Patience and discipline are a big part of trading and when you are executing on a strategy, its important to understand that being in cash and not in a particular trade is part of that strategy.

Want to connect? Find me on LinkedIn or X:

Eric O'Rourke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jericorourke/

Eric O'Rourke: https://twitter.com/OptionAssassin

After that, join other listeners at https://StockMarketOptionsTrading.net and join the community for free right now where there are daily posts with clues to the where the market may be headed next.

Also on the website, Alpha Traders Club is where I host my SPX Live Chat each day for trading SPX weekly options. We focus on the premarket data and levels, technical analysis, and options flow for trading high probability trades for weekly income.

Here's the link: https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/spaces/12282222

Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice.

PS:

Updated options trading research now available in the SPX Income Masterclass geared towards beginners with small accounts and for those who don't want to watch the market all day. The strategies included in this Lifetime Access and Updates course are mechanical in nature and lend themselves to automated trading which is also discussed in the course.

Here's the link to the SPX Income Masterclass:

https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/spaces/4688450

Updated options trading research now available in the SPX Income Masterclass geared towards beginners with small accounts and for those who don't want to watch the market all day. The strategies included in this Lifetime Access and Updates course are mechanical in nature and lend themselves to automated trading which is also discussed in the course.

Here's the link to the SPX Income Masterclass:

https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/spaces/4688450

In this episode, I discuss something about vertical spreads that options education books typically don't include. We'll explore comparing buying a single call option vs. buying a long call spread aka. bull put spread through the lens of trading strategy.

The primary point is that there is a level of consistency with vertical spreads over single options in that the cost of the spread is relatively the same over time whereas the cost of the call can vary due to volatility. This can make it harder to allocate a consistent amount of capital to a strategy.

The downside with vertical debit spreads of course is that you gaining consistency but at the cost of capping your upside gains if the market moves heavily in your favor.

Want to connect with myself? Find me on LinkedIn or X:

Eric O'Rourke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jericorourke/

Eric O'Rourke: https://twitter.com/OptionAssassin

After that, join other listeners at https://StockMarketOptionsTrading.net and join the community for free right now where there are daily posts with clues to the where the market may be headed next.

Also on the website, Alpha Traders Club is where I host my SPX Live Chat each day for trading SPX weekly options. We focus on the premarket data and levels, technical analysis, and options flow for trading high probability trades for weekly income.

Here's the link: https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/spaces/12282222

Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice.

Trading options in a small account is possible and in this episode, we'll cover several considerations for doing so. These include: realistic expectations, which strategies are best, and what to focus on.

Want to connect with myself? Find me on LinkedIn:

Eric O'Rourke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jericorourke/

After that, join other listeners at https://StockMarketOptionsTrading.net and join the community for free right now where there are daily posts with clues to the where the market may be headed next.

There you will also find the SPX Income Masterclass which will teach mechanical strategies you can trade with this episode in mind.

Also on the website, Alpha Traders Club is where I host my SPX Live Chat each day for trading SPX weekly options. We focus on the premarket data and levels, technical analysis, and options flow for trading high probability trades for weekly income.

Alpha Traders Club also posts Conservative Covered Call trades each week for generating weekly and monthly income trading options on high quality stocks and ETFs.

Here's the link: https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/spaces/12282222

Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice.

Want to discuss this episode with us?

Come join us over on the podcast trading community at https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net where you can ask questions and discuss this with other traders. 

In this week's episode, I spoke with Sam Silverman from https://relocatepuertorico.com/ where he explained the tax incentives for living in Puerto Rico for both business owners and investors and traders like. 

As a trader or investor, paying 0% on capital gains can be a game changer as we know but and also work for anyone who works remotely who is running their own online business. 

Hope it helps. 

J. Eric O'Rourke

https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/

Want to discuss this episode with us?

Come join us over on the podcast trading community at https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net where you can ask questions and discuss this with other traders. 

In this week's podcast, I talk about how to hedge your stock or option portfolio with unit put options. Also known as units or unit puts. Unit put options are options that have very little value as the options market is unable to price them properly which allows them to explode in value during a market correction. 

I'll share how i am implementing this hedging strategy in my portfolio using SPX put debit spreads and will share how these performed during the COVID stock market crash of 2020. 

Thanks for listening and looking forward to seeing you at https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net

J. Eric O'Rourke 

PS: Check out the YouTube channel too for more trading resources. 

https://optionsincome.club/YouTube

Want to discuss this episode with us? Come join us over on the podcast trading community at https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net where you can continue this conversation with Lee and myself about this episode and any other trading topics. 

In this week's podcast, I expand some options trading research I've been posting on the YouTube channel around selling naked puts on IWM and SPY ETFs. We're going to focus on IWM for this episode but encourage you to check the different variations of this strategy on YouTube.

