Author Archives: Mike

ITM Long-Term Married Puts Too Expensive?

Isn’t the long-term ITM put option that RAT traders buy too expensive? I had the same aversion to Kurt’s technique when he first told me what he was searching for on PowerOptions. I had abandoned …Read More

Trading RadioActively in a Fidelity IRA Account

Being approved for Level I trading you should be qualified to: Buy Stock Buy Calls Buy Puts Sell Calls (covered by long stock) This should allow you to trade Married Puts as Fidelity would simply …Read More

This Trading Solves the Covered Call Sorting Machine

What this methodology solves for me is the consistent issues I had trading Covered Calls, Naked Puts (Cash Secured Puts) and Diagonal Calendar Spreads: The sorting machine aspect. Have success on 8 out of 10 …Read More

Sell the Legs of a Married Put vs. Exercising the Put?

Q: When you close a position, do you sell the individual legs? i.e. Sell to close the stock at the lower price and then you sell to close the (protective/married) put instead of exercising the …Read More

Collar Searches on PowerOptions for the RadioActiveTrading Methodology

There are several default Collar searches that are set up in PowerOptions for different market conditions. There is no default Collar search for the RadioActive Strategy, as we never sell the call right away after …Read More

Is Trading Stock Only Better than Married Put Trading?

Q: Just adding up your columns in the Fission track records has the stock only return indicating 343.4% while the RPM method incurring 681 transactions returned 275.3%. Again, in the Ernie@PowerOpt Portfolio, stock alone returned …Read More

RadioActiveTrading VS. Credit Spreads, Condors, Calendar Spreads

These types of strategies can work well in certain markets, but they can also clean you out in one fell swoop before you can react in other markets. Let’s take credit spreads for example. If …Read More