Stock Market Options Trading (Eric O'Rourke)

In this special Thanksgiving episode of the SMOT podcast, I want to take a moment to say thank you for being a dedicated listener. Wishing you and your family the very best this holiday season!

Today, we’re diving into a case study on options position sizing. I recently posted a video on YouTube where I compared the same trading strategy across different account sizes and allocations to see how position sizing can dramatically impact performance. In this episode, you’ll hear the audio from that video.

Here's the link: https://youtu.be/ThDgXklMG40

If you’re a visual learner, I’ve included a link to the YouTube video so you can check out the performance metrics in detail—it’s only 12 minutes long!

Before we jump in, a quick ask: If you’re enjoying the SMOT podcast, I’d be thrilled if you left a review on Apple or Spotify. It takes just 30 seconds, and it means the world.

Now, let’s get into this case study on optimizing your options position sizing!

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

Excited to have Brent Kochuba back on the show to help explain call and put walls in regards to the options market.

Here's a link to a study they did on the subject: https://spotgamma.com/option-wall-stats/

Spotgamma.com provides powerful insights from the options market through their proprietary stats and indicators. Be sure to check them out.

Want the latest in trading research and support the podcast at the same time?

Come join me at https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading to get started.

Additional Resources:

Stock Market Options Trading Free Community:

https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/

Stock Market Options Trading YouTube Channel:

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

J. Eric O'Rourke Twitter:

https://twitter.com/OptionAssassin

In this episode, we're going test buying put options SPY using the old trading adage "Sell in May and Go Away" as our trading premise. This isn't meant to give use a strategy to actually trade but is meant to explore stop losses and profit targets how those affected the performance.

The strategy discussed here was backtested at OptionOmega.com and is for educational purposes only and not a recommended strategy.

Use code "SMOT" at OptionOmega.com for 50% of your subscription if you are interested in backtesting.

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

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

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.

Want the support the podcast and interested in trading SPX weekly options?

Come join me at https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading to get started.

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OptionAssassin

In this episode, I explain how I've been staying on the right side of the market so far in 2023 through a combination of determining the range of the market, where we're at in that range, and looking at the way the options market is positioned.

The tools I use mentioned in this episode are:

1. SpotGamma.com for key option insights.
2. Tradytics.com for options analysis.
3. AlphaCrunching.com for intraday seasonality of the S&P500.

Want to connect with your host 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.

Want the support the podcast and interested in trading SPX weekly options?

Come join me at https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading to get started.

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OptionAssassin

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

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

Brent Kochuba from SpotGamma.com is back on the show to explain a recent article they posted about getting used to both the VIX being up while the market is up.

Most of us think of the VIX as the "fear gauge" but it could also become the "fear of missing out" gauge 2023. This is an extremely valuable educational lesson so be sure to listen to it in its entirety.

Here's the link to the article:

https://spotgamma.com/get-comfortable-with-vix-up-market-up/

SpotGamma Twitter: https://twitter.com/spotgamma

Want to connect with your host and other listeners of this podcast?

Go to https://StockMarketOptionsTrading.net and join the community for free right now.

Want the support the podcast and interested in trading SPX weekly options?

Come join me at https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading to get started.

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OptionAssassin

It's a big week for the S&P500 with Consumer Confidence, FOMC rate hike decision and guidance, big tech earnings, and Friday's jobs report. Whew!

Weekly Forecast provided by AlphaCrunching.com (use code SPX50 for 50% off your first month)

Call and Put Wall levels provided by SpotGamma.com

Check out Episode 49 of this podcast to learn more.

Want to connect with your host and other listeners of this podcast?

Go to https://StockMarketOptionsTrading.net and join the community for free right now.

Want the support the podcast and interested in trading SPX weekly options?

Come join me at https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading to get started.

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OptionAssassin

In order to even begin to trade, it's likely you are smart and successful. What many underestimate though is a certain skill that worked in their day job or career that simply doesn't translate over into trading. So in this episode, we're going to talk about that skill and what you should be focusing on to become a successful trader.

Deep Work by Cal Newport was mentioned in this episode. You can find it on Amazon and Audible for this who want to learn more.

Want the latest in trading research and support the podcast at the same time?

Come join me at https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading to get started.

Additional Resources:

Stock Market Options Trading Free Community:

https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/

Stock Market Options Trading YouTube Channel:

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

J. Eric O'Rourke Twitter:

https://twitter.com/OptionAssassin

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?

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.

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.

Brian Terry is back on the show sharing one of his go to strategies for generating income in retirement. He calls it the Dividend Capture Strategy. Brian was on episode 14 of the show with another strategy titled Conservative Options Strategy involving selling in the money calls.