Here are the links to the YouTube videos:

Selling Puts on IWM: https://youtu.be/Zk2VKmseGaU

Selling Puts on SPY: https://youtu.be/5y-ItZACZco

For the visual aids for this episode's research study, head over to https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net and look for Episode 24 in the podcast section where you'll see the results and be able to ask questions and give feedback related to this and future research studies. 

Thanks for listening and looking forward to seeing you at https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net

J. Eric O'Rourke 

PS: Check out the YouTube channel too for more trading resources. 

https://optionsincome.club/YouTube

Want to discuss this episode with us?

Come join us over on the podcast trading community at https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net where you can continue this conversation with Lee and myself about this episode and any other trading topics. 

Lee Spaziano is a data scientist and long time options trader and in this episode we discuss how we are working together to combine these two fields to take advantage of SPX's multiple expirations per week to increase our frequency of high probability trades. We discuss how we acquired tons of SPX intra-day options pricing and Lee discusses how he was able to organize this data so that we can run queries and backtests on by opening and closing short terms trades throughout the day. 

Thanks for listening and looking forward to seeing you at https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net

J. Eric O'Rourke 

PS: Check out the YouTube channel too for more trading resources. 

https://optionsincome.club/YouTube

Come join us at www.StockMarketOptionsTrading.net

This new free community was built for podcast listeners to connect with myself and guests on the show. 

It operates like a Facebook group but without the distraction, spam, and negativity that comes along with Facebook. 

More importantly is the common purpose which is as follows:

We bring together stock and options traders to create consistent profits in the stock market so that we can achieve financial freedom and create life long income.

If this common purpose resonates with you and you want to connect with myself and other real traders, come join us at www.StockMarketOptionsTrading.net tonight. 

There's even a free app for easy access to a growing community of independent traders who want to focus on finding strategies that work for them to create financial freedom and life long income through trading stocks and options. 

I am personally hanging out over there pretty much everyday and look forward to meeting you. 

Talk to you soon. 

J. Eric O'Rourke

www.StockMarketOptionsTrading.net

We're back with the rest of my discussion with David Sun. So much great options trading insight with our discussions. Be sure to check out the previous episode if you haven't done so already. In this episode we get into how selling out of the money puts isn't necessarily a bullish strategy, managing risk of trading SPX and SPY high probability options strategies, using stop loss orders with options trading, and where on the options chain we like to sell. 

If you found this episode helpful in anyway, could you let me know by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts? Or whichever podcast player platform you use?

Thank you for your support and thanks for listening. 

J. Eric O'Rourke

www.OptionsTrading.Help/Services

David Sun has a great understanding of options and was featured on TastyTrade's Rising Star series about his approach to options trading. We had a great in depth discussion and I decided to break it into two segments with this episode being the first. 

In this episode, he's going to talk us through the base concepts of the TastyTrade style of options trading which leads us into a discussion around being delta neutral and what that means for your portfolio. 

You won't want to miss the next episode  where we dive into specific strategies David trades with SPY put selling as well as where we hang out on the options chain.

Here's a link to David's TastyTrade Rising Star segment:

https://youtu.be/EG3kKNZxkBQ

You can also connect with him at TheTradeBusters.com where he's posted some written essays around options trading as well as some strategies and backtests. 

Thanks for listening. 

J. Eric O'Rourke

We all know that tracking your trades is important but it's often a tedious task, especially when it comes to options trading. My guest today though has helped this important area of trading by creating a piece of software that organizes and analyzes your trades automatically. 

His name is Ben Latz from WingmanTracker.com.

Twitter: @benlatz - https://twitter.com/benlatz

Email: ben@wingmantracker.com

Website: https://wingmantracker.com and https://benlatz.com

Code Use code "eric" on sign up to get $50 off!

Thank for listening. 

J. Eric O'Rourke

www.OptionsTrading.Help/Services

In this episode, we're going to go over my Core Portfolio for trading Stocks, Bonds, Gold, Volatility, Bitcoin, and Cash. By trading a small handful of strategies across the major asset classes, we're able to make consistent gains year over year.

Head over to https://optionstrading.help/core for an overview of the Core Portfolio. 

While you're there, you can learn how to get trade alert notifications for the Core Portfolio to trade with me and a couple hundred other retail traders. 

Thanks for listening. 

J. Eric O'Rourke

https://optionstrading.help/services

Retail traders get their edge through modern trading technology and today's guest are looking to help.

Rance Mascheck and Chris Mercer from MarketGear.com discuss the evolution of trading technologies and how their software can improve your trading results. There are so many nuggets in this episode and I'm sure you're going to enjoy this one as much as I did. 

Be sure to check out www.MarketGear.com/Eric for details after listening. 

Thank you. 

J. Eric O'Rourke

www.OptionsTrading.Help/Services

In this episode, we reveal a SPX weekly options strategy selling put credit spreads that expire the following day. This strategy uses bullish TTR readings from Alpha Crunching to determine whether or not to take the trade that day.

