The Option Alpha Podcast

By Kirk Du Plessis

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Episodes: 233

Justin
 Oct 31, 2020
This is great! It is always teaching you how to trade options and has informative guests. I also like where they talk about a current trade.

Scott Roark
 Apr 20, 2019
More info. than any site and awesome podcasts Thx.

Nelson Brugh
 Oct 15, 2018
Best options lessons available. New to options 4 months ago and have found this incredible learning sessions.

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At Option Alpha we are devoted to empowering traders with simple, powerful tools supported by world-class research and education. For far too long the options industry has been fragmented, lagging, and unnecessarily complex. By developing industry-first automation technology, enhancing data and information accessibility, and nurturing our thriving community at every level, Option Alpha is changing the way people trade options forever. We’re more than just a software company; we’re leading a movement of traders at every level who are unlocking more freedom through improved and expanded options.

Episode Date
232: Tips and Tricks for Navigating Options Expiration
Aug 07, 2023
231: The 10 New Trading Psychology Challenges Emerging from Autotrading
Jul 31, 2023
230: An Evolutionary Perspective on Why Autotrading Will Dominate
Jul 19, 2023
229: 15 Options Trading Questions from ChatGPT
Jul 12, 2023
228: Price Recovery Analysis - How Long Does It Take To Get Back To Even?
Apr 26, 2023
227: What 20-Years of Moving Average Data Teaches Us About Stock Reversals & Momentum
Apr 19, 2023
226: Does Adding a "Trend Filter" Improve Directional Option Selling Strategies?
Apr 12, 2023
225: 1-Year Review of $3k Monthly Iron Condor Bot
Apr 05, 2023
224: Beginner's Guide to Trading Option Spreads
Aug 08, 2022
223: Building a Bot for All Market Conditions: The "Hexabot" Story
Aug 01, 2022
222: A Holistic View of Option Strike Prices
Jul 25, 2022
221: How to Setup & Trade A Synthetic Covered Call Strategy
Jul 07, 2022
220: Four "Wicked-Smart" Ways to Use SmartPricing
Jun 29, 2022
219: How to Calculate Break Even Prices for Option Strategies
Jun 23, 2022
218: How to Survive Bear Markets Trading Options
Jun 15, 2022
217: Shop Talk: Autotrading Expectations, Trading Routine and Consistency, and Market Update
May 05, 2022
216: Shop Talk: Twitter Bid, Oil Volatility, and Strategy Selection
Apr 25, 2022
215: The 15 Trading Psychology Questions to Ask Yourself If You Don't Have a Trading Coach
Apr 12, 2022
214: Build A Fully Automated Options Portfolio with $3,000 in 1-Click
Mar 16, 2022
213: What I Learned From NOT Trading Last Year
Mar 01, 2022
212: How Smart Traders Allocate Capital Efficiently Inside Their Bots
Feb 22, 2022
211: Iron Butterfly Strategy - 8 Tips Before Your Next Trade
Feb 07, 2022
210: 12 Complex Things That Are Simple To Automate w/ Bots
Jan 31, 2022
209: The Doors Are Open to Autotrading & The Next Chapter of Option Alpha
Jan 18, 2022
208: The Importance of Deep Work for Traders
Sep 13, 2021
207: The Option Alpha "Handbook"
Aug 16, 2021
206: Trendy Short Put Spread [Bot Talk]
Aug 11, 2021
205: Hedging vs. Diversifying
Aug 02, 2021
204: How to Intelligently Use SmartStops
Jul 26, 2021
203: Interview w/ Pete Mulmat - Futures And The Small Exchange
Jul 19, 2021
202: 8 Popular Decision Recipes for Automated Trading
Jul 12, 2021
