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The Rational Trader: A Restoration Hardware Call Spread Ahead of Earnings
JD sets up a call debit spread on Restoration Hardware ahead of earnings, buying the $227.50 call and selling the $242.50 call to follow institutional signals.
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The Rational Trader: Kroger Earnings and the Cash Machine
JD targets Kroger ahead of earnings with a call debit spread — buying the $66 call, selling the $68 call for $1.00, doubling if the stock moves just 1.6% higher.
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The Rational Trader: A Bitcoin Arbitrage Play With Defined Risk
JD shifts from earnings to arbitrage, spotting a 100-basis-point gap in Bitcoin and playing it with a defined-risk put debit spread on BDO.
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Do the Greeks Still Matter? Only These Two.
Forget the jargon — just two Greeks really matter. Here’s how expected move and delta can keep trades sane without overcomplicating the math.
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The Rational Trader: Two Sigma Trades on Lululemon and DocuSign
JD sets up a reverse iron condor on Lululemon and a call credit spread on DocuSign — two defined-risk trades built on the same mean reversion math.
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The Rational Trader: Salesforce Mean Reversion Trade Ahead of Earnings
One clean trade today: Salesforce ahead of earnings. I’m selling the $295 call, buying the $305 for insurance. Rich premiums, defined risk, quick expiration.
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Credit Spreads 101: The 3 Exits Jack Uses (and why we don’t roll losers)
Jack Carter shares his 3 simple exits for credit spreads — and why rolling losers only adds risk.
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The Rational Trader: A Slam Dunk Call Credit Spread on Ulta Beauty
JD lines up a call credit spread on Ulta Beauty ahead of earnings, calling it a “slam dunk” with generous cushion and capped risk into tomorrow’s expiration.
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The Rational Trader: Powell Won’t Save You (plus 3 Mean Reversion Trades)
Three new trades today — Toll, TJX, and Lowe’s — plus JD’s take on why Powell’s September rate cut isn’t the sure thing Wall Street thinks it is.
Read MoreOne Number That Can Improve Your Options Trades
Delta is the simplest Greek — and one of the most powerful tools to choose strikes, manage risk, and boost your trading edge.
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The Market Maker Signal You Can Actually Use
Rising implied volatility can tip you off to a move before it happens — here’s how traders use it with capped risk.
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The Rational Trader: Two Call Credit Spreads in Today’s Sweet Spot
Back to credit spreads — and two overbought names are in my sights today, both set up with call credit spreads I expect to play out quickly after earnings.
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