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In a Nutshell
Intel stock surged on strong earnings but the speaker shorted at $109 expecting an overbought reversal, then closed at break-even when support held. Micron delivered $2,100 profit on the day while all chip stocks rallied. The core message is risk management—start small, never hold through earnings calls, size positions to risk no more than 1-2%, and focus on setups rather than dollar amounts.
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Intel is reporting earnings on July 23rd, 2026, with shares having dropped below $100 per share. The stock's after-hours movement is expected to impact all chip and AI stocks. EPS expectations are 21 cents per share with revenue projected at $14.42 billion. The speaker notes Intel's momentum stems from Trump administration promotion, with the stock rising from $40 to highs of $140 before a recent retracement.
The speaker maintains a small Tesla position with an average purchase price around $319, describing it as a swing trade ranging between $20,000-$30,000. For Micron, the oversold range sits around $370 with overbought range near $1,000. The speaker trimmed Micron exposure at $981, selling a portion during the dip while keeping 50 shares worth approximately $50,000 exposure.
After market close, Intel showed a 2.75% push, followed by a 4.2% move. The speaker took a small short position of 10 shares, then added 100 shares at approximately $104 with a $10,000 position. Micron continued moving higher after hours, with the speaker selling remaining shares including extended hours trading, booking $2,100 on the day while keeping one share at the $981 average.
Intel reported strong earnings exceeding market expectations. The speaker notes previous Intel patterns showed 26% positive reactions. The stock trades at a premium despite being unprofitable, losing $3 per year with a negative P/E ratio. CapEx increased but less than Google's levels. Technical indicators show RSI and MACD both pointing to overbought conditions.
The speaker opened a short position with an average price of $109, describing it as an overbought reversal setup. The strategy involves waiting for a break of support below $110 to potentially double the position. The speaker emphasizes this is an intraday play with no intention of carrying overnight, planning to exit if the stock remains elevated through the after-market session.
The speaker stresses beginners should avoid shorting or trading during earnings reports. The approach focuses on risk-to-reward setups where a 4% pullback after a 13% move represents significant opportunity. Position sizing is managed to minimize risk, with the speaker noting that 3-4% daily moves represent successful trading targets.
All semiconductor stocks turned green following Intel's positive report. Oil peaked and pulled back. The speaker predicts Intel could return to red by market open tomorrow despite strong earnings. American Airlines dropped 8% to $13 following pre-market earnings.
The speaker emphasizes that indicators serve as reference points, never as sole trade reasons. Price action and momentum take precedence over technical signals. The strategy involves stepping on the gas when direction becomes favorable, targeting 2-3% moves before exiting.
When asked about using $20,000 life savings for trading, the speaker advises starting with one share to focus on learning rather than profits. Mistakes are acknowledged as inevitable and costly, with the recommendation to start small to avoid discouragement from large initial losses.
The speaker strongly advises against beginners using leverage or leveraged ETFs, citing South Korean chip investors' leverage problems and Bitcoin's 50-90% crashes as cautionary examples. The focus remains on minimizing risk exposure during uncertain market conditions.
Shorting Nasdaq via QQQ is discussed as a practice option due to slower price movement, making risk management easier despite the bullish overall trend. The speaker notes this isn't presented as a safe short given the bullish market conditions.
The speaker plans to exit positions before Intel's earnings call, which typically occurs 30-60 minutes after the initial report. Reference is made to Google and Tesla selling off after their respective earnings calls began.
The speaker reduces short exposure when the stock remains above EMAs, recognizing technical bullishness despite the pullback. The approach prioritizes minimizing risk over maximizing profits, with the speaker noting they "did a fair job" rather than claiming optimal execution.
After panicking on the short position, the speaker closed at break-even, acknowledging the setup hadn't fully materialized. The emphasis remains on position size management allowing tolerance for potential further upside moves of 20% or 26% as seen in previous reactions.
Markets are selling off. If you're not invested in the market, welcome it. The question becomes what stocks are you going to buy the dip on. The speaker was talking to their financial advisor today for SP CX. This is why it's valuable hearing other people's opinions that you value because it challenges thinking. Although the speaker doesn't believe in SPCX and thinks there could be more downside, they do believe having some exposure at these possibly oversold levels could be worth it for even the potential loss. Position size matters when not overly confident. Reduce exposure and don't take as large of an initial investment. The bigger mistake is not taking one at all.
The biggest part for a lot of people if you're just getting started is you need to start small, but you need to start. Trading more does not mean making more.
Testing 109. Nasdaq market just got a sell signal. Nasdaq market's curling on over. Micron curling on over. The overbought reversal is forming. There's no break yet. There's no break of support. Still above EMA, technically speaking.
