At SetYourStop, we don’t chase breakouts—we build context around them. Whether through our momentum scanner, unusual options activity alerts, or daily technical setups, we aim to surface developing trends before the market fully catches on.

A standout example is Robinhood Markets Inc. (HOOD), which surged from $42.21 on April 9 to a high of $85.55 by June 25—a +102% gain in just over two months. This move wasn’t luck—it was driven by precise data, persistent signals, and disciplined trend tracking. The setup combined clean technical structure with bullish institutional positioning, unfolding exactly as our system is designed to capture.

April 9 – First Signal: A Technical Setup Off the 200-Day

The trend began on April 9, when HOOD first appeared in our Daily Setups:

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At the time, HOOD was trading at $42.21, and the chart structure was just beginning to tighten beneath resistance—a textbook setup under our system rules.

April 10 – The Options Market Moves First

The following day, April 10, our Unusual Options Activity scanner flagged a major trade:
$42 PUTs sold for May 2 expiry, collecting $2.83 million in premium with the stock still trading around $40.05.

This aggressive put selling above the spot price signaled clear bullish conviction—the first sign that institutional confidence was building beneath the surface.

Options Activity Snapshot from Our Unusual Activity Report

April 11 – Conviction Deepens

By April 11, that confidence had evolved into broad positioning:

• $6.7 million in call premium paid

• $8.8 million in put premium collected

• Strikes ranged from $33 to $80, across expirations out to November

Options Activity Snapshot from Our Unusual Activity Report

Our April 11 Weekend Report highlighted the setup again:

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April 22–24 – Momentum Builds, Then Breaks Out

Over the next two weeks, the name stayed on watch:

• April 22 Daily Setup:

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• April 22 Options Report:
  $6.6M in calls bought, $423K in puts sold — a $4.4M net bullish premium

Options Activity Snapshot from Our Unusual Activity Report

• April 23: Flow intensified with short-term calls bought, and far OTM puts sold across May, June, and August.
  Premium: $3.66M in puts sold, $2.66M in calls bought
  Spot price: $45.13

Options Activity Snapshot from Our Unusual Activity Report

• April 24 Daily Setup:

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That same day, our options report noted $8.2 million in net premium, led by robust call buying and ongoing put selling. The breakout had begun—backed by both technicals and flow.

Options Activity Snapshot from Our Unusual Activity Report

May 5 – Institutions Stay Bullish

The trend didn’t stop after the breakout.

On May 5, HOOD saw another wave of bullish positioning:

• $4.36M in calls bought

• $2.28M in calls sold

• Net: $2.2M bullish premium

This activity aligned perfectly with price action walking above its upward-sloping moving averages, a key trend confirmation rule in our system.

Options Activity Snapshot from Our Unusual Activity Report

May 8 – Structure Confirmed

Our May 8 Daily Setup captured the development in full:

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June 2 – A Textbook Trend

Weeks after the breakout, the trend remained intact.

Our June 2 Daily Setup summed it up:

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June 25 – 102% Higher

By June 25, HOOD hit a high of $85.55, completing a +102% move from our original $42.21 signal. Throughout the trend, price action remained above its upward-sloping moving averages, confirming strength in line with the system framework.

HOOD followed the system blueprint:

✅ Rebound off the 200-day
✅ Breakout from wedge
✅ Options flow confirmed institutional involvement
✅ Price walked above upward-sloping moving averages
✅ Trend followed through

And at each stage, we continued to highlight the setup—both through options data and daily chart analysis—so clients stayed informed along the way.

What It Means

Robinhood’s move was no accident—it was a perfect storm of technical structure, institutional flow, and consistent signal tracking. This is exactly how our system is built to work:
Identify. Track. Confirm. Trend.

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