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Is swinging options risky?
I was swinging some options and even though they finished in the money, I noticed that I was still red on the contracts is this because the underlying does not move in your direction fast enough to offset the everyday decay on Theta? Are majority of options worthless on expiration …
Wendy’s stock
If Wendy’s takes out the $8 & $8.50 0DTE put options, I’m taking everything in my account out and walking away from this rigged system… Wendy’s is currently at $7.67 @ 9:45 am.
Theta decay slower on some days than others on 0dte, its like the market “knows” something? 🤔
And no I’m not talking about fed days or big news days. Some days I’ll open a 0dte iron condor and get my 50% profit within an hour, but other days despite paying similar premium for the same width, the decay just isn’t happening and stays stuck only for a …
community workshop 27june at 5pm PT
hey everyone, two quick heads up for those interested. i coordinated with the mods before posting this. i know the community is guarded against stuff like this, rightfully so, but it also sucks for people to lose the potential resource if interested. ive been active in the community long before …
252 or 365 for de-annualizing IV?
I'd like to experiment with expected vs actualized moves, the problem is I don't know if I should use 252 or 365 to de-annualize IV? The formula I'm planning on using is IV \* sqrt(t/(252 or 365)), I'll be pulling the IV data from thinkorswim. I'm getting conflicting answers online …
MSFT leaps
I have msft leaps 430 strike expiring dec 2028 bought when msft was trading at around $427, my option cost is 105.25 and right now its at around 66. Is it better to roll to nearer strike price or just keep it this way, right now unrealized loss is around …
Is Pelosi UBER LEAP trade a smart move?
Hey everyone, I saw the recent disclosure that Nancy Pelosi (well, her husband Paul) just bought **200 contracts of UBER $50 Calls expiring in March 2027**. Uber is currently trading around $70-$74, meaning they bought deep In-The-Money (ITM) LEAPs. I know their portfolio has a ridiculous track record with names …
Am I being watched by hedge funds?
I know hedge funds can see peoples activities, but are they only looking at me? Does anyone else feel like this? I buy an option, it goes the other way!
a year and half I’ve concluded, it’s impossible to make consistent money with 0dte systematically
I’ve tried everything under the sun, I’ve back tested everything under the sun and I’ve concluded that it’s just not possible to find a workable, repeatable system trading 0dte day in and day out and make a consistent income month in and month out with. I don’t know how, but …
Age 29 got 13 lakhs of loss doing options trading
At age 25 i got job started f&o at age 27 and in two years got 13 lakhs of loss, I used to make some profits but that profit made me do trading daily. One red daily totally wiped entire savings and earnings. Now I'm on loan of 13 lakhs …