Stock Market Options Trading

For the week of February 10, 2025, SPX will likely be driven but Powell's testimony along with core CPI and Core PPI inflation reports. Mentioned in this episode is trade idea for Tuesday. Here's the link: https://www.alphacrunching.com/blog/7dte-put-credit-spread-strategy-for-spx-weekly-options Get more S&P500 insights at https://www. AlphaCrunching.com/blog Join me next week as we navigate t...

Another bearish Monday on the back of Tariff announcements out of Washington. The market continues to hold up relatively well given these week over week news events. Last week it was AI news out of China and now tariff talk. Get more S&P500 insights at https://www. AlphaCrunching.com/blog Economic events, options positioning, and technical indicators to get your ready for the week. Join me nex...

Markets dropping hard today on the back of the DeepSeek AI company out of China which has achieved notable results using much less compute and resources that we've seen over the past year or so. NVDA down over 10% on this news and dragging the market down with it. Get more S&P500 insights at https://www. AlphaCrunching.com/blog Economic events, options positioning, and technical indicators to...

In this episode, we explore a SPY call-buying strategy with a 53% win rate and a 2:1 risk-reward ratio. This strategy, built on data and technical analysis, is designed for consistent execution and measurable results. The audio for this show is from a recent YouTube video. Here's the link if you interested in the video version: https://youtu.be/eTLqr8TWstA Blog Post: https://www.alphacrunching.com...

Position Sizing: The overlooked key to options trading success. I had a great discussion with John Einar from ThetaProfits.com where discussed one of the most overlooked aspects of trading which is positions sizing. Check the full episode here: https://www.thetaprofits.com/position-sizing-the-overlooked-key-to-options-trading-success/ Watch the interview on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/wa...

Get more S&P500 insights at https://www. AlphaCrunching.com/blog Economic events, options positioning, and technical indicators to get your ready for the week. Join me next week as we navigate the stock market focusing on the S&P500. Want to connect? Find me on X: Eric O'Rourke: https://twitter.com/OptionAssassin After that, join other listeners at https://StockMarketOptionsTrading.net and...

Get more S&P500 insights at https://www. AlphaCrunching.com/blog Economic events, options positioning, and technical indicators to get your ready for the week. Join me next week as we navigate the stock market focusing on the S&P500. Want to connect? Find me on X: Eric O'Rourke: https://twitter.com/OptionAssassin After that, join other listeners at https://StockMarketOptionsTrading.net and...

10 Major Differences Between SPY and SPX Options SPY and SPX give you exposure to the S&P 500, but these options have key differences you should know before getting started. Paying Dividends SPX does not pay a dividend, but SPY does. Dividends may not seem relevant because someone  buying options  does not own shares. You only receive the dividend if you own the shares before the ex-...

In this special Thanksgiving episode of the SMOT podcast, I want to take a moment to say thank you for being a dedicated listener. Wishing you and your family the very best this holiday season! Today, we’re diving into a case study on options position sizing . I recently posted a video on YouTube where I compared the same trading strategy across different account sizes and allocations to see how p...

In this episode, we'll cover some thoughts at what to think about the market here has we're hitting new all time highs post US Election. We've got several key economic reports coming this week too around inflation and the labor market. Want to connect? Find me on LinkedIn or X: Eric O'Rourke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jericorourke/ Eric O'Rourke: https://twitter.com/OptionAssassin After that, jo...

In this episode, I walk through my recent GOOGL earning trade in which I held shares into the earnings event but added a risk free collar trade for protection. As you'll hear, the collar trade caps my upside but gives some downside protection in case the stock were to rollover. At the time of this posting, GOOGL was up a little over 5% on an earnings pop and I've since exited most of the trade for...

In this episode, we'll dive into an options strategy and compare backtest results of holding the trades to expiration, aka HTE, versus taking profits at 50% of the max gain. We'll discuss some of the less discussed nuances of a strategy like this that may get you thinking about which is best for you and your trading style and risk tolerance. Here's the link to the video discussed in the episode th...

