15-30% Monthly Returns Without Blowing Up
44sHigh-return claims with risk warnings spark curiosity and debate among traders.
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The video features an interview with a trader who shares his strategy for achieving monthly returns of 15-30% through options trading, emphasizing risk management and discipline to avoid account blow-ups.
Chapters
[00:02]
Monthly Returns Target
The trader aims for 15-30% monthly returns, occasionally exceeding 30%, but stresses the importance of not risking the entire account.
[00:16]
Handling Bad News Events
He mentions experiencing various bad news events (tariffs, legal issues) and advises staying in cash or continuing to roll positions, as markets tend to recover.
[00:43]
Track Record
He has been trading daily for 3-4 years and had only two losing months last year, which occurred on days when S&P was down over 100 points.
[00:56]
Panic and Regret
In one losing month, he panicked and closed positions instead of rolling, later regretting it as the market recovered the next day.
[01:28]
Trading Rule
He advises waiting for two agreeing candles before taking action, emphasizing not moving too fast.
The trader's success hinges on disciplined risk management, patience, and a rule-based approach to avoid emotional decisions, even during market downturns.
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What monthly return range does the trader aim for?
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What monthly return range does the trader aim for?
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15-30% a month, sometimes more than 30%.
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How many losing months did the trader have last year?
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How many losing months did the trader have last year?
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Two losing months.
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What happened during one of the losing months?
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What happened during one of the losing months?
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He panicked and closed positions instead of rolling, and the market recovered the next day.
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What rule does the trader follow before making any action?
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What rule does the trader follow before making any action?
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Wait for two agreeing candles before taking action.
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💡 Key Takeaways
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High Monthly Returns
Demonstrates the potential of options trading but also the risk involved.
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Resilience to Bad News
Shows the importance of staying calm during market volatility.
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Two Candle Rule
A simple yet effective technical analysis rule to avoid impulsive trades.
01:28Full Transcript
[00:02] between 15 and 30% a month. I've even had months where I've done more than 30%. But don't blow up your account, you know, don't put a 100% into it and then all of a sudden go, what am I going to do because there was some disaster or
[00:16] there was another tariff announced or there was some somebody that was announced that they were going to jail or, you know, whatever. I've been through a number of bad news events and it always turns around. Just make sure
[00:30] that you can turn around whether that means you know staying in cash or that means you know continued rolling. >> How many losing months have you had? >> Two last year
[00:43] trading this >> daily I've daily I've been trading it for about three or four years I think. >> So only two two losing months is uh very good. two losing months and and they were they happened to be months where
[00:56] you know you woke up in in the morning and S&Ps were down over 100 points. I will be honest and I'll say one of those months I panicked and I said time to close and I shouldn't have closed. I should have continued rolling because
[01:12] should have continued rolling because later on the next day actually it uh it all came back and I'm you know kicked myself in the tail but uh you know if I would have rolled I I wouldn't have have done my trading plan I do say you know
[01:28] done my trading plan I do say you know make sure you've got two agreeing candles before you make any action and I think that's been a good piece of advice that I've had given to Okay. Um, is don't don't don't move too fast.