Today's episode is from a video training recently sent to Alpha Crunching subscribers and posted in the free community.

Here's the link to watch the 10m video presentation of this strategy:

https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/posts/55173187

The TTR is a metric from https://www.alphacrunching.com that shows the tendency for the next day to close higher from the current day. TTR stands for Tomorrow's Triumph rate.

Use code SPX50 at https://www.alphacrunching.com for 50% off your first month.

Want to connect with myself? Find me on LinkedIn:

Eric O'Rourke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jericorourke/

After that, join other listeners at https://StockMarketOptionsTrading.net and join the community for free right now where there are daily posts with clues to the where the market may be headed next.

Also, Alpha Traders Club is where I host my SPX Live Chat each day for trading SPX weekly options. We focus on the premarket data and levels, technical analysis, and options flow for trading high probability trades for weekly income.

Alpha Traders Club also posts Conservative Covered Call trades each week for generating weekly and monthly income trading options on high quality stocks and ETFs.

Here's the link: https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/spaces/12282222

Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice.

TastyTrade Rising Star Fauzia Timberlake is on the show this week explaining how she using the TastyTrade principles in her options trading. She currently does one on one coaching helping traders navigate the markets. 

Here are some links to learn more about Fauzia and how you can connect with her online:

Listen to her interview with Vonetta Logan

Watch her Rising Star interview

Like her on Facebook

Join her Facebook group

See her trades from the Follow tab.

Follow her on Twitter @traderfauzia

Thanks for listening.

J. Eric O'Rourke

www.OptionsTrading.Help/Services

Have a small trading account but thinking about trading options?

You're in luck as this episode shows how trading TLT bull call spreads the past 5 years made over 600% and is perfect for small trading accounts. 

The bull call spread strategy discussed here is also known as an in out debit spread. An in out debit spread is a vertical spread where the option you buy is in the money and the option you sell is out of the money. In out debit spreads are great for beginners with small trading accounts who want to get directional but not have to pay as much to get in a trade.

This episode includes a 5 year backtest of TLT buying in out debit spreads with about 30 days to expiration only if the 21 day exponential moving average is above the 50 day simple moving average. The exit parameters have a target of a 25% gain or a time stop loss of closing the trade about 3 weeks later, whichever comes first.

The backtest software shown in this video for in out debit spreads is CML Trade Machine Pro.

Here's the link:

www.OptionsTrading.Help/CML

Thanks for listening.

J. Eric O'Rourke

www.OptionsTrading.Help/Services

I learned a lot from this great discussion with Brian Terry CFP.

Brian shared his conservative covered call strategy where he is selling in the money calls on stocks using weekly options with the intent of getting called away every week.

I've known Brian for a couple years now and I know he leans on the conservative side of trading and he thinks this strategy is great for conservative traders in retirement. 

It's an interesting twist on strategy used to create additional income. 

Brian runs a Facebook group dedicated to this strategy.

Here's the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/742852742909259

You can also find him on Meetup.com where he runs a monthly Zoom meeting where he and others share various options strategies that are working. 

Here's the link: https://www.meetup.com/Centra-Florida-Options-Group/

Thanks for listening.

J. Eric O'Rourke

OptionsTrading.help/Services

Index Options Explained

To receive the free Index Options Mini Course, go to https://OptionsTrading.help/IndexOptions and I'll send you the 7 part video series to get your trading profitably on your own in as little as 1 week. 

The 7 part video series includes a weekly options strategy for SPX showing you exactly how to put this trade on every week. It also includes a 5 year performance look back so that you fully understand what to expect when trading this profitable strategy. 

As mentioned in this episode, the 3 main reasons to consider trading index options over stocks or ETF options are because they are cash settled, there is no assignment risk and therefore no early assignment risk, and preferential tax treatment so that you can keep more of your profits when the tax man comes. 

Thanks for listening and I'll talk to you soon. 

J. Eric O'Rourke

https://OptionsTrading.Help/Services

Which option should I buy?

Thanks for listenting to this week's Stock Market Otpions Trading podcast comparing the results of buying different Delta call options on AAPL the past 5 years.

To recap the optons trading strategy that was used, we backtested buying a call option with about 30 days to expiration when AAPL crossed back above its 21ema and closed the trade afetr 14 calendar days.

By taking the same trade entry and trade exit, it allowed us to compare the results of choosing different strike call options from deep in the money, at the money, and out of the money.

Here's the link to my Patreon article for podcast supporters to see snd compare the results including win rate, total returns, and P&L curve.

https://bit.ly/3g0bpL5

Becoming a Podcast Supporter is only $5 per month and gets you access to trading research with the ability to discuss trading one on one with myself or in the comments with hundreds of other traders. 

There are also options for trade alerts if you are interested.

Thanks for listenting and I'll talk to you soon. 

