S

shentrades

@shentrades

Seeded

Bio · written by the author

Shen is a daily SPY 0DTE options scalper who trades exclusively in the first 90 minutes of the market session using a strict rules-based system built on key price levels, RSI confirmation, and automated OCO bracket orders. Known for radical transparency, he documents every win and loss publicly — including costly mistakes — to help retail traders build the discipline and risk management habits that actually lead to consistency. His content bridges the gap between raw market mechanics and the psychological edge required to survive 0DTE trading long-term.

0DTE-scalperSPY-optionsrisk-managementlevel-based-tradingretail-traderoptions

ANTE Score

Building

13/20

7 more settled calls before this record earns a number.

13

settled calls

0

still open

16

calls posted

Counts, not a rate. 13 settled calls is too small a sample to look proven.

verified · v1.5 · 81% coverageHow it's calculatedScore audit — every call

Free · 3 follows · one push per new call.

1-week read

Provisional

▲ +2.7% (+0.5% vs mkt) over 16 calls. Unverified, not part of any score, and not on the leaderboard.

Analyst note

Note written 2026-07-22 on 13 decided calls — the record now has 13. Numbers in the note are as of that date.

Shen is a SPY 0DTE scalper who lives in the first 90 minutes of the session — whole-dollar levels, first-touch entries, 1-minute RSI confirmation, and OCO brackets, all documented in public with unusual candor. The verified record is young and losing more often than it wins, but the teaching and the transparency are the real product here. Read him as a disciplined tutor for the 0DTE beginner, not a proven money-printer. The one thing to know: this is high-effort, live-at-the-open trading, and the edge is unproven on a thin sample.

Written by ANTE from the record, not by the author.

The record so far

16 on the record · 3 active · 4 wins · 9 losses · every call →

Showing 14 receipts of 16 calls — every call →

SPYLongOpen

May 8, 26 · entry 735.5 · open · 166d

Shorting at first touch of $735.5. Expecting bounce back down to $735 for a $0.50 reaction play. 0DTE put.

—
SPYLongOpen

May 7, 26 · entry 735.12 · open · 167d

SPY 0DTE levels: resistance 735, 734.4, 733.5; support 732.5, 730.2, 727.8, 725. Calls: mainly looking for 732.5 and 730.2 first-touch bounce. Puts: first-touch rejection at 736. First play: at market open, 1min RSI at 30 for 734 first-touch calls at $0.30-$0.50 bounce up. Bigger the pullback the better the entry.

—
SPYLongOpen

Apr 23, 26 · entry 708.9 · open · 180d

0DTE 708p play. 1min RSI above 70. $6 bounce from 702 in 20min. Entry zone 708.8-709. Take profit 708-708.5. Stop 709.1. Should be a 1-5min hold.

—
SPYLongOpen

Apr 21, 26 · entry 709.375 · open · 183d

0DTE first touch. Entry zone 709.25-709.50. Stop 709.

—
SPYLongOpen

Apr 17, 26 · entry 708.65 · open · 187d

SPY went bananas. ITM 708 put. Entry zone 708.5–708.8 (midpoint 708.65). Stop 709. Must open below 708.5. First touch rejection play. 0DTE.

—
SPYLongOpen

Apr 17, 26 · entry 705.125 · open · 187d

Tier A setup. Entry zone 705–705.25 (midpoint 705.125). Stop 704.8. SPY must open above 705.3 to enter. 0DTE calls.

—
SPYLongOpen

Apr 13, 26 · entry 678.35 · open · 191d

Tier B setup. Entry zone 678.2–678.5 (midpoint 678.35). Stop 678.8. 0DTE 677 put.

—
SPYLongOpen

Apr 13, 26 · entry 675.65 · open · 191d

Tier A setup. Entry zone 675.5–675.8 (midpoint 675.65). Stop 676.1. SPY must open below 675 to enter. 0DTE puts.

—
SPYLongOpen

Apr 10, 26 · entry 682.35 · open · 194d

0DTE SPY 682 puts. Scale in 682.2–682.5 (midpoint 682.35). Stop 682.8. TP1: 681.5 (partial). TP2: 680.5. Price needs to start above 681 at open. Tier B setup — use less size.

—
SPYLongOpen

Apr 10, 26 · entry 680.525 · open · 194d

0DTE SPY 680 puts. Scale in 680.35–680.7 (midpoint 680.525). Stop 681. TP1: 679.5 (partial). TP2: 678.5. Price needs to start below 680 at open.