Brian going to start sharing some of his trades over on the podcast website for free. Head on over to https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/ and be sure to Follow Brisn so you get notified when he posts trade ideas.

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

Want the support the podcast and interested in trading SPX weekly options with me?

Come join me at https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading to get started.

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OptionAssassin

Markets dropped hard today after Powell's testimony to the Senate where he stated that inflationary pressures were running higher than expected and that policymakers were open to raising rates higher than earlier expectations. We're now seeing about 53% chance of a 50bps hike later this month which was previously at around a 10% chance.

Either way, we're continuing to watch how the options market is positioned which as of today looks to be a range of 3900-4200 on SPX.

Want to connect with your host 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.

Want the support the podcast and interested in trading SPX weekly options?

Come join me at https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading to get started.

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OptionAssassin

Another bearish Monday on the back of Tariff announcements out of Washington. The market continues to hold up relatively well given these week over week news events. Last week it was AI news out of China and now tariff talk.

Get more S&P500 insights at https://www.AlphaCrunching.com/blog

Economic events, options positioning, and technical indicators to get your ready for the week.

Join me next week as we navigate the stock market focusing on the S&P500.

Want to connect? Find me on X:

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

In this week's episode, I'm back with another edition of Stock Market Startup where I interview founders and developers who creating stock market related applications.

In case you didn't know, I'm the Founder of AlphaCrunching.com which provides proprietary intraday seasonality forecasts for the S&P500. I just launched this company late last year and have a growing community of SPX 0DTE weekly options traders.

Want to see the Alpha Crunching Forecast for free?

Here's the link to the Alpha Crunching Community which includes a free Training course:

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

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.

Want the support the podcast and interested in trading SPX weekly options?

Come join me at https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading to get started.

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OptionAssassin

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.

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.

Want to trade with us?

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

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

Welcome to Stock Market Startup series here on the Stock Market Options Trading Podcast where we dive into the world of stock market software companies and the founders behind them. Join me as I interview some of the most innovative minds in the industry, exploring their journey from ideation to execution and everything in between. From trading platforms to investment analysis tools, we'll explore the latest trends and technologies driving the future of the stock market.

In this episode, I spoke with Jonathan Wage from TradersPost.io. TradersPost can automate stocks, options and futures trading strategies from TradingView or TrendSpider in popular brokers like TDAmeritrade, TradeStation and others. If you ever thought about automating a trading strategy, this episode it for you.

Want to connect further with Jonathan or myself?

TradersPost Website: https://traderspost.io/

Jonathan Wage Twitter: https://twitter.com/jwage

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

Free Podcast Trading Group: https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/

Want the latest in trading research and support the podcast at the same time?

Come join me at https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading to get started.

Summary:

In this episode we talk through the results of a backtested winning strategy and go into details about various aspects of the results and ask the question, "Could you trade this strategy?"

Here's the link to the strategy results discussed in this episode:

https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/posts/28983911

Come join conversation.

Note: This is not financial advice and I am not a financial advisor.

Additional Resources:

Stock Market Options Trading Free Community:

https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/

Stock Market Options Trading YouTube Channel:

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

Eric O'Rourke Twitter:

https://twitter.com/OptionAssassin

In this episode, I walk through a framework I've been developing the past several months around trading weekly options on SPX with zero days to expiration, aka 0DTE. This episode is the first part of a free video series for AlphaCrunching.com subscribers but you don't need to be a subscriber to check it out.

Here's the link to access the free video course for learning more about this SPX 0DTE Framework.

https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/posts/alpha-crunching-community-spx-0dte-framework

Use code SPX50 at https://AlphaCrunching.com for 50% off your first month if you are interested in trading this method.

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.

Want the support the podcast and interested in trading SPX weekly options with me?

Come join me at https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading to get started.

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OptionAssassin

In episode 74 of the podcast, I talked about an SPX credit spread I was trading in this rangebound market. In this episode, I'll cover how that went and two other similar call credit spreads we traded since then. All with the same analysis in mind.

A couple points I tried to cover in the show was why sell a call spread when the market is rallying?

And why take profits when there's still lots of time and value left in the spread?

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.

Want the support the podcast and interested in trading SPX weekly options with me?

Come join me at https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading to get started.

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OptionAssassin

In this episode, I cover 3 awesome tips for trading credit spreads that most books and videos don't talk about.

Be sure to check out Episode 2 "Best Options Strategy For Beginners Explained" that dives even deeper for understanding credit spreads options trading.

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.

Want the support the podcast and interested in trading SPX weekly options?

Come join me at https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading to get started.

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OptionAssassin

In this episode, we'll discuss repainting. When its bad and when its ok. Repainting is the concept that the visual representation of an indicator could change its past value based on current or new data.

