16 Jan 2026 11:57 am
I used to be part of a private Discord group that posted dark pools, unusual flow, etc. but I just rely on pure TA / intuition now.nefarious101 » 16 Jan 2026, 12:01 pm » wrote: ↑ Been checking the dark pool using the "most unusual" trades for most of my recent bets trying to stay within a 60-90 day time frame
Recently 7 of 8 in the green on short term deals
did some calls on OII yesterday.....dropped to a dime so I loaded up for a double by the end of the day
Someone who evidently knew something brought big...a very unusual trade, so I jump in too...didn't think it would pop that quick tho....going back in for more now...if the price is right
Often times the whales just follow each other and get bagged. I tried following whales and ended up breaking even after 10 trades so I decided my efforts were better spent just doing the homework myself.
As for time frame, the best trades since the beginning of the 2023 bull market have all required 1 yr+ holds (Rigetti, AST Spacemobile, Applovin, Palantir Technologies, Robinhood, Oklo, and many more) which I unfortunately failed to capitalize on as my holding periods were too short.
Trust the TA but hold for longer...that's th3 #1 lesson since I started trading in 2024. I would be close to retirement if I did that instead of humming along with "beating the market by a large margin but not amazing" results.
However, 60-90 days is the right play in this environment as the "bull market" is on its last sprint.