—
SPYLongOpen

Apr 8, 26 · entry 675.935 · open · 195d

Trying something new. Went into 14DTE 670 puts on SPY.

—
IRENLongOpen

Apr 2, 26 · entry 32.1 · open · 202d

IREN long

—

Note written 2026-07-22 on 13 decided calls — the record now has 13. Numbers in the note are as of that date.

ANTE Analyst Note

AI-written from the record + public posts · medium confidence — opinion, not the verified score

The Record

Young and underwater

Based on 13 decided calls, 81% coverage, data through 2026-07-23, the ledger reads four wins against nine losses — a 31% strike rate that lands him in the Building band. The asymmetry works against him: the average winner (+75.96%) is slightly smaller than the average loser (-80.74%), so winners don't yet pay for losers. Directional return sits at a modest +2.7% across 16 calls. Thirteen decided is a small sample; read this as a young record, not a verdict.

The Craft

Tight level system

The church is intraday level trading: mark whole-dollar levels plus PDH/PDL/PMH/PML pre-market, wait for first touch, confirm with 1-minute RSI at 70 or 30, demand a fast approach, then buy one-strike OTM. Plans are genuinely conditional — 'hold 750 to retest the high, break 750 to selloff toward 747' — and daily levels ship before 6:30am PST. Followers receive entry zones with stops attached, not vague vibes. It's a tight, repeatable system; whether it's a profitable one is a separate question.

The Risk

Preached, not yet proven

Here the messaging outshines the mechanics. Shen preaches hard stops via OCO brackets, bans averaging down, and forbids widening a stop mid-trade — and he posts red days plainly ('ended red today,' 'got greedy and lost my gains'). Yet only 19% of tracked calls state both a target and a stop, and losers (-80.74%) run slightly hotter than winners (+75.96%). The discipline is real in the commentary; the tracked execution shows losses that, for now, outweigh the wins. Drawdowns aren't hidden.

The Style

Humble, motivational, promo-heavy

The feed skews motivational — 'protect the account every day,' 'normalize making $100/day' — layered over the levels and the teaching threads. Victory laps are modest: two-minute holds, hundred-dollar green days, explicitly 'not a highlight reel.' Humility is a genuine throughline; he owns the greed and the early entries. The promo is constant, though — a free Substack, a free 7-step roadmap, and a free calculator/theta-decay toolkit get plugged almost daily. Nothing paywalled surfaces here, but the funnel is always running.

Education & Community

Genuine, patient teacher

This is the strongest suit. Shen explains the machinery a beginner actually needs — theta as a melting ice cube, delta as speed, why one-strike OTM beats ATM, what a whole-dollar level is, how OCO orders work — in plain, patient language. He teaches rather than gatekeeps, and the free roadmap maps the concepts in learnable order. He owns mistakes openly and encourages struggling followers warmly ('you're so close'). He rarely credits other creators, but the community tone is generous, not combative.

The Match

Beginners who trade the open

You'll like this if you're an early-riser or West-Coaster who can actually trade the market open live, a 0DTE beginner who wants one simple rules-based framework instead of ten indicators, and someone who values psychology and risk discipline as much as setups. Skip it if you can't watch the first 90 minutes in real time, you want a proven profitable edge (the record is young and underwater), or you're after swing ideas, copy-trade signals, or low-effort passive following.

Cadence
Multiple posts/day; pre-market levels before 6:30am PST, live scalps at the open
Assets
SPY 0DTE options (occasional stock, 1DTE/5DTE)
Horizon
Intraday; 1-10 minute holds, same-day expiry
Plan format
Pre-market levels + entry zones with stops
Strategy
Level-based first-touch scalping with 1-min RSI confirmation
Direction clarity
if-then
Monetisation
Free Substack newsletter, free 7-step roadmap, free calculator/checklist/theta tools; nothing paywalled
Effort to follow
high
Best-fit reader
Early-rising 0DTE beginners who can trade the market open live and want disciplined, rules-based structure
Followers
6,015

Based on 13 decided calls, 81% coverage, 200 posts read · through 2026-07-22.

This is your record?
Claim it, free.
Dispute a call → · How to score higher →

Claim →

ANTE is a record of public calls and their market outcomes — not financial advice, and never a recommendation to follow or trade with anyone.