After the Trump tariff rumour dump, we now get the Trump pump.
SPX up 9.5%, Nasdaq up 12% – in a single day.

These are record-breaking upside moves, completely unprecedented.
Price is now testing the 5400 bull trigger – a key decision level.
Overnight futures are back down – showing hesitation or possible reversal.
The bear bias remains active, but now there’s a need to reassess.
If 5400 holds, bull setups come into play: Tag ‘n Turn, Pulse Bars, GEX Bulls Eye.

If it fails? It’s “Long live the bear,” once more.

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The 1930s gave us Smoot-Hawley.

2025 gave us “Liberation Day” tariffs.
Both created global economic chaos – just with better graphics the second time.
This isn’t a history class… it’s a market-moving déjà vu with real-time portfolio pain.
SPX sectors are already feeling it – tech, autos, agri, and retail are bruised.
Politicians slap tariffs. Markets slap back.
But unlike 1930, you’ve got tools, options, and rule-based setups (hint: Pulse Bars).

The lesson? Don’t trade like it’s 1930. Trade like it’s Wednesday morning with a plan.

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Volatility continues: futures down 143 overnight, then +188, and back to flat – all before the UK open.

SPX plan remains firm: bearish below 5400, selling rallies, using GEX levels for intraday locations.
Monday’s 5250 gamma flip played out beautifully as resistance – the Mr Miyagi “tariff on, tariff off” spike hit it and reversed.
We also saw a clean retest of the lows – something that has happened before key reversals (e.g. post-2020 V-turn).
I’m already in the bear swing, positioned post-pulse bars. Just waiting now for the targets to hit.

The strategy is working. No hokey cokey trading required.

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Retail panic sold Monday morning right into our labelled “post-weekend drop zone” – perfect DCB setup.

News frenzy around a potential Trump “90-day tariff pause” created the biggest 30-min swing in market cap in history.
Within 30 minutes, the S&P added $3 trillion, then gave back $2.5 trillion. Headlines were fake. Markets spiked and dumped.
Meanwhile, your plan remained steady: bearish swing trades on, profitable, and safe.
Still not bullish – looking toward the 5400 zone for reassessment.

Bearish pulse bars, sell rallies, and Tag ‘n Turn setups remain the go-to.

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Would Warren Buffett trade SPX credit spreads today?
Short answer: probably.

Back in 2008, Buffett made billions selling long-dated put options.
He bet the market wouldn’t crash over the next 10 years.
He got paid.

But most traders don’t have 10 years (or 10 billion) to wait around.

So what’s the 2025 version of that strategy?
– Short-dated SPX credit spreads.
– Same index
– Same edge
– Faster paydays
– Defined risk
– Repeatable every week

Ready this fun breakdown on how Buffett’s legendary move has a modern upgrade for today’s traders.

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Friday’s selloff was vicious, and Monday’s looking worse.

Overnight futures are down 200+ points as of writing.
My bear swings are all likely to cash out at the open.
Daily bear swing target 1 has already been breached – we’re sprinting to target 2.
I remain aggressively bearish, especially into any relief rally.
Eyes on the 4900/4850 zone – it may act as support or be the next trapdoor.

Whether this is the start of a full bear cycle or just a puke-and-recover, I’ll stay systematic and keep pulling points.

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