YOU ARE THE BEST OPTIONS TEACHER. I UNDERSTAND ( almost) EVERYTHING. I’ve watched countless hours of others’ videos and it just made the most sense with you. Thank you!!!!!
Thanks Ryan great video! Curious if you ever trade the VIX? I’m going to trade it this year. Buy calls when it’s low wait for a spike sell out then buy puts for the ride down. I think there will be plenty of drama this year I want to capitalize on
Always great videos, I’ve been earning more swigging short time than in options lately, I need to follow Ryan closing options when people are greedy, thanks for always great advice.
The downside of the sell-put is that the brokerage requires 20-30% of the total value of the liability as a hold. It becomes a lot for expensive shares like TSLA, AAPL, etc. Normally, a call can be purchased for less for the same scenario you described, where VIX has completed its peak and is now on its way back to normal. Call also provides unlimited gains if it's a good stock, and you know it will go up.
ya but thats assuming the stock recovers fast...every day you wait for the stock to go back up...your CALL is DECAYING in premium because you purchased it. I sell puts because time works in my favor. For every day that goes by i am collecting cash premium. The stock could be at the same price for 30-60 days and I will make money no matter what. You could take risk and buy calls when VIX spikes, I do it with LEAPS, but 80-90% of my portfolio is allocated to selling options strategies, not buying options strategies.
I have a small account with level 2 trading permissions that’s on the verge of being blown up. Buying long-term puts on the VIX after it spikes is the only thing keeping me afloat.
VWAP on a daily timeframe was broken around August 5th and again around September 6th both by NVDA and QQQ. They’re almost identical on the chart. This tells you the same thing as the VIX. I wish you well and hope you get to 2 Million soon.
VWAP is not the same as VIX. VWAP is a momentum indicator, VIX measure future volatility of the S&P 500 options. Much much different when trading options.
great insight! I prefer to manage my own capital, not have a fund try and manage the covered calls for me. Plus it is at their discretion on how they roll the options, which strikes they choose, etc. Plus you have to pay a fee.
Nope! I use my LEAPS as "synthetic stock". I believe in the position and im willing to hold until expiration or im at 50%+ in profit (then i'll close). If it expires worthless, im fine getting assigned the shares, which has never happened to me on a LEAPS call option.
Lets say you have 100k and sell a cash secured put on spy that would require lets say it trades at 500 so 50 000 of cash do you consider you are 50% allocated when selling that put? in other words how do you calculate your portfolio allocation when using cash to sell cash secured puts?
@@OptionsWithRyan ok but then you need maybe 25% in margin? So it means if you have 500k and want to keep 25% allocation (125k out of 500) with a low vix you would sell only 2/3 spy put and not use the remaining 375 in cash ? Sounds low and a lot of unused cash
Hi, I enjoy your videos. I have a difficault situation. I have a TSLA covered call exp. date two years away in dec2026 with a low strike price of $510. How to fix it that I know TSLA will be higher than $510 a lot sooner than 12/2026.
Hi Nancy, that is quite the dilemma. I personally never sell covered calls past 30-45 days max. You aren't getting paid enough in proportion to the amount of upside gains you are forgoing on the stock past 45 days. I would either let it ride out 2 years, or close them out next time TSLA pulls back. and readjust to 15-30 days out.
bull put spreads are same as credit spreads. I would use credit spreads in that case. I usually do debit spreads in the money 50/50 or 250/250. and I will buy in average up when debit spreads are going in my direction I dont use credit spreads too much they are a bit risky and need volatility
No they are not, generally speaking the longer dated an option the less sensitive it is to short term volatility spikes. Leaps especially at high delta are in essence leveraged equity positions in their basic behavior.
Put selling is a bullish strategy with smaller profit and comes with assignment risk. Whereas, if you buy ATM debit spread or Naked call with 30-day expiry when the stock is about to reverse, I think we will make 200-300% profit within 15 days.
i love getting assigned stocks at a discount. Thats my main strategy. Also naked calls aren't what I teach. I prefer to have collateral for the calls that i sell. The strategy you are talking about may be good for small accounts $25k or less. Once you are trading with $500k+, debit spreads and buying strategies are not scalable or consistent. Buying strategies remain a small portion of the account.
Thanks Ryan, I saved this video so I can refer back to it. Can you please create a video on how you would place secure calls/puts on a stock so that it doesn’t sell? Example I have a 100 shares of PLTR at $65 and 100 shares of SOFI at $13.50, I want to collect premium but always keep my shares (not get called away). How do you do this safely? Thank you in advance 🙏🏻
If your stock goes in the money against your call or put and you don't want to have your shares assigned or called away, you can sell your call, probably at a profit. Then roll to the next month or week and sell another option further out of the money for more than you pay to but your short put or call.
Hi Diana, I would do a lower delta 15-20 delta on the covered calls, 15-25 days out. and take profits early on them so you don't get shares called away ever.
I really like the strategies you provide. I was scanning some charts this morning looking for liquid stocks and ETFs that are bumping the lower 2 STD deviations. But some look like they may push that lower line further down. Your videos I've watched seem to focus on very strong stocks like NVDA and PLTR. Do you with until the price starts moving upward from the low bollinger band or when it breaks the lower line before selling a CSP? Also, do you use any other indicators like MACD, for example if the underlying's MACD ar trending strongly down ward, below the Zero line? These strategies seem to work best on the most high volume underlyings but I can't say for sure because I've just started experimenting with your strategies. Thanks for sharing your good work.
Once it breaks the lower bollinger band i am selling puts for sure. I don't wait. MACD i use occasionally. Mostly RSI with Bollinger bands and fundamentals on stock.
so it's not worth making 10-20% on your capital?? that doesn't make sense. You're looking at the dollar amount, not return on capital. Thats what keeps accounts small.
actually these returns are very doable in a small account. In fact its easier in a small account. Right now im making 4-6% per month. In a small account I can make closer to 10%/mo.
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2:50 options 15 to 30 days. 80% selling options. 20% buying leaps 15:00 nvda 19:30 bull put spread
YOU ARE THE BEST OPTIONS TEACHER. I UNDERSTAND ( almost) EVERYTHING. I’ve watched countless hours of others’ videos and it just made the most sense with you. Thank you!!!!!
I appreciate the feedback!
Cherry picking charts are easy.
its so easy that it made me $70k in 2 months ;)
Wow this guy has always something new 'tried & tested strategy' every week 😂
I was thinking the same thing;)
only $269.00 available for withdrawel...hmm, wassup with that?
@rhoelg glad you keep supporting the channel!
@@UziOptions that's what happens when you are 100% invested and you have big cahones
You are a gem! Thank you for sharing this insight - love it! 😊
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Thanks Ryan great video! Curious if you ever trade the VIX? I’m going to trade it this year. Buy calls when it’s low wait for a spike sell out then buy puts for the ride down. I think there will be plenty of drama this year I want to capitalize on
I haven't traded $VIX options before. Just analyze it daily for my positions lol!
Always great videos, I’ve been earning more swigging short time than in options lately, I need to follow Ryan closing options when people are greedy, thanks for always great advice.
The downside of the sell-put is that the brokerage requires 20-30% of the total value of the liability as a hold. It becomes a lot for expensive shares like TSLA, AAPL, etc. Normally, a call can be purchased for less for the same scenario you described, where VIX has completed its peak and is now on its way back to normal. Call also provides unlimited gains if it's a good stock, and you know it will go up.
ya but thats assuming the stock recovers fast...every day you wait for the stock to go back up...your CALL is DECAYING in premium because you purchased it. I sell puts because time works in my favor. For every day that goes by i am collecting cash premium. The stock could be at the same price for 30-60 days and I will make money no matter what.
You could take risk and buy calls when VIX spikes, I do it with LEAPS, but 80-90% of my portfolio is allocated to selling options strategies, not buying options strategies.
how about a video of how you hedge... thanks!!
my hedge is cash...thats why all the puts I sell are cash secured. Im bullish on the US stock market long term.
I also have a bear market masterclass in the description of the video! watch that.
Very few people watch the VIX or even understand how it impacts trades.
It's a good tool. It takes time and refinement to understand all the tools and strategies in the market and it's neverending.
I have a small account with level 2 trading permissions that’s on the verge of being blown up. Buying long-term puts on the VIX after it spikes is the only thing keeping me afloat.
@@race-abolitionistwhat do you do, just buy puts and short when it goes over 20?
i sure dont understand.. if SPY is dropping VIX is going up and vise versa.. so what do you look for before that?
Incorrect. We do look at it a lot.
VWAP on a daily timeframe was broken around August 5th and again around September 6th both by NVDA and QQQ. They’re almost identical on the chart. This tells you the same thing as the VIX. I wish you well and hope you get to 2 Million soon.
VWAP is not the same as VIX. VWAP is a momentum indicator, VIX measure future volatility of the S&P 500 options. Much much different when trading options.
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great insight! I prefer to manage my own capital, not have a fund try and manage the covered calls for me. Plus it is at their discretion on how they roll the options, which strikes they choose, etc. Plus you have to pay a fee.
Insight❤. Subscribed.
I appreciate you!
Not to be rude ive been trying since 2022 quit came back amd just lost in options on sofi calls and puts last week was awful
Probably because you were buying options. 99% of options buyers lose. I sell options.
Hi Ryan do you put stop loss on your Leaps Options
Nope! I use my LEAPS as "synthetic stock". I believe in the position and im willing to hold until expiration or im at 50%+ in profit (then i'll close). If it expires worthless, im fine getting assigned the shares, which has never happened to me on a LEAPS call option.
Just curious, but are you selling covered calls against your LEAPs as well?
great question! no i am not. All my LEAPS are super bullish...i don't want to cover
You are a genius. Thanks for sharing!
