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Options buying with a $100K account ? (Intraday vs Swing)
Thanks for all the advice I got yesterday guys. Any folks who make consistent gains buying options ? Let me tell a bit of about myself. I started 2 months back and have grown my account significantly buying options. Should I scale down or is this what most traders use …
Tips for trading zero day options without turning it into gambling
Zero day options seem like one of those things where having a plan matters a lot more than usual. I understand the appeal of 0DTE. The moves are fast and the capital required can look pretty small. But that can also make the risk look smaller than it really is. …
same signal, same structure, only the planned hold differs. six pairs, longer wins all six.
i log every trade on deribit with the planned hold as a column, and that column turned out to be an accidental a/b test. the same signal on the same asset gets opened at two different planned holds, so between the two arms the only thing that changes is how …
SPY Calls/Puts rigged
Been playing options on spy for the last couple years I’ve gotten decent in up about 80k for the year and I’ve been playing like a scared lil kid everytime I’m up 400-1000 I pull out. But yesterday was something else spy crashes 766 to 760 I bought puts round …
Staggered Collars
I recently came into a lump sum of shares of a singular company that is a big part of my net worth and am looking to sell to diversify. However, I am trying to split up the sale over multiple years to decrease my tax liability. I recently learned about …
SPX End of Day Trading
I’ve mainly been trading single stocks and have had some success by focusing on companies I know well; however, I want to get more familiar with SPX mainly since it has daily options and has cash settlement. I’ve been trying a few different things and something I am curious about …
Are you the house, or the gambler?
Are you in the business of **prediction?** Are you a **gambler?** I leave that to the trading discords and social media options gurus. As you know 80-90% of options traders lose money. I sleep well at night by understanding that I have the probabilities in my favor. My **edge** is …
Finally in profit thanks to $META
It's been a rough journey, losing a couple grand while learning options but I think I've found the strategy which works for me. \*Not financial advice\* Anyway, I deposited £60 into RH last week. I started off with one contract for a $145 NVS PUT last week and made a …
10 calls into earnings. Either genius tomorrow or “deleted” by Friday.
**My DD: Oracle good. Calls cheap. Brain said send it.** 10 ORCL $170C, 9/11 exp, $6.15 avg. Earnings play. Thesis: bullish on cloud/AI growth and guidance. I’m expecting a move above the market-implied earnings move. Entry: $6.15 premium. Breakeven at expiration: $176.15. Max loss: $6,150. No averaging down. If ORCL …
Rolling a MRVLL ITM CC
Now this is a tricky one. As you can see, the potential roll to consider is $210-$230 which would get me a great annual premium. But, I believe this stock is meant for $300+ prices, aiming for that to happen Q3/Q4 2027. Also, owning it for some more time will …