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NOW 50c expiring Jan 2028.
I bought 2 contracts back in April when stock was in 90s. $5200/avg. option is currently at $140 and I’m at 90% profit. Delta is .97 now. I also have shares for which I have sold call at 145 and 155 in the next two weeks. I’m thinking to sell …
Nvidia call leap expiring Jan 21, 2028
I have been trading stocks for the past 5 years, just got into options recently about 3 months ago and I am in the green overall, pretty good too I would say. Now I’m exploring into leap calls, I was thinking to get NVDA calls expiring Jan21,2028 at strike price …
Can a thin market estimate blow up your margin account?
Just a mental exercise here - I don't use margin for options aside from the requirement of a margin account to trade at Level 2. Sometimes in the thin markets where I participate, the Market Makers are not very active, and I'll see ridiculous asks. My account summary dutifully displays …
NDX bid-ask spreads
Hello. Ive been wondering something . Any inputs would be most appreciated. 1. Why are the bid ask spreads on ndx so wide? Even with decent volume. 2. On the other side of the same coin, plenty of people seem to still be using ndx options. Why doesnt the bid-ask …
Leap idea : $V (visa)
Looking at **Visa (V)** for a Jan 2028 LEAP. **Breakout** – V finally broke above the \~$375 resistance and is holding around $381. **Cheap volatility** – IV \~20%, IV Percentile only **16%**. Good environment for buying LEAPS. **Contract** – Looking at **Jan 2028 $410 Call**, around $42–43. **Premium at risk** …
Snapshot of my IBKR 3 months net value change
Here is my strategy post: [https://www.reddit.com/r/options/comments/1vxb1ur/an\_option\_hedged\_market\_neutral\_strategy/](https://www.reddit.com/r/options/comments/1vxb1ur/an_option_hedged_market_neutral_strategy/) As mentioned in that post: I've run this strategy for 3 months and its advantage is the stable PL (Profit & Loss). Here is the snapshot of my IBKR 3-month net value change, which shows the same. I took the snapshot of app-switch on …
I’ve been beaten and I want redemption
I been trading on robinhood consistently for about a year now and have lost $33k. I want a redemption story but i need people around who have been through it and bounced back. Is there anybody who is real, been through it and can help me out of this? It’s …
Tips on taking profits as a intraday options trader
i recently switched from % stop losses on 0/1dte contracts to price action stops by using Delta to calculate my max loss on the trade. But now I'm wondering how other traders take profits when they use price action stops. Like are you scaling out on a good 5 return …
Jackson Hole and 0DTE
I just read that historically the Fed chairman speech at Jackson Hole rarely has a big impact on the market. Also said that options markets aren’t pricing in any “fireworks”. With 0DTE contracts now accounting for about 55-65% of options in SPX, I’m wondering how much weight should be given …
Options strategy
If you go back to to when you first started learning options what’s one thing you would do different?