Good morning, traders…
In life, being early is a virtue.
Show up to work early? Your boss thinks you’re extra-responsible.
Arrive at a meeting early? Have your first choice of muffins.
Get to the airport early? Breeze through security with time to grab a coffee.
But in options trading, that conventional wisdom gets flipped on its noggin…
“Early” can be a death sentence.
You can spot the trend, build the right thesis, pick the right strike … and still lose money.
The underlying stock does exactly what you thought it would, but it happens a few days too late.
Meanwhile, your contract expires worthless as you sit there, watching the chart move in the direction you expected … without you.
That’s brutal to sit through. And it can completely ruin your psychology if you’re not careful.
But it doesn’t have to.
You Should Never Miss An Entry Again…
Stop Guessing the Clock
Direction is crucial, but timing is king.
If you’re right on the direction of the move but wrong on the timing?
Completely worthless, you might as well have been wrong on both.
So don’t guess.
Ask yourself: What’s going to move this stock soon? Earnings? A press release? Macro pressure?
If there’s no clear reason for it to move now … don’t make the trade.
If you can’t name a reason for urgency, you need a longer expiration (or to pass on the trade entirely).
There’s one exception to this rule (more on that later…)
Give Yourself Enough Time To Be Right
Every expiration date you choose is a bet against the clock.
If you think a stock will break out in the next few weeks, don’t pick an option that dies in five days.
You wouldn’t cut your stop loss in half just to save a few bucks. Same rule here.
You want time to let the trade work. That means buying more days than you think you need.
It costs more. It feels slower. But it gives you room.
And when you’re right, it still pays.
Be Honest About Your Mistakes
We like to focus on what we did right, rather than be honest about what we did wrong.
It’s human nature.
It feels better to say “I was right on the direction” than “my timing was wrong.”
But if you don’t own your mistakes, you’ll repeat them.
So when a trade moves after your option dies, don’t just sigh and move on…
Write it down. Study the chart again. Figure out what the actual trigger was (and why you missed it).
Was there a technical level you ignored?
An indicator you missed?
A volume shift that came later?
Track it. Learn the rhythm.
Then, connect that rhythm to Smart Money flow…
Let The Smart Money Guide Your Entries
The solution to being early?
Let the Smart Money tell you when to enter.
That’s why every trade I make starts at my OMEN Scanner.
It doesn’t just show me what the Smart Money traders are buying.
It shows me when they’re stepping in.
If I see short-term, concentrated volume on a call contract with a tight expiration … that’s when I pay attention.
It tells me, “The move is coming (soon).”
A couple of weeks ago, the Smart Money was loading up on Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) puts, right before the Q3 earnings report.
Sure enough, Nvidia crashed after the print…
And I caught the move with puts for a 1,454% peak gain…*
…a 15x return, in one day.*
That’s the power of trading with the Smart Money.
You can do all the technical analysis you want.
You can start building your thesis weeks in advance…
But when a whale throws down a million-dollar order on a call that expires Friday?
That’s when I want to enter.
That’s the moment to act.
Let the Smart Money traders tip their hand first…
Then build your setups around them.
The Millionaire Formula
The point is: You need a BATTLE-TESTED trading strategy.
One that has stood the test of time, through any (and every) market condition…
Because a few years ago, he was just a broke college dropout who knew next to NOTHING about stocks.
But fast forward a few years…
He’s on his way to $2 million in career profits.*
And he wants to share his step-by-step plan to get there … with YOU.
Bryce calls it the “Millionaire Formula” because it’s been utilized by 49 millionaires (and counting…).*
Naturally, we can’t promise you future returns, and Bryce’s results aren’t typical…
But if you want to hit the ground running in 2026…
The Millionaire Formula could be EXACTLY what you’re looking for.
Happy trading,
Ben Sturgil
*Past performance does not indicate future results