J. Eric O'Rourke

https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading

Thanks for listening to this week's Stock Market Options Trading podcast about using Bollinger Bands as an entry signal when the RUT crosses above the upper band.

Here's the link the Patreon article for podcast supporters to see more details around the 4 different credit spreads discussed in the episode. (You may need to copy then paste into your browser)

https://bit.ly/2WX6W5s

Becoming a Podcast Supporter is only $5 per month and gets you access to trading research with the ability to discuss trading one on one with myself or in the comments with hundreds of other traders.

There are also options for trade alerts if you are interested.

Thanks for listening and I'll talk to you soon.

J. Eric O'Rourke https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading

Thanks for listening to this week's episode of investing in work from home stocks.

The COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating the remote work theme as more and more people are choosing to stay home if they can. As we discussed, working from home also gives benfit to the company in the form of less overhead costs such as rent and increased talent pool for finding better workers who may not live in the same geographical area as the office.

Here's the link to the Direxion website for more information regarding the WFH ETF which holds 40 stocks in 4 sectors:

https://www.direxion.com/product/direxion-work-from-home-etf

If you're interested in supporting the Podcast or YouTube channel, please visit:

https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading for trading education and services.

Thank you. J. Eric O'Rourke

https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading

http://robintrack.net pulls price and popularity numbers for stocks from Robinhood's API and displays it in a sentiment style graph for free. 

This free website is a great idea in terms of data sharing but definitely has some drawbacks that I discuss in this episode.

Thanks for listening.

J. Eric O'Rourke

https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading

#robinhood 

We're expanding last week's weekly options study by adding a moving average filter to our trades. The goal here is to determine if adding a would be bullish filter will improve the results of this already profitable strategy of trading bull put spreads with 7 days to expiration on SPY and SPX. 

This episode is an expansion of Episode 7 so here's the link if you'd like to go back and listen to that episode.

https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.com/episode/episode-7

Here's are the links to the performance results of both studies over on my Patreon website which is available to Podcast supporters. 

Weekly Options Research Results Part 1:

https://bit.ly/2ZJWcJG

Weekly Options Research Results Part 2:

https://bit.ly/2Ye7Gmi

Thanks for listening.

J. Eric O'Rourke

https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading

I'm sharing a 3 year study in this episode around trading weekly options on SPY and SPX. There are 3 expirations per week. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and I wanted to see if there was a difference in performance if you were to sell put credit spreads with 7 days to expiration on each of those days?

So I backtested selling 7DTE spreads on each of those days going back 3 years from late May 2020 to find out. You may be surprised which day of the week outperformed the other two.

I used eDeltaPro to do the backtesting. Here's the link for those who are interested in backtesting on their own: http://bit.ly/2QmEHKI

Consider becoming a $5 Podcast Supporter to view the performance results of the study discussed in this podcast.

Sometimes it's easier to understand if you can see the results so I'm providing these resources to supporters of the show.

Here's the link: https://bit.ly/2ZJWcJG

Podcast supporters enjoy access to other studies, research, and training videos over on Patreon.

Thanks for listening. J. Eric O'Rourke https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading

In this episode, I'll briefly explain what options net flow is. In short, many of the options flow providers now offer some version of options net flow which is a graphical way to gauge the options sentiment of a stock or index. I find this mush more useful and applicable compare to the traditional overwhelm of a grid based data feed.

Want to connect with myself? Find me on LinkedIn:

Eric O'Rourke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jericorourke/

After that, join other listeners at https://StockMarketOptionsTrading.net and join the community for free right now where there are daily posts with clues to the where the market may be headed next.

Want to try the Alpha Crunching forecasts for the S&P500?

Use code SPX50 for 50% your first month of https://www.alphacrunching.com. Alpha Crunching is a unique analytics app for short term traders of the S&P500.

Also, Alpha Traders Club is where I host my SPX Live Chat each day for trading SPX weekly options. We focus on the premarket data and levels, technical analysis, and options flow for trading high probability trades for weekly income.

Alpha Traders Club also posts Conservative Covered Call trades each week for generating weekly and monthly income trading options on high quality stocks and ETFs.

Here's the link: https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/spaces/12282222

Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice.

Al Losada is the founder of Simple Option Strategies. Here are a few ways to find more about him online.

Website: https://www.simpleoptionstrategies.com/

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/simpleoptionstrategies

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZVqsvTI4oZcXLjt_0JQ5Fg

Thanks for listening and stayed tuned for Part 2 of trading SPX options with Al Losada.

J. Eric O'Rourke

https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading

Special guest Al Losada is on the show today talking SPX options trading. The episode went over an hour so I decided to split into two separate episodes. 

In this first episode, Al and I discuss how we both ended up trading SPX options. One commonality we shared was a book we both read that helped get us into SPX credit spreads called Profiting with Iron Condor Options by Michael Hanania Benklifa.

This book had a big influence on our trading and its a great read for those interested in trading index option spreads. 

