Stock Market Options Trading

In this episode, I cover my interpretation of the Kelly Criterion to help determine the optimum position size for a credit spread strategy. We'll talk through the basic idea as well as the four factors or variables you need to calculate the Kelly Criterion. This episode will give an example for applying it to a credit spread strategy but the Kelly Criterion can also be used for other strategies to...

R Multiple is the amount you won or lost in terms of your risk. Knowing your R Multiple will help you position size correctly in which we will cover in another episode. In this episode, we'll talk through the basics of the R Multiple and how to think about it when it comes to credit spreads. I learned the concept of R-Multiples from a book called "Trading Your Way To Financial Freedom" by Van Thar...

David Sun is an index options trader and has his own podcast called The Trade Busters where he details his index options trading strategies. David was on Episode 20 and 21 of the podcast about a year ago so it was great catching up with him in this episode to see how's he's adjusted his strategies this past year. Here's a link to David's TastyTrade Rising Star segment: https://youtu.be/EG3kKNZxkBQ...

This is a must listen episode if you are a new options trader. The goal here is to help get you to consistent profits and these tips can help when you're first starting out with options. Want to discuss this episode with us? Come join us at https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/ where you ask questions and comment about this episode or anything else related to stocks and options. Want to trade...

Great discussion with another SPX options trader where we discuss his approach to trading put options like a stock market insurance company. Want to discuss this episode with us? Come join us at https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/ where you ask questions and comment about this episode or anything else related to stocks and options. Want to trade with me or get advanced training? Come join m...

In this episode, I'm sharing my exact SPX 0DTE Put Credit Spread strategy for Mondays. SPX 0DTE is the act of trading options the day they expire. Typically, to take advantage of selling premium on the last of expiration. The goal of this episode is to give you a full strategy to walk away with but also an invite to join us for more options trading research. The SPX 0DTE strategy in this episode i...

In this episode we'll backtest an SPY call option buying strategy during market pullbacks like we're in the middle of here in October 2021. We'll look at a 5 year study and talk through exactly the market condition, the buy signal, which call options and expiration, and exit strategy. This is for informational purposes and should not be considered financial advice. Join our trading community over...

In September of 2021, the country of El Salvador made Bitcoin legal tender. Shortly after, the price of Bitcoin dropped about 20%. In this episode, I talk to a trading buddy who lives in El Salvador to discuss what it looks like to have Bitcoin as legal tender as well as his perception of it all. After listening, head over to the website at https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/ and join the d...

In this episode, I'm sharing a casual conversation with one of my Patreon members around trading for income and hedging with options. It was a great conversation and I regret having to cut it so short. Head over to https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading for more details around some of the strategies we were discussing in this episode. Thanks for listening.

In this episode, I'm sharing a casual conversation with one of my Patreon members around various subjects including autotrading services, the risk reward of credit spreads, hedging, and retirement. It was a great conversation and I regret having to cut it so short. Head over to https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading for more details around some of the strategies we were discussing in...

Learning a new trading strategy can be fun and exciting but I often see traders struggle with new strategies because of conflicting ideas from previous things they've learned. Therefore I put together some tips and tricks on learning new strategies and really what it takes to find an edge and make money trading stocks and options. The tips and tricks in this episode were from a live zoom workshop...

Today's episode is the audio version of a conservative monthly options trading strategy recently posted at https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading for supporters of the podcast and YouTube channel. Along with the consistent income strategy, there is a companion hedging strategy that was discussed in Episode 25. Together, these strategies averaged a 40%+ return during the 5 year lookba...

One of the attractions of trading options is the idea that you can create trades with varying degrees of probabilities of profit. In this episode, I put the option probabilities that the trading platforms give us to the test by doing a 10year backtest. The focus is on comparing both the call and put side to see if over a long term period of time, if the probabilities play out as expected. As a bon...

Want to discuss this episode with us? Come join us over on the podcast trading community at https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net where you can ask questions and discuss this with other traders. In this week's episode, I got to speak with Jack Rosenthal on teen investing. Jack started investing at a very young age and started a Teen Investing club over at  http://younginvestorsclub.org/ H...

Want to discuss this episode with us? Come join us over on the podcast trading community at https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net where you can ask questions and discuss this with other traders.  In this week's episode, I spoke with Sam Silverman from https://relocatepuertorico.com/ where he explained the tax incentives for living in Puerto Rico for both business owners and investors and...

Want to discuss this episode with us? Come join us over on the podcast trading community at https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net where you can ask questions and discuss this with other traders.  In this week's podcast, I talk about how to hedge your stock or option portfolio with unit put options. Also known as units or unit puts. Unit put options are options that have very little value...

Want to discuss this episode with us? Come join us over on the podcast trading community at https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net where you can continue this conversation with Lee and myself about this episode and any other trading topics.  In this week's podcast, I expand some options trading research I've been posting on the YouTube channel around selling naked puts on IWM and SPY ETFs....

Want to discuss this episode with us? Come join us over on the podcast trading community at https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net where you can continue this conversation with Lee and myself about this episode and any other trading topics.  Lee Spaziano is a data scientist and long time options trader and in this episode we discuss how we are working together to combine these two fields t...

Come join us at www. StockMarketOptionsTrading.net This new free community was built for podcast listeners to connect with myself and guests on the show.  It operates like a Facebook group but without the distraction, spam, and negativity that comes along with Facebook.  More importantly is the common purpose which is as follows: We bring together stock and options traders to create cons...

We're back with the rest of my discussion with David Sun. So much great options trading insight with our discussions. Be sure to check out the previous episode if you haven't done so already. In this episode we get into how selling out of the money puts isn't necessarily a bullish strategy, managing risk of trading SPX and SPY high probability options strategies, using stop loss orders with option...

David Sun has a great understanding of options and was featured on TastyTrade's Rising Star series about his approach to options trading. We had a great in depth discussion and I decided to break it into two segments with this episode being the first.  In this episode, he's going to talk us through the base concepts of the TastyTrade style of options trading which leads us into a discussion a...

We all know that tracking your trades is important but it's often a tedious task, especially when it comes to options trading. My guest today though has helped this important area of trading by creating a piece of software that organizes and analyzes your trades automatically.  His name is Ben Latz from WingmanTracker.com. Twitter: @benlatz - https://twitter.com/benlatz Email: ben@wingmantrac...

In this episode, we're going to go over my Core Portfolio for trading Stocks, Bonds, Gold, Volatility, Bitcoin, and Cash. By trading a small handful of strategies across the major asset classes, we're able to make consistent gains year over year. Head over to https://optionstrading.help/core for an overview of the Core Portfolio.  While you're there, you can learn how to get trade alert notif...

Retail traders get their edge through modern trading technology and today's guest are looking to help. Rance Mascheck and Chris Mercer from MarketGear.com discuss the evolution of trading technologies and how their software can improve your trading results. There are so many nuggets in this episode and I'm sure you're going to enjoy this one as much as I did.  Be sure to check out www. Market...

TastyTrade Rising Star Fauzia Timberlake is on the show this week explaining how she using the TastyTrade principles in her options trading. She currently does one on one coaching helping traders navigate the markets.  Here are some links to learn more about Fauzia and how you can connect with her online: Listen to her interview with Vonetta Logan Watch her Rising Star interview Like her on F...