2023 Highlights & 2024 Plan

Hey traders!

Welcome to 2024! As part of an entrance to a new year, I always review the data that I get in my trading account. What am I looking for?

https://twitter.com/traderDanielle/status/1741566910922432680

It’s always interesting to go back and look at what my top (and bottom) tickers were, along with which strategies and setups did the best (and worst). This is the best way to continually improve your trading year over year.

I always find it interesting that sometimes I don’t even realize how often I have traded a ticker, or how well I’ve done on it.

This year, my top tickers were Apple, Microsoft, and….the SPX. The third one was a bit of a funny surprise for me because I never caught on to this 0 DTE SPX trades when everyone else did. I’m not a day trader, primarily anyway. But, this year I decided to apply my butterfly strategy sparingly on SPX day trades when I otherwise would have done an S&P futures trade. And, the SPX ended up as my #3 top traded ticker. So, I guess you will see more SPX butterflies from me in the future.

It’s just so funny to me because I was pretty resistant to jumping on this bandwagon but I’m glad I listened to my colleagues because it seemed to have worked out.

Want to learn more about my 2023 top traded tickers & trades? Join me on Youtube on Thursday at 12pm CT for my Simpler Essentials session. Using the link below, you can set a reminder for the session and join me then!

 

Up Next...

Banks Crush Earnings, Fed Gets Ignored, Mag 7 Breakout Begins

  Wednesday, July 15, 2026 Good afternoon, traders! Let’s break down exactly what moved the market yesterday and why the technical picture is turning bullish. Bank Earnings: Absolutely Fantastic The major banks delivered outstanding Q2 results, and the market loved every bit of it. JPMorgan, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo all beat on both … Read more

Bank Earnings, Mag 7, Semiconductors & more…

7.10.26 Magnificent 7: Still Lagging, But AI Leadership Remains Intact The Mag 7 basket continues to be one of the weaker areas of the market in terms of relative strength, with the clear exceptions of Apple, Alphabet, and Nvidia. Tesla is attempting to make a comeback, and I’m betting it will do so when Optimus … Read more

Nasdaq Breaks Below the 50 SMA, NBIS Reverses Hard, And How I Manage Stops

July 8, 2026   Good afternoon, Five Star Traders! The market is sending some clear technical signals this week that deserve our attention. Nasdaq Fails to Hold the 50-Day SMA The Nasdaq Composite has now posted two consecutive closes below its 50-day simple moving average. This is a meaningful shift. The 50 SMA has served … Read more

Subscribe Today!

Want my up-to-date analysis, setups, top trading tips, and more? Be a Five Star trader, and join my free newsletter today!

Sign Up Now