Being Aggressive with Limited Risk
I love trading aggressively. I love going for those rare, outsized wins.
But the problem is that most folks do that the wrong way (in my opinion). They load up on calls or leverage margin in the hopes of hitting it big.
I think that is the wrong way to go about it.
If I’m going to take a big swing, it’s always going to be risk-defined — and structured in a way that gives me an edge even when I’m reaching for upside.
Right now, Bitcoin is at all-time highs. And as someone who’s watched this thing for years, I’ve seen this movie before. Bitcoin doesn’t just drift at highs. It either collapses… or it rips.
And when it rips, it rips hard. It’s probably the purest momentum asset out there.
So I’m eyeing IBIT — the spot Bitcoin ETF — for a potential breakout trade.
But instead of buying calls outright (which can be expensive and risky), I’m setting it up as a debit spread: buy the $66 call, sell the $67 call, and go 15 days out on expiration (unfortunately, by the time you read this it looks like it might be running away already).
**You could move up the strikes to create the same idea if IBIT is $1+ higher by the time you read this!
That spread might cost around 25–30 cents per contract. So I’m risking $25–$30 to potentially make $75–$100 if IBIT makes even a modest push above $67 in the next two weeks.
That’s a 200%–300% ROI potential — on a risk-defined trade.
Here’s what most traders miss when they go after big upside: they think aggressive means high risk.
But when you structure it like this, the dollar risk can be tiny. Instead of throwing $2,000 into Bitcoin or $500 into a naked call, I’m putting $25 at risk on a setup that could triple. Even better, the break-even is around $66.25, so I’ve got a clear, simple line to watch.
And I can trade 1 contract, 10, or 500… the risk is up to me.
If Bitcoin fakes out again and chops around? No big deal. I lose a binary, risk defined trade.
If it runs like I think it will? That little debit spread could turn into a nice win.
And you can adjust the trade depending on how aggressive you want to be. Want more wiggle room? Trade the 64/65 spread. Want max juice? Go for the 66/67 or even 67/68.
All of them are cheap. All of them are risk-defined. And all of them let you take a strong directional stance without blowing up your account.
That’s how you swing big without swinging blind.
Hope this helps,
— Nate Tucci
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