An entrepreneur Turns Trader, DeepSeek Makes Its Entrance and the Sweet Spot for Strangles is Revealed: Catch Up on What You Missed
By:Ryan Gaynor
Chris, a 52-year-old Dallas entrepreneur, discovered options trading at age 47 and transformed his investment strategy from stocks and real estate to active investing. Using strategies he learned from watching tastylive, he averaged 47% returns annually over the last four years on a mid six-figure account, making 2,800 trades last year while running his business. He credits disciplined mechanics and position sizing for his success.
In a free-market economy that's rife with capital, disruption is inevitable. Until this week, the world was focused on Nvidia (NVDA), Meta (META), Microsoft (MSFT), Amazon (AMZN) and others to usher in the age of artificial intelligence, and the federal government was accusing those same companies of exercising monopoly power. But now an AI competitor built in China has burst upon the American consciousness and thrown markets into chaos. A field in its infancy is already being disrupted. On this week's episode, Tom Sosnoff and Dylan Ratigan discuss DeepSeek's role in disruption.
A new study of options trading strangles reveals that high implied volatility (over 18) doubled return on capital while maintaining win rates. tastytrade research found optimal profits occurred around 17 days after entry, with 20-30 delta strangles performing best. Managing trades at 21 days yielded higher profits than 50% targets, though the latter lead to faster exits.
Ryan Gaynor is a video content specialist at tastylive.
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