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Aug 27 โ€ข 17 tweets โ€ข 6 min read โ€ข Read on X
I am giving the exact strategy that saved my trading career, for free of course.

The strategy that made me a profitable trader ๐Ÿงต
1/ New traders have it completely backwards

FIntwit teaches you to "buy the breakout" and "short the breakdown." What does this mean in reality? It means new traders are buying the tops and shorting the bottoms. Then they wonder why their portfolio is getting bent over.
2/ The brutal truth about chasing

When you buy the highs, just imagine a greedy wall street banker counting his money. His 3rd ex wife needs a Porsche and you just provided the down payment. All because you couldn't resist buying the High of the Day. Image
3/ What changed everything for me

Instead of funding some bankers ex wife's new car (red arrow), I started buying dips on breakouts (white arrow), and shorting pops on breakdowns. Suddenly it felt like I was on the right side of the trade. I was experiencing less and less draw down.Image
4/ But how do I know when to buy dips?

I was lost and confused. Stocks were at all time highs and I couldn't find a level of support to buy the dip. I thought to myself what do I do?!? What can I use to know its a dip not a reversal. I thought to myself, what line moves with the candle a level off support based on the candles forming? EMAs.
5/ The answer I was looking for

I went on ChatGPT and typed in my problem like any modern person in 2025. "How do I know when to buy the dip?" It told me its not a financial advisor. Great, I thought back to square one. I started scrolling, I saw something called the LE Model. In this model the trader uses the 8ema or the magic purple line.
6/ I figured I would give it a try

I noticed when a stock would break the range (PMH/L) it would form a trend. If it was above the purple line I would buy calls, if below buy puts. My portfolio started to grow. Image
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7/ Why buying the dip to the 8ema works

When a stock breaks out and starts trending, the 8ema acts as dynamic support. Notice its still a level of support just not a horizontal level. While most traders panic, algos are sitting at the EMA ready to gobble up the dips. The EMAs are magnets price gets pulled to them and bounces off.Image
8/ Why shorting the pops to the 8ema works

When a stock breaks down and starts falling, the 8ema becomes dynamic resistance. This resistance adjusts real time as the price falls. Every bounce to the line is just an excuse for hedgefunds to dump more and more shared. The 8ema acts a ceiling on the days price action.Image
9/ Look I have been there

I have been trapped at the HOD more times than I care to admit. Your mind will scream at you "BUY NOW OR YOU WON'T MAKE ANY MONEY!" So you listen to it, because when has your mind steered you wrong before? It tells you when you're hungry and tired. Hedge Funds know this and exploit your weakness like a casino.
10/ How I learned to trust the ๐ŸŸฃ line

I reviewed 1000s of setups and wrote down the number of times a stock will bounce off the 8ema. The number is greater than 80%, based off math alone I knew there was edge. If there is edge, there is money to be made. You're probably wondering, what happens if it doesn't bounce?
11/ The difference between a dip and reversal

A dip will slowly come down and bounce off the 8ema (green arrow). Reversals slice through the line with a vengeance (red arrow). The rule is simple the 8ema either holds or it doesn't and I cut it for a small loss. Image
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12/ Why I like the 8ema over traditional levels

Levels get old and stale and rarely change. There is so much money to be made in the in-between that often gets overlooked. The 8ema is alive, its almost like its trading with me, watching the same candles I am watching. It's like having a little support and resistance buddy standing next to me while I trade.
13/ The results speak for themselves

Since I have began teaching this for free, I get tagged almost daily from my my followers hitting 100%ers. We have a rule no retweets until it goes 100%+, which happens often.... Image
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14/ Your homework

Review your last 10 losing trades, I'd be willing to bet it was because you chased a breakout, instead of waiting the 8ema. Fix just this one thing and your trading career will be saved. Christmas will look different this year, just trust.
15/ The best part

You can learn my strategy for 100% free, I don't even need your email. Just click the link below and spend a night watching every video and your trading will change forever. youtube.com/playlist?list=โ€ฆ
16/ If you found this FREE strategy just changed how you think about trading repost it and let your friends know who will be shopping for a new car soon. I have been keeping eyes on who is taking trading seriously ๐Ÿ‘€

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Aug 20
I made your weekly paycheck while you were asking ChatGPT if you should buy calls or puts.

The biggest problem facing new traders is Hesitation. Here is how to cure it ๐Ÿงต
1/ Think back

You see the perfect setup, the stars align, you tell yourself "this is the one!" But instead of taking it, you freeze.

"What if it fails? What if I am wrong?"

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Everyday I get asked "How do you find winning stocks to trade?"

I found $AAPL before it made a 12% move in 3 days, by doing something most traders refuse to do ๐Ÿงต
1/ Stop looking for the needles in a hay stack

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2/ News moves markets

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Most traders completely missed the free money layup last week.

I made 360% on $SPY while you were busy figuring out WTF just happened.

Here is the ridiculously simple setup that hid in plain sight ๐Ÿงต
1/ Friday was a masterclass in simplicity

While most people are studying 10 indicators and drawing Fair Value SMTs DD PoS 3.0. The market handed us the most obvious breakdown setup. The market wanted us to take advantage, but 90% of you didn't. Image
2/ Lets understand how price moves

Stock goes up and to the right = Buyers/Bullish

Stock goes down and to the right = Sellers/bearish

But what happens when price reverses what does that signal? Image
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Stop overcomplicating trading.

The simplest method to quit your job is right in front of you.

Let me show you how I beat $SPY yearly return in 2 days ๐Ÿงต
1/ Everyone is making trading sound way too complicated

You're out here studying the RSI FVG MACD EMA Cross Over that matches the intuitional order flow on the daily bias, while reading 35 books on technical analysis. Meanwhile I made 23% in two days with something that is stupidly simple.Image
2/ The secrets of Wall Street

Wall Street was built on confusing words, fancy certifications, and lack of transparency. This is so they can profit off the regular person like you and me. Wall Street is design to confuse the people who aren't in the "know." Image
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The reason you're not making money trading is because you're using the wrong time frame

This ๐Ÿงตwill save your portfolio or you'll keep blowing accounts
1/ The problem with new traders

New traders just want someone to tell them what is the best time frame, because the REAL answer is: It depends.

If you got annoyed from me saying that congrats we just found out you will never make it in trading. Image
2/ Everyone uses the same time frames

Everyday I get dms from traders saying how they ONLY use the 1m or the 5m or hourly. I hate to break it to you but only using one time frame is a trap and likely why you're not making any money. Image
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Your trading account is bleeding money because you trade like a degenerate gambler.

Here are the 3 rules that will fix your broken psychology and your save your trading account ๐Ÿงต
1) Look, I Get it. Rules are for Nerds.

Yea Nerds who hit multibaggers while you're on a 15 day red streak following "alerts."

You know what's for losers?
Revenge trading after getting bagged and chasing the top. Do any of these sounds like you? ๐Ÿ‘‡ Image
2/ Trading is Serious Business

This isn't some casino game where we pray to the trading gods for gains. This is business and we constantly improve our edge.

If you want to make 4k during your lunch. You need Rules. Image
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