Hey gamers,
Okay so this morning was absolutely insane. I send out a call zone at 602.41 and within like 10 minutes my chat is exploding with people making ridiculous money.
Scott B made $12,600 on 200 contracts. Dawn pulled in $1,500. hammy got 50% in basically no time.
And the funny part? Technically it wasn’t even a “real” Game Plan trade because it happened so fast.
So SPY opened at 600.40 and I had this call zone at 602.41. Target was 603.12, pretty normal setup.
But then Iran comes out saying they want to de-escalate with Israel and the market just went nuts. Oil dropped, VIX fell, everything screaming “buy calls now.”
Some of my advanced gamers saw this and were like “forget waiting for 602.41” and just started buying calls around 600.60.
SPY ripped straight to 604.45. The zone got triggered and filled so fast it happened on the same candle. Which means by beginner rules, we don’t count it.
But the front-runners? They absolutely killed it.
hammy bought 602 calls at 1.05, sold at 1.55. robynlm got in at .84, out at 1.50. Steve played XSP from .48 to 1.09.
The zone worked perfectly. It just worked too fast for the “rules.”
Look, I’m usually not a huge fan of front-running zones because it’s risky and breaks the whole systematic thing. But today was different.
The zone was tiny. Like really small. When I see zones that tight, the market usually moves fast.
Plus the Iran news was obviously bullish. Oil down, stocks up. Pretty clear direction.
And it’s Monday with fresh weeklies, so time decay wasn’t killing anyone.
MattMan nailed it: “If VOZ sets the zone and you hear positive news like Iran and Israel talking, that’s a big push to front-run calls.”
Here’s the thing though – for every story like today, I’ve watched people blow up accounts front-running zones.
Most of the time when you front-run, the zone doesn’t even trigger and you’re stuck holding garbage. Or you get emotional and hold too long. Or you start front-running everything and lose all discipline.
The people making money today have been doing this for months. They know when to get aggressive and when to follow rules.
The zone worked. Whether we “count” it or not is just paperwork. The market moved exactly where it was supposed to.
But I have beginner rules for a reason. Most traders can’t handle the discretionary stuff. They get cocky after a few wins and think they’re smarter than the system.
If you’re new, stick to the rules. Wait for clean triggers. Take profits at targets. Don’t get cute.
If you’ve been here for months and understand this stuff? Maybe you earn the right to bend rules occasionally.
Just remember – today’s heroes could be tomorrow’s cautionary tales if they get sloppy.
Stay smart out there, gamers.
Olivia
P.S. – Advanced Gamer class tomorrow at 11am covers exactly this stuff. When to bend rules, when not to, and how to read these setups in real-time.
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