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Over the years, I’ve received thousands of questions about trading concepts from my students. Recently, I received a question on how to determine if a portfolio is too bullish or bearish. There’s a video at the bottom of this post that explains everything there. If you want to skip straight to the video, scroll down….
One challenge in all our lives is to find the time, energy and attitude to do what’s important, at the right time, and make an impact. Why? Because we’re all busy. Extremely busy. If you have kids, work responsibility, participate in community or church organizations you know what I’m talking about. And, that doesn’t include…
Philosophy This trade is used when you have no directional bias, but you believe a stock will move up or down enough to capture a profit. It’s commonly used as an earnings strategy. Construction Trade Identification: -3,-2,+2,+3 Technicals: Bi-Directional Strategy Type: Vega and Gamma Delta: Buy +2 at .50 delta and sell -1 @ .25…
Iron Condor Philosophy Neutral Cash-Flow Bearish Volatility Negative Gamma (you don’t want the stock to run too far) Construction Use options in the 3rd expiration month Sell a call and put at balanced distance from the stock price Use options that are low delta Spend 2% of your account in margin Management Exit if the…
Do you tend to buy or sell options, and why? Chief Operating Officer at Tackle Trading (2014-present) __________________________________________ I do both, but I blend them together in my overall portfolio design. I break strategies into groupings I call ‘Bread and Butter’ and ‘Bag of Tricks’ strategies. Buying options can be as simple as buying a…
Why has my 403(b) only earned $492 in 19 months with $8,400 in contributions? It says 7.79% personal return rate, but it seems disappointing. Is this a good rate? The nature of most 403(b), 401(k) and other retirement programs is to push people into traditional allocations based on their age and target retirement date. Investment…
In life, business and trading it’s important to develop systems and processes to make sure you’re moving forward efficiently. As a mentor, one of the most important things I can do is show a new student how to systematically approach the market, each trading strategy and their education. Let’s take each one of those topics…
As a new member of our team, you’ve made a great choice to join like-minded driven and successful people who are taking control of their investing. Here are some things to keep in mind as you get started. 1. Be Patient. You don’t have to master everything right away. This one’s self-explanatory, but let’s discuss…
How does a trader or investor find something to put their money into? That is a key question. There are different layers to the question, and we need to address them one step at a time. The first one, is about productivity and efficiency. If you can have just as good of a trading system,…
