In Today’s Masters in Trading: Live Earnings trades are one of the few moments in the market when volatility, positioning, and catalysts all collide at once. And right now, the board is lighting up. Across the slate of seven trades we’re tracking, five are currently setting up exactly the way the strategy is designed to work. Two aren’t. That kind of batting average isn’t luck — it’s the result of trading a structured process instead of guessing direction. Because when it comes to earnings, most traders focus on the wrong thing. They try to predict whether the stock will go up or down. But the real opportunity isn’t direction. It’s the movement itself — the volatility around the event. That realization changed the way I trade earnings years ago. Because you can be completely right about the direction of the move — and still lose money on the trade. The best approach to earnings is about identifying when the options market is mispricing the size of the move and structuring a trade around that gap. The strategy is simple in concept: enter weeks before the announcement when the setup appears… and exit before the earnings report itself when volatility peaks. Same framework. Every quarter. Rinse and repeat. And when that discipline is followed, the results tend to take care of themselves. Since the launch of our Earnings Advantage program, the earnings framework I use inside has produced a very consistent profile. Across 60 trades, the strategy has delivered a 65% win rate, with an average profit factor of 3.37x. Positions are typically held for about 33 days, and every trade is structured with defined risk under $500. You can find out all about it right here. Just yesterday we closed three separate earnings legs for gains. One of those was a textbook Masters in Trading options trade in NerdWallet (NRDS) that closed for about a 30% return. That’s the difference between guessing… and running a system. So make sure you join me for today’s episode of Masters in Trading LIVE at 11 AM EST. I’ll walk through the board of earnings setups we’re tracking right now — including the five trades currently lining up with the strategy and the two we’re passing on. If you want to see how professional traders approach earnings without guessing direction make sure you join me live. 
P.S. If you’ve noticed how quickly stocks can shift from quiet to explosive lately, you’re not imagining things. Markets have become far more momentum-driven, which is why my InvestorPlace colleague Luke Lango has unveiled a new breakthrough designed to flag fast-moving “Stage 2” stocks — the phase where some of the market’s biggest winners historically begin their major runs. In historical testing, the system flagged stocks that ultimately went on to deliver gains as large as 2,623%, 865%, and 2,149%. To see how Luke’s system works in more detail, take a look here. | Recommended Link | | | | Have you heard of stage two stocks? According to Luke Lango, they’re the holy grail of investing because they could deliver double- or triple-digit gains faster than you might expect without options. He just recommended three stage 2 stocks to BUY NOW. |  | |
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