201: Interview w/ Jason Goepfert of SentimenTrader.com
Jul 05, 2021
200: A Case Study on the Volatility of Bid-Ask Spreads
Jul 01, 2021
199: Automated Does Not Mean Unattended
Jun 14, 2021
198: State of the Union: Same Mission, Better Tools
Jun 07, 2021
197: Fully Automated Trend Trading w/ Stocks Or Options
Oct 22, 2020
196: Hedging Short Naked Puts
Oct 19, 2020
195: Short-Term Performance Of Long-Term Strategies
Oct 15, 2020
194: Interview w/ Cameron Skinner
Oct 13, 2020
193: An Automated Way To Start VIX Hedging
Oct 09, 2020
192: Deep Dive Into Options Assignment & Exercising
Oct 06, 2020
191: The 13 Investor Biases That Ruin Your Performance
Sep 29, 2020
190: A Zillion Ways You Can Save Money To Invest
Sep 15, 2020
189: We're Launching The 1st Automated Trading Platform for Options
Sep 06, 2020
188: Options Trading Taxes For All Traders
Aug 10, 2020
187: 15 Options Expiration Questions Answered
Aug 03, 2020
186: Vacation Checklist for Option Traders
Jul 27, 2020
185: How To Execute And Fill Options Trades
Jul 20, 2020
184: Adjustments Followed By Assignment [FXI Case Study]
Jul 13, 2020
183: The Predictive Power of Investor Sentiment
Jul 06, 2020
182: Trading Psychology & Emotional Intelligence for Options Traders
Jun 29, 2020
181: Correlation Research Suggests Diversification Fails When You Need It Most
Jun 18, 2020
180: The Best Covered Call Management Techniques
May 20, 2020
179: LEAPS Option Contracts - A Complete Guide For Traders
May 15, 2020
178: Box Spread Basics for Options Traders
May 09, 2020
177: The Trader's Guide to Index Options
Apr 22, 2020
176: Protective Put Strategy Researching Findings
Apr 15, 2020
175: The Impact of Volatility On Options
Apr 08, 2020
174: We Stopped Trading Earnings After We Saw This New Research
Mar 31, 2020
173: The Misbehavior of Markets - Exclusive Interview w/ Co-Author Richard Hudson
Mar 27, 2020
172: Mastering Covered Calls (Free Audiobook)
Mar 21, 2020
171: Covered Calls - Top 3 Performance Insights From New Research
Mar 14, 2020
170: The 5 Critical Factors for ANY Trading Strategy
Dec 31, 2019
169: Interview w/ Kevin Davitt - Former Market Maker & CBOE Senior Instructor
Nov 30, 2019
168: The 27 Biggest Options Trading Fears
Nov 01, 2019
167: Options Trading Profit Targets - When Should You Break The Rules?
Oct 24, 2019
166: Understanding The Put Call Ratio The Right Way
Oct 18, 2019
165: Trading Options? Here Are The 11 "Golden Rules" To Follow
Oct 07, 2019
164: The 2 Major Problems With Buying Options During Low IV Markets
Sep 30, 2019
163: The 5 Month "Grind" Following XLE Short Put Option Assignment
Sep 27, 2019
162: The Top 8 Investor Biases That Cloud Our Judgement When Trading
Aug 29, 2019
161: Interview w/ Kevin Smith & Tavi Costa of Crescat Capital
Jul 22, 2019
160: Option Alpha's New Auto-Trading Platform Updates
Jul 16, 2019
159: How To Build An Options Portfolio With Just $3,000
Jun 24, 2019
158: What Should We Do About This Losing Option Trade? First, Trust The Process
Jun 21, 2019
157: The Untold Story Of The 3 Little Pigs That Traded Options
Apr 19, 2019
156: The 4 Market Situations You Should Avoid Aggressively Trading
Apr 06, 2019
155: Ask Yourself These 7 Questions Before You Put On An Options Trade
Mar 17, 2019
154: The 17 Most Asked Questions By Option Alpha Members w/ Answers
Feb 13, 2019
153: TLT Iron Butterfly & Covered Call Walk-Thru
Feb 07, 2019
152: Short Straddle Or Short Iron Butterfly?
