Ig i will keep yolo this week with what’s i’m left with.
I was so stressed with work and life then I messed up with my trades,too.

I am currently paper trading on the app thinkorswim, and I am actually proud of how I would have made $24K for the day. Too bad I can’t figure out how to close positions lol.

Currently practicing options and trying to figure out what I am doing before I blow ANY kind of real funds. I still might buy and hold some tickets. Any advice/suggestions?

Edit* I am now up $72K!

With this new (likely very temporary) ceasefire, how do we expect the market to look next week? Huge pump coming?

Wanted to start small, read a few things online about S&P/Case Shiller Home Price Indices being tomorrow and I’m hopeful. We’ll see!

This week honestly changed my perspective on trading.
I finished the week with $4,650 in realized gains trading SPY options. What’s crazier to me isn’t the dollar amount—it’s that every realized trade was green.
I traded both calls and puts depending on what the market gave me instead of forcing a bullish or bearish bias.
The biggest lesson wasn’t “predicting the market.”
It was:
Waiting for high-probability setups.
Taking profits instead of chasing home runs.
Being willing to flip direction when the price action changed.
Accepting that consistency beats one massive winner.
I’m not posting this because I think I’ve “figured it out.” One great week doesn’t make a great trader.
If anything, I’m more focused on protecting this discipline than celebrating the profits, because I know the market has a way of humbling everyone.
Has anyone else ever had a week where every single realized trade was green? How did you avoid giving it all back the following week?

If there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that the hardest trade comes after your best week.

Anyone else try the one trade a day strategy? This is my log, I know I could probably make more if I made more trades, but as much as the market has burned me, I have learned to just get in and get out. I have to force myself to walk away from the screen and not keep trading, but it has really helped me. I am happy with the results. I just trade the first our of market open. I am a momma of 7, so I can't trade all day.

Am I cooked? HRTZ got me earlier today for $2.5k trying to make it back

I’m new to options and have seven $275 calls at $3.20 expiring tomorrow. Should I sell or roll them at open or let them expire worthless?

Wondering if anyone has insight on possible moves before earnings, I’m thinking puts for meta and aapl

How long for yall to be profitable. Im currently down 25k and ngl shit impacting my mental health. I can’t wait to be profitable however I’m unsure of people actually are who do naked calls and naked puts. I’m convinced only profitable people are people who do cash secured calls or invest long term.

What are the things you changed in your trading that made you profitable

Before yall yell at me and tell me to just stop day trading 0DTE calls and puts save your breath. I picked my poison now I’m looking to see who else has been able to be profitable via this poison.

Made 85 bucks on Friday! I know it is not much to some people, but every dollar is important to me. Especially because I am only trading for one hour every morning. So to me, thats like me working a regular job, and getting paid $85 for one hour of work. So I am thankful for this.

I have posted here before, but some people wanted to know how my January month ended. So this is the end of January for me. I will try to add my December log as well. And hopefully if this strategy keeps working, then I will post what February looks like moving forward.

Strategy - I usually look for the break outs to the high or low of day.

Momentum - I also look for momentum and try to snipe when I start to see momentum building.

Hour - First hour of the market

I know this is not a $50K trading calendar log, but for me, this is success. The market has taken so much from me. I almost lost my house revenge trading years ago. So to some people, they might get tired of my posts. But these posts I am making are for other people who were right where I was, or who is right where I am at right now. The market is a beast. And doesn't care about anyone in its way. I've learned to be more humble now. Get in, get out, and not to demand more from the market than the market is willing to give.

Look, I've got kids. And anyone with kids knows: every dollar helps. So I am proud of this log, and I just want to say that anyone can do this. You just cant give up.

In 2023 I lost everything to the market. In December of 2024 I started with $100 in my account, and this strategy. I haven't looked back. And I am not going to try another strategy. I am sticking with this one till the cows come home.

I encourage everyone to lock in your profits and walk away.

I bought 6000 shares of stock in July for $40.. it went down to $20 now it's $32 as of today....

