Options Theory: Protective Put Management
December 31, 2020
You have questions on how to protect a portfolio. I have some answers. You’ll find them here.
portfolio protection 101 series
Tales of a Technician: Of Legacies and Long-term Investing
September 14, 2020
Herein we explore the perks of lengthening your time horizon and embracing Long-term Investing.
Options Theory: This is What Capitulation Looks Like
November 16, 2018
Contrarians in a bear market seek signs of capitulation. Specifically, evidence that bulls are throwing in the towel and abandoning their once beloved positions.
Tales of a Technician: How to Trade in a Bear Market
October 22, 2018
The bears are roaming. And while their sudden emergence likely spelled losses for traders far and wide, the pain doesn’t have to persist. I look at this as a “fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me” situation.
Tales of a Technician: Managing Protective Puts in a Crash
February 12, 2018
It’s nailing the management of Protective Puts that separates the men from the boys. Allow me to offer up a few ideas.
Options Theory: VIX Spikes and Portfolio Protection
February 11, 2018
Today I want to talk a bit about the impact VIX spikes have on the cost of portfolio protection.
Options Theory: The Protective Put
January 7, 2018
The options realm is an insurance marketplace where stock owners can acquire protection against loss in their beloved equities.
Options Theory: Hedging Basic Series Part 4 – How to Hedge a Naked Put
November 12, 2017
The way that you go about hedging varies depending on what your strategy is. Come learn how to hedge a naughty naked put.
Options Theory: Hedging Basic Series Part 3 – When to Place Your Hedge
November 5, 2017
With a sound foundation on the what and why of hedging, we’re now ready to dissect the devil. Namely, when do I place my hedge?
Options Theory: Hedging Basic Series Part 2 – Why do Traders Hedge?
October 29, 2017
In part one of our new series on hedging, we defined precisely what the concept means. Today we’re turning to the why.
Options Theory: Hedging Basic Series Part 1 – What is Hedging?
October 22, 2017
What is hedging? Come learn the basics in this 3-part series.
I Bought Portfolio Protection…Now What?
April 3, 2016
Today is the day we layout a game plan for exactly how to manage portfolio protection.
Tales of a Technician: A Trick for Financing Portfolio Protection
March 2, 2016
Come lear a Trick for Financing Portfolio Protection.
Tales of a Technician: Tagging the Golden Goose: A Lesson in Portfolio Protection
February 28, 2016
You’re a goose chaser. Admit it. It’s the gold you seek. And that’s okay. You’re in good company. Most of us round these parts have been searching for the big bird for ages. Some have even tagged one.
Protecting Your Money: Create your own Personal Gold Standard
November 17, 2015
Everyone invests. Everyone has money. Currency is a form of investment since the gold standard was removed from the currency system.
How to Protect Your Retirement
February 9, 2015
Coach Matt from Tackle Trading looks at how passive and active investors can insure their retirements against another potential market crash like in the sub-prime crisis of 2008-09.
How to add Insurance to your Portfolio
December 8, 2014
In this video tutorial, Coach Matt takes a look at different ways to protect your portfolio accounts when the market goes south.
Long Put: IWM or RUT
August 14, 2014
In this video tutorial, Coach Matt walks thru how he has been handling the additional macro risk in the market by trading Long Put options on the IWM.
