#  @gartley222 Michael James Michael James posts on X about $qqq, $spy, $slv, $es the most. They currently have [---] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [--] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [--] [#](/creator/twitter::110332134/interactions)  - [--] Week [---] -49% - [--] Month [-----] +34% ### Mentions: [--] [#](/creator/twitter::110332134/posts_active)  ### Followers: [---] [#](/creator/twitter::110332134/followers)  - [--] Week [---] -0.71% - [--] Month [---] -0.71% ### CreatorRank: [---------] [#](/creator/twitter::110332134/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [stocks](/list/stocks) [finance](/list/finance) [cryptocurrencies](/list/cryptocurrencies) [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands) [exchanges](/list/exchanges) [countries](/list/countries) [social networks](/list/social-networks) **Social topic influence** [$qqq](/topic/$qqq) #595, [$spy](/topic/$spy) #1455, [$slv](/topic/$slv), [$es](/topic/$es), [$gld](/topic/$gld), [$nq](/topic/$nq), [$iwm](/topic/$iwm), [vix](/topic/vix), [$dia](/topic/$dia), [dia](/topic/dia) **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@dampedspring](/creator/undefined) [@benkizemchuk](/creator/undefined) [@levensondavid](/creator/undefined) [@paxtrader777](/creator/undefined) [@fibonacciinves1](/creator/undefined) [@traderjonesy](/creator/undefined) [@dotkrueger](/creator/undefined) [@lynaldencontact](/creator/undefined) [@romanhelmetguy](/creator/undefined) [@saylor](/creator/undefined) [@amitisinvesting](/creator/undefined) [@leotraydes](/creator/undefined) [@maxanderson](/creator/undefined) [@youtube](/creator/undefined) [@dannyknowles](/creator/undefined) [@boringbiz](/creator/undefined) [@jfishback](/creator/undefined) [@neilinvest](/creator/undefined) [@garycardone](/creator/undefined) [@govdesantis](/creator/undefined) **Top assets mentioned** [SPDR S&P [---] ETF Trust (SPY)](/topic/$spy) [Eclipse (ES)](/topic/$es) [SPDR GOLD ETF (GLD)](/topic/$gld) [DIA (DIA)](/topic/$dia) [Spacemesh (SMH)](/topic/$smh) [iShares BTC Trust (IBIT)](/topic/$ibit) [Vixco (VIX)](/topic/$vix) [Bitcoin (BTC)](/topic/$btc) [NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA)](/topic/$nvda) [Tesla, Inc. (TSLA)](/topic/$tsla) [Strategy (MSTR)](/topic/$mstr) [Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR)](/topic/$pltr) [SPX6900 (SPX)](/topic/$spx) [XRP (XRP)](/topic/xrp) [IBM (IBM)](/topic/ibm) [Adobe, Inc. (ADBE)](/topic/$adbe) [Metadium (META)](/topic/$meta) [Shoulder Innovations, Inc. (SI)](/topic/$si) [Bank of America (BAC)](/topic/bank-of-america) [Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL)](/topic/$goog) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "$NVDA after hours up almost $90 reminds me of dotcom la la land. Air pocket stuff. Ai [----] reminds me of Semis in [----] which rallied right into summer before being decimated into the fall and year end getting waaaay ahead of earnings potential. $QQQ $SMH $SOXS" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1661551218206953475) 2023-05-25T01:54Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "@FibonacciInves1 Short end yes. Unlikely to see a significant drop on the [--] year or TLT in comparison to the short end of the curve" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1985047712908153215) 2025-11-02T18:13Z [--] followers, [----] engagements "@dampedspring @YouTube @LynAldenContact @_DannyKnowles Pathetic performance. And any NDX decline pulls BTC and MSTR even lower. Ponzi is a bit strong. Id say its financial engineering makes the common as fast as a row boat with a dropped anchor" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1986587201539309593) 2025-11-07T00:11Z [--] followers, [---] engagements "@LynAldenContact @BoringBiz_ At the age of [--] Ive seen this building up each presidency and only accelerating. I really feel for the younger generations. I was investing in Gold and assets (mostly real estate) starting in the 90s. It was affordable to invest in then. Out of touch for many now" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1987596345587220648) 2025-11-09T19:01Z [--] followers, [---] engagements "@j_fishback You should be angry about the federal reserve. And Nixon going off the gold standard allowed the Fed to print fiat dollars endlessly which is why we are where we are today. You need to focus your rant on abolishing the Federal Reserve. The Fed enabled the policy spiral" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1987655526885298422) 2025-11-09T22:56Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "@Neilinvest Recalculate starting from either [----] or [----]. Or Mid 60s. Or from [----] or [----]. Youll find the math is completely different. Everyone assumes the way the markets performed in the 2000s will be the same moving forward. The Fed starting QE in [----] has set off a debt spiral" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1987663316127223889) 2025-11-09T23:27Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "@GaryCardone @GovDeSantis @RonDeSantis Do your research @GaryCardone DeSantis cant change it on his own. It has to be voted on. DeSantis is trying to get it on the ballot to be voted on next year" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1989486812897640799) 2025-11-15T00:13Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "@romanhelmetguy It should be capped. The premise is that people that worked all their lives and retired with a fixed income are getting squeezed by the property tax increases. The only way this will work (to avoid abuse) is cap it. Like no property taxes up to $750K. Not $20 million mansions" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1989548375033757823) 2025-11-15T04:17Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "@BlakeSNeff Some Florida counties properties went up 250-300% in value from [----] to [----]. Those counties were operating perfectly with the tax base prior to the pandemic price explosion. The constantly raising the taxes and bloating the budget is obnoxiously unneeded" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1989853524323131466) 2025-11-16T00:30Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "@romanhelmetguy Gen Z will pay these huge property tax increases. All property managers that manage apartments or single family homes factor in the rising property taxes when they set [--] month leasing rates. And pass them on to the renters. The boomers have savings. Gen Z is screwed again" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1989855646506729642) 2025-11-16T00:38Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "@GrantCardone @saylor As $MSTR bleeds out" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1989858714757615736) 2025-11-16T00:51Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "@amitisinvesting He bought IBM previously. His tech timing is horrific (besides Apple)" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1989931760164245729) 2025-11-16T05:41Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "@Micro2Macr0 Ask Warren how his IBM losses treated him and his shareholders. His tech savvy timing is pretty spotty" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1990088926934012073) 2025-11-16T16:05Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Buying back some $BTC just over 94K of what I sold at 121K. Could go lower short term" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1990157415883386999) 2025-11-16T20:37Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Sold half at [-----] this morning & bought that back at [-----] this afternoon. Perversely Im hoping we get into the [-----] or lower range this week to add to this position. Ill buy $MSTR if we get below 180" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1990561817148498312) 2025-11-17T23:24Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Having traded up to during the hype and post dot com topping phase personally I agree with this valid commentary. That said the top we saw in late October felt very December [----] to me. The March [----] blow off and exhaustion bars that formed were COMPLETELY different" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1991322324964970869) 2025-11-20T01:46Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "@StockSavvyShay @LeverageETFs CSCO" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1992064809182138702) 2025-11-22T02:57Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "NVDA earnings beat followed by a gap up and dump (tech wide) is circa [----] price action of the dot com era. Be careful. 2000-2003 NDX declined 70% and it was a series of gyrations and bear rallies that gave bulls hope. Many promising startups ran out of cash and went to zero" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1992102914429468992) 2025-11-22T05:28Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "@danielnewmanUV Everything declines during liquidity drains. Which we are in" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1992381546389709268) 2025-11-22T23:55Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "@NighthawkTradez Same thing was said about CSCO in [----]. Which was the NVDA of that day" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1992382877288575057) 2025-11-23T00:01Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "@Bitcoin_Teddy Vacuum of liquidity. Simple" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1992469976377381094) 2025-11-23T05:47Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "@TraderJonesy @StilsonGR Interesting that you chose to hold such a low strike with under two months as your core given you were exiting at [---]. Knowing a bounce would eat away at premium because of time decay. Why not add back using Feb or March to give time to play out" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1994004449287659924) 2025-11-27T11:24Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "@Leo_Traydes From a timing perspective hes got a point. $TLT & $XLU will do well during this March lower in bond yields over the next 7-8 months" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1994120059460177949) 2025-11-27T19:04Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "@Dr_Singularity The comments here are priceless. So many clueless baseless guesses. My nephews are both in robotics and they got a chuckle out of this post when I screen shot it to them" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1994253134026129689) 2025-11-28T03:52Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "@TraderJonesy Im not as convinced as you that we roll over right exactly here and now. But I did close out longs today and took small positions negative into next week. Im mostly waiting to see if we get a day or two pop up as we normally do into Dec. but NVDA was a big tell today" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1994534842839830810) 2025-11-28T22:32Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "@BenKizemchuk Feels a lot like December [----] to me in terms of sentiment. End of Oct [--] price action felt more like a fizzle than the massive rip into the March [----] top. No two markets are the same so its hard to time this" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1994775672582025691) 2025-11-29T14:29Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "@BenKizemchuk Im not arguing that. If anything Im agreeing that its a waste of time and money. Trying to buy public favors for midterm elections. Rates are going lower. But that really never helps mainstream like it helps wall street and real estate investors" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1994817711839559964) 2025-11-29T17:16Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "@BenKizemchuk Theres even a chance it doesnt even help the stock market and Wall Street. But lower rates will help real estate investors. And marginally will help buyers with lower mortgages. The slow down we are in and draining liquidity is not gonna help Trump for midterms" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1994818329979359572) 2025-11-29T17:18Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "@BenKizemchuk I seem to recall the day after Thanksgiving has always been a freak show anomaly for VIX. Not sure theres a great signal to derive from using the post holiday metrics" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1995143696208265318) 2025-11-30T14:51Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "@levenson_david @onechancefreedm Also isnt the day after Thanksgiving one of the weirdest anomaly days for VIX annually Tough to trust any signal off of such days" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1995144491121197408) 2025-11-30T14:54Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "@texasrunnerDFW Having hired [--] dozen GenZ employees 90% of them didnt have the work ethic to have saved and bought a home in the 90s let alone today" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1995665504367775939) 2025-12-02T01:25Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Morning trades closing out swing trades" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1995876315896185065) 2025-12-02T15:22Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "More Repositioning selling $TSLA call spread and rebuying puts sold when it was last under [---]. Ditto for $NVDA. Both Im coming in 1/10th the size as late October" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1995880956767420733) 