The speaker never trades options. Never have and never will. Doesn't trade futures. Doesn't trade crypto. There are fake accounts that will pretend to be the speaker and will reach out saying they'll trade options or manage crypto accounts. The speaker doesn't believe in any of that and only offers one service.
The speaker trades live every morning right at market open for 30 minutes to an hour. It's a one-time payment, lifetime access, called LPP. The second link in the description. The point of those live sessions is to hear the thought process behind trades, both good and bad. It's the only service offered.
The speaker is open to adding if it breaks below EMA, but needs to see break of structure for INTC. Getting closer to the earnings call. Showing some consolidation. Tempted to get out. Does not want to take or carry a position during earnings call. It's like holding a position for a trade right before an earnings report. Another wave, another catalyst. Doesn't want that exposure. If taking exposure, definitely wants to size down on it.
Position size determination is explained in the LPP lesson library. You can figure all of this out on your own. You don't need to sign up for LPP. You don't need to watch live trading every day. Normally hosts these live sessions just for LPP members. It comes with the lesson library designed for beginners answering questions about position size management, when to add to a position, when to reduce, how to manage and mitigate risk, how to become aware of different economic reports, earning reports, positive and negative catalysts to look out for.
If you're a self-sufficient individual, you don't need LPP. The question is can you figure it out on your own or would you rather pay for the service. It's accessibility and structure. You can do it on your own. If you'd rather be a part of a team as many do and prefer, then that's why the service exists.
The speaker does swing trade, but it's not the main focus daily. The speaker shows every time they click and it shows order executed or order complete. That's initiating trades. In LPP, they call it the blind trading challenge. The speaker doesn't like to see how much they're up or down because psychologically the focus should be on the trade opportunity, not the dollar amount. The dollar amount shouldn't dictate the move.
The speaker is up a few hundred bucks. The mistake of being at $90 profit and wanting to be at $100 profit. You're the only person in the world fixating about how much you're up. Trade the setup. The dollar amount should be a result. Profit should be a result of ability to take profits. Loss will be based off how risk is managed or mitigated.
The idea if you join LPP is not to copy the speaker. The people who do best in the group are the self-sufficient traders. They learn the concepts. Focus is on explaining what is being done so you understand. When put in a similar predicament or opportunity, you know how to solve the problem. If you want to copy, LPP is not going to be for you.
The speech about not worrying about the dollar amount and focusing on the trade plan. You still want to have some range of cushion that worst case you're down 2%. Whatever it might be for you. 1%. That's all you're willing to risk. You have to come up with that. What is every trade you take, are you okay with it costing you.
In the LPP lesson library, there's a risk-to-reward ratio tool. If trading INTC, average entry at 110, stop loss at 114, and it can go back to $100 per share. The tool tells you based on the numbers entered it has an acceptable risk to reward, but not super favorable. Maybe you don't want to take it. Normally the ideal setup would be a 3:1, and that is true. More of a 3:1 setup. With 100 shares, that's about $11,000. Max profit potential according to the plan is $1,000. Max loss is $400. If you see this number and think the trade isn't worth $400, that's fine. Don't take it. That's the whole point of planning out your trade prior to taking it.
The economic calendar is at the bottom of the page. It's all provided for free access. Even if you're not part of LPP, you can use this. You can preview a previous live session which is going to be very similar. You can use the risk tool to figure out your win rate, how much you can make based off your current win rate and risk to reward. If you don't want to join LPP, that's understood. It's not for everyone. Or maybe you'd rather not pay for a service.
That's how free videos are uploaded on YouTube. But then you also can't be upset that lives aren't hosted every day for free.
Pretty boring setup with so much consolidation. Should trim the position to reduce exposure. When in doubt, cash out. You always have to play devil's advocate with yourself. The only person that's going to look out for your money is you. And that's how it should be. Who cares more about how much money you get back. It should only be you. If the speaker starts caring more about your risk management, you have a problem.
Earnings call could be getting started pretty soon, maybe in the next 6 minutes. Going to tune off to see if any setup can be jumped on.
Showing where the speaker is at. Very underwhelming day. Slightly in the green right now. If this thing pops off, they'll be back in the red just a few hundred dollars probably. Did a fair job reducing exposure just in case if it does begin to recover, can tolerate it a little bit better. The only other trade is Micron. Made $2,000 on that trade. But that was throughout the day, and it wasn't just during this earnings report.
Will do part in keeping the OPPT team up-to-date. Will see everyone tomorrow for the live trading session. Hopes to have been of value. In the description, if you want to take 2 minutes to check it out, there's a discount code. When you enter that discount code at checkout when you click enroll, it'll discount it. OPPT is a one-time payment. No subscriptions. Offers nothing else. It's just this. You don't have to join. You have YouTube, it's a free alternative. But if you want daily live sessions, this is the only place offered.
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