EliteOptionsTrader
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I'm Brando- Options trader for 14 years. 📈 8 figures in profit day trading💰 Based out of Las Vegas 🎲 I'm here to share my knowledge and help others
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Hi everyone, after 6 years of anonymity, here I am. Brando in the flesh.
I'm a day trader with 14 years of experience.
I'm a day trader with 14 years of experience.
Explain your edge to a 10-year-old.
If you can't, you don't have an edge.
You have a complicated mess you call strategy.
Complexity is where broke traders hide.
Simplicity is where money is made.
Keep it simple.
If you can't, you don't have an edge.
You have a complicated mess you call strategy.
Complexity is where broke traders hide.
Simplicity is where money is made.
Keep it simple.
January 15, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Explain your edge to a 10-year-old.
If you can't, you don't have an edge.
You have a complicated mess you call strategy.
Complexity is where broke traders hide.
Simplicity is where money is made.
Keep it simple.
If you can't, you don't have an edge.
You have a complicated mess you call strategy.
Complexity is where broke traders hide.
Simplicity is where money is made.
Keep it simple.
$META possible day 1 of a bounce here, earnings coming up in a couple weeks.. lets see if it can run back up to 640+ . META Jan 23 640C best above 620
$SPX wants 7000, very strong here, $QQQ to 629 possible by tomorrow
$SPX wants 7000, very strong here, $QQQ to 629 possible by tomorrow
January 15, 2026 at 4:09 PM
$META possible day 1 of a bounce here, earnings coming up in a couple weeks.. lets see if it can run back up to 640+ . META Jan 23 640C best above 620
$SPX wants 7000, very strong here, $QQQ to 629 possible by tomorrow
$SPX wants 7000, very strong here, $QQQ to 629 possible by tomorrow
TRADE PLAN for Jan 15th 🔥
$SPX will gap up above 6945, if it defends this level today we can see 7000 by tomorrow. Calls can work above 6945
$SPX will gap up above 6945, if it defends this level today we can see 7000 by tomorrow. Calls can work above 6945
$MU close to a bigger breakout towards 400. MU needs to close above 350 on a daily candle. Calls can work above 350
$META earnings coming up in 3 weeks. IF META can pop through 620 and hold, Calls can work for a move to 640 in the next 2 weeks.
Good luck today everyone!! 🫡
$META earnings coming up in 3 weeks. IF META can pop through 620 and hold, Calls can work for a move to 640 in the next 2 weeks.
Good luck today everyone!! 🫡
January 15, 2026 at 2:03 PM
TRADE PLAN for Jan 15th 🔥
$SPX will gap up above 6945, if it defends this level today we can see 7000 by tomorrow. Calls can work above 6945
$SPX will gap up above 6945, if it defends this level today we can see 7000 by tomorrow. Calls can work above 6945
$MU close to a bigger breakout towards 400. MU needs to close above 350 on a daily candle. Calls can work above 350
$META earnings coming up in 3 weeks. IF META can pop through 620 and hold, Calls can work for a move to 640 in the next 2 weeks.
Good luck today everyone!! 🫡
$META earnings coming up in 3 weeks. IF META can pop through 620 and hold, Calls can work for a move to 640 in the next 2 weeks.
Good luck today everyone!! 🫡
January 15, 2026 at 2:02 PM
$MU close to a bigger breakout towards 400. MU needs to close above 350 on a daily candle. Calls can work above 350
$META earnings coming up in 3 weeks. IF META can pop through 620 and hold, Calls can work for a move to 640 in the next 2 weeks.
Good luck today everyone!! 🫡
$META earnings coming up in 3 weeks. IF META can pop through 620 and hold, Calls can work for a move to 640 in the next 2 weeks.
Good luck today everyone!! 🫡
Understanding this concept will make you rich:
Every trade should be completely independent.
Your last trade's result?
Should have ZERO impact on your next trade's size.
But you're revenge trading after losses.
And scared-trading after wins.
Emotional = expensive.
Every trade should be completely independent.
Your last trade's result?
Should have ZERO impact on your next trade's size.
But you're revenge trading after losses.
And scared-trading after wins.
