Pre Market NOV 18, 2025

Good morning traders, how are you today?
The markets are red here in the PRE
$DJI ( ▼ 1.18% )  
$SPY ( ▼ 0.93% )  
$QQQ ( ▼ 0.85% )  
$IWM ( ▼ 1.99% )  

This morning I woke up to a unfortunate news alert, there was a shooting close to me
It happened about 11:30 pm last night in the parking lot of a bar / poolhall…. First and foremost I hope the guy that got shot survives and is okay
I tell guys all the time, the best way to avoid trouble is to not go or do things that get you in trouble. That’s just life, yes stuff happens, but you reduce your odds of problems when you don’t go to places with problems

The markets reflect life, I say that one often also
Or in sports “The best offense is a great defense”
The markets are no different

Market Makers are seriously punishing $META ( ▼ 1.22% ) for that earnings stunt,
When it failed to defend $630.00 the $610.00 became support
As I type this META has fallen to $594.50, $570.00 is the next target

$MSFT ( ▼ 0.53% ) is slipping too

$GOOG ( ▲ 3.11% ) however is green here in the PRE
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 Strangles for DEC 12, 2025
Buy the 285 Put
Buy the 290 Call
The MID is 18.02
Current price is $288.50

That’s a safety play in case it does pull back with the rest of the market
For traders that hold a bullish bias
Bull Call Spreads for DEC 12, 2025
Buy the 287.50 Call
Sell the 292.50 Call
The MID is 1.80
Current price is $288.51

You won’t get rich quick with those, but you’ll stay out of trouble

Its time to grind
The Options Coach