Wait, Pop, Collect – Just Another Day in the SPX Income Machine
Ahoy there, Trader! ⚓️
It’s Phil…
Thursday the 7th – and we’re casually chewing through the week and the month.
Christmas is closer than you think… and so is the next swing entry.
Anyway, back to business: The Tag ’n Turn setup is still lazily bullish, but since I took Monday off, I’m not in it.
And no – I don’t feel like I’m missing out. Why?
Because the day trades are handling it.
Yesterday’s Premium Popper scalped a clean 50% ROC right out of the open, and the Lazy Popper gave several of our members a late-day win.
Scroll down and you’ll see how both strategies quietly delivered while the swing coasted sideways.
That’s the power of having a system – I don’t need to force entries or invent trades just to feel “active.”
So what’s the plan?
Same as always:
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✅ Wait for the next proper Tag ’n Turn entry.
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⚡ Scalp the open with Premium Popper.
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See if the Lazy Popper gives us a drift trade into the close.
Other than that?
Business as usual.
Because Christmas comes early when you scalp SPX at the open
SPX Isn’t Random. It’s a Paycheque Waiting to Be Claimed.
Zero-day options + pulse bar = fast cash, low stress.
SPX Market Briefing:
We’ve now gone three full sessions without a Tag ’n Turn re-entry – and that’s fine.
This week’s swing remains bullish, but the pullback we’d usually want to reset into an entry just hasn’t materialised.
P: So we don’t force it.
Instead, we scalp. And both Premium Popper and Lazy Popper were in full flow Wednesday.
⚡ Premium Popper: $12.50 move, 50% ROC
Right after the bell, we got the pulse bar breakout through the 15-min opening range. Our new Premium Popper software flagged the trade live.
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Collected $1.10 credit
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Exit at $0.55
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50% ROC, fully mechanical
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Trade lasted ~1 hour
If you missed the live walkthrough, there replay is in the Fast Forward Members area
Lazy Popper: Drift pays late
For traders who didn’t grab the morning move (or wanted a second bite), the Lazy Popper setup activated just after lunch. It’s slower, more forgiving – ideal if you prefer low-maintenance trades.
A few Slack members posted successful exits late in the session. Clean setups. Clean outcomes.
That’s how we treat days like this – one chart, one setup, two chances.
SPX Premium Popper – Yesterday’s Win
SPX Lazy Popper – Yesterday’s Win
In Other News…
☕ Coffee-Spit Market Recap: “Policy Chess Meets Earnings Stress”
The only strategy left is laugh, hedge, and pour another cup.
“Trump wants to replace the Fed chair again?!?” – Traders, choking on toast
Futures jumped pre-market after Trump teased yet another Fed-replacement fantasy. Financials took it as gospel and rallied, front-end yields sagged, and real estate stocks practically screamed “cut, baby, cut” with a 1% pop. The 2s/10s curve flattened faster than Powell dodging a press question-down 6 basis points.
“Wait… YUM just blamed tariffs and cut guidance?!” – McNugget flies out of someone’s mouth
Consumer and industrial stocks got smacked as corporate earnings turned into therapy sessions. YUM Brands and Stanley Black & Decker both slashed outlooks, citing-you guessed it-tariff pain. The S&P closed down 0.6%, and while futures aren’t exactly panicking, the bargain-hunter brigade has started poking around with their discount calculators.
️ “Oil’s back? Trump yelled at Russia again, didn’t he.” – Half the trading desk simultaneously nodding
Trump’s latest love letter to chaos included a threat to Russian crude buyers, and just like that, Brent found its geopolitical premium again. Chevron and BP popped in Frankfurt, U.S. refiners cheered, and crack spreads widened like a TikTok drama thread. Energy’s green on the open-and not in a sustainable way.
“Gold’s down, China’s taxing bonds, and I need a drink.” – Every EM trader today, probably
Gold dipped like it was tired of being the responsible one. Copper stayed weak thanks to China jitters, and Beijing’s latest tax tweak slapped 12bps onto their 10Y yields-dragging EM proxies down with it. The dollar floated near 102.4, like a smug currency that knows it still gets invited to every macro party.
Final Word:
The market’s in full interpretive dance mode-bullish Fed vibes one minute, macro landmines the next. Expect twitchy rotations between tech optimism and cyclical anxiety until someone either confirms Powell’s job… or replaces him with a Magic 8 Ball.
Trade safe. Or at least trade sarcastically.
Expert Insights:
Tip: If you miss a Tag ’n Turn entry, don’t chase – scalp the open with Popper, wait for re-setup.
Your system gives you multiple ways to extract edge – don’t invent a new one out of boredom.
Rumour Has It…
There’s a trader out there who entered Monday’s swing trade late, scalped nothing on Tuesday, and is still holding… hoping the “market respects his courage.”
He’s been seen muttering “tag and turn” to himself while rocking back and forth near the VWAP.
Meanwhile, AntiVestors? We’re collecting, relaxing, and waiting for the system to ping again.
Disclaimer: This section is satire. If you’re offended, you’re probably that trader. Probably!
Breaking scoops courtesy of the Financial Nuts Newswire-because who needs sanity?
Fun Fact:
On this day in 1981, IBM released its first personal computer – the IBM 5150 – at a base price of $1,565.
That’s about the cost of one good SPX credit spread if you size up.
[Source: IBM Archives – “Launch of the IBM PC” ]
Meme of the Day:
“Tag ’n Turn said wait. Popper said collect ”
Happy trading,
Phil
Less Brain, More Gain
…and may your trades be smoother than a cashmere codpiece
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