The Short Diagonal

This will be a short post which I will revisit and add more content if/when I have time. The topic is the short Diagonal which is a Credit spread. Being a Credit spread means that the short leg is closer to ATM (at-the-money) and the long leg is further OTM (out-of-the-money). Credit spreads have a … Read more

Time Risk

This post is about the smaller account that I manage for somebody. The positions are smaller and easier to understand than my positions which don’t seem that helpful for demonstrating good trading techniques! 😄 On twitter I refer to it as the PDT account. PDT is short for Pattern Day Trader and if you don’t … Read more

ITM Diagonals aka 3-Day Spread

A lot of range bound trading this past week. It’s too easy to get chopped up during those times and directional positions almost always lose value regardless of which direction you’re trading. Good time to sell Iron Condors, right? If the range is small enough, yes. However, if the range is fairly large then short … Read more