This week Andrew Falde returns to the Options Tribe to discuss methods that he has developed to reduce drawdowns on options trades including his techniques for avoiding whipsaw losses and his rationale for varying the size, width, and time based on current market conditions.
Don’t Trade Options Before 10AM
In this video Seth Freudberg discusses why you shouldn’t trade options before 10AM. You will see what can happen the first 30 minutes of trading. Seth uses an example of May 20th $RUT Index Put and shows you how the price changes based on time of the day. Enjoy the video. * no relevant positions
Be More Confident
In this video Seth Freudberd describes why traders filled with self-doubt will never be successful. Until a trader finds those strategies that he or she is comfortable implementing on a consistent basis, a trader will have a very hard time being successful. Successful traders are not bothered by losses and those losses do not shake the trader’s confidence in his … Read More
Finding Edge in $VXX
In our SMBU Daily Video Andrew Falde takes an in-depth look at the $VXX and searches for ways to get short through systems and signals. * no relevant positions
This Trader Wanted to Quit
Mike Bellafiore, noted author and founding partner of SMB Capital tells a story of an ambitious young trader that he met while giving a presentation at a university. This trader entered the professional trading world a few years later at just the wrong time. He was ready to throw in the towel — but he stuck it out for a … Read More
Preserving Profits When You Can’t Be At Your Screen
It can be troublesome when a trade is profitable and close to its target profit, yet a big move, unattended, could severely draw down that profit. Occasionally, an options income trader simply can not be at his or her screen. Seth Freudberg discusses a solution to that. Enjoy the video. * no relevant positions
SMBU’s Options Tribe Webinar: Options Tribe Member Dave Freitag: The Ten-Delta Move Trade
This week, Options Tribe member Dave Freitag presents his Ten-Delta Move Trade for the first time on our weekly webinar.
SMBU’s Options Tribe Webinar: Options Tribe Member Nagaraj Ramakrishna: The Smart Options Income Trade
This week Options Tribe Member Nagaraj Ramakrishna returns to the Options Tribe to present his “Smart Options Income Trade” to our community