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Options Trading SPY [+6%] 11/18/24

  SPY 1-minute chart 11/18/24. Day Metrics { 1 } Win { 0 } Losses Day Rating: INEFFECTIVE Overview There was no significant economic news released today that could have the potential to move the market. Following yesterday's sell-off, SPY's price is bouncing off the lows. We formed some intra-day reaction zones, but the price action is a slow grind upwards. Trades [1]   RZ Reject Entry:  I missed the opportunity to get in on the grind upwards, so I remained highly patient for either a pullback or a reject entry. I waited and was able to get into an entry at the upper reaction zone. Exit: Price continued to want to grind up, so I managed to lock in some gains before the price continued upwards. ๐ŸŽฅ Trading Session Recording ๐ŸŽฅ on  ๐• -or- Review/Next Steps I completely missed the entry for a RZ bounce or the (-) TL Breakout Bounce. I was too slow to adapt my thinking. I waited patiently for the lower (-) TL Breakout Bounce/ VWAP Re-test, but that never came, so I ...

Options Trading SPY [-19% +2% +33%] 11/15/24

SPY 1-minute chart 11/15/24. Day Metrics { 2 } Wins { 1 } Loss Day Rating:  EFFECTIVE Overview At 8:30 AM ET, the U.S. Retail Sales for October were released. They showed a modest increase of 0.4% from the previous month, aligning with market expectations. However, core retail sales, which exclude autos, were up by only 0.1% against an expected 0.3%. SPY's price did not move in reaction to the news. However, we gapped down from the previous day and are in a downtrend. Trades [1]   RZ Bounce Entry:  Since we already had a significant gap down and started to push up from a pre-market low, I wanted to re-test the reaction zone and enter calls for a bounce. Exit:  I anticipated too early and gave it too much time before cutting losses. The bounce area was lower than I was willing to hold. [2]   (-) TL Reject Entry:   SPY's price bounced decently, so   I waited for the test of the (-) TL. Exit:  I was rewarded with a firm rejection in my favor. I locke...

Options Trading SPY [-16% +18%] 11/20/24

  Click for trade breakdown on ๐•. ๐ŸŸขOptions Trading $SPY [-16% +18%] 11/20/24 #DayTrading #OptionsTrading pic.twitter.com/cFyYYMV88I — Helixtrader36 (@helixtrader36) November 20, 2024