Al Losada is the founder of Simple Option Strategies. Here are a few ways to find more about him online.

Website: https://www.simpleoptionstrategies.com/

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/simpleoptionstrategies

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZVqsvTI4oZcXLjt_0JQ5Fg

In the coming Part 2 episode, we'll be discussing an SPX credit spread strategy with weekly options that expire the same day. This is referred to as Zero DTE spreads. 

Thanks for listening and stayed tuned for Part 2 of trading SPX options with Al Losada.

J. Eric O'Rourke

https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading

There are different ways to get long and different ways to trade with leverage.   

In this episode, we're going to look at both by comparing two leveraged ways of getting long the S&P500. We're going to use the buy and sell signals of the Pure Alpha Strategy as applied to the SPY.  

We'll discuss the results of trading shares of SSO based on the buy and sell signals of the strategy. SSO is 2X Bull ETF of the S&P500. We'll then discuss the results using the same buy and sell signals of SPY but then buy an "at the money" call debit spread, also known as a bull call spread.   

As mentioned in the podcast, see the links below to get the video training of the Pure Alpha Strategy.  

Pure Alpha Strategy (Part 1): bit.ly/2Jjzu1G  

Pure Alpha Strategy (Part 2): bit.ly/33Z2ANq  

Pure Alpha Strategy (Part 3): Crisis Alpha study on UVXY bit.ly/2UZjXJX  

Thanks for listening and supporting independent stock market research.   

J. Eric O'Rourke https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading

A Crisis Alpha Strategy is meant to generate profits during market corrections, pullbacks, or even black swan type events and can be traded as a stand alone strategy.

In this episode, we'll discuss a quantitative trend following strategy called the Pure Alpha Strategy applied to UVXY which is a leveraged volatility product. Check out this article for more information on UVXY.

https://sixfigureinvesting.com/2015/03/how-does-uvxy-work/

The 5 year performance of getting long volatility using the Pure Alpha Strategy on UVXY inherently gets you protection before any major market corrections. 

Consider becoming a $5 Podcast Supporter over on our website if you're interested in the video training for the Pure Alpha Strategy discussed in this episode. The video training is in Parts 1 and 2 below. Part 3 shows the performance for UVXY discussed in this video and there's more to come as we look to apply the Pure Alpha Strategy to various asset classes.

To become a Podcast Supporter and get access to the video training, simply click one of the links below to get started.

Pure Alpha Strategy (Part 1):

bit.ly/2Jjzu1G

Pure Alpha Strategy (Part 2):

bit.ly/33Z2ANq

Pure Alpha Strategy (Part 3): Crisis Alpha study on UVXY

bit.ly/2UZjXJX

Thanks for listening and supporting independent stock market research. 

J. Eric O'Rourke

https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading

Check out the SPX Income Masterclass:

https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/spaces/4688450

If you're new options trading, I think you're really going enjoy this episode on what I think is the best options strategy for beginning options traders.

It's one thing to understand the mechanics of options, but in this episode we're going to look at trading this strategy as running an insurance company so you know exactly how to think about this trade.

Thanks in advance for subscribing and sharing this podcast. 

Also, Alpha Traders Club is where I host my SPX Live Chat each day for trading SPX weekly options. We focus on the premarket data and levels, technical analysis, and options flow for trading high probability trades for weekly income.

Alpha Traders Club also posts Conservative Covered Call trades each week for generating weekly and monthly income trading options on high quality stocks and ETFs.

Here's the link: https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/spaces/12282222

Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice.

Eric O'Rourke

When the stock market pulls back, volatility rises. Once the pull back is over, getting long the stock market at this time can be very profitable.

In this episode, we'll discuss a research study of buying SPY call options after a volatility spike. We'll be using VXX as a volatility measure and exactly what we're looking for in VXX to get long.

Thanks for listening, subscribing, and sharing.

For more trading research and services, please visit the website at https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading

In this episode, I got to speak to Mat Cashman, Principal of Investor Education at OCC. Mat takes us through the life cycle of an options trade by explaining the inner workings of the market and some of the players and institutions that make it all possible.

One of those institutions is the OCC (The Options Clearing Corporation) which is the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organization. For nearly 50 years, OCC has provided financial stability and risk management to the U.S. listed-options marketplace.

Want to connect with myself or Mat? Follow us on LinkedIn:

Mat Cashman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mat-cashman/

Eric O'Rourke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jericorourke/

After that, join other listeners at https://StockMarketOptionsTrading.net and join the community for free right now where there are daily posts with clues to the where the market may be headed next.

Want to try the Alpha Crunching forecasts for the S&P500?

Use code SPX50 for 50% your first month of https://www.alphacrunching.com. Alpha Crunching is a unique analytics app for short term traders of the S&P500.

