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avatarMichael Esther
03-01 12:45

Fear Creates The Dip SPY Creates The Opportunity

IRAN is blowing up DUBAI. This means BUY THE DIP: For every major war since 1990 the market has bounced up hard! You need to understand what the data says. August 1990. Iraq invades Kuwait. The $SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ drops −16.9% over 71 days. Every headline screams sell. Every pundit says it's over. The people who sold at the bottom locked in a 16.9% loss. The people who bought at the bottom made 24.2% in under 5 months. September 11, 2001. The worst attack in American history. Markets close for 4 days. SPY drops −11.6% in a single week. The world feels like it is ending. The market bottomed on September 21st. By December it had recovered +21.2% from that low. In 10 weeks. March 2003. The U.S. invades Iraq. The market had already sold o
Fear Creates The Dip SPY Creates The Opportunity
avatarMichael Esther
03-01 12:42

8 Trader Personalities That Decide Who Wins and Who Loses

8 types of traders in the market. You're at least 3-4 of them too: And most traders don’t fail from lack of knowledge. They fail from lack of discipline. 1️⃣ The Overtrader • Thinks more trades = more money • Confuses activity with progress • Exhausted by 10:15am This trader equates motion with productivity. They’re glued to the screen, clicking out of boredom more than edge. Studies from broker data show that high-frequency retail traders underperform low-frequency traders by a wide margin often reducing returns by over 6% annually due to overtrading. 2️⃣ The Revenge Trader • “I’ll make it back.” • Doubles down emotionally • Learns the same lesson weekly This trader isn’t trading the market they’re trading their ego. Losses feel personal, so risk increases at the worst time. One red trade
8 Trader Personalities That Decide Who Wins and Who Loses
avatarMichael Esther
03-01 12:39

Risk Repricing Mode SPY 680 Breakdown Watch 670 Target

Iran fired missiles at 5 countries at the same time. This shocks global markets. $SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ bleeds next week. Here’s how I’d trade it same setup, same discipline every time. This is the kind of geopolitical trigger markets use to reprice risk before FOMC on March 18. $NVIDIA(NVDA)$ just posted record earnings and still sold off hard. That tells you positioning was crowded. SPY could flush below $680. If it DOES, my target is $670. Near that level I’d look at SPY calls. Panic drops often reverse fast. Headline inflation is still running around 3% year-over-year, above the Fed’s 2% target. Core services remain sticky. Unemployment rate sits near 4%, and monthly job gains have averaged
Risk Repricing Mode SPY 680 Breakdown Watch 670 Target
avatarMichael Esther
03-01 12:36

Make 800%-1000% trading options with 1 set-up (everyday)

This set-up is extremely easy to spot every day. This lesson is all you need to start right away. You'll learn: What this set-up is and how to wait for confirmation How to enter and exit the trades 3 GOLDEN RULES TO REMEMBER (for new traders) First, I will explain the rules of the set-up. You always need to draw your support levels. Only enter when support is proven to hold this means buyers are winning at support. One way to know is the CANDLE needs to close above the level of support to show that bulls are in control. The longer or bigger the time frame the more confirmation it is. The more candles there is closing above the support level the more confirmation and higher probability it will hold. Most new traders are not waiting for confirmation to get in. They are getting in because the
Make 800%-1000% trading options with 1 set-up (everyday)

The 6 Stages of a Millionaire Trader: From Gambler to Professional

Every stage for a millionaire trader: Stage 1 – The Gambler Right now you’re trading outcomes, not structure. Your decisions are emotional, inconsistent, and heavily influenced by P&L. There’s no stable process yet just reactions. To move to Stage 2 (The Student): commit to one market, one setup, and journal every trade. Your goal is to replace chaos with structure. Stage 2 – The Student You’re learning aggressively, but execution is inconsistent. You believe more knowledge will fix the problem it won’t. The issue isn’t information anymore, it’s application. To move to Stage 3 (The Emotional Trader): stop adding strategies and master one setup. Track execution quality, not profits. Stage 3 – The Emotional Trader You know what you should do, but you don’t always do it. Discipline breaks
The 6 Stages of a Millionaire Trader: From Gambler to Professional