This not good when it comes to technical analysis but there are couple instances where this may be acceptable.

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

Want the support the podcast and interested in trading SPX weekly options with me?

Come join me at https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading to get started.

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OptionAssassin

Erik Smolinski is back on the show to talk about applying the concept of First Principles to options trading. Erik is behind the esInvests YouTube channel where he puts out regular content around trading.

I had so much fun in the conversation talking about out approaches to options trading these days, how we have evolved over time, backtesting, psychology, and so much more. I hope you find this show as entertaining as it was to create.

To connect with Erik, check out his links below.

esInvests on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/esinvests

esInvests on X(Twitter): https://x.com/esInvests

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.

Get more S&P500 insights at https://www.AlphaCrunching.com/blog

Economic events, options positioning, and technical indicators to get your ready for the week.

Join me next week as we navigate the stock market focusing on the S&P500.

Want to connect? Find me on X:

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

Want the latest in trading research and support the podcast at the same time?

Come join me at https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading to get started.

Summary:

"Are you a real options trader?" is our topic today and is meant to hep you understand what you are actually trading so that you can know what to do when a trade goes against you. Are you trading the greeks, trying to create income, or using options for trading price action of a stock?

In this episode, we'll discuss a question that was asked over on podcast website at https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/

Come join conversation.

Note: This is not financial advice and I am not a financial advisor.

Additional Resources:

Stock Market Options Trading Free Community:

https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/

Stock Market Options Trading YouTube Channel:

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

Eric O'Rourke Twitter:

https://twitter.com/OptionAssassin

Quick episode on a SPX options trade I'm taking ahead of tomorrow's inflation report and FOMC minutes. We also have earnings starting on Friday with some big banks.

The trade idea discussed is not a recommendation and I may close or adjust this trade at anytime as market conditions change.

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.

Want the support the podcast and interested in trading SPX weekly options?

Come join me at https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading to get started.

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OptionAssassin

On June 28, 2022, SPY had a small gap up and then $22Million worth of SPY put options were bought and then the market tanked. Talking through this trade and why it would've put some pressure on the market.

Here's a quick video showing the trades and charts:

https://youtu.be/k6obAo16W6U

Be sure to check Episode 42 with Brent Kachuba from SpotGamma.com to learn more about the hedging impact of options flow.

Additional Resources:

Stock Market Options Trading Free Community:

https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/

Stock Market Options Trading YouTube Channel:

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

J. Eric O'Rourke Twitter:

https://twitter.com/OptionAssassin

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 got to speak with Jack Rosenthal on teen investing. Jack started investing at a very young age and started a Teen Investing club over at http://younginvestorsclub.org/

He's written a couple books on Teen Investing and Entrepreneurship that are available on Amazon. Here's a link to learn more about his books on Amazon. 

https://bit.ly/JackRosenthal1

Thanks for listening. 

J. Eric O'Rourke 

Use the code "SMOT" at OptionOmega.com for 50% off their advanced backtesting software.

In this episode, I talk with Troy and Rusty from Option Omega on the creativity of options trading and how advanced backtesting can help retail traders improve their strategies. We discuss some of the challenges of backtesting and how this software addresses that in an easy to use interface.

Join the podcast community over at https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net to ask questions and connect with other retail traders.

Free SPY Call Buying Strategy Course:

https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/all-courses

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.

Has the market already priced the weaker than expected inflation numbers that keep coming out? With January OpEx upon us and the Core PCE inflation report coming out next week, here's a trade idea I'm considering over the next few days.

This is not a recommendation and if the market conditions were to change, I would simply scratch this idea.

Want to connect with your host and other listeners of this podcast?

Go to https://StockMarketOptionsTrading.net and join the community for free right now.

Want the support the podcast and interested in trading SPX weekly options?

Come join me at https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading to get started.

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OptionAssassin

In this episode, we're going test selling SPX call credit spreads using the old trading adage "Sell in May and Go Away" as our trading premise. This isn't meant to give use a strategy to actually trade but is meant to explore stop losses and profit targets how those affected the performance.

The strategy discussed here was backtested at OptionOmega.com and is for educational purposes only and not a recommended strategy.

Use code "SMOT" at OptionOmega.com for 50% of your subscription if you are interested in backtesting.

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

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

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.

Want the support the podcast and interested in trading SPX weekly options?

Come join me at https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading to get started.

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OptionAssassin

When podcast listeners join the free community over at https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net , I ask them this simple question.

What's the one thing you need to help you make more money trading stocks and options? The more details the better.

