SPX Options Trade Alert Service
Real-time SPX and SPY 0DTE trade alerts managed live throughout the trading day
Published every trading day since 2016 • Intraday trading only • No overnight positions
Shortly after the market opens, we publish the directional plan for the day.
When a qualifying setup appears, members receive a real-time alert identifying the specific option contract and entry price guidance. Additional alerts then provide adjustments, targets, and the final exit as the position is managed throughout the session.
How a Trading Day Works
1. Daily Market Outlook (after the open)
Shortly after the open we publish the Daily Outlook establishing the directional market bias and trade plan for the session.
2. Real-Time Trade Alert (when criteria are met)
When setups occur members receive the exact option contract, entry guidance, and initial risk level at entry.
3. Trade Management and Exit Updates
Follow-up alerts show adjustments, targets, and exits as the position is managed during the trading day.
Example of a real-time trade alert sent to members during market hours
What You Receive Each Trading Day
Follow Trades As They Happen
Members follow trades during the trading day as positions are opened, updated, and closed. The example below shows an actual SPX and SPY trade from entry through exit.
Example of an actual SPX and SPY trade alert sequence showing entry, updates, and exit.
Telegram (Primary Alert Method)
Trade alerts are delivered immediately through Telegram. When a trade is opened, members receive a message identifying the option contract and the entry price. As the trade progresses, additional messages post updates and a final message is sent when the position is closed.
Member Section
All daily outlooks and trade updates are also posted inside the website member area. Members can review the full trading day later and see how each position progressed from entry to exit.
Email Notifications
Members may also receive alerts by email. Email messages contain the same trade information and provide a written record of each alert.
The Trading Strategies
Members are not limited to a single trading style. Each day begins with the same market outlook, and different strategies may use that outlook in different ways.
Some trades occur shortly after the open, others later in the day, and some use defined-risk spreads. The strategies below explain how each type of alert differs.
Daily Outlook
The Daily Outlook provides the directional plan for the trading day shortly after the market opens. When a setup occurs, members receive a real-time alert identifying the option contract and the entry price. Follow-up alerts provide trade management updates and the exit.
Late Day Trader
Late Day Trader focuses on setups that occur later in the trading session. Members receive an entry alert with the option contract and a final alert when the position is closed.
Aggressive Trader
The Aggressive Trader uses the same market outlook as the Daily Outlook but is designed for larger price movement and wider trade parameters when conditions support it. Members receive the contract details, and follow-up alerts are sent as the trade progresses and closes.
Spread Trader
Spread Trader uses defined-risk vertical credit spreads instead of a single option contract. When a spread setup occurs, members receive the complete spread details and an exit alert when the position is closed.
Performance and History
SPX Option Trader has operated since 2016. Each trading day’s forecast and trade activity are recorded so visitors can review how the service has functioned over time.
Public performance records are available without membership and document both winning and losing trades.
Members can also access the daily archives inside the members section. These archives include the full Daily Outlook, Aggressive, Late Day, and Spread Trader alerts exactly as originally posted during the trading session.
Who Runs the Service
Tim Titus at his trading workstation during market hours.
SPX Option Trader was founded by Tim Titus, who has traded the markets since the late 1990s and now focuses on SPX and SPY 0DTE options.
His approach to trading SPX and SPY options has been developed over many years of live market experience. Each trading day he prepares the Daily Outlook and communicates the trade alerts to members during the trading session.
Learn more about Tim Titus →
Expectations and Risk
Options trading involves risk and losses occur as part of normal trading activity. Not every trade is profitable, and members decide for themselves whether to follow any alert.
SPX Option Trader shows trades as they are managed during the trading day, including both winning and losing positions. The purpose of the service is to demonstrate a repeatable trading approach, not to suggest that every trade will be successful.
Most members manually place their own trades after receiving alerts. A supported third-party auto-trading connection is available for those who prefer automation, but participation is optional.
Frequently Asked Questions
See the Alerts in Real Time
The free trial allows you to experience the service during actual market hours before making any commitment.
You will receive the Daily Outlook and any trade alerts that occur across the strategies, along with the same updates members see during the trading session. This lets you see how the forecasts and trade management are communicated as the day unfolds.
The 7-day trial allows you to observe multiple live trading sessions and decide whether the approach fits your trading.
Options trading involves risk and losing trades will occur.
No credit card is required for the free trial.