I know I’ve probably been a little boring lately — but when basic breakout trades are doubling your money, who cares about being flashy?
Summer trading doesn’t need to be complicated. Actually, the simpler you keep it, the better your results often are. I’ve been sticking to straightforward breakout setups and the numbers speak for themselves.
Take Hims & Hers Health (HIMS). It was the perfect example of why simplicity wins. All it took was a clean move over the prior high, nothing fancy. Those calls more than doubled. Just a basic breakout doing exactly what a breakout should do.
The same approach worked with SoFi (SOFI). I grabbed calls from the Penny Option Scanner — one of the few pieces of tech I rely on consistently because it cuts the noise and highlights real opportunity. The scanner flagged the move over the high, I took the trade, locked in about 35%, and the next day the thing exploded even more.
That’s the beauty of pairing simple setups with smart tools, and it’s what can happen when you stick to patterns that work instead of chasing stories.
Nothing Sexy, Just Solid Wins
Summer markets give you these choppy up and down sessions — nothing wild, just normal seasonal movement. The key is not forcing anything. You don’t need complexity when the environment itself is telling you to stay patient, take what the market gives you and avoid overthinking every tick.
One thing that’s becoming more obvious lately is how technology is making this style of trading even easier. Tools powered by AI are getting sharper, faster and better at surfacing unusual flow or breakout conditions in real time.
You still need the discipline to execute your plan, but having smarter systems behind you helps spot opportunity earlier and filter out noise so you can focus on clean setups.
But even with all that innovation, the core strategy doesn’t change. When you see a move over prior highs, you don’t need nine indicators or a deep thesis. Identify the setup, execute the trade, manage it well and let the market do the heavy lifting.
This is what’s been working all summer — basic breakouts, good scanners, tight discipline and no drama. It’s not sexy, but when boring is banking 35% on a day trade or 100% on a swing, I’ll take boring every single time.
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).
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*This is for informational and educational purposes only. There is inherent risk in trading, so trade at your own risk.
P.S. 1 AI Breakthrough Bringing Roger and Me Together
I have a lot of respect for former hedge fund manager Roger Scott and his trading chops, but he and I often don’t see eye to eye.
We have different views and methods for trading, and that’s OK. There’s a million different ways you can do things in this space.
But a stunning AI breakthrough is putting us on the same page.
I’m talking about a breakthrough that helps spot unusual spikes in the options market…
Spikes that trigger a boatload of buys from Wall Street’s biggest players…
Enough to make stocks go bananas.
This same breakthrough, built on the same AI trusted by the U.S. government, has been responsible for top option gains of 2x and even more, not in weeks…
Now you understand why we’re on the same page on this…
At 1 p.m. ET on Tuesday, we’ll be live for a deep dive into this breakthrough in an exclusive event.
You’ll see how the AI discovery spots unusual options spikes in the first place…
The powerful Wall Street players that step in with their weight to send tickers higher…
Better yet…
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Now, I won’t make reckless guarantees when the stock market is involved…
But if you’d like to get free access…
We develop tools and strategies to the best of our ability, but no one can guarantee the future. There is always a risk of loss when trading. Past performance is not indicative of future results. The stated results are based on live-tracked signals from 2/25/26 to 4/25/2026. The win rate has been 89% on the options with an average return of 80% over a two-day hold time.
