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Option-able Newsletter 20th July 25 More record highs this week after the XJO broke out in the afternoon session Friday, finishing at 8,761.2 for the week. The ASX200 Volatility Index, XVI, also rallied and closed at 11.9%.
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The Option-able Newsletter, by OptionsAU Covering all ASX Options news and information, plus recapping the best insights and posts from the week before
A Report on Hedging, Speculation, and Income Generation for Options, ETOs, Trading, Premium selling and risk management
Options Delta is the most common and discussed Option Greeks, and for good reason. It's the directional component of option profitability. What is Options Delta? How Traders use Delta
The Idea of the Wheel trade strategy is to collect premium via selling options, secured against cash (to take on stock) or stock as collateral is appealing to most options traders. It can reduce risk, create more consistent returns and provide hedging potential by reducing net delta exposures.
Probability of Touch (P.O.T). P.O.T tells you the likelihood that the underlying’s price will hit your strike price at any point during the life of the trade. For active traders, especially those selling premium, this metric is vital to understanding the likely outcomes before entry.
Run your trading portfolio as you would a business. The traders who find sustainable success are those who treat their portfolio not as a series of speculative bets, but as a serious business operation.
Buy-Write BHP - Trade Review April 2025 will go down as a highlight of maximum volatility and uncertainty in world markets. Trump Tarriff chaos injected fear into traders globally.
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Options Delta is the most common and discussed Option Greeks, and for good reason. It's the directional component of option profitability. What is Options Delta? How Traders use Delta
WDS stock rallied from $22.50 to $27.20 in a matter of days, before Trump ended the middle eastern dispute. Naturally, Oil and Oil stocks came crashing back down, but thats where I saw opportunity.
Credit spreads are one of the most popular options trading strategies around. You collect premium up front, limit your dowside risk and can control your risk/reward on trade entry. What do you do when it goes wrong?
Weekly Expected Move and Max Pain of the XJO Index
If you value statistics and probabilities in your options trading, understanding and using the Expected Move should be a foundation of your trading plan. The Expected Move represents the market defined range of stock movement over a timeframe.
The reality is that options offer a versatile tool that can be used for the exact opposite purpose: to reduce the overall risk in your portfolio.
The Idea of the Wheel trade strategy is to collect premium via selling options, secured against cash (to take on stock) or stock as collateral is appealing to most options traders. It can reduce risk, create more consistent returns and provide hedging potential by reducing net delta exposures.
Expected move vs directional bets are not competing concepts; they are two distinct, complementary data points. One informs your opinion on the trend, while the other quantifies the market's expectation of volatility.
Probability of Touch (P.O.T). P.O.T tells you the likelihood that the underlying’s price will hit your strike price at any point during the life of the trade. For active traders, especially those selling premium, this metric is vital to understanding the likely outcomes before entry.
Weekly Expected Move and Max Pain of the XJO Index XJO Options Report 16th June 25
Do you ever read the news headlines that exclaim "Investors were fearful" or "The market is worried"? The Volatility Index is the tool that provides that information. Also known as the Fear Index, the Volatility Index is a measure of the market's expectation of future price fluctuations.
Run your trading portfolio as you would a business. The traders who find sustainable success are those who treat their portfolio not as a series of speculative bets, but as a serious business operation.
