CCS
CENTURY COMMUNITIES, INC.
stock NYSE

I'm a 0DTE credit spread trader with a focus on SPX.
Positions traded:
* 7400/7380 PCS
* 7535/7555 CCS
* 7550/7570 CCS
* 7505/7525 CCS
Profit: **+$580**
[SPX 5-min chart, July 17, 2026](https://preview.redd.it/pyhdb65v2vdh1.png?width=2574&format=png&auto=webp&s=fd0e3b1ebe6a62f46e6a38f3c43ee9049676dc8c)
SPX reversed sharply from the opening gap, reclaimed the open, and rallied toward yesterday’s low before repeatedly failing to break higher.
I opened the PCS anchor after the reclaim, then established CCS anchors as momentum faded and price broke the morning structure. Elevated IV and monthly OPEX offered favorable premium, and the positions were far enough away that I could let theta work without much management.
I attempted a few PCS scalp limits that didn’t fill during the afternoon downtrend. This was the key part of the day. Instead of chasing price or forcing more trades to hit a larger number because my orders missed, ***I left them alone***.
All positions expired worthless for max profit.
# Key Takeaway
Sometimes the boring, low-management sessions are the best ones. Trade what the market gives you — not the profit target in your head.
*What helps you stay disciplined when your setups don’t fill and the temptation to chase kicks in?*

Love the mechanics on the sizing. follow up questions since you're clearly deep in the weeds on this:
* Is 25% profit target always fixed, or does the MC ever adjust it per-trade based on the simulated distribution?
* What's the realized win rate so far, and what's the typical short delta it lands on?
* How many trades a day on average , sounds like up to 4 eval windows, but does it usually fire on all of them or mostly stand down?
* What's your stop loss multiple on the credit?
I use gamma exposure as my main structural read ,GEX regime (pos/neg), GFlip level, call vol/put vol strikes , to set today's levels instead of a tape classifier.Entry timing comes from tracking win rates by time-of-day over the last few months ,right now the best window is late morning into early afternoon (roughly 11:30-1:30 ET), after the open settles down. Win rate there has been strong, high 80s to low 90s.I only take one trade a day. PCS: flat 15 delta, hold to expiry, 150% stop. CCS: flat 15 delta, 75% TP, 200% stop.
Curious how your 1-min tape classifier (trend/exhaustion/EMA cross) compares , different inputs, might catch different things. Also curious if you've done the calibration check the other commenter suggested (bucketing predicted probability vs realized win rate) , that's a good gut-check I'm planning to run on my own framework's more recent additions

I'm a 0DTE credit spread trader with a focus on SPX.
Positions traded:
* 7400/7380 PCS
* 7535/7555 CCS
* 7550/7570 CCS
* 7505/7525 CCS
Profit: **+$580**
[SPX 5-min chart, July 17, 2026](https://preview.redd.it/pyhdb65v2vdh1.png?width=2574&format=png&auto=webp&s=fd0e3b1ebe6a62f46e6a38f3c43ee9049676dc8c)
SPX reversed sharply from the opening gap, reclaimed the open, and rallied toward yesterday’s low before repeatedly failing to break higher.
I opened the PCS anchor after the reclaim, then established CCS anchors as momentum faded and price broke the morning structure. Elevated IV and monthly OPEX offered favorable premium, and the positions were far enough away that I could let theta work without much management.
I attempted a few PCS scalp limits that didn’t fill during the afternoon downtrend. This was the key part of the day. Instead of chasing price or forcing more trades to hit a larger number because my orders missed, ***I left them alone***.
All positions expired worthless for max profit.
# Key Takeaway
Sometimes the boring, low-management sessions are the best ones. Trade what the market gives you — not the profit target in your head.
*What helps you stay disciplined when your setups don’t fill and the temptation to chase kicks in?*

Love the mechanics on the sizing. follow up questions since you're clearly deep in the weeds on this:
* Is 25% profit target always fixed, or does the MC ever adjust it per-trade based on the simulated distribution?
* What's the realized win rate so far, and what's the typical short delta it lands on?
* How many trades a day on average , sounds like up to 4 eval windows, but does it usually fire on all of them or mostly stand down?
* What's your stop loss multiple on the credit?
I use gamma exposure as my main structural read ,GEX regime (pos/neg), GFlip level, call vol/put vol strikes , to set today's levels instead of a tape classifier.Entry timing comes from tracking win rates by time-of-day over the last few months ,right now the best window is late morning into early afternoon (roughly 11:30-1:30 ET), after the open settles down. Win rate there has been strong, high 80s to low 90s.I only take one trade a day. PCS: flat 15 delta, hold to expiry, 150% stop. CCS: flat 15 delta, 75% TP, 200% stop.
Curious how your 1-min tape classifier (trend/exhaustion/EMA cross) compares , different inputs, might catch different things. Also curious if you've done the calibration check the other commenter suggested (bucketing predicted probability vs realized win rate) , that's a good gut-check I'm planning to run on my own framework's more recent additions

I'm a 0DTE SPX credit spread trader with a focus on SPX... and today became much more management-heavy than I expected.
Positions traded:
* 7495/7475 PCS
* 7500/7480 PCS
* 7500/7475 PCS
* 7580/7600 CCS
* 7555/7575 CCS
* 7530/7550 CCS
Profit: **+$835**
[SPX 5-min chart, July 16, 2026](https://preview.redd.it/soqzg8me0odh1.png?width=1096&format=png&auto=webp&s=a8f500fecf0d0ffba75df834c2a9c0ef0d32493f)
The trend was clear — the hard part was accepting it before gamma made the decision for me.
SPX sold off after the open, reversed upward, and reclaimed the opening price. I opened a PCS anchor after that reclaim because it appeared price had enough room to test yesterday’s and the weekly high.
**That test never came.**
The recovery stalled below resistance, buying pressure faded, and SPX began forming lower highs. Every bounce was met with more selling, so I added a CCS anchor as protection and the bearish structure became clearer.
By the afternoon, downside pressure continued through yesterday’s low and began threatening my 7500/7480 PCS. I used the same put strikes for a few quick scalps on overextensions, but the pace of the decline became too uncomfortable to keep holding the original anchor. I closed it at breakeven rather than carry that exposure deeper into the final hour.
I also attempted a CCS scalp, but the entry was so poor, so I exited that at breakeven as well.
Both of my PCS anchors would have ultimately finished safe, but I still believe reducing the risk was the correct decision. The mistake was not closing the trade — ***it was waiting too long to fully respect the bearish trend.***
The cleaner adjustment would have been to reduce the PCS side earlier and either lean with the downside move or stop adding exposure against it.
# My takeaway
A thesis is a starting point, ***not a commitment***. Once lower highs and failed bounces confirm the trend, align with it or step aside — especially when 0DTE gamma risk is increasing into the close.
*How quickly do you adjust when your original thesis stops matching the market structure?*
*Do you continue scalping around an anchor during a strong trend, or close the opposing side entirely?*

Can I interest you in some CCS instead?