This guy gets it.
A credit spread doesn't fully protect you from assignment risk. If you are bearish then wouldn't it make more sense to purchase a put debit...
Yeah good luck when the market rips you a new one while holding a naked call.
I find it highly unlikely that any of you are making consistent profits especially trading vols.
I didn't say options suck, there is a function for them but earning a consistent income with only option strategies is more work than just holding...
Exactly...you end up paying to keep a position alive that you could have just waited out for free with the underlying.
Did you not read my first post? Where did I say I was entering a trade? I was calculating everything on tos and nothing looked profitable even if...
Not that hard at all if you don't take away your best weapon...TIME. Probably 99% or all trades that have ever been closed at a loss could have...
That's the point. It IS a rabbit hole if you are not using them as intended originally to compliment a stock position. I am still waiting to be...
What are you trading? DTE? What's your trading plan for the upcoming week? Sounds like a broken wing butterfly...
I just had to come back to this. Why are you so antagonistic? All I did was say I was analyzing some options strategies that to me didn't look...
Show me an example. Yes we all understand that IV dictates price but collecting the premium is just the beginning. You have to actually keep the...
Show me an example of selling premium where the risk reward isn't atrocious.
Actually imo 0-3 DTE are the least risky if you know how to manage them. The important part is not oversizing your positions. I eeked out about...
Didn't take long for the house "pro" to make an appearance. You are missing my point entirely because you were so eager to pounce. We all...
I have been looking at different option strategies, but none of them seem to have a reasonable chance of making any consistent profits once you...
Aug4 18 ---> 28 DTE ---> .32 Aug4 19 ---> 28 DTE ---> .25 -comparing price to the current aug4 19 strike ($3 otm) with the same expiry. With a...
If my math is correct on this example with BITO: 1 aug4 $18 call contract is .32 1 sep29 $18 call contract is .80 if price drops to $15 by...
The fed announcement was a big nothing burger. Typically I ignore all news/noise because it correlates with the EW. I was allowing for a move,...
Must be just a coincidence but I'm not convinced.
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