Options Trading Podcast
Ready to trade options? The Options Trading Podcast is the go-to source for options traders who want clarity, consistency, and control in their trading journey. Built on the trusted educational foundation of OptionGenius.com, this show delivers straightforward, no-fluff insights to help you master the world of options trading.
Episodes
191 episodes
What Is A Collar Options Strategy?
Many traders are intimidated by complex finance terms, but the collar is a surprisingly straightforward and intuitive move for conservative investors. In this deep dive, we break down how to create a "bumper" for your stock portfolio to lock in...
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Episode 193
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19:04
How Do I Use Momentum Indicators For Entry And Exit Timing?
Staring at a climbing stock and wondering whether to hit buy or sell is a universal agony for market participants. In this episode, we move past the search for a magic crystal ball and provide a practical framework for managing the timing probl...
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Episode 192
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19:38
How Do I Avoid Burnout From Trading?
Trading is often described as an exhilarating roller coaster, but there is a critical point where the intensity crosses the line from challenging to genuinely damaging. In this deep dive, we explore "Trader Burnout"—a silent career killer that ...
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Episode 191
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21:39
How Do I Stay Consistent When My Results Are Inconsistent?
If you’ve ever found a new trading system, felt fired up for a few days, and then ditched it the moment a win didn't materialize, you are stuck in the "Strategy Hopping" trap. In this deep dive, we move beyond the search for the "secret sauce" ...
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Episode 190
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15:53
Market Too Hot or Too Cold? How to Trade Options Anyway
When you look at a chart and the price is screaming "too high" or "too low," the biggest mistake you can make is jumping in blindly. In this deep dive, we perform a strategic overhaul of how to handle stretched markets.We move beyond bas...
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Episode 189
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15:08
How Do I Set Realistic Profit Expectations?
In the world of trading, fantasies of doubling your money every month ruin more careers than bad strategies ever will. In this episode, we perform a much-needed "expectations intervention" to help you swap out the YouTube hype for professional ...
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Episode 188
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13:46
How Do I Use Multiple Timeframes To Confirm An Options Setup?
For options traders, context isn't just a "nice-to-have"—it's a necessity. Because we fight the clock (Theta) and volatility (Vega), jumping into a trade based on a single short-term signal is a recipe for getting whipsawed. In this deep dive, ...
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Episode 187
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18:25
How Do I Confirm A Chart Setup With Multiple Signals?
If you've ever spotted a textbook pattern only to watch it fizzle out instantly, you know that the market is a factory for false signals. In this episode, we move past the guesswork and provide a structured, four-layer framework to help you fil...
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Episode 186
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15:38
How Do I Identify My Psychological Weaknesses In Trading?
You can have a perfect technical setup and a proven strategy, but if your P&L still looks like a roller coaster driven by a toddler, the problem isn't the market—it’s you. In this deep dive, we unpack why trading acts as a psychological pre...
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Episode 185
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20:11
How Do I Avoid Perfectionism In Trading?
While we are often taught that perfectionism is a strength, in the high-stakes world of trading, chasing flawless execution is a psychological landmine that sets you up for financial and emotional failure. In this deep dive, we unpack the "Perf...
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Episode 184
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19:32
How Do I Set Realistic Financial And Performance Goals?
Many ambitious individuals treat goal setting like a wish list, but disconnected fantasies aren't motivational—they're stress machines that lead straight to reckless behavior. In this episode, we unpack the behavioral psychology behind effectiv...
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Episode 184
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17:58
How Do I Analyze A Company’s Product Pipeline?
If you want to understand where a company is going, you can't just look at today's earnings; you have to look at tomorrow's products. In this deep dive, we move past yesterday's news to unpack the "growth engine" of a business.We provide...
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Episode 183
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17:53
How Do I Prevent “Anchoring” To Old Price Levels?
In the fast-paced world of options trading, the past can be a quiet assassin that suffocates consistency. Anchoring bias is one of the most common psychological traps, causing traders to fixate on historical reference points—like their entry pr...
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Episode 182
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15:35
How Do I Avoid Confirmation Bias In My Trading?
While fear and greed are the obvious enemies, confirmation bias is the silent saboteur that disguises wishful thinking as disciplined analysis. In this deep dive, we explore why our brains are evolutionarily wired to seek certainty and how this...
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Episode 181
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17:39
How Do Bond Yields Influence Stock Market Valuations?
While corporate earnings and Fed moves get all the headlines, there is a quieter lever deep inside the economy's plumbing that sets the foundation for every stock valuation out there: bond yields. In this deep dive, we unpack why the bond marke...
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Episode 180
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18:36
How Do I Keep From Quitting Too Soon In My Trading Journey?
Most traders walk away just before their breakthrough occurs, simply because they treated a marathon like a sprint. In this deep dive, we unpack the "hidden metric of success": longevity.We analyze the trio of psychological pitfalls—unre...
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Episode 179
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14:39
How Do I Recognize When I’m Trading Emotionally Instead Of Logically?
You can have a statistically perfect system and still fail because your brain is biologically wired to respond emotionally to wins, losses, and volatility. In this deep dive, we shortcut the path toward consistency and profitability by dismantl...
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Episode 178
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13:39
How Important Is Brand Strength In Valuation?
For decades, investors counted factories and inventory, but today, physical assets rarely account for even half of a successful company's market cap. In this deep dive, we explore the era of the intangible asset and reveal how the "invisible po...
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Episode 177
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15:57
What Are LEAPS And How Do They Work In Options Trading?
What are LEAPS and how do they work in options trading?If standard options feel like a short fuse, LEAPS (Long-term Equity Anticipation Securities) are the slow-burning alternative that can give your long-term investment strateg...
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Episode 176
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14:52
How Do I Close or Exit an Options Position?
In this episode of the Options Trading Podcast, we dive deep into the most critical, yet often overlooked, part of the trading process: the exit. Many traders spend 90% of their energy on the entry, but the truth is that money is truly ma...
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Episode 175
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20:15
How Do I Avoid The Gambler’s Mindset When Trading?
If you've ever placed a trade out of boredom or frantically tried to "win back" a loss in five minutes, you might be feeding the same neural pathways as a slot machine player. In this deep dive, we reveal why 80% of traders are actually high-st...
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Episode 174
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17:11
How Do I Keep My Technical Analysis Simple And Effective For Options Trading?
If you pull up a stock chart right now and it looks like a messy map of spaghetti, you aren't alone. In this deep dive, we reveal why complexity is the silent killer of conviction and how "more data" often leads to the real cost of analysis par...
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Episode 173
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16:16
How Do I Master Risk Acceptance and Execute Like a Pro?
In the world of high-growth investing and options trading, risk is the ultimate gatekeeper. While amateurs often freeze or panic when things look shaky, professionals rely on a specific mental architecture to pull the trigger with discipline. I...
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Episode 172
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14:27
How Do I Trade Options When The Overall Market Is Overbought Or Oversold?
Every trader shares the fantasy of selling the very peak of a rally or buying the precise bottom of a crash, but the cold truth is that most turning points are brutal traps designed to shake you out. In this deep dive, we unpack a layered toolk...
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Episode 171
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16:51
How Do I Trade Breakouts During High Volatility Conditions?
Trading a breakout in a normal market is like driving a fast car, but doing it during high volatility is like strapping a jet engine to that car—it's exhilarating, but it can easily rip your strategy apart if you aren't prepared. In this deep d...
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Episode 170
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18:39