I wanted to share a little milestone that I’ve reached after all these years. I’m a 51-year-old software engineer, and I came here as a first-generation immigrant. Growing up, I didn’t have any financial safety net or inheritance to fall back on, and I’ve had to work for everything I’ve achieved. It hasn’t been easy, there were many late nights and sacrifices along the way.

In tech, things can feel like a grind at times, but after decades of saving, learning, and investing wisely, I can finally say that my financial situation has drastically improved. It didn’t happen overnight, and there were plenty of bumps in the road, but I kept pushing forward. I hope this story reminds anyone who’s struggling or feels stuck that with patience, determination, and smart choices, you can reach your goals, no matter where you start from. Keep at it. I am not there yet, but I am definitely on the race

https://www.reuters.com/world/taiwan-wont-take-reciprocal-tariffs-against-us-will-remove-trade-barriers-2025-04-06/

Happy Sunday. Let’s get down to business. What a week on the markets, great time to make or lose your fortune.

Expected Path

Price is currently pinned at a critical confluence zone—both structurally (multi‑month VWAP band) and mechanically (dealer gamma flip). My modal expectation is 1–3 days of range‑building in the 5,000–5,120 corridor, followed by a continuation leg lower. A failure to retest this shelf would itself be an extreme, and thus profoundly bearish, signal.

Alternative Path

Should liquidity fragment, we can simply gap through support without the customary pause. That scenario is less probable but entirely feasible given: • Elevated implied vol – 1‑month SPX IV trades >95th percentile; crowding into short‑vol “fade the move” trades sets the stage for a reflexive vol‑up / spot‑down cascade. • Deeply negative GEX – Dealers are short gamma below ~5,100. Each incremental downtick forces additional delta‑hedging sales, amplifying directional moves. • Macro tape bombs – Every real‑time data print and official communiqué points to deteriorating growth, eroding margins, and policy optionality that is either constrained or outright counter‑productive.

The lone cyclical upside catalyst would be a full tariff rollback by a second‑term Trump administration; that would mechanically lift realized vol via a positive supply‑shock repricing. Even in that event, I struggle to see a path that doesn’t eventually retest 4,800—the December breakout level and 200‑dma projection.

Medium‑term, I remain max‑bearish.

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Levels That Matter

Direction Trigger Levels Rationale Upside : 5,120 • 5,167 • 5,200 • 5,287 VWAP clusters & prior value highs; above 5,287 air‑pockets appear.

Downside: 4,931 • 4,888 • 4,817 • 4,649 • 4,557 • 4,200 • 3,500 High‑volume nodes & quarterly option open‑interest magnets.

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Execution Plan • Implied vol too rich to chase at Monday’s open. • I will sit flat until a fade in IV or a re‑test of 5,120 prints. • Primary trade: Long SPX put ladders initiated ~5,120, scaled aggressively at 5,167/5,200. • If tariff rhetoric flips risk‑on, I’ll cut the complex, re‑price vol, and reload higher. • Single‑name asymmetry: GME continues to screen favorably on both dealer positioning and crowd psychology. Target allocation 20‑25 % of active risk budget; I’m long and will add on liquidity air‑pockets.

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Yes—I am the trader who compounded $600 into just shy of $300 K. I banked $150 K, subsequently round‑tripped much of the remainder by deviating from process, and have now re‑equilibrated. Current AUM deployed = disciplined, strategy‑consistent, and fully risk‑budgeted.

Stay nimble, size rationally, and respect the tape.

what would be your strategy if you have $1M in cash in hand, would you invest or wait for the market to drop further?

It’s my first post to TheRaceto10Million community. Like everyone else i have been caught out by the arbitrary and callous nature of the Trump Tariffs. They are flooding the zone like nothing before.

Trump invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) by declaring a national emergency over trade deficits, allowing him to impose broad, sweeping tariffs without direct congressional approval. Given the market turmoil these tariffs have triggered, especially affecting my preferred sector (Smallcap Biotech), I’ve been exploring the constitutional and legal landscape around these actions.

The use of IEEPA for broad economic tariffs, rather than responding to genuine emergencies, is increasingly viewed by legal experts as potentially unconstitutional, arguably infringing upon Congress’s exclusive authority to regulate trade.

Could a court quickly issue preliminary injunctions if a judge agrees there’s immediate and severe economic harm or unconstitutional overreach? Even Trump appointed judges have found against him recently.

This lawsuit in Florida has a summons for DJT: https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2025/04/06/lawsuit-could-end-trump-tariffs-and-stock-market-rout/

Dockets: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69842090/emily-ley-paper-inc-v-trump/

And this bill from Chuck Grassley: Bipartisan bills, such as the Grassley-Cantwell Trade Review Act of 2025 ( https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/grassley-cantwell-introduce-bill-to-restore-congress-constitutional-role-in-trade ), are currently being considered, which could force Trump back toward traditional trade negotiation pathways. These could take 6 to 8 months to come to fruition and Mike Johnson is on holiday this week.

Do you believe judicial or congressional actions are likely to intervene quickly enough to stabilize markets?

What’s your perspective on when the Trump administration might realistically be forced to shift back to traditional trade policies?

Hope y’all bought puts! Now I just gotta decide when to sell. Will it end tmw? Mext week? My guess is we need a few more days to see if this will be protracted longer than that.

Hey all,

I’ve been diving deep into the Gaussian Channel lately and was curious if anyone else here is using it actively for their strategies? I feel like it’s underrated compared to other indicators.