Here's the link to this post so you can see the responses:

https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/posts/whats-the-one-thing-you-need-to-help-you-make-more-money-trading-stocks-and-options-the-more-details-the-better

One of the most common answers to this question is centered around consistency in trading. So in this episode, I talk through a few different ways to think about consistency as it can mean different things to different people.

Also, https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/ is free website that operates like Facebook without all the ads, spam, trolls. It's free to join which allows you to post charts, ask questions, and see what others are trading.

There's even a free trading course centered around an SPY option strategy.

Hope to see you on the website.

Thanks for listening.

When researching a new trading strategy, its important to not only look at things like total profit and win rate, but its just as important to look at the P/L curve of the strategy to determine if its something you'll actually be able to trade.

In this episode, we'll discuss some of the nuances that the P/L curve can give you as opposed to just profits, wins, and losses.

Here's the link to System #3 mentioned in the episode to get some context around the P/L curve that was discussed:

Click Here: https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/posts/58404617

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.

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

Trade Your Way To Financial Freedom by Van K. Tharp is one of my favorite trading books where describes how to develop a trading system that works for you. In this episode, we'll cover the 6 Keys to a Great Trading System that is still very relevant today.

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

Want the support the podcast and interested in trading SPX weekly options?

Come join me at https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading to get started.

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OptionAssassin

Today's episode is the audio version of a conservative monthly options trading strategy recently posted at https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading for supporters of the podcast and YouTube channel.

Along with the consistent income strategy, there is a companion hedging strategy that was discussed in Episode 25. Together, these strategies averaged a 40%+ return during the 5 year lookback period.

Consider become a patron over on Patreon to get access to the details of this strategy as well as several other mechanical and systematic income strategies at https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading

There's even an option to join the Trade Alerts tier where we put our top strategies to work each and every week.

Want the latest in trading research and support the podcast at the same time?

Come join me at https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading to get started.

Summary:

In this episode, I share how I am building a long term position in Amazon (AMZN) via buying shares and covered calls.

Note: This is not financial advice and I am not a financial advisor.

Additional Resources:

Stock Market Options Trading Free Community:

https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/

Stock Market Options Trading YouTube Channel:

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

J. Eric O'Rourke Twitter:

https://twitter.com/OptionAssassin

In this episode, I got to speak with Brent Kochuba, Founder of SpotGamma.com where he explains to me some advanced concepts of what makes the stock market really move by way of the options market.

After listening, head over to https://spotgamma.com/about/ to learn more about Brent and the proprietary technology and methodology we discuss in this episode.

Want to support the podcast and get access to my latest research?

Head over to https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading to get started.

Join the podcast community over at https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net to ask questions and connect with other retail traders.

In this episode, I'm sharing a casual conversation with one of my Patreon members around trading for income and hedging with options.

It was a great conversation and I regret having to cut it so short.

Head over to https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading for more details around some of the strategies we were discussing in this episode.

Thanks for listening.

In this episode, we have Brent Kachuba from Spot Gamma on to discuss their newly released game changing indicator called TRACE.

The TRACE indicator is expertly designed to show options positioning from a dealer's perspective in a heat map form making it so much easier to structure various types of trades.

If you are an SPX weekly options trader, pay close attention to this episode and use this link to learn more:

https://spotgamma.com/trace-the-market-vertical-spread-academy/?aff=VSacademy

Be sure to follow Spot Gamma on X at: https://twitter.com/spotgamma

Also follow Eric O'Rourke there too: 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

Want the latest in trading research and support the podcast at the same time?

Come join me at https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading to get started.

Erik Smolinski joined me for this weeks episode where we discussed his evolution of trading and some of the adjustments he made for trading options in 2022.

You can find Erik over on his YouTube channel where posts informative and educational content for beginners and advanced traders. You can also connect with him Twitter as well.

esInvests YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/c/esInvests

Erik Smolinksi Twitter:

https://twitter.com/esInvests

Additional Resources:

Stock Market Options Trading Free Community:

https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/

Stock Market Options Trading YouTube Channel:

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

J. Eric O'Rourke Twitter:

https://twitter.com/OptionAssassin

In this episode, Eric recaps the latest market action as the S&P 500 breaks back above the 200-day moving average following a strong Monday rally. He covers key levels from SpotGamma.com, including updated put and call walls, and discusses this week’s major economic events like GDP, Core PCE, and Consumer Sentiment.

Eric also shares a few SPX trade setups from Alpha Crunching, including a bullish 7-day put credit spread using the Weekly Triumph Rate, and explains how he's navigating recent market volatility by staying mechanical.

Use code SPX50 for 50% off your first month at https://www.alphacrunching.com and start trading with confidence.

Interested in joining Alpha Traders Club? Click Here for a 7 Day Trial

Want to connect? Find me on X:

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.

