Doug Campbell | Right Way Options

Helping traders build consistency through discipline and process.
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A quieter VIX doesn’t answer the breadth question. Are you watching for broader buying, a failed rally, or waiting until after the Fed?

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Mixed futures. Fed meeting begins.

VIX: 18.29, down 0.10
Above 40-day MA: 40.71%
Above 200-day MA: 35.85%

Breadth still needs work. Wait for confirmation. Price is King.

What’s your focus: Fed, earnings, or breadth?

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@kiddowstuff Agreed on the IV. If I buy options into MSFT or GOOGL earnings, I'm paying for that move up front, and the crush the next morning can eat the premium even when I'm right on direction. This week I'd rather trade smaller and wait for IV to come back in.

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@WOLF_Financial When the biggest names drop and the average stock rises, the index tells only part of the story. With FOMC and mega-cap earnings stacked this week, I'm cutting my size and letting the first reaction settle before I commit to anything.

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An opening bounce needs follow-through. Are you looking for longs, watching for failed rallies, or waiting in cash?

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Green futures. Weak breadth.

Above 40-day MA: 39.17%
Above 200-day MA: 35.05%
Fed and big-tech earnings ahead. Let the open settle and price confirm.

What’s your focus: Fed, earnings, oil, or breadth?

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@elonmusk You are so right about that!

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@zeustradez Scaling back size when conditions get wild is a rule, not a feeling.

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@L2WTrades Same order I use. The stock's support price sets my stop, below my entry. Then I ask how many contracts I can trade. If one contract equals $200 risk and my number is $400, that's two. If the loss to the stop exceeds my number, it's not my trade.

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@MMMTwealth My rule on a green morning after a day like yesterday: I don't buy because it's green. I buy where the stock finds support, with my stop just below it. If the loss to that stop is more than my number, it's not my trade, no matter how good the dip looks.

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A bounce gets attention. Follow-through builds confidence.
What confirms a recovery in your plan: support holding, broader participation, or lower volatility?

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Tech attempts a rebound after Thursday’s selloff.

VIX: 19.68 (+0.64)
Yesterday’s breadth:
Above 40-day MA: 41.42%
Above 200-day MA: 37.2%

Price is King. Wait for confirmation.

What’s your focus today: tech, breadth, or VIX?

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@oluoftrades The first thing I control is the dollar amount. If my stop goes below support and the loss to that stop is more than my number, it's not my trade. Then the next candle can't cost me more than I already accepted.

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@Mitch___Picks When price tests a level like Friday's low before the open, I don't act on the premarket move. I wait to see if buyers hold it after the bell, and my stop goes below that low so I know my dollar risk before I'm in.

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What would give you more confidence today: improving breadth, a successful support test, or a cooling VIX?

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Tech earnings fear hits futures.

VIX: 18.47 (+1.79)
Above 40-day MA: 36.29%
Above 200-day MA: 35.28%

Weak breadth. Rising volatility. Let price confirm.

What’s your focus today: tech, oil, or VIX?

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@d_pavlos Useful board. I treat the expected move as the price of admission. If I can't name the level where I'm wrong and the most I'll lose before the print, I stay out and look at the chart again after the IV crush.

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@EnhancedMarket That's the part most people miss. Getting the direction right isn't enough if the move stays inside what the options already priced in. If I'm in a TSLA trade into tonight, I size it so the whole premium can go to zero and I'm still fine tomorrow.

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I'm watching participation, not just index gains.

If breadth improves and price confirms, opportunities may develop.

If leadership narrows again, patience becomes even more important.

What are your charts telling you?

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TECH LEADS. BREADTH IMPROVES. BUT IS IT ENOUGH?

40-day breadth: 34.67%
200-day breadth: 35.46%
VIX: 17.51
10-year yield: 5.11%

Big tech earnings ahead.

Improvement isn't confirmation.

Are you seeing strength worth trading or another narrow rally?

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