In this week's Stock Market Options Trading Podcast, we're looking at an interesting SPX pattern: Mondays have produced the strongest average S&P 500 returns so far in 2026.
Here's the video version: https://youtu.be/mM8y3koyL5A
That lines up with a rules-based strategy I've recently added back into the Alpha Crunching trade setups — a Friday 3DTE SPX put credit spread designed to take advantage of bullish market conditions heading into the weekend.
In this episode:
The Friday 3DTE SPX put credit spread and its 4-year backtest
Why a simple 3-day moving average filter matters
The surprising strength of Mondays in 2026
How the strategy fits into a diversified SPX options portfolio
FOMC Minutes and this week's economic calendar
Why markets are already looking ahead to Jackson Hole
SPX gamma levels, including the 7900 call wall
The employment data I'm watching this week
The goal isn't to predict where SPX goes next. It's to use data, backtesting and market statistics to identify potential edges and build repeatable trading strategies around them.
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