Which Trades Are Working, and Which Ones Are Losing Their Edge? The market changed. Which trades are still working? This week's Monday Market Playbook will review which setups are improving, which are weakening, and which trades may deserve more room or more caution. new.optionsplay.com/registra…

On this week’s episode of #InTheMoney, Tony discusses the three major market drivers right now, before sharing bullish opportunities in energy and industrials: bit.ly/3OlpLZR. Sponsored by @Fidelity

Adding to a Winning Trade? Here Is How to Pick Your New Strike and Expiration. When you are adding to a winning position, do you change how you pick your strikes and expiration dates? Tony's answer is simple: treat it like a brand new trade. Forget that you already have a winning position. Ask yourself how you would enter this stock fresh today, then select your expiration and strike the same way you always would. The winning trade in your account does not change the process. The process stays the process. Register to watch the full session at OptionsPlay. new.optionsplay.com/registra… #OptionsTrading #TradingTips #OptionsPlay #GrowthLab #StrikePrice #TonyZhang #TradingEducation #OptionsStrategy

Should You Close Your First Winning Trade Before Adding a Second One? A lot of traders ask this when they start scaling into positions. The short answer: you don't have to close the first trade to add more exposure. But if closing it first makes you more comfortable, that is a perfectly valid starting point. Tony breaks down the difference between extending exposure and adding exposure, and when scaling up actually makes sense. This is how home runs happen, not by risking more from the start, but by letting a trade show you it is working first. Register to watch the full session at OptionsPlay. new.optionsplay.com/registra… #OptionsTrading #TradingTips #OptionsPlay #GrowthLab #ScalingTrades #TonyZhang #TradingEducation #WinningTrades

The One Mistake That Wrecks Every Trader One bad trade can erase weeks of progress. The problem is not taking a normal loss. The problem is allowing one trade, one oversized position, or one emotional decision to do too much damage to the account. This week in Growth Lab, Tony will show how to think about risk control and position sizing more clearly. new.optionsplay.com/registra…

Which Setups Are Worth Watching Without Taking Oversized Risk? Not every attractive setup deserves the same amount of risk. Market conditions change. Leadership rotates. Some setups improve, some fail, and some require smaller size or defined-risk structures. This week's Monday Market Playbook will update the opportunity set before Thursday's Growth Lab focuses on the one mistake that can wreck every trader. new.optionsplay.com/registra…

Tony shares two trade ideas in major tech companies that are helping to fuel the market rally despite broader signs of weakening. Check out this week’s episode of #InTheMoney: bit.ly/3OlpLZR. Sponsored by @Fidelity

Winning trades are not enough. A trader can be right on direction and still lose money if the losses are too large, the winners are too small, or position size is inconsistent. This week in Growth Lab, Tony will show why win rate is only one part of the profitability equation. new.optionsplay.com/registra…

This week, we begin Why Winning Trades Aren't Enough. Monday Market Playbook starts with preparation. Tony will walk through the market themes, leadership, laggards, risks, and trade setups worth watching this week. Then Thursday, we will ask why traders can have winning trades and still struggle to grow the account. new.optionsplay.com/registra…

Many traders have winning trades. But their accounts still do not grow. The problem is not always the trade idea. The problem is often the account math. This month inside OptionsPlay, Tony is teaching traders why winning trades are not enough and how to build a more disciplined framework for account growth. Each week, Monday Market Playbook will identify the market themes, leadership, risks, and setups worth watching. Then Thursday Growth Lab will show how to evaluate those ideas through a profitability framework: - Understand why win rate is not enough - Control losses before they damage the account - Size trades more consistently - Avoid one mistake that erases progress - Let the right winners matter - Build rules for repeatable discipline Why Winning Trades Aren't Enough. Learn the trading rules that help turn good ideas into better account decisions. new.optionsplay.com/registra…

A winning trade is not always a good decision. A losing trade is not always a bad one. This week in Growth Lab, Tony Zhang will review real examples and show how to evaluate whether the trade followed a disciplined process. Join the Final Review Lab - Register Now new.optionsplay.com/registra…

Protect Your Mental Capital Financial capital is not the only thing you need to protect as a trader. Hours of chart hopping, headline checking, and forced decisions drain your mental capital. When you are mentally exhausted, you trade emotionally. A good process protects your focus so you can make disciplined decisions when it counts. Register Now - new.optionsplay.com/registra… #OptionsTrading #TradingMindset #StopChasingTrades #MentalCapital #OptionsPlay