Jan 21, 2019
151: Adjusting Short Straddles For $540 Profit (EWZ Case Study)
Jan 16, 2019
150: How To Manage Your Money & Generate Wealth The Right Way
Dec 21, 2018
149: Assigned Option Contract Case Study In Gold ETF GLD
Dec 10, 2018
148: The 5x2 Trading Psychology Matrix
Nov 28, 2018
147: Interview w/ Former CBOE Options Market Maker David Lincoln
Nov 08, 2018
146: Are You Making These 11 Common Options Strategy Mistakes?
Oct 17, 2018
145: Backtesting Results Trading Monthly vs. Bi-Monthly Options For 10 Years
Oct 13, 2018
144: Interview w/ Larry Connors - Buy the Fear, Sell the Greed Book Review
Sep 24, 2018
143: What's The Rationale Behind Entering New Option Trades?
Sep 21, 2018
142: EWZ Short Put Option Assignment Case Study
Sep 03, 2018
141: Ultimate Guide To Contango And Backwardation Option Pricing
Aug 29, 2018
140: Why Some Option Trades "Explode" In Your Face & What To Do About It
Aug 20, 2018
139: The 4 "Not-So-Obvious" Ways To Avoid Blowing Up Your Trading Account
Aug 15, 2018
138: The "Expected Probability Paradox" For Options Traders
Aug 06, 2018
137: The Ultimate Guide To Option Skew & Volatility Smile
Aug 01, 2018
136: How To Calculate Break Even Prices On Iron Condors & Iron Butterflies
Jul 18, 2018
135: You Don't Need A Degree In Financial Engineering To Understand How Implied Volatility Works
Jun 20, 2018
134: How to Learn From Trading Mistakes & Transitioning Into New Habits
Jun 11, 2018
133: Weekly Bull Call Spread Backtesting Results For DIA
Jun 04, 2018
132: Can't Trade Unlimited Risk Option Strategies? [Here's 4 Great Alternative Trades]
May 28, 2018
131: Rolling Options Forward - Multi-Month Case Studies In TLT & IWM
May 21, 2018
130: Five Quick Tips For Smoother Option Order Execution
May 14, 2018
129: Do You Recognize These 4 Early Warning Signs Of A Non-Diversified Options Portfolio?
May 07, 2018
128: Stock Market Direction Becomes Irrelevant When You Average Down
Apr 30, 2018
127: What Contract Month & Option Strike Price Should I Buy Or Sell?
Apr 23, 2018
126: Manage Multiple Option Positions Without Having To Be In Front Of The Screen All Day
Apr 18, 2018
125: Learn How To Trade Options By Eating An Elephant In 90 Days
Apr 09, 2018
124: The Ugly Truth About Selling Cheap Options
Apr 03, 2018
123: Stop Focusing On ROI Options Trading Possibilities Until You Cross This Trading Bridge
Mar 26, 2018
122: The "Big Rocks" That Should Be A Priority For All Options Traders
Mar 22, 2018
121: Small Tweaks When Managing Larger Trading Accounts
Mar 15, 2018
120: Option Trader Success - Why Some Traders Are Frankly Always More Profitable
Feb 26, 2018
119: Don't Use A $6,000 Trade To "Practice" Trading Options
Feb 23, 2018
118: Top 5 Options Trading Psychology Lessons I Learned Over The Last 18 Months
Feb 10, 2018
117: Let's Talk About "Deltas" For Options Trading
Jan 22, 2018
116: Debit Spreads Vs Credit Spreads - When To Use Each
Jan 15, 2018
115: How To Avoid The Big Mistakes Executing An Options Order
Jan 08, 2018
114: Managing Inverted Option Positions - Once Difficult, Now Easy
Jan 01, 2018
Free Options Trading From Robinhood: Our Exclusive Interview With Co-Founder Baiju Bhatt About The Future Of Online Trading
Dec 30, 2017
113: Long Straddle Earnings Option Strategy Backtest Results
Dec 25, 2017
112: Does Trading Every Day Really Make You A Day Trader?
