Figure 1 TLRY iron fly on 13 September 2018 Options have infinite combinations but the classic hypothetical risk free trade is the credit spread with a wing width that is…
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Covered calls are popular among investors looking for a conservative way to generate additional income from their stock holdings. However, it’s essential to understand both the benefits and risks before…
What’s the Difference Between SPX and SPY Options? Dividends Dividends are not normally paid to options holders. However, SPY pays a dividend every quarter. This is vital because if you trade with in-the-money (ITM) call…
A few weeks ago we introduced a new strategy to our members. While a double diagonal spread is a well known strategy, we are trading it with a tweak. One…
This article will shows how this works, and how IV can affect your decision on what type of trade to open. Directional Spreads Let’s start with the simplest of…
Insider Buying and Selling In doing so we are competing with quant-based analysis that is poring hundreds of millions of dollars into similar things and rarely does the retail investor…
Ratio trading the earnings Everyone knows what a ratio trade is right? A ratio can be found in many shapes, forms and directions, the SO beloved Hedged Straddle is a ratio…
Performance Dissected Check out the Performance page to see the full results. Please note that those results are based on real fills, not hypothetical performance, and exclude commissions, so your actual results…
This skill is about blending analytical prowess with a dash of intuition. Think of it as chess, but the pieces are stocks, bonds, and the occasional cryptocurrency. Via Pexels…
In both cases a (usually near the money) option is sold and used to partially fund the purchase of two (or more) out of the money options. Let’s see an…