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

Want the latest in trading research and support the podcast at the same time?

Come join me at https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading to get started.

Summary:

Survivorship bias or survival bias is the logical error of concentrating on entities that passed a selection process while overlooking those that did not. This can lead to incorrect conclusions because of incomplete data.

In this episode, we'll discuss how this can apply in the financial world as well as the rest of the world.

Note: This is not financial advice and I am not a financial advisor.

Additional Resources:

Stock Market Options Trading Free Community:

https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/

Stock Market Options Trading YouTube Channel:

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

Eric O'Rourke Twitter:

https://twitter.com/OptionAssassin

In this episode, we'll discuss when to take profits when trading credit spreads.

https://AlphaCrunching.com is the forecast tool mentioned in this episode.

Here's the link to the chart with trade details discussed in this episode.

https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/posts/29890882

Want the latest in trading research and support the podcast at the same time?

Come join me at https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading to get started.

R Multiple is the amount you won or lost in terms of your risk. Knowing your R Multiple will help you position size correctly in which we will cover in another episode. In this episode, we'll talk through the basics of the R Multiple and how to think about it when it comes to credit spreads.

I learned the concept of R-Multiples from a book called "Trading Your Way To Financial Freedom" by Van Tharp. Upon preparing for this episode, I found out that Van Tharp recently passed away and am dedicating this episode to him as he has helped so many traders in his lifetime.

Thanks for listening.

https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net

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

Caitlin Clark is the NVDA of the WNBA and Cathie Wood is Team USA.

In today's episode, we'll go over some similarities between these two powerhouses who both have strong momentum and putting up staggering numbers in their respective domains.

But the decision to leave Clark off Team USA for the 2022 Summer Olympics is like cutting your winners short leaving millions of dollars on the table.

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.

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?

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 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.

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

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

Learning a new trading strategy can be fun and exciting but I often see traders struggle with new strategies because of conflicting ideas from previous things they've learned. Therefore I put together some tips and tricks on learning new strategies and really what it takes to find an edge and make money trading stocks and options.

The tips and tricks in this episode were from a live zoom workshop I hosted for trading SPX put credit spreads with 7 days to expiration.

For the full video training, check out the video over on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/pmKPR_YiiQQ

There's even a way to download the presentation for you take take with you.

Want to join the next live monthly Zoom with us?

Go here: https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/

Interested in the SPX 0DTE Course and Community?

Go here: https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/all-courses

Thanks for listening.

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.

In this episode, we'll cover the basics of the iron condor options strategy as well as dive into a new approach on deciding which days of the week may be best for trading them. We'll be focused on 0DTE or 0 days to expiration iron condors on SPX and backtest some recent trades using the Daily Forecasts from AlphaCrunching.com only on days that are forecasted to be choppy and indecisive. Full details in the episode.

Here's a link to the companion video discussed in this episode: https://youtu.be/WcwoDbo2fUY

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

Use code SMOT at https://optionomega.com for 50% off your subscription.

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

Want the support the podcast and interested in trading SPX weekly options with me?

Come join me at https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading to get started.

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OptionAssassin

In this episode, we'll go over Van Tharp's Snow Fight Metaphor from the book Trade Your Way to Financial Freedom. This is a continuation of episode 82 where we covered the 6 Keys to a Great Trading System so be sure to give that a listen when you get a chance.

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

Want the support the podcast and interested in trading SPX weekly options?

Come join me at https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading to get started.

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OptionAssassin

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

Quick discussion of key levels in the S&P500 as we head into the CPI report with earnings season kicking off the day after.

Want to connect with your host and other listeners of this podcast?

Go to https://StockMarketOptionsTrading.net and join the community for free right now.

Want the support the podcast and interested in trading SPX weekly options?

Come join me at https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading to get started.

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OptionAssassin

In this week's episode, we're back with another edition of Stock Market Startup where I interview founders and developers who creating stock market related applications.

In this episode, I got to speak with Bryan Cairns, the creator of Magic 8 Ball. Magic 8 Ball is a short term stock market prediction tool comprised of several factors from price and the options chain.

Here's the link to a YouTube video Bryan created that shows you how Magic 8 Ball works:

https://youtu.be/mqJyRXE-8C0

Here's a link to the Magic 8 Ball Free Discords server:

https://discord.com/channels/1075401006042591355/1075401683598835834

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.

Want the support the podcast and interested in trading SPX weekly options?

Come join me at https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading to get started.

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OptionAssassin

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, 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 episode, we explore a SPY call-buying strategy with a 53% win rate and a 2:1 risk-reward ratio. This strategy, built on data and technical analysis, is designed for consistent execution and measurable results.

