I run an ML-based trading system for intraday SPY options. It's been solid on normal days. But I kept getting wrecked on days where a single Truth Social post or executive order gapped the market 1-2% before open, stuff that no technical signal can predict or react to fast enough.
I have cumulatively lost 7K last two weeks due to his tacos, which FORCED me build TACO (Trump Activity & Conflict Outlook) as a dedicated panel inside my trading terminal dashboard.
What I monitor:
- White House schedule (scraped from Factba.se) – flags non-routine events, derives a "Trump active today" signal
- Truth Social posts (via truthbrush, 2-min cache) – live feed of president's social account.
- Geopolitical headlines – Google News RSS filtered by tariff/Iran/Taiwan/oil keywords, severity-classified with icons using regex.
- Iran/Middle East dedicated sub-feed – Hormuz risk premium is real right now.
- Executive orders – Federal Register API, filtered for market-relevant titles.
- Congress activity – Congress.gov API for bills matching market keywords.
If TACO panel shows Trump is live or has posted in the last hour, I sit out until the dust settles.
Been using it for last 2 trade sessions, and I think they did save me entering into a couple of bad entries. Hoping it stays helpful during this whole war regime!
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Posted by neo-futurism