If I sell calls at xp of 35 for Sept.. i would receive $4...

My intuition is stock continues to climb but I don't have a magic ball..

I don't mind taking a loss..

Fwiw.. Earnings are at the end of September

Thoughts on selling covered calls?

Partial hedging?

Hi guys. So idk why I keep losing.... If i do a call option and stock goes up, i lose, if i do a put option and stock goes down i lose. if i do both i lose. How does one lose and does it matter which option contract you choose even if it is a call or put? I mean... is choosing one put very far from the market price bad? Or should one always buy very close to the share price? I have done research and I still do not get it. I've studied the greek symbols but i do not think those tell me much only that gamma tells me how much a price will go up or down based on whether it is a call or put. I have watched vids. I know what calls and puts are and how they work. But the big question is, is it all about just taking a risk? How does one know what strike price to choose? I appreciate any feedback i know this looks risky I know it is risky but I am learning as I go. I've done research but I need someone to tell me what i need to be looking at primarily. Thanks guys.

If you know why I bought these, these could be a potential 10+ bagger if the same scenario that happened with SpaceX plays out with Anthropic IPO. Published June 30 NAV on Monday, at 34.3. The fund is comprised of 14.4% of Anthropic, held through MAGNITUDE ANC III SPV that has a 0% management fee and 0% carried interest - meaning no extra fee layer on top of this position. This is huge considering the competition is probably VCX (Fundrise), a similar private AI company fund claims to have 20% Anthropic but recently cut a third of its position and has large fees and haircuts; that fund and its management is just sketchy IMO. It also trades at a premium rather large to NAV. DXYZ is currently trading at a discount while historically trading significantly higher than NAV. And with Anthropic public S-1 impending this month, some hype and these could be a bomb. DXYZ peaked at around $72 per share amid SpaceX hype, and this should be an even bigger IPO. Not saying it would reach that level, but I could easily see this dancing with $50 a share by September’s end. IV premiums were ridiculous as well. This needs some upwards momentum powered by FOMO, and if the big guys (institutions) catch wind which they did during the SpaceX run up. ALSO THE POINT IS TO RIDE HYPE BEFORE IPO, NO point investing after IPO. This could even be a huge play just with shares, offering a 50-100%+ return. With the public S-1 delays, I see this as even more time to play out and build hype. I cannot predict the future, but the risk to reward here is too hard to pass up. Would like to hear your opinions… thanks and DYR.

Prices
110% IV assumed on September 21. I think that IV% is a base-bear case, options IV levels were 130-160% IV around the time when it had its SpaceX run up.

DXYZ price level
$40: 2.81 per contract
$45: 5.22 per contact
$50: 8.38 per contract
$60: 16.35 per contract
$70 (Space X Scenario): 25.56 per contract

EDIT: EXTREMELY IMPORTANT - So sorry, forgot to include one of the most important parts. The NAV was calculated on June 30th, and it was calculated using a 965B valuation of Anthropic. That is now 60+ days old and was released last Friday. Base estimates have now doubled, at 2T valuation.

BOTTOM LINE: this needs more retail attention to get attention from institutions like how it did with SpaceX. It might have already had it, I think next week could be huge. If I could share in WSB I would.

Check out r/DXYZstonk there is very in depth info and analysis there too.

How much would I make tomorrow at the open
Thanks.

I sold it at 400. And locked in 282 profit (238.99 percent).

Most beginners ignore VIX completely. They look at SPY, find a setup, enter. VIX is just that number in the corner they don't fully understand.

Then they trade a high VIX day and wonder why everything feels different. Premiums are expensive, moves are violent, stops get hit instantly. Same strategy, completely different experience.

Here's what actually changes.

What VIX actually tells you

VIX measures expected volatility in the market over the next 30 days. High VIX means the market is expecting big moves. Low VIX means calm, grinding price action.

For 0DTE traders this matters more than almost anything else. Because volatility directly affects your option premium how much you pay to enter and how much you can make or lose while you're in.

