I'm initially trying to apply it for "EventTrading" (ie. stock has high ATM IV b/c an event is due soon, like FDA decision etc.). For this I'm using a CoveredCall + some LongPuts.

Hey @destriero, you pseudo-acedemic crypto-AH, just accept the fact that not everybody wants to be like you nor act like you, so just be a tolerant good old man, and leave room for other views & ideas, man!...
And stop discriminating, badmouthing, downvoting others who only have a CashAcct, instead of your belowed fucking MarginAcct. I chose CashAcct deliberately, on purpose, to test whether one can achieve good results also w/o a MarginAcct. It's a field test.
Someone who argues along such low lines like you do is nothing but a braindamaged sicko.
Just to annoy youYou edit everything. It's annoying.
Why do you use these compound words like they are copyrighted?
Crypto?
Enjoy!
I'm initially trying to apply it for "EventTrading" (ie. stock has high ATM IV b/c an event is due soon, like FDA decision etc.). For this I'm using a CoveredCall + some LongPuts. Here's a recent example describing it, see also this related posting there.
I also found some other similar constructs, like those posted under this thread, the new constructs begin here.
Regarding diversification: of course the more stocks you can use the better. IMO best is not to risk more than 5 to 10% of AcctValue per stock (meaning 10 to 20 stocks, less with smaller accts); depends much on acct size.
Regarding DD: sorry I haven't tested it yet b/c I think one cannot simply generalize the result if not tested on the whole market. But testing on the whole market is nearly impossible to do for a single trader b/c of so much data to test, and it would be very costly to get that much data from commercial data vendors.
I think only a company with a team of good programmers can afford to do such costly tests.
The tests on some carefully select stocks show me that it works, but one first has to find such good fitting stocks as not every stocks with high IV gives good results.
Of course one has to skip pennystocks etc...
Best is if the stock has weekly options.
Why the covered call and not short put??
What you are doing appears to be a backspread...
Covered call complicates it unless you feel the stock will become hard to borrow and can take advantage of it.
Hey @destriero, you pseudo-acedemic crypto-AH, just accept the fact that not everybody wants to be like you nor act like you, so just be a tolerant good old man, and leave room also for other views & ideas, man!...
And stop discriminating, badmouthing, downvoting others who only have a CashAcct, instead of your belowed fucking MarginAcct. I chose CashAcct deliberately, on purpose, to test whether one can achieve good results also w/o a MarginAcct. It's a field test / experiment.
Someone who argues along such low lines like you do is nothing but a braindamaged sicko.