2025-12-02T15:41Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "@dotkrueger Having worked as a stock broker and watched the games for a decade inside the ropes. This is actually concerning. Smells more of rope a dope to get a pop up to distribute" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1995881792927093127) 2025-12-02T15:44Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Having worked as a stock broker and watched the games for a decade inside the ropes. This is actually concerning. Smells more of rope a dope strategy to get exit liquidity for some trading arm LLC to distribute. $BTC JUST IN: Bank of America now recommends a 4% Bitcoin and crypto allocation to wealth management clients Imagine hearing this five years ago https://t.co/AgMBpWgHKF JUST IN: Bank of America now recommends a 4% Bitcoin and crypto allocation to wealth management clients Imagine hearing this five years ago https://t.co/AgMBpWgHKF" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1995882198701166818) 2025-12-02T15:46Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "@WilfredT2000_ @julianhosp He said on the podcast Bitcoin" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1996221503956804005) 2025-12-03T14:14Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "@FibonacciInves1 @DavidMe81503312 It looks based on charts and data that well keep seeing the long end coming down into Summer [----]. But to me the biggest question mark is if it is even enough of a drop in rate to entice the buying demand at these still high prices" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1996319230354985230) 2025-12-03T20:42Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "@NewportBitcoin6 @levenson_david @matthew_sigel I assume you mean 280s [---] calls strike" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1996645119047663894) 2025-12-04T18:17Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Three late Friday lotto tickets. Not core positions. $TSLA Feb put because if it fails up here to punch through it could swoon. $TLT [--] months out. $VIX for a pop from the mid teens here to 20+ before March" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1997042060730224743) 2025-12-05T20:35Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "@cryptou3 @dampedspring @TXMCtrades I saw Andy post a meme with a $BTC price around 69K. Not sure if thats a buy price or just a joke" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1997293555904327716) 2025-12-06T13:14Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "@avalanchezak @paxtrader777 There is a roadmap for how to keep the tariffs going which takes explaining (too long for here). But the short term chaos and whipsaw is what Im concerned about if the courts rule against the Admin. And then when Trump reimplements the replacement method" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1997423719182971353) 2025-12-06T21:51Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Pre-market sells to lock in short term trades. Figured there would be a weekend pump on $BTC. Im more bearish weekly/monthly based on the daily chart. Also $SMH selling [---] here leaving [---] still long with stops & looking at buying March puts today/tomorrow based on action" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1998006740705517892) 2025-12-08T12:28Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Going flat my $SMH longs" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1998035767625764935) 2025-12-08T14:23Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Traded early. Closed out some small long positions Pre-Market then right through opening range and then chased a few short trades lower. Missed the low of the day (as usual) but very happy with positioning & execution on a chop day" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1998252779660591146) 2025-12-09T04:46Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "@MrsHodl @CoopersMotion The longer you have been using it the more it drains your adrenals. And then the more dependent you are on it. And then you need it in the afternoon also and caffeine staying in your system 8-16 hours blocks deep sleep. So you never really recover" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1998515856398229999) 2025-12-09T22:11Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "@Mr_Derivatives @amazing_physics Its called socialism" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1998524678500135291) 2025-12-09T22:46Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Small changes early closing some shorts and then I went golfing to not get caught up in FED whipsaw. Put some small shorts on late around 3:40pm (Macro) but still need to exit some in the money calls on individual names this week" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1998874579431981401) 2025-12-10T21:56Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Exited $SPY $QQQ calls today mostly on limit orders while I golfed. Ditto for $MES $MNQ shorts initiated. I was expecting a pop today & possible weakness into next week. On a TIGHT leash" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1998923708229103889) 2025-12-11T01:12Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Strong counter move off lows. It doesnt want to give up. I took a swing long on $QQQ overnight I just sold but missed out on a better exit by sleeping in. Put back on $MES short I covered late last night on a limit sell hit earlier" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1999109286002086238) 2025-12-11T13:29Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Done for today. Got NET short via $NQ $ES $SPY $QQQ despite still hanging onto a few individual names" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/1999220537055179111) 2025-12-11T20:51Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "@LoganMohtashami Ill update for you. 2024= doom & gloom 2025= doom & gloom 2.0" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2000559440924434675) 2025-12-15T13:31Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Took a swing on $BTC under [-----] yd" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2000917448233771060) 2025-12-16T13:14Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Sold that small position this morning on $BTC and covered $biti short" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2000917976359510220) 2025-12-16T13:16Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Putting shorts back in place after playing longs into this morning. $SPY $QQQ $SMH $ES" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2000923755552629197) 2025-12-16T13:39Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Cleared those shorts already. I still have puts on all indices from last week. $SPY $QQQ $SMH" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2000924962551685266) 2025-12-16T13:44Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Hedging and cashing in some chips" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2000957466910318781) 2025-12-16T15:53Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Cashing in on some $GLD & $SLV and put on a small put spread on $QQQ for Monday in case we get weakness this week" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2000960707383451701) 2025-12-16T16:06Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "I think Im FINALLY done trading for the day. I tend to like these choppy days. Reminds me of 90s charts. $SPY $DIA $IWM $QQQ" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2001134178012729766) 2025-12-17T03:35Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "I bought two calls as a hedge against a NASDAQ micro futures short that was very profitable taken at [-----]. Didnt want to cover near the Lows so I bought two calls as a hedge. I just unwound both at a profit on this mornings pump. $qqq $NQ $NDX $SPY $DIA" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2001270453260734571) 2025-12-17T12:37Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "OK. Im done with the pre market trades now. At the open I will buy back short dated puts I shorted yesterday to burn premium against the longer dated puts I bought near the ATH. Also selling some Gold & Silver calls. $SPY $QQQ $SMH $ES $SLV $GLD" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2001285360186167766) 2025-12-17T13:36Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "@BlueMountainBu2 @alshfaw @imjbflow Based on the chart VIX down market up" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2001430707004977554) 2025-12-17T23:13Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Market down prior to Trumps talk tonight could have been partially de-risking ahead of that news. Thats my best guess and as such I put on a bunch of short dated vertical call spreads on $SPY $QQQ to hedge & sold some March June puts from last week. $SMH" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2001433075717120446) 2025-12-17T23:23Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Overnight pump. Could go all day with VIX compression but yd I bought a bunch of 12/18 12/19 & 12/22 vertical call spreads to hedge if prices went over [---] $QQQ and over [---] $SPY. I will still lose if we go green but I reduced short exposure yd as posted yd" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2001627899057836426) 2025-12-18T12:17Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "@MomAngtrades @saylor @AtlasHodld Dump & Saylor has been consistent since his dot com crash. Snake oil is his trade" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2001630171439468546) 2025-12-18T12:26Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Red day for me. But the hedging paid off. $SPY $QQQ $SMH $IWM $DIA $TLT" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2001667238248534518) 2025-12-18T14:53Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Trading day review. Scalped well enough on $SPY $QQQ $SMH $DIA for $2974 but really sucked at timing some options buy/sells. I really need to focus less on options as thats where I got caught up losing a lot today because of time and VOL compression. $VIX" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2001775538432582111) 2025-12-18T22:04Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "@paxtrader777 There were a few floor traders that posted on forums after hours in the 90s. It was a hoot hearing about the pit action. Especially stories about 11/28/1997 intraday action on spoos" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2001789108478415183) 2025-12-18T22:58Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "@paxtrader777 Agreed on Day after Thanksgiving. Its a nearly stress free day with no Econ news and like playing pong" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2001824553769849118) 2025-12-19T01:19Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "@MaxAnderson Pandemic property value boom followed by larger increase in mortgage rates/carry made this tenuous. Then tack on the tripling of booking fees AirBnB Booking & VRBO charge hosts/guests and viola unprofitable for investors and over priced for travelers" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2001827345288827353) 2025-12-19T01:30Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Not a great day but minimizing losses by selling some individual names calls. I also bought $ES $NQ $MNQ $MES calls pre market afraid of a Friday pump into EXP. Been selling those which has offset March / June puts from last week. $SPY $QQQ" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2002060443326763346) 2025-12-19T16:56Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Massive changes today. I traded across so many different asset classes and changed things up pretty dramatically. [---] trades on the day and only lost this amount on the day coming in NET SHORT. $SPY $QQQ $DIA $IWM $SMH $NVDA $PLTR $ADBE $GOOG $IBIT $BTC $TLT $ES $NQ" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2002130248696201532) 2025-12-19T21:33Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "@TraderJonesy Trading the timeframes. I can trade $SPY in one direction short term while holding longer term positions in $SPX or $ES. Or the opposite. Or short term options for the short time frames and longer term options for the long time frames. Sometimes they are in opposition" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2002208769673925053) 2025-12-20T02:45Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "@VolSignals @sdav1986 But how does Monday trade π" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2002251210535862619) 2025-12-20T05:34Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Golfed yd to avoid chop. Probably going to golf today to avoid whipsaw action. Just a few morning unwinds" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2003448644184473835) 2025-12-23T12:52Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "We got the Santa rally. Went neutral on many positions today at the close. A ton of short term calls were sold. I even bought some [----] $VIX lotto positions for shits & giggles. $SPY $QQQ $IWM $DIA $BTC $IBIT $TLT" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2003606530197979332) 2025-12-23T23:19Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "@altviewcoin @levenson_david @dotkrueger Who is really left to buy Where is the buying pressure that would even lead to a short squeeze. Hopium" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2003630580848820679) 