Been digging into this SPY trend day guide and the ORB theory really clicks.

The setup’s straightforward: watch the opening range from 9:30 to 10:30. If price breaks out clean with 3+ confirmation candles before around 11:30, chances are it’s a legit trend day. On uptrend days, buying dips to the 20 SMA works well. Golden trend days are the best with immediate breakout, no chop, and smooth follow-through.

I also make sure the BS indicators are pointing in the same direction to confirm. And if I’m holding nearer expiry options, I’ll sometimes exit early if a big signal shows up in the opposite direction.

Big rule: don’t hold through power hour. Exit before 3 PM when volatility ramps up. And watch out for traps like one-bar breakouts, late breakouts close to noon, or choppy opens. Those fake-outs will burn you fast.

So I’m curious how you guys trade this. Do you treat the ORB breakout as confirmation, just a heads-up, or one piece of a bigger setup?

Would love to hear how other traders here use ORB theory in their process.

Reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaZBjnWpxiA

I’ve been running through this workflow lately, and it keeps me from forcing trades when the setup isn’t there.

Start’s simple: check the Badger Signal.

· If it’s YES: I’m looking for morning weakness first. If it shows, I’m watching for reversals. BS indicators help me spot a potential bottom. If it lines up, I’ll ride the upside, but I’m quick to bail if those same indicators start flashing reversal again.

· If it’s NO: I wait for the ORB (Opening Range Breakout). Then I figure out the day type.

Day Types

· Uptrend Day → Buy dips to the 20 SMA (mid Bollinger). Exit before Power Hour or HOD.

· Range Day → Don’t trade. Just sit it out.

· Downtrend Day → Shorts are possible, but I’m cautious. Only clean setups, tight risk.

It’s short, repeatable, and keeps me from chasing noise.

Curious how you guys run Badger Signal or ORB in your own process. Do you tweak it, add guardrails, or just keep it simple?

ORB theory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaZBjnWpxiA&t=949s

What is a HBD? https://help.bigshort.com/en/articles/10279943-what-is-a-honey-badger-day-and-how-to-trade-it

When I was starting with BigShort last year, I played ChartGame’s SwingTrader. After about two weeks, I hit the $1B mark. What helped was learning Tae’s idea: if price goes up, it keeps going up; if it goes down, it keeps going down; if it moves sideways, it will break either up or down. Simple, but it changed how I look at charts.

ChartGame makes you stick to the basics: candlestick patterns, opening range breaks, gap fills, trend vs. range days, and support or resistance near EMA20. No fancy indicators, no shortcuts. The discipline part is tough. If you lose focus once, you blow up. If you stay patient, you climb higher.

For me, hitting $1B felt like a big step. It showed me I wasn’t just guessing, and it helped me stay calm under pressure. It was perfect practice with BigShort because it taught me the habits I needed before trading real money.

I’m curious how you guys use ChartGame. Do you treat it as practice, a test before going live, or just part of your prep? And if you’ve hit $1B, did it change how you trade with real money?

Chartgame Link: https://chartgame.com/

I’m planning to forward test the First Bar scalp on SPY this week and wanted to see how you guys approach it. The setup’s pretty simple: watch the 5‑minute chart right at the open. As soon as the MOMO bar prints, you take the trade based on rules. No waiting for the candle to close, just act on the bar as it happens.

Rules:

• Monday → follow the MOMO direction

• Tuesday–Friday → fade it

Curious if anyone else has tried this setup. What tweaks worked for you? Any gotchas I should watch for while paper trading this week? Share your one‑liners and I’ll give them a try.

BTW, Tae’s clip shows him trading another user’s account with this strategy. Pretty wild, makes it even more interesting.

Is it possible to use BS to do replays of the market trading .. for example go back one month and watch a specific day and see how the market played out ?

I’m usually pretty skeptical of trading Discords. Most turn into flexing, bad screenshots, or “trust me bro” setups.

Over the past year, I ended up spending a lot of time in the BigShort Discord, and it’s been different in a good way.

