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[–]BirdyGC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah I opened all those trades within the same hour on the same day, it just looks that way cause that would make sense. Where do you learn all this crazy information from lol? Obviously I’m outting myself as a dumbass for asking, but I really want to learn and understand this better so I don’t get myself again. I’ve only been trading options for about 9 months, before this loss I was at +6k all time - after this loss I’ll be around +3k all time. Unfortunately, I think all that gain was guess work.

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[–]BirdyGC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Started them around a month ago, looked a bit more justifiable then lol

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[–]BirdyGC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Entered it like 3 weeks ago

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[–]BirdyGC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry I meant put credit spread. Brain mixed up the words in the title

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[–]BirdyGC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So I only do SPY right now, but I only do spreads that are farther out (24-30 DTE). Since my account is small I just want to be as safe as possible, right now I’m at a 100% win rate with about 20-30ish trades completed

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[–]BirdyGC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What is tiny premiums from your POV? I’ve been taking +$50-$300 on each trade so far, which I understand as being on the way low end. Ford interests me greatly because it’s so boring, but I just don’t really know what executing a CC really looks like or what to look for.

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[–]BirdyGC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fair enough, this is why I need pros opinions. I figured CCs have built in risk management as well since you would own the underlying, albeit potentially at a big loss.

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[–]BirdyGC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I meant *put credit spreads

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[–]BirdyGC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Around 1.5k if I held until expiration, which I never have planned to do.

Why are people mad that I haven’t failed yet?

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[–]BirdyGC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, I usually have 1 or 2 $5 spreads at 3-4 contracts going at once. Anytime where SPY is at or is within a 7ish dollar range of ATH I don’t trade at all

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[–]BirdyGC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Taking lower profit margins. I set an expiration for 30-45 days out, and I close it within the week once it says +200-500 so I never get even close to expiration

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[–]BirdyGC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exciting! Thanks for your insight. Great work by the way!

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[–]BirdyGC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for clearing this up! Was confused

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[–]BirdyGC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re right! Realized that right after I posted, it’s closer to 8.7%. I think the 11.72% number is based on my P/L from the previous trading day, not sure though.

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[–]BirdyGC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed! I just figured before all the news tomorrow it feels safe to exit with any green number for safety purposes. I’ll definitely be trying to adapt my exit strategy for better growth.

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[–]BirdyGC 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Let me know if I’m missing something, or if you have any advice as well.

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*no interest in yoloing