🏆 Free Futures Trading Tournament — Starts June 8th Our partners at TradeMakers are running a free futures trading competition called the Futures Cup and it's worth checking out. The format is simple. Everyone gets a $100K sim balance. You trade one contract per day for five days. Monday is NQ. Tuesday is ES. Wednesday is YM. Thursday is Gold. Friday is a free-for-all — trade whatever you want. Max size is 2 minis or 20 micros per trade. No drawdown limits. You have to be flat by 4PM EST every day. No overnight holds, no hyper-scalping under 60 seconds. The prizes are legit. First place each day wins a $200K evaluation futures account. The weekly grand champion gets a $150K instant funded account. Second place gets $100K funded. Third gets $50K funded. Even 4th through 10th get 50% off any TradeMakers account. Free to enter. No fees. No resets. Just show up and trade. If you've been working on your futures execution this is a no-risk way to test yourself against other traders in a competitive format. Register here: https://thetrademakers.com/futures-cup Have any of you done a trading tournament before? Would love to hear how you approach it differently than a normal trading day.

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INTRO TEMPLATE - Trading experience: - Main goal (swing/day/options): - Time available per day: - Biggest struggle (pick 1): entries / exits / risk / consistency / mindset - One rule you will follow this week:

Perfect day. 4 trades, 4 wins, 0 losses. The OpenAI news dropped — they admitted $20B revenue vs $1.5T in commitments. Semis got smoked. SMH had been up 17-18 days straight. We were ready. HIGHLIGHT REEL: UAMI Hero Trade — Found the only green stock on a red day. Red to green + flat top breakout on the daily. Entry at $11.33, sold half at $11.56, quarter at $11.79, last quarter at $11.54 on the seller's wick. NVIDIA VWAP Sizzle (Puts) — New setup! Gap down → pop into the Bone Zone → crack under VWAP → enter puts. 210 puts 0DTE from $2.41, sold half at $2.73, quarter at $2.85, rest at $2.75. AMD Puts — Same VWAP Sizzle play, different ticker. 317.50 puts from $9.00, sold half at $9.95, rest out flat at $9.05. NVIDIA Short (Shares) — Trendline break at $209.22, covered half at $208.66, stopped flat on the rest. KEY TAKEAWAY: When a setup works on one name, scan for the same pattern on correlated stocks. NVDA and AMD both gave us the VWAP Sizzle. Stick and move in extended markets — take your profits quickly when SMH has run 17 days straight. WATCHLIST FOR TOMORROW: - ORCL: Proxy for AI/data center — if it fades all day, semis go with it - MU: Bear flag, room down to 9 EMA - NVDA: More downside if OpenAI news confirmed - TSLA: Relative strength — watching for longs - RKLB: Swing position — holding Watch today's clips: UAMI Hero Trade: https://youtube.com/shorts/opMRMlsEMq0 NVDA VWAP Sizzle: https://youtube.com/shorts/-2KlAIGxm7g AMD Puts: https://youtube.com/shorts/S-pjqarhGXg

I’ve been studying trading since 2024, mostly in options, and I’ve been working with strategies like bull put spreads, covered calls, and cash-secured puts. My journey has not been easy, and I’ve had my share of losses, but I’m still here learning and trying to become more disciplined, consistent, and strategic. At this stage, I’m really focused on understanding trading in a practical way, with solid rules, better execution, and better risk control. I’m also interested in improving my understanding of intraday trading and becoming more confident in my decision-making. I’m happy to be here, learn from others, and keep growing as a trader.