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Reddit by OilMedium4643 April 24, 2026

The Options seller substack, any opinions?

What do you think about this channel https://substack.com/@theoptionsseller? Have you ever tried the service? It posts exceptional results. thanks

Reddit by Tradanswer April 24, 2026

An idea for NVIDIA...

So we probably all know that Nvidia is not really valued dearly especially for the growth rates and I don't think that in the next few days, weeks or months something will change fundamentally. And as someone who also has Nvidia in the portfolio and also highly weighted that, the …

Reddit by Educational_Pie_9572 April 24, 2026

Hi, Me again. The guy who buys QQQ puts literally seconds before the ETF jumps up...with sad pics.

Context: Two weeks ago, I think I did the same thing, but that was within an hour of the ceasefire being announced that made QQQ jump up. This week, while it was going down, I thought I would buy some close at the money puts for $645 while the stock …

Reddit by Farmasuetickles_ April 24, 2026

Buying call options leading up to NVDA earnings date

Hey everyone. I wanted some opinions surrounding a strategy I’m sure many here have done or attempted. My plan was to purchase call options for June 18th for an OTM strike price and sell a few days before the earnings call. The goal of this is obviously to avoid much …

Reddit by bleeb2000 April 24, 2026

Someone has been farming SPX 0DTE options with fake geopolitical headlines all week - receipts here.

\*\*THE THEORY\*\* President Trump keeps posting that his blockade is costing a certain oil-rich nation $500M per day. But what if they said "hold my tea" and found the cheat code in America's own stock market? \*Trump's actual Truth Social posts (April 22, 2026):\* \*"\[They\] don't want the Strait of …

Reddit by HistorianSuch8716 April 23, 2026

Best Covered Call Strategy for Cyclical Stocks?

I’m looking for some input from people who actively run covered call strategies because I THINK that is my best strategy during sideways/bearish market. Background on my strategy: Professionally, I’ve spent \~15 years in the transportation industry in senior finance roles, so I’m pretty familiar with how these cycles actually …

Reddit by captaincaveman87518 April 23, 2026

TT options backtester accurate about buy and hold?

Is the TT backtester accurate about buy and hold? I'm unclear about why the buy and hold comparison on the backtester is always saying it is the higher profit strategy? How are they calculating this? Not sure if I should believe it. Any insights or advice? Thanks.

Reddit by Mailboxsteve April 23, 2026

Help me with the math on 'rolling' OTM credit spreads plz

Sorry to ask it here. Been sick all week and cant think straight. Ive been selling options/spreads since 2017. Whenever i go to 'roll' options i always manually close the original and open a new one. Easier on my brain and easier to journal. Today though, being sick, i got …

Reddit by aevans9216 April 23, 2026

Best Tax Service for Options Scalpers

I have begun scalping options on fidelity and I am reaching the limit of trades per day (195) without hitting professional trader status. I suspect by the end of the year I will have thousands of trades with alot of them being wash sales. Who is best to use to …

Reddit by FlashAlphaLab April 23, 2026

Test of GEX/DEX/VEX/CHEX on 1,972 SPY days: raw GEX looks great, dies after VIX + ATM IV controls

**TL;DR**: I tested the four dealer-exposure Greeks (GEX, DEX, VEX, CHEX) against next-day SPY outcomes on 1,972 end-of-day snapshots from Apr 2018 to Apr 2026. Raw GEX looks strong (Spearman ρ = -0.36, p ≈ 10⁻⁶⁰). After controlling for VIX and ATM IV, it drops to ρ = -0.03 (not …