2 weeks into the new year. I was humbled by few options positions that went sour but I managed to … More
Tag: Options Trading
“I Think I Got This”: My First Year As An Options Trader
Happy new year 2021! 2020 – what a year it has been. Who would have expected that a virus could … More
Selling An Iron Condor On Yelp
Directional Assumption Largely neutral (with moderate bullish bias) The Narrative Barron’s positive pick on this stock – premised on post-Covid … More
Year End Rally?
Directional Assumption Long SPY The Narrative Anticipating a year end rally. Risk of contested election is gradually fading. Vaccine is … More
Positioning For US Election 2020
No matter who wins in the upcoming election, there will be a spike in volatility or VIX in the last … More
Options Trading: Following Warren Buffett
On his 90th birthday on Sunday, the billionaire chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway said his company had taken 5% stakes in Japan’s five … More
Options Trading: Bearish Call On FXI
Need to re-balance my portfolio which is currently has a beta-weighted delta of +2. Looking at some negative delta position … More
Options Trading: My Bearish Call On UNG
Technically, UNG looks bearish to me. Due to its high IV rank of 76.9%, I am planning to sell a … More
Options: XLE (Credit Call Spread)
Trade Setup Credit call spread Direction: Bearish DTE : 53 days ( 16 October 2020) IV Rank 21.7 IV 39.5% … More