Essential Short Term Money Making Secrets For Trading Stocks- Options- And Futures Pdf: Sniper Trading
Snipers don’t trade often; they trade well. They wait for confluences:
Objective: To achieve consistent profitability by executing high-probability, low-risk trades with the precision of a military sniper. Motto: One Shot, One Kill. Wait for the setup, execute without hesitation, retreat to safety.
| Secret | Explanation | |--------|-------------| | Pre-market & first 15 minutes | Most sniper setups occur between 9:30–9:45 AM ET. Avoid trading the first 5 minutes (noise). | | The "No-Trade Zone" | 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM ET (low volume chop). Resume sniper mode post-lunch. | | Bracket orders (OCO) | Enter with attached stop loss and profit target. Never adjust targets once placed (removes emotion). | | One sniper trade per session | For accounts under $50k, one high-quality trade per day beats 10 random trades. | | Post-news reversal snipe | After big news (CPI, FOMC), wait 90 seconds, then fade the initial knee-jerk move if it fails to hold a key level. | Snipers don’t trade often; they trade well
You cannot be a sniper if you run out of ammunition.
1. The 1% Rule Never risk more than 1% to 2% of your total account capital on a single trade setup. MACD) are lagging
2. The 2:1 Reward-to-Risk Ratio A sniper never takes a shot unless the potential payout is at least double the risk.
3. Scaling Out (Taking Profits) Do not wait for the "perfect" exit. you execute with precision
Short-term trading relies on Price Action and Volume. Indicators (RSI, MACD) are lagging; price is current.
Unlike the "machine gunner" trader who sprays the market with hundreds of trades hoping for a hit, the Sniper Trader waits. The core philosophy of sniper trading is high probability, low frequency.
To trade like a sniper, you must shift your focus from "making money" to "not losing money." The secret to short-term gains is not aggressive action, but disciplined inaction. You wait for the market to present a setup where the odds are heavily stacked in your favor, you execute with precision, and you withdraw.