Emotional = expensive.
January 15, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Understanding this concept will make you rich:
Every trade should be completely independent.
Your last trade's result?
Should have ZERO impact on your next trade's size.
But you're revenge trading after losses.
And scared-trading after wins.
Emotional = expensive.
Every trade should be completely independent.
Your last trade's result?
Should have ZERO impact on your next trade's size.
But you're revenge trading after losses.
And scared-trading after wins.
Emotional = expensive.
TRADE PLAN for Thursday 📈
$SPX sold off on the delay of Supreme Court Tariff ruling. SPX dropped from 6941 to 6885 but managed to reclaim 6921 by the close.
$SPX sold off on the delay of Supreme Court Tariff ruling. SPX dropped from 6941 to 6885 but managed to reclaim 6921 by the close.
The market seems to be waiting for this ruling before it makes it's next big move. If SPX reclaims 6945 or defends 6900 after the ruling, it's bullish.
$MSTR showed signs of a breakout today after moving ot 190+, If MSTR gets back near 186 tomorrow and $BTC can get through 100k We'll see MSTR run to 200 MSTR Jan 16 190C can work near 186
January 15, 2026 at 10:37 AM
TRADE PLAN for Thursday 📈
$SPX sold off on the delay of Supreme Court Tariff ruling. SPX dropped from 6941 to 6885 but managed to reclaim 6921 by the close.
$SPX sold off on the delay of Supreme Court Tariff ruling. SPX dropped from 6941 to 6885 but managed to reclaim 6921 by the close.
The market seems to be waiting for this ruling before it makes it's next big move. If SPX reclaims 6945 or defends 6900 after the ruling, it's bullish.
$MSTR showed signs of a breakout today after moving ot 190+, If MSTR gets back near 186 tomorrow and $BTC can get through 100k We'll see MSTR run to 200 MSTR Jan 16 190C can work near 186
$QQQ very volatile past 2 days. QQQ tested the key breakout level at 629 and dropped to 614 today. QQQ through 622 will set up for 627-629 again.
QQQ Jan 16 622C can work above 620.
Tread lightly until we see the Supreme Court Tariff ruling, Good luck everyone!! 🫡
QQQ Jan 16 622C can work above 620.
Tread lightly until we see the Supreme Court Tariff ruling, Good luck everyone!! 🫡
January 15, 2026 at 10:37 AM
The market seems to be waiting for this ruling before it makes it's next big move. If SPX reclaims 6945 or defends 6900 after the ruling, it's bullish.
$MSTR showed signs of a breakout today after moving ot 190+, If MSTR gets back near 186 tomorrow and $BTC can get through 100k We'll see MSTR run to 200 MSTR Jan 16 190C can work near 186
$QQQ very volatile past 2 days. QQQ tested the key breakout level at 629 and dropped to 614 today. QQQ through 622 will set up for 627-629 again.
QQQ Jan 16 622C can work above 620.
Tread lightly until we see the Supreme Court Tariff ruling, Good luck everyone!! 🫡
QQQ Jan 16 622C can work above 620.
Tread lightly until we see the Supreme Court Tariff ruling, Good luck everyone!! 🫡
January 15, 2026 at 10:37 AM
$MSTR showed signs of a breakout today after moving ot 190+, If MSTR gets back near 186 tomorrow and $BTC can get through 100k We'll see MSTR run to 200 MSTR Jan 16 190C can work near 186
$QQQ very volatile past 2 days. QQQ tested the key breakout level at 629 and dropped to 614 today. QQQ through 622 will set up for 627-629 again.
QQQ Jan 16 622C can work above 620.
Tread lightly until we see the Supreme Court Tariff ruling, Good luck everyone!! 🫡
QQQ Jan 16 622C can work above 620.
Tread lightly until we see the Supreme Court Tariff ruling, Good luck everyone!! 🫡
January 15, 2026 at 10:36 AM
$QQQ very volatile past 2 days. QQQ tested the key breakout level at 629 and dropped to 614 today. QQQ through 622 will set up for 627-629 again.
QQQ Jan 16 622C can work above 620.
