May 5, 2025
This blog is going to teach you how to pick the right expiration to trade for your option selling trades….
September 25, 2024
Most of the time when we are selling options we are trading the difference between implied and realized volatility. This…
September 25, 2024
In options trading there are two fundamental opinions that a trader can express on the market. Long volatility and short…
September 25, 2024
Back spreads, also known as ratio spreads, are an option selling structure that is highly sensitive to skew and offers…
September 25, 2024
A key characteristic of option contracts is the number of days until the contract expires, which is often referred to…
September 25, 2024
One of my favorite option selling topics is relative value trading. It’s based on finding price discrepancies between similar assets…
September 25, 2024
Everybody seems to think that volatility is some unpredictable wild horse that bucks and kicks and does whatever it wants….
September 23, 2024
I recently wrote a blog which broke down options into the Six Key Characteristics that define them. To sum it…
September 22, 2024
This guide explains exactly what an option is and paints a picture of them that you can use to really…
September 22, 2024
So you want to sell volatility but aren’t comfortable holding the unlimited loss exposures that come with a short straddle…
September 18, 2024
Theta is the greek that most option sellers are familiar with because it tells us about how much we are…
September 14, 2024
One of the hardest hurdles for retail traders to overcome when they look at the world of option selling is…
September 13, 2024
Everyone knows that after an earnings announcement, IV Crush demolishes the prices of options. However, for EXPE and ETSY, prices…
May 5, 2023
A while ago, I wrote about a calendar trade I put on when Silicon Valley Bank was collapsing. Because of…
May 5, 2023
This post goes over how I think through my trades. I wanted to share this trade because the edge was…
April 25, 2023
Introduction Forward volatility trading can be an extremely lucrative strategy. In this article, I will walk you through my personal…
April 18, 2023
Introduction In a Flirting With Models podcast, Benn Eifert, founder of hedge fund QVR advisors, discusses “volatility investing.” Benn outlines…
March 6, 2023
Introduction I recently revisited this post by u/Fletch71011, which talks about a trade he made in Soybean Meal options. I remember how difficult…
February 24, 2023
We all know that 90% of traders lose money, but when it comes to options, the statistic is even more…
August 28, 2024
Compared to a couple years ago, the VIX is pretty low. We are used to seeing VIX at 25 or…
August 26, 2024
Trader psychology is often touted as the main reason why many traders fail to beat the market. From day one,…
August 25, 2024
Retail traders have a habit of viewing the market as a faceless, monolithic entity they are up against. Like a…
August 22, 2024
Variance risk premiums often arise around market events that could lead to significant price changes in stocks. Examples include earnings…
August 15, 2024
In this article I am going to teach you the most effective way to make money as an option seller….
August 14, 2024