Dec 18, 2017
111: Should I Buy Back My Penny Options Or Let Them Expire Worthless?
Dec 09, 2017
110: Become A Better Options Trader By NOT Watching The Market
Nov 21, 2017
109: Say Good-Bye to Unlimited Risk Option Strategies Forever
Nov 07, 2017
108: Rolling Up Strike Prices vs. Closing Out Trade - What Should I Do?
Nov 03, 2017
107: Interview w/ Option Alpha Member MACDDaddy & The "Wheel Selling" Options Strategy
Oct 10, 2017
106: TLT Short Stock Assignment Case Study - From Loser To $426 Profit
Oct 06, 2017
105: How To Protect Your Portfolio In A Down Market
Sep 19, 2017
104: How To Use Pairs Trading With Options To Create Smooth Portfolio Growth
Sep 15, 2017
103: How to Pick the Right Stock Options Strategy For Wealth Building
Sep 02, 2017
102: Are You Selling Options That Are Way Too Cheap?
Aug 26, 2017
101: The Ultimate Guide To Profitably Trading Options Full-Time
Aug 02, 2017
100: The Profit Matrix - The Game-Changing Report On The Best Option Strategies For Any Market
Jun 16, 2017
99: Why Automated Trading Will Dominate The Investing World & What You Can Do Now To Prepare
Jun 14, 2017
98: The End Of Uncertainty & How "Risk" Can Be Managed With Expectancy
Jun 10, 2017
97: Expected vs. Actual Win Rates When Selling Options [SPY Short Strangle Backtest]
Jun 08, 2017
96: Does Higher Implied Volatility Generate Higher Credits? [DIA Put Credit Spread Backtest]
Jun 07, 2017
95: Option Alpha's NEW "Toolbox" For Backtesting Option Strategies
Jun 01, 2017
94: Which Option Strike Price Should I Select? [AAPL Call Bull Spread Backtest]
May 29, 2017
93: Options Trading Timelines & Duration [EEM Straddle Backtest]
May 27, 2017
92: Position Sizing Impact On Returns [TLT Iron Condor Backtest]
May 25, 2017
91: Options Backtesting, Investment Research & The Future of Option Alpha
May 19, 2017
90: The Art & Options Strategy Behind Quick "Earnings Trades"
Apr 24, 2017
89: Are Your Current Technical Analysis Indicators Slowly Destroying Your Portfolio?
Apr 17, 2017
88: Is High Probability Option Trading The Holy Grail Of Investing?
Apr 10, 2017
87: The 3 Option Adjustment Principles You Must Know Now
Mar 20, 2017
86: Changing Options Strategies When Trading Inverse ETFs
Mar 13, 2017
85: Legging Into Spread Trades And Out Of Trades - Is It Ever Worth It?
Mar 11, 2017
84: Why We Ladder Or Stack Option Trades Over Time & Price
Feb 25, 2017
83: The Casinos Edge & Why They Spent $45 Every Hour To Keep You In Your Seat
Feb 13, 2017
82: [Case Study] How We Cut The Loss On This Bear Call Credit Spread By 37%
Feb 06, 2017
81: Why More Fundamental Investors Should Trade Options & The Netflix Effect
Jan 30, 2017
80: The 3 Big Reasons Why Your Option Strategy Payoff Diagram Is Different Today Than At Expiration
Jan 23, 2017
79: How To Trade Calendar Spreads – The Complete Guide
Jan 16, 2017
78: Is Your Investment Portfolio Unbalanced? 4 Ways To Fix It & Get Back To Neutral
Jan 09, 2017
77: Scared Of Being Assigned During Options Expiration Week? Here's The #1 Reason To Stop Worrying
Jan 04, 2017
76: Options Trading Education - The Importance Of Setting Deadlines & Goals
Dec 26, 2016
75: Portfolio Drawdown Stats From 44,801 Backtested Option Strategies
Dec 20, 2016
74: How To Trade Straddles & Strangles In Small Brokerage Accounts
Dec 17, 2016
73: We Examined 8 Short Strangles For Returns & Margin Requirements
Dec 05, 2016
72: Options Trade Adjustment - How To Unemotionally Adjust Trades That Don't Go Your Way
Nov 28, 2016
71: The 2 Major Misconceptions About Exiting Option Trades Early
Nov 21, 2016
70: How To Manage Trades During Options Expiration Week - Close Or Roll?