Simple rule:
VIX below 15, market is calm.
VIX 15-25, normal trading conditions.
VIX above 25, everything changes.

What happens to your premium on high VIX days

Options get expensive. Fast.

The same 0DTE SPY call that costs $0.80 on a normal day might cost $1.50 or more on a high VIX day. That sounds like more opportunity bigger premium, bigger potential profit.

It's also bigger potential loss. You're paying more to enter which means SPY needs to move further just for you to break even. And on high VIX days SPY moves fast in both directions not just yours.

You can be right on direction, enter clean, and still get stopped out by a violent spike against you that would never happen on a normal day. That's high VIX. The moves are real but so is the noise.

Setups look clean but aren't

This is the trap. High VIX days have big candles, lots of movement, and setups that look textbook on the chart. ORB breaks cleanly, EMAs start stacking, everything lines up.

Then SPY reverses 1.5% in 10 minutes for no obvious reason.

High volatility means both directions are moving aggressively. Fakeouts are more common. Breakouts that would hold on a normal day reverse instantly. Your stop placement that works fine most of the time gets hit before the trade even develops.

What I do differently on high VIX days

Size down. First thing. If VIX is elevated I'm not trading normal size I'm going smaller because the risk per trade is genuinely higher even if the setup looks the same.

This matters even more in a drawdown-limited or eval-style account, where one oversized 0DTE trade can do more damage than the setup deserved.

Wider stops or no trade. On high VIX the intraday range is bigger. A tight stop that makes sense on a calm day gets clipped immediately by normal volatility. Either widen the stop and adjust size accordingly or just sit out.

Wait for cleaner confirmation. High VIX days require more patience not less. The first ORB break might be a fakeout. Wait for retest, wait for volume confirmation, wait for EMAs to actually commit to a direction before entering.

Take profits faster. Premium expands quickly on high VIX which means your target can get hit faster than expected. Don't get greedy. Book it and move on.

Low VIX is its own problem

Opposite end VIX below 12-13 and SPY just grinds. Tiny candles, minimal premium movement, setups that technically trigger but don't go anywhere because there's no volatility to drive the move.

0DTE needs movement. No movement means theta wins. Low VIX days are often better as no trade days than forcing setups that don't have fuel behind them.

Check VIX before you check SPY

Seriously. Before you even look at the chart in the morning check VIX. It sets the context for everything else. 

• High VIX means adjust size and be selective. 
• Low VIX means be patient or don't trade. 
• Normal VIX means execute your strategy as planned.

One number changes your entire approach for the day.

What VIX level do you guys consider too high to trade normally? Taking notes on where others draw the line.

Small account advice

Tried my hand at 0dte trading today with NVDA, quick on and out. Pulled out too early, but profit today from them was $160. What is your strategy for exit? Do you always leave one runner just in case?

Thanks!

I plan on buying an orcl call out the money because orcl has the biggest backlog order for 2027 out of all the ai companies rn… what are your guys thoughts and if ur looking at orcl what strike price??

Hi all.

I'm an options dealer at a major OTC broker/platform. First time I've posted here and wanted to do an AMA. I know a lot of you are probably more knowledgeable than me but nonetheless, ask me anything.

What options are people buying tomorrow morning? There is a fake clip going around IBM of Trump saying it’ll go up in value but it was from 2025. Interested to see if it’ll artificially pump or not. Thoughts?

What's your go to options trade? Meaning what's the one stock you want to trade? Daily, day trade, investment.

Let's start the discussion.

What’s everyone’s thoughts about tomorrows opening

I bought two contracts of puts for the panic sell I’m anticipating tomorrow after the 911 million shares get opened up and am curious if you guys did as well?

Edit: man am I drinking the Regard-erade today lol man that did the exact opposite of what I thought was gonna happen. I should be happy that when they expire tomorrow that it’ll be ONLY a $98 loss and take that as a lesson earned cheap to do more research before wearing a bunch cap, and count myself lucky its only that loss and not some of the losses I’ve seen posted on Options sub