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Short Position Close-outs
At what % of value capture do you buy out of short positions in order to re-deploy your collateral?
Criteria for choosing underlyings for 45 DTE put credit spreads
Hey guys, so I’ve been getting my feet wet in options selling last couple months. Rather than paper trading, I decided to do live trading but on a small account that would not affect me even if it got wiped. I’ve been mainly playing it safe, selling PCS since my …
Some take aways on premium selling after 4 mo. Imagined with reality
The context: cash secured account low six fig, 90% are short options both sides, few cc positions. Each position just one lot. Number of positions fluctuates 1-2 dozen. Vanilla premium selling, no strategies, analysis. Not using any spreads, poor mans cc, indexes, stops, LEAPS. No discretionary strikes selections, PnLs thresholds …
Please critique my "boring" portfolio
Please give any constructive feedback. If there is something I'm missing please let me know. Much appreciated. Been doing this strategy for almost 2 years now. I think it's really boring. I don't do any analysis; just 2 minutes each day to place trades. Account value is in the mid …
Tested the 'big squeeze before takeoff' idea: 516 symbols, 5 years. Tight ranges predict more quiet
Everyone has heard the folk model: when a name goes dead quiet and the range compresses, it is coiling before a big move. We wanted to know if the tightest compressions actually launch, so we tested it. **Design** - Universe: 516 optionable symbols, 5 years of dailies (~650k symbol-days) - …
Tyson Foods
The President says he’ll be allowing ranchers and farmers to process and sell their own product on the open market. Tyson controls about 85% of the meat processing industry and this could cost them billions. Puts? Or is there an underlying reason why this wouldn’t affect Tyson?
A few items which give me an edge in options trading
I will share a few things from my experience. If you like them, stay tuned. 1. Extend duration when possible 2. Check spreads across strikes and duration to find the best contracts 3. Never get exposed to losses greater than the net premium i.e. be a net buyer not a …
AI agents deployed 100 put-buying and 127 call-buying bots on my paper desks, then stopped logging i
Numbers from this morning, read-only off the production database, options bots only, all paper money. Agent-deployed bots that traded puts: 100. Realised: $813,838 down. Agent-deployed bots that traded calls: 127. Realised: $356,670 down. Every fill buys at the ask and sells at the bid, which is most of why both …
Trend finder stocks
There’s alot of tools out there but it’s so overwhelming, is there a good source you guys use to spot overall trends and patterns, I see a lot of ppl recycle the same watchlists and am wondering how they are all finding them. There’s gotta be some sick tool that …
4 Contracts on GPRO at a $1 strike price
I'm still a beginner options trader and just got a big un-realized win on GPRO. Locked in a 120 day call option on GOPRO with a strike price of $1 a couple days ago. I'm up around 138% after the stock pulled back yesterday but was thinking about selling covered …