Trend Signal Now: You Just Watched Three Consecutive Call Trades Return 159%, 114%, and 100%

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Welcome to The Strazza Letter, a free note with market insights from me, All Star Charts Chief Market Strategist Steve Strazza.

The market corrected. It was messy. Headlines were loud and sentiment was ugly.

But a week ago, it put in a tradeable low — and instead of getting caught up in the noise, we acted accordingly.

We put money to work in areas of the market we saw were about to rotate. And we went to work on three setups that were hiding in plain sight.

Here's how we played it.

First was Citigroup $C:

From mid-February all the way into late March, Citigroup had been carving out a beautiful, rounded base.

Price was coiling. Volatility in the Strazza Indicator had compressed to its lowest levels in months and was starting to curl back up.

The Takeoff Meter which measures momentum was firing to the upside and flashing blue, signaling that a strong directional move higher could be coming. And on March 24th, price was attempting to reclaim the VWAP from the pivot highs.

That was our signal.

We bought the 4/17 $120 calls for $2.35

Today, we sold half the position at $6.08 — more than a double. That's a 159% gain on half the trade, and the rest rides for free.

But it didn't all end there.

Next was Bank of America $BAC:

The stock was at a key level, sitting on the prior highs of last year. Buyers dug in and price began to bounce off that key support. That was all the evidence we needed.

On April 6th, we bought the 5/1 $52 calls for $0.84.

48 hours later, those calls hit a high of $1.80. That's a 114% return in just 2 days.

And then there was Cisco $CSCO:

CSCO had fallen off but never broke down completely, it held up and had been grinding sideways, holding up as the broader market came under pressure. Then on its third attempt of reclaiming the VWAP from the pivot highs we saw our chance.

On April 6th, we bought the 5/15 $85 calls for $1.49.

Today, those calls hit $2.99. A clean 100% return in 2 days.

This is exactly what Wave Trader is built for — identifying low-risk, high-reward options setups before they explode. The next one is already setting up.

Don't watch the next trade from the sidelines.

Steve Strazza | Chief Market Strategist, All Star Charts

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