Entry 11 Mar 23: Grey Skies
The skies over the financial markets seem to be turning grey. I am already writing this entry on Friday since I am traveling to the Netherlands this weekend to pick …
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Entry 4 Mar 23: Delta Busters!
Delta busters may help me reduce delta exposure. This week I looked at reducing (or: busting) my high delta exposure after finding a play that may help me. It is …
Entry 25 Feb 23: No Options Trading Edge Yet
I still am very much trying to find my edge in options learning and trading after trading now for over 10 months. I am still waiting for a more volatile …
Entry 18 Feb 23: Choppy Seas Ahead
Choppy seas ahead! Well, actually also behind us but there are many signs that the big bully wave we have been riding on since the beginning of this year is …
Entry 11 Feb 23: I Am Not the Only Bad Trader
I am not the only bad trader this week. During the whole week, my portfolio P/L YTD went up and down to end on Thursday evening in the red for …
Entry 4 Feb 23: Options Trading Exit Rules?
When trading options, exit rules are there for a reason, as I again found out in January when the market went against most of my positions. Well, it wasn’t the …
Entry 28 Jan 23: Beta-Weighted Delta
I need to start monitoring beta-weighted delta! Because my strategies are too dependent on the directional move of the market. This week my options lost much of their value again. …
Entry 21 Jan 23: Preparing for Earnings
Does an earning trades season as such have an influence on the market? Or what was what happened yesterday due to the fact that 20 January was the expiry date? …
Entry 14 Jan 23: Why Spreads Get Wider
I have to better understand why spreads get wider and record my trades in this journal immediately after doing them. This happened to my EEM bull call spread. On Friday, …
Entry 7 Jan 23: A Good Start of the New Year
The first week of January saw a good start to the new year. On Friday, most of my positions ended up in green. After the Christmas long weekend, everybody was …