Caught in Friday S&P Updraft
March 11 2045/2020 BECS (lost $2.19 per contract)
Assigned UVXY @$30 Since this keeps going down, I suspect I should sell on Monday?
Expired with full profit
NUGT $75 calls
NUGT $80 Calls
NUGT $35 Puts
$SPX 2050/2025 BECS
A nice segment from the guys at Tasty Trade covering time decay and the why they do what they do when selling options.
https://www.tastytrade.com/tt/daily_recaps/2016-03-11/episodes/tips-for-new-traders-the-role-of-time-decay-03-11-2016
It explains why they get out with 50% profit on all short options.
Why they prefer selling higher IV options.
And why they go out 45 days when selling OTM options.
Very interesting.
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