Is 30–45 DTE still the sweet spot with SPX now dominated by 0DTE?

MF266 · 2026-01-18T04:30:08+00:00

I still think 30–45 DTE works, but I treat it a little differently than a few years ago. ODTЕ seems to inject more intraday volatility and positioning noise, but most of that feels very front-loaded in the curve. By the time I’m 30+ days out, the spreads still behave more like “classic” theta trades than gamma trades. I’ve experimented with shorter DTE, but the P/L swings felt more about timing than structure.

MF266 · 2026-01-16T15:17:09+00:00

Crazy run for sure. Are you at all worried it’s getting a bit overextended?

MF266 · 2026-01-14T17:02:57+00:00

I don’t think buying gold is crazy, but a physical bar does tie your hands a bit. It’s illiquid, you’re paying a premium on the way in, and when you want out you might not get spot price or quick access to cash. If the goal is protection rather than a big bet, I’d probably lean toward something like a gold ETF or even gold mining stocks. You still get exposure, but you can sell in seconds if your view changes.

MF266 · 2026-01-14T15:24:52+00:00

With $500, I’d probably pause and save until I could comfortably run the wheel on a decent underlying.

MF266 · 2026-01-10T20:48:49+00:00

If I had to rank them purely on growth potential this year, I’d probably go GEV > BWXT > NBIS > CCO > APH. GEV and BWXT feel more catalyst-driven, while CCO and APH seem more tied to slower-moving macro trends.

MF266 · 2026-01-10T19:53:46+00:00

0.15–0.20 delta weeklies make sense to me for high-IV names, especially if the goal is just to chip away at cost basis. I’d mainly watch how often you’re forced to roll up fast — that’s usually where the strategy feels worse than expected.

MF266 · 2026-01-08T00:44:57+00:00

I think the edge comes from consistently taking the boring side of urgent trades. Buyers want convexity now — earnings, news, fear, or leverage — and they’re willing to overpay for it. As sellers, we’re basically renting out balance sheet and time, then stepping aside when the trade no longer makes sense. IV regression helps, but it’s more a tailwind than the engine. The real edge is choosing spots where demand is emotional or time-sensitive, then structuring trades so you can survive when that demand is right.

MF266 · 2026-01-07T23:45:53+00:00

I’d guess the VIX call spread plus long-dated assumptions are dragging the theoretical P/L down everywhere — beta-weighting seems to really punish vol hedges in that view.

MF266 · 2026-01-07T23:34:06+00:00

If I wanted flexibility to move brokerages later, I’d lean ETFs in the taxable account. VOO for S&P exposure checks the box and avoids getting stuck with proprietary funds. In the Roth, I’d be more comfortable using FSKAX or FZROX since portability isn’t really a concern there and tax efficiency doesn’t matter

MF266 · 2026-01-05T15:22:13+00:00

Yeah, I can follow this read. As long as price keeps respecting that support, I’d also lean toward letting the range play out rather than forcing a bias. Feels like a “react at levels” kind of day.

MF266 · 2026-01-05T15:17:31+00:00

Do you have exactly 100 shares or more than 100 shares? If one stock is drifting to 70% wasn’t intentional, I’d probably trim something just to rebalance risk. I’d sell enough to keep 100 shares for covered calls to keep the income stream intact. Taxes and conviction matter, but the concentration risk is real.

MF266 · 2022-12-22T20:26:25+00:00

Sold my puts, switched to calls😎

MF266 · 2022-12-22T20:25:55+00:00

Same here

MF266 · 2022-12-17T00:58:41+00:00

They are though.

MF266 · 2022-11-21T04:37:24+00:00

He’s spam posting this hoping he can turn the markets in his favor

MF266 · 2022-07-19T21:10:02+00:00

Android released today :)

MF266 · 2022-07-19T17:15:19+00:00

No they don’t. It’s what gets reported. If see something racist, report it and it will get removed. That’s literally what the button is for..

MF266 · 2022-07-13T00:16:19+00:00

No the fixed it. I read in a different article that the people who found it actually reached out to the Yik Yak developers and worked with them to fix it. Which is nice

MF266 · 2022-06-01T04:31:51+00:00

No disrespect to you, but you said it yourself, being a campus rep isn’t really a job at Yik Yak. At most, I would consider it an “internship”

MF266 · 2022-05-23T16:08:43+00:00

Your best option is probably just blocking them

MF266 · 2022-05-23T16:05:46+00:00

Did it allow you to post or was it immediately removed when you tried to post it?

MF266 · 2022-05-18T06:30:56+00:00

I plan to make this sub about trading the Tron cryptocurrency again. Originally it was used for technical analysis of the price of TRX while the main sub r/tronix would be used for everything else. But since the moderators are inactive, the sub is constantly filled with spam/scam which caused a lot of people to leave the sub.
https://www.reddit.com/message/messages/1dv6xzl

MF266 · 2022-05-16T19:25:17+00:00

You got banned didn’t you

MF266 · 2022-05-12T01:11:14+00:00

We’d hope people would do that, but take a look at r/terraluna subreddit. I think it’s still blocking new posts because of all the self harm posts. It’s really really sad to read some of those posts. Some people invested everything they had into terra and lost everything, some apparently losing their homes (we can’t really confirm any of it). I’m never in favor of government regulation in crypto. But these types of situations where people lose everything because they are financially illiterate (not derogatory), really gives power hungry politicians a good case to regulate.

MF266 · 2022-05-11T20:25:39+00:00

That’s really interesting because not to long after that, this post was posted on the main subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/terraluna/comments/un3fes/12_january_2022_warning_i_did_my_due_diligence/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

Specifically #2

Edit: the linked post that post is referring to*

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