Nov 14, 2016
69: Is Your Options Strategy Scalable? 3 Tips for Growing A 6-Figure Trading Account
Nov 07, 2016
68: VIX Index - How To Trade Volatility w/ Mark Sebastian from OptionPit.com
Oct 31, 2016
67: The Stop Loss Myth - 10 Backtested Option Strategies Prove They Create More Losing Trades
Oct 24, 2016
66: The Drawbacks Of Paper Trading - Why You've Got To Have Skin In The Game
Oct 17, 2016
65: Interview w/ Todd Tresidder From FinancialMentor.com
Oct 10, 2016
64: The 15 1/2 "Avoidable” Options Trading Mistakes You're Making Right Now
Oct 03, 2016
63: Track Option Strategy Performance With These 27 Indexes From The CBOE
Sep 26, 2016
62: Dividend Stocks - Can You Buy Stock Just For The Dividend?
Sep 19, 2016
61: Interview w/ Cameron Skinner - How He Earns 22% Annually Selling Options Every Day
Sep 12, 2016
60: Warren Buffett's $5 Billion Dollar Options Trading Strategy That Everyone Ignores
Sep 05, 2016
59: Short Strangle Case Study - Adjustment Strategy That Slashed Our Loss By 87%
Aug 29, 2016
58: Find The Best Stocks For Options Trading With 4 Clicks
Aug 22, 2016
57: Learn How To Trade Options w/ Option Alpha's NEW Course Tracks
Aug 15, 2016
56: Top 7 Tips When Trading Options In An IRA Account
Aug 08, 2016
55: Hedging Strategies - Balancing Your Stock or Options Portfolio
Aug 01, 2016
54: Can Using Portfolio Margin Enhance Your Returns?
Jul 25, 2016
53: The 1 Hour Per Month Options Strategy That Beat The S&P 500 by 24%
Jul 21, 2016
52: Robo Advisors - Why Automated Investing Is NOT The Wave of The Future
Jul 08, 2016
51: Single Positions vs. Overall Portfolio Management - Which Is More Important?
Jun 27, 2016
50: Is The Stock Market Random Or Predictable? The Final Debate On Efficient Markets
Jun 20, 2016
49: How To Profit From The Next Stock Market Crash - 15 Backtested Put Option Strategies
Jun 13, 2016
48: Options Approval Levels Tips - How to Quickly Work Your Way Up The 4 Different Levels
Jun 06, 2016
47: Options Trading Risk Management & The Indisputable Math Behind Optimal Position Sizing
May 30, 2016
46: Insider's Guide to Options Trading Taxes Part 2
May 23, 2016
45: Pattern Day Trading Rules - What Are They & What Can Go Wrong?
May 16, 2016
44: Do You Know Which Options Greeks Are The Most Important?
