Good morning, traders…
The market is constantly changing.
SPY’s V-shaped recovery has been remarkable, with the index gaining nearly 25% in just over two months:
This chart tells a story: the market is always shifting (and you must adapt your strategy accordingly).
Think like a golfer. You’ve got different clubs in your bag for different holes, opponents, and weather.
What works off the tee doesn’t necessarily work around the green. The PGA pros don’t guess. They know exactly when to pull each club.
Trading works the same way.
When the market was bottoming out a few months ago, I was focused on breakouts. Stocks are moving out of tight, beaten-down ranges with fresh volume and momentum. Those setups were working perfectly in that tape.
But now that the indexes are climbing back toward all-time highs, I’ve been leaning more into pullbacks. Waiting for strength, watching for the dip back to a key price level, and stepping in when the risk is tighter.
As the market shifts, your strategy must shift with it. You’ve got to know which club to pull out (and when).
That’s why I’ve spent 20 years building and refining a three-pronged trading system.
Let Me Show You How To Weaponize These 3 Tools In Your Trading…
OMEN: Order Flow + Breakouts
There are about 1.5 million active options contracts right now. You need to know what you’re looking for.
That’s why I built my OMEN Scanner. It cuts through the chaos and helps you zero in on swing setups with Smart Money flowing in.
We hold these trades for a few days, sometimes a few weeks. You don’t have to monitor them every second of the day.
Rocket Lab USA Inc. (NASDAQ: RKLB) was a perfect example. Last week we saw big volume on the June $26.50 calls. That told us smart money was positioning. Yesterday, the price pulled back right into the 21 EMA. That opens up a lower-risk, higher-probability entry. Wait for the setup, then take the trade.
Same thing with NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE: SMR). The June $8 calls hit the scanner hard. We got a pullback to the 50 EMA on the 5-minute:
Now we’re watching for the bounce to confirm. If it does, you’ve got a clean swing trade with a tight stop.
It’s a blueprint you can repeat over and over again. Trending stock, call sweep, 13 EMA, confirmation candle. That’s the pitch.
Earnings Edge: 100 Winners in a Row
Earnings season can be a challenge for options traders.
The opportunities are everywhere, and speculative bets are tempting. Traders love to “predict” and “guess” the earnings of a company (and the market’s reaction).
But that’s not trading. It’s more like sports betting.
The company either beats or misses. Up or down. Black and white.
The outcome is too binary. And you have no idea what the result will be beforehand.
I always wanted a way to trade earnings season with more clarity, which is why I built Earnings Edge.
This strategy is based on algo-driven “triggers.” When certain signals align, they create a specific confluence of indicators that indicate strength or weakness heading into earnings.
Our algo flags it, and we can trade accordingly.
Last earnings season, we had 100 winning trades in a row.*
All by using this simple tool.
Options Income Trader: Day Trading with Demand
This is my brand-new day trading tool.
We’re looking for major volume spikes relative to open interest on the options chain.
Not 2-to-1 or 5-to-1. We want 20-to-1 or higher. That tells us Smart Money traders are loading into the contracts right now, and the scanner picks it up early.
All we’re doing is reacting to real demand from Smart Money as shown in my scanner. Volume, flow, price.
When they all align, the trade makes sense. And the scanner shows you exactly when it’s happening.
By simply following alerts from the scanner, we’ve recently had wins of 20%… 39%… 100%… 148%… 200%… and even 300%…*
I want things to be simple. I want my strategies to be clear. I want to know exactly what club to pull out, and when.
This three-pronged system helps me do just that.
Happy trading,
Ben Sturgill
*Past performance does not indicate future results