2025-12-24T00:55Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Done for the day most likely. Time to go golf. $SPY $ES $NQ $QQQ $MSTR" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2003844077033545812) 2025-12-24T15:03Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "We are probably a week or two away (tops) from another interesting swing high like this presented. $SPY $QQQ $DIA $IWM $ES $NQ $NDX $SPX $VIX Quite the interesting setup: End of month action weekly bar intraday SPX action last [--] hours 10yr yield gov shutdown seemingly unresolved as of 6:25pm EST. Interesting times. Quite the interesting setup: End of month action weekly bar intraday SPX action last [--] hours 10yr yield gov shutdown seemingly unresolved as of 6:25pm EST. Interesting times" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2004075520229786022) 2025-12-25T06:23Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Only two trades then off to the golf course. I learned many years ago not to trade the day after Christmas. $ES $NQ $SPY $QQQ" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2004658002641731921) 2025-12-26T20:58Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "@onlytheyoung922 @NorthstarCharts @amitisinvesting π" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2004769740771012668) 2025-12-27T04:22Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "@Leo_Traydes The real key is knowing / learning how to profit in both choppy markets as well as trending markets in both directions" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2004916570498433438) 2025-12-27T14:05Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "@BritishHodl Hodl onto that digital anchor" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2005879925115387959) 2025-12-30T05:53Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "@dampedspring @shlonjay All his positions he discusses on spaces and arguing on others posts have been a disaster. Hes only making money shilling his subscription. I follow his account just to see what insane macro calls he is selling" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2006225806905713117) 2025-12-31T04:48Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Just a few trades. Not a big fan of trading the last day of the year. $SPY $QQQ $ES $NQ $IWM $DIA $SLV $GLD" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2006381117054533712) 2025-12-31T15:05Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Closing out some shorts here. $SPY $QQQ $TSLA $ES $NQ" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2006383699927916563) 2025-12-31T15:15Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Some positions dump near the close for those that waited until the last day of the year. I added a few short dated call spreads in the final minutes in case we pop into next week. $SPY $QQQ $TSLA $NVDA $PLTR $META $SLV $GLD" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2006474688340644280) 2025-12-31T21:16Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Profit taking on short dated calls. $SPY $QQQ $PLTR $TSLA" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2008192097900499351) 2026-01-05T15:01Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "And raising more cash here. Selling silver call spreads Gold calls from last week etc. $XRP $SLV $GLD" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2008233882093576564) 2026-01-05T17:47Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Almost done cashing in all the late [----] call purchases. Santa rally ends shortly. $TSLA $SPY $QQQ $ES $CVNA" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2008240809951588749) 2026-01-05T18:14Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Buying puts. Been selling calls today so a bit of a reversal. $SPY $QQQ" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2008257777442177027) 2026-01-05T19:22Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Selling off calls & selective puts bought on this pump. $ETH $XRP $BTC $IBIT $MES" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2008277416389570576) 2026-01-05T20:40Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Final trades. $META call spread closed. $NQ $MNQ mini Nasdaq calls sold" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2008279916790300751) 2026-01-05T20:50Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Mixed bag today. $SLV $GLD $QQQ $SPY $SMH" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2008603159955120165) 2026-01-06T18:14Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Changing up positions. $IBIT $SPY $QQQ" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2008604564614987811) 2026-01-06T18:20Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Slow morning. $CL $SLV $GDX $GLD" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2008902116828438810) 2026-01-07T14:02Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Closing out a spectacular week. Thank you Santa rally and 1st week of January It should be a roller coaster from here $SPY $ES $QQQ $NQ $IWM $DIA $SPX" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2009727479833940296) 2026-01-09T20:42Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Last of the day and week. $TSLA Have a great weekend peeps" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2009729082733297848) 2026-01-09T20:48Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Opening some vol lotto positions. $VIX" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2009731580315492425) 2026-01-09T20:58Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Early Morning scalps $ES $SPY $NQ $QQQ $SLV" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2010704667248885991) 2026-01-12T13:25Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "And off we go. $SPY $QQQ $GLD $VIX" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2011450667328737507) 2026-01-14T14:49Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Busy day. Barely had a moment to think. $SPY $QQQ $GLD $SLV $IWM $IBIT $MSTR $ES $NQ $DIA $TSLA" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2011545024736162151) 2026-01-14T21:04Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Raised a ton of cash today. Holding as much cash as the end of October. Id rather take more day trades & be nimble for the time being. Best January start Ive had in years. Ive found reducing size & frequency when you hit a streak like this is best. $ES $NQ $SPY $QQQ $GLD $SLV" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2011660171315958045) 2026-01-15T04:42Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Covering some risky degen shorts on $GLD & $GDX from Wednesday. However I bought $SLV puts at [-----] and cant close those out until the open" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2011683097960743325) 2026-01-15T06:13Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Grinding out today. $SPY $DIA $QQQ $VIX" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2011845312353120455) 2026-01-15T16:57Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Flattening $SPY $QQQ $DIA $IBIT" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2011861031287734739) 2026-01-15T18:00Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "UPDATE PRE-11am EST but X was down $SPY $QQQ $NVDA closing out morning shorts when it opened at key resistance points. Sold $VIX calls. Adding $TLT calls" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2012202570534494453) 2026-01-16T16:37Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "X down. Couldnt post in realtime. Bought some degen calls and call spreads before the hour after looking at charts and considering the holiday volume. Not risking much. Plays for a breakout towards ATH. $SPY $DIA" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2012240375419695178) 2026-01-16T19:07Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "This is a play into early next week. Only selling today if we get a late day run that gets extended" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2012240626935349632) 2026-01-16T19:08Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Probably going to lose on these degen call trades based on that rejection bar at 2:05pm EST. Cant win them all. Its gotta hold above [---] to have a prayer" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2012242260574781494) 2026-01-16T19:15Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "@MomsScrotum I miss. I just cut the losses fast and add to winners. Then exit at chart inflections. I trade a bunch of TA stuff I learned in the 90s" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2012243103625761042) 2026-01-16T19:18Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Nasdaq has struggled last [--] 1/2 months. Feels more like a rotation into other sectors prior to exhaustion. Move to ATH still possible but not required. Im day trading short term trades mostly now. If we do poke higher Ill share daily charts w/ targets $SPY $QQQ $IWM $DIA $SMH" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2013046173666316351) 2026-01-19T00:29Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "@paxtrader777 I envy your optimism but Im a realist" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2013079248056021475) 2026-01-19T02:41Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Few small call spreads (couple of calendar call spreads & verticals) to possibly catch a snap back rally in the next week to [--] days. $ES $NQ" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2013258340504162721) 2026-01-19T14:32Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Not recommending any trading on thin market holidays. But Im playing very lightly for a snap back from this shock in the next week to [--] days. These are trades equivalent to a fraction of 1% of risk trading account for context. $ES $NQ $RTY $TLT $ZB $SPY $QQQ" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2013274309154759053) 2026-01-19T15:36Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "The 1/9/2026 $VIX calls were add ons from lower strikes I traded in and out of from [----] and into [----]. I had posted last year I was adding long dated $VIX calls in anticipation of a VOL spike by Spring or Summer. Ill look to reduce these positions tomorrow or this week" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2013448584528626068) 2026-01-20T03:08Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Gonna trade lightly (small position sizes) tonight (if I cant sleep). Leaving all the craziness for the open and morning tomorrow. $ES $NQ $SPY $QQQ As of now Ill lose on $IBIT $TLT $NVDA $MSTR & a few stocks. Ill win on some core swing positions I yapped about last year" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2013455199432515668) 2026-01-20T03:35Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Cleared the decks. Trump kind of screwed up my short-term plan. I really thought this market was gonna make one more little poke to ATH then pull back. $VIX calls $GLD & $SLV calls + my core March - June $SPY $QQQ puts came through. I just went to 99.5% cash. ππ»more comments" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2013632281949155703) 2026-01-20T15:18Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "I also tried to play a very short term move on $TLT $MSTR $IBIT $NVDA and other single stock names and got hammered on those short dated calls. I wouldve lost more if I played the actual positions instead of options. Thankfully they were small positions still cost me 1000s" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2013633663959781874) 2026-01-20T15:24Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "This was the only index that I even thought was worthwhile taking a shot at some longs this morning. Super super super small positioning because I really need to give this [--] hours to get a handle on what just happened before I start to evaluate where to position again. $IWM" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2013677953909989845) 2026-01-20T18:20Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Already cashed out calls this morning. Taking a small short against this pump $GLD $SLV $GDX in form of calendar vertical spreads. Tiny exposure trying to catch a counter trend. ππ»morning Receipts in below comments" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2013686159486890213) 2026-01-20T18:52Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "$GLD calls sold this morning" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2013687070024179775) 2026-01-20T18:56Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Silver calls sold this morning. $SLV" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2013687808007852161) 2026-01-20T18:59Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "$SPY & $QQQ are a no touch for me today given they are trading below the opening range bar and beneath several supportive levels. $VIX didnt collapse on the short pump and is catching a bid. No touch for me" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2013689331425099869) 2026-01-20T19:05Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Interested to see if we hold on here and get a short covering rally at some point into the close. Or if it just keeps dripping away right into the close. $SPY $QQQ $ES $NQ" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2013711177340035340) 2026-01-20T20:32Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Probably