Midweek Update 1/20/2026

Trading in Volatility

The week started with a bang, to the downside. Thankfully we were able to lock some profit on puts and positioned with plenty of cash should market decide to really roll over here. For me, the key to trading in volatile markets is to have a solid plan, a strategy to implement under a different set of scenarios.

This sets the mind free to execute and reduce stress regardless of market dynamics (usually). Without a plan what tends to happen is overtrading, or poor execution in general, as the market moves aggressively in one direction or the other. With that, lets take a look at the charts and nail down my short term strategy.