Alpha Traders Club is where I host my 0DTE Live Chat each day for trading SPX 0DTE and 1DTE trades. We focus on the premarket data and levels, technical analysis, and options flow for trading high probability trades for weekly income.

Alpha Traders Club also posts Conservative Covered Call trades each week for generating weekly and monthly income trading options on high quality stocks and ETFs.

Here's the link: https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/spaces/12282222

Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice.

In this new segment, we'll discuss current micro trends and patterns in the stock market using insights from Alpha Crunching. Alpha Crunching provides time series analysis and forecasts for the S&P500 which can reveal short term trading patterns in the context of larger trend.

In this episode, we'll discuss a neutral bearish strategy of selling call credit spreads in the context of the current uptrend so far in 2024.

It's important to remember that the trend is our friend until it ends and we're expecting the trend discussed in this episode to end at some point as well.

The options strategy discussed in this episode is for educational and illustrative purposes only and should not be considered financial advice.

Want to connect with myself and other listeners of this podcast?

Go to https://StockMarketOptionsTrading.net and join the community for free right now where there are daily posts with clues to the where the market may be headed next.

Want to try the Alpha Crunching forecasts for the S&P500?

Use code SPX50 for 50% your first month of https://www.alphacrunching.com. Alpha Crunching is a unique analytics app for short term traders of the S&P500.

Alpha Traders Club is where I host my 0DTE Live Chat each day for trading SPX 0DTE and 1DTE trades. We focus on the premarket data and levels, technical analysis, and options flow for trading high probability trades for weekly income.

Alpha Traders Club also posts Conservative Covered Call trades each week for generating weekly and monthly income trading options on high quality stocks and ETFs.

Here's the link: https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/spaces/12282222

Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice.

In this episode, we'll try to answer the question of whether or not holding to expiration is better than taking profits early when being a net options seller. We'll explore this question by comparing a recently posted SPX Weekly Options Strategy from the SPX Income Masterclass.

We'll compare holding the trades to expiration from 2021-2023 vs. taking profits a 50% of the max gain. As we'll discuss, strike selection and win rate can be determining factors in deciding when to take profits as part of the strategy you are trading.

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Alpha Traders Club is where I host my 0DTE Live Chat each day for trading SPX 0DTE and 1DTE trades. We focus on the premarket data and levels, technical analysis, and options flow for trading high probability trades for weekly income.

Alpha Traders Club also posts Conservative Covered Call trades each week for generating weekly and monthly income trading options on high quality stocks and ETFs.

Here's the link: https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/spaces/12282222

Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice.

In this episode, I detail a recent Iron Condor trade I ended up rolling up and out due to bullish stock market conditions.

I'll explain how I was able to recenter the Iron Condor around the current price without having to add any more risk to the trade. This allowed me to stay in the trade longer so I could profit from time decay.

Want to connect with myself and other listeners of this podcast?

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Want to try the Intraday Seasonality indicator for the S&P500?

Use code SPX50 for 50% your first month of https://www.alphacrunching.com. Alpha Crunching is a unique analytics app for short term traders of the S&P500.

Alpha Traders Club is where I host my 0DTE Live Chat each day for trading SPX 0DTE and 1DTE trades. We focus on the premarket data and levels, technical analysis, and options flow for trading high probability trades for weekly income.

Alpha Traders Club also posts Conservative Covered Call trades each week for generating weekly and monthly income trading options on high quality stocks and ETFs.

Here's the link: https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/spaces/12282222

Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice.

In this episode, I got to speak with John from GexBot.com to talk about how the stock market startup came to be as well as the information it provides short term traders using GEX (gamma exposure) and the options profile.

To learn more about GexBot, check out their YouTube channel here:

https://www.youtube.com/@gexbot

and be sure to follow them on Twitter here:

https://twitter.com/thegexbot

Want to connect with myself and other listeners of this podcast?

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Want to try the Intraday Seasonality indicator for the S&P500?

Use code SPX50 for 50% your first month of https://www.alphacrunching.com. Alpha Crunching is a unique analytics app for short term traders of the S&P500.

Alpha Traders Club is where I host my 0DTE Live Chat each day for trading SPX 0DTE and 1DTE trades. We focus on the premarket data and levels, technical analysis, and options flow for trading high probability trades for weekly income.

Alpha Traders Club also posts Conservative Covered Call trades each week for generating weekly and monthly income trading options on high quality stocks and ETFs.

Here's the link: https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/spaces/12282222

Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice.

In this episode, I discuss how I'm building a position with Tesla stock and two things that spooked me after entering.

Depending on when you are listening to this episode, my position may have changed or been closed depending on market conditions.

This episode is for educational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice of any kind.

As mentioned in the episode, TSLA stock is in a downtrend and the downtrend is not over. Contrarian trading like this can have greater downside risk.

Here's the link to the TSLA chart post mentioned in the episode:

https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/posts/49101242

Alpha Traders Club is where I host my 0DTE Live Chat each day for trading SPX 0DTE and 1DTE trades. We focus on the premarket data and levels, technical analysis, and options flow for trading high probability trades for weekly income.

