Trump tariffs triggered fear, but let’s zoom out.
S&P 500 drawdown is currently ~17% – far from historic collapses.
Compare that to:
Dot-com bubble: -48.5%
Global Financial Crisis: -56.7%
COVID crash: -33.9%
Headlines are loud, but price action is still behaving rationally.
Market tends to mean revert and recover – it’s what it does.
This is not the time to panic. It’s the time to stay strategic.
“It’s just a flesh wound” – historically speaking.
...The worst week for global equities since COVID just unfolded.
Dow fell 2,200+ points Friday. Nasdaq & Russell 2000 = Bear market territory.
The “Magnificent 7” tech stocks lost $1.4 trillion in market cap – in one week.
VIX exploded higher – its biggest spike since Feb 2020.
Oil plunged 11%, worst week since March 2023.
Copper collapsed like it was 2008.
Gold cracked too – worst day since Nov 2024.
US credit markets had a lockdown-era-level meltdown.
Bitcoin stayed green while everything else bled. Ethereum: flat and cautious.
Highest US trading volume day ever on Friday = sheer panic.
Stagflation whispers and recession fears are gaining ground.
Monday’s bear swing wasn’t perfectly timed – but that didn’t matter.
I used a Bollinger Band breakout and got the trade on the fast move down this week.
Collected $3.00 in premium.
Buy-back filled at $0.30 mid-morning Friday.
That’s a 90% win on the trade.
Large directional moves help shorten time-to-profit.
With options income trades, you don’t need perfect entries – just a sound thesis and structure.
Now? I’m adding new positions and waiting on the rest to land.
...Trump’s back, and so are tariffs, panic, and selloffs.
Gold is up. Bitcoin’s indifferent. SPX? Sliding fast.
I’m staying bearish below 5700, and going aggressive under 5500.
Overnight futures continue lower – steady and organised.
Income swing trades are paying off, with more add-in setups on deck.
GEX shows a potential floor around 5300, which may give us another Bulls Eye GEX Trade today.
I’ll reassess post-open and look to hammer through to Friday’s close.
Strategy: Sell rallies. Pulse bars. 10-min Bear Tag ‘n Turn setups.
...Today’s trade was based on the plan laid out in the morning:
– Sell rallies
– Bear pulse bars
– 10-min Tag n Turn setups
– GEX Assessment
Combined with GEX research I’ve been sharing in mentorship sessions.
Price looked ready to pin near 5400 into expiration.
I placed an OTM butterfly at 5400, 25% of normal risk.
Got a partial fill at $0.10.
Took profit at $2.25 before the close.
That’s a 2,150% gain.
Not luck – just structure, timing, and a touch of experimentation.
...I Missed the Hedge, But Saved the Trade
Last week, I opened a bullish swing #1, expecting upside continuation.
Friday’s gap down and selloff came hard – and I missed the hedge entry.
I told the mentorship group I was distracted with other work – and by the time I looked, the move was done.
By Monday, price had returned to the same level – giving me a second shot to hedge.
I took it. And it paid.
The original bull swing expired worthless.
But the bear hedge returned $2.70 on $3.00, saving the day.
Total result: 14.89% net return on the combined trade structure.
The lesson? Missed trades happen – but the system gives second chances.
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