wont be posting much except end of day thoughts given Im 95% cash and day trading mostly. $SPY $QQQ $IWM. Exited some calls from yesterday & a few micro moves pre market in both directions. My gut says the overnight lows get revisited before any real bottom" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2013984075975979384) 2026-01-21T14:36Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Unwinding some of what I put in place yd. Described yd. $SPY $QQQ $IWM $SMH Treading lightly" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2013998735668203815) 2026-01-21T15:34Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Just flattened a bunch of calls as we hit some resistance zones. $SPY $QQQ $IWM $DIA Now back to 98% cash" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2014006209372668352) 2026-01-21T16:04Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Happy with the timing today. Never perfect. But thats trading. This drop was a bit fast for me to comfortably play a long here. It cut through fibo zones. Ill watch for an hour or so. $SPY $QQQ $IWM $DIA" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2014017550514798920) 2026-01-21T16:49Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Gonna hang tight for an hour or so. Watch how we react with this yo-yo day. $SPY $QQQ $ES $NQ" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2014019180748562664) 2026-01-21T16:56Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "I might just take the rest of January off or go super small in positions. My ego is all swelled up in a bad way because Ive been timing my turns at inflection points incredibly. $SPY $QQQ $DIA $IWM" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2014069635864219842) 2026-01-21T20:16Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Adding to names I own from lower. $LEN $TOL $UNH == UNH may not breakout soon enough so only playing a spread. DJT is hell bent to get housing going so Im still thinking they do whatever they can to incentivize & it could pump the home builders" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2014359318804463848) 2026-01-22T15:27Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Flattening some daytrades & overnight hold. $IWM $QQQ $SPY" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2014364413583667372) 2026-01-22T15:47Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Day trading mostly. All time stamps in image are CST time zone. $SPY $DIA $QQQ" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2014393321804681342) 2026-01-22T17:42Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Closed out all positions. 100% cash now. I keep saying Im going to take it easy and keep over trading. Profitably but I need to get back to swing trading and not day trading its a grind. May or may not be around tomorrow or until Feb. $SPY $QQQ $SMH $NVDA $GLD $SLV $IBIT" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2014434324154564760) 2026-01-22T20:25Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "@dampedspring Thumbnails need to be sensational enough to get the clickthru. I mean whats he supposed to title it Coolest beard in Macro π" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2014520966320189588) 2026-01-23T02:10Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "@lindsaybitcoin I bought properties in the late 90s for $89000 that are worth [-------] now. No way Im selling them. Rents just go higher and higher over the years. And real estate keeps up with inflation. And my management company does all the hard work dealing with tenants for 6% of rent π€·π»β" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2014619629792969029) 2026-01-23T08:42Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Ive mentioned a few times since the October swing high that Ive been wary of going to new highs with lagging $NDX $NQ. So Im curious to see how we trade today and post FED. Especially since $IWM lost its mojo recently. Highly likely Ill start out small $SPY $ES $QQQ ππ»" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2016504465373704622) 2026-01-28T13:31Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Its been remarkable watching the $SLV $GLD action compared to the tame charts of $SPY $QQQ. I dont recall a time in the past when they were this completely out of whack. Even $VIX is tame by comparison" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2016616246872023540) 2026-01-28T20:55Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "This price action in Gold after hours is nuts when you consider the move its already had recently $GLD $GC $GDX Reminds me of the Nasdaq in March of [----]. $SLV & $GLD charts would have me believe we are in the middle of a stock market / economic crash like late [--]. Its nuts" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2016729700714844544) 2026-01-29T04:26Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Had my broken arrow moment a few minutes ago and used the feature in interactive brokers to close it all. 100% cash now. Im done for January. Not gonna ruin the rest of the month. $SPY $QQQ $GLD $SLV $TLT" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2016905962582421894) 2026-01-29T16:07Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Now flat and 100% cash again. $GLD $SLV $QQQ $SPY $GDX" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2017311958198849723) 2026-01-30T19:00Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "I made more money trading gold & silver today than what Im risking here. Keep that in mind. This is lotto shit for February. Not sure if today was end of month games added on top of the drama or not. Yellow= Vertical Green= calendar spread w/ higher strike sold $SLV $GLD $GDX" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2017350475838849120) 2026-01-30T21:33Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "@FibonacciInves1 Ive seen the arguments that show that some of that is coinciding with gains using Ai. Hard to argue against that given profits are still strong. How much of those job losses up until now and moving forward is related to Ai is of course what we all would like to know" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2017461487321674007) 2026-01-31T04:54Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "@JavierXBT7 It was over stretched to the upside by several standard deviations. Joe six pack (weak hands) got in late and it went parabolic. It never ends well for Joe six pack. Then the unwind delevers (including 2x ETFs) which is forced selling margin calls etc" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2017466446008238151) 2026-01-31T05:14Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "@MaxAnderson @APompliano Gentleman. The largest percentage of an average persons income that gets spent every month is not in enough of a decline to make a meaningful impact. Food and rent. This is why credit card balances are through the roof and BNPL is rising so fast" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2018125078957826559) 2026-02-02T00:51Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "@TristenR66 @levenson_david @infraa_ Hes a complete joke. Hes been long the Dixie from above [---] and was screaming about gold and silver to go lower starting fall of [----]. He needs fools to pay him a subscription monthly to eat because hes not making any money on his trades" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2018128841189785895) 2026-02-02T01:06Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Missed getting filled at lower prices. Got fractional amounts near the lows last night. $GDX $GLD $SLV And Ive sold half of that on the rebound. Gonna be a yo-yo" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2018324467424936071) 2026-02-02T14:03Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Meh Could have done a lot better but I went to bed after getting filled in small lots with buy limits below unfilled. Woke up late and missed the better exit. Flat the socks themselves coming into morning $GLD $SLV $GDX" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2018328888644870625) 2026-02-02T14:21Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Usually use $IBIT but this was a weekend play. $BTC" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2018332003045642322) 2026-02-02T14:33Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Cleared it all out except for this. 99.xx% cash except this. Gonna take it easy this week. $GLD $SLV" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2018356497751683284) 2026-02-02T16:11Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Time to head to bed. Wanted to lock in some gains on Mondays small buys on $GLD $SLV" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2018578953733107920) 2026-02-03T06:55Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "@AMSchindler1983 @A5T3R0lD @StealthQE4 Many have 2.5%-3% mortgages and a tiny monthly payment. So they are in no rush to sell (unlike 2008-2009)" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2018581244406059205) 2026-02-03T07:04Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Scalps some for now. Stops in place. Now to get a few hours of sleep. $SI $SLV $ES $GC $GLD" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2018595294200373599) 2026-02-03T07:59Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Got home an hour ago and took a couple of degen spread trades on the late bottom pullback. $SPY $QQQ $ES $NQ" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2018788276010881296) 2026-02-03T20:46Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "At least that paid for the vet bill. π€·π»β" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2018788886886088852) 2026-02-03T20:49Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "@dotkrueger [--]. Joe six pack has already stuffed BTC ETFs in accounts with no dry powder" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2018906975891845625) 2026-02-04T04:38Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Silver scalp. Paid some bills. $SLV $SI Now done for the day" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2018915341724778787) 2026-02-04T05:11Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "$SLV $AGQ $IBIT $XRP" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2019779640466813150) 2026-02-06T14:26Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "100% cash now. About to take a few days off from trading. $SLV $SPY $QQQ $IWM $ES $NQ $GLD" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2019786625090191808) 2026-02-06T14:53Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "We bumped up against resistance zones in $ES $SPY $QQQ $IWM all day but it held up. Really makes me think we will push to ATH soon unless something geopolitical explodes. I placed two small trades on single lot puts at the high. In hindsight I should have covered at the close" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2020982152503189649) 2026-02-09T22:04Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Have been chilling in Costa Rica a few days to recharge the soul. I got burnt out. I was over trading a bit in January. Probably because of the metals craziness. $SPY $QQQ $ES $NQ $SLV $GLD $TLT" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2021562603961831795) 2026-02-11T12:30Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Not feeling the groove today. Meh $SPY $QQQ $IBIT $VIX $BITI $SMH" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2022351756588625988) 2026-02-13T16:46Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Lousy spreads on $ADBE options. Ugh. Too early on $SLV $iBIT probably" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2022050339349049427) 2026-02-12T20:49Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Clawing back into the green $SPY $VIX" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2022374339513848141) 2026-02-13T18:16Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Slowing turning the tide $IBIT and I bought a few 0dte degen calls for today in case we trend higher $SPY $QQQ $IWM" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2022380045021647331) 2026-02-13T18:39Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Slowly coming back today $COIN $NOW $SPY" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2022383901969445035) 2026-02-13T18:54Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "@Solwoldjr74 @TennisonEddie If somebody was buying a business they would do a very thorough analysis of all of the cost costs and risks. It amazed me to watch people FOMO into short term Rentals 2020-2022 thinking Airbnb was their savior without doing all of the due diligence" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2022403950054641805) 2026-02-13T20:14Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "I shit the bed in the last two hours trying to catch some moves. Rolled down a few calls on $QQQ near the close. I sold both $IBIT and $SLV shares higher today and then late today opted to roll down a [--] to [--] on IBIT and went conservative on SLV with a single [--] call" [X Link](https://x.com/gartley222/status/2022417134752858157) 2026-02-13T21:06Z [---] followers, [---] engagements Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing
@gartley222 Michael JamesMichael James posts on X about $qqq, $spy, $slv, $es the most. They currently have [---] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [--] engagements in the last [--] hours.