Alpha Traders Club also posts Conservative Covered Call trades each week for generating income.

Here's the link: https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/spaces/12282222

Want to try the Intraday Seasonality indicator for the S&P500?

Use code SPX50 for 50% your first month of https://www.alphacrunching.com. Alpha Crunching is a unique analytics app for short term traders of the S&P500.

Want to connect with myself and other listeners of this podcast?

Go to https://StockMarketOptionsTrading.net and join the community for free right now where there are daily posts with clues to the where the market may be headed next.

Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice.

In this episode, we'll cover some tips an tricks when putting Buy Sell Indicators on your charts so that you don't get chopped up and frustrated. Finding the usefulness of the indicator should be the primary goal when adding it your chart.

Alpha Traders Club is where I host my 0DTE Live Chat each day for trading SPX 0DTE and 1DTE trades. We focus on the premarket data and levels, technical analysis, and options flow for trading high probability trades for weekly income.

Alpha Traders Club also posts Conservative Covered Call trades each week for generating income.

Here's the link: https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/spaces/12282222

Want to try the Intraday Seasonality indicator for the S&P500?

Use code SPX50 for 50% your first month of https://www.alphacrunching.com. Alpha Crunching is a unique analytics app for short term traders of the S&P500.

Want to connect with myself and other listeners of this podcast?

Go to https://StockMarketOptionsTrading.net and join the community for free right now where there are daily posts with clues to the where the market may be headed next.

Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice.

If you trade the S&P500, then this series is for you. In the S&P500 Navigator series, we'll discuss current market conditions including options positions, major economic events, and AlphaCrunching.com's Triumph Rates for trading short term SPX weekly options.

In this episode, we'll talk about a trade idea to express a short term bearish thesis of SPX making a move to its 200sma over the next week or so.

The key takeaway is that you are able to create trade structures with options to express you r idea of what you think the market may do or not do over a certain period of time. As long as you are ok with the risk reward, then you can express that opinion and then find out later if you are right or wrong.

Want to connect with myself? Find me on LinkedIn and X:

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jericorourke/

X(Twitter): https://twitter.com/OptionAssassin

After that, join other listeners at https://StockMarketOptionsTrading.net and join the community for free right now where there are daily posts with clues to the where the market may be headed next.

There you will also find the SPX Income Masterclass which will teach mechanical strategies you can trade with this episode in mind.

Also on the website, Alpha Traders Club is where I host my SPX Live Chat each day for trading SPX weekly options. We focus on the premarket data and levels, technical analysis, and options flow for trading high probability trades for weekly income.

Here's the link: https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/spaces/12282222

Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice.

I made my first trading mistake of 2024 on the very first trading day of the year. So in this episode, I walk you through that day and the mistake I made with my trade.

Alpha Traders Club is where I host my 0DTE Live Chat each day for trading SPX 0DTE and 1DTE trades. We focus on the premarket data and levels, technical analysis, and options flow for trading high probability trades for weekly income.

Here's the link: https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/spaces/12282222

Want to try the Intraday Seasonality indicator for the S&P500?

Use code SPX50 for 50% your first month of https://www.alphacrunching.com. Alpha Crunching is a unique analytics app for short term traders of the S&P500.

Want to connect with myself and other listeners of this podcast?

Go to https://StockMarketOptionsTrading.net and join the community for free right now where there are daily posts with clues to the where the market may be headed next.

Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice.

In this last episode for 2023, I'll share a trade taken in our Alpha Traders Club group last week on FOMC day. This trade was a way to make money if the market moved a lot after the FOMC minutes were released.

Interested in Alpha Traders Club for trading SPX 0DTE and 1DTE as well as Covered Calls on stocks and ETFS?

Here's the link to join: https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/spaces/12282222

Want to try the Intraday Seasonality indicator for the S&P500?

Use code SPX50 for 50% your first month of https://www.alphacrunching.com. Alpha Crunching is a unique analytics app for short term traders of the S&P500.

Want to connect with myself and other listeners of this podcast?

Go to https://StockMarketOptionsTrading.net and join the community for free right now where there are daily posts with clues to the where the market may be headed next.

Low VIX got you think about changing your options trades? Here's my thoughts on the adjustments I'm making in some of my options trades because of the low volatility in late 2023.

Use code SPX50 for 50% your first month of https://www.alphacrunching.com. Alpha Crunching is a unique analytics app for short term traders of the S&P500.

Want to connect with myself and other listeners of this podcast?

Go to https://StockMarketOptionsTrading.net and join the community for free right now where there are daily posts with clues to the where the market may be headed next.

Want to trade with us?

Check out our new group Alpha Traders Club on the website.

https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/spaces/12282222

Disclaimer: Everything in this episode and on this podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice. There is substantial risk trading options if not done properly.