Great information! Thank you
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what are you using for backtesting in this video (not the testytrade, white layout)?
trading view
Wom Ryan I was sleeping on the vix but all over it now. I set my alerts at $18 for daily. Fear $25 and $30 thanks.
love it!
what chart can i pull up to track the s and p 500 with the vix below it
Think or swim
Lets say you have 100k and sell a cash secured put on spy that would require lets say it trades at 500 so 50 000 of cash do you consider you are 50% allocated when selling that put? in other words how do you calculate your portfolio allocation when using cash to sell cash secured puts?
yes that would be 50% allocated to SPY
@@OptionsWithRyan ok but then you need maybe 25% in margin? So it means if you have 500k and want to keep 25% allocation (125k out of 500) with a low vix you would sell only 2/3 spy put and not use the remaining 375 in cash ? Sounds low and a lot of unused cash
Hi, I enjoy your videos. I have a difficault situation. I have a TSLA covered call exp. date two years away in dec2026 with a low strike price of $510. How to fix it that I know TSLA will be higher than $510 a lot sooner than 12/2026.
Hi Nancy, that is quite the dilemma. I personally never sell covered calls past 30-45 days max. You aren't getting paid enough in proportion to the amount of upside gains you are forgoing on the stock past 45 days.
I would either let it ride out 2 years, or close them out next time TSLA pulls back. and readjust to 15-30 days out.
bull put spreads are same as credit spreads. I would use credit spreads in that case. I usually do debit spreads in the money 50/50 or 250/250. and I will buy in average up when debit spreads are going in my direction
I dont use credit spreads too much they are a bit risky and need volatility
Are prices of leap calls impacted by short term volatility?
Yes
No they are not, generally speaking the longer dated an option the less sensitive it is to short term volatility spikes. Leaps especially at high delta are in essence leveraged equity positions in their basic behavior.
Indeed, the general playbook is sell short term volatility, buy long term volatility.
they are less sensitive but will still be impacted by price movement
Put selling is a bullish strategy with smaller profit and comes with assignment risk. Whereas, if you buy ATM debit spread or Naked call with 30-day expiry when the stock is about to reverse, I think we will make 200-300% profit within 15 days.
i love getting assigned stocks at a discount. Thats my main strategy. Also naked calls aren't what I teach. I prefer to have collateral for the calls that i sell.
The strategy you are talking about may be good for small accounts $25k or less. Once you are trading with $500k+, debit spreads and buying strategies are not scalable or consistent. Buying strategies remain a small portion of the account.
Thanks Ryan, I saved this video so I can refer back to it. Can you please create a video on how you would place secure calls/puts on a stock so that it doesn’t sell? Example I have a 100 shares of PLTR at $65 and 100 shares of SOFI at $13.50, I want to collect premium but always keep my shares (not get called away). How do you do this safely? Thank you in advance 🙏🏻
Use low delta like 0.10.
If your stock goes in the money against your call or put and you don't want to have your shares assigned or called away, you can sell your call, probably at a profit. Then roll to the next month or week and sell another option further out of the money for more than you pay to but your short put or call.
@@omcincy7622 yikes that sounds complicated, hopefully Ryan can make a tutorial 🤷♀
@@wongni hey Wong has it ever got called away at .10 delta?
Hi Diana, I would do a lower delta 15-20 delta on the covered calls, 15-25 days out. and take profits early on them so you don't get shares called away ever.
I really like the strategies you provide. I was scanning some charts this morning looking for liquid stocks and ETFs that are bumping the lower 2 STD deviations. But some look like they may push that lower line further down. Your videos I've watched seem to focus on very strong stocks like NVDA and PLTR. Do you with until the price starts moving upward from the low bollinger band or when it breaks the lower line before selling a CSP? Also, do you use any other indicators like MACD, for example if the underlying's MACD ar trending strongly down ward, below the Zero line? These strategies seem to work best on the most high volume underlyings but I can't say for sure because I've just started experimenting with your strategies. Thanks for sharing your good work.
Once it breaks the lower bollinger band i am selling puts for sure. I don't wait. MACD i use occasionally. Mostly RSI with Bollinger bands and fundamentals on stock.
The problem is you need a lot of cash to make half of 79 dollars on the put credit spread. Really not worth it. 🍷🤙
so it's not worth making 10-20% on your capital?? that doesn't make sense. You're looking at the dollar amount, not return on capital. Thats what keeps accounts small.
Of course with large accounts size is doable, but with small accounts is impossible
its definitely doable with small accounts, I prove this time and time again in my videos
actually these returns are very doable in a small account. In fact its easier in a small account. Right now im making 4-6% per month. In a small account I can make closer to 10%/mo.
Show me then
700k to 10milion in the next 7 years? Ok looking forward to seeing that.
awesome! glad you are participating in the journey.
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This is not repeatable.
Yes it is.
With that mindset it's definitely not repeatable. You should probably keep your money in the bank making 1% per year.
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You correct!! I make a lot of money without relying on the government. Investing in stocks and digital currencies is beneficial at this moment.
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