Bryan Bottarelli, Head Trade Tactician, Monument Traders Alliance Dear Reader, You know that feeling when you wake up and immediately check your phone? This morning was one of those days where checking paid off big time. Yesterday QQQ closed down 1.2%. That triggered my Dark Ticker signal at 4:05 PM. I bought calls expiring today, shut my laptop, and went about my evening. This morning I opened my trading app to a beautiful 60% winner staring back at me. Amazon's earnings blowout dragged the whole tech sector higher overnight. That brings us to 18 winners out of 29 Dark Ticker trades in 2025. Running at a solid 62% win rate this year. The Strategy's Real Track Record Let me give you the honest numbers on Dark Ticker performance. No BS, no inflated stats - just the real results. 2025 Performance (Through October 31st): - Total trades: 29
- Winners: 18
- Win rate: 62.07%
This month alone we've hit 4 winners out of 6 trades. October's running at 66.67%, which is pretty damn good for short-term options plays. Since Inception Stats: - Total trades: 70
- Winners: 47
- Win rate: 67.14%
- Average return: 9.39%
Look, not every trade hits. But when you're batting .670 over 70 trades, the math works in your favor. Big time. What Actually Happened Yesterday Thursday afternoon was ugly. Tech was getting hammered going into earnings. Everyone was nervous about Amazon, Apple, and all the big names reporting this week. Right before the close, QQQ hit my -1% trigger. That's when the Dark Ticker strategy kicks in automatically. The rules are simple. When any major index (SPY, QQQ, IWM, DIA, or GLD) closes down 1% or more, we buy calls that expire the next day. Zero emotion, zero guesswork. Following the systematic approach that has delivered 67% wins since inception. So at 4:05 PM yesterday I grabbed QQQ calls expiring today. Small position, about $493 worth. The Beautiful Part Here's what I love about this trade - I had zero clue Amazon was going to absolutely crush earnings. Didn't need to know. While everyone else was sweating over whether AWS would hit their cloud numbers, I was already positioned for the bounce. Not because I'm some genius who predicted Amazon's monster quarter. Because when markets drop 1% or more, institutions step in and buy the dip. Amazon's 10% gap up this morning was just the cherry on top. My calls went from overnight holds to 60% winners by 9:45 AM. Ring the register, right? |
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