Trade Alert: Why We're Still Adding Bullish Trades Here

A lesson from last Spring's bear market.

Why We’re Still Adding Bullish Trades Here

During last spring’s bear market, Portfolio Armor’s top names quietly set up some of the best forward six-month returns we’ve seen. For example, the top ten names from April 17th, 2025 went on to return an average of 106.97% over the next half-year, versus about 26% for the S&P 500.

Several of those names more than doubled—even though sentiment at the time felt shakier than it does now.

With that in mind, we’ve continued to build bullish positions during the current momentum pullback (although indexes have only pulled back modestly, a number of momentum names are down 40% or more). We already had open positions in seven of the current top ten from Friday night’s ranking, and today we’re adding another one. This particular name stands out because its near-term catalyst aligns nicely with elevated options premiums, letting us harvest short-dated volatility while still holding a longer-dated upside tail. That gives us a defined-risk way to stay aligned with the algorithm’s highest-ranked opportunities.

We’re also adding two trades sourced from our Market Watchers X list. One of those names has unusually thin options, so rather than rely on the misleading midpoints often shown in illiquid chains, we modeled a fair value for the structure using a Black–Scholes estimate. From there, we set a limit price well below that modeled value. If we get filled at a favorable level, great. If not, we’re perfectly content to let it go—especially in a week where precision matters and we don’t want to overpay for risk.

Full details on all three trades, including our pre-set exit instructions, are in the paid section below.

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Today’s Top Names Trade

AI infrastructure / specialty materials theme