Earlier in December, Dave Freitag presented his signature “ DAVE” trade to the Options Tribe community, however there were technical difficulties and many members requested that Dave make his presentation a second time as a result. This week’s meeting is that presentation, with technical issues resolved.
SMBU’s Options Tribe Webinar: John Locke of Lockeinyoursuccess.com: Combining Technical Analysis with Options Income Trading to Improve Returns
December 15, 2015 This week, John Locke of Lockeinyoursuccess.com will be discussing how he combines technical analysis and the principles of options income trading to improve returns. Update: The recording of this webinar is available on the Options Tribe Premium archive. Seth Freudberg Director, SMB Options Training Program The SMB Options Training Program is a program designed for novice and … Read More
Marketable Limit Orders
In our SMBU Daily Video, learn what a marketable limit order is. In this video, Andrew Falde shows you: The difference between a limit and market order How you can create a hybrid order that combines the benefits of both a market and limit order An example of a marketable limit order The upside and downsides of this order type … Read More
A Dopey Options Concept
In our SMBU Daily Video, Seth discusses a dopey options concept. In this video you will learn: Options Traders often fail to understand that cheap options are cheap for a reason Traders get confused by promises of huge returns, not realizing how improbable those returns are Buying cheap out of the money is a game stacked against most traders who … Read More
SMBU’s Top Options Trader Teaches His Top Options Strategy
We just pulled up a second Rock Options Strategy recording from our archive and posted for you to watch. We’re taking these two videos down soon. So watch them now. The first video we posted is a recording from back in May 2013. It looked good then, and the same options trading strategy (with the same rules) is still working … Read More
How To Select the Best Long Strike For An Options Credit Spread
In our SMBU Daily Video, Seth Freudberg discusses how to decide the best long strike to select when selling a credit spread with a directional viewpoint in mind. In this video, you will learn: Why the strike separation that yields the highest dollar credit is usually NOT the best long strike to select. Why you need to focus on return, not dollars … Read More
Options Traders that Don’t Fail Have This in Common
The data is in and the record is clear: Income traders who control the size of their losing trades are the long term winners. Having run our options trading desk at SMB since 2013 and having traded options income strategies for much longer… I can tell you that this simple truth proves itself over and over — on a regular basis. … Read More
One Mistake Your Broker is Glad You’re Making
A common mistake that new and developing traders make in the options market is to trade strategies that involve high commissions relative to the earning potential. We often see newer options traders applying great options strategies to the wrong instruments. Option trading strategies that involve frequent management to control risk can be commission intensive. This is especially true if you’re … Read More