The audio for this show is from a recent YouTube video.

Here's the link if you interested in the video version: https://youtu.be/eTLqr8TWstA

Blog Post: https://www.alphacrunching.com/blog/buying-spy-call-options

SPY Call Buying Video Course: https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/spaces/17635818

Key Strategy Highlights:

1. Core Strategy:

• Buy SPY calls (Delta 70) on Monday at 3:30 PM.
• Use a 50% stop loss and a 100% profit target for the 2:1 risk-reward ratio.
• The strategy has shown an average winner of $600 and an average loser of $340.

1. Technical Conditions:

• SPY must be above its 20-day SMA, indicating a short-term uptrend.
• RSI must be below 70 to avoid overbought conditions.

1. Weekly Triumph Rate (WTR):

• Check WTR data on AlphaCrunching.com before the trading week.
• Only trade if Monday’s WTR is above 50% or improving from the previous week.
• WTR provides insights into the probability of SPY closing higher the following week.

1. Pre-Market Planning:

• WTR data is available on Sunday, allowing for early decision-making.
• Trade ideas are updated weekly for subscribers on Alpha Crunching.

For a detailed breakdown, including variations on this strategy, check the blog post and mini video course linked below.

Blog Post: https://www.alphacrunching.com/blog/buying-spy-call-options

YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/eTLqr8TWstA

In this week's episode, we're back with another edition of Stock Market Startup where I interview founders and developers who creating stock market related applications.

In this episode, I got to speak with Simon Lee of HedginLab.com. HedgingLab is providing historical options data and volatility data services for researchers and investors.

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.

Want the support the podcast and interested in trading SPX weekly options?

Come join me at https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading to get started.

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OptionAssassin

In this episode, I spoke with Will Rhind from Granite Shares about the ETF industry and some of their unique offerings of single stock ETFS.

GraniteShares is an entrepreneurial ETF provider focused on providing innovative, cutting-edge alternative investment solutions. It was founded in 2016 by William “Will” Rhind, a well-known figure in the ETF industry, with backing from Bain Capital Ventures and other leading ETF investors. GraniteShares listed its first ETF in the United States in 2017 and its U.S. ETF offerings include a broad-based commodity index fund, physically backed gold and platinum funds, a high-income pass through securities index fund and a large cap U.S. equity index fund that seeks to identify and remove stocks that are “losers” rather than trying to identify “winners”.

In 2019, GraniteShares officially launched its European business in London, introducing a new category of Exchange Traded Products: collateralized, short and leveraged single-stock exposure to a range of blue chip companies listed in the UK. These products are listed on the London Stock Exchange. More information is available on our UK website.

GraniteShares AUM stood at $1.9 Billion as of 13th April 2022.

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

Want the support the podcast and interested in trading SPX weekly options?

Come join me at https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading to get started.

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OptionAssassin

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

In this episode of Stock Market Option Trading, host Eric O'Rourke breaks down last week's failed SPX breakout and the sharp sell-off on Friday 📉. He recaps key economic events, including FOMC minutes 🏦, jobless claims 📊, and PMI data 📉, and discusses what to watch for this week, such as GDP 📈, jobless claims 💼, and core PCE 💵.

🔥 Options Flow Insights: Eric dives into recent bearish options activity, key market levels, and how Alpha Crunching's trade setups are adjusting to the current conditions.

🚀 Trading Automation Update: Exciting news! Eric shares details on a new automation tool 🤖 he's testing to streamline mechanical trading strategies—making trading more efficient and less time-consuming. Something he will be sharing in the Alpha Traders Club group.

💡 Tune in now for:

✅ A full market recap 📰

✅ Key trade ideas for the week 📊

✅ The future of automated trading 🤖

👉 Listen now and stay ahead of the market! 🎧

Want to connect? Find me on X:

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.

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

In this episode, we'll dive into an options strategy and compare backtest results of holding the trades to expiration, aka HTE, versus taking profits at 50% of the max gain. We'll discuss some of the less discussed nuances of a strategy like this that may get you thinking about which is best for you and your trading style and risk tolerance.

Here's the link to the video discussed in the episode that explains the strategy:

https://youtu.be/2sM-6QTWWz8

Check out the Alpha Crunching Blog for more strategies like the one in today's episode:

https://www.alphacrunching.com/blog

Use code SPX50 for 50% off your first month of Alpha Crunching for backtested trade ideas posted each week before the trading week begins.

Feel free to reach out to your host Eric O'Rourke on Twitter for any follow up questions, comments, or feedback.

