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Pre market study
I would be grateful for Any tips or guidance on how to study the pre-market such as news so when the market opens you know what too look for and what too trade, how long before the market opens do you tend to study for , and things of that …
Reducing Options On Futures Commissions - Schwab?
Title says it all. Is it possible to reduce the typical $2.25 per contract? Would love to incorporate options on futures due to the benefits of SPAN margin but the commissions are too high. Really don't want to switch brokers so wondering if anyone has been successful reducing them and …
We preregistered a bearish gamma structure and measured it running the other way. Method inside.
\*\*Full disclosure up front: I build a positioning tool. This post is about a study whose result argued against it, and there is no link at the bottom.\*\* Most people who read a gamma board have a mental shortcut for one particular shape. Price sitting under the concentration, the heaviest …
Is this a good time for GOOGL leaps?
We’ve been hovering around 345ish for a few days, now at 340 where there’s some decent support. Went lower in the past few days with the settlement but looks like they could be back on the uptrend soon. New to leaps so wanted the community’s thoughts.
Help me to understand stop loss
Hello, Sorry if this sounds newbie, I M still learning with lunch money and try to understand the basic. In particular, I want to understand how I can "detect" the danger of setting a stop loss that is skipped/sold to a much lower value. The (basic/stupid) idea is to take …
2-sided Backspreads
Anybody traded a lot of double backspreads? (Mostly interested in 1dte or 0dte trades.) How'd that work for you? Of course, backspreads need to be traded when a big move is expected. And the bane of backspreads is the "valley of death". But, the valley does not start to appear …
Google option call at $379 strike price
Today i just dropped 11k into a google option at a $379 strike price. I figured Google is a safe investment and is bound to reach $400 again in the future. Am I cooked? The option expires in 2028
If you're losing money on options
I keep watching people on here every day complaining that options are so hard and they keep losing money so maybe this post can help some of ya'll out. For one, DON'T trade options if you have no idea what you're doing. Take some time and learn the fundamentals. There …
MU long term options, sold last earnings, finally starting to pay me premium
I sold 4x naked wide strangles going into last earnings, when the Oct IV far way far OTM options were at around a 104% IV (we are talking like 30% out of the money) I sold that strangle and struggled hard to hedge it through the down slide of chips, …
Do you actually follow a fixed risk–reward rule in your trading? Let’s talk about it.
Hi everyone, I’ve been thinking about how many traders use risk–reward (RR) in practice versus in theory. A lot of content says “always aim for 1:2 or 1:3,” but I’m curious: do retail traders in Indian markets actually stick to a fixed RR rule, or do they adjust it based …