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Screwed up pretty badly with avgo last week… but learned something
So I don’t trade options often. 100% an amateur, admittedly, so I stick mostly to index funds etc, but I have had some fairly big wins mostly out of luck the last few years. So I was feeling FOMO the week before last with Dell and all the other micron …
Starting out with the wheel strategy!
Hello. I would like to trade options properly. I have come across the wheel strategy and would like to give it a shot. I understand the gist of it, I would like help or recommendations for what stock is a good stock to start with if you only have 3k, …
Liquidity, volatility and yield
Found ARCC with descent IV, good dividend and ok liquidity. Sold 18 put for in July for 0.35 39 days to expiration. Delta -0.22 Theta -0.69 RoC 5 (estimated yearly return) P50 88 (estimated probability for half of profit) Days to P50 9 (estimated days to 50% profit) This is …
My ORCL earnings setup: looking at the 215/240 call spread
ORCL reports Wednesday after close. I’m looking at the June 12 215/240 call debit spread. Spot is around $213. The June 12 ATM straddle is pricing about a $27.60 move, or roughly 12.9%, which puts the upside implied move near $241. That is why I don’t like the 215/225 here. …
PSA: Inline image/photo comments enabled as an experiment
EDIT: June 17 2026 - This seems to have gone well with no issues, major or minor, so the setting will be left enabled. We will reassess if some issue does come up in the future. Up until now, the mod team has disabled the ability to add photos or …
Should I Hold?
I was up well over 1000 on dram until Friday hit and killed everything for me. Bought the nasa calls on Thursday and I’m feeling like I shot myself in the foot. I was super bullish on both of these but as the expiry get close I’m wondering if I …
Options on SGOV and BIL
I was surprised to find out that both above-mentioned ETFs have options. Who trades these options and why?
Is there such thing as selective margin?
Is there such a thing as a broker that allows you to purchase some securities with margin and others with just cash from the same account?
Scaling a strategy before becoming too big to start causing issues
I trade exclusively SPX 0dte, I think I have a legit working and mathematically sound strategy, (I know I know, que the eye rolls and snarky remarks, I get it.) I’m not on here trying to sell anybody anything or to give out my “tips” to some holy grail strategy. …
Would anyone actually use a SPY 0DTE-specific backtesting platform?
I’ve been working on a project for SPY 0DTE traders and wanted some honest feedback before I invest more time and money into it. The idea is a backtesting platform focused specifically on SPY 0DTE options. Instead of general stock backtesting, it would let traders test entry conditions like RSI, …