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Today, I want to talk about my 12 Trades to $1 Million challenge… Check out my video below, or scroll down for the transcript.
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Hi folks, this is Jeff Clark, hopping in from home. This message is too urgent for me to get to a studio or even bring in a proper camera crew. I need to get this to you right now.
Recently, I launched something I’d never done before. I invited a select group of people to join my 12 Trades to $1 Million Challenge.
It’s an audacious promise, but one I believe in completely based on what I’m seeing in the market right now.
The idea is straightforward. We start with a $5,000 stake. We place it in a well-timed options trade, wait for it to close, then roll the gains into the next trade and keep repeating the process.
If we can double our money or better on each move, $5,000 becomes $1 million in 12 trades or less. That’s the math.
Normally, I’m much too risk-averse to recommend this kind of approach. But market conditions right now are unlike anything I’ve seen in more than 40 years as a professional trader. I felt there was a genuine urgency here – that this wasn’t just possible, but that it was happening.
Last week, after we closed enrollment for the challenge, we entered our first trade.
I knew we weren’t going to hit exactly 100% on every trade. Some trades would do more, some would do less. The markets are never perfectly predictable. But I know my strategy is designed to deal with that kind of volatility.
Our first trade was Peabody Energy Corp. In an ideal world, I was hoping to double our money. Frankly, I would have been happy with a 50% gain because that still fits perfectly within the strategy.
Here’s what happened instead.
By the time we closed the position on Thursday – just one week after entering – we didn’t make 50%, and we didn’t make 100%.
We closed the first trade of our Twelve Trades Challenge with a gain of 165%.
That’s enough to turn a $5,000 starting stake into more than $13,000. It’s the kind of gain most investors would consider themselves fortunate to make in an entire year.
We did it in one week, and we’re just getting started.
As you can imagine, I’m pretty excited about it, and so are many of the people already participating in the challenge.
One participant wrote:
“I was able to close the first trade of the challenge for over 140% profit in just over a week.”
Another reader wrote:
“Thanks, Jeff. What a great first trade on the challenge.”
Then there was John C., who wrote:
“Jeff, I joined your Twelve Trades to a Million Challenge last week. I bought $5,000 of your first recommendation for BTU calls and just sold for $15,000. What an incredible one-week return. I can’t wait for our next trade.”
And John F. wrote:
“This BTU trade was amazing. You are truly a genius. The thorough analysis you did here is top-notch. Thanks so much.”
Folks, if I’m here at 7:00 a.m. recording this video, it’s because we’re off to an extraordinary start, and we’re only at the beginning.
Right now, I’m lining up the next trade, which I plan to send to challenge participants very soon. Frankly, it would be a shame if you missed this one.
When we launched the challenge, enrollment closed. The window shut, and normally that would be it.
But I asked my editors to make an exception because I know there are people who wanted in and missed the window. Maybe they wanted to see how things started. Maybe they just needed more time to think about it.
Either way, I don’t want you to miss the next trade.
That’s why my editors agreed to reopen access to the challenge – but only for three days. You need to act quickly.
Right now, you have until Wednesday, June 3rd, to join my 12 Trades to $1 Million Challenge.
There won’t be any exceptions this time. 72 hours. That’s it.
Now, I want to address something directly.
Yes, you missed Trade No. 1. It generated a 165% gain. Participants who started with $5,000 could now be sitting on more than $13,000.
But here’s the thing: you’re not behind.
This challenge was built on a rolling sequence. Each trade is a fresh start from wherever your stake begins.
You can enter the next trade with your own $5,000 and still work toward the same destination, with plenty of trades still ahead.
So what are you waiting for?
The door is open until Wednesday, June 3rd, at midnight.
The next trade is coming, and I’d hate for you to miss this one too. Join now before it’s too late.
I can’t wait for the next trade. Let’s do this.
Best regards and good trading,
Jeff Clark
Editor, Market Minute