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Slingshot pattern - Gold and Silver bull market over -- 0DTE Options - day trading - oil spike

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Key takeaways

Finance

Presenter / stance and trading approach

  • John Hower argues that day trading—including 0DTE options and options spreads—is the hardest/worst form of trading, and that most people get destroyed by churn and risk.
  • He prefers swing trading using daily/weekly charts, with:
    • Fewer, higher-conviction trades
    • Holding positions for weeks to months
    • Targeting large profits that can offset losses
  • Core caution: avoid trading during volatility regimes where you get false breakouts/breakdowns.

Macro expectations (timeline and volatility)

He expects a volatility ramp-up:

  • “Getting into August” volatility is expected to “kick back in.”
  • He anticipates:
    • False breakouts / false breakdowns in major indices
    • A correction through August
    • August–September described as “really, really, really crazy”
    • A fourth-quarter absolute slingshot rally (bullish into late year)

Performance targets (S&P 500)

  • S&P 500 target: 9,000
  • He later softens timing to: maybe 8,000 this year
  • Additional levels mentioned:
    • End of this year: “move up to 8,000”
    • Possible drawdown: “down to 7,000” (described as a “nice little correction”)

Timing for “next year” is unclear, but he frames it as the year when more significant developments (“slingshot” / major action) could occur.

Market structure / price-action framework (“slingshot”)

He repeatedly describes a “slingshot” setup:

Step-by-step “slingshot” pattern (as described)

  1. Identify a strong uptrend with established support levels (multiple prior supports: “support, support, support”).
  2. Price breaks down below support (likely triggering stop-outs and encouraging positioning into shorts).
  3. Price quickly reverses back above/into the support area.
  4. The resulting move is a slingshot upward, driven by:
    • Longs stopped out
    • Shorts forced to cover

Broader trend logic

  • “A drop in the market is not a top”; tops require more evidence.
  • Mentions expansion/contraction concepts and correction within an uptrend.

Explicit instruments / tickers / indices mentioned

Indices / ETFs / underlying assets

  • Russell (likely referring to Russell 2000, though “Russell” isn’t fully specified as a ticker)
  • S&P 500
  • Nasdaq (NASDAQ 100 and NASDAQ Composite)
  • Dow Jones (referred to as “Dow Jones” / “Dow”)
  • Gold and Silver
  • Oil
  • USO (explicitly mentioned)

Stocks

  • CNX / CNK (referred to as “CNX CNK”; later described as “the trade that I’m actually in,” with limited additional context)

Options

  • 0DTE options
  • Credit put spreads (characterized as day-trading-like behavior)

Key price levels / numbers called out

S&P 500

  • 9,000 (initial target)
  • 8,000 (nearer/softer timing target)
  • 7,000 (mentioned as a potential correction low)

Gold

  • 3,000 gold
  • He says the “gold or bull market over… done/dusted” for the next 12 months (framed as a bearish outlook near-term)

Risk regime timing

  • “One more month through August”
  • August–September described as “crazy”

No yields/multiples are provided in the subtitles.

Calls on gold/silver vs equities

Gold & Silver

  • He argues they are in a downtrend
  • He calls the bull market over (at least for the next 12 months)
  • Mentions “sucker rallies” and lower-high behavior

Equities (indices)

  • He remains bullish longer-term
  • Expects a slingshot up after a flush/correction

Oil outlook

  • Watching for a potential V-bottom / reversal in oil
  • Notes price reaching a 50% level (as a measured reference from a prior range)
  • If price breaks upward from the chart range, he expects:
    • A big spike
    • “Freak out” activity tied to recession fears (narrative linkage; not presented as specific data)

Disclosures / disclaimers

  • No explicit “not financial advice” disclaimer appears in the provided subtitles.
  • Mentions books/free email access and a coaching group, but no standard financial disclaimer is included in the excerpt.

Methodological / framework items explicitly stated

Swing trading framework

  • Use daily/weekly charts
  • Fewer trades
  • Wait patiently
  • Hold for weeks to months
  • Avoid frequent entries/exits

Pattern framework: “slingshot move”

  • Uptrend + established support zone
  • Break below support
  • Quick reversal back above support
  • Momentum/state change fueled by stop-outs and short covering

Risk/participation rule

  • In periods marked by false breakouts/breakdowns and high volatility, don’t be active / stay away.

Key presenter / source

  • John Hower

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