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I don't think you have the complete set of alternatives. Therein lies the rub.

Thank you.

Again we are in violent agreement. :cool: You just stated the case more elegantly than I have. My entry rules will not always find spreads to enter, even when it is their time of the month. I don't believe any strategy that is not capable of determining when the markets are not conducive...

Not only is there no money in teaching, but my pricing almost guarantees I will lose money? Not a wise business plan. However, if my goal is to return some of my blessings, then it works for me. Some have said that if I felt that way, I should give it away for free. If there is anyone here who...

We are in violent agreement. :cool: Back testing is just the first stage of a four stage process of qualifying a strategy for serious money. True expertise only comes from serious money trading because all the elements of a trading system are in play; the strategy and the trader. A good...

In the days when I started learning about options, I found these videos helpful. Perhaps you will as well. Dean Mouscher's masteroptions.com View the bottom one first.

What volatility trading strategy do you use?

Thank you for the civil tone. I truly appreciate it. That is what contingency market orders are all about. A huge overnight gap would indeed be a black swan event. But you should consider whether if effects all indexes to the same extent and all series within the same index to the same extent...

And how do you characterize yourself when your premise is demonstrably false; a fraud, a scam artist, an incompetent, a careless in posting but nonetheless successful trader? You come off as a wise curmudgeon, but your posts frequently attack straw men. I mostly ignore you, but when you escalate...

Did I misrepresent what you said about my back testing methodology? I could look it up, but that was my impression.

In many ways I think we are kindred spirits. I'm not really arguing your fundamental point although I think some nuance would be helpful. It may not be obvious to many why your choices make up the complete set. I just wanted to add some perspective in a light hearted way.

Really?

Your approach is in my skill set. I am confined to grinding it out daily. I'm happy to double my money in a year with hundreds of trades. Good luck. I'll watch with great interest.

I suck at predicting market direction. This limitation confines me to trading strategies that a profitable in up, down and sideways markets.

One of the many reasons that I am an enthusiastic thinkorswim customer.

There are some well respected members of Trade2Win who share your skepticism of the strategy. However they feel that my back testing methodology is one of the most robust they have ever encountered. If you are not familiar with what I do, you are incompetent to make that judgment.

There were some periods where my entry criteria were not met. I did not force it. I stood on the sidelines. Of course, this was back testing so you may choose to dismiss it.

Mean reversion.

atticus agreeing with my earlier post. Imagine that. :D

I have never experienced weeklies with the same expiration as the monthly. I can't see any purpose to it. OTOH, I have found weeklies perform similarly to the last week of a monthly with respect to trading index options credit spreads. Therefore, the last week of a monthly may be useful for...