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SPX 0DTE Recap | 09/11Session P/L +$40 🟢MTD P/L +$404 🟢MTD Return 7.3% 🟢Balance $5475After the CPI came in hotter than e...
09/12/2026

SPX 0DTE Recap | 09/11

Session P/L +$40 🟢
MTD P/L +$404 🟢
MTD Return 7.3% 🟢
Balance $5475

After the CPI came in hotter than expected with a surprise YoY growth, the market priced in a 25bps rate hike at next week's FOMC meeting.

Equities should have sold off hard on hawkish news like that. Instead, crude oil pulled back after briefly crossing $100/bbl, and stocks caught a bid. The market had been down all week, and Friday's relief rally was mostly technical rather than fundamental.

Overall bearishness was already priced in. The rally opened with a gap-up into a positive gamma session, adding about $300MM of exposure into 0DTEs.

This is where beginner traders miss the point. An overextended market can reverse even on worse-than-expected news.

The charts show a bullish flag formation, and SPX bounced cleanly off the key support level around 7600, which was previous resistance turned support.

For the session, I kept the book focused on defined-risk, short-duration structures. Two positions were taken, both closed profitably, for a +$40 net result.

🔹 SPX 7,715/7,705 Iron Butterfly → +$20
🔹 SPX 7,675/7,670 Short Call Spread → +$20

Day: +$40 | 2 trades | 2 wins | 100% win rate

The objective was capital preservation rather than forcing exposure. Small, controlled risk and selective entries remain the priority in the 0DTE book.

The market moved sideways throughout the day between the positive gamma bounds 7670–7650 and closed near the lower bound. Typical price action for a positive gamma regime. Dealers dampen moves in both directions and arrest movement through simultaneous hedging against buy-side participants.

Volatility is rich, and premiums are elevated, which creates opportunities for option sellers next week. That said, there is major event risk from the FOMC outcome, so it makes sense to stay cautious and keep risk defined through spreads instead of buying plain vanilla calls or puts outright.

I am looking to scale the monthly profit to $1000 next week in this small account.

The full trade log is attached, and a complete broker-automated performance spreadsheet (since this small-account SPX strategy started) is in the comments below. 👇

Not financial advice.

$CL crude oil surges past $100.Inflation risk is back on the map, with a higher probability of a Fed rate hike next week...
09/11/2026

$CL crude oil surges past $100.

Inflation risk is back on the map, with a higher probability of a Fed rate hike next week, especially after the ECB raised interest rates.

Bull flag breakout playing out as expected.

0DTE SPX Recap | 09/08Session P/L +$50 🟢MTD P/L +$434 🟢After the weekend hostilities in SoH, and equity futures showing ...
09/09/2026

0DTE SPX Recap | 09/08

Session P/L +$50 🟢
MTD P/L +$434 🟢

After the weekend hostilities in SoH, and equity futures showing weakness, SPX opened into a weaker macro backdrop, with rising oil prices and renewed inflation concerns weighing on risk sentiment. The book stayed focused on defined-risk structures, using short call spreads early and iron butterflies as price action settled into tighter ranges.

As explained in the recaps last week, an ITM short call spread caused a cash drag of -$165; however, we managed to close with a +$50 net across 7 positions. Intraday book generated +$215 profit, led by three iron butterflies in the afternoon.

A simple takeaway, as always, keep the risk defined to a comfortable level and aim for asymmetric positions into the closing hour. Gamma variance is so high that it benefits such constructions. But one must always have to be dynamic and scoop out profits instead of letting them expire, especially if the profit tent is not wide enough.

That said, with the market facing elevated macro uncertainty ahead of this week's inflation data, defined-risk structures remain the preferred way to express short-term range and mean-reversion views.

The full trade log is attached, and a complete broker-automated performance spreadsheet (since this small-account SPX strategy started) is in the comments below. 👇

Not financial advice.

