Another safe bet Doing a ratio put on IWM or another index e.g BTO Mar 31, 26 175P x 1 STO Mar 31, 26 170P x 2 Basically a bear put spread + naked put In order for me to get hurt, the market have to drop below 165, which has to pass thur the sweet spot @170 Trading @235 today, market have to drop 30% before losing, unless a gap heading South, otherwise can do adjustment when hit the sweet spot @170 to retain the profit
$Intel(INTC)$ Intel recent upward movement more a Trump move then core business improvement With recent high tech sell off, better to step aside or play it safe with options strategy Diagonal could be a way to control the risk
What can be done before Feb meeting? SPX long straddle could be one. With low IV, stay flat and going nowhere won't hurt much Selling VIX put and buying VIX call another way to bet for a big move
$Apple(AAPL)$ Apple is going to the moon but during the course, will go round and round. Better wait for it to retreat to buy at dip then rush to buy Using option short put is one strategy to try