Tread lightly until we see the Supreme Court Tariff ruling, Good luck everyone!! 🫡
QQQ Jan 16 622C can work above 620.
Tread lightly until we see the Supreme Court Tariff ruling, Good luck everyone!! 🫡
If you have ADHD you can't be a great trader.
The market rewards people who can sit still.
But sitting still feels like you're wasting time.
So you trade.
And you lose.
Wonder why the "lazy" trader is profitable?
They're not lazy.
They're patient.
Learn the difference.
The market rewards people who can sit still.
But sitting still feels like you're wasting time.
So you trade.
And you lose.
Wonder why the "lazy" trader is profitable?
They're not lazy.
They're patient.
Learn the difference.
January 14, 2026 at 11:19 PM
If you have ADHD you can't be a great trader.
The market rewards people who can sit still.
But sitting still feels like you're wasting time.
So you trade.
And you lose.
Wonder why the "lazy" trader is profitable?
They're not lazy.
They're patient.
Learn the difference.
The market rewards people who can sit still.
But sitting still feels like you're wasting time.
So you trade.
And you lose.
Wonder why the "lazy" trader is profitable?
They're not lazy.
They're patient.
Learn the difference.
On days I wake up eager to trade, I usually lose.
On days I wake up indifferent, l usually win.
Eagerness = attachment to outcome.
Indifference = attachment to process.
The process pays.
The outcome is just noise.
On days I wake up indifferent, l usually win.
Eagerness = attachment to outcome.
Indifference = attachment to process.
The process pays.
The outcome is just noise.
January 14, 2026 at 11:19 PM
On days I wake up eager to trade, I usually lose.
On days I wake up indifferent, l usually win.
Eagerness = attachment to outcome.
Indifference = attachment to process.
The process pays.
The outcome is just noise.
On days I wake up indifferent, l usually win.
Eagerness = attachment to outcome.
Indifference = attachment to process.
The process pays.
The outcome is just noise.
$BTC 100k coming $ETH to 3500..
Lots of relative strength with crypto compared to the stock market today
$MSTR setting up for a run to 200, $COIN to 280 next
Lots of relative strength with crypto compared to the stock market today
$MSTR setting up for a run to 200, $COIN to 280 next
January 14, 2026 at 5:51 PM
$BTC 100k coming $ETH to 3500..
Lots of relative strength with crypto compared to the stock market today
$MSTR setting up for a run to 200, $COIN to 280 next
Lots of relative strength with crypto compared to the stock market today
$MSTR setting up for a run to 200, $COIN to 280 next
TRADE PLAN for Jan 14th 📈
$SPX gapping back lower after that late day rally we saw yesterday. SPX in a wide range from 6921-7000. IF SPX fails at 6921 it can test 6900 this week. I'd wait for SPX to move near 6980 before considering calls.
$SPX gapping back lower after that late day rally we saw yesterday. SPX in a wide range from 6921-7000. IF SPX fails at 6921 it can test 6900 this week. I'd wait for SPX to move near 6980 before considering calls.
$MSTR very close to a bigger breakout towards 200. IF BTC can hold above 93k and move to 100k by February, MSTR to 200 coming
$QQQ rejected right at 629
yesterday, needs through this level to test the all time highs at 637. Wait for 629 for calls.
Good luck today everyone!! 🫡
$QQQ rejected right at 629
yesterday, needs through this level to test the all time highs at 637. Wait for 629 for calls.
Good luck today everyone!! 🫡
January 14, 2026 at 5:51 PM
TRADE PLAN for Jan 14th 📈
$SPX gapping back lower after that late day rally we saw yesterday. SPX in a wide range from 6921-7000. IF SPX fails at 6921 it can test 6900 this week. I'd wait for SPX to move near 6980 before considering calls.
$SPX gapping back lower after that late day rally we saw yesterday. SPX in a wide range from 6921-7000. IF SPX fails at 6921 it can test 6900 this week. I'd wait for SPX to move near 6980 before considering calls.
$MSTR very close to a bigger breakout towards 200. IF BTC can hold above 93k and move to 100k by February, MSTR to 200 coming
$QQQ rejected right at 629
yesterday, needs through this level to test the all time highs at 637. Wait for 629 for calls.
