Pre Market JAN 21, 2026

Good morning traders, how are you today?
If your new here welcome
The markets are reddish here in the Pre
$DJI ( ▲ 0.64% )  
$SPY ( ▲ 0.51% )  
$QQQ ( ▲ 0.44% )  
$IWM ( ▼ 0.31% )  

Yesterday I sat and watched the markets after the close
I did so due to the big selloff we had
Many stocks ticked slightly upward after the close
$NVDA ( ▼ 0.64% ) did
Right now most of them haven’t sank but given back they ground they gained
One of our friends however continued to sell off and that was $GOOG ( ▲ 1.57% )
First off let me tell you the time between the market close the next days action can seem endless. And price swings can happen, big ones sometimes, so we need to not dismiss them bc they’re often then used by the algos as “markers”
GOOG hasn’t seen its 50 Day SMA since June 23rd of 2025, and right now it’s sitting on the 20
Any breaks here could send it, and many more names down to the their 50’s just like I mentioned yesterday with SPY
What’s that line out of that country song????
“Yeah we’re drinkin, but we ain’t drunk yet”
 

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Here at theoptionscoach.net
We don’t chase stocks
We don’t go long if a stock is red
We buy at the MID price or better
We set STOPS and HONOR them

GOOG
We are going back to Strangles here
Strangles NEED BIGGGGGGG MOVEMENT to make money
If NVDA stays rangebound these won’t work
We’re looking for a move, either direction
Buy the 315 Put
Buy the 325 Call
The MID is 21.78
Current price is $319.25
Earnings is on FEB 4, 2026

I share with you guys all of the time the importance of taking care of ourselves
Not in the way of meds, f—-k that
But in movement, the human body needs movement
The “artic blast” this week is real, and it’s going to get bad in a couple of days
Today is going to be 45 here, and the sun is shining
I’m going to take advantage of it and go to a park for “Walkabout” for a hour or two later today
Whether you walk, lift, stretch, what ever it is you do today for your workout, move, move a lot, but just get out and move

Its time to grind
The Options Coach