Hey Traders,
Every week, I place an income trade with my members.
It’s a simple strategy — enter on Tuesday, know how it worked out by Friday.
And let me tell you, with a win rate of over 90%, it’s been a steady stream of wins, week in and week out.
Now, usually, we’re in a trade for 3 days: enter on Tuesday, count Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday — that’s 3 full days.
In that time, we usually collect 4-6% on a typical week.
Sometimes we get lucky and go as high as 10-12%, but I’d be lying if I said that was common.
Not bad, right? A nice, steady, reliable way to stack some wins.
But last week? Oh, last week was special.
With the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday and just a half-day of trading on Black Friday, we cut down our usual 3-day wait time to just 1½ days.
That’s right — 1½ days, and we still made money. Now that’s the kind of holiday weekend I’m talking about!
Here’s how it went down:
The Setup: NVDA Trade on Tuesday
On Tuesday, NVDA (Nvidia) was trading around $137. I sent out this trade alert to my group:
Sell to open NVDA 11/29/2024 129 Put
Buy to open NVDA 11/29/2024 128 Put
Both expiring on Friday.
We collected 4¢ for that trade, which, with a $1 difference in strike prices, meant we were collecting 4% — and remember, we only had 1.5 trading sessions worth of risk.
So, what did NVDA need to do?
Simple: Just stay above $129 by the time the trade expired at 1pm Eastern on Black Friday. That’s it.
As long as NVDA didn’t drop more than about 6.5% (from $138 to $129), we were going to walk away with a win.
How Did It Work Out?
Let’s take a look at what happened.
From Tuesday to Wednesday, NVDA dropped almost 3.5%. Ouch, right?
But here’s the thing: It bounced right back and finished the week just over 0.5% above where we entered the trade.
That’s just another great example of why I love placing credit spreads.
With a credit spread, we don’t need the stock to make a big move up to win the trade. We just need it to stay above a certain price — and in this case, that price was $129.
What Would’ve Happened if You Bought a Call Option?
Now, think about what would’ve happened if you had placed the same trade, but bought a speculative call option instead.
- First off, depending on your stop loss rules, you might have been stopped out when NVDA dropped 3.5% on Wednesday, losing your trade.
- But even if you held on and waited out the drop, NVDA only finished the week 0.5% above where we entered. Not exactly the kind of move that’ll make your call option skyrocket. You might’ve even ended up holding a worthless option as time ticked away.
Meanwhile, with the credit spread, we collected 4% up front — the instant we placed the trade. And as long as NVDA didn’t drop more than 6.5%, we knew we’d close out the trade as a winner.
And guess what? That’s exactly what happened. By the end of the week, the option expired worthless, and we walked away with 4%.
The Big Picture
Now, 4% might not sound like much, but let me tell you — this is game-changing stuff. When you have a strategy with a win rate over 90%, and you’re collecting 4-6% each week, that adds up fast.
Some folks brag about making 7% in a year.
But you know what? I’ll take 4% every week over that any day.
When you’ve got a proven strategy and a reliable system like this, it doesn’t just change your week — it changes your whole approach to trading.
And I’ll keep stacking those small wins until we’ve got a big pile of success.
Trade Smart. Stay Disciplined. Keep Making Those Small Wins Count.
Trade well,
Jack Carter
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