Larry’s Note: Clear your calendar on Wednesday next week… At 8 p.m. ET on February 19, I’ll be sitting down with technology champion Jeff Brown as we discuss one of the most exciting trading opportunities of 2025.

It’s called “0DTE” – or “zero days to expiration.” And if you’re looking for a way to turn the recent market action to your advantage… and draw out quickfire gains in 24 hours or less, then please plan to attend. All I ask is that you add your name to our guestlist – you can do so with one click right here.

See you then!

How to Profit in This Rapidly Cycling Market

By Larry Benedict, editor, Trading With Larry Benedict

Buying options is a great way to capture a move in an underlying stock. And there’s no better time to put them into action than now…

The market action is ramping up. With so many swings, options can help you bag big gains in a short time.

Especially with the news cycle in overdrive with President Trump in the White House.

You only need to see the swings in the Nasdaq to understand what I mean…

Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 (QQQ)

Source: eSignal

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The Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 (QQQ) – which tracks the Nasdaq – rallied a few weeks ago. Then it gapped down on Monday, January 27.

That was when the DeepSeek scare hit the market. The Chinese startup claimed its AI model could match ChatGPT at a fraction of the cost. That sent Nvidia (NVDA) and other tech stocks into a nosedive.

QQQ recovered the following week… but then it dived again after confirmation that Trump would place tariffs on China, Canada, and Mexico.

Yet that didn’t last long either. QQQ rallied on the news that tariffs on Canada and Mexico would be suspended for 30 days.

Despite all this wild action, though, QQQ was recently trading right around the same level as it was before DeepSeek (see the horizontal green line).

In fact, it’s right back where it was on December 18. That’s when the Federal Reserve first walked back rate cut expectations for 2025. That set off a big selldown.

Take another look:

Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 (QQQ)

Source: eSignal

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This is how we know 2025 is a trader’s market…

The “buy and hold” strategy that worked so well in 2024 will only lead to frustration this year. But I’ve been tracking an options strategy that’s growing in popularity… and could turn frustration into elation.

So what’s the best way to profit from all the action?

Finding the Right Strategy

As many readers know, I’ve been trading options for most of my trading career. That amounts to more than four decades.

The reasons I use them are clear… For example, I can readily gain exposure to a move in either direction. If a stock looks ready to rally, I can buy a call option. A call option typically increases in value when the underlying stock rises.

Conversely, if a stock seems likely to fall, I can buy a put option. A put option typically increases in value when the underlying shares tumble.

And buying options enable you to capture a move for a fraction of the cost of buying shares.

Consider an investor who wants to buy 100 shares of a stock trading at $100. That means forking out $10,000. Yet an option contract might cost just $500. And one option contract equals 100 shares. That’s $500 compared to $10,000 to control the same size position.

This also allows us to tightly control our risk. After all, the most you can lose when buying options is the premium you pay – so in this example, $500.

But nothing stands still in the market… and that applies to options too.

That’s why I’ve been watching a rising trend in the options world very closely… And I’d like to tell you all about it.

A New Strategy

When most folks buy options, they expect a move to play out over several days or weeks – and sometimes even months.

And that can be a great way to approach it.

Doing so has enabled my Opportunistic Trader subscribers to pick up tidy gains this year. We brought in 48.2% and 97.7% profits trading the SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (XHB). Plus, we bagged a 56.5% gain last month trading chipmaker Micron Technology (MU).

However, I’ve been watching a new development closely. It has even a 40-year market veteran like me excited about the opportunities on offer.

You can make outsized profits in an even quicker time than trading regular options. In fact, the gains come in 24 hours or less.

And I’m sure you can guess how making 30%, 50%, and even 100% or more practically overnight can make a big difference in your bottom line.

With even just a few of these trades each month, you can snowball your account rapidly.

That’s why I want to make all my readers aware of this type of trading – called 0DTE or “zero days to expiration.”

These trades put a special twist on traditional options trading… and the rewards when you get it right can be immense.

I’ll be going into all the details at a very special event next week… and even talking about the specific sector where I think these 0DTE will be particularly potent in 2025.

So please plan to join me on February 19 at 8 p.m. ET for an exciting night. Simply go right here to automatically secure your spot to attend.

Happy Trading,

Larry Benedict
Editor, Trading With Larry Benedict