Daft Puts

Today, the SEC approved a major FINRA rule change that eliminates the Pattern Day Trader (PDT) rule and replaces it with a new intraday margin system. sec.gov/files/rules/sr… 📷 What’s Being Removed The $25,000 minimum account requirement for day traders 📷 What’s Replacing It A new intraday margin framework that: Measures risk in real time (or end-of-day) instead of counting trades Requires traders to maintain enough equity based on actual exposure Applies to all margin accounts, not just day traders 📷 How the New System Works Firms monitor your account for intraday margin deficits (when risk exceeds equity) 📷 Implementation Timeline Rule is approved now (April 2026) FINRA will: Announce an official start date New rules go live ~45 days after that notice Firms can phase in over up to 18 months 📷 Key Takeaway The market is shifting from “how often you trade” to “how much risk you take.” This is a huge structural change—it opens the door for more traders while still enforcing discipline through real-time risk management.

$ES $SPY $SPX Mar 20, 2026 Recap: All results are based on 1 lot, actual size is 3 :) Total P/L: +$1,400.00 ES: +28.0 handles Win Rate: 100% Executions: 3 Day Record: 3W - 0L Every trade logged. No Cap. No hiding. The numbers are live: mrwicktrades.com See y'all tomorrow. #OnlyOneWicky I post a daily recap no matter how i perform, without a miss, cannot find a lot of transperant folks here.

@AuclairsDad I’m so sorry about your lil guy. If this can help ease some pain or give you a brief moment of happiness, I honored him as having the name for your indicator. It’ll be in his name forever.

@RobertPBalan1 It’s the first thing I look forward to for anything market wise. You’ve really filled a lot of unknown unknowns that I had about Greeks. I actually found you through @TailThatWagsDog so thank you both.

@DaftPuts Ok thank you so much, Mr. DF! Very kind!

@RobertPBalan1 you are by far one of the best out here on this app. There are so many other details I have learned reading your posts that have made so many things come full circle. You are much appreciated

Those delta changes force dealers to reposition. That's what breaks the pin and here's why this matters:

Two things: • Volumetrics — fear and greed driving traders to open/close positions • Delta exposure shifts — Charm (time decay) and Vanna (volatility changes) constantly altering risk

@spacemnke Hell yeah, man!

@public are you able to trade $spx options 8:15pm-9:15am EST for extended hours?

Year 2025: Americans find out stock market is not the economy Enjoy your evening

The only thing that matters is VIX. $VIX got clobbered, and so did the futures for $VIX

New traders. I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH. If you are chasing higher win rates you NEED to know this. 🧵 Short Thread

@AlexsOptions did we know for sure we would have a ripper this week? No. But did we have a setup of it being highly probable? YES. 3–2-2d on VIX. Swung spx all week. #thestrat #vix #spx Targets all hit. Next week will be wild.

Why 6330c?? Magnitude of the 2 bar before the failed 2 is 6336.20

@AlexsOptions #vix FTC strikes again. I swung 6350c but I watched these 6330c explode for overnight session. Failed 2-2 was possible, with vix going FTC to the downside. #thestrat #spx

@AlexsOptions When vix rejected PWH I started Spx call swings.

@AlexsOptions Thanks again for all the free alpha with #thestrat. I’ve been using VIX for the 1hr, D, W, M and it’s been awesome. Been able to get some good Spx swings!

Coming next week! Back thru the triangle they go, OR NAH?