In this episode, I'll talk about how when it comes to options trading, you need more than the options probabilities to have an edge and to make money over time.

We'll go through an example of using a put credit spread backtest as well as some new research from Alpha Crunching for trading them.

The TTR is a new metric from https://www.alphacrunching.com

Use code SPX50 for 50% your first month.

Want to connect with myself and other listeners of this podcast?

Go to https://StockMarketOptionsTrading.net and join the community for free right now where there are daily posts with clues to the where the market may be headed next.

Want to trade with us?

Check out our new group Alpha Traders Club on the website.

https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/spaces/12282222

Disclaimer: Everything in this episode and on this podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice. There is substantial risk trading options if not done properly.

Best Options Strategy For Small Accounts and Beginners

In this episode, we'll revisit what I think is the best options strategy for small accounts and beginners. We're going replay Episode 2 of the podcast from March 2020 where I explained the idea of selling put credit spreads similar to how an insurance company would sell car insurance.

If you are a working professional and can’t watch the market all day but want to learn how you can implement the strategy discussed in this episode geared towards beginners and small accounts, head on over to the website and check out my SPX Income Masterclass where you’ll learn a mechanical strategy for trading weekly options that only requires you to check the market a couple times per week.

Here's the link: https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/spaces/4688450

Want to connect with myself and other listeners of this podcast?

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Disclaimer: Everything in this episode and on this podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice. There is substantial risk trading options if not done properly.

Check out Alpha Traders Club for live conservative option alerts each and every week.

Here's the link: https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/spaces/12282222

Creating consistent income trading options come down to having a repeatable process that you can execute. Brian Terry shared his process that he uses week over week to create additional retirement income trading covered calls in a conservative manner.

Here is the video presentation of today's episode:

https://youtu.be/LMEYgvK2IVs

Brian's Conservative Covered Calls Facebook Group:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/conservativecoveredcalls

Get Brian's Weekly Watchlist Here:

https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/

Check Out Brian's Live Trades Here:

https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/spaces/12282222

Disclaimer: Everything in this episode and on this podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice. There is substantial risk trading options if not done properly.

The Compound Code Book was written by financial advisors Scott Kyle and Patrick Fischer. To connect with the authors, go to their website here: https://www.coastwisegroup.com/

The book is a great read for anyone interested incorporating options into their income or investment strategies.

Click Here to get the book on Amazon.

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In this episode, we'll cover a new strategy that uses the TTR from https://AlphaCrunching.com

The TTR = Tomorrow's Triumph Rate which shows the historical percentage of times SPX has closed higher the next day over the past two months.

This strategy is geared towards trading SPX options that expire the following day. By trading 1DTE options, 3DTE on Friday, you can avoid any PDT issues but also increase the number of high probability trades using the TTR to gain an edge in the market.

More research on this strategy is coming and will be posted and updated in the Alpha Traders Club at https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net

In this episode, I talk through the current market after recent FOMC, PPI, CPI, and jobs data as we head into October OpEx (options expiration) next week. There's been a shift in the market reactions to some of this data which is something I'm keeping an eye on.

Want to connect with myself and other listeners of this podcast?

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https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/spaces/12282222

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/stockmarketoptionstrading

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OptionAssassin

Everything on this podcast and on the website is for informational and educational purposes only. We are not financial advisors of any kind.

In this episode, we'll compare credit spreads vs butterflies from a recent real world trade I took where I to decide which trade was best for the situation. The decision to go with one over the other hinged on the market situation, the risk reward, and the probability.

In hindsight, both trades would've worked but one carried more risk than the other.

Want to connect with myself and other listeners of this podcast?

Go to https://StockMarketOptionsTrading.net and join the community for free right now where there are daily posts about the clues to the where the market may be headed next.

Check out this free SPX 0DTE training course in the Alpha Crunching Community:

https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/spaces/10719554/content

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/stockmarketoptionstrading

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OptionAssassin

Updated options trading research now available in the SPX Income Masterclass geared towards beginners with small accounts and for those who don't want to watch the market all day. The strategies included in this Lifetime Access and Updates course are mechanical in nature and lend themselves to automated trading which is also discussed in the course.

Here's the link to the SPX Income Masterclass:

https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/spaces/4688450

In this episode, I'll discuss what I think my secret is to staying profitable over time.

Want to connect with myself? Find me on LinkedIn or X:

Eric O'Rourke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jericorourke/

Eric O'Rourke: https://twitter.com/OptionAssassin

After that, join other listeners at https://StockMarketOptionsTrading.net and join the community for free right now where there are daily posts with clues to the where the market may be headed next.

Also on the website, Alpha Traders Club is where I host my SPX Live Chat each day for trading SPX weekly options. We focus on the premarket data and levels, technical analysis, and options flow for trading high probability trades for weekly income.

Here's the link: https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/spaces/12282222

Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice.