Pre Market JAN 23, 2026

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

What are you doing for lunch today???
Yeah it’s only 16 here, and the wind is whippin but hey
Today I’m meeting with my monthly “Supper Club”
Even though its for lunch 😁 
There’s 19 of us meeting today, I’m 60 and the 3rd youngest
Everyone else is retired, and hell or high water, the whole gang will be there
And we’re going some place fun, fun, fun, funnn today
Did I mention we’re going somewhere fun? 😂 😂 

Anytime I’ve taught classes on investing this is part of what I share:
Start with 5, not 50... 5 just 5
Use SPY as a barometer, it’s the 1st stock you should follow
Then pick 3, lets say Bobs Apples, Joes Oranges and Suzies Pears
All 3 of those should be strong, moving and leaders in the market
That’s only 4, we now need a 5th
What do you like to do for fun?
Into airplanes? Buy an aviation stock
Into soccer? Buy one of the stocks for English “Futbol”
Into motorcycles? Buy a bike stock

Trading / investing should be fun, not always serious, not always “trying”
Everything in life can have a reward at the end, investing is no different
The money made doesn’t have to be the only reward, having some fun along the way should be a part of it too

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

Stocks are taking a breather here this morning
I think it might be a good idea for us to as well
Check your positions
Don’t allow trades to turn into investments
Adjust accordingly

I’ll be back Sunday with the Weekly Recap
$AMZN ( ▼ 0.31% )  
$CASY ( ▼ 1.0% )  
$CAT ( ▲ 1.48% )  
$HD ( ▲ 0.72% )  
$GOOG ( ▲ 1.57% )  
$GE ( ▲ 0.41% ) Up about 1% here in the Pre, as mentioned yesterday we’re watching for it to stabilize at Support
$NVDA ( ▼ 0.64% ) growing, it’s up, any long positions already owned could benefit today and also be looked at for additional action
$WMT ( ▼ 0.08% ) really wonkee here in the Pre, very unusual for this stock
And go have some fun this weekend


It’s Time to Grind
The Options Coach