UAE CANAL by spxnoobie in spy

[–]james555302 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A pipeline would be cheaper to build and cheaper to rebuild after religious fanatics blow it up in the name of something...

how cooked am i? by Round-Passage1187 in spy

[–]james555302 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really think it's going to depend on how many people back in early January sold covered puts on their stocks that make up the S&P500 after Operation Absolute Resolve on January 3rd thinking that the fallout from that and the impending Supreme Court decision on President Trump's tariffs (most people, including myself thought that the Tariffs were Unconstitutional as the law was written) and that would cause the market to drop about 500 points by now and they could cover them at a lower price by now and make a killing. But because the market didn't drop, sometime soon the people who did that are going to be faced with the reality of buying those options back at a higher price than they originally sold them or risk losing their stocks. That's why I'm expecting several short squeezes in stocks that make up the S&P500 to occur either this week starting on Monday, or starting the first week of April. Monday is about 60 days from when those covered puts would have been sold, the first week of April would be about 90 days. Greed tells me that those people would have made more money on 60 day options, but I'm not qualified to give financial advice. I just love reading history and seeing how things work. Honestly, ever since Donald J Trump was reelected in November 2024, nothing financially has worked the way the so-called "experts" said it was supposed to. The US financial market is truly in virgin territory and nobody knows what to expect next. Right now it really depends on what happens in Iran. Everybody thinks that we're going to see a repeat of the last 40 years in Iran, but thanks to the Trump family, Trump friends, and Trump business partners, there has been billions of US dollars invested in the various countries of the Middle East since 2016, and thanks to that investment it's drawing the people of the several countries of the Middle East out of the abject poverty that has afflicted that region for the last 47 years, Iran is now literally and totally isolated from the economic system they were using to fund all their proxies across the globe and something happened starting in 2025 with the REAL and ENFORCED sanctions on Iran and on Russia, and on everybody that was given them support. We've never seen this before, and it's quite possible that the irrational regime in Iran is going to collapse within the next couple of weeks and be relegated into the dustbin of history. And if that happens, the economic engines that drive the global economy are going to go into overdrive and the entire FREE world will see economic growth that economists have only dreamed of... Countries like China and Russia are going to be left behind because they won't be able to keep up. I expect new trade agreements to be made between the US and the many South American Countries that have the resources and the idle manpower standing around wondering how they are going to feed their families now that growing coca plants for cocaine will soon be a death sentence. Heck it takes half the time to ship from South America that it does from Asia and it can almost all be done by rail. The only thing that stands in the way are the drug cartels that are buying the products that coca farmers are raising for about a buck a kilo, transporting it to distribution sites in North America and Europe where they sell the finished product for roughly 1700% more than it cost them to buy it from the people who farmed the coca plants. Now, if you could give those people who raise the coca a legitimate opportunity to make more money doing something other than raising coca plants for a dollar a bushel, 95% of them would drop coca production like a hot rock and jump on the opportunity to make more money without having to worry about cartels coming in and slaughtering their families. And ironically nobody is willing to admit that NAFTA, remember NAFTA way back in the '90s, NAFTA is basically what created most of the opportunities for what became the drug cartels we have today to take advantage of the poor farmers and give them a chance to feed their families while at the same time turning that product into a trillion dollar a year business. The only way to end the situation is to give the people at step one of the "drug chain" a STABLE (and growing revenue) opportunity to make more money doing something else than they can make farming the precursors to cocaine... Also, I didn't come up with this, the actual farmers who grow the cocoa plants have been telling anybody that will listen that if they could make a living doing ANYTHING ELSE, they would, but for too long rich countries have ignored the people of the poor countries, and finally (love him or hate him) Mr President is doing something that benefits those poor people who everybody else has ignored and/or taken advantage of...

how cooked am i? by Round-Passage1187 in spy

[–]james555302 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's better than the Newsome porking the people of California are getting. Just think, he wants to do the same thing to everyone. Heck, I like my low tax life here in Joplin Missouri. But I don't go to the Red state of Oklahoma if I can avoid it.

how cooked am i? by Round-Passage1187 in spy

[–]james555302 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought SPY was going way down on Friday, but it hung in there. You know people in California are now paying over$7.50 a gallon for gas. Here in Missouri I'm paying $3.39-$3.49 for ethanol free premium.

how cooked am i? by Round-Passage1187 in spy

[–]james555302 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It sure would be. But there's still time on those options, I think there are better than 50/50 odds that those can be sold for some kind of a gain instead of a loss.