May 11, 2016
43: What I Discovered About Options Trading After Reading 1,378 Surveys Responses And Interviewing 68 Members
Mar 14, 2016
42: This Stochastics Tweak Was The Difference Between Making Or Losing Money
Jan 22, 2016
41: How Changing Just 1 Setting Increased This Indicator’s Win Rate From 31% to 68%
Jan 20, 2016
40: Option Alpha Launches "SIGNALS" The 20-Year Technical Analysis Backtesting Report
Jan 18, 2016
39: Does Technical Analysis Really Work? The 3 Big Game-Changing Questions It Took Us 12 Months To Answer
Jan 12, 2016
38: Insider's Guide to Options Trading Taxes Part 1
Dec 11, 2015
37: Real-Time Option Alpha Performance Stats & Options Trading Strategy Metrics Now Live
Nov 19, 2015
36: Lessons After 2 Years of Re-Igniting A Passion for Options Trading w/ Aram Basmadjian
Oct 19, 2015
35: LIVE From FinCon w/ The Options PlayBook Author Brian Overby of TradeKing
Sep 24, 2015
34: The Shocking Truth About Becoming A Consistently Profitable Options Trader
Sep 09, 2015
33: Interview w/ Sarah Potter - Trading Weekly Options With Simple Strategies & Multiple Timeframes
Sep 04, 2015
32: How to Set Financial Goals - Top 10 Mistakes People Make
Jul 29, 2015
31: What Michael Jordan Can Teach Us About Options Trading
Jun 24, 2015
30: The Zero Cost Way To Protect Stock Gains With Options
Jun 10, 2015
29: Top 3 Excuses That Cripple The Average Investor Returns When Trading Options
May 26, 2015
28: 10 Great Option Trades Under $100 You Can Make Right Now
Apr 28, 2015
27: How Inverse And Leveraged ETFs Actually Work
Apr 16, 2015
26: Wide Bid/Ask Spreads & Slippage Are Costing You $3,840 Each Year
Apr 08, 2015
25: Interview w/ John Carter: Balancing Trades & Financing Strategies for More Consistent Winners
Mar 31, 2015
24: Why Peer-to-Peer Lending Is Comparable To Options Trading
Mar 24, 2015
23: Overcoming The 3 Biggest Fears When Starting To Trade Options
Mar 21, 2015
22: Interview w/ Kim Klaiman - Strategies for Buying Options Ahead of Earnings
Mar 03, 2015
21: 7 Smart Tips To Help Save You Time Trading Options While Working Your Day Job
Feb 25, 2015
20: How I Negotiated A 17% Reduction In My Trading Commissions
Feb 17, 2015
19: Interview with Joshua Belanger - Profiting From Unusual Options Activity And Volume
Feb 10, 2015
18: Why You Shouldn't Be Afraid Of Getting Assigned Stock
Feb 03, 2015
17: The Worst Advice We've Ever Heard About Debit Spreads
Jan 28, 2015
16: Interview with Henrick Santander - Full-Time Job & Creating A Trading System That Fits Your Lifestyle
Jan 19, 2015
15: How Often Does The Stock Market "Crash"?
Jan 15, 2015
14: Why "Stop-Loss" Orders Could Actually Be Creating More Losing Trades
Jan 03, 2015
13: Mastering Stock Beta And Underlying Asset Correlations
Jan 01, 2015
12: Covered Calls - Limit Your Upside Gain, Increase Your Chance of Success
Dec 18, 2014
11: Picking The Best Option Strategy Is A Process Of Elimination NOT Selection
Dec 02, 2014
10: Are You Checking These 7 Things Before Each Trade You Enter?
Nov 28, 2014
9: Mastering The 14 Emotional Stages All Investors Go Through
Nov 21, 2014
8: Breaking The "Zero-Sum" Probability Trading Cycle In Your Favor
Nov 17, 2014
7: Why Implied Volatility Is The Key To Your "Edge" Trading Options
Nov 13, 2014
6: If Every New Trader Did This 1 Thing They'd Make More Money
Nov 07, 2014
5: Why Technical Studies Are Dying And Charts Should Be Obsolete
Oct 26, 2014
4: How To Hack The Options Trading Learning Curve In 3 Months
Oct 25, 2014
3: Learning How Options Work With Simulated Real Estate Deals
Oct 24, 2014
2: The Hard Truth About Your "Small" Account Size
Oct 23, 2014
1: Why The Option Alpha Podcast Is On A Mission To Help The Individual Options Trader
Oct 22, 2014