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How to consistently lose in the markets

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Uncle Special 2.0 — a system for important data prints & FOMC meetings

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The art of aggressive trading

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November's FOMC Meeting trade — uncle special 2.0 sneak peek

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Quality options chain data for your levels

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How to build intuition on options-driven levels

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Trading systems — and why you should have (at least) one

Recall from our issue on Lessons from exceptional traders – part one: Do you have a sound trading system? It doesn't matter if you can't do money management. Do you have excellent risk management? It doesn't matter if you don't have an edge. So you have a great system and money

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Bear market rallies and high probability resistances

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Lessons from exceptional traders — part two

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Options fundamentals — walls, squeeze & simple trading strategies

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Lessons from exceptional traders — part one

My favorite trading books don't have charts. Many have asked me before, and I usually don't recommend trading books because there are so many ways to trade the markets, and it's up to us to find out what works with our individuality. Instead, my favorite books talk about traders and

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Options fundamentals — vega

In our previous post, we discussed gamma and how vol traders use it to implement their assumptions on a recurring keyword across that article: volatility. There were mentions of realized and implied volatility, so it's fair to dedicate this whole newsletter issue to the greeks associated with vol, vega, and

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Options fundamentals — gamma

In the previous post, we discussed delta and the implications of its hedging for markets. The next obvious greek is gamma, which is fundamental to describe vol trading, a specific strategy that a very active class of traders use to take advantage of their assumptions on market volatility. Let's dig

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Trading the opening bell with a small account

Two persistent questions I keep getting asked in Team Bull discord: 1) Uncle, how do you trade the open? 2) How to set stop loss for small accounts? So I decided to put together a video trading the opening bell (or simply open) on our favorite day of the year

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Common misconceptions in trading

After a lot of theory and some math in our previous issues, I felt it was a good time for a quick water-cooler break. So, in this post, we will go through a few quotes from renowned traders and expand them with my commentary. Winners and losers Do winners and

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Options fundamentals — delta and intro to hedging

So far, in this series, we've delivered basic options concepts and a bit more. We started by looking into how traders use these instruments to protect their P&L when trading underlying. Then, we visited value and moneyness, defining how to obtain options value. It's time now to move on

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We don’t talk about losses enough

I get it. No one wants to sound like they lose ever – specially people who take educational roles in this business. But in this post, we will talk about losses, how to identify the root cause of your failures, and then create simple rules to minimize the L in your

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Options fundamentals — moneyness and value

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Options fundamentals — a series

There are many ways to play the grand casino that is the stock market. In intentional playing, a player has to prepare for a match. In this case, there are also several ways one can prepare for the 9:30 am to 4 pm ET slaughter-fest that takes place every

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The uncle special — or how I trade FOMC events

Like the blurry screenshot, we also have the uncle special screenshot running rounds at the TBT discord alleys and hallways. In this post, I'll break down this particular trade I use at every FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) major event.

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Let's talk about gaps — exhaustion gap

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The day trader discipline — final part

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The volume rule — scalp edition

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Let's talk about gaps – a series

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The day trader discipline — part two