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Fed, rates and 0DTE: what happened, why it matters, and how to trade it with structure.
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Open Trading OptionsTrading Options New
0DTE method, structures and the daily process.
Latest: Can Butterflies Lose the Full Debit Paid?
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Open CoachCoach New
Coach series and the Sunday cartoon.
Latest: Coach — Season 1, Episode 9: “Risk Big to Win Big”
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Fed decisions, the calendar and rate odds.
Latest: FOMC Implied Move: What Each Daily Expiry Prices for Fed Week
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Replays of the daily live show.
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Short clips: one idea at a time.
FOMC in 1 day
FOMC statement and Fed rate decision (Oct 27–28 meeting; no SEP/dot plot)
Statement 2:00 PM ET. Know the calendar, the odds and your structure before the print.
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FOMC statement and Fed rate decision (Oct 27–28 meeting; no SEP/dot plot)
Fed blackout in effect until Oct 29
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Fed & FOMC
Rate decisions, the Fed calendar, rate odds and the people who vote.
20 articles
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Rates & Treasuries
The 10-year, term premium, Treasury supply, inflation data and what they do to mortgages.
12 articles
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Global Central Banks
The Fed is not alone: what other central banks are doing and why it matters for SPX.
1 article
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0DTE Method
Defined-risk structures, butterflies, risk allocation and the daily process.
165 articles
Latest from FatTail
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Stop Chasing Option Alerts and Build a Process
Stop chasing option alerts and build a defined-risk SPX process that teaches you to size trades, accept losses, and think independently every day calmly.
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Why Small Risk Per Trade Keeps You Trading
Small risk per trade keeps a single 0DTE SPX loss from taking control of your account, so process, sizing, and repetition can do their work over time.
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How to Choose the Best Options Coaching Program
Find the best options coaching program for defined-risk trading: learn what live instruction, risk tools, and review should actually deliver each day.
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What Is 0DTE Trading? Risk, Structure, and Process
What is 0DTE trading? Learn how same-day index options work, why risk accelerates, and how defined-risk structure replaces prediction.
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Why Win Rate Doesn’t Matter in 0DTE Trading
Why win rate doesn't matter: defined risk, payoff, sizing, and execution determine whether a 0DTE SPX process can survive and compound over time reliably.
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Convexity Heatmap Trading for SPX 0DTE Traders
Convexity heatmap trading helps SPX 0DTE traders read positioning, define risk, and build trades around structure rather than market predictions alone.
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Options Trading Playbook for Defined-Risk SPX
Build an options trading playbook for SPX 0DTE with defined risk, disciplined sizing, positioning, and reviews that make losses planned reps of process.
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How to Review Option Trades Without Guessing
Learn how to review option trades with a defined-risk process that separates execution, sizing, and market context from a single trade's outcome alone.
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Options Trading Journal Template That Works
Use an options trading journal template to track risk, process, and execution so you can review trades objectively and improve over time.
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A 0DTE Trading Routine That Holds Up
A 0DTE trading routine built on defined risk, sizing, and review. Stop guessing and trade SPX with a process you can repeat under pressure.
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How to Trade SPX 0DTE Without Guessing
Learn how to trade SPX 0DTE with defined risk, clear sizing, and a repeatable process built around structure, not prediction or signals.
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7 0DTE Risk Management Rules That Matter
These 0DTE risk management rules help SPX traders size correctly, cap losses, avoid ruin, and build a repeatable defined-risk process.
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