June closed five for five, and not one trade was held to expiration. July looks lighter, August opens next week, and most of our trades last about three weeks.
June Expiration is Behind Us. The Year's Premium Reaches $31.16. Three Positions Recycle, Two Begin Phase Two.
Three events in five days reshaped the market landscape.
The Delta You Actually Own
Implied volatility rank is the single most practical pre-trade timing tool available to any premium seller, and it takes less than five seconds to check.
A collar protects stock gains by selling a call to fund a put. See the SPY math, the real cost, and when this hedge is worth putting on, and when it is not.
The Wheel sells cash secured puts, then covered calls, for income. See the clean DKNG math, where it wins, and the crash risk the hype leaves out.
June expiration and a few trades
Yes, you can trade options in an IRA. Here are the allowed strategies, the tax edge, and the rules that quietly trip people up, including the wash-sale trap.
The 60/40 portfolio is bruised, not dead. See how options add income, protection, and defined outcomes, and the tradeoff each one quietly asks for.
Opening Trade
The VIX spike faded almost as fast as it arrived. We added one July condor, left the rest on the table, and let patience run the book.