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Social topic influence $qqq #595, $spy #1455, $slv, $es, $gld, $nq, $iwm, vix, $dia, dia
Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by @dampedspring @benkizemchuk @levensondavid @paxtrader777 @fibonacciinves1 @traderjonesy @dotkrueger @lynaldencontact @romanhelmetguy @saylor @amitisinvesting @leotraydes @maxanderson @youtube @dannyknowles @boringbiz @jfishback @neilinvest @garycardone @govdesantis
Top assets mentioned SPDR S&P [---] ETF Trust (SPY) Eclipse (ES) SPDR GOLD ETF (GLD) DIA (DIA) Spacemesh (SMH) iShares BTC Trust (IBIT) Vixco (VIX) Bitcoin (BTC) NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA) Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) Strategy (MSTR) Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR) SPX6900 (SPX) XRP (XRP) IBM (IBM) Adobe, Inc. (ADBE) Metadium (META) Shoulder Innovations, Inc. (SI) Bank of America (BAC) Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL)
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours
"$NVDA after hours up almost $90 reminds me of dotcom la la land. Air pocket stuff. Ai [----] reminds me of Semis in [----] which rallied right into summer before being decimated into the fall and year end getting waaaay ahead of earnings potential. $QQQ $SMH $SOXS"
X Link 2023-05-25T01:54Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"@FibonacciInves1 Short end yes. Unlikely to see a significant drop on the [--] year or TLT in comparison to the short end of the curve"
X Link 2025-11-02T18:13Z [--] followers, [----] engagements
"@dampedspring @YouTube @LynAldenContact @_DannyKnowles Pathetic performance. And any NDX decline pulls BTC and MSTR even lower. Ponzi is a bit strong. Id say its financial engineering makes the common as fast as a row boat with a dropped anchor"
X Link 2025-11-07T00:11Z [--] followers, [---] engagements
"@LynAldenContact @BoringBiz_ At the age of [--] Ive seen this building up each presidency and only accelerating. I really feel for the younger generations. I was investing in Gold and assets (mostly real estate) starting in the 90s. It was affordable to invest in then. Out of touch for many now"
X Link 2025-11-09T19:01Z [--] followers, [---] engagements
"@j_fishback You should be angry about the federal reserve. And Nixon going off the gold standard allowed the Fed to print fiat dollars endlessly which is why we are where we are today. You need to focus your rant on abolishing the Federal Reserve. The Fed enabled the policy spiral"
X Link 2025-11-09T22:56Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"@Neilinvest Recalculate starting from either [----] or [----]. Or Mid 60s. Or from [----] or [----]. Youll find the math is completely different. Everyone assumes the way the markets performed in the 2000s will be the same moving forward. The Fed starting QE in [----] has set off a debt spiral"
X Link 2025-11-09T23:27Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"@GaryCardone @GovDeSantis @RonDeSantis Do your research @GaryCardone DeSantis cant change it on his own. It has to be voted on. DeSantis is trying to get it on the ballot to be voted on next year"
X Link 2025-11-15T00:13Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"@romanhelmetguy It should be capped. The premise is that people that worked all their lives and retired with a fixed income are getting squeezed by the property tax increases. The only way this will work (to avoid abuse) is cap it. Like no property taxes up to $750K. Not $20 million mansions"
X Link 2025-11-15T04:17Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"@BlakeSNeff Some Florida counties properties went up 250-300% in value from [----] to [----]. Those counties were operating perfectly with the tax base prior to the pandemic price explosion. The constantly raising the taxes and bloating the budget is obnoxiously unneeded"
X Link 2025-11-16T00:30Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"@romanhelmetguy Gen Z will pay these huge property tax increases. All property managers that manage apartments or single family homes factor in the rising property taxes when they set [--] month leasing rates. And pass them on to the renters. The boomers have savings. Gen Z is screwed again"
X Link 2025-11-16T00:38Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"@GrantCardone @saylor As $MSTR bleeds out"
X Link 2025-11-16T00:51Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"@amitisinvesting He bought IBM previously. His tech timing is horrific (besides Apple)"
X Link 2025-11-16T05:41Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"@Micro2Macr0 Ask Warren how his IBM losses treated him and his shareholders. His tech savvy timing is pretty spotty"
X Link 2025-11-16T16:05Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Buying back some $BTC just over 94K of what I sold at 121K. Could go lower short term"
X Link 2025-11-16T20:37Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Sold half at [-----] this morning & bought that back at [-----] this afternoon. Perversely Im hoping we get into the [-----] or lower range this week to add to this position. Ill buy $MSTR if we get below 180"
X Link 2025-11-17T23:24Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Having traded up to during the hype and post dot com topping phase personally I agree with this valid commentary. That said the top we saw in late October felt very December [----] to me. The March [----] blow off and exhaustion bars that formed were COMPLETELY different"
X Link 2025-11-20T01:46Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"@StockSavvyShay @LeverageETFs CSCO"
X Link 2025-11-22T02:57Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"NVDA earnings beat followed by a gap up and dump (tech wide) is circa [----] price action of the dot com era. Be careful. 2000-2003 NDX declined 70% and it was a series of gyrations and bear rallies that gave bulls hope. Many promising startups ran out of cash and went to zero"
X Link 2025-11-22T05:28Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"@danielnewmanUV Everything declines during liquidity drains. Which we are in"
X Link 2025-11-22T23:55Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"@NighthawkTradez Same thing was said about CSCO in [----]. Which was the NVDA of that day"
X Link 2025-11-23T00:01Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"@Bitcoin_Teddy Vacuum of liquidity. Simple"
X Link 2025-11-23T05:47Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"@TraderJonesy @StilsonGR Interesting that you chose to hold such a low strike with under two months as your core given you were exiting at [---]. Knowing a bounce would eat away at premium because of time decay. Why not add back using Feb or March to give time to play out"
X Link 2025-11-27T11:24Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"@Leo_Traydes From a timing perspective hes got a point. $TLT & $XLU will do well during this March lower in bond yields over the next 7-8 months"
X Link 2025-11-27T19:04Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"@Dr_Singularity The comments here are priceless. So many clueless baseless guesses. My nephews are both in robotics and they got a chuckle out of this post when I screen shot it to them"
X Link 2025-11-28T03:52Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"@TraderJonesy Im not as convinced as you that we roll over right exactly here and now. But I did close out longs today and took small positions negative into next week. Im mostly waiting to see if we get a day or two pop up as we normally do into Dec. but NVDA was a big tell today"
X Link 2025-11-28T22:32Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"@BenKizemchuk Feels a lot like December [----] to me in terms of sentiment. End of Oct [--] price action felt more like a fizzle than the massive rip into the March [----] top. No two markets are the same so its hard to time this"
X Link 2025-11-29T14:29Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"@BenKizemchuk Im not arguing that. If anything Im agreeing that its a waste of time and money. Trying to buy public favors for midterm elections. Rates are going lower. But that really never helps mainstream like it helps wall street and real estate investors"
X Link 2025-11-29T17:16Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"@BenKizemchuk Theres even a chance it doesnt even help the stock market and Wall Street. But lower rates will help real estate investors. And marginally will help buyers with lower mortgages. The slow down we are in and draining liquidity is not gonna help Trump for midterms"
X Link 2025-11-29T17:18Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"@BenKizemchuk I seem to recall the day after Thanksgiving has always been a freak show anomaly for VIX. Not sure theres a great signal to derive from using the post holiday metrics"
X Link 2025-11-30T14:51Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"@levenson_david @onechancefreedm Also isnt the day after Thanksgiving one of the weirdest anomaly days for VIX annually Tough to trust any signal off of such days"
X Link 2025-11-30T14:54Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"@texasrunnerDFW Having hired [--] dozen GenZ employees 90% of them didnt have the work ethic to have saved and bought a home in the 90s let alone today"
X Link 2025-12-02T01:25Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Morning trades closing out swing trades"
X Link 2025-12-02T15:22Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"More Repositioning selling $TSLA call spread and rebuying puts sold when it was last under [---]. Ditto for $NVDA. Both Im coming in 1/10th the size as late October"
X Link 2025-12-02T15:41Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"@dotkrueger Having worked as a stock broker and watched the games for a decade inside the ropes. This is actually concerning. Smells more of rope a dope to get a pop up to distribute"
X Link 2025-12-02T15:44Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Having worked as a stock broker and watched the games for a decade inside the ropes. This is actually concerning. Smells more of rope a dope strategy to get exit liquidity for some trading arm LLC to distribute. $BTC JUST IN: Bank of America now recommends a 4% Bitcoin and crypto allocation to wealth management clients Imagine hearing this five years ago https://t.co/AgMBpWgHKF JUST IN: Bank of America now recommends a 4% Bitcoin and crypto allocation to wealth management clients Imagine hearing this five years ago https://t.co/AgMBpWgHKF"
