The Day Trading Trifecta: A Rules-Based Options Strategy
Jarvis was built first and foremost on simplicity, making it possible for anyone to trade. But once you’re comfortable, the goal is improving consistency. That takes discipline, but it also requires a strategy.
This month on stream, we’ve been practicing what we call the Day Trading Trifecta: a rules-based approach to day trading options that stacks the standard Jarvis 1-minute signal with two additional filters designed to rule out low-quality setups.
If you’re new here: Jarvis is an AI trading signals platform that produces zero-lag entry and exit tags (called LONG and SHORT) across timeframes from 1-minute to 1-day. The Trifecta is one of the strategies we teach on the JarvisLIVE Discord stream, and it’s built to be simple enough for regular retail traders to execute consistently.
The Day Trading Trifecta: 3 Rules
All three conditions must align before entering a trade:
- Signal. A 1-minute Jarvis tag (LONG or SHORT) fires and confirms on the candle close.
- Trend agreement. The 15-minute chart is trending the same direction as the entry (green cloud for a LONG, red cloud for a SHORT). This confirms the longer-term move supports the trade.
- Range check. The instrument is within 25% of its opening range. This filter helps avoid chasing a move that’s already extended.
If any one of these fails, we pass on the tag. The point is not to trade more, but to trade cleaner.
Trade 1: Novice
Day Trade Options | Timeframe: 1MSPY Put | July 31 | 9:39 am startP743 $1.01 → $5.00+ | 395%+ profit
This trade was active as we drafted the July recap. It’s a textbook setup that even novice traders can identify using Jarvis.
This trade represents the most basic Jarvis strategy: trade on tags when the candle closes, moving away from VWAP (Volume Weighted Average Price, a standard intraday benchmark).This trade also had time to establish a trend, going green-to-red rather than starting out choppy as some days do. A lot of good signs for a simple trade that happens to precede a long, smooth run.
Exit Rule: While our default exit target is a cloud break (when the Jarvis colored cloud flips against the trade), locking in profit at a moment like this after a run of this scale is standard risk management.
Trade 2: Intermediate
Day Trade Options | Timeframe: 1MSPY Call | July 27 | 9:42 am – 10:49 amC739 $0.76 → $3.72 | 389% profit
Our Trifecta strategy is built to rule out even more signals on the screen. It kept us out of the LONG tag we see at the top of the chart, and got us into the SHORT.
- This is the 1-minute view of the chart. The 15-minute view showed a red trend, which is why we’re only considering options puts and ignoring calls.
- We drew a range on our instrument chart in ThinkorSwim to ensure our 1-minute entry signal was within 25% of the chart’s open. This one came in at 19.74%.
- So when we see the 1-minute SHORT tag, check, check, check. Trifecta.
The Lesson: Quality Over Quantity
Overtrading absolutely kills long-term P&L across disciplines. Even with Jarvis, we recognize that repeatable strategies can reduce the number of tags we’re willing to consider. Every strategy we introduce is an effort to trade smarter, while keeping our process simple enough for regular retail traders to execute.
If you want to see this model practiced or explained further, our live stream on Discord is the place to be. It’s included in our 30-day free trial.
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Thanks for trading with Jarvis, and helping create the greatest Discord trading community on the internet. We’ll see you out there.
It’s a great day to trade.
Jarvis
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