Author

@42traders 42traders

Dealer-gamma and options-positioning index trader who builds falsifiable level maps

Posts intraday and weekly SPX/SPY/VIX outlooks framed by dea

trader score
-0.60
hit rate
10%
mean α
-0.10%
signals 14d
148

Grade = how their written analysis reads (A best). Trader score = how their last-20 timestamped calls performed vs SPY.

Their picks, scored

Across their last 20 scored bets: 10% hit rate, -0.10% mean alpha, trader score -0.60. Their last-14d mentions, direction-adjusted, have moved -0.6% since posting (mean over 72 mentions with price data).

Recent signals15receipts included
date (PT)tickerauthorsentwhat they saidsince thenreceipt
2026-08-27NVDA@42traders+0.60Celebrates NVDA reaching the previously discussed $230 level.-4.6%
2026-08-27NVDA@42traders+0.15Says options positioning, not bearish opinions, reveals what the market priced for earnings.-4.6%
2026-08-26MA@42traders+0.65Celebrates Mastercard reaching the first chart target of $599.-0.5%
2026-08-26SPY@42traders+0.35Retrospectively notes that the anticipated index bounce occurred.+0.4%
2026-08-26SPX@42traders+0.35Retrospectively notes that the anticipated index bounce occurred.·
2026-08-26ES_F@42traders+0.35Retrospectively notes that the anticipated index bounce occurred.·
2026-08-26SPY@42traders+0.50Expects an immediate S&P 500 bounce based on the intraday chart.+0.4%
2026-08-26SPX@42traders+0.50Expects an immediate S&P 500 bounce based on the intraday chart.·
2026-08-26ES_F@42traders+0.50Expects an immediate S&P 500 bounce based on the intraday chart.·
2026-08-26SPY@42traders+0.00Discloses SPX calendar and broken-wing-butterfly hedges for a long-term portfolio.+0.4%
2026-08-26SPX@42traders+0.00Discloses SPX calendar and broken-wing-butterfly hedges for a long-term portfolio.·
2026-08-26ES_F@42traders+0.00Discloses SPX calendar and broken-wing-butterfly hedges for a long-term portfolio.·
2026-08-26SPY@42traders+0.00Identifies S&P support near 7,660 and resistance at 7,690.+0.4%
2026-08-26SPX@42traders+0.00Identifies S&P support near 7,660 and resistance at 7,690.·
2026-08-26ES_F@42traders+0.00Identifies S&P support near 7,660 and resistance at 7,690.·

Grade is our human read-worthiness rating; trader score is a rolling 20-bet hit-rate/alpha composite — different things, often disagreeing. “Since then” is direction-unaware in the table; the summary line above adjusts for which way they leaned.