Short Strangle

Net credit with a sideways stance

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Four Powerful Techniques to Trail Stop-Loss and Maximize Gains.

Are you still suffering from the problem of taking profits too early or getting stopped out too early?

Then this thread is for you.

This writeup will introduce you to some powerful techniques of trailing stop-loss which will help to stay in a trending stock for more time and hence maximize your gains.

Let's dive right in! 🧵

I have spiced up these techniques with some tweaks to make them more effective in riding the juiciest part of the trend.

Trailing is a technique that works well in a strong trending phase of the market.

The market is said to move in four phases – accumulation, markup, distribution, and markdown.

The markup and markdown are the trending phases so, trailing would work best during these phases.

The four techniques that I am going to discuss are:

1. Moving Averages Stops

2. Super Trend Stops

3. Swing Lows Stops

4. Percentage Stops

What! Do you already know about them?

I bet after going through the text below you will learn some new tweaks.

Almost every trader uses moving averages, but most of them do not know how to use them properly.

In below article, we will be covering some important ways in which you can use moving averages to enhance your trading.

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IRON CONDOR (IC)

If Short Strangle’s margin and unlimited loss potential is too much for you then the Iron Condor option strategy could be a perfect fit for you. It's not as complex as it sounds

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1/ Big Brother of Short Strangle (SS)

I am sure you read our previous thread on SS where you sell slightly OTM options in a sideways market.

To create an IC

Create an SS first

Buy the next OTM CE

Buy the next OTM PE

Let’s clear with an example

Ex.

If Nifty is trading at 16300 and you expect it to trade in a narrow range of 200 points till expiry then

Sell 16400CE

Sell 16200PE

This is SS, right?

Now Buy 16500CE

Buy 16100 PE

That is IC

All strikes should belong to the same underlying, have the same number of lots, and same expiration

2/ The Credit Part – Max Profit

Almost every trader trades breakouts, yet very few are able to trade them properly.

In this article, we’ll be covering every aspect of breakout trading.

What are they?
Why do I prefer trading breakouts and not pullbacks?
And much more.
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THREAD: SAVE YOUR TAX ON TRADING INCOME

Investors and traders want to make big money in the stock market. But what about paying taxes. All of them would like to save some chips.

In this thread, you will learn a few smart ways to save on your taxes

1. Set-Off Your Losses

Losses from speculative trading can be set off against speculative gains made during a year.

You can carry forward these losses for 4 years.

These losses can’t be set off against non-speculative trading income.

Losses from Short Term Non-Speculative trading can be set off against STCG as well as LTCG for the same year.

However, losses from Long Term trading can be set off against LTCG only.

An investor can carry forward such losses for a period of 8 years.

2. Plough Back Your Profits

Exemption on LTCG of up to 1 lac. So, you can plough back these gains to increase your capital.

Example ~

Investment = 5 lacs
Time period = 1 year
Profit = 1 lac

Book this profit after one year and re-invest after a few days.

No tax liability for this 1 lac but this time your new capital invested will be 6 lacs.

Quick Options Breakdown

1.Earliest expiry OuttheMoney: Biggest Payout Biggest Risk

2.Earliest expiry IntheMoney:
Big Payout Medium Risk

3. Further expiry OuttheMoney:
Lower Payout Lower Risk

4. Further expiry IntheMoney:
Lowest Payout Lowest Risk

Swings: Buy low IV ✅

Ever wonder how traders get in stocks before they explode? 🧐

Or find options that move 1,000% in a single day/week?🤯

I made a thread going over exactly how I find these stocks BEFORE they take off 🚀
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So, let's start with the software I use…

Finviz!! Finviz is a free website that I use to scan for stocks.

They have a lot of other cool features as well, but I only use their scanner.
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Head on over to finviz and go to the screener

Click on the “All” tab on the top and put in the criteria in the next tweet
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This is the first scan that I use for bullish swing setups
✅Quarter +10%
✅Week Down
✅Vol over 400k
✅Optionable
✅Price > $20
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The next scan I use is the opposite of the first one.

Simply change:
✅Quarter +10% to -10%
✅Week Down to Week up

This is my bearish scan for swing setups. 👇

97% of retailers buy options and lose money.

But, you can buy options:

• At the right time
• For BTST
• When premiums are too low

The difference? Understanding how they work.

Here's how you can buy options if you're a beginner:

Collaborated with @AdityaTodmal

1/ Basic knowledge of Technicals:

Option buying is about capturing the momentum, hence sound knowledge of technical analysis is required.

Without any knowledge, if one is buying an option purely because he/she feels market will rise/fall is equivalent to buying lottery tickets.

2/ Technical Analysis knowledge:

The analysis could involve usage of pure price action or indicators or a mix of both to capture momentum.

Getting the direction right is very crucial, however along with the direction the timing is equally important.

3/ Basics of CE & PE:

Option holders can buy or sell a security at a predetermined price using contingent financial derivatives called options.

In return for such access, option purchasers charge a small amount referred to as a premium to such sellers.

4/ Why CE & PE options are purchased:

CE is an abbrevation for Call Option and PE for Put option.

The CE buyer benefits every time the price of the underlying goes up.

Polar opposite is the PE option, as a PE option buyer benefits every time the price of the underlying falls.

The best spreads trader on Twitter: @Ronak_Unadkat

He trades in Nifty & Bank Nifty via spreads majorly.

In the Jainam Broking Speech, he shared how he trades debit and credit spreads:

Here's a breakdown of his 10 step method: 🧵

Collaborated with @niki_poojary

1. Why trade via spreads?

Overnight risk will be always capped
Limited Risk will keep you cool
Hedge our position

Strictly not to do for margin, as that will lead to overleveraging.

Traders Sell option for 100 and buy 10 rs option.

That is for margin reduction, not a spread.

2. Circuit:

If the market opens at the lower circuit or upper circuit, then our loss should be limited.

Eg - Expiry Trading on the 24th Feb Expiry

The market gapped down & traders lost huge sums of money.

Some lost 15% or 20% of their capital in a 4% index move.

If in 4% people are losing so huge then imagine if Modi says black money is back, we will open at an upper circuit.

If India-Pakistan tension news comes again we will open at a lower circuit.

In a 4% index move, people lost 10%, so in the case of a circuit, they will lose 50%.

To recover a 50% loss on capital, you need to make 100% returns with the leftover capital to break even.

In these cases, spreads cover your risk.

Even he lost 3-4% of capital on 24th but it is easy to recover in 1-2 months.