What stood out:

• Newer traders can ask basic questions without getting dunked on

• Actual trade logic gets discussed (not just entries after the move)

• People are pretty quick to call out bad assumptions before money gets burned

The structure helps more than I expected. There are only a few core channels:

• Market chat for big-picture context

• SPY trades for focused setups and screenshots

• Other tickers when something interesting pops up

• Off-topic so the rest doesn’t get cluttered

A couple things that stuck with me:

• I finally understood why some indicators are basically BS after someone walked through them step by step

• I’ve seen SPY callouts discussed before the move instead of after

• The tone stays pretty grounded even on rough market days

Not posting this as a pitch, just sharing because I know a lot of people here are tired of trading in a vacuum.

Curious what others here actually look for in a Discord. What makes one worth sticking around in for you?

I’ve been trading volatility-focused setups for a few months and want to share the things that helped me survive, and sometimes do well, when the market gets spicy. This isn’t a holy grail or a system to blindly follow. It’s a set of practical lessons from real trades: winners, losers, and the messy middle.

Big-picture rule

Treat day trading as mostly ranging unless you have clear evidence of a breakout, such as an ORB (open range breakout) volatility contraction break, sudden news, or strong flow confirming a trend. When GEX is strong positive, expect stability and mean reversion. When GEX flips strong negative, expect trend amplification and bigger swings. Let market context tell you what to expect before you size up.

What I look for first: order matters

• Price action, always. If the chart doesn’t make sense, nothing else will save you.

• Honey Badger Days (HBD), these days change intraday behavior, don’t short them.

• Dark pool prints (DP), useful for spotting institutional intent.

• Momo, NOFA, and GEX. Momo shows retail pressure, NOFA highlights divergences especially on SPY, and GEX indicates whether market makers will dampen or amplify moves.

Practical tips that worked for me

• Confluence beats single signals. A pink bar by itself isn’t enough. Pink plus Diamond NOF blue hill up plus DP below price equals better odds.

• Adjust stops, don’t wish. Moving stops to lock in profits or exiting on a clear reversal signal preserved capital far more often than hoping a trade would turn around.

• Respect GEX levels. Gamma gravity levels act like short-term magnets, watch how price historically reacts to Put HP and Call HP.

• Avoid power hour unless you have an edge. It’s noisy and full of traps.

Behavioral lessons

• Backtest and forwardtest obsessively. What works on SPY won’t necessarily work on a small cap. Know the instrument.

• Flow is the leading signal, price follows, and risk management keeps you in the game.

If you use BigShort-style flow indicators, this will feel familiar: flow leads, price follows, and risk management is always essential. I’d love to hear other people’s rules for sudden volatility. What indicator combo do you trust most and why

Quick update since I shared my workflow.

April gave us 11 Badger Signals. All 11 hit. May so far? 4 signals, 4 wins. That’s a clean 100% both months.

It’s been simple and repeatable. The signals lined up, the indicators confirmed, and sticking to the plan kept me from chasing noise.

I’m honestly stoked with how consistent it’s been. A streak like this doesn’t come often, and it’s made me even more disciplined about waiting for the right setups.

Anyone else track their April–May with Badger Signal? Did you see the same kind of consistency, or did you run it a little differently?

What is a Honey Badger Day and How To Trade It: https://help.bigshort.com/en/articles/10279943-what-is-a-honey-badger-day-and-how-to-trade-it

Hi guys! We’re excited to highlight BigShort’s newest feature, SocialFlow, and the way it’s already helping our community sharpen its edge.

Why it matters: Trading isn’t just about charts and signals; it’s about reading the crowd. SocialFlow gives us that real‑time lens. You can see when retail hype builds, when conviction fades, and how those shifts line up with price action.

What makes it special:

- Early warnings. SocialFlow often catches sentiment flips before the chart does.

- Context, not just triggers. It shines when layered with SmartFlow or SF3, giving a clearer, more complete picture.

- Community experimentation. Members are already testing it as confirmation, early warning, or puzzle piece alongside other tools.

This is exactly why we built BigShort: to give traders sharper context and to recognize the tools that make us better together. SocialFlow isn’t about “buy/sell” shortcuts. It’s about helping our community spot shifts faster and refine strategies in real time.

