How to trade $SPY and $QQQ 0dte for a living

Copy and Paste Method 🧵 1/ About me

You probably see me post absurd 100% gains on $SPY and think "This guy is just lucky". I've been trading the indices before 0dte were popular (prior to 2022 they would only be Mon, Wed, Friday.) But I ONLY trade them when my exact rules are met.

I made 263% with about 5 minutes of work.

Here is how I find stocks to trade 🧵 1/ Most traders are taught wrong

We are are all told to see green take green in our early years. You will soon realize scalping 20% all day won't turn your small account into a big account.

How to make your weekly salary in one trade by understanding this simple market pattern 🧵 1/ Most new traders love chasing pennies

You're trained to "see green take green" at 10% while the pros hold for 100%+. See that is good in theory, but in practice it leads to new traders forcing bad setups. While the pros are chasing dollars and big gains. If you want to make trading a career you need to stop that mindset today.

The reason you haven't quit your 9-5 is because you don't understand this copy paste strategy

This is your full guide on Purple Profits 🧵 1/ Most traders love complication

You're out here studying 85 setups, following 15 YouTube FURUs, lurking in 58 discords and still can't figure out if you should buy calls or puts. Meanwhile I'm hitting consistent winners with one simple purple line.

The reason you were red today is because you were looking at the wrong time frame

Lets unlearn your bad habit and make you profitable, tonight 🧵 1/ A lot of people (including you) got bagged today

You saw the massive gap down and saw a picture perfect flag forming. You thought to yourself "I am about to catch the bottom and get paid!." You loaded up calls expecting to be yacht shopping after lunch. The market said, "Nope!" You and your local FURU got bagged.

I am giving the exact strategy that saved my trading career, for free of course.

The strategy that made me a profitable trader 🧵 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.

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 🧵 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?"

Meanwhile, the trade runs without you. Again.

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 🧵 1/ Stop looking for the needles in a hay stack

Most traders scan through 1000s of stocks looking for that "perfect setup." That setup that will FINALLY save their blown account. Meanwhile I focus on options friendly (good liquidity) names. Quality over quantity.

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 🧵 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.

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 🧵 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.

The reason you're not making money trading is because you're using the wrong time frame

This 🧵will 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.

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 🧵 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? 👇

The charts I get sent on a daily basis look like a 5th grade art project gone wrong.

Lets fix that in 5 minutes

How to setup your indicators and charts to look like mine🧵 1/ Software I use

I use TradingView for all my charting needs, no I am not sponsored I just like the product. I can find stocks to trade, news, and have pretty charts all in one place. I will provide screenshots to show exactly how mine is setup.

How to make an extra $5k/month trading this summer (to fund your second vacation)

Making money this summer will be a breeze🧵 1/ Why Summer is Different

Summer is different compared to the rest of the year, because people are on vacation. By people I mean institutional traders (people who actually move the market.) Traders traveling = less volume, but that doesn't mean money can't be made.

Your scalping strategy sucks, that is why you keep blowing your account.

Lets dive into the only scalping strategy you will ever need: Purple Profits 🧵 1/ What is Scalping?

Scalping has been popularized recently with the rise of futures trading. I swear though every futures strategy is so dang complicated. I want my scalping to be quick in and out, no more than 30 minutes. Steady gains and simple.

What is the best time frame for day trading?

Let's discuss what changed my trading overnight.

The Time Frame Tango🧵 1/ Problem

A new trader will just copy the time frame of their favorite trader and expect to make money today. This is not how it works. People just want to be told what to use, not HOW to use it. I will explain the HOW so you can start making $.

When I was a new trader everyone would tell me "just trade A+ setups."

and I say to myself annoyed "Well WTF is an A+ setup can someone just show me"

What is an A+ setup 🧵 1/ What is an A+ setup?

An A+ setup is another term for high probability setup. It is when the stars align and if you don't smack big size, it'll will keep you up at night.

How to quit your job in your cublicle using this one simple trick

Great for people who can't sit in front of the screens all day 🧵 1/ What time frame do you use?

A lot of people tend to stare at the 5m chart all day. What if I told you there's a better time frame that is perfect for people who work full time? Let me introduce to you the 30m chart.

How often do you hesitate before entering a trade and miss the entire move? Let's fix this ASAP.

Where to Enter Your Trades 🧵 1/ Intro

New traders get analysis paralysis because they don't know when to enter. This used to be me until I simplified my strategy and have clear criteria on when to enter a trade.

Do you work a full time job and can only trade from your phone?

The best mobile day trading strategy🧵 1/ The Indicators
You will need 3 Indicators:

🟣= 8ema
🔵= 20ema
🟡= VWAP

You will follow 2 simple rules

1. Candles ABOVE all 3 = Calls
2. Candles BELOW all 3 =Puts

How I actually make a living trading and you can too

Copy and Paste Strategy 🧵 1/ Background

I have been trading for 5+ years. I made an X account in 2020 its on my profile. I have been posting ever since about mindset, strategy, profits, and light humor trolling. I keep trading extremely simple. Over complication destroys PNL.