X Link 2025-12-02T15:46Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"@WilfredT2000_ @julianhosp He said on the podcast Bitcoin"
X Link 2025-12-03T14:14Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"@FibonacciInves1 @DavidMe81503312 It looks based on charts and data that well keep seeing the long end coming down into Summer [----]. But to me the biggest question mark is if it is even enough of a drop in rate to entice the buying demand at these still high prices"
X Link 2025-12-03T20:42Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"@NewportBitcoin6 @levenson_david @matthew_sigel I assume you mean 280s [---] calls strike"
X Link 2025-12-04T18:17Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Three late Friday lotto tickets. Not core positions. $TSLA Feb put because if it fails up here to punch through it could swoon. $TLT [--] months out. $VIX for a pop from the mid teens here to 20+ before March"
X Link 2025-12-05T20:35Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"@cryptou3 @dampedspring @TXMCtrades I saw Andy post a meme with a $BTC price around 69K. Not sure if thats a buy price or just a joke"
X Link 2025-12-06T13:14Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"@avalanchezak @paxtrader777 There is a roadmap for how to keep the tariffs going which takes explaining (too long for here). But the short term chaos and whipsaw is what Im concerned about if the courts rule against the Admin. And then when Trump reimplements the replacement method"
X Link 2025-12-06T21:51Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Pre-market sells to lock in short term trades. Figured there would be a weekend pump on $BTC. Im more bearish weekly/monthly based on the daily chart. Also $SMH selling [---] here leaving [---] still long with stops & looking at buying March puts today/tomorrow based on action"
X Link 2025-12-08T12:28Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Going flat my $SMH longs"
X Link 2025-12-08T14:23Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Traded early. Closed out some small long positions Pre-Market then right through opening range and then chased a few short trades lower. Missed the low of the day (as usual) but very happy with positioning & execution on a chop day"
X Link 2025-12-09T04:46Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"@MrsHodl @CoopersMotion The longer you have been using it the more it drains your adrenals. And then the more dependent you are on it. And then you need it in the afternoon also and caffeine staying in your system 8-16 hours blocks deep sleep. So you never really recover"
X Link 2025-12-09T22:11Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"@Mr_Derivatives @amazing_physics Its called socialism"
X Link 2025-12-09T22:46Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Small changes early closing some shorts and then I went golfing to not get caught up in FED whipsaw. Put some small shorts on late around 3:40pm (Macro) but still need to exit some in the money calls on individual names this week"
X Link 2025-12-10T21:56Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Exited $SPY $QQQ calls today mostly on limit orders while I golfed. Ditto for $MES $MNQ shorts initiated. I was expecting a pop today & possible weakness into next week. On a TIGHT leash"
X Link 2025-12-11T01:12Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Strong counter move off lows. It doesnt want to give up. I took a swing long on $QQQ overnight I just sold but missed out on a better exit by sleeping in. Put back on $MES short I covered late last night on a limit sell hit earlier"
X Link 2025-12-11T13:29Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Done for today. Got NET short via $NQ $ES $SPY $QQQ despite still hanging onto a few individual names"
X Link 2025-12-11T20:51Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"@LoganMohtashami Ill update for you. 2024= doom & gloom 2025= doom & gloom 2.0"
X Link 2025-12-15T13:31Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Took a swing on $BTC under [-----] yd"
X Link 2025-12-16T13:14Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Sold that small position this morning on $BTC and covered $biti short"
X Link 2025-12-16T13:16Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Putting shorts back in place after playing longs into this morning. $SPY $QQQ $SMH $ES"
X Link 2025-12-16T13:39Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Cleared those shorts already. I still have puts on all indices from last week. $SPY $QQQ $SMH"
X Link 2025-12-16T13:44Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Hedging and cashing in some chips"
X Link 2025-12-16T15:53Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Cashing in on some $GLD & $SLV and put on a small put spread on $QQQ for Monday in case we get weakness this week"
X Link 2025-12-16T16:06Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"I think Im FINALLY done trading for the day. I tend to like these choppy days. Reminds me of 90s charts. $SPY $DIA $IWM $QQQ"
X Link 2025-12-17T03:35Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"I bought two calls as a hedge against a NASDAQ micro futures short that was very profitable taken at [-----]. Didnt want to cover near the Lows so I bought two calls as a hedge. I just unwound both at a profit on this mornings pump. $qqq $NQ $NDX $SPY $DIA"
X Link 2025-12-17T12:37Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"OK. Im done with the pre market trades now. At the open I will buy back short dated puts I shorted yesterday to burn premium against the longer dated puts I bought near the ATH. Also selling some Gold & Silver calls. $SPY $QQQ $SMH $ES $SLV $GLD"
X Link 2025-12-17T13:36Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"@BlueMountainBu2 @alshfaw @imjbflow Based on the chart VIX down market up"
X Link 2025-12-17T23:13Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Market down prior to Trumps talk tonight could have been partially de-risking ahead of that news. Thats my best guess and as such I put on a bunch of short dated vertical call spreads on $SPY $QQQ to hedge & sold some March June puts from last week. $SMH"
X Link 2025-12-17T23:23Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Overnight pump. Could go all day with VIX compression but yd I bought a bunch of 12/18 12/19 & 12/22 vertical call spreads to hedge if prices went over [---] $QQQ and over [---] $SPY. I will still lose if we go green but I reduced short exposure yd as posted yd"
X Link 2025-12-18T12:17Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"@MomAngtrades @saylor @AtlasHodld Dump & Saylor has been consistent since his dot com crash. Snake oil is his trade"
X Link 2025-12-18T12:26Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Red day for me. But the hedging paid off. $SPY $QQQ $SMH $IWM $DIA $TLT"
X Link 2025-12-18T14:53Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Trading day review. Scalped well enough on $SPY $QQQ $SMH $DIA for $2974 but really sucked at timing some options buy/sells. I really need to focus less on options as thats where I got caught up losing a lot today because of time and VOL compression. $VIX"
X Link 2025-12-18T22:04Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"@paxtrader777 There were a few floor traders that posted on forums after hours in the 90s. It was a hoot hearing about the pit action. Especially stories about 11/28/1997 intraday action on spoos"
X Link 2025-12-18T22:58Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"@paxtrader777 Agreed on Day after Thanksgiving. Its a nearly stress free day with no Econ news and like playing pong"
X Link 2025-12-19T01:19Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"@MaxAnderson Pandemic property value boom followed by larger increase in mortgage rates/carry made this tenuous. Then tack on the tripling of booking fees AirBnB Booking & VRBO charge hosts/guests and viola unprofitable for investors and over priced for travelers"
X Link 2025-12-19T01:30Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Not a great day but minimizing losses by selling some individual names calls. I also bought $ES $NQ $MNQ $MES calls pre market afraid of a Friday pump into EXP. Been selling those which has offset March / June puts from last week. $SPY $QQQ"
X Link 2025-12-19T16:56Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Massive changes today. I traded across so many different asset classes and changed things up pretty dramatically. [---] trades on the day and only lost this amount on the day coming in NET SHORT. $SPY $QQQ $DIA $IWM $SMH $NVDA $PLTR $ADBE $GOOG $IBIT $BTC $TLT $ES $NQ"
X Link 2025-12-19T21:33Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"@TraderJonesy Trading the timeframes. I can trade $SPY in one direction short term while holding longer term positions in $SPX or $ES. Or the opposite. Or short term options for the short time frames and longer term options for the long time frames. Sometimes they are in opposition"
X Link 2025-12-20T02:45Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"@VolSignals @sdav1986 But how does Monday trade π"
X Link 2025-12-20T05:34Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Golfed yd to avoid chop. Probably going to golf today to avoid whipsaw action. Just a few morning unwinds"
X Link 2025-12-23T12:52Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"We got the Santa rally. Went neutral on many positions today at the close. A ton of short term calls were sold. I even bought some [----] $VIX lotto positions for shits & giggles. $SPY $QQQ $IWM $DIA $BTC $IBIT $TLT"
X Link 2025-12-23T23:19Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"@altviewcoin @levenson_david @dotkrueger Who is really left to buy Where is the buying pressure that would even lead to a short squeeze. Hopium"
X Link 2025-12-24T00:55Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Done for the day most likely. Time to go golf. $SPY $ES $NQ $QQQ $MSTR"
