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    SPY and QQQ Today: October 20, 2026 Recap and a Light Calendar for the Rest of the Week

    SPY closed +0.34% and QQQ -0.10% on October 20, 2026. A recap, plus a quiet-week checklist for options holders.

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    SPY and QQQ Today: October 16, 2026 Weekly Recap and What to Decide This Weekend

    SPY fell 1.97% and QQQ 5.52% this week. A recap, plus what to settle over the weekend after monthly options expiration, before Monday.

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    SPY and QQQ Today: October 15, 2026 Recap and the Night Before Monthly Expiration

    SPY closed +0.28% and QQQ -0.13% on October 15, 2026. A recap, plus a checklist for holding options into monthly expiration.

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    Alertsify vs Following Options Alerts Manually

    Automatic trade mirroring compared with placing alert-based options trades yourself: delay, errors, slippage, control, cost and who each approach suits.

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    Copy Trading Position Size: How to Set Allocation Per Trade

    How to set the copy trading position size: pick a maximum dollar loss per trade first, then check rounding, overlap, buying power and a monthly loss limit.

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    Copy Trading for Options: When It Is Worth Paying For and When It Is Not

    A plain look at when paying for options copy trading makes sense, when it does not, what the fee must be weighed against, and how to test it cheaply.

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    How to Cancel or Pause a Copy Trading Subscription Safely

    Guide to stopping or pausing a copy trading subscription: separate the fee from the trading, plan for open positions, disconnect your broker.

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    How FOMC week affects options expiration and premiums

    How a scheduled FOMC announcement interacts with options expiring that day or that week: IV build and decay, same-day exposure, weekly vs monthly, and sizing.

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    Alertsify free trial walkthrough: what to check in 7 days

    A practical checklist for the Alertsify 7-day free trial: compare fills, slippage and order size, set a size you can lose, and decide in advance when to stop.

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    How to check a copy trading track record before you subscribe

    A practical checklist for verifying a copy trader’s record: source of fills, date range, sample size, drawdown, costs, and hypothetical versus live results.