The positive feedback for M21 training the last ten days has exceeded my expectations. The desire to understand how to identify changing market conditions so you can apply the best monthly strategy is strong. Today we take the training deeper and answer your top questions in my all new e-book. Tomorrow is the live training to tie it all … Read More
Options Webinar Preview: the Bearish Butterfly
So far in this new M21 options training series, we have set the parameters for success with two guidelines: One trade does not fit all: Multiple strategies in your options trading plan is a must, to correctly allocate capital for different market conditions. Market conditions will change: The strategies can be used as stand-alone systems but to gain the status … Read More
Options Trading for Income with John Locke for May 24, 2014
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How to Custom Design Monthly Options Trading Plans
Why You Need to Learn How to Adjust Your Plan “Jeet Kune Do is simple, but you need to know when to use a certain movement.” -Bruce Lee Most trading frustrations come from allocating capital at the wrong moment. Learning when to avoid a strategy and, why you should, will eliminate costly inexperience. Strategies live in a vacuum but the … Read More
Why Options Traders May Have the Better Mindset
After fifteen years trading equities the insight hit me like a sledgehammer… A casual conversation with John Locke turned into one of those movie scenes where the actor wakes up from a deep sleep with a new mission. In my case it was a new thought process of how traders actually earn money. Now keep in mind here I am … Read More
SPX Ratio Spread: 3 Year Back Test
I recently completed a third year of back testing the SPX Ratio Spread on the SPY Detector signals. Without any changes to the rules or the signals, 2012 had remarkably similar results to the previous two years which were much more volatile. Here is some documentation for this back test: PDF Overview: SPX Ratio Spread Back Testing Results – Part 2 … Read More
How to Adjust Options Positions for High Yield
Many traders learn the M3 and fall in love with it. They love the high win rate, mild draw downs and ease of management when properly traded. After all the M3 Trading System was designed to minimize your risk while you learn to trade. Essentially the M3 allows you to earn while you learn with low risk positions. It … Read More
How to Overcome Limitations of Common Options Trading Income Strategies
Why Smart Options Traders Match the Strategy to the Conditions Are you frustrated with the lack luster returns and poor performance of most so called “income trades?” Directional and trend following traders tend to take repeated losses in sideways markets. Most common strategies such as buying stock, covered calls, naked puts and bull verticals and collars do very poorly in … Read More