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

📢 Read the full blog post with charts and performance data:

https://www.alphacrunching.com/blog/bear-market-hedging-strategy

Summary:

In this episode of the Stock Market Options Trading Podcast, we break down a bear market hedging strategy that just triggered given the current market conditions.

Right now, SPX is down about 10%—a textbook correction—but it’s also trading below the 200-day moving average, which we’re using as a key reference point for this strategy. While some traders debate whether this qualifies as a bear market, the real focus is on objective, rule-based trading to avoid emotional decisions during volatile times.

We discuss:

✅ How this strategy works – using SPX bear call spreads with a 14-day expiration

✅ Why it only triggers in bearish conditions – avoiding the drag of constant hedging

✅ Performance since 2017 – with a 77% win rate and key takeaways from past bear markets

✅ The importance of avoiding overtrading – staying mechanical when markets turn volatile

This isn’t an everyday trade—it only triggers in bearish conditions—but when it does, it has historically provided an edge in downturns without sacrificing gains in bullish markets.

🎧 Listen now and see if this trade is setting up for next week!

🔗 Full blog post with charts & backtest results: https://www.alphacrunching.com/blog/bear-market-hedging-strategy

Want to connect? Find me on X:

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.

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

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.

There's an intraday seasonality pattern that continues to work this year and I decided to explore it further. This pattern has been coming up at AlphaCrunching.com which is a web app that tracks intraday seasonality patterns of the S&P500 via SPX.

I've been trading the pattern with success lately through 0DTE or same day expiration options and wanted to share how its going as well as backtest this farther back in time to see just how long this pattern has been working.

For video tutorials of this type of trading, check out the Alpha Crunching group over at https://StockMarketOptionsTrading.net

Use code "SPX50" for 50% off your first month at AlphaCrunching.com if you want to find more patterns like this one as well as track when they may be changing.

Use code "SMOT" at OptionOmega.com for 50% if you want to get into backtesting short dated options on SPX, SPY, and others.

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.

Want the support the podcast and interested in trading SPX weekly options?

Come join me at https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading to get started.

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OptionAssassin

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, we'll discuss the importance of trading with a probabilistic mindset and stacking the odds in your favor using various types of analysis.

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

Want the support the podcast and interested in trading SPX weekly options with me?

Come join me at https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading to get started.

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OptionAssassin

In this episode of the Stock Market Options Trading podcast, Eric welcomes back guest Brian Terry to discuss navigating the current choppy and volatile market. They cover the recent 10% correction in the S&P 500, key economic events for the week (including reciprocal tariffs and Powell’s upcoming comments), and how market levels like the 200-day moving average are influencing trading sentiment.

Brian shares how he's using in-the-money covered calls to generate income with downside protection, even during pullbacks. They dive into sector rotation—highlighting strong performers like gold (GLD), utilities, and dividend stocks—and explain the mechanics behind selecting trades with favorable risk/reward profiles. Eric also reflects on the challenges of backtesting bearish strategies and why sometimes sitting in cash is the best trade.

It’s a great discussion on trading defensively, adapting strategies to market conditions, and staying consistent during uncertain times.

Want to connect? Find me on X:

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.

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

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

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

Click Here for the SPX Income Masterclass discussed in this week's episode.

In this episode of the Stock Market Option Trading podcast, host Eric O’Rourke dives into the key differences between bull call spreads and bull put spreads, breaking down their mechanics, risk-reward profiles, and how to manage them effectively.

Eric explains why bull call spreads, which are debit trades, require a directional move to profit, while bull put spreads, as credit trades, can benefit from time decay. He also discusses strike selection, risk-reward considerations, and win rates, helping traders determine which strategy aligns best with their trading style.

This episode was inspired by the latest bull call spread strategy module added to the SPX Income Masterclass, offering traders a structured way to approach bullish options strategies.

👉 Check out the SPX Income Masterclass at stockmarketoptiontrading.net

🎧 Listen now and don’t forget to leave a review!

Want to connect? Find me on X:

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.

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

In this episode, we'll cover some thoughts at what to think about the market here has we're hitting new all time highs post US Election. We've got several key economic reports coming this week too around inflation and the labor market.

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

Markets dropping hard today on the back of the DeepSeek AI company out of China which has achieved notable results using much less compute and resources that we've seen over the past year or so. NVDA down over 10% on this news and dragging the market down with it.

Get more S&P500 insights at https://www.AlphaCrunching.com/blog

Economic events, options positioning, and technical indicators to get your ready for the week.

Join me next week as we navigate the stock market focusing on the S&P500.

Want to connect? Find me on X:

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

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

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.

One of the attractions of trading options is the idea that you can create trades with varying degrees of probabilities of profit. In this episode, I put the option probabilities that the trading platforms give us to the test by doing a 10year backtest. The focus is on comparing both the call and put side to see if over a long term period of time, if the probabilities play out as expected.

