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Options Trading with Fexingo: Calls, Puts, and Derivatives for Retail Investors

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Lucas and Luna dissect listed options—calls, puts, spreads, and the Greeks—for retail traders who want to move beyond buying single-leg contracts. Each episode begins with a live-data snapshot: current implied volatility term structures from the CBOE, open interest shifts across key strikes, and the macro catalyst (jobs report, Fed decision, earnings surprise) that is repricing the options surface right now. Lucas, a former derivative structurer, walks through the mechanics of a trade idea—say, a put credit spread on a semiconductor ETF ahead of a GDP print—while Luna, a diligent skeptic, inte...

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Why Option Prices Are Sticky Near Earnings 22.05.2026 8:05

Options traders know that implied volatility tends to rise before earnings and collapse after. But there's a subtler pattern that catches even experienced traders: strike price stickiness. When a stock moves sharply after earnings, the at-the-money strike shifts, but the options market often overprices the old strike for days. Lucas and Luna break down why this happens, using the VIX at 16.77 and...

How to Size Your Options Position Using the Kelly Criterion 21.05.2026 10:16

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how retail options traders can use the Kelly Criterion to determine optimal position size. Drawing on the current low-VIX environment (the VIX sits at 16.73, down 9.3% in the last five days), they walk through a concrete example using a hypothetical Tesla call spread. They discuss the dangers of overbetting, the math behind fractional Kelly, and why even a 4...

The Greeks Are Your Options GPS 21.05.2026 9:12

In this episode of Options Trading with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna decode the 'Greeks'—the mathematical levers that measure an option's sensitivity to price, time, and volatility. Using a real-world example of a Tesla call spread, they explain why delta, gamma, theta, vega, and rho matter for retail traders, especially when the VIX is at 17.31 and the VVIX is creeping higher. Lucas shares a concrete...

One Trade That Explains Options Volatility Crush 19.05.2026 9:51

Episode 1 of Options Trading with Fexingo opens with a real-world anchor: the VIX sitting at 18.06 on May 19, 2026, while the S&P 500 hovers near 7,354. Lucas and Luna tackle a single concrete question: why are options premiums so cheap despite looming macro risks like a potential Fed hike and record equity inflows? They examine a specific trade structure from a recent unusual options activity rep...