This is my method of trading Binary Options for the past 5 years trading only 30 minutes and hourly expiries. This method works 65 to 70% of the time and there are filters to further increase the winning %. We are not worried whether goes up or down. If it goes up, we SELL or place PUT options as it hits our SELL ZONES and buy areas where it drops and hits our BUY...
Hourly candle expiries.
This is my method of trading Binary Options for the past 5 years trading only 30 minutes and hourly expiries. This method works 65 to 70% of the time and there are filters to further increase the winning %. We are not worried whether goes up or down. If it goes up, we SELL or place PUT options as it hits our SELL ZONES and buy areas where it drops and hits our BUY...
Rolling my SPY June 10th 209/213 short call vertical out a couple of weeks and up a strike for a little more time and a smidgeon of strike improvement (again ... ). I got this filled for a $22/contract debit and then sold a 199/203 short put vertical in the same expiration for a $41/contract credit, so I'm net credit on the operation, so I've now got a SPY June...
Keeping with the short term engagement trade theme here while I wait for some volatility to sell premium in something ... anything ... (currently, there is no fairly liquid underlying with an implied volatility rank of greater than 70 to work). Metrics: Probability of Profit: 58% P50: 77% Max Profit: $310/contract Max Loss/Buying Power Effect:...
Layering on a bit more bread on my butter while VIX>15 ... . This is about as full a boat as I like to have (not <25% in cash), so I may not be posting many new trade ideas here for a bit; most of them will be closing trades. I know ... boring ... . Metrics: Probability of Profit: 58% P50: 65% Max Profit: $102/contract Max Loss/Buying Power Effect:...
Going where the premium is at ... . I already have a setup in GDX in the same expiry, so I'm layering another on small here ... . Metrics: Probability of Profit: 69% P50: 81% Max Profit: $93/contract Max Loss/Buying Power Effect: Undefined/~$236/contract Delta: =8.29/contract Theta: 2.98/contract
With low volatility having drained premium not only out of the broader market, but individual underlyings as well, I continue to look at VIX and VXX derivatives to go "long volatility" in lieu of opting for low vol strategies like debit spreads, calendars, and diagonals. In this particular case, I'm opting to use a long call butterfly given its high risk/return...
I put this on on April 1st, thinking it might be a while before I could take it off, but covered it today on this pop, freeing up the buying power for another go should be strike $17 again. I put it on for $373/contract, and took it off today for a $419 credit, yielding a $42.93/contract profit in six days. Naturally, this isn't hugely earth shattering...
Sorry I didn't get to post this before NY close ... . Filled for a $94 credit. I usually like to see a $100/contract out of these setups, but I figured it was close enough ... . I'm looking for price to stay between my short strikes between now and expiration and for volatility to contract post-earnings announcement. Post-announcement, price is down about $2...
March 18th SVXY 31/35 ShortPut Credit Spread 1.64/$164 Max Profit Per Contract
With covered calls, I look for cheap underlyings with high implied volatility rank/high implied volatility and setups that will produce at least a 10% return if called away at the short call strike. WFT fits the bill, with a rank of 72, an implied of 84, and a 13.06% return if called away at the nearest out of the money strike. Here's the setup: Buy 100 shares...
Having waited a long time for West Texas Intermediate to hit 2009 levels, I figured I'd put my money where my mouth was and go long USO when it did. I filled this one earlier today: Bought 100 Shares USO @ 10.05 Sold 1 Feb 19th 11 Call Total Package: 9.69 debit Max Profit: $131 (if called away at 11) You could probably get a slightly better fill than I did, as...
Having gone somewhat "covered call" crazy last month and being somewhat ball and chained to those for the near future (most are Feb 19th expiry setups), I figured I'd turn my attention to old bread and butter standbys while I work through those particular trades, looking for setups that I can put on fairly cheaply from a buying power perspective. One of these is...