Strategies / Studies
Short Strangle Earnings Strategy
I did a very short study on this. This play has been a consistent winner with an 89% win rate. There are a few straddles mixed in and I will post that similar strategy later. Keep in mind that if there is a blowout of one of my strikes, one Read more…
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How to Spot A Trading Charlatan
I have this addiction to purchasing internet domain names that fit topics I am interested in. This blog is an example. I was looking for a domain name that fits my trading style, but alas it had already been taken. The domain name in question is lazytrader.com which leads to Read more…
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Hello TastyWorks, Meh.
Update 10/1/2020: I have since closed my TastWorks account. They were eating me up on fees slow fills with bad prints through APEX. The brokerage is good for people just learning how to trade options, but it is not good for serious traders that put on a lot of trades Read more…
Live Studies
BA Weekly Short Strangle Study
I will enter the trade on Friday prior to the next Friday’s expiration. I will open a short Strangle that will be around 90% or better probability of profit. This is around 2 standard deviations. The credit will be less, but theoretically, the trade-off is less risky. Look for the Read more…
Live Studies
STUDY CLOSED – AAPL Weekly Short Strangle Study
No Longer trading this as one bad trade wiped out the month’s profit. I will enter the trade on Friday prior to the next Friday’s expiration. I will open a short Strangle that will be around 90% or better probability of profit. This is around 2 standard deviations. The credit Read more…
Live Studies
NFLX Weekly Short Strangle Study
I will enter the trade on Friday prior to the next Friday’s expiration. I will open a short Strangle that will be around 90% or better probability of profit. This is around 2 standard deviations. The credit will be less, but theoretically, the trade-off is less risky. Look for the Read more…
Live Studies
SPX 0 DTE Iron Fly Study
I will put these trades on ideally between 9:30 and 9:45 when the market opens. I blew up my account on this, by not setting stops and being hard heading “hoping: the price would reverse. Lost $15k in a matter of 30 minutes. This trade does not fit my personality Read more…