Good luck today everyone!! 🫡
$QQQ rejected right at 629
yesterday, needs through this level to test the all time highs at 637. Wait for 629 for calls.
Good luck today everyone!! 🫡
January 14, 2026 at 5:50 PM
$MSTR very close to a bigger breakout towards 200. IF BTC can hold above 93k and move to 100k by February, MSTR to 200 coming
$QQQ rejected right at 629
yesterday, needs through this level to test the all time highs at 637. Wait for 629 for calls.
Good luck today everyone!! 🫡
$QQQ rejected right at 629
yesterday, needs through this level to test the all time highs at 637. Wait for 629 for calls.
Good luck today everyone!! 🫡
Failure is not the end. It's proof that you are trying.
January 14, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Failure is not the end. It's proof that you are trying.
This fatal mistake killing your account...
You're trading your schedule.
You're trading your schedule.
Not the market's schedule.
You sit down at 9:30 am thinking..
"I need to make money today."
The market doesn't care about your rent payment.
Don't trade just because you're on the charts
Trade when the setup actually appears.
You sit down at 9:30 am thinking..
"I need to make money today."
The market doesn't care about your rent payment.
Don't trade just because you're on the charts
Trade when the setup actually appears.
January 14, 2026 at 12:50 PM
This fatal mistake killing your account...
You're trading your schedule.
You're trading your schedule.
Not the market's schedule.
You sit down at 9:30 am thinking..
"I need to make money today."
The market doesn't care about your rent payment.
Don't trade just because you're on the charts
Trade when the setup actually appears.
You sit down at 9:30 am thinking..
"I need to make money today."
The market doesn't care about your rent payment.
Don't trade just because you're on the charts
Trade when the setup actually appears.
January 14, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Not the market's schedule.
You sit down at 9:30 am thinking..
"I need to make money today."
The market doesn't care about your rent payment.
Don't trade just because you're on the charts
Trade when the setup actually appears.
You sit down at 9:30 am thinking..
"I need to make money today."
The market doesn't care about your rent payment.
Don't trade just because you're on the charts
Trade when the setup actually appears.
TRADE PLAN for Wednesday 📈
$SPX held the 6945 support and consolidated most of the day today. We have Supreme court tariff decision news and PPI data coming tmrw. $SPX needs a close between 6980-7000 to set up for the next bigger breakout towards 7100.
$SPX held the 6945 support and consolidated most of the day today. We have Supreme court tariff decision news and PPI data coming tmrw. $SPX needs a close between 6980-7000 to set up for the next bigger breakout towards 7100.
$QQQ keep a close eye on 629 this week.. Once it breaks out above, 637 will come FAST.
QQQ Jan 16 631C can work above 629
$AAPL is down 27 pts from the ATH at 288. If aapl defends 260 this week we can see a bounce to 270 soon. AAPL Jan 12 265C is best above 260.
Good luck trw everyone! 🫡
QQQ Jan 16 631C can work above 629
$AAPL is down 27 pts from the ATH at 288. If aapl defends 260 this week we can see a bounce to 270 soon. AAPL Jan 12 265C is best above 260.
Good luck trw everyone! 🫡
January 14, 2026 at 12:45 PM
TRADE PLAN for Wednesday 📈
$SPX held the 6945 support and consolidated most of the day today. We have Supreme court tariff decision news and PPI data coming tmrw. $SPX needs a close between 6980-7000 to set up for the next bigger breakout towards 7100.
$SPX held the 6945 support and consolidated most of the day today. We have Supreme court tariff decision news and PPI data coming tmrw. $SPX needs a close between 6980-7000 to set up for the next bigger breakout towards 7100.
$QQQ keep a close eye on 629 this week.. Once it breaks out above, 637 will come FAST.
QQQ Jan 16 631C can work above 629
$AAPL is down 27 pts from the ATH at 288. If aapl defends 260 this week we can see a bounce to 270 soon. AAPL Jan 12 265C is best above 260.
