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Selling premium right now but not really loving it
I’ve been staring at this vol setup all week and honestly it’s one of those times where every signal is fighting every other signal. VIX is down to 19, vol of vol is normal, everything on the surface says “sell premium and collect theta.” And I want to. The VIX …
Everything I learned about the qualities of a robust system
* Controlled risk + low drawdowns - high risk systems may look amazing on paper, but nobody can stomach as much drawdown as they think they can. * Fully end-to-end backtested + rules-based. Statistical edge = good. Random idea = bad. * No black boxes/ML - this is a hot …
SNDK: Something Big Is Happening Before the Nasdaq-100 Add
What showed up on SanDisk today is hard to ignore. Three separate institutional data sources lit up on the same ticker at the same time. Dark pool block prints totaling over $33 million across two scanners. Options flow at $95 million in total premium with 71 sweep orders. And a …
PMCC - spreadsheet
Anyone have a great spreadsheet to track PMCC. Buying the LEAPS and selling CC against them.
PDT Rule Updates (14/04/2026)
**Notice of Filing of Amendment No. 1 and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of a Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1, to Amend FINRA Rule 4210 (Margin Requirements) to Replace the Day Trading Margin Provisions with Intraday Margin Standards.** [https://www.sec.gov/files/rules/sro/finra/2026/34-105226.pdf](https://www.sec.gov/files/rules/sro/finra/2026/34-105226.pdf) The good news is finally here. SEC appears …
Do stock market signals for options traders hold up across full cycles?
The signal service space is giving major red flag energy and the skepticism is 100% earned 🚩 Most of these "pro" services are just curated backtests wrapped in main character marketing. The methodology is vague, the track record only highlights the wins while burying the losses, and those "live" signals …
Best way to acquire shares for covered calls?
Haha, buy 'em, right? I've always been a small investor: 10 shares here, 25 there. As far as stocks I'd like to own, there are few that have even mild option activity. I don't know if that's a problem or not, since I made some decisions in the past that …
Need to Vent
I’m beating myself up (and I know I have to get over it), but I messed up by missing out on this recovery and not buying calls. I anchored to prices and when I didn’t get those prices, stocks ran away from me. I missed $AMZN at $199 on March …
TOS sold my QQQ C615 "The execution was the result of a margin sell-out"
**I DONT HAVE A MARGIN ACCOUNT**, this is a cash account and Im on a computer (re "Phone Sell" I was in the money bought at .73, "sold" at 2.24 Account was not negative settled funds showed I had enough for 1 last trade of the day I always close …
Considering $95/115 debit call spread on TRI or $470/500 spread on MCO
Simple thesis: 1. SaaSpocalypse fears are over blown. 2. These companies have very strong balance sheets and competitive moats, 3. Their expertise and data repositories will make them relative winners when (not if) they integrate AI technologies into their offerings. My thesis is stronger for MCO than TRI but MCO …