This conflict is just a matter of time. It can be held off but only temporarily. If this time it's Israel who strikes Iran first next time it will be nuke-armed Iran who makes a first strike.
Based on your explanation I draw the conclusion that the IRS term 'substantially identical' boils down in TradeLog to 'having the same underlying'. Is my conclusion correct?
So how does the software qualify 2 stocks ( options, mutual funds) as being 'substantially identical' apart from the case of them having the same underlying?
According to the wash sales rule the stock you buy within 30 days does not have to be the same but similar to the stock you've sold. How does TradeLog software know to match buys and sells of different stocks for the wash sales purposes?
Is it possible to forecast in general whether IV will rise, fall or stay about the same in the coming days or weeks? What are the best tools available to do that?
Is there any way to predict whether IV will remain steady or will rise sharply in the coming month? Isn't it what the charts above are doing?
How much would 'increases slightly' be in terms of the percentage?