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145: Backtesting Results Trading Monthly vs. Bi-Monthly Options For 10 Years
145: Backtesting Results Trading Monthly vs. Bi-Monthly Options For 10 Years
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26 minutes
Released:
Oct 13, 2018
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Show notes: http://optionalpha.com/show145 Is less more? Often we hear this phrase thrown about with the assumption that when investing you should do less, sit on your hands or trade further out, in order to generate higher profits and better returns. But is this really the case and does the math and data prove this to be the point? We wanted to put this assumption to the test with a couple backtested short straddles in IWM and EFA. No filters, no profit targets, no stop-loss orders; pure option selling strategies. Our goal was to see if trading options 60 days out was more effective or profitable than trading options more actively 30 days out from expiration.
Released:
Oct 13, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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