Denistratos

A SNIPER APPROACH: HOW I ACTUALLY MAKE MONEY IN THE MARKET Over the first four days of this week, I’m up 23%. That already far exceeds the S&P 500’s average annual return over the past 25 years – and is likely enough to outperform its full 2026 result. The specifics of my trading system are simple: I generate ~95% of my annual profit within two to four months each year. It’s basically a sniper approach. Long stretches of waiting and patience… then one precise shot. The rest of the time, I stay in cash and take light 3-5% positions, one after another – once the previous trade moves into profit and a breakeven stop is set. I then get stopped out at breakeven or with a small profit or loss. My task is simple – find the trend and make money on it. The rest is routine work, with no need for constant trading. If someone thinks you need to trade every day to make good money, that’s a serious misconception. At the same time, it’s important to understand: I mainly trade indices, sectors and megacaps. Sometimes I add big caps. I don’t need excessive volatility – it’s the second enemy after the constant urge to trade / FOMO. And then everything is simple: Want 1:1 index exposure? Buy $SPY. You’ll already outperform the index over time – with better drawdown recovery and higher Sortino and Sharpe ratios. Want 2x? $SPUU, $SSO. 3x? $SPXL, $UPRO. 5-10x? Options on $SPY. 20x? Options on $SPUU, $SSO. 30x? Options on $SPXL, $UPRO. 50-100-500-1000x? Options (which I won’t specify). Everything depends on your choice and risk tolerance. There’s no need to trade random junk, gamble on earnings or try to predict one-off events. The edge is in working with the trend – not the noise. If everything is so simple, why is my 7-year CAGR only a “miserable” 44.7%? And why was last year “only” 70% in my public portfolio? Simple – that’s enough for me. That’s my risk profile. I make money while staying comfortable. Every year. I don’t waste time watching who made 1000% last year, or who went from $10k to $300k… and back to $10k. You can fool others. You can fool yourself. But you can’t fool math or probability.

A SNIPER APPROACH: HOW I ACTUALLY MAKE MONEY IN THE MARKET Over the first four days of this week, I’m up 23%. That already far exceeds the S&P 500’s average annual return over the past 25 years – and is likely enough to outperform its full 2026 result. The specifics of my trading system are simple: I generate ~95% of my annual profit within two to four months each year. It’s basically a sniper approach. Long stretches of waiting and patience… then one precise shot. The rest of the time, I stay in cash and take light 3-5% positions, one after another – once the previous trade moves into profit and a breakeven stop is set. I then get stopped out at breakeven or with a small profit or loss. My task is simple – find the trend and make money on it. The rest is routine work, with no need for constant trading. If someone thinks you need to trade every day to make good money, that’s a serious misconception. At the same time, it’s important to understand: I mainly trade indices, sectors and megacaps. Sometimes I add big caps. I don’t need excessive volatility – it’s the second enemy after the constant urge to trade / FOMO. And then everything is simple: Want 1:1 index exposure? Buy $SPY. You’ll already outperform the index over time – with better drawdown recovery and higher Sortino and Sharpe ratios. Want 2x? $SPUU, $SSO. 3x? $SPXL, $UPRO. 5-10x? Options on $SPY. 20x? Options on $SPUU, $SSO. 30x? Options on $SPXL, $UPRO. 50-100-500-1000x? Options (which I won’t specify). Everything depends on your choice and risk tolerance. There’s no need to trade random junk, gamble on earnings or try to predict one-off events. The edge is in working with the trend – not the noise. If everything is so simple, why is my 7-year CAGR only a “miserable” 44.7%? And why was last year “only” 70% in my public portfolio? Simple – that’s enough for me. That’s my risk profile. I make money while staying comfortable. Every year. I don’t waste time watching who made 1000% last year, or who went from $10k to $300k… and back to $10k. You can fool others. You can fool yourself. But you can’t fool math or probability.