Zero Days To Expiration

S3E45 The Best Way to Trade 0DTE

There are a dozen ways to trade zero-day options. Most of them will eat your account. One of them has the math on its side. Part 2 of the 28-Day series — the method behind the promise. Presentation …

S3E44 28 Days to Become a Profitable 0DTE Trader

Twenty-eight days isn't long enough to make you a master. It's exactly long enough to make you a trader who knows — knows the framework, knows whether the rules pay, and knows whether they can…

S3E38 Getting Closer to the Money Gonna Cost You

_*]:min-w-0 gap-3 font-claude-response"> You think moving your butterfly closer to the money gives you a better shot — but what if it's actually bleeding your account dry? In this episode, Coach…

S3E35 Your 0DTE Strategy Only Covers 25% of the Day

Most 0DTE traders don't realize they're only participating in 25% of the actual trading day — and in a low-VIX regime like this one, that's exactly where the wheels come off. When volatility drops,…

S3E35 Why High Win Rate Strategies Destroy Accounts

In this episode of Zero Days to Expiration, Coach Ernie unpacks why high win rate strategies quietly destroy retail trading accounts — and why the inverse approach (low win rate, asymmetric…

S3E34 Mastering Volume Profile for 0DTE Entries

Return to the foundational tool that powers every high-probability 0DTE butterfly: Volume Profile done right. Coach Ernie shows why raw POC often misleads, how to read true structure (high-volume…

S3E33 How Cheaper Flies Make More Money

Master the single most important pre-trade rule in 0DTE butterfly trading: never pay more than 10% of the fly width. Coach Ernie explains where the rule comes from, the math behind why lower-debit…

S3E31 Gamma Scalping for Retail Traders — Why the Trade Desk Way Will Eat You Alive

Coach Ernie unpacks why traditional gamma scalping — the long-straddle, sell-against-it institutional approach — is structurally hostile to retail traders, and walks through the version that actually…

S3E30 Use GEX to Read Delaer Positioning Like a Pro

S3E28 When To Take Profits—When To Let Theta Cook

Taking profits is harder than putting on the trade. This week Coach lays out the rules—different ones for 0DTE flies and Sigma Drift positions—and how both shift under changing VIX regimes. Plus the…

S3E27 POC Is a Lie — Reading Structure The Right Way

Round two on volume profile, and we're going hands-on. Coach walks through his TradingView settings, the FOTW volume profile tools, and how to mark up structure the right way—rims, crevices, market…

S3E26 Size Wrong, Die Fast — The Math That Keeps You Alive

Most 0DTE traders don't blow up because of a bad strategy—they blow up because of bad size. This week Coach breaks down where position size actually comes from: drawdown tolerance, risk of ruin, and…

S3E25 Stick Your POC Where the Sun Don't Shine

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S3E24 The Math Behind Why You Keep Losing

"Real Account. Real Results. The Math Behind Why You Keep Losing." Coach Ernie puts his own trading record on the table — 460+ trades, 18 months, live money. The equity curve doesn't lie. And…

S3E24 0DTE - VIX Decay Traps—Why Wide Flies Beat Narrow

Kicking off a 3-part series on the fundamentals of 0DTE trading, Coach Ernie tackles the single most misunderstood force in options: volatility. With the VIX sitting at 25 — smack in the middle of…

S3E21 0DTE - Trading Routine Reflection 3 of 3

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S3E20 0DTE - Trading Routine Execution 2 of 3

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S3E19 0DTE - Trading Routine Preparation 1 of 3

Zero DTE War Room – Part 1: Preparation Welcome to the first installment of our three-part series on the daily trading routine. This week, Coach Ernie breaks down the foundation of consistent…

S2E34 0-DTE - Navigating Trading Realities: Pro Strategies vs. Retail Myths

S2E32 0-DTE - Understanding Volume, Nodes, and Market Dynamics