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I’ve got to share something with you that could save your trading account — and it’s about what happens after you hit a massive winner.
Let’s say you just nailed a trade that delivered 1,000% gains, and suddenly you feel invincible. The adrenaline’s pumping, you’re on top of the world, and your brain starts whispering dangerous things like…
I should trade bigger now.
Don’t listen to that voice. It’s a trap that’s destroyed more trading accounts than I can count — including some of my own early in my career, so I can speak from experience.
The Dangerous Pattern Most Traders Fall Into
Here’s what typically happens after a monster day…
Traders start scaling up their position sizes. They go from trading 10 lots to suddenly throwing around 100 lots or more.
I’ve seen this play out countless times, and I lived it myself back in my hedge fund days. You celebrate the big wins with expensive dinners and drinks, feeling like you’ve cracked the code.
Then you come back to the market with an oversized ego and even bigger positions. The result?
Poof — you get crushed. All those gains you just made? Gone, often in a single trade.
Capital Preservation Mode Is Your Best Friend
After a big winner like we’ve seen recently, the best thing to do is actually scale down a little bit. I call this “capital preservation mode.” Heck, I often take the rest of the day off after a big winner.
But it goes against every instinct you have as a trader. Your brain wants to press the advantage, to keep pushing while you’re hot. But you need to look at everything from a big-picture perspective rather than getting caught up in the moment.
The market will always be there tomorrow. But if you blow up your account chasing the high of that last big win, you won’t be there to trade it.
Stay disciplined, protect your capital, and remember — the goal isn’t to hit home runs every day. It’s to stay in the game long enough for those home runs to compound.
Order Flow:
This is for informational and educational purposes only. These are not official alerts issued by Lance, but rather some interesting orders picked by the team at Lance Ippolito Trading.
When you look at these plays, always take the market maker move into consideration.
You can be right on the direction but still lose money if the stock doesn’t move enough. That’s where the market maker move comes in clutch.
With puts, they’re often downside hedges in case a stock tanks, especially around earnings. The further out of the money they are, the more likely they are to be hedges.
Also be sure and check when the company’s earnings date is because many of the plays we post here are centered around earnings!
If a stock is really expensive, consider a spread to lower the cost.
And finally, always remember the golden rule when it comes to buying calls: Buy dips, sell rips — and don’t chase!
If a stock’s moved a ton already today, maybe wait for a pullback.
There is inherent risk in trading. Trade at your own risk.
Note: If no date is listed after the month, it’s the monthly expiration (third Friday).
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*This is for informational and educational purposes only. There is inherent risk in trading, so trade at your own risk.
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