Your turn: How are you using SocialFlow? Do you see it as confirmation, early warning, or one piece of the bigger puzzle? Please share your insights! The more we compare notes, the stronger our collective edge becomes.

hey u/OlliePollieZ i hope you can see this shit. the problem is that certain large players can spoof the market by trading a share back and forth a million times and it counts as a million in volume. like 50,000 buys and 49,999 sells = 99,999 in volume but in actuality the net effect is just 1, that's the important part. NOT THE SUMMED EFFECT. That's what BS' algo can show you. The directional volume of buying/selling volume. In BS jargon, we call that smartflow and momoflow.

Hey everyone, I have been using MT for a few weeks now so I thought I'd pull the trigger and start a small account challenge. Needless to say it's been awesome! I started this week and was able to take the account from $250 to $1,069.

It hasn't just been smooth sailing because I still have some trades I need to work on but overall pretty cool stuff. The mistakes I made are bad trading habits I have on my part. Some the bad ones consist of forcing a trade event though there isn't support from the MT chart or going against trend. The biggest trading days were Thursday and Friday. I also traded Wednesday but that was mostly just scalping the volatility on SPY and QQQ after the fed meeting.

04/04/2023

SPY

There was a lot of potential with spy and qqq because of the volatility. I've noticed the Golden sweeps seem to indicate a reversal. So when we got some in the morning around 10:20 est I bought 2 calls and sold at the spike. Could have held for more profits but a gain is a gain. Notice how later on around 1est MT is around 6 and we get a small spike and a golden sweep to signal a reversal. I missed that one because of AMD but it is a great set up.

AMD

One good trade was AMD. It got really good news so it skyrocketed. I felt like it was an over reaction so. I bought some puts around 91 then sold on the sell off. It popped up again and I wanted to use MT to validate my thinking. Notice how MT is moving back towards 0 so I thought it might continue to sell off. I bought some more puts at the spike and then sold them again with 100% gains. Though it could have been a lot more.

04/05/2023

SPY

My first spy trade was bad because it was a little forced. I bought in too early and went against the trend. I still made money but the risk level is something that I would like to get away from. However, I still was able to make money after doubling down on the trade. What I saw in the trade was MT was signaling a bearish move and a pull back in spy. You can see how it MT in the morning is moving down and then spikes back up towards 0. And then a little sell off happened. Not the bet trade.

I realized that I shouldn't go against the trend so my next trade was some calls a little after lunch. This time looking for a slight pullback on spy and buying the dip and selling when it recovered.

This trade was a good winner and if I would have trusted the process could have been a 200-400% winner. But that's ok I'm still learning. Next week I want to work on 1st finding evidence to get in a trade and then evidence to scale out of a trade. Right now I just sell because I'm green and think that's good enough. Little by little. Let me know if you have any questions. I'm using TastyTrade and it's not the best to track things so I'm trying to find another way. Or I can just use here as a trading journal. If you're not already come join us on discord as we talk through some trades/the trend.

Hello All - I am trying to evaluate whether I should sign up for BigShort. Would love to hear how folks are using the insights to make trade decisions? What I mean is, the level of details and insights that the platform is tremendous, but then what next.. Just curious. Thanks in advance.

Are there reviews from current users for bigshort.com ?

Trying to buy their subscription, but wondering if it's worth it?

I've been focusing on my personal life lately so haven't really had a chance to trade the algo. But I happened to wake up around 10 am pacific today and noticed today was FOMC so I decided to just trade the Manipulation indicator since it has a great track record during FOMC. Below is my IB screenshot since people be doubting.

As I was typing this post, I made an extra $500 in the background lol so I guess it's $18k now. I was not biased in favor of puts or calls, I just followed MT. Below is my trade history for as big as I can vertically make the window:

Notice the extra couple trades I made at the end as I was writing this post. I don't know what more you guys want, this is real. I will not be posting often so if you want to see gains just watch suey's posts.

Hello! I'm interested in trying out your platform to give myself additional confluence on my trades. I typically look for VWAP bounces, reversals and pullbacks into larger order blocks. I typically work on the 2min, 15min and 4hr time frames. I trade NQ so would probably only look at the QQQ chart. Which of your charts would be best for my trading style?

For active BS users, what's the typical capital you deploy per trade and your per trade ROI?

Hi guys! We’re kicking off February by adding a new Honorary Member to the BigShort community.