X Link 2025-12-24T15:03Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"We are probably a week or two away (tops) from another interesting swing high like this presented. $SPY $QQQ $DIA $IWM $ES $NQ $NDX $SPX $VIX Quite the interesting setup: End of month action weekly bar intraday SPX action last [--] hours 10yr yield gov shutdown seemingly unresolved as of 6:25pm EST. Interesting times. Quite the interesting setup: End of month action weekly bar intraday SPX action last [--] hours 10yr yield gov shutdown seemingly unresolved as of 6:25pm EST. Interesting times"
X Link 2025-12-25T06:23Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Only two trades then off to the golf course. I learned many years ago not to trade the day after Christmas. $ES $NQ $SPY $QQQ"
X Link 2025-12-26T20:58Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"@onlytheyoung922 @NorthstarCharts @amitisinvesting π"
X Link 2025-12-27T04:22Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"@Leo_Traydes The real key is knowing / learning how to profit in both choppy markets as well as trending markets in both directions"
X Link 2025-12-27T14:05Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"@BritishHodl Hodl onto that digital anchor"
X Link 2025-12-30T05:53Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"@dampedspring @shlonjay All his positions he discusses on spaces and arguing on others posts have been a disaster. Hes only making money shilling his subscription. I follow his account just to see what insane macro calls he is selling"
X Link 2025-12-31T04:48Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Just a few trades. Not a big fan of trading the last day of the year. $SPY $QQQ $ES $NQ $IWM $DIA $SLV $GLD"
X Link 2025-12-31T15:05Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Closing out some shorts here. $SPY $QQQ $TSLA $ES $NQ"
X Link 2025-12-31T15:15Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Some positions dump near the close for those that waited until the last day of the year. I added a few short dated call spreads in the final minutes in case we pop into next week. $SPY $QQQ $TSLA $NVDA $PLTR $META $SLV $GLD"
X Link 2025-12-31T21:16Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Profit taking on short dated calls. $SPY $QQQ $PLTR $TSLA"
X Link 2026-01-05T15:01Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"And raising more cash here. Selling silver call spreads Gold calls from last week etc. $XRP $SLV $GLD"
X Link 2026-01-05T17:47Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Almost done cashing in all the late [----] call purchases. Santa rally ends shortly. $TSLA $SPY $QQQ $ES $CVNA"
X Link 2026-01-05T18:14Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Buying puts. Been selling calls today so a bit of a reversal. $SPY $QQQ"
X Link 2026-01-05T19:22Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Selling off calls & selective puts bought on this pump. $ETH $XRP $BTC $IBIT $MES"
X Link 2026-01-05T20:40Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Final trades. $META call spread closed. $NQ $MNQ mini Nasdaq calls sold"
X Link 2026-01-05T20:50Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Mixed bag today. $SLV $GLD $QQQ $SPY $SMH"
X Link 2026-01-06T18:14Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Changing up positions. $IBIT $SPY $QQQ"
X Link 2026-01-06T18:20Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Slow morning. $CL $SLV $GDX $GLD"
X Link 2026-01-07T14:02Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Closing out a spectacular week. Thank you Santa rally and 1st week of January It should be a roller coaster from here $SPY $ES $QQQ $NQ $IWM $DIA $SPX"
X Link 2026-01-09T20:42Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Last of the day and week. $TSLA Have a great weekend peeps"
X Link 2026-01-09T20:48Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Opening some vol lotto positions. $VIX"
X Link 2026-01-09T20:58Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Early Morning scalps $ES $SPY $NQ $QQQ $SLV"
X Link 2026-01-12T13:25Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"And off we go. $SPY $QQQ $GLD $VIX"
X Link 2026-01-14T14:49Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Busy day. Barely had a moment to think. $SPY $QQQ $GLD $SLV $IWM $IBIT $MSTR $ES $NQ $DIA $TSLA"
X Link 2026-01-14T21:04Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Raised a ton of cash today. Holding as much cash as the end of October. Id rather take more day trades & be nimble for the time being. Best January start Ive had in years. Ive found reducing size & frequency when you hit a streak like this is best. $ES $NQ $SPY $QQQ $GLD $SLV"
X Link 2026-01-15T04:42Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Covering some risky degen shorts on $GLD & $GDX from Wednesday. However I bought $SLV puts at [-----] and cant close those out until the open"
X Link 2026-01-15T06:13Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Grinding out today. $SPY $DIA $QQQ $VIX"
X Link 2026-01-15T16:57Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Flattening $SPY $QQQ $DIA $IBIT"
X Link 2026-01-15T18:00Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"UPDATE PRE-11am EST but X was down $SPY $QQQ $NVDA closing out morning shorts when it opened at key resistance points. Sold $VIX calls. Adding $TLT calls"
X Link 2026-01-16T16:37Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"X down. Couldnt post in realtime. Bought some degen calls and call spreads before the hour after looking at charts and considering the holiday volume. Not risking much. Plays for a breakout towards ATH. $SPY $DIA"
X Link 2026-01-16T19:07Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"This is a play into early next week. Only selling today if we get a late day run that gets extended"
X Link 2026-01-16T19:08Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Probably going to lose on these degen call trades based on that rejection bar at 2:05pm EST. Cant win them all. Its gotta hold above [---] to have a prayer"
X Link 2026-01-16T19:15Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"@MomsScrotum I miss. I just cut the losses fast and add to winners. Then exit at chart inflections. I trade a bunch of TA stuff I learned in the 90s"
X Link 2026-01-16T19:18Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Nasdaq has struggled last [--] 1/2 months. Feels more like a rotation into other sectors prior to exhaustion. Move to ATH still possible but not required. Im day trading short term trades mostly now. If we do poke higher Ill share daily charts w/ targets $SPY $QQQ $IWM $DIA $SMH"
X Link 2026-01-19T00:29Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"@paxtrader777 I envy your optimism but Im a realist"
X Link 2026-01-19T02:41Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Few small call spreads (couple of calendar call spreads & verticals) to possibly catch a snap back rally in the next week to [--] days. $ES $NQ"
X Link 2026-01-19T14:32Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Not recommending any trading on thin market holidays. But Im playing very lightly for a snap back from this shock in the next week to [--] days. These are trades equivalent to a fraction of 1% of risk trading account for context. $ES $NQ $RTY $TLT $ZB $SPY $QQQ"
X Link 2026-01-19T15:36Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"The 1/9/2026 $VIX calls were add ons from lower strikes I traded in and out of from [----] and into [----]. I had posted last year I was adding long dated $VIX calls in anticipation of a VOL spike by Spring or Summer. Ill look to reduce these positions tomorrow or this week"
X Link 2026-01-20T03:08Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Gonna trade lightly (small position sizes) tonight (if I cant sleep). Leaving all the craziness for the open and morning tomorrow. $ES $NQ $SPY $QQQ As of now Ill lose on $IBIT $TLT $NVDA $MSTR & a few stocks. Ill win on some core swing positions I yapped about last year"
X Link 2026-01-20T03:35Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Cleared the decks. Trump kind of screwed up my short-term plan. I really thought this market was gonna make one more little poke to ATH then pull back. $VIX calls $GLD & $SLV calls + my core March - June $SPY $QQQ puts came through. I just went to 99.5% cash. ππ»more comments"
X Link 2026-01-20T15:18Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"I also tried to play a very short term move on $TLT $MSTR $IBIT $NVDA and other single stock names and got hammered on those short dated calls. I wouldve lost more if I played the actual positions instead of options. Thankfully they were small positions still cost me 1000s"
X Link 2026-01-20T15:24Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"This was the only index that I even thought was worthwhile taking a shot at some longs this morning. Super super super small positioning because I really need to give this [--] hours to get a handle on what just happened before I start to evaluate where to position again. $IWM"
X Link 2026-01-20T18:20Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Already cashed out calls this morning. Taking a small short against this pump $GLD $SLV $GDX in form of calendar vertical spreads. Tiny exposure trying to catch a counter trend. ππ»morning Receipts in below comments"
X Link 2026-01-20T18:52Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"$GLD calls sold this morning"
X Link 2026-01-20T18:56Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Silver calls sold this morning. $SLV"
X Link 2026-01-20T18:59Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"$SPY & $QQQ are a no touch for me today given they are trading below the opening range bar and beneath several supportive levels. $VIX didnt collapse on the short pump and is catching a bid. No touch for me"
X Link 2026-01-20T19:05Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Interested to see if we hold on here and get a short covering rally at some point into the close. Or if it just keeps dripping away right into the close. $SPY $QQQ $ES $NQ"
X Link 2026-01-20T20:32Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Probably wont be posting much except end of day thoughts given Im 95% cash and day trading mostly. $SPY $QQQ $IWM. Exited some calls from yesterday & a few micro moves pre market in both directions. My gut says the overnight lows get revisited before any real bottom"