Trading Gaps Cheat Sheet $SPY $QQQ $MSFT $GLD $SLV

CHEATSHEET for TRADING GAPS: 4 types: 1. Common Gap (usually $SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ $Invesco QQQ(QQQ)$ on intraday charts) Small gap in range-bound markets. Usually low volume and gets filled quickly. 2. Breakaway Gap ( $Microsoft(MSFT)$ earnings made one last week) Appears at the end of consolidation. Starts a new trend. Often does not fill early. 3. Runaway (Continuation) Gap (GLD on the way up) Forms mid-trend. Confirms strength and momentum. Trend continuation signal. 4. Exhaustion Gap ( $SPDR Gold ETF(GLD)$ and $iShares Silver Trust(SLV)$ near the top) Occurs late in
Trading Gaps Cheat Sheet $SPY $QQQ $MSFT $GLD $SLV

SPY in the Red: $695 Resistance, $687–$684 Support in Focus

$SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ is RED for and here's how I'd play it: New Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh is less supportive of deeper rate cuts meaning he is LESS dovish even Jerome Powell. Market doesn't like it. This moved gold prices down and USD up. Make sure to (click on chart to review it) SPY key levels right now are at $687 and at $684-$685 area and SPY daily chart 20SMA is at $689.99 so this is also a big level of support. The SPY will have to clear above yesterday's close at $695 if it wants to go higher today and rememeber premarket high is at $692.70. Yes, you will need to draw all these levels because at some point today they will act as support or resistance. I'd wait for confirmation always: 1. buyers to come in 2. sellers to fail befor
SPY in the Red: $695 Resistance, $687–$684 Support in Focus

10 Earnings to Watch for this Week

10 Earnings to Watch for this Week $Microsoft(MSFT)$ – Wed Jan 28 (After Close) → Est. EPS ~$3.86, Revenue ~$80.3B $Meta Platforms, Inc.(META)$ – Wed Jan 28 (After Close) → Est. EPS ~8.17 → Revenue est not confirmed in preview. $Apple(AAPL)$ – Thu Jan 29 (After Close) → Est. EPS ~$2.67, Rev est ~$138.5B → Strong iPhone demand expected. $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ – Wed Jan 28 (After Close) → Est. EPS ~0.45 → Robotaxi & EV trends in focus. $UnitedHealth(UNH)$ – Tue Jan 27 (Before Open) → Est. EPS ~2.87 (based on last quarter consensus) → Revenue est ~~$113B previously.
10 Earnings to Watch for this Week

The 3 Daily Rules Every Trader Must Follow

Remember, every trader must do 3 things everyday: 1. Draw key levels 2. Determine direction and structure of market (so you know to get calls or puts) 3. Wait for confirmation before getting in and out. Here's all 6 levels to draw ( $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ example): 1. Premarket high 2. Premarket low 3. Previous day low 4. Previous day high 5. Market Close 6. Market Open (not shown yet becuase market isn't open) For SG users only, Welcome to open a CBA today and enjoy access to a trading limit of up to SGD 20,000 with unlimited trading on SG, HK, and US stocks, as well as ETFs. 🎉Cash Boost Account Now Supports 35,000+ Stocks & ETFs – Greater Flexibility Now Find out more her
The 3 Daily Rules Every Trader Must Follow

All millionaire traders follow 6 stages

Here's all 6 stages every trader goes through. Ask which stage you are in right now and then look at the NEXT stage to see what you need to do. This will help you in your trading journey. 🟥 Stage 1 — Chaos & Hope “I just want to make money.” What defines this stage Random entries Strategy hopping Emotional trading Big wins followed by big losses What you feel Excited Anxious Reactive Addicted to screens ❌ What keeps you stuck here Searching for the “best” strategy Watching others trade instead of studying yourself No rules, no data ✅ What you must do to reach Stage 2 Commit to one market (SPY / TSLA / NVDA not all) Pick one timeframe (no bouncing) Journal every trade, win or loss (screenshots + reason) Accept: You don’t know what you’re doing yet 👉 Graduation happens when you stop blam
All millionaire traders follow 6 stages