As a bonus, listeners can view the studies discussed in this episode over on the community website in the Podcast section.

Here's the direct link:

https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/topics/4369023

Also, for those interested in generating income up to 3 times per week trading SPX 0DTE spreads, check out the SPX Masterclass and Community. Now with a live chat feed to see what trades members are taking in real time.

Here's the link to the Course:

https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/all-courses

Thanks for listening and supporting independent research on this show.

David Sun is an index options trader and has his own podcast called The Trade Busters where he details his index options trading strategies. David was on Episode 20 and 21 of the podcast about a year ago so it was great catching up with him in this episode to see how's he's adjusted his strategies this past year.

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

https://youtu.be/EG3kKNZxkBQ

Be sure to check out David's podcast called The Trade Busters when you get a chance. He's also posted so of his research and strategies on his trading page at TheTradeBusters.com

Thanks for listening.

https://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

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

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.

Many traders get into options because of the low cost of entry but there's a smarter way to trade with less money. In this episode, we'll talk through some basic concepts of trading options with as little as $100 to reduce risk and increase probability of profit.

Want to connect with your host and other listeners of this podcast?

Go to https://StockMarketOptionsTrading.net and join the community for free right now.

Want the support the podcast and interested in trading SPX weekly options?

Come join me at https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading to get started.

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OptionAssassin

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

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

Greats discussion this week around the psychology of automated trading with Co-Founder Mike Christensen of TradersPost.io.

Traders Post allows you to automate trades using buy and sell signals from platforms like Trading View and Trend Spider.

Even though automated trading can reduce human execution errors, the psychology of automated trading is still something traders have to grapple with despite offloading some of the work to an algo rhythm.

Feel free to reach out to Mike or Eric on Twitter for any following questions, comments, or feedback.

Mike Christensen: https://twitter.com/Mik3Christ3ns3n

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

Eric O'Rourke and Brian Terry discuss what they're looking at this week for their options trades.

Got to https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/ and join the free podcasts community to discuss the trade ideas discussed in this episode.

Disclaimer: This episode is for informational purposes only. Eric and Brian are not financial advisors and this is not 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 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

In this episode, we're going to continue our SPX iron condor discussion and research from last week's episode. Last week we talked about placing high probability 0DTE iron condor trades on days when the Alpha Crunching forecast shows low volatility days. Today, we're going to use the same analysis but research selling 3DTE iron condors on Friday's. Selling farther out in time gives you more room for your trade to work out when keeping the rest of the trade the same in terms of strike selection.

The strategy discussed in this episode has had a 100% win rate the past 4 months but I'm still considering preliminary research as I have not traded this myself yet.

To learn more, join our free Alpha Crunching group for discussion around this topic.

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

Use code SMOT at https://optionomega.com for 50% off your subscription.

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

Want the support the podcast and interested in trading SPX weekly options with me?

Come join me at https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading to get started.

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OptionAssassin

We're back with another episode in the Stock Market Startup series with Tarek Mansour from Kalshi.com. Kalshi is a brokerage that allows you to trade against events. Events can be Fed rate hike decisions, debt ceiling hike or not, and even the weather.

Here's a referral link to get started: http://kalshi.com/?utm_source=stockmarketoptionstrading-05-09-23&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=growth-paid&utm_term=option

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

Want the support the podcast and interested in trading SPX weekly options?

Come join me at https://www.patreon.com/VerticalSpreadOptionsTrading to get started.

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OptionAssassin

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 

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.

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.

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

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, I've got Will Rhind back on the show to discuss Granite Shares Single Stock ETF offerings in names like TSLA and NVDA which are some of the biggest AI plays right now.

Ticker: TSLR is a 1.75x Long TSLA ETF

Ticker: NVDL is a 1.5x Long NVDA ETF

Be sure to check their website to understand more about these and some of their other offerings including AAPL, META, and COIN.

https://graniteshares.com/

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

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

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?

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 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.

Each week at https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/ myself and other traders share some recent winning trades to let the community know what trades are working right now. We call it Winning Wednesday and in this episode, we're going to review a several trades that other members are trading that are working in 2022.

Here's the direct link to the Winning Wednesday post discussed in this episode:

https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/posts/24706207

Here's the link to the SPX Weekly Options Blueprint video mentioned in this episode:

https://youtu.be/iKUbjh-_Fdk

A free resource for you:

https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/ is free website that operates like Facebook without all the ads, spam, trolls. It's free to join which allows you to post charts, ask questions, and see what others are trading.

There's even a free trading course centered around an SPY option strategy.

Hope to see you on the website.

Thanks for listening.

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/