → $6 ($2000 —> $6000 potential)
Oct 10 - SPX 5750p $0.50 → $3.40 ($500 —> $3400 potential)
Oct 09 - SPX 5775c $2.5 (thanks JY!) → $22 ($2500 —> $22000 potential)
Oct 09 - SPX 5800c $0.5 (dipped 0.20) → $2.45 ($500 —> $2450 potential)
Oct 09 - SPX 5790c $1 (dipped 0.70) → $8.65 ($1000 —> $8650 potential)
Oct 09 - SPX 5790c Round 2 $3.5 → $7.5 ($3500 —> $7500 potential)
Oct 08 - SPX 5750c $1 (dipped 0.70) → $2.30 ($1000 —> $8400 potential)
Oct 08 - SPX 5750c $2 (dipped 1.70) → $8.40 ($2000 —> $8400 potential)
Oct 08 - MSFT 415c $3 risk 0.20 —> 4.10 ($3000 → $4100) 5R!
Oct 07 - SPX 5720c $1 (dipped 1.20) → $3.30 ($1200 —> $3300 potential)
Oct 07 - SPX 5690p $1.50 (dipped 1.55) → $10.50 ($1550 —> $10500 potential)
Oct 07 - PDD 145p $2.35 (swing) → 5
Oct 04 - SPX 5700p $5 → $15.50 ($5000 —> $15500 potential)
Oct 04 - SPX 5730c $6 → $23.90 ($6000 —> $23900 potential)
Oct 04 - SPX 5740c $1.50 → $14 ($1500 —> $14000 potential)
Oct 04 - SPX 5750c $1 → $5 ($1000 —> $5000 potential)
Oct 04 - OXY 55c $0.35 → $0.80 ($3500 —> $8000 potential)
Oct 04 - META 595c $0.12 → 1.90 ($1200 —> $19000 potential)
Oct 03 - SPX 5655p $1 → $5 ($1000 —> $5000 potential)
Oct 03 - SPX 5690c $2 → $14.20($2000 → $14200 potential)
Oct 03 - SPX 5695c $1-2 → $9.80 ($1500 → $9800 potential)
Oct 03 - NVDA 125c $0.55 (swing)
Oct 03 - XOM 123c $0.22 (swing)
Oct 03 - OXY 55c $0.33 (swing)
Oct 03 - PDD 155c $1.20 (swing)
Oct 03 - SPX 5720/25 bear calls $2 —> 0 (risk $500 to collect $2000 premium)
Oct 02 - SPX 5700p $2.50 → $8.50 ($2500 —> $8500 potential)
Oct 02 - SPX 5720/25 bear calls $2.50 —> 0 (risk $500 to collect $2500 premium)
Oct 01 - SPX 5720p $3 → $12 ($3000 —> $12000 potential)
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Trade Recap for Wed Oct 30
GOLD BOLD ITALIC = price action signal
GOLD REGULAR = action to take/taken
GREEN REGULAR = trades I should have taken
SPY / SPX
Great job team going for long and short yesterday!
Overall the action was pretty clean, but not super range until afternoon’s trade that went almost 10x!
Great job JY sharing 5820p at $1.30 that ran to $8+!
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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.
Let me know in the comments if you have questions or would like to see examples, I’ll share them.
Trade Ideas - Plan for Thursday Oct 31
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
Ok given the big gap down and VIX has spike up into 21s and UVXY back at 29, there is a fair chance we break 575. However it is also a great BTFD level. Let’s see what happens today… Let’s get into the levels and trade ideas!