The Option Trading Strategies

Hit my double-digit annualized return goal with an April return of 1.09%.  I underperformed the S&P 500 as to be expected with the market at all time highs and continuing to march higher.  We increase our cash position when stocks are elevated and great value is tougher to come by so we’ll usually underperform in [...]

The Option Trading Strategies

The Option Trading Strategies

Very similar to January, when markets race to all-time highs my system will almost surely lag behind. The S&P 500 returned 3.6% while I only returned 1.44%. Protecting my capital is very important to me and while I certainly have no idea if the market will go up or down from here, I believe my [...]

The Option Trading Strategies

The Option Trading Strategies

The market followed through on it’s big January with a solid 1.11% return in February. My strategy returned 1.73%, a slight outperformance of the market. These market conditions are my favorite where stocks quietly meander around flat and make great opportunities for sellers of options. There have been less stocks to trade under my system [...]

The Option Trading Strategies

The Option Trading Strategies

While every month there is a possibility of underperforming the market, I am almost certain to underperform a heated market close to all-time highs. By the definition of my system, I raise cash as stocks are soaring to new highs. It gives me a bit more downside protection in a crash but hurts my performance [...]

The Option Trading Strategies

The Option Trading Strategies

Great December to finish out a fantastic year. The position that caused my November underperformance (HPQ – Hewlitt Packard) had a monster month and gave me a total return during December of 3.78%, an outperformance of the market by 3%. For the year, my system returned 18.23% well above my goal of 1% per month. 2013 should [...]

The Option Trading Strategies