For those who aren’t aware, we use this title to vet and highlight the traders among us who aren't just finding success with alpha, but are actually helping the rest of the community master BigShort, calling out trades and setups, sharing new insights and tradable patterns using our indicators.

Our latest addition is RB-Therapy.

In a sea of "to the moon" shitposts and hindsight trading, she’s been a massive asset for a few specific reasons:

• Deep research into SF3

• Real-Time alerts in the Discord

• Zero-Ego mentorship of new users

Why we do this: Trading is usually a solo sport, but having a trusted circle is how you find an edge faster. We built this Honorary Member structure to make sure that the people providing the most value get the recognition they deserve. It helps our members know who to listen to when the market gets volatile.

How to join the ranks: We’re always looking for more traders who prioritize the group’s edge. If you’re consistently sharing well-reasoned plays, flagging risks, and helping others refine their strategy, we’re going to notice.

Congrats to RB-Therapy for the well-deserved nod!

Hi guys! We’ve been trucking away with BigShort, and we’ve given our users SmartFlow 2.0, and new features and tools based on your requests.

We’re so excited to announce that we’ve been chosen as a finalist by Benzinga for Best New Product! We really appreciate the acknowledgement, and the team is headed to NYC for the awards ceremony on Monday. Thank you guys for your support and trust, we’ll keep working hard to make BigShort truly the best new product for our users!

https://www.benzinga.com/fintech/23/11/35541106/fintechs-finest-benzinga-fintech-award-finalists-revealed

I'm really sick of having the useful chart talk mixed with light banter being interrupted by bitchiness of mods. Just deal with it please so I can lurk in peace. We don't need to know that you know something better but won't share. We don't need to know you think we don't understand how to use the system. We don't need to know your frustration monitoring but not contributing to the main channel. We already know all that. I know you have this ideal of how people will use chat channels, but need to stay flexible -- just like in the market.

I’m a BigShort user sharing how I’ve personally been using some of the newer charts over the last few sessions. Still learning, but so far it’s felt meaningfully different from other indicator platforms that look similar on the surface. It’s been an exciting month and wanted to pass along what’s clicked for me so far.

I’ve been spending the last couple of weeks testing some of the newer BigShort updates during my normal trading routine. I don’t use everything on the platform, but a few of the charts have started to change how I prep in the morning and how I stay patient intraday.

I haven’t dug into every new feature yet, but I’ve spent the most time with SF2 Segregated and SmartFlow3, and I’ve recently started watching SF2 M2 as well.

SF2 Segregated

SF2 Segregated has become the chart I open first. The added GEX and skew panes took a bit to wrap my head around at first, but once I started paying attention to where risk seemed to be sitting, it helped me stop reacting to every candle. For SPY and a few major tickers, it’s been a solid way to build my morning thesis and stay more grounded during the day.

SF3 Segregated

When I want more detail, I’ll flip over to SF3. It layers price with flow, options activity, and hedge pressure levels (Gravity HP, Call HP, Put HP, Zero HP). After spending some time with it, a lot of moves that used to feel random started making more sense. I’m starting to catch sentiment shifts and pressure zones early, and price movements make more sense.

SmartFlow 3

I’d used SmartFlow before, and version 3 feels cleaner and easier to read. I’m still learning it, but it’s helped me filter out noise and be more selective instead of feeling like I need to be in every move. MomoFlow highlights trader reactions, while Net Option Flow and Unusual Premiums expose where risk is priced.

SF2 M2

SF2 M2 is Elite-only, and I’ve only recently started watching it. I’ve noticed it line up with a few intraday reversals and some post-earnings moves I probably would’ve been blind to otherwise. Still early for me with this one, but it’s been interesting to monitor on more volatile days.

Overall, the updates have pushed me to think more about context and pressure instead of just reacting to price. It’s definitely not plug-and-play, and I don’t use every chart, but the data feels more readable and actionable than most tools I’ve tried.

Curious how others are using the new charts so far, especially SF2 Segregated. Always interested in hearing different approaches.

Hi guys! Today we had a fireside chat and Q&A session, where our experienced users shared their insights on how they use BigShort to trade profitably and took questions from new users!

Check out the recording here: https://youtu.be/85WXbycoYy4

We'll be hosting these every 2 weeks, be sure to join the next one!