Author
@Braden_Hoffman_ Braden_Hoffman_
grade Cx.com/Braden_Hoffman_ ↗
Transparent perma-bull 0DTE/gap-fill tape trader who shows entries and losses but reasons shallowly
Posts real-time tickered options trades (often 0DTE/short-da
trader score
-1.71
hit rate
30%
mean α
-0.73%
signals 14d
99
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: 30% hit rate, -0.73% mean alpha, trader score -1.71. Their last-14d mentions, direction-adjusted, have moved +0.5% since posting (mean over 87 mentions with price data).
Recent signals15receipts included
| date (PT) | ticker | author | sent | what they said | since then | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-28 | IBM | @Braden_Hoffman_ | +0.80 | Added IBM Sept. 11 $250 calls and expects a strongly bullish second week of September. — Explicitly adds to an IBM call position and states a bullish near-term outlook. | — | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-28 | SPY | @Braden_Hoffman_ | +0.65 | Discloses existing IBM calls and says a September dip would prompt a large call purchase. | — | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-28 | IBM | @Braden_Hoffman_ | +0.80 | Discloses existing IBM calls and says a September dip would prompt a large call purchase. | — | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-28 | NVDA | @Braden_Hoffman_ | -0.45 | Seeking a half gap fill with remaining 0DTE puts, then closing before premium burn. — States a downside target and planned exit for an active NVDA 0DTE position. | — | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-28 | NVDA | @Braden_Hoffman_ | +0.80 | Reports a 150% gain and taking half off the position. | — | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-28 | NVDA | @Braden_Hoffman_ | +0.70 | Reports an existing NVDA put trade up 60%. | — | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-28 | NVDA | @Braden_Hoffman_ | -0.65 | Trying NVDA 0DTE $216.5 puts at $0.18 for a half gap fill. — Explicit new put entry with strike, premium and downside objective. | — | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-27 | VIX | @Braden_Hoffman_ | +0.55 | Close most VIX longs if the gap fills. — Has an alert set to close most VIX longs at a gap fill as volatility rises. | · | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-27 | NVDA | @Braden_Hoffman_ | +0.50 | Expects NVDA to fill its gap and VIX to be crushed Friday. | -4.6% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-27 | VIX | @Braden_Hoffman_ | -0.55 | Expects NVDA to fill its gap and VIX to be crushed Friday. | · | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-27 | IBM | @Braden_Hoffman_ | +0.35 | Take some IBM profit at resistance and add near 230 on a pullback. — Gives explicit trim and reload instructions around IBM resistance and 230. | -1.3% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-27 | IBM | @Braden_Hoffman_ | +0.60 | Trimming some IBM after a 40% gain. — Explicitly states a current partial trim after the position rose 40%. | -1.3% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-27 | IBM | @Braden_Hoffman_ | +0.60 | Reports the IBM trade is up 25%. | -1.3% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-27 | IBM | @Braden_Hoffman_ | +0.80 | Long IBM September 11 250 calls at 1.79 with a close below gap support as stop. — Reports a new IBM call entry with premium, expiry, thesis and stop condition. | -1.3% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-27 | TGT | @Braden_Hoffman_ | +0.00 | Notes TGT at a gap level and wide option spreads due to low volume. | -1.7% | tweet ↗ |
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.