The first 30 minutes of each trading day are where I decide whether the market is handing me something real…
Or trying to suck me into a whole lot of nothing.
This morning, the S&P 500 was about as productive as spending 30 minutes at the Walmart customer service desk. Tech stocks were moving lower together, the indexes had no direction and earnings from Oracle (ORCL) and Adobe (ADBE) were hanging over the sector.
But one space stock didn’t care…
SpaceX (SPCX) turned green within the first five minutes, repeat bullish call flow began hitting above the ask and the MI6 Master Indicator fired long signals as shares pushed toward a key gap-fill level.
That’s my kind of honey badger: a stock showing its own strength while the broader market twiddles its thumbs.
Here’s what we’ll cover in today’s video:
🖥️ How I arrange my scanners, charts and trading software before the opening bell
🚀 Why one space stock immediately became my biggest position of the morning
🔁 How repeat options flow can confirm that traders are loading back into a strong name
🦡 What separates a true honey badger from stocks simply following the indexes
⚠️ Why trading the S&P 500 was one of the worst things you could do this morning
Watch today’s video to see how I work through these signals in real time, build a trade thesis during the opening minutes and decide which stocks deserve my money.
Order Flow:
This is for informational and educational purposes only. These are not official alerts issued by Lance, but rather some interesting orders picked by the team at Lance Ippolito Trading.
When you look at these plays, always take the market maker move into consideration.
You can be right on the direction but still lose money if the stock doesn’t move enough. That’s where the market maker move comes in clutch.
With puts, they’re often downside hedges in case a stock tanks, especially around earnings. The further out of the money they are, the more likely they are to be hedges.
Also be sure and check when the company’s earnings date is because many of the plays we post here are centered around earnings!
If a stock is really expensive, consider a spread to lower the cost.
And finally, always remember the golden rule when it comes to buying calls: Buy dips, sell rips — and don’t chase!
If a stock’s moved a ton already today, maybe wait for a pullback.
There is inherent risk in trading. Trade at your own risk.
Note: If no date is listed after the month, it’s the monthly expiration (third Friday).
The team at Lance Ippolito Trading
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*This is for informational and educational purposes only. There is inherent risk in trading, so trade at your own risk.
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