Retail day trader · Mountain Time

Early-morning scalps
from the swamp

SwampKing trades stocks & options in the 5–10 AM MT window — disciplined scalps, measured swing holds, zero pump-and-dump noise.

Track the $10K goal See trade recaps
  • 5–10 AMMT scalp window
  • 5–10 dayswing holds
  • Optionscalls, puts & spreads
SwampKing — brand portrait of SwampKing in glowing orange headphones
SCALP WINDOW OPEN · 05:00–10:00 MT · NO PROMO STOCKS

About

How the swamp trades

A personal brand page for a retail trader. Built to grow into recaps, a blog, or alerts later.

Morning scalps

Active only 5–10 AM Mountain Time. Short, focused sessions — in and out before the midday chop.

Swing holds

Select setups held 5–10 days when the thesis is clear. Scalp for cashflow, swing for compounding.

No pump-and-dumps

Avoids promo tickers and social-hype names. Liquidity, structure, and risk come first.

Disciplined risk

Defined risk per trade. Process over FOMO — the swamp rewards patience.

The Morning Session

When the gator hunts

A typical weekday rhythm in Mountain Time.

  1. Pre-market prep

    Scan levels, news, and watchlist. Set alerts. Coffee optional, risk plan not.

  2. Prime scalp window

    Highest focus. Stocks & options scalps while liquidity builds into the cash open.

  3. Open & wind-down

    Manage open risk, take runners or scratch losers. Session ends by 10 AM MT.

  4. Swing review only

    No new day trades. Check swing theses; journal the morning. Life outside the charts.

Recent Recaps

Trade cards

Real sessions from the swamp. Not financial advice — process notes only.

AAOX — Tradr 2X Long AAOI

Swing2x ETFClosed

Bought AAOX at $3.88. Sold at $1.89 ahead of AAOI earnings — cut the leveraged long rather than hold through the print. Lesson logged: size and exit rules matter more on 2x products when the underlying is binary into earnings.

Result: −51.3% on the shares · Bought $3.88 → Sold $1.89

Road to $10K

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Goal by Dec 31

$10,000

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