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Someone hit me up recently talking about a stock with 50% annual growth. Impressive, right? But here’s the thing — I couldn’t care less.
Even with perfect numbers or a strong technical chart, a stock can still tank after earnings. The market just doesn’t care about fundamentals in the short term — it’s all about positioning and sentiment.
Look, I know that sounds harsh. But if you’re trying to make money trading — and I mean actually trading, not parking capital for the next decade — then fundamentals are basically useless noise.
When I’m trading, I’m not dissecting annual reports — I’m tracking options flow, price momentum and crowd activity. That’s where the edge is in the short term.
And to be completely honest, trading like this is closer to gambling than investing — and I’m embracing that for the action and potential spike in returns. For me, trading is as much about having fun and chasing the next adrenaline spike as it is about making consistent profits.
This style of trading is NOT for everyone, and that’s the honest reality.
The Dating Analogy That Explains Everything
Fundamentals in trading are like taking a girl out on a date. She tells you she works at Target. Does that change your impression of her? No. It doesn’t matter for what you’re trying to accomplish right there in that moment.
Now, if you’re looking to settle down long term, maybe you start caring about career trajectory and all that. But for a first date itself? Irrelevant.
Much of the short-term trading action comes from people pumping stocks on TV or social media. The balance sheet is powerless against a full-on pumper stampede.
That’s exactly how fundamentals work in short-term trading. They might matter if you’re building a long-term investment portfolio, but for the kind of fast-money, high-conviction options plays I’m making…
It’s just background noise.
If your goal is to sit tight for years, then dive into the fundamentals. But if you’re gunning for quick wins over hours or days, tune them out — they won’t help.
Here’s another way to think about it — meeting a girl who’s a lawyer might sound great on paper. Strong fundamentals, right? But good luck ever winning an argument.
Same with stocks. A company can have perfect fundamentals and still get absolutely crushed in the short term. Or it can have garbage fundamentals and squeeze 30% higher on sentiment, flow or technical setups.
What Actually Moves Stocks in the Short Term
When I’m putting capital to work, I’m not building DCF models or analyzing competitive moats. When I trade, I trust technicals and order flow far more than last quarter’s earnings. That’s what actually moves price intraday.
A stock doesn’t care about its revenue growth when there’s massive call buying pushing it higher. It doesn’t care about its P/E ratio when shorts are getting squeezed out of their positions. And it definitely doesn’t care about its balance sheet when momentum traders pile in after a breakout.
If you want a high-probability trade, don’t do what I’m doing. I’m chasing fast setups based on immediate movement, not slow-moving fundamentals. That’s the reality of short-term trading.
Fundamentals are too slow to matter. By the time those great earnings show up in the stock price, the real money has already been made — or lost.
So the next time someone tries to sell you on a stock because of its fundamentals, ask yourself: Am I investing or am I trading? Because if you’re trading, none of that matters.
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.
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