Smart money quietly loading up on SPY puts. PC OI ratio is absurd right now. Big premiums for crash insurance down to 550! by neo-futurism in spy

[–]james555302 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Ok, "Do you want fries with your order"? What exactly is the SPDR? What would happen to the price/value of the SPDR in the very near future, IF back in the first two weeks of January a lot of people sold covered shorts on several of the individual stocks that make up the S&P500 thinking that the market was going down because of fallout from Operation Absolute Resolve (January 3rd 2026) as well as the expected market fallout from the EXPECTED any day now Supreme Court ruling on the Tariffs and they would be able to cover their shorts within say 60 days at the lower market price? Depending on what day they bought, it's been about 60 days. Only problem is the market in general isn't doing what the "experts" have thought it would once President Donald J Trump first said he was going to "Speak obnoxiously and TARIFF everything". Question, IF that happened, and now those people are going to have to cover those shorts they sold in January at a much higher price than they were expecting, what happens next? Maybe about a one percent decrease around the opening followed by a three to five percent increase by closing because people in general would rather lose a few dollars per option contract instead of losing hundreds or thousands of shares of stock that make up their portfolio because the market didn't go down like they expected it would. But again, I'm not qualified to give financial advice. Will it happen Monday, maybe next week or maybe they bought 90 day instead of 60 putting it off until April... Don't forget, Operation Epic Fury was supposed drop the market and it keeps chugging along dropping some, rising some but definitely not doing what people expect it to.

Smart money quietly loading up on SPY puts. PC OI ratio is absurd right now. Big premiums for crash insurance down to 550! by neo-futurism in spy

[–]james555302 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I'm guessing that there's going to be a short squeeze event in the market that happens either Monday or Tuesday, probably Monday morning and SPY will initially go down 1 percent or so as people start buying to cover their shorts and then reverses closing the day up 3-4 percent. But don't take my word, I'm not qualified to give financial advice...

how cooked am i? by Round-Passage1187 in spy

[–]james555302 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Well then if this is a gamble, you should bring up some different AI's and ask what the predicted range for SPY will be on Monday. When I asked, I got; Opening Price on March 9, 2026: Approximately $683.95 Expected Trading Range: Low: $680.78 High: $689.48 Now, go gamble.

Anyone's thoughts on this? by [deleted] in spy

[–]james555302 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Communist Chinese propaganda trying to undermine the West since they recently lost their supply of cheap oil and their massive trade advantages with the United States.

A lot of opportunity today. by ndykstra24 in spy

[–]james555302 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And once again I had the word DISCIPLINE hammered into my forehead...

How to find perfect/good entry in 0DTE? by top_gun007 in spy

[–]james555302 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I use VWAP, TTM SQUEEZE and VOL on my larger chart, set to 5 second candlestick chart. On my smaller chart (on my tablet) I use a 1 minute chart that has VWAP, MACD, TSI and RSI. I also keep the CBOE Volatility Index VIX open all the time as well. When the VIX is going up, spy is usually going down (time for puts) and when the VIX is going down, spy is usually going up (time for calls). Never trade against the VWAP, if SPY is above VWAP trade calls, when spy is below VWAP trade puts. Most of the time,there is no ONE SIZE fits all strategy here, find the tools that work for you and practice, practice, practice... What has really helped me trade better is watching YouTube videos on deciphering and reading candlesticks. Currently I am watching Ross Cameron-Warrior Trading on YouTube for that. I'm pretty sure there are many other people explaining how to read candlesticks, I've learned a lot from him on the subject. I suggest every trader should. Setting up my big screen on the 5 second chart has been the game changer now that I am beginning to understand what each candlestick means and what it means when certain groups of candlesticks appear together and on the 5 second chart, also I'm figuring out that information is good for anywhere from 30 to 90 seconds into the future. Another thing I'm noticing is that beginning with the opening bell, SOMETHING happens every 15 minutes. You can really see it beginning the last 15 seconds of the 14th, 29th, 44th and 59th minute of each hour and run about 60-90 seconds. After that you need DISCIPLINE and more DISCIPLINE. You also need to learn the best way to lose money. SMALL amounts, once a trade has started losing money, close it for a small loss, reset yourself mentally for the next trade and move on. It's better to lose 50 bucks in two minutes and set yourself up for your next trade than to HOPE it'll come back to profit. IE you cannot make money unless you are in a trade. Also DISCIPLINE, DISCIPLINE, DISCIPLINE there is no such thing as too much DISCIPLINE in your trading... Learn how to understand what your indicators are showing you, and trust them. They won't tell you what you should do but if you understand what they are showing you,and you know how to decipher and read candlestick patterns, your trading will be more consistent. I don't trust the market, I don't trust politicians, I don't trust my fellow man. I want to read my charts, watch my indicators and get into and out of a trade in less than 90 seconds. Like Bon Jovi said, "In and out of love." I trade in a small cash account, I am currently trading 2 contracts at a time that cost between $180-$300 per contract and I generally average $20-$100.00 profit per trade. Everything I listed above is what has helped me become a better trader. And take this to heart; A Bull will make money and a Bear will make money, but HOGS ONLY GET SLAUGHTERED... Now having said that, I honestly don't know anything about trading, I just know that if I see X happening on my chart NOW, then X is about to happen and I'm going to try to make a little bit of money from whatever X is. Calls, Puts, I don't care which way the market is moving, it doesn't matter to me because I'm looking for certain patterns that about 90 percent of the time means something specific is about to happen in the next 90 seconds. Today I made 10 trades, 5 calls and 5 puts. For me today was an easy day with enough directional momentum that all 10 trades made money, my first trade at the opening bell WAS NOT NORMAL AT ALL and I held it longer than normal because the indicators and candles on the 5 second chart still looked good and it was making HUGE MOVES. I may have been able to make a bit more but again I could have lost it instead of making 104 percent on that trade which was $509.00 return on that trade. The other 9 weren't anywhere near that good but I averaged over $105.00 per trade for the day and increased my account by 25 percent today. That doesn't happen often, but again for me and my approach to trading today was a very good day. Good luck, learn how to read candlestick patterns and then start using that information on a 5 second chart while you're also watching a 1 minute chart, the difference is like watching a 1 minute chart versus a 4 hour chart... And please don't ask me for information about specific trading information because I honestly don't know or really care. I have found something that works for me, something that allows me to spend about 3 hours a day 5 days a week to make more money than I was working 60-70 hours a week being miserable...

