Tackle Today: Iron Condors Comin’ in Hot
March 25, 2022
«3 reasons why they make money.»
Traders,
Coach Tyler here.
We’re putting the finishing touches on Monday’s YouTube webinar on the mighty Iron Condor strategy. To prepare you, let’s review three reasons why condors on Indexes make money over time.
① First: Options are overpriced due to investors’ willingness to overpay for insurance. There’s a persistent gap between how much movement options are pricing in (e.g., implied volatility) and how much the market actually moves (e.g., historical volatility). That gap is where the condor’s edge lies.
② Second: You profit from the passage of time. This dynamic is nice because it means you don’t have to guess the direction of the market’s next move. Sidestepping directional betting is a welcome change to those who find forecasting movement to be harder than they thought.
③ Third: The market’s natural mean-reverting tendencies work to the advantage of the iron condor. Prices are like rubber bands. When stretched too far in one direction, they have a tendency to come back – especially on Indexes. This rangebound action keeps prices in the condor’s profit range. We’ll be highlighting how to properly build condors on Indexes in Monday’s class. Join us!
🛑 Upcoming Options 101 Webinar: Iron Condor for Beginners with Coach Tyler Craig | March 28th, 2022 at 8:30 PM EST on YouTube
Join Coach Tyler Craig as he teaches everything you need to know to get started with trading Iron Condors for monthly cash flow. As the architect of Tackle Trading’s Cash Flow Condors system, Tyler brings a wealth of knowledge on the topic and will break down this popular strategy in simple, easy-to-understand terms.
In this webinar you will learn:
✅ What is an Iron Condor
✅ How to Build an Iron Condor
✅ Why Iron Condors Make Money
✅ Best Practices for Trade Management
✅ The Ideal Stock to Use
Video of the Day: How to Build an Iron Condor (Using the Tackle Theta Spreadsheet)
Coaches Tim, Noah, and Cody teach students how to build out an Iron Condor using the Tackle Trading Options spreadsheet.
▶ You can find the Options Spreadsheet here.
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