Volume is back, participation is here, and we’ve got cheap volatility. September through June – these are my favorite months to trade. And right now? This is what gets me fired up.
Politicians shut down the government. Media screamed chaos. “Experts” predicted market crashes.
SPY’s response? Straight to all-time highs.
While Washington played theater, systematic traders played the zones and printed money.
Politicians screaming shutdown. News crying disaster. Market “experts” predicting doom.
SPY’s response? New all-time highs.
While everyone else was panicking about government theater, systematic traders were printing money in the zones. The morning put zone delivered clean entries and cleaner exits. The afternoon call zone caught the rocket ride to 663+.
Listen up.
Friday was a bloodbath for most traders. Fake breakouts. Whipsaws. The kind of day that makes people quit trading forever.
We made bank. Twice.
While the market held its breath waiting for Powell to speak, my newest gamers were celebrating their first-day victories.
While Wall Street was still in morning meetings, my gamers banked 44-80% gains and logged off for the day.
We opened directly in the call zone.
According to every trading textbook ever written, that should invalidate the setup. “Wait for reentry,” they say. “Don’t chase,” they warn.
But here’s what happened when systematic trading met reality:
