Solid plan on TSLA and BABA as they continue to trend. Will CPI trigger a range break? Trade Ideas for Wed Feb 12, 2025
Rare swings trades are paying nicely with little effort after positioning.
Good morning traders !
If you paid attention to this blog post, you should have been able to position for a short. I took TSLA 330p on Tuesday and then added to it yesterday. and later rolled into 320p. so the 330p hit $11 from $2.10 entry.
Last week I said I love BABA 130c(in theory 180-200 may come by end of year) and we are up $15-20 from that alert. Also positioned and scalped in 115c for this week.
We have a lot of names with movement today so let’s make some excellent trades. Focus on fundamentals with great trade planning and execution, and the profits will naturally roll in.
Tuesday Highlights
SPY - as expected another consolidation day between 603.50 and 605.50
PLTR - popped over 118 and then dumped and based on 112.50
NFLX - broke 1020 and flushed into 1005, seeing 1006
TSLA - broke 347 and flushed into 325. There was heavy buying on the close on 335 and 340c.
BABA - pushed into 115.50 and then based on 112.50 (clean breakout over 110). Should see 120+
NVDA - consolidated all day between 132 and 134.
Wednesday Premarket Highlights
SPY 0.00%↑ - low volume dip into 603.50 and consolidating under 605 as market waits for CPI.
PLTR 0.00%↑ - gapping up on 117 again.
NFLX 0.00%↑ - gapping down a little. may want 998 dip before going higher.
BABA 0.00%↑ - gapping up into 117
TSLA 0.00%↑ - tagged 421 a desired and now squeezing hard in premarket to 337.
SMCI 0.00%↑ - ripping after e/r. Will it keep its gains?
UPST 0.00%↑ - up over 20% on great e/r and raised guidance
DASH 0.00%↑ - gapping up into new all time highs after e/r
THIS IS THE MARKET TO MAKE MONEY IN!!! TAKE ADVANTAGE WHILE WE HAVE IT.
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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)
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
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
**Past Performance is not indicative of future results
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Trade Recap for Tuesday Feb 11
GOLD BOLD ITALIC = price action signal
WHITE REGULAR = action to take/taken
GREEN REGULAR = trades I should have taken
SPY / SPX
NO RECAP TODAY - I’ve pinched a nerve and using hands and typing is super painful.
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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 Wed Feb 12
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
Waiting on volume after CPI. overall china names and e/r winners are making new highs so SPY could rally today. Let’s see how market reacts.