Mayman

Just a normal Homosapien, Retired Engineer, $SPY Options Trader, Baby Daddy of 4 boys.

[Mayman @MikeMinhTran]

@JohnLoc18 🙏 bro, your call was aligned with my. I jumped off $SPY put

[Mayman @MikeMinhTran]

@JohnLoc18 Thanks, just took P on 10/10 CTs

[Mayman @MikeMinhTran]

Can someone fuc$ open $META now, my 600c 9/18tde gonna print

[Mayman @MikeMinhTran]

@shentrades I mainly use 5m candle with main S/R levels, trending, channels and existing within 15 minutes (3 candles) either P or L even SL /TP (<13%\>20%) didn’t hit. As you mentioned, 2 losses, fold platforms and walk away. I depleted my fund mostly because revenge L trades and DCA.

[Shen Lao @shentrades]

a lot of you asked how i'm approaching the $2k $SPY 0DTE account challenge.

save this. this is the exact game plan.

the account: $2,000 margin. starting thursday.
the goal: grow it through discipline. not luck.

quick clarification on campaign size first:

when i say $500 campaign — i'm not risking $500.

i'm risking 12.5% of that $500.
that's $62.50 max loss per trade.
not $500.

the $500 is the position size.
the risk is always defined by the stop loss.

now here's exactly how i'm trading it:

step 1 — same strategy. no changes.

psychological levels. RSI confirmation. first touch only.
smaller account means higher standards.
every trade has to earn its place.

step 2 — campaign size and risk.

$500 per trade.
12.5% stop loss = $62.50 max risk per trade.
20% take profit = $100 profit per trade.

in SPY terms on a $1.00 option:
-12.5% stop = SPY moves roughly $0.35-0.50 against you.
+20% target = SPY moves roughly $0.55-0.80 in your favor.

that's it. tiny moves. fast trades.

why 12.5% stop specifically:

my trades are binary.
when i win i win fast.
when i lose i lose fast.

i'd rather take a small defined loss and move to the next setup
than sit in a losing trade hoping it comes back.

12.5% gets me out before the damage compounds.
and it represents only a $0.35-0.50 SPY move against me.
if the level is real — SPY shouldn't move that far through it.
if it does — the thesis is wrong. get out.

step 3 — max 4 trades per day.

not a target. a ceiling.
two clean setups is the goal.
beyond that i'm forcing it.

step 4 — bracket order on every entry.

+20% TP. -12.5% SL.
set automatically the moment i'm filled.
i cannot move it. i cannot override it.

step 5 — daily loss limit.

if i lose 2 trades in a row — platform closes.
done for the day. no exceptions.

the math:

win: +$100
loss: -$62.50
risk reward: 1.6:1 in my favor.

two wins a day = +$200.
five days = $1,000 weekly potential.
on a $2,000 account.

but the real goal:

30 consecutive sessions following every rule.
no oversizing. no revenge trades. no exceptions.

discipline compounds.
not size.

documenting every trade live. follow along.

[Brett Erickson @BrettErickson28]

Last night, President Trump made a move that came as a surprise to many.

He got TOUGHER in his negotiating position.

But why did he do this is the question many are asking right now. Iran has consistently rejected terms offered by the United States because, quite frankly, they are ridiculously maximalist and entirely detached from the reality of the situation.

Trump is at the table with Iran holding a 7 & 2 off-suit, and Iran is sitting with pocket aces.

So why even waste the time to make an offer Iran is sure to refuse immediately?

Because the deal wasn’t meant for Iran. It was meant for American consumption.

Throughout this conflict, from a strategic standpoint, Trump has been absolutely dog walked by the Iranian regime. From the very first day that Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, and every day since, Iran has held the upper hand, and it only gets stronger by the day.

Trump knows this, even as he wallows in self pity and denial. Iran obviously knows this, and sees the upcoming bullet train of the World Cup, lowest SPR levels in history, midterms, cratering approval numbers… everything is going south for Trump fast at this point. It’s spiraling, and Trump looks increasingly desperate for a deal.