X Link 2026-01-21T14:36Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Unwinding some of what I put in place yd. Described yd. $SPY $QQQ $IWM $SMH Treading lightly"
X Link 2026-01-21T15:34Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Just flattened a bunch of calls as we hit some resistance zones. $SPY $QQQ $IWM $DIA Now back to 98% cash"
X Link 2026-01-21T16:04Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Happy with the timing today. Never perfect. But thats trading. This drop was a bit fast for me to comfortably play a long here. It cut through fibo zones. Ill watch for an hour or so. $SPY $QQQ $IWM $DIA"
X Link 2026-01-21T16:49Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Gonna hang tight for an hour or so. Watch how we react with this yo-yo day. $SPY $QQQ $ES $NQ"
X Link 2026-01-21T16:56Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"I might just take the rest of January off or go super small in positions. My ego is all swelled up in a bad way because Ive been timing my turns at inflection points incredibly. $SPY $QQQ $DIA $IWM"
X Link 2026-01-21T20:16Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Adding to names I own from lower. $LEN $TOL $UNH == UNH may not breakout soon enough so only playing a spread. DJT is hell bent to get housing going so Im still thinking they do whatever they can to incentivize & it could pump the home builders"
X Link 2026-01-22T15:27Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Flattening some daytrades & overnight hold. $IWM $QQQ $SPY"
X Link 2026-01-22T15:47Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Day trading mostly. All time stamps in image are CST time zone. $SPY $DIA $QQQ"
X Link 2026-01-22T17:42Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Closed out all positions. 100% cash now. I keep saying Im going to take it easy and keep over trading. Profitably but I need to get back to swing trading and not day trading its a grind. May or may not be around tomorrow or until Feb. $SPY $QQQ $SMH $NVDA $GLD $SLV $IBIT"
X Link 2026-01-22T20:25Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"@dampedspring Thumbnails need to be sensational enough to get the clickthru. I mean whats he supposed to title it Coolest beard in Macro π"
X Link 2026-01-23T02:10Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"@lindsaybitcoin I bought properties in the late 90s for $89000 that are worth [-------] now. No way Im selling them. Rents just go higher and higher over the years. And real estate keeps up with inflation. And my management company does all the hard work dealing with tenants for 6% of rent π€·π»β"
X Link 2026-01-23T08:42Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Ive mentioned a few times since the October swing high that Ive been wary of going to new highs with lagging $NDX $NQ. So Im curious to see how we trade today and post FED. Especially since $IWM lost its mojo recently. Highly likely Ill start out small $SPY $ES $QQQ ππ»"
X Link 2026-01-28T13:31Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Its been remarkable watching the $SLV $GLD action compared to the tame charts of $SPY $QQQ. I dont recall a time in the past when they were this completely out of whack. Even $VIX is tame by comparison"
X Link 2026-01-28T20:55Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"This price action in Gold after hours is nuts when you consider the move its already had recently $GLD $GC $GDX Reminds me of the Nasdaq in March of [----]. $SLV & $GLD charts would have me believe we are in the middle of a stock market / economic crash like late [--]. Its nuts"
X Link 2026-01-29T04:26Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Had my broken arrow moment a few minutes ago and used the feature in interactive brokers to close it all. 100% cash now. Im done for January. Not gonna ruin the rest of the month. $SPY $QQQ $GLD $SLV $TLT"
X Link 2026-01-29T16:07Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Now flat and 100% cash again. $GLD $SLV $QQQ $SPY $GDX"
X Link 2026-01-30T19:00Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"I made more money trading gold & silver today than what Im risking here. Keep that in mind. This is lotto shit for February. Not sure if today was end of month games added on top of the drama or not. Yellow= Vertical Green= calendar spread w/ higher strike sold $SLV $GLD $GDX"
X Link 2026-01-30T21:33Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"@FibonacciInves1 Ive seen the arguments that show that some of that is coinciding with gains using Ai. Hard to argue against that given profits are still strong. How much of those job losses up until now and moving forward is related to Ai is of course what we all would like to know"
X Link 2026-01-31T04:54Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"@JavierXBT7 It was over stretched to the upside by several standard deviations. Joe six pack (weak hands) got in late and it went parabolic. It never ends well for Joe six pack. Then the unwind delevers (including 2x ETFs) which is forced selling margin calls etc"
X Link 2026-01-31T05:14Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"@MaxAnderson @APompliano Gentleman. The largest percentage of an average persons income that gets spent every month is not in enough of a decline to make a meaningful impact. Food and rent. This is why credit card balances are through the roof and BNPL is rising so fast"
X Link 2026-02-02T00:51Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"@TristenR66 @levenson_david @infraa_ Hes a complete joke. Hes been long the Dixie from above [---] and was screaming about gold and silver to go lower starting fall of [----]. He needs fools to pay him a subscription monthly to eat because hes not making any money on his trades"
X Link 2026-02-02T01:06Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Missed getting filled at lower prices. Got fractional amounts near the lows last night. $GDX $GLD $SLV And Ive sold half of that on the rebound. Gonna be a yo-yo"
X Link 2026-02-02T14:03Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Meh Could have done a lot better but I went to bed after getting filled in small lots with buy limits below unfilled. Woke up late and missed the better exit. Flat the socks themselves coming into morning $GLD $SLV $GDX"
X Link 2026-02-02T14:21Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Usually use $IBIT but this was a weekend play. $BTC"
X Link 2026-02-02T14:33Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Cleared it all out except for this. 99.xx% cash except this. Gonna take it easy this week. $GLD $SLV"
X Link 2026-02-02T16:11Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Time to head to bed. Wanted to lock in some gains on Mondays small buys on $GLD $SLV"
X Link 2026-02-03T06:55Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"@AMSchindler1983 @A5T3R0lD @StealthQE4 Many have 2.5%-3% mortgages and a tiny monthly payment. So they are in no rush to sell (unlike 2008-2009)"
X Link 2026-02-03T07:04Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Scalps some for now. Stops in place. Now to get a few hours of sleep. $SI $SLV $ES $GC $GLD"
X Link 2026-02-03T07:59Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Got home an hour ago and took a couple of degen spread trades on the late bottom pullback. $SPY $QQQ $ES $NQ"
X Link 2026-02-03T20:46Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"At least that paid for the vet bill. π€·π»β"
X Link 2026-02-03T20:49Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"@dotkrueger [--]. Joe six pack has already stuffed BTC ETFs in accounts with no dry powder"
X Link 2026-02-04T04:38Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Silver scalp. Paid some bills. $SLV $SI Now done for the day"
X Link 2026-02-04T05:11Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"$SLV $AGQ $IBIT $XRP"
X Link 2026-02-06T14:26Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"100% cash now. About to take a few days off from trading. $SLV $SPY $QQQ $IWM $ES $NQ $GLD"
X Link 2026-02-06T14:53Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"We bumped up against resistance zones in $ES $SPY $QQQ $IWM all day but it held up. Really makes me think we will push to ATH soon unless something geopolitical explodes. I placed two small trades on single lot puts at the high. In hindsight I should have covered at the close"
X Link 2026-02-09T22:04Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Have been chilling in Costa Rica a few days to recharge the soul. I got burnt out. I was over trading a bit in January. Probably because of the metals craziness. $SPY $QQQ $ES $NQ $SLV $GLD $TLT"
X Link 2026-02-11T12:30Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Not feeling the groove today. Meh $SPY $QQQ $IBIT $VIX $BITI $SMH"
X Link 2026-02-13T16:46Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Lousy spreads on $ADBE options. Ugh. Too early on $SLV $iBIT probably"
X Link 2026-02-12T20:49Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Clawing back into the green $SPY $VIX"
X Link 2026-02-13T18:16Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Slowing turning the tide $IBIT and I bought a few 0dte degen calls for today in case we trend higher $SPY $QQQ $IWM"
X Link 2026-02-13T18:39Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Slowly coming back today $COIN $NOW $SPY"
X Link 2026-02-13T18:54Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"@Solwoldjr74 @TennisonEddie If somebody was buying a business they would do a very thorough analysis of all of the cost costs and risks. It amazed me to watch people FOMO into short term Rentals 2020-2022 thinking Airbnb was their savior without doing all of the due diligence"
X Link 2026-02-13T20:14Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"I shit the bed in the last two hours trying to catch some moves. Rolled down a few calls on $QQQ near the close. I sold both $IBIT and $SLV shares higher today and then late today opted to roll down a [--] to [--] on IBIT and went conservative on SLV with a single [--] call"
X Link 2026-02-13T21:06Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
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