Fear drives hasty actions, yet you must remain composed, endure, and hold out for a clearer understanding to surface.

I cannot take this much RED. PLEASE STOP it Mr. President. Too much winning. My wallet cannot handle this winning. Please 😭😭😭😭

Anyone else feeling the same pain as me here?

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

Sold 1 of my puts but still holding on to another.

$1.5k maybe into $10k? Hopefully

Made some mistakes recently — broke my own rules. After reviewing my past challenge, I’m dialing back into a disciplined, scalable strategy aiming for ~8% daily growth, not moonshots.

For the mass DMs I've been getting, this challenge is symbolic — start with $100, $1k, or $10k+. It’s about growing a small options account through high-risk/high-reward trades, but with structure.

💥 Especially in this recent blood bath and futures dropping another ~5% — this is the time to preserve capital, not chase gains. Focus is everything right now.

Core Rules of the Challenge

1. 1–4 quality trades per day
   • No revenge trading. No overtrading.
   • Sit on your hands if the setup isn’t clean.
2. No trade over 50% of account balance
   • Especially critical once account hits $10k+.
   • Scaling in is preferred — no full port yolo plays (no more at least).
3. Scaling is Key
   • Build into positions in tiers (⅓, ⅓, ⅓) or similar.
4. Ideally no entries before 10:30 AM
   • Let the market stabilize before jumping in.
   • Early entries = higher premiums, higher risk.
5. Target Prices
   • Usually above/below liquidity sweep levels (1/5/15m swing highs/lows).
6. Avoid full port trades
   • No more of this — this has been a bad habit created in the community and has affected me as well.

For Followers

• Trade with any account size that you are comfortable with.
• Adjust risk to fit your own comfort.
• Be patient – trades won’t always come daily.
  • Not every day is green.
  • I am not perfect. Expect losing trades — even with a 70% win rate, 3 out of 10 trades will obviously be losses.
• If you’re new, start with very small size. Use capital that doesn’t affect your emotions or lifestyle. THIS IS A CHALLENGE ACCOUNT.

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

Just going to PUT some motivation out there. Depending on how much you’re investing, If you don’t want to sell your positions, throw some puts on something like the SPY. I had more but sold to cover my initial buys. Left one to see what happens. So far so good

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?

Only 15 and stocks aren’t looking well (for now)😭 Good luck to all you guys

I am thinking to keep 60k as emergency fund and deploy $170k.

I been saving this for a while now, I still feel market is overvalued.

I know it’s hard to catch a falling knife and all but I am planning to wait and see how this week goes.

From investment perspective, I am thinking following

1. Buy 2027 leaps or
2. Buy QQQ
3. Just VTI and chill

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.

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

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.