On 1/12 I went long TLT by buying Feb 153 Calls for $1.80. The next day, as price moved higher, I sold the Feb 155 Calls for $1.60 leaving me with a $2 wide spread with a cost of just $.20! Then on 1/14 I turned the position into a Call Condor by selling a...
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The Really Long Trade
The first step in my process of initiating a new option position is identifying a promising chart setup. I'll consider setups on various time frames anywhere from the 65-minute charts all the way up to the monthly charts. My typical trades originate from the daily and weekly charts but I'm always looking for the best...
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Paragon Options Volatility Trade
Paragon Options is a service that focuses exclusively on futures and ETF options. By doing so we are taking advantage of superior premiums compared to stock options and asset diversification offered by futures. Paragon Options is a directional options service that focuses on Sectors - Indexes, Metals, Energies, Bonds, and Commodities. CLICK HERE to learn...
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A Better Way to Trade
Trading is hard. That’s not breaking news. We all know that. The hardest part of trading for most is once in a trade when to exit. Often a trade is initially profitable only to have it reverse and take back all of the profits and then some. After that experience it’s easy to exit a...
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Break the Cycle
"Let me tell you about the time I doubled my money on an option trade in one day." Wow, that's great! "Yeah, unfortunately I gave it all back the next day and by the end of the week I was down 50% on the trade." Sound familiar? Of course it does. It's happened to practically...
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Can One Equal Five?
If I buy a single Aug21 SPY 310/305 Vertical Put Debit spread how many assets do I now own? One of course! Wait, is this a trick question? One, right? The correct answer is five! If that answer didn't occur to you right away then keep reading because I'm going to reveal one of the most...
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Spin the Wheel
There's 'trading' options and then there's 'buying' and 'selling' options. Of course trading involves buying and selling but it's much more than that. Successful traders plan their trades and take advantage of opportunities when they present. Unsuccessful traders play options like the roulette wheel in Vegas. Put 10% of my entire portfolio on red 7....
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Free Netflix!
How can a option position be free? Just 1 day after establishing a NFLX position this week I had the opportunity to eliminate all cost in the position while still maintaining a potential maximum profit of $10,020. Actually, I did a little better than that. I locked in a minimum $20 profit even if NFLX...
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Options Education – A Ratio Spread on the S&P500
Paragon Options is our futures option service which is intended to manage the risk of trading futures with various options strategies. This is an education article that we hope will expand your understanding of options as well as provide you with a trading idea for this week. This weeks blog post is looking at a...
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The Weekly Call – Trade Setups for the Week of April 19th
The Weekly Call provides perspective on high-quality setups and trading strategies focused in the Commodity world.. My current performance shows a 416% return since October 2016. The purpose of this blog is to demonstrate how to swing trade futures using our methodology to select high-quality setups and manage the trade with our risk management approach....
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