As much as Trump has tried to claim Iran is “begging” for a deal, it is obvious to everyone that it is really Trump that is on his hands and knees.

So if he’s going to reject the latest Iranian proposal because the terms are simply a step too far… why not give the image, the bluster, the BRAVADO of a “tough on Iran” Commander in Chief to sell to the American people.

“Trump is dictating the terms”
“Trump is running the show”
“The United States is in control”

Of course, this is all obviously rubbish. Iran knows that. Trump knows that. And everyone around the world knows that. But it’s not meant for them, it’s meant for his MAGA base.

Trump, by setting forth even more ludicrous terms, allows for a kicking of the can down the road, and the veneer of a tough President that will placate his base that has been ready to rip him to shreds.

It’s not a serious offer. It doesn’t have even the slightest of chance to be accepted by Iran. But it was never meant for them.

It was meant for the desperate and hopeless President Trump to try to prove to his base that he is still in control.

Even when he is clearly not.

[ThiccTeddy @ThiccTeddy]

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[Shen Lao @shentrades]

the most important thing nobody tells you about 0DTE:

the strike you pick matters A LOT.

here's why i always use 1-strike OTM for my $0.30–$0.50 plays.

first — the math.

$SPY at $735. i fade resistance.
i buy the $734P. 1-strike OTM. priced at $1.20.

$SPY drops $0.50.
my put moves from $1.20 → $1.50–$1.68.
that's +25–40% on my premium.
in 1–5 minutes.

that's the whole trade.

now let's compare the same $0.50 SPY move
across different strikes:

0DTE 1-strike OTM ($734P) — priced ~$1.20
$0.50 SPY drop → option moves ~$0.30–$0.40
return: +25–33% ✓

0DTE ATM ($735P) — priced ~$2.00–$2.50
$0.50 SPY drop → option moves ~$0.30–$0.40
return: +12–18%
same SPY move. less percentage return.

1DTE 1-strike OTM ($734P) — priced ~$2.50–$3.50
$0.50 SPY drop → option moves ~$0.20–$0.30
return: +6–10%
same SPY move. fraction of the return.

here's why:

0DTE options have extreme gamma.
even a small $0.30–$0.50 move in SPY
causes a disproportionately large move in premium.

1DTE options have more time value.
they cost more AND they move less on small SPY moves.
the extra time cushion works against you
when you're targeting tiny fast reactions.

this is the whole reason 0DTE 1-strike OTM
is the best bang for your buck on short reactions:

lowest cost entry.
highest percentage return per dollar of SPY movement.
fast in. fast out. before theta matters.

i'm not looking for a $3 SPY drop.
i'm not looking for a $5 flush.

just $0.30–$0.50.
in under 5 minutes.
+15–25% and done.

right strike. right target. right timeframe.
that's the whole edge.

[Mayman @MikeMinhTran]

@isaacrrr7 🌮 folded to Iran, period. 🌮 has done nothing good to average Americans. He made Barron Great in Stocks betting.

[Mayman @MikeMinhTran]

@JasonL_Capital Leaps

[Mayman @MikeMinhTran]

Found Markets manipulator

[L2WTrades @L2WTrades]

The market tells you the entire day's direction before 9:30 AM even opens

Not with indicators. Not with news. Not with "gut feeling"

With a single candle that printed 3 hours before you woke up

95% of retail traders show up at 9:30 blind. The 5% who check this one thing already know which way the market is going before the opening bell rings

Here's what nobody teaches you:

Every trading day has a script. And the script gets written between 2:00-6:00 AM while you're sleeping

It works like this:

The market moves in sessions. Asia. London. New York. Each session has a job. And if you understand the job of each session, you already know what the next one is going to do before it opens

The sequence:

If the previous session REVERSED - the next session CONTINUES

If Asia reversed? London continues. If London reversed? New York continues. If no session reversed? New York is the reversal

That's it. That's the entire daily script. The market rotates between reversal and continuation across sessions. It has done this every single day for decades

Here's how the script actually plays out:

