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0DTE SPX is the only way? 374% Gain
WSB user shares 374% gain from risky 0DTE SPX options trading, admitting it was luck and DCA strategy rather than skill.
- Short-term momentum in SPX allowed for significant gains via high-leverage 0DTE options.
- Disciplined DCA approach helped average down entry prices during volatility.
- Author explicitly attributes success to extreme luck, indicating non-replicability.
- 0DTE options carry near-total capital loss risk, as evidenced by many others losing portfolios.
- Lack of clear strategic edge or technical analysis suggests gambling behavior rather than investing.
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Title sums it up, never tried this and saw a lot of posts losing their entire portfolios on these things. I got to thinking someone has to be on the other side of these making bank. Started 3 weeks ago resetting account to 50k after some Space gains.
I obviously have gotten extremely lucky and am going to try and stay away for a little while. Rode out most of 2025 as a bear but recently just wanted to vibe day to day instead of watching it crumble slowly.
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Hopefully screenshots explain what goin on, theres a few hundred trades so cant tell you what days or contracts. This somewhat sums up what kind of stuff was going on. I would just DCA down and then hope it went up.
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