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All my trading income is from selling naked puts and CC. Other strategies to incorporate w/ margin?
I know, I know... "Pennies in front of a steamroller." But I find this mindset to be very surface level, as selling naked puts has been one of the most efficient ways for me to generate income and increase the value of my portfolio via compounding effects. My general strategy …
research offer pt4
hey everyone, im trying to do a piece of research or two each day for the community, two goals. 1. get people more interested in doing research on their own, 2. learn more myself if you have something you'd like researched, drop it below. be specific, im going to feed …
SOXX or SMH
All I see is SOXL trading posts when I search here . But I’m looking for opinions here if y’all think SOXX or SMH is a quality ETF to sell weekly covered calls on as the premiums are high and it’s not leveraged. I think it’s good because it’s not …
My 15-point GO/NO-GO checklist before any options trade, because I kept breaking my own rules
Most of my losing trades had one thing in common: I knew better and entered anyway. Revenge entries, oversizing after a win streak, buying breakouts in chop. The strategy was fine. The discipline was not. So I turned my rules into a hard GO/NO-GO checklist. If any point fails, no …
Long 180dte straddle + short OTM weekly puts on the Swedish index
I have started a new trade on the Swedish OMXS30 index today (chosen due to tax reasons) where I bought a 6 months straddle slightly above the spot price, and I plan to sell weekly OTM puts against it. I just wanted to share the trade because I like the …
Options Questions Safe Haven periodic megathread | June 15 2026
We *call* this the weekly Safe Haven thread, but it might stay up for more than a week. For the options questions you wanted to ask, but were afraid to. **There are no stupid questions.** **Fire away.** This project succeeds via thoughtful sharing of knowledge. **You, too, are invited …
SpaceX is gonna rocket then drop to pennies but we have an opportunity here
We all know SpaceX is monumentally overvalued. Never bet again Elon but the numbers are just way too insane. 100x revenue and still losing money. 2.105T market cap. At some point this is gonna drop like crazy. But not before us regards take profits. So what’s the play here? Tuesday …
Can we please stop calling it "income?"
It's not income. It's positive cash flow with an offsetting negative obligation. It's not risk free. It's taking a risk to (hopefully) earn a profit. If I short a stock this collecting positive cash flow, it's literally the exact same trade. So why are we calling covered options "income," and …
QQQ short downside puts research
hey everyone - just finished a piece of quick research for another trader - if anyone has anything you'd like me to look at for you, drop it below. here are the prior pieces: \- [https://www.reddit.com/r/options/comments/1u4dgcz/0dte\_spx\_iron\_condor\_study](https://www.reddit.com/r/options/comments/1u4dgcz/0dte_spx_iron_condor_study) \- [https://www.reddit.com/r/options/comments/1u63m6i/spx\_iron\_fly\_research\_results/](https://www.reddit.com/r/options/comments/1u63m6i/spx_iron_fly_research_results/) current research question from u/[taesty1](https://www.reddit.com/user/taesty1/) >I have one I would do myself …
SPX iron fly research results
hey everyone - just finished a piece of quick research for another trader - if anyone has anything you'd like me to look at for you, drop it below. here are the prior pieces: \- [https://www.reddit.com/r/options/comments/1u4dgcz/0dte\_spx\_iron\_condor\_study](https://www.reddit.com/r/options/comments/1u4dgcz/0dte_spx_iron_condor_study) u/[elpavohombre](https://www.reddit.com/user/elpavohombre/) >I have a simple one: sell an iron butterfly 90 minutes before close …