Trade Ideas Are Everywhere. Process Is the Edge. More ideas will not make you a better trader. More ideas create more confusion. The real edge is having a repeatable process for filtering setups, choosing the right strategy, managing risk, and reviewing your decisions. Trade ideas are everywhere. Process is the edge. Register Now - new.optionsplay.com/registra… #OptionsTrading #TradingProcess #StopChasingTrades #OptionsPlay #TradeWithProcess

Most traders focus on the entry. But the hardest decisions usually come after the trade is open. This week in Growth Lab, Tony Zhang will show how to build a management plan before emotions take over. Join Growth Lab - Register Now new.optionsplay.com/registra…

Why You Should Pass on More Trades Better trading does not always mean more trades. Some setups are too extended. Some have poor risk/reward. Some options are too illiquid. A disciplined process helps you decide what to avoid, not just what to trade. Passing is part of the process. Register Now - new.optionsplay.com/registra… #OptionsTrading #TradingDiscipline #StopChasingTrades #TradeSmarter #OptionsPlay

$NVDA Earnings Tomorrow Over the past 6 weeks we saw two simultaneous themes in the options market for seminconductors: institutions were aggressively SELLING long-dated puts (EOY), a structural bullish bet that any pullback would be a buying opportunity, while at the same time, traders were BUYING short-dated puts to lock in gains and hedge through earnings season. In the last 5 trading days, both flows have reversed: the hedging pressure has eased, and put selling has rotated from the back end to the front end, desks are now harvesting elevated IV around specific catalysts like NVDA earnings tomorrow, rather than positioning for the long haul. Call buying isn't broad-based, it's been selective, targeted at second-derivative semi names like AMD, QCOM, MRVL, ON, and INTC. NVDA: Two large institutional traders sold puts on NVDA today, collecting a combined ~$3.1M in premium and $77.81M notional risk ahead of tomorrow's earnings Both expire next week. They're harvesting elevated implied volatility. IV in NVDA is sitting at 58–60% heading into the print. The minute earnings hit, that IV will collapse, and these short put positions will benefit from that, even if the stock doesn't move. Combined ~3,500 contracts and $3.1M in premium Both strikes cluster near $222–225, which is essentially saying that level is where the institutional money sees support post-earnings. Trade #1 — 9:42 AM ET Sold 2,225 NVDA $225 Puts expiring 5/27 (8 days out) Hit the bid at $9.55 → $2.12M premium collected = $50.06M notional Stock was trading at $220.60 so this put is $4.40 in-the-money Trade #2 — 11:07 AM ET Sold 1,247 NVDA $222.50 Puts expiring 5/26 (7 days out) Hit the bid at $8.00 → $997.6K premium collected = $27.75M notional Stock was at $220.59 so this put is $1.91 in-the-money #options #NVDA #earnings

The Trade Plan Checklist Most traders can only answer a few questions before entering a trade. Risk/reward, strategy fit, max loss, exit plan - if you cannot answer all of these, you do not have a trade plan yet. Download the OptionsPlay Trade Plan Checklist and build your process before risking capital. Register Now - new.optionsplay.com/registra… #TradingChecklist #OptionsTrading #RiskManagement #StopChasingTrades #OptionsPlay

The market changed. Does the trade plan still work? This week's Monday Market Playbook will review which setups are improving, which are weakening, and which may need a clearer management plan. Join Monday Market Playbook - Register Now new.optionsplay.com/registra…

With cracks in the rally showing after the latest inflation print, Tony shares a potential hedge on the S&P 500 and a bullish trade in global ecommerce on this week’s #InTheMoney: bit.ly/3OlpLZR. Sponsored by @Fidelity

A Trade Idea Is Not a Trade Plan Finding a trade idea is the easy part. Knowing if it deserves your capital is where most traders struggle. Before you enter any trade, you need to answer the setup, the strategy, the risk, and the plan for when it moves against you. Stop chasing ideas. Build the plan first. Register Now - new.optionsplay.com/registra… #OptionsTrading #TradingPlan #StopChasingTrades #OptionsPlay #TradeSmart