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Writing PUT options
Little confused by this, write my first cash secured put last Tuesday. The market tumbled, and not the contract is worth approximately 37% higher than what I had sold it for. I still have about 20% for it to drop for me to be assigned which I’m not worried as …
Whats the most sensibly priced options if you don’t have a lot of capital?
I’m looking to do CSP, so what are some decent stocks to do that with? Ideally sensibly priced ones as I don’t have alot of capital but looking to build off premium
Longer dated expiration vs higher ITM strikes?
For people who buy options both ITM and at minimum a few weeks exp- do you prefer one over the other? For example, I buy SPY frequently at a minimum of 3-4 weeks expiration that are numerous strikes ITM. But I’m wondering if there’s a trade off here between the …
Journal/History tracker advice
What do you use for your trades? Do you use excel or some kind of online/offline tool? I use excel, but it's kinda scuffed. I would like to use something that has features build in and not make everything from scratch. Any recommendations welcomed.
Change my mind: Holding Deep ITM LEAPS is better than holding shares
Currently 10% of my portfolio is in **deep ITM LEAPS** of stocks that I am above-moderately bullish on for the next year+. I have come to the conclusion that LEAPS is much better than holding shares when hedging with PMCC/CC. But I need someone to level me down and give …
$CAVA earnings next week
For a $100 stock, SCAVA options are surly pricey. I believe SCAVA will surprise up and a call spread would be the play l'd go. 3/7/25 $CAVA $120-$130 call spread for $2.10 or less might return 3X in less than a week.
Stock Post Earning Jump: will it maintain or drop?
I often see stocks jumping post earning. They will either A) maintain the momentum and continue climbing, or b) retrace all the way back down. Is there a method to predict it will go route A or B? Does pre-market price movement give any indication? Bid and ask volume? I …
Best strategy for trade with max profit around 20, max loss around 100
Hi, So the thing I like about options is you know before you get into a trade what your max loss can be as well as your max profit. I see a lot of people here shoot for the moon, taking big risks hoping for huge gains, but I'm too …
Is it possible to be forced to exercise after buying a deep ITM call option?
I was learning about options via chatgpt (probably not the best idea), and it was talking about the risk of early assignment potentially causing me to have to buy shares. I asked it why would I be forced to buy shares when the entire point of an options contract is …
First time placing on options trade. Help?
Pretty much I’m about $1,000 away from purchasing a car that I’ve been wanting for a while. I don’t feel like going to the casino and I want to learn how to put some option plays together. I have like $40 to spare and want to try to make some …