🦃Time to Wake Up from the Food Coma: Big Trades Await!⏰

[Image] Welcome Back to the Market! Here’s what’s going on in the world of smart money today! In today’s Dark Money Trades rundown: - ⛹️ 3 easy ways to bounce back into trading after the long weekend - 💰 2 interesting smart money bets from this morning - 🔫 Ben’s Bullets – 3 big ideas for the market this week 🕺 Dark Money Lesson: How to Get Your Trading Groove Back After a Long Weekend 🗓️ I hope everyone had an amazing Thanksgiving break! This past weekend should’ve been all about eating turkey, giving thanks, and spending time with your loved ones. But now, the market’s back open and it’s time to make some money. And if you’re not careful, your food coma could hang over into this week. Snap out of it! Here are three easy steps to bounce back into your trading groove after the long weekend: Step #1: Prepare Your Weekly Watchlist Every Monday, I make a weekly watchlist and so should you. Unlike long-term investors, we’re focusing on options trading, where opportunities arise quickly and disappear just as fast. That's why you should start each week — especially one after a long weekend — with a clear list of potential stocks (and contracts) to trade. Keep things simple … narrow your watchlist down to the best setups only. That way, when one of those stocks makes the move you’re looking for, you’re more likely to see it in the moment, have the dry powder ready, and capitalize on the play. If you’ve got 50+ contracts on your watchlist, are you gonna notice the best opportunity right when it arises? Probably not. Plus, by giving yourself limited options (excuse the pun), you reduce your risk of overtrading. Then, you’ll need to adjust your watchlist as the week progresses. Remember that the market is always changing due to news and trader sentiments. A random stock could become a key opportunity at any time, so keep your watchlist updated daily. Step #2: Lay Out Your Game Plan Successful trading requires more than just waking up and deciding what to trade. The best traders, myself included, prepare their plans before the week starts This involves: - Waking up early to prepare before the market opens - Considering which stocks or sectors to watch - Identifying key price levels - Staying up-to-date on major news events In a volatile market, being prepared is essential. While I can't specify your plan, consider a great sports team, like the 1990s Chicago Bulls… Photo courtesy of [FHC Sports Report]( They won a staggering six NBA championships between 1991 and 1998. But do you think they could’ve pulled that off without a perfect game plan (and some serious practice)?! Of course not. Their strategy led to their historic success, much like a well-thought-out trading game plan can potentially lead to yours. Step #3: Leave Last Week in the Past It's crucial not to let past trading experiences, whether losses or wins, influence your current trading week. While it's important to learn from past trades, don't let emotions from these experiences affect your current decisions. It’s a new week — so treat it as such! Overconfidence from recent wins — or fear from past losses — can lead to poor decisions, like overtrading or hesitancy to pull the trigger. You should start each week fresh, allowing you to trade effectively and make decisions based on the present — not the past. 💰The Biggest Smart-Money Bets of the Week💰 $1.5 million bearish bet on AMZN DEC 1st $150 puts @ $2.45 (seen on 11/27) My scanner caught a HUGE bearish bet on Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) yesterday… Someone is betting $1.5 million that AMZN will stay below $150 by this Friday. These puts are currently in-the-money — with AMZN trading for $148 at the time of writing — but they could still gain a lot of value if AMZN sees any major downside this week. The stock is up 16% in the past month, pretty much in a straight line. It might be overdue for a pullback. Additionally, yesterday we got [headlines]( about EU antitrust regulators questioning the legality of AMZN’s August acquisition of robotic vacuum manufacturer iRobot. This could be the one piece of negative news that leads to a near-term correction in AMZN. Watch these puts closely! WARNING: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is reporting earnings today, which could have a big effect on AMZN. $750k bearish bet on RILY DEC 15th $17.50 puts @ $3.00 (seen on 11/27) Here’s a stock that very rarely shows up on my scanner, making these contracts stand out from the crowd… B Riley Financial Inc. (NASDAQ: RILY) has been getting absolutely obliterated recently — down 45% in the past month — and one trader is betting that the stock will shed another 12% by Friday, December 15. Put buyers have been rewarded handsomely on this stock over the past month. And while there are no guarantees that this trader is correct, remember that the trend is your friend. 🔫 Ben’s Bullets for the Week 3 interesting ideas I’m keeping an eye on in the market this week: - TSLA DEC 1 $230 puts - AAPL DEC 15 $187.50 calls - THO DEC 15 $105 calls Happy trading, Ben Sturgill P.S. 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