Options and Volatility
Path, VIX, & Hit Rates vs Expectancy
ways to price VIX and what we can learn from it
Kris Abdelmessih
Risk and Edge
laying in the weeds
searching for ideas "left for dead"
Risk and Edge
2 key concepts for traders
2 ideas that get you back to basics
How Markets Work
Guest Post: Market Impact and Strategic Execution
the bid/ask game
How Markets Work
“A sale is made on EVERY call”
on the topic of professional execution
Risk and Edge
Tax-Loss Harvesting On Levered Long/Short
tax loss harvesting
Option Spellbooks
the cost of ingredients that drive option expressions
insights from a moontower.ai user
I had a long chat with a user who’s been trading as a primary means of income for over a decade. I was deeply impressed to watch how this individual followed the recipe we lay out in The Moontower Mission Plan while incorporating their own spice. How they combine
The Most Underappreciated Aspect of Trading
A little experiment — talking into a camera instead of writing. The topic… “the most underappreciated aspect of trading” A rough script The Most Underappreciated Aspect of Trading In the world of trading and investing, there’s a lot of talk about modeling and methods and all kinds of geekery. This
Options and Volatility
the option market's point spread (part 2)
multiple VRPs
How Markets Work
case study on becoming a partner at a trading firm
a trading journey
Options and Volatility
why selling an option because the “stock will never get there” is amateur vol thinking
a topic that takes a long time to grok
Options and Volatility
translating to “option surface” language
Translate your sentiment into “option surface” language
How Markets Work
adverse selection in the option job market
thoughts for professional option traders on the job market
Options and Volatility
the option market's point spread
Part I of a discussion of VRP
Options and Volatility
stepping through an oil put option trade
the thinking, experience, and pst-mortem of an oil option trade