Let me walk you through this week properly.

Because from the outside, it looks like luck.

From the inside, it was structure.

On Monday, I posted the ETH weekly outlook.

No hype.
No guessing.
Just structure.

We had:

• Breakdown from 2.6k
• Failed reclaim of 2.15k
• Hard rejection from 3.4k earlier
• Sitting near 1.95k

Conclusion?

This was still corrective structure.

Lower high at 3.4k.
Lower low at 1.74k.
Current move was a weak bounce attempt.

Until 2.15k–2.2k was reclaimed on weekly, this remained a downtrend rally.

That was the framework.

Not emotional.
Not reactive.
Structural.

ETH flushed lower.

We didn’t panic.

We didn’t chase.

We watched the levels.

1.9k psychological zone.
1.827 major reaction zone.
1.74k weekly support.

When price tagged 1827, we added.

Not because it “felt” cheap.

Because it was predefined.

That level had confluence:

• Prior reaction
• Momentum exhaustion
• Stochastic RSI collapsing
• Liquidation flush

Then what happened?

ETH pumped 17%.

From the 1827 add to over 2.1k.

That wasn’t prediction.

That was execution.

Because we respected context.

Earlier in the week, I clearly stated:

Price is trapped between 1.74k and 2.15k.

Chop until expansion.

That is the range.

When you understand the range, you stop guessing direction.

You trade reaction.

Most people try to catch bottoms emotionally.

We waited for support.

Most people buy green candles.

We bought exhaustion.

That’s the difference.

While spot traders were stressed, options were printing.

This week inside the Discord:

We closed two trades around 60% profit.

Short puts structured properly.
Defined risk.
Theta working in our favor.

No adrenaline.

Just structure.

One of the positions hit +64%.
Another cleared above +60%.

Closed.

Booked.

Moved on.

This is why I keep saying:

Options are quiet while panic is loud.

When volatility expands, premium expands.

If you know how to structure it, you get paid whether price pumps or chops.

Let me be honest.

This market is not easy.

Structure is corrective.

Liquidity is thin.

Macro is unstable.

So what matters?

Clarity.

Every week, I zoom out first.

Weekly structure.
Major breakdown levels.
Invalidation zones.

Then I drill down.

Where is exhaustion?
Where is forced selling?
Where is real demand?

When ETH broke down from 2.6k and failed reclaim at 2.15k, that told us bias was down.

So when price flushed into 1827, that wasn’t random.

That was liquidity seeking demand.

You don’t marry direction in a corrective structure.

You trade levels.

And when the bounce comes, you manage.

Not celebrate.

• Panic sold into flush
• FOMO’d into green
• Tried to short the bottom
• Bought resistance

Then complained the market is manipulated.

The market isn’t manipulated.

It’s structured.

You either see it or you don’t.

This week wasn’t about being bullish.

It was about being prepared.

The weekly outlook framed expectations.

The levels defined reaction.

The add at 1827 was not bravery.

It was discipline.

The options trades weren’t lucky.

They were structured.

This is what I mean when I say:

Preparation removes emotion.

Emotion destroys consistency.

ETH is bouncing.

But weekly structure is still corrective until 2.15k–2.2k is reclaimed with strength.

We are not calling a bull market.

We are trading the range.

If price holds above 1.9k and pushes through 2.15k, we adjust.

If it fails and rolls back under 1.9k, we adjust.

No ego.

Just structure.

Anyone can post charts after the move.

The difference is:

Did you have the plan before the move?

Monday outlook.
Midweek add.
Options exits.

All documented in real time.

Not hindsight.

That is the edge.

Understand something.

You don’t need more indicators.

You need:

• Weekly framework
• Clear support and resistance
• Risk management rules
• Execution discipline
• Optionality through options

That’s what we focus on inside 9–5 Traders.

Not hype.

Not signals spam.

Structure.

ETH pumped 17%.

Two options trades closed around 60%.

Weekly outlook played out.

This isn’t about flexing.

It’s about consistency.

If you’re tired of reacting late.

If you’re tired of guessing levels.

If you want to understand the thought process before the move, not after.

Join us.

Full execution, live levels, options strategies inside the paid Discord:
www.whop.com/digitalvault1

The market isn’t getting easier.

You either level up.

Or you stay reactive.

Your call.

Victor