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straddle/strangle

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Trade idea

silver straddle/strangle

The speaker discusses the risks of being long silver during a sharp decline, suggesting that a short position or a straddle/strangle strategy could have been used to protect against downside risk. The strategy involves adjusting delta to ensure net exposure is slightly short, which can help mitigate losses during a downturn. The invalidation level is if silver moves upward or volatility decreases, which would indicate the strategy is no longer effective.

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Strategystraddle/strangle
Assetcommodity
Time horizonshort-term
Entry / triggerwhen silver is expected to move significantly downward
Target / exitnot explicitly stated
Invalidation / stopif silver moves upward or volatility decreases
SpeakerLarry
Risks
  • volatility risk
  • market direction risk
  • execution risk
shortcommodityshortstraddle/strangleshort-termsilver
medium confidenceVerify in video at 13:59 ↗
Trade idea

MCL straddle/strangle

The trader is short a straddle on micro CL futures at 71 strike, which expires March 17th. If the market remains within a range, the trader can profit from time decay. If the market moves significantly, the trader may need to roll the position to April, selling a put at a higher strike (e.g., 100) to hedge against potential assignment. This strategy is based on the expectation that the market will not move significantly, allowing the trader to profit from the decay of the options.

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Strategystraddle/strangle
Assetfutures
ExpirationMarch 17th
Time horizonUntil expiration
Entry / triggerMarket remains within a range
Target / exitProfit from time decay and potential assignment
Invalidation / stopMarket moves significantly beyond the range
SpeakerEric
Structure / legs
  • short put at 71 strike
  • short call at 71 strike
  • short put at 100 strike (April expiration)
Risks
  • Assignment if the market moves significantly
  • Time decay may not be sufficient for profit
shortfuturesshortstraddle/strangleMCL
high confidenceVerify in video at 51:17 ↗