Kevins

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4.16.2025 Trade #8 of 2025 executed. So simple, yet far from easy... Trade entry at 93 DTE (days to expiration). The last few weeks have been quite challenging, mostly due to increase volatility (3rd highest expansion in history), as well as widening bid/ask spreads. This trade idea will dovetail with trade id: 006 to balance delta without incurring more...

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3.18.2025 Trade #7 of 2025 executed. So simple, yet far from easy... Trade entry at 30 DTE (days to expiration). This trade has a little more hot sauce and fire built into it. Unbalanced butterfly, close to expiration, will adjust the wing widths as the market adjusts either up or down. Goal is to be out of this trade in under two weeks before GAMMA really...

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2.28.2025 Trade #6 of 2025 executed. So simple, yet far from easy... Trade entry at 168 DTE (days to expiration). Trade construct is a PDS (put debit spread) at Delta 15 combined with a PCS (put credit spread) at Delta 15. Overlapping short strikes give it the "unbalanced" butterfly nomenclature. Sizing and strike selection is designed to keep the risk/reward...

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2.3.2025 4rd trade of 2025 executed. Trade entry at 165 DTE (days to expiration). Trade construct is a PDS (put debit spread) at Delta 15 combined with a PCS (put credit spread) at Delta 15. Overlapping short strikes give it the "unbalanced" butterfly nomenclature. Sizing and strike selection is designed to keep the risk/reward "AT EXPIRATION" to a 1:1 risk...

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1.27.2025 3rd trade of 2025 executed. Trade entry at 144 DTE (days to expiration). Trade construct is a PDS (put debit spread) at Delta 15 combined with a PCS (put credit spread) at Delta 15. Overlapping short strikes give it the "unbalanced" butterfly nomenclature. Sizing and strike selection is designed to keep the risk/reward "AT EXPIRATION" to a 1:1 risk...

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2.18.2025 Trade #5 of 2025 executed. So simple, yet far from easy... Trade entry at 178 DTE (days to expiration). Trade construct is a PDS (put debit spread) at Delta 15 combined with a PCS (put credit spread) at Delta 15. Overlapping short strikes give it the "unbalanced" butterfly nomenclature. Sizing and strike selection is designed to keep the risk/reward...

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1.13.2025 2nd trade of 2025 executed today. Trade entry at 158 DTE (days to expiration). Trade construct is a PDS (put debit spread) at Delta 25 combined with a PCS (put credit spread) at Delta 13. Sizing and strike selection is designed to keep the risk/reward "AT EXPIRATION" to a 1:1 risk profile. This lets charm work it's magic (second order greek), while...

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1.2.2025 1st trade of 2025 executed today. Trade entry at 134 DTE (days to expiration). Trade construct is a PDS (put debit spread) at Delta 25 combined with a PCS (put credit spread) at Delta 13. Sizing and strike selection is designed to keep the risk/reward "AT EXPIRATION" to a 1:1 risk profile. This lets charm work it's magic (second order greek), while...

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Bullish trade for the long-term portion of the portfolio. MELI is Latin American ecommerce market, and currently only 15% of commerce in Latin America is conducted online. Entry price 1950, target is 2100 to close the overhead SIBI (Sellside Imbalance Buyside Inefficiency) After earnings gap down may be a knee jerk reaction to an otherwise solidly performing...

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Trade #2 utilizing ICT concepts with multiple levels of liquidity overhead.

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Bullish bias for next week on EURUSD Following beginning stages of learning ICT methodology. Consider this Kindergarten level observations to understand the Algo before migrating to futures.

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02.26.2024 Next trade executed. 171 DTE. Trade construct is an unbalanced butterfly structure. Short Strikes DELTA -15 Happy Trading All! -kevin

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04.22.2024 Next trade executed. 304 DTE. This trade is something that has back tested remarkably well and is ready for first live deployment. Trade construct is a balanced butterfly structure with synthetic longs. A synthetic long using options consists of selling a deep ITM put, and simultaneously buying a far OTM call at the same strike. Short Strikes...

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02.21.2024 Next trade executed. 176 DTE. Trade construct is an unbalanced butterfly structure. Short Strikes DELTA -15 Happy Trading All! -kevin

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03.18.2024 Next trade in line. 150 DTE. 24/15/5 Delta Strikes, 1-2-1 unbalanced butterfly. Small credit at inception. Happy Trading All! -kevin

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03.05.2024 Next trade in line. 164 DTE. 24/15/5 Delta Strikes, 1-2-1 unbalanced butterfly. Small debit at inception. Happy Trading All! -kevin

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02.15.2024 Next trade executed - wash, rinse, repeat. These trades will now move over into the SPX symbol instead of /ES. These will be larger sized trades, to utilize portfolio margin rules instead of SPAN. This has a much lower commission load and much better tax implications. Target percentages are the same, target $ amounts are greater. :) 182 DTE. Trade...

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02.07.2024 Next trade executed - wash, rinse, repeat. This ESU2024 expiration cycle (JULY 2024). 163DTE. Trade construct is an unbalanced butterfly structure. Short Strikes DELTA -13 Happy Trading All! -kevin