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What is wash trading?

Wash trading is the practice of creating artificial volume by placing trades that cancel each other out, often to inflate the appearance of market activity. It can be incentivized by exchanges to attract market makers and create liquidity.

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Actionable takeawayWash trading is a form of market manipulation that can distort genuine market activity and is often incentivized by exchanges to attract liquidity providers.
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high confidenceVerify in video at 59:57 ↗
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What are your favorite Tom trades of the week?

Tom's favorite trades of the week include Apple short strangle 43%, hood short put spread 20%, SMH short iron condor 9 19%, and coin short put 18%.

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Actionable takeawayTom's favorite trades of the week include Apple short strangle, hood short put spread, SMH short iron condor, and coin short put.
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high confidenceVerify in video at 51:59 ↗
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Instead of rolling a losing trade, if I think the underlying will continue down, I close for a loss 21 DTE and wait for a move up and opening a delayed roll. What do you think?

The speaker suggests that covering the trade covers all the risk and that there is nothing else to think about. However, the speaker also suggests that rolling the trade out and either up or down can reduce some of the risk of the trade.

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Actionable takeawayCovering a losing trade covers all the risk, but rolling the trade out can reduce some of the risk.
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medium confidenceVerify in video at 1:05:36 ↗
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What is a buffer fund or buffer ETF fund?

A buffer fund or buffer ETF fund is a strategy where you buy a stock or an index and then sell a call and buy a put for a net credit, providing limited downside risk and limited upside.

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Actionable takeawayThis strategy involves selling a call and buying a put to create a synthetic short position, which limits both downside and upside potential.
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high confidenceVerify in video at 29:41 ↗
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What do you need to trade Southwest for?

The speaker is questioning the rationale for trading Southwest, suggesting that the company's performance might not be a reliable indicator for trading decisions.

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Actionable takeawayThe speaker is questioning the rationale for trading Southwest, suggesting that the company's performance might not be a reliable indicator for trading decisions.
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high confidenceVerify in video at 1:09:38 ↗
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What's the difference between a very far out of money short strangle and a closer to the money iron condor?

The short strangle has fewer contracts and a higher probability of profit, while the iron condor has more contracts and a lower probability of profit.

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Actionable takeawayThe short strangle is preferred for its higher probability of profit and fewer contracts.
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high confidenceVerify in video at 47:03 ↗