Paradoxes of life and how to use it to make $1,000,000 in 30 days

Here's the most powerful paradoxes of life and how to use to grow your wealth in the next 30 days. 1. The Time–Money Paradox The fastest way to make money is to stop selling time. Build income tied to ownership (business, equity, investments), not hours. Replace hourly work with skills that scale (sales, investing, content, code). Statistic: 90%+ of millionaires earn income from multiple sources, not salary alone. 2. The Patience Paradox The people who wait make the most. Delay gratification while others chase quick wins. Let compounding do the heavy lifting instead of constant effort. Statistic: Warren Buffett made over 90% of his net worth after age 50 due to compounding. 3. The Focus Paradox Doing less creates more. Pick one high-leverage skill and go deep instead of wide. Eliminate sid
Paradoxes of life and how to use it to make $1,000,000 in 30 days

6 STOCKS TO BUY FOR MARKET CRASH

My 6 favorite stocks to add to my portfolio and reasons why: 1. $Alphabet(GOOG)$ target $400 ✅ Strong fundamentals: Dominant search & advertising business with consistent revenue growth and high margins. ✅ Cash-rich balance sheet: Large cash reserves help weather downturns and invest in growth areas like AI. 2. $AST SpaceMobile, Inc.(ASTS)$ target $200 ✅ High growth potential: Pioneering space-based cellular broadband with first-mover advantage. ✅ Market expansion opportunity: If adoption grows, revenues could scale rapidly from a low base. 3. $IONQ Inc.(IONQ)$ target $80 ✅ Leader in quantum computing: One of the few publicly traded pure-play quantum hardware
6 STOCKS TO BUY FOR MARKET CRASH

How to turn $1000 into $25,000 in 20 mins

Here's 20 steps to know in 20 minutes to grow your small account to $1,000,000+ Remember, trading is 90% psychology and how you perform under pressure. Its based on how you behave, deal with uncertainty and be able to deal with discomfort. Right now,@PhilipSoungCho is turned $5K into $25K in less then 3 weeks of trading. Everyday, he was green and its was LIVE in front of thousands of traders. #1. Open IBKR or Webull CASH account. You could also open a margin account if you want to. Open 2 accounts. 1 for swing trader and 1 for scalping. So you don't mix the 2 types of strategy. #2. Write down 10-15 rules for you to follow and never break. This is the start of your trading system. The only way to grow your account without gambling, consistently and in control is by following the rules you
How to turn $1000 into $25,000 in 20 mins

SPY Faces Institutional Risk as Fed Credibility Falters

The Most Dangerous Risk Isn’t Inflation this week. It’s Legitimacy.Jerome Powell is facing criminal investigation.Pause.This isn’t about guilt.It’s about credibility.Central banks don’t run on balance sheets.They run on trust.And once that cracks, markets reprice fast.Here’s why this is really bad for $SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ (back at 690) so far:1) Policy paralysis at the worst possible momentAn investigated Fed Chair becomes cautious, boxed in, defensive.Markets don’t fear hikes or cuts they fear indecision.Uncertainty widens risk premiums across equities instantly.2) A divided Fed becomes an unstable FedPolitical and legal pressure fractures consensus.A fractured FOMC means mixed signals, conflicting guidance, and volatile reactions to
SPY Faces Institutional Risk as Fed Credibility Falters

SPY at a Crossroads as CPI, PPI Drive Volatility

The bullish move is intact, but JPOW's criminal investigation will push it back.Make sure to check chart below for key levels for $SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ . $Cboe Volatility Index(VIX)$ just jumped 10%.SPY is back at 690.And this week is loaded with landmines.CPI on Tuesday.PPI on Wednesday.OPEX on Friday.This is not a coincidence.Here’s what the data is quietly screaming:• Core CPI is still running ~3% YoY, 50% above the Fed’s target sticky, not solved.• PPI has fallen to ~2% YoY, down from over 11% in 2022 deflation at the producer level is real.• Historically, when PPI drops faster than CPI, corporate margins compress and earnings volatility spikes within 1–2 quarters.That gap matters.It tells y
SPY at a Crossroads as CPI, PPI Drive Volatility

