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[Options Premium] Energetic Vol Premiums

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Today, it looked like the market wanted to continue yesterday afternoon’s powerful late rally.

Well, it was not to be, as stocks have broadly declined since lunchtime and indices are in the red as I type this.

For me, this offers yet another opportunity to sell some delta-neutral options premium to continue providing some ballast to the directional bets in my portfolio.

So let’s get right to it…
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[Options] Banking More Premium

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With the rise in $VIX (the “fear gauge”) over the past several trading days continuing to persist, we’ve been on the hunt for options premium selling opportunities. Higher volatility environments lend themselves to better opportunities for premium sellers who can manage their risks and size their positions conservatively.

As such, we’re going to sell some premium in the banking sector to take advantage of elevated premiums and what appears to be a high likelihood of continuing sideways action. [Read more…]

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