On January 9th — two months before Iran got bombed, before the AI Doom Wave crushed tech stocks, before oil ripped to new highs…
Our research team stood on the virtual stage at Chart Summit 2026 and laid out exactly which sectors were about to move.
Not because they had some crystal ball.
Because that's what the charts were telling them.
And every single rotation they flagged has played out.
On Thursday at 4pm ET, we're going to show you how they did it — and what the charts are telling us right now.
Because here's the truth about how most people approach markets…
Most people look for short-term trading ideas completely backwards.
They think: "I want to make fast money… so I need to look at short-term charts, daily candles, headlines — anything that moves right now."
Makes sense, right?
It's completely wrong.
If you're only looking at what happened today or this week, you're trading the headlines.
That's a great way to lose money.
But if you want to make money trading short term waves…
You need to read the charts, follow the trends, and let price action tell you what to do.
And just like we would do if we wanted to go surfing or sailing…
We have to start with reading the weather before we start trying to ride the waves.
That's why before we ever look at a single name, we answer one question…
Where is the money flowing?
In January, the answer was clear.
Global risk appetite was bullish. International stocks were breaking out of multi-year bases and making new highs across the board.
European banks — some of the riskiest stocks on the planet — were making all-time highs.
Financials were leading in the US. There is no bull market without financials. Period.
Energy was coiling tight. Volatility was contracting. And when volatility contracts… it eventually has to expand.
That's exactly what we've seen in the energy trade in 2026 so far.
- $OXY 2/20 $47.5 calls at $0.79 → Doubled in in 55 days, then hit 5x one day before expiration
- $COP 2/20 $100 calls at $1.77 → Doubled in 7 days, then hit 10x
- $CVX 3/20 $165 calls at $2.10 → Doubled in 3 days, then hit 7x
- $KMI 3/20 $29 calls at $0.55 → Doubled in under a week, then hit 6.5x
- $USO 2/20 $76 calls at $1.76 → Doubled in 2 days, then 3.5x
- $SHEL 4/17 $80 calls at $1.05 → Doubled in 2 days, then 5x
The charts told us where the money was going…
Then the headlines showed up and confirmed it.
Now let's talk about what's going on TODAY.
My phone has been blowing up all week. Everyone telling me the market is about to fall apart.
You know what that tells me?
It's time to buy!
Despite all the doom and gloom…
Crypto isn't breaking down, software is rallying, and mega-caps are holding up.
The market is shrugging off every scary headline they throw at it.
I've seen this before.
And the last time I saw it, it led to one of the best stretches of trading I've had in my career.
The charts are telling me something big is building right now.
And this Thursday at 4pm ET, I'm going to show you exactly what it is.
It's a special presentation I'm doing with JC Parets called Fast Money Charts.
We're going to walk you through exactly how we read the charts to spot these rotations before they show up in the headlines.
How we go from the big picture and figure out what the primary trends and counter trends are telling us…
All the way down to the specific stock, the specific option contract, and the specific entry price.
So if you've been wondering how we were positioned in energy months before Iran…
Or how we knew to start rotating into tech last week…
Thursday is where we break down the whole process.
Click here to register for Fast Money Charts — Thursday at 4pm ET.
-Steve Strazza