In my full-blown degen eras, I set myself a challenge: start with $25 and see how far I could take it using nothing but super-hero leverage and full send on every move. No risk management, just vibes. Went from $25 → $200 → $2k… then straight back to $0. Honestly, it was fun until I lost it all haha.

The strategy I used for the challenge:
- Gaussian Channel
- Orderblocks

NB : the Gaussian Channel you see in the screenshots is custom-coded by me. Planning to drop anytime soon if this post gets attention👀. If you want a heads-up when it's live, DM me on Telegram (@adnanbnc) and I’ll keep you in the loop.

This week was a rough one. I took a big hit on my leveraged SOXL. With leveraged options it is expected to have drastic swings such as mine. I understand leveraged ETFs isn't for everyone. Good luck out there

Global supply chain along with uncertainty is being heighten due to the Tariff policies of the Orange Man.

Here are my trades this week:

$HIMS

• Initial Position:
  • Sold 4 shares at $33.07 (average cost: $30.78)
  • Net profit: $9.52
  • Catalyst: HIMS announced they're adding Eli Lilly's weight loss medication Zepbound and diabetes drug Mounjaro, as well as the generic injection liraglutide, to their platform
• Second Trade (April 4):
  • Bought 2 shares @ $24.24 for -$48.47
  • Sold @ $26.25 for +$52.50
  • Quick profit: $3.68 (after fees)

Dunk on me but that is $13 more than I started with.

$NBIS

I rolled my $NBIS covered calls to 04/11

• Roll Transaction:
  • Buy to Close: NBIS 04/04/2025 $33 Call for -$3
  • Sell to Open: NBIS 04/11/2025 $33 Call for +$10
  • Net Credit: $7

YTD +$918 (6.58%) with a win/loss ratio of 68.03%.

$GOOG

Added 1 share of Google. Aiming for a small swing here awaiting tech sector to bounce back (which it will, eventually)

$EVGO

Covered calls from last week expired worthless for a net credit of $5

Many would be freaking out over my SOXL and major unrealized loss. Here is my plan:

Once I get assigned this week on $SOXL I plan to sell covered calls and further collect premiums. This will allow me to further lower my adjusted cost basis to eventually manufacturing the win. One week at at time. As the Trump tariffs situation play out one thing that im confident in is the emergence of AI and real world use.

Semi sector will bounce back as will AI infrastructure due to the increasingly global demand in AI. This is not an IF but a WHEN question. Buckle up for another volatile week. Come back next week and see if i can bounce back.

What I'm Holding Now
115 shares of $EVGO (av: $3.47). CCs expired worthless from previous week.
3 shares of $GOOG (avg: $167.69)
100 shares of $NBIS and $33 CC 04/11 exp
1 $SOXL CSP $19 04/11 exp
1 $SOXL CSP $14 04/11 exp

I still maintain $100 weekly deposit on Wed and Fri splits. In addition to occasional swings for small profits (small wins stack up nicely at the end)

If you had to pick 3 stocks to invest $1500 each every month for 5-10 years which 3 stocks?

Been thinking a lot about how everyone’s either going full degen or playing the long game with stocks or ETFs. I’m kind of stuck in the middle. I don’t believe in overnight flips, but I also don’t have the patience to wait 30 years to touch 7 figures.

That's why I’ve been experimenting with some newer stuff, not just tokens or hype projects, but actually using tools that make trading less of a mess, and one of them is this bot called Bananagun, and it just caught my eye because it doesn’t try to sell a dream. It’s fast, it works, and for once it feels like I’m not five steps behind when something moves.

I’m still building my long-term bag but is that even a decent strategy or am I just burning time on stuff that won’t matter long term? I mean, AI’s getting into everything now(even tho this bot it's not AI), but I figured maybe it makes sense to lean into tools that help me adapt, instead of pretending it’s still 2018 out here

Been setting up for a run. I hope it’s a big one.

Put gains bonus :)

Which stock are we buying the dip on?? I have 20k ready

Hello fellars.

I once postet a long shot invest into NVIDIA. But unfortunately I couldn‘t hold it Long enough, because I needed the money elsewhere at that time. A I deleted my post and watched how my 10k position Green to a 2 Million without ne on this train.

Now, I‘m back. I licked my wounds. And I already built up a new bolt position for a long shot.

Since November 2023 I bought myself a position of Pfizer. I did this with european fractional options which are comparable to regular options in the use (but only Long Call or Long Put) but they are fractional. 10 of these calls are equivalent to one stock and 1000 are equivalent to one regular option. The greeks are the greeks like with regular options.

So I built up a position with 1,100,000 pieces of these fractional options for a buy in of 0.017€ per piece. It ends 2026-01-14. It is already deeply red.

Why Pfizer (PFE)?

Pfizer made a ton of cash with the Corona vaccines. And with this cash in the bag they were beaten down for two years. But why? Big funds and banks need a discout to buy that cash chest. And Pfizer invested it into many promising developements and cancer research. And for shure they are on a fatty pill. While everybody talks about GLP-1 and the failed attemt on that pill, Pfizer snug another drug though the tests. It is already in Phase 2 advanced status and can disrupt the obesity market. It is not GLP-1 and it is even better. It is completely new. It is called PF-07476016.

So the stock is beaten down for 2 years and goes sideways for 1 year. It shows signs of a Wyckoff Cycle.

The stock pays a dividend of about 7.5%. It should be interesting for institutional investors that run from the crash and the coming depression. If the developments play out it can reach 84$ to 100$. I have super opportunistic projections till 120$ and 150$.

As you see, my position is deep red. It’ll start moving around 50$.

Let‘s see how it plays out till the end of the year.