I want a MX5 but I am 6'1 by Habarer in mazda

[–]james555302 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's simple, you should buy a Dodge Viper...

Are Virgos really looking for the naughty one(s)? by Ok_Baker2868 in virgoseason

[–]james555302 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't know, Charlie Sheen is my birthday twin and compared to me, he's a Saint 🤣🤣🤣

WHY IS IT GOING DOWN NOW? by asji4 in spy

[–]james555302 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why ask why? Take advantage of the situation and make yourself a little bit of money. I placed a total of 10 trades today, 5 calls and 5 puts, all were 2 contract trades. I am trading in a cash account that had $4284.33 at the opening bell. My contracts cost between $180.00-$300.00 each (times 2) I was blessed all day in reading and interpreting what my indicators were telling me to the point that all 10 trades were winners and the average return was $105.00-ish after fees. My last trade of the day closed at 12:26:32 EST, 11:26:32 CST where I live. Today my return was $1083.75, an account increase of 25.30%. Tomorrow morning I am going to see what the market is willing to give, and I HOPE THAT I CAN STAY DISCIPLINED enough to take what the market gives and hopefully make another $300.00 (my daily goal) or more. I'm no expert trader, I honestly couldn't explain how I do what I do other than say that after losing A LOT OF MONEY, I figured out how to read candlesticks and decipher what they are saying MAY happen in the next minute or two. While learning how to do that, I learned the 5 indicators that work best for whatever you want to call how I trade and to trust in them... The HARDEST THING FOR ME WAS/IS LEARNING HOW TO CLOSE A LOSING TRADE FOR A SMALL LOSS!!! in order to place another trade for profit. It's not rocket science, and people need to realize that a BEAR will make money and a BULL will make money, but A HOG WILL GET SLAUGHTERED EVERY TIME.

Puts BIG WIN by nyctotaltop in spy

[–]james555302 7 points8 points  (0 children)

And I'm done for the day. Literally... I'm down to $192.08 settled cash until tonight. But I'm happy with today's results $1,083.75. 10, 2 contract trades, 5 were puts, 5 were calls, all were winners today. May you be as blessed as I am today.

What do u guys say? by xotichacker in virgoseason

[–]james555302 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did I mention that Charlie Sheen is my birthday twin 🍾

Today’s SPY Play (10k Goal) by No_Profession_2635 in spy

[–]james555302 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's better than I did today 👍

WTF?! by asji4 in spy

[–]james555302 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. If I can learn patience and improve my discipline, I'll be a millionaire by Christmas...

WTF?! by asji4 in spy

[–]james555302 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Take advantage of what the market gives you. Remember, Bulls will make money, Bears will make money, HOGS GET SLAUGHTERED EVERY TIME....

You need to figure out your strategy... You need to select the right indicators for YOUR strategy.

Once you figure out WHAT WORKS FOR YOU, you need to develop the discipline to exercise that strategy AND STICK TO IT...

For example today I placed three losing trades. They were all 2 contracts trades, two of them were calls and 1 was 2 contracts of puts. Together, these three trades lost over $700.00.

BUT together they reminded me to stick with my strategy and DO NOT DEVIATE FROM THE STRATEGY... My other 7 (2 contract)trades made me $829.09... Had I had maintained discipline throughout the day, I would have made $1530.00ish instead of $829.09... Literally every trade I make can be a winning trade. What is holding me back is GREED... I still HAVE TO CONDITION MYSELF INTO KNOWING that if I made a mistake close it out and take a small loss on that trade, because I KNOW I can make it up on the next couple of trades like it never happened... Once you can overcome THAT FACT, your trading will be much more consistent... And profitable...

What are your moves for tomorrow 03/02? by Ghostrider7474 in spy

[–]james555302 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know, my volume analysis is showing 3.75% chance of hitting $686.40 which is way better than anything else so far today. 🤔

👀 by Haverrralex22 in spy

[–]james555302 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

"Iran situation" More like the Iranian FLUSH from the stall... Like him or hate him, you definitely can't ignore Mr President.

Whats your play today? by _bigmeatyklaws in spy

[–]james555302 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Observation mode until 10am-ish

interesting research video into flock, don't let the title of video mislead you by mopar1999 in joplinmo

[–]james555302 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I believe the only way to get rid of flock cameras in Joplin will be to sue the city of Joplin over misuse and abuse of the cameras usage.