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Reddit by I_HopeThat_WasFart April 22, 2026

10% capital into naked 910 Apr 24 short calls on $CAR

Letting this blackjack hand run https://preview.redd.it/yhiui0thsrwg1.png?width=2552&format=png&auto=webp&s=a1c4d9e7ac4251a2a317b4e4077f243e7ad83150

Reddit by Material-Degree-1386 April 22, 2026

Best strategy for Long calls and puts

Losing good money because of stupid 0DTE near the close contracts. Low capital on the new account ($500). Lost 8% of that today. Any help would be nice for a new trader regarding a good strategy you use or whatever. I just need advice.

Reddit by UtenteTablet62 April 22, 2026

Plenty of good opportunities, but no volume / open interest

Hi everyone I was checking some stocks on which I decided to buy long calls because I think they will be profitable in the sort term. Here are some tickers: FTI JUNE 18 75 CALL INVA JUNE 18 22.5 CALL AROC JUNE 18 35 CALL They are all under 60 …

Reddit by FlashAlphaLab April 22, 2026

I priced every SPY put credit spread, 2018-2026 (18M trades). Theory -EV, reality +$1.06/spread.

This is my early stage historical analysis on my go to VRP credit spread selling strategy. I will be adding complexities and logic next but here are some interesting data nevertheless: # Dataset * Theoretical: SVI surface gives IV at every strike, Black-Scholes converts IV to a dollar credit * …

Reddit by Ok-Yam-6616 April 22, 2026

Rule 390 implementation

Can someone who works in the industry please explain how so called "Rule 390" is implemented? I read the regulation document but I am interested in practical how-to mechanics. E.g., if a person has accounts at different brokers who and how counts options orders of that person? What if the …

Reddit by Fit_Equal6932 April 22, 2026

April 21 postmortem on $CAR trading.

Nest post: [https://www.reddit.com/r/options/comments/1ssy7re/iv\_on\_car\_was\_cheap\_counterintuitively\_and/](https://www.reddit.com/r/options/comments/1ssy7re/iv_on_car_was_cheap_counterintuitively_and/) **APRIL 22 UPDATE: HTZ got SSR on today, It may rebound.** ***11:00 am Zero shortable shares on IBKR since this morning. Borrow finally ticking up, 5.5% now. Ortex shows 1 million shorts piled on, total close to 10 million now, This won't budge, the spring keeps getting …

Reddit by Impressive-Bottle229 April 22, 2026

Trend vs. Mean Reversion strategies

Mean reversion is the more intuitive approach - you would think that if price goes down, it's likely to come up, and vice versa. But after years of actually analyzing market patterns, I actually found that trend is the easier way to trade. Sure, it is not intuitive. But generally, …

Reddit by DiamondG331 April 22, 2026

Robinhood: Extended Hours OPTIONS Now 8:15PM-9:25AM

I just got a pop-up for Extended Options trading: 8:15P-9:25A EST SPX, XSP, VIX, RUT I received it by searching for ticker SPX. Edit 4/24: Only available on Robinhood and IBKR. Also I’m fairly confident if you open a position at 8:15 and sell before 8:15 the following trading day …

Reddit by Unlucky-Ad1414 April 21, 2026

are trading credit spreads the move 🤔?

Yoooo I hope your doing well. I’m here asking for any guidance,insight or advice I trade spreads IWM QQQ SPY tbh im refining my strategy daily after wins, losses, etc. Im an electrical apprentice pretty active job and sometimes it makes trading a little difficult and overwhelming… sometimes im rushing …

Reddit by Odd-Block-2998 April 21, 2026

I sold OTM strangles and get bamboozled past one month, now buying OTM strangles instead

Was beating QQQ consistently since August last year, but then we had a violent crash and then 13 consecutive green days. Got assigned on my short legs, which I had to sell as I didn't have that much cash. Then, sold some OTM calls during beginning of recovery. Now OTM …