SCENARIO 1: London reversal -> New York continuation

London opens at 2:00 AM. It pushes price into a key level - previous day's high or low, a fair value gap, a relevant swing. It sweeps the liquidity. It reverses. By 6:00 AM, London has already decided the direction

The 6:00 AM candle confirms it. If it swept a high and closed back below it - bearish day. If it swept a low and closed back above it — bullish day

Now New York opens at 9:30. The direction is already decided. NY's job is not to figure out where the market is going. NY's job is to CONTINUE what London started

This is why the 9:30-11:00 window is so powerful. You're not guessing. You're continuing a move that's already confirmed

Price opens. It pulls back into a fair value gap that London's expansion created. That gap is your entry. Stop behind the gap. Target the next liquidity pool. Done by 10:30

SCENARIO 2: No previous session reversed → New York reversal

Asia consolidated. London consolidated. No session made a move. No expansion. No gaps. No direction

This means New York has to do it. 9:30 is the reversal session

This is where the volume comes in. 8:30 news or 9:30 open - institutions use this to push price into a key level, grab liquidity, and reverse

You wait for the sweep. You wait for the displacement. You wait for the V-shape signature - aggressive move in, aggressive move out, gap forms. That's your reversal confirmation

SCENARIO 3: Asia reversal → London and New York continue

This is the highest probability day. Asia already put in the low or high of the day. Every session after just expands in the same direction

When Asia is the low of day, the 4-hour candles that form after will be expansion candles. Those expansion candles create gaps. Those gaps are your entries for London and New York continuation

You mark the gap within the previous 4-hour candle's range. You wait for price to pull back into it. You enter. Same direction all day. Multiple opportunities. Same setup repeating

The model behind all of this:

Price only does two things. It moves from internal liquidity to external liquidity. Then back. Forever

Internal = fair value gaps. Where orders didn't fill. Where price returns
External = swing highs and lows. Where stops sit. Where price sweeps

Price sweeps external -> fills internal -> targets opposite external

Every session. Every day. Every asset. Every time frame

The session just tells you WHEN the next leg of that cycle starts

How I use this every morning:

6:00 AM - Check the 4-hour chart. Did the previous session reverse or just consolidate? If London reversed, I'm trading New York continuation. If nobody reversed, I'm trading New York reversal

6:05 AM - Mark the 6 AM candle. Did it sweep a key level and close back inside the range? Reversal day. Did it expand through? Continuation day

9:15 AM - Mark the gap from London's expansion. That's my entry zone. Mark the next external liquidity. That's my target

9:30 AM - Watch for price to pull back into the gap. If I'm trading continuation, I want a shallow retracement. If I'm trading reversal, I want the V-shape

9:45 AM - Entry confirmed. Stop behind the gap. Target the next draw on liquidity

10:30 AM - Either in profit or stopped out. Done

11:00 AM - Laptop closed. Day is over

A trader I work with used to show up at 9:30 and "react to price action" for 6 hours. 43% win rate. Breaking even after fees

I told him one thing: check what the previous session did before you sit down

He started profiling sessions. London reversed? He only looked for continuation. Nobody reversed? He waited for the 9:30 sweep and reversal setup. No setup in the first 90 minutes? He closed the laptop

Same strategy. Same setups. Same risk. Added one filter

Win rate went from 43% to 64%. First funded account within 60 days. Now he's done trading by 10:30 every morning

He didn't learn a new strategy. He learned to read the script that the market writes every morning before he wakes up

The sessions tell you the direction. This model tells you the entry. The gap tells you where. The sweep tells you when

Most traders spend 6 hours searching for setups that the market already showed them at 6 AM

The script is free. It prints every single morning. You just have to learn to read it

Or keep showing up at 9:30 blind and wondering why you're not profitable

Your choice

(I teach session profiling and the model i use inside my free Discord. Live every morning before the open. Link in bio. DM me "SYSTEM" for 1-on-1 coaching)

[Mayman @MikeMinhTran]

@thetechlao Webull mobile app updated is so gay, I prefer the old version. What’s going on ? I don’t see Stop Limit option anymore even on PC too. Do you guys experience that?