With Bitcoin closing in on fresh all-time highs, our crypto-related trades are playing out just as planned.

Our $CORZ 2/21 $17 calls just hit a high of $1.12 this morning.

We put them on Friday for $0.55.

Depending on your entry price, you might already have a double on your hands.

If that’s the case, it’s time to take action—we’re locking in some profits today and letting the rest ride risk-free.

We’re also keeping a close eye on $APLD and $CSCO, as both are approaching double territory.

With CSCO trading at new highs right now, I think we could get the move we need by today’s close.

Set your alerts and be ready for it!

Steve

One of our favorite setups occurs when a stock breaks a key level, fails to follow through, and then reverses sharply in the opposite direction.

These patterns are known as “shakeouts”, and the best ones set the stage for powerful breakouts.

It is no surprise these shake n’ go setups have earned us the quickest doubles. They’ve also delivered some of our best trades in 2024.

When we notice something working, we keep doing it. 

This week, we saw a lot of breakdowns failing, and shaking traders out before ripping higher. We jumped on the opportunity and put a new trade on the Regional Banks ETF $KRE. 

After hitting fresh two-month lows Friday, it’s reversed higher and trapped the bears this week.

There’s chatter about a potential head and shoulders top forming in NVDA. 

While it’s always good to be aware of potential reversal patterns, let’s keep things in perspective: these so-called “tops” have failed all year long.

We want to fade yesterday’s selloff and make the bet that this top in NVDA turns into a continuation pattern just like all those before it.

The underlying trend is far more important than any short-term pattern. And that trend, for Nvidia, continues to point higher.

It’s a serious question.

Some Breakout Multiplier members will completely close trades at a max return of 10x. I’m okay with that. But, I wouldn't go any lower because you need the outliers.

I know other members who prefer to hold on to their winners until expiration (after selling the double, of course). 

There will be times when the former will work better. And there will be times when the latter strategy is the right move.

But from my experience, there is no correct way to manage these home runs consistently.

I don’t have a hard and fast rule for it.

I will be more aggressive and hold on longer if I think we’re in an extra risk-on tape.

I’ll consider what the broader market and the stock’s peer group are doing.

I’ll look at momentum indicators to gauge how extended the trend is. And I’ll do this with the contract’s time to expiration in mind.

And I’ll assign more weight to the price behavior and level than anything else.