Trader Joe here.

After years of trial, error, and more frustration than I care to admit, I finally started winning — not because I found some secret strategy, but because I stripped everything down to its core.

I tried nearly every options strategy known to mankind. I followed alerts, joined chat rooms, chased momentum… and still got smoked. The turning point? Simplicity. When I stopped trying to outsmart the market and just followed one setup I truly understood — things changed.

No more alerts.
No more guessing games.
Just one clean setup.

🚀 My Swing Options Setup (Call Edition)

Here’s my mind-blowingly simple swing trade setup for call options:

• The stock is trending up
• It’s not near all-time highs (ATH)
• Look for a break above the 200 EMA on the 4-hour chart. (Go small first, if it clean breaks then add some more)
  A retest after the break? Even better.

That’s it. Seriously.

I’m not writing 2,000 words on Fibonacci, VWAP, or Ichimoku clouds. This setup works because it’s simple and repeatable.

🔻 The Put Setup? Just Flip It.

Everything is the same — just reversed.

• The stock is trending down
• It breaks below the 200 EMA on the 4-hour
• I’m ready to load puts on the retest or clean breakdown

🧠 The Details That Matter

Once I see the setup, I usually:

• Buy 2-month-out contracts, typically under $3 per contract
• Stick to stocks I know well (I have ~60 names on my watchlist)
• Enter only when the technicals align with my setup

And yeah — more often than not, I win. And sometimes, the wins are big.

💬 Final Thoughts

I don’t believe in “secrets” anymore. Just discipline, simplicity, and sticking to what works. If this setup helps you, great — that’s why I’m sharing it.

Now that you know the play, I hope you make some money with it. 🫡