Hi John! I opened a debit call spread on ANF about a week ago as a swing trade — long the 130 call and short the 145 call, both expiring 2/20. The setup looked strong at the time: price was above all the major moving averages and the sector was performing well. Then yesterday the company lowered its sales growth outlook, and the stock gapped…

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Good evening John,

Hope all is well. I currently hold a few swing trades and some naked puts in my portfolio. With the market showing signs of fatigue and the ongoing government shutdown, I’m growing cautious about adding further risk. While some of my swing trades are in profit, they haven’t fully played out yet. Given the uncertain…

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Good afternoon John,

I’m working on defining clearer rules for my day trading strategy. For swing trades, I typically set a stop at 30–40% and reassess if the trade loses its edge. But when it comes to day trading options, I’m unsure whether to stick to a percentage-based exit or cut the trade once it crosses key technical levels like the 9-…

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Hello John,

Circling back to what you and Pete mentioned on Saturday’s call—I’ve been thinking about the current market conditions. We’re sitting at all-time highs, and while tomorrow’s rate cuts could push things even higher, a 10% pullback would actually be healthy for the broader market.

With that in mind, I’m considering a debit put spread on…

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Hello John! Hope all is well! I held onto the CME Group debit call spread under the assumption earnings were set for tomorrow after the close, but it turns out they’re reporting in the morning. My stop is set at a 40% premium, which hasn’t been triggered yet. I considered closing the position today since it’s trading below the 50-day moving…

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Good afternoon Lynn and Joe! I’m still struggling with timing my exits on trades—I’m either getting out too early or too late. I trade options, and today I entered a position on UAL at 9:54 AM. The entry was a bit late, but the stock showed strong momentum. I exited at 12:03 PM when the stock was trading above $91.00.

I had been watching the ATR,…

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Hope all is well! I got into the RDDT trade and probably should have exited around the $146 level, but I decided to hold since it’s a swing trade and my short call is at $160. In hindsight, I guess I got a bit greedy. I saw that you closed out the trade at 11:30 a.m., but I didn’t notice until about 2 p.m. I did try to exit for $20.00, but it…

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Hello John,

Hope all is well! Implied volatility is low right now, so I’m considering LEAPs on quantum computing stocks. Do you have any recommendations on which chart looks the most promising at the moment?

Thanks,

Angelica

Hi Joe,

I ended up trading $COIN today based on the Bitcoin news.

I entered the trade at 9:43 AM, just above VWAP. Looking back, I probably went in a bit early and should have waited for better confirmation. I exited at 10:57 AM because the price kept bouncing off VWAP but coming down a few times.

I’m still learning, and I’ve noticed that I tend…

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Hi John! Hope all is well.

I had a tough time closing my diagonal call spread on APO. I was trying to get the same price you did—$7.60—but the price was jumping around and I couldn’t get it to execute. I eventually closed it today at $7.20, but it was still extremely volatile. The short leg was in the money, so I wasn’t sure whether to hold…

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