Good luck trw everyone! 🫡
QQQ Jan 16 631C can work above 629
$AAPL is down 27 pts from the ATH at 288. If aapl defends 260 this week we can see a bounce to 270 soon. AAPL Jan 12 265C is best above 260.
Good luck trw everyone! 🫡
January 14, 2026 at 12:44 PM
$QQQ keep a close eye on 629 this week.. Once it breaks out above, 637 will come FAST.
QQQ Jan 16 631C can work above 629
$AAPL is down 27 pts from the ATH at 288. If aapl defends 260 this week we can see a bounce to 270 soon. AAPL Jan 12 265C is best above 260.
Good luck trw everyone! 🫡
QQQ Jan 16 631C can work above 629
$AAPL is down 27 pts from the ATH at 288. If aapl defends 260 this week we can see a bounce to 270 soon. AAPL Jan 12 265C is best above 260.
Good luck trw everyone! 🫡
Your education level doesn't matter with trading. PhD, MD, BA, it's all irrelevant
Your work ethic doesn't matter here.
Your work ethic doesn't matter here.
Your connections don't matter here.
The market doesn't care about your resume.
It only cares if you can execute:
- When you're up $5000
- When you're down $5000
That's the only test that matters.
The market doesn't care about your resume.
It only cares if you can execute:
- When you're up $5000
- When you're down $5000
That's the only test that matters.
January 14, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Your education level doesn't matter with trading. PhD, MD, BA, it's all irrelevant
Your work ethic doesn't matter here.
Your work ethic doesn't matter here.
Your connections don't matter here.
The market doesn't care about your resume.
It only cares if you can execute:
- When you're up $5000
- When you're down $5000
That's the only test that matters.
The market doesn't care about your resume.
It only cares if you can execute:
- When you're up $5000
- When you're down $5000
That's the only test that matters.
January 14, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Your connections don't matter here.
The market doesn't care about your resume.
It only cares if you can execute:
- When you're up $5000
- When you're down $5000
That's the only test that matters.
The market doesn't care about your resume.
It only cares if you can execute:
- When you're up $5000
- When you're down $5000
That's the only test that matters.
Your worst trading will come after your best trading day.
Overconfidence from winning can make you reckless the next day.
If you want to avoid this, WITHDRAW at least 50% of your profits after a big day.
Overconfidence from winning can make you reckless the next day.
If you want to avoid this, WITHDRAW at least 50% of your profits after a big day.
January 14, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Your worst trading will come after your best trading day.
Overconfidence from winning can make you reckless the next day.
If you want to avoid this, WITHDRAW at least 50% of your profits after a big day.
Overconfidence from winning can make you reckless the next day.
If you want to avoid this, WITHDRAW at least 50% of your profits after a big day.
Want to know why you're still struggling?
You spend 6 hours a day watching charts.
But O hours reviewing what went wrong yesterday.
Doing the same thing repeatedly expecting different results?
That's insanity.
Not trading.
Review. Adjust. Improve.
You spend 6 hours a day watching charts.
But O hours reviewing what went wrong yesterday.
Doing the same thing repeatedly expecting different results?
That's insanity.
Not trading.
Review. Adjust. Improve.
January 13, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Want to know why you're still struggling?
You spend 6 hours a day watching charts.
But O hours reviewing what went wrong yesterday.
Doing the same thing repeatedly expecting different results?
That's insanity.
Not trading.
Review. Adjust. Improve.
You spend 6 hours a day watching charts.
But O hours reviewing what went wrong yesterday.
Doing the same thing repeatedly expecting different results?
That's insanity.
Not trading.
Review. Adjust. Improve.
$QQQ mark that 629 level down. It's a big level for tech. If it gets through, ATH at 637 coming and we'll see a rotation back in $AAPL $META SMSFT as well..
January 13, 2026 at 5:20 PM
$QQQ mark that 629 level down. It's a big level for tech. If it gets through, ATH at 637 coming and we'll see a rotation back in $AAPL $META SMSFT as well..
$QQQ testing 629 level now, if it can get through this breakout level watch how fast it runs to the all time high at 637...
January 13, 2026 at 5:20 PM
$QQQ testing 629 level now, if it can get through this breakout level watch how fast it runs to the all time high at 637...