Nike’s removal from the S&P 100 would force a meaningful reassessment at the board level. Companies in that position his...
09/07/2026

Nike’s removal from the S&P 100 would force a meaningful reassessment at the board level. Companies in that position historically respond with aggressive strategic shifts and brand repositioning. The urgency to protect market share often accelerates decision-making that was previously too slow to implement.

The current setup interests me because both call skew and the technical base suggest the downside is over. Call option LEAPS offer defined risk with enough duration to capture a potential reversal without theta decay.

I am looking at call spreads in the 12–18 month window. The probability-to-payoff profile is good, as longer tenors insulate against theta even better than plain vanilla calls.

Opening a position this week. Not financial advice.

Trump claims he’s making billions trading for the people.
09/07/2026

Trump claims he’s making billions trading for the people.

Climax
09/05/2026

Climax

0DTE SPX Recap | 09/04Session P/L +$65 🟢MTD P/L +$384 🟢The market followed the same framework we published in the $SPY m...
09/05/2026

0DTE SPX Recap | 09/04

Session P/L +$65 🟢
MTD P/L +$384 🟢

The market followed the same framework we published in the $SPY market briefing this morning.

Short gamma, but contained within a relatively tight 7710–7720 area.

Gamma flip around 7710 acted as an important reference, while the concentration around 7720 ultimately provided the better anchor into the close. No major directional move occurred as the tape remained rotational, which favored defined-risk structures and late-session butterflies.

Actually, today's a very good trading session, if I ignore the premature closure of the short call spread I opened last week for FOMC volatility later this month. The idea to open the position was to harvest volatility premium around a major rate decision in the following days, and I expected the dollar to appreciate and equities to correct a bit and stay below the 7750 area.

However, I didn't feel confident staying short in this market. If you remember, the index had a strong +6% rally on stronger-than-expected earnings and potential deal news back in August, which made the previous resistance turn into support at 7600s. This level is clearly respected by the index this week, with decent volume and a rise back towards the 7750 area.

So, a premature closure of the short call spread had some cash drag in the book, although I could've avoided it and closed probably around breakeven had I waited into the afternoon.

Overall, still a decent trading session as I closed the book with a small gain of +$65. ✅

Late session butterflies brought some decent gains.

That said, the key takeaway was that the market is looking fairly strong here, without any major correction, after today's stronger-than-expected NFP jobs data, which pushed odds of a rate hike to north of 50% in the Sep FOMC meeting. That should ideally push equities down, especially with short gamma exacerbating the moves, but it never happened, as the index hovered around the major high-volatility zone (HVL) and closed here.

As always, we kept the risk defined and harvested some premiums.

The full trade log is attached, and a complete broker-automated performance spreadsheet (since this small-account SPX strategy started) is in the comments below. 👇

Not financial advice.

0DTE SPX Recap | 09/03Session P/L +$4 🟢A break-even day with modest gains and losses. Not much to discuss, other than ri...
09/04/2026

0DTE SPX Recap | 09/03

Session P/L +$4 🟢

A break-even day with modest gains and losses. Not much to discuss, other than risk was kept tightly defined. Late-session butterfly structures should’ve yielded hefty gains had the index settled around the short strikes, but instead it closed at the edge of the profit tent.

Not bad for a sluggish session. Overall sentiment in the market seems to be improving toward a resolution.

If the war came to an end, expect a violent rally to the upside, potentially even the SPX hitting 8,000+ before midterms. The AI risk-on trade is still active and keeping momentum alive.

Just need one positive catalyst. Though it’s highly speculative, it could just as easily show downside pressure if things continue without any resolution.

Trade log attached. A complete broker-automated performance spreadsheet (since this small-account SPX strategy started) is in the comments below. 👇

Not financial advice.

Bullish for equities if true.
09/04/2026

Bullish for equities if true.

Market is waiting for its next move. A sustained rally or a sharp correction becomes likely the moment it breaks this ra...
09/03/2026

Market is waiting for its next move. A sustained rally or a sharp correction becomes likely the moment it breaks this range.

Simple law of the markets:

Longer the hold, bigger the breakout. $SPX $SPY

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