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Options Research, Mechanics and Commentary

Research, mechanics, and market commentary to build stronger options strategies with real-world insights and clear analysis.

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IVR vs IV Percentile: Which Volatility Metric Matters for Options Traders?

IV Rank and IV Percentile can give opposite signals on the same stock. Learn which volatility metric is more reliable for selling options premium, and how to use both.

The AI Fear Trade Is Creating the Best Options Premiums in Months

The AI disruption sell-off has crushed software stocks and inflated implied volatility. Here are 4 options strategies to turn Wall Street's fear into income.

Options 101: Academic Research Shows the Long-Term Edge in Selling Options Premium

This is a Must Read if You Sell Options Premium - An Options 101 look at academic research explaining the long-term edge in selling options premium, including risks, returns, and strategy design.

Andrew Crowder

🧠 Expected Move: The Single Most Important Metric Before Placing Any Options Trade

How to use probability ranges to dramatically improve your win rates and avoid costly mistakes

Using Expected Move the Right Way: A Simple (And Essential) Tool That Quietly Improves Every Options Trade

Learn how expected moves help options traders choose high-probability strikes, manage risk, and structure smarter premium-selling trades using volatility.

Andrew Crowder

The Drunk Gambler Who Taught Me Everything About Options Trading

Watch a Vegas craps table reveal the fatal flaw in most options trading: confusing short-term luck with skill. Process beats outcomes every time.

📚 Educational Corner: How to Use RSI to Time Options Trades (Without Fooling Yourself)

Learn the truth about using RSI for options trades. Discover 3 profitable setups, avoid costly mistakes, and master timing strategies that actually work. Real examples from 24+ years of trading.

5 Powerful Ways to Layer Options Income Strategies for Steady Returns

Discover five powerful ways to layer options income strategies, from covered calls and cash-secured puts to PMCCs, spreads, iron condors, and earnings plays. Learn how to build a resilient portfolio that generates steady, consistent cash flow in any market environment.

Andrew Crowder

Euphoria Is Loud. Bottoms Are Silent: Why Bragging Traders Often Mark the Top

Uncover why market euphoria and loud trader bragging often signal a market top, and learn to recognize the subtle signs of a potential reversal.

Andrew Crowder

The Hidden Risk Options Traders Rarely See: Surviving the Sequence

Most options traders fail not because they lack an edge, but because they can’t survive losing streaks. Discover how sequence risk works, why it ruins traders, and how to protect yourself.

A Historical Look at Volatility, And How Smart Options Traders Profit From It

Volatility doesn’t arrive with a warning, it arrives with consequences

Andrew Crowder

The Expected Move: Your Statistical Edge in Options Trading

Learn how to use the Expected Move to trade options like a professional. Discover probability ranges, IWM examples, mistakes to avoid, and how to build a systematic trading edge.