Position Sizing > Going Heavy: Consistency Comes from Process

One thing I want to be very clear about when it comes to trading and sizing:I never think in terms of going “heavy.”I have defined position sizes, and that’s it.I have a standard full-size position that I use for A+ setups, the kind of setups that show up maybe 1–3 times a day. That size is not “heavy” to me. It’s normal. It’s what my system is built for.From there: • B setups = light size • C setups = ultra-light sizeI don’t increase size beyond what I’m already comfortable with.The moment you think “I’m going heavy,” it usually means you’re sizing beyond your emotional or risk tolerance and that’s where problems start.I want every trade to be: • Predefined • Planned • Within my comfort zone for risk and stop lossThat way, nothing can happen that I’m not prepared for and I don’t feel emot
Position Sizing > Going Heavy: Consistency Comes from Process

SPY Trend Break Signals Rising Downside Risk

$SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ trend just snapped and the market knows what’s coming next.Make sure to check out chart below to see my key levels of support and resistance!SPY didn’t drift lower. It rejected.From $692 → $688, the uptrend failed.$688 is now the premarket low.$690 has flipped from support to resistance.There is a wall of sellers.Jobless claims came in flat.But markets don’t trade today’s data they trade tomorrow’s risk.And tomorrow is labor.Here are the numbers most traders ignore:• Every major bear market since WWII began after unemployment started rising, not before.• When unemployment rises 0.5% from its low US has never avoided recession.• The average SPY bear market sees a 34% drawdown, and the first leg usually starts while
SPY Trend Break Signals Rising Downside Risk

SPY Above ATH: Hold $690 or Reprice Fast

$SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ just broke structure and now above all time highs.What does this mean?The downtrend is gone. Two days of sustained upside.Here’s what you need to know:This market isn’t moving on stories. It’s moving on levels and reactions.Make sure to check my chart for key levels to watch out for (areas to buy at)Resistance: $692.30 the ceiling everyone is watchingMajor support: $690–$691 institutional demand zoneIf that fails, the air pocket opens to $688Now the real risk.Today’s data isn’t noise:ADP employment just came in –41K vs +50K expectedJOLTS and ISM at 10am will decide if this rally is trusted or fadedTranslation:If SPY holds above $685 and $680, the market is signaling it’s not afraid of labor weakness.If it loses tho
SPY Above ATH: Hold $690 or Reprice Fast

Markets Aren’t Random—They’re Cyclical

I don’t “guess” the market.I map it.Every year, I hand-draw a roadmap of how the market is likely to move — based on📆 seasonality,🔁 3–7 year market cycles, and🧠 how institutions actually position risk.Swipe through these photos.• This was 2023• This was 2024 into 2025• This was Nov 2024 → April 2025👉 Every single thing played out.Not because I’m psychic —but because markets repeat when you know what to watch and when to act.This is how I’ve been able to:•Catch massive upside moves•Hedge properly before pullbacks•Turn small positions into outsized % gains•Stay calm while others panicAnd tonight, I’m doing it again.🧭 In tonight’s market review, I’m walking through:•How I build my yearly roadmap•Where we are right now in the cycle•How I’m positioning trades going into the new year•What I’m bu
Markets Aren’t Random—They’re Cyclical
avatarMichael Esther
2025-12-31

Be Unbreakable in 2026

In 2026, you want to make $1,000,000+ but don't have any skill or $0. This is perfect for you.All it takes is 90 days of focus. Wake up early and do 1 thing only. The one thing that will change your life forever. Don't do anything else.DON'T THINK ABOUT IT, don't plan it, don't go on scroll on tiktok to waste time. Just wake up and go to the gym without thinking, start making videos for your business, calling your customers. DO SOMETHING, take action.No matter how small the action is, DO IT. no matter how sick or lazy you are just do it. You'll find that results will start to pile up as soon as you are consistent and show up everyday.BUILD STRONG HABITS but also focus on erasing the bad ones. For example, if you want to master daytrading, wait 30 minutes after the market opens before you t
Be Unbreakable in 2026

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