Learn how to make money trading Options – Options Trading for Beginners – Best Vertical Spread Strategies – Selling Vertical Spreads as a home business
Is income from Options Trading Vertical Spreads fact or fantasy? My sense and research suggest the answer should be – “Fact.” But there is a LOT OF PAIN one must go through to get there. This blog is my trek to find that answer. And this blog will be my weekly journal in trading Vertical Spreads Options to get beyond the fantasy. I invite you to walk it with me…
Options Trading Explained
Learn to Trade Options Vertical Spreads
Below are my weekly/monthly (as of 02/01/2022) Journal Posts as I teach myself how to make money selling (trading) Vertical Spread options weekly…
Antsy Trade Trudging
The US economy is being swept into a recession. But instead of continuing to pile out of the markets, it appears that fear-fatigue has set in as Marketeers seem antsy to get back in the fray. So, this week is Antsy Trade Trudging.
Ragnarok – The Progressive Economy
The Progressive movement is primarily about ushering in a socialist economy. This has been a movement for many years, and the COVID crisis gave the movement the bold opening it needed. Has the Progressive movement unleashed an economic Ragnarok?
Help Wanted: Unifier-in-Chief
The Politics of Division has put our country in a bleak, dark, and scary funk. Where is Reagan’s “shining city on a hill?” What happened to Obama’s “There are no Red States, no Blue States, just the United States?” We desperately need a national Unifier-in-Chief for 2024.
Beware the “Bull Trap”
In my longing to see a sustained market rebound, I have to be careful not to confuse the beginning of a new bull market with a bull trap.
Bulls Make Money, Bears Make Money, Pigs Get Slaughtered
Excessive greed, impatience, and naïveté are the bane of all Marketeers. When we take on excessive and misguided risk, we eventually get slaughtered. It is the mission of every Marketeer to understand when to use the appropriate Option strategies.
Vertical Spreads Entry Rules – Matrix Table
In this week’s Journal Entry, I plan to create a consolidated matrix for my Vertical Spread’s Entry Rules. I want one easy table for Bull Put Credit Spreads, Bear Call Credit Spreads, and Iron Condors. Then I plan to take – the “blue pill.”
Trade Ranting
There are a lot of geopolitical issues on our nation’s plate this year. We have historic economic woes, a watershed Supreme Court ruling, and a political revolution that appears set to overthrow the Progressive Political Experiment this coming November. So, during this Memorial Day week, I will spend more time ranting than trading.
5 Things To Happen Before The Bull Market Can Return
I need to avoid Bull Traps. So here are 5 things that must happen before a bull market can return. I will also highlight my 3 missed “red flags” from over the past four months. I don’t want to miss them again.
Deep Dive into a Bear Market
Correction to recession to stagnation. Inevitable you say? I’m thinking so. I’m starting a deep dive into Vertical Bear Call Option Spreads as I believe we are already caught in the mauls of a Bear Market.
Vertical Bear Call Credit Spreads – Entry Rules
Hey Boo Boo! It’s time to run with the Bears! The bears are stealing my pic-a-nic baskets full of scrumptious Vertical Bull Put Credit Spreads. I think it’s time to be smarter than the average Newb Trader. Here are my new entry rules for Vertical Bear Call Credit Spreads.
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Hello!
I am brand new to options and your blog. Congrats on your 2021 ROI -your considerable premiums are a testament to your diligence and hard work! I found you as I search for a viable journaling solution for my trades.
I found your great article: https://optionstradesbydamocles.com/2021/05/21/custom-options-watchlist-using-thinkorswim-in-excel-pt-1/
Are you still using this system? I was wondering if I could get your ideas on journaling and my journey? Thanks,
Thank you for your kind words!
I use my custom Watchlist every day. I use it to stage up possible trades for the week, monitor my staged Spreads to see which ones are moving in the right direction and monitor the performance of my open Spreads.
My three posts:
https://optionstradesbydamocles.com/2021/01/19/using-excel-with-thinkorswim/
https://optionstradesbydamocles.com/2021/05/21/custom-options-watchlist-using-thinkorswim-in-excel-pt-1/
https://optionstradesbydamocles.com/2021/05/28/custom-options-watchlist-using-thinkorswim-in-excel-pt-2/
These three posts are my cut-and-paste documentation to recreate my Watchlist from scratch should I ever lose them. Using this as a guide, you can create your own Watchlist tailored to your needs.
Hi Damocles,
I appreciate your content. As a newbie to trading and options I’m trying to soak it all up.
Do you happen to have information on setting up conditional orders for vertical spreads? I’m trying to play it safe and not “blow up” my account. I enjoy learning about options and it seems as if verticals are the safer bet. I work 9-5 and can never watch the market in action so as I analyze charts in the off hours and see a set up unfolding I want to place orders to get in if X happens. I’ve tried this 2ce now and it has not worked as anticipated. Any advice is appreciated! Thanks.
Greetings, thank you for your message and for reading my blog.
I have a 3-part post called “TRADING SPREADS WITH STOP LOSS.” Part 3 goes through ThinkorSwim screenshots for setting up Conditional Order for Vertical Spreads.
https://optionstradesbydamocles.com/2020/07/17/trading-spreads-with-stop-loss-pt-3/
My advice is to be careful using conditional orders. I lost more winning trades due to the “gap down” market phenomenon. As a newb myself, my blog has a lot of information on crafting “loss resistant” spreads.
Thanks
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