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Nothing strikes more fear into a trader’s heart than the phrase “Forced Liquidation.”
It means Interactive Brokers (IBKR) has automatically closed one or more of your positions to bring your account back into compliance, and it usually happens fast, without warning, and often at the worst possible price.
The good news?
Forced liquidation is almost entirel...
Tastylive’s core message is simple: sell options when IV is high.
It’s correct, but it’s only half the picture.
The full picture is knowing what to do across all IV environments, not just the favourable ones.
Because markets spend significant time in low and transitioning IV conditions, and the trader who only has one gear, selling premium in high IV, is ...
Most options traders focus on short-term trades, weekly or monthly puts that expire quickly and require constant attention.
But there’s a quieter, more patient approach that experienced traders often overlook: selling long-term puts, also known as LEAPS puts, to generate income over a multi-month timeframe.
This isn’t a beginner’s strategy.
It requires a ...
Most bearish options strategies come with an uncomfortable trade-off: you pay for the right to profit from a decline, but time decay works against you every day the stock doesn’t move.
Long puts bleed theta.
Bear put spreads do too.
The bear put diagonal is different.
It’s a