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Oil a good play right now?
Feels so artificially low sub $85 a barrel. 90 day or 180 day play? Who is making moves in oil what are you looking to place ? I’m going in strong this level and lower over the next 60 days l. The US will continue to have to draw into …
I'm not sure I fully understand assignment risk
As the title says, I'm not sure I grasp assignment risk. Since I started actively trading a few years ago, I've spent 90% of my time with futures and cash settled indices (SPX, NDX, RUT) with the remainder of positions being single leg options on American style tickers. One of …
Questions about IV and theta on SPCX
Hi all, I bought a LEAP Put for space X - 15 Jan 2027 strike price $100. I know it's a casino so it was more just a test than anything else. I bought it for 7.44 when the stock price was about 195. It's 185 today but the option …
Is studying in-depth about options trading worth it? As most of us just follow the herd
I am a newbie to options trading, and I was starting to read books about trading. But I keep hearing things like - people lose a lot more money in it than they make. So I am starting to think whether studying about it is even worth it? Because ultimately …
Closing deep ITM covered call position at a loss to offset gains on another position?
I'm interested in closing a deep ITM covered call at a short-term loss to offset short-term gains on another position. My investment thesis is that the shares involved in the covered call will remain the same or increase in value over time and I'd like to hold the shares. I …
Trying to decide if I should run a PMCC strategy in my $200k net liq taxable tastytrade account.
My Roth IRA only has \~ $40k in it. I know a PMCC strategy can be taxy but collecting premium on a SPY or SPX is tempting. I have been investing for around 13 years and been dealing with options over 5 years. Curious to hear this community’s thoughts and …
Scan for expected value on credit spreads
anyone offer or sell such a scanner with EV? tried ORATS and the brokers. not what I’m looking for really.
trading research pt 5 - qqq long strangle
u/[EveryLengthiness183](https://www.reddit.com/user/EveryLengthiness183/) asked: >I have a good one for you. This would be for QQQ and the bet is to buy a 100 point OTM call and a 100 point OTM put right at the open of the US cash session at 9:30 eastern. Sell both when one goes ATM. The …
Backtesting Complexish Strategies?
Hey guys/gals, what backtesting website have y'all found the best? Preferably free if there is one but can be paid if free isn't an option. ​ I have tried to use AI and coding, however, for my strategy I am basing strikes off delta and not fixed percentage. Also, it …
First Week Trading SPX/QQQ 0DTE Live – Seeking Advice
Hello all, I'm genuinely interested in hearing from traders who scalp options regularly. Before risking real money, I spent about four months paper trading and only started trading live this week. I've developed a specific set of rules for entries, exits, position sizing, and risk management, and I stick to …