In this episode, we have Brent Kachuba from Spot Gamma on to discuss their newly released game changing indicator called TRACE. The TRACE indicator is expertly designed to show options positioning from a dealer's perspective in a heat map form making it so much easier to structure various types of trades. If you are an SPX weekly options trader, pay close attention to this episode and use this lin...

Greats discussion this week around the psychology of automated trading with Co-Founder Mike Christensen of TradersPost.io. Traders Post allows you to automate trades using buy and sell signals from platforms like Trading View and Trend Spider. Even though automated trading can reduce human execution errors, the psychology of automated trading is still something traders have to grapple with despite...

Patience and discipline are a big part of trading and when you are executing on a strategy, its important to understand that being in cash and not in a particular trade is part of that strategy. Want to connect? Find me on LinkedIn or X: Eric O'Rourke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jericorourke/ Eric O'Rourke: https://twitter.com/OptionAssassin After that, join other listeners at https://StockMarket...

Updated options trading research now available in the SPX Income Masterclass geared towards beginners with small accounts and for those who don't want to watch the market all day. The strategies included in this Lifetime Access and Updates course are mechanical in nature and lend themselves to automated trading which is also discussed in the course. Here's the link to the SPX Income Masterclass: h...

If you trade the S&P500, then this series is for you. In the S&P500 Navigator series, we'll discuss current market conditions including options positions, major economic events, and AlphaCrunching.com's Triumph Rates for trading short term SPX weekly options. In this episode, we'll talk about a trade idea to express a short term bearish thesis of SPX making a move to its 200sma over the ne...

Updated options trading research now available in the SPX Income Masterclass geared towards beginners with small accounts and for those who don't want to watch the market all day. The strategies included in this Lifetime Access and Updates course are mechanical in nature and lend themselves to automated trading which is also discussed in the course. Here's the link to the SPX Income Masterclass: h...

As the market continues to defy gravity and hit new highs every week it seems, you may be thinking about how you can protect any stocks you may be holding. In this episode, we'll discuss a put spread collar trade which can allow you to get some downside protection while at the same time giving you room for more upside participation. I came across this trade idea on X and brought Jon on the show to...

If you trade the S&P500, then this series is for you. In the S&P500 Navigator series, we'll discuss current market conditions including options positions, major economic events, and AlphaCrunching.com's Triumph Rates for trading short term SPX weekly options. Want to connect with myself? Find me on LinkedIn and X: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jericorourke/ X(Twitter): https://twitt...

Caitlin Clark is the NVDA of the WNBA and Cathie Wood is Team USA. In today's episode, we'll go over some similarities between these two powerhouses who both have strong momentum and putting up staggering numbers in their respective domains. But the decision to leave Clark off Team USA for the 2022 Summer Olympics is like cutting your winners short leaving millions of dollars on the table. Want to...

When researching a new trading strategy, its important to not only look at things like total profit and win rate, but its just as important to look at the P/L curve of the strategy to determine if its something you'll actually be able to trade. In this episode, we'll discuss some of the nuances that the P/L curve can give you as opposed to just profits, wins, and losses. Here's the link to System...

Erik Smolinski is back on the show to talk about applying the concept of First Principles to options trading. Erik is behind the esInvests YouTube channel where he puts out regular content around trading. I had so much fun in the conversation talking about out approaches to options trading these days, how we have evolved over time, backtesting, psychology, and so much more. I hope you find this sh...

The full trade details and options trading research discussed in this episode can be found in this YouTube video: https://youtu.be/RxWg5HdeiEY When it comes to researching and trading strategies and then implementing them, there are many additional factors that don't make it into the backtest. In this episode, I walk through a recent 1DTE trade in which the options expire the following day. Despit...

Trading options in a small account is possible and in this episode, we'll cover several considerations for doing so. These include: realistic expectations, which strategies are best, and what to focus on. Want to connect with myself? Find me on LinkedIn: Eric O'Rourke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jericorourke/ After that, join other listeners at https://StockMarketOptionsTrading.net and join the c...