While the Market Lost Its Mind, We Got Paid

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“When the macro picture is this confused, betting on direction is gambling. We don’t do that here.””

Bryan Bottarelli, Co-Founder, Monument Traders Alliance 

Bryan Bottarelli

Dear Reader,

There are a lot of head-scratchers in this market right now.

High oil prices, rising inflation, weakness in half the Mag Seven, and a consumer that’s running out of money by the end of the month, according to Kraft Heinz’s CEO.

And yet, if you look up at the scoreboard, the S&P 500 is still near all-time highs.

When so many things don’t add up, you have to be cautious.

Especially when you’re viewing the market through a long-term investor’s lens.

Which is exactly why this is the perfect market to be trading non-correlated strategies, the kind that don’t get blown up by a hot economic release or a Trump tweet.

The kind of trades that make their money in a window of time so short the macro chaos doesn’t even matter.

Today Was a Prime Example

PPI dropped to 1.4% at 8:30 this morning, versus 0.5% expected. That’s the hottest monthly print since March 2022. Annual PPI now sits at 6%, the highest since December 2022. Core PPI came in at 1% against a 0.4% forecast.

The futures rally evaporated. The market reversed and went red. The financial media started running their “is the rally over?” segments before the open even hit.

And while all that was happening, I was focused on something else entirely…

I was selling my ORCL calls.

The Trade

Yesterday, during the broader sell-off, Oracle (ORCL) dropped enough to trigger my Stock Flip system. The stock fell 4.2% to close at $186.65, which cleared our 3.5% trigger threshold on ORCL.

That’s the setup we hunt every single day at 3:30 PM ET. A high-quality, large-cap name overreacts to the downside. The setup hits the trigger. The trade goes in.

We bought the ORCL May 15th $182.50 calls for $6.13 in premium at yesterday’s close.

This morning, with PPI ripping the futures lower and most traders running for cover, ORCL still opened higher. Why? Because yesterday’s drop was emotion, not fundamentals. Mean reversion did exactly what it always does on these names.

We sold the calls this morning for $8.75 in premium.

That’s a 42.7% gain in less than 24 hourson a trade that was completely insulated from the hot PPI print, the futures reversal, and whatever the Fed says next.

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Why This Strategy Works Right Now

Here’s the thing most traders are missing: when the macro picture is this confused, betting on direction is gambling.

You don’t know if today’s hot PPI means rate hikes are back, whether the consumer is really breaking the way Whirlpool suggests, or what the Fed will do at the next meeting.

But here’s the beauty… You don’t have to know.

The Stock Flip system doesn’t care about any of that. It looks for one specific thing: a top-30 large-cap name overreacting to the downside on a single session, with a customized trigger percentage tuned to that stock’s volatility profile.

When the trigger hits, we buy short-dated calls before the close. We hold overnight. We sell on the open when mean reversion delivers.

Yesterday’s ORCL was a textbook flip. The system works because human emotion in the market hasn’t changed in 50 years… and it isn’t about to start changing tomorrow.

If you’re set on betting blind, you’d be better off taking the Over on Shohei Ohtani’s strikeout line vs the Giants tonight (6.5 if you were wondering).Logo

YOUR ACTION PLAN

If you want to see the complete 30-stock universe, the custom triggers for each name, and the exact step-by-step playbook I use to run this strategy myself, stay tuned for a full Overnight Stock Flip Blueprint PLUS plenty of other action we’ll have for you soon…

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I was born on 6 August 1956 in San Francisco, California to Janet and (the late) Richard Hovis. I grew up in Santa Monica, California where I attended elementary, junior high school, and high school (graduating in 1974), in addition to involvement in sports and recreation (Little League +, the Boy’s Club ++). Further, it was in elementary school – St. Augustine’s By-the -Sea Parish School that I found, and made the choice to truly journey with God. I attended Arizona State University from 1974 to 1977 – seeking to become an architect, however, I was not accepted, and, as such, I graduated with a Liberal Arts degree. Upon graduation from Arizona State University, I attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and studied City and Regional Planning at the Master’s level. I successfully completed one (1) year in a two (2) year program – I did not complete the Master’s degree in City and Regional Planning – due to personal reasons. I returned to Santa Monica where I started (October 1979) my career as graphic designer with Exxon Company, USA. I spent five years with Exxon Company, USA. While working with Exxon Company, USA I was accepted into architectural school – Sci-Arc in Southern California, however, I did not attend preferring to stay with Exxon.. In 1982 I married Laura Flosi and in April 1983 we had our one and only child – Lauren Alain Hovis – a gift from God. We moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 1984 from Los Angeles, where I went to work as a graphic designer with Kitchell CEM (from 1985 -1987). From 1987 – 1995 I was an independent contractor, and a registered representative in mortgage finance, financial management, graphic design, and drafting. Further, I attended the University of Phoenix and successfully obtained a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) in 1982. I was also a member of the Scottsdale Jaycees, where I became very involved in community events and projects. In 1994, I accepted a cartography position with the Defense Mapping Agency in Reston, Virginia. As such, I relocated from Phoenix to Reston. In 1998, I was accepted and worked as a Visual Information Officer with the Central Intelligence Agency. In 2002, I worked as a Support Officer until my retirement (due to a need for shoulder surgery) in September 2018. Away from my Federal Government service, I have been involved in various organizations and activities in Northern Virginia. In November of 2011, I married Rebecca Ouellette in Santa Monica, California. I reside in San Tan Valley, AZ with my two hamster - Jess and Timothy, our fish, our lizard - RJ Lizard., and our cats - Pearl and Grey. As to hobbies, I enjoy playing sports, attending sporting events, mentoring individuals from financial management to hamsters, building models, photography, travel, multimedia design, managing partner for RJ Hamster, and jazz – smooth jazz to a samba or a bossa nova. Love and God Bless, Peter – aka RJ Hamster Jo hi

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