Weekly review for Options Traders: Structured Opportunities in Pullback Markets
1. Options trading review this week
This week's trading environment can be summarized in one sentence:
High volatility + emotional switching + capital style rearrangement.
Technology stocks pulled back, precious metals fluctuated violently, and defensive assets attracted attention. In this environment, instead of betting on the unilateral direction, I continue to adhere to a core principle:
Replace forecasting with structure and fight uncertainty with discipline.
A total of 4 option strategies were implemented this week, covering precious metals, defensive assets, heavyweights and index intraday trading.
1. Gold (GLD) long spread strategy
Target:$Gold ETF-SPDR (GLD) $
Strategy: Sell GLD 0206 420 PUT, Buy GLD 0206 410 PUT
Strategic nature: structural long positions under volatile market conditions
Features:
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Gold superimposes high implied volatility at stage low levels
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Use bull put spreads to participate in rallies instead of chasing long underlying shares
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Clarify the maximum loss in exchange for the return of time value and volatility
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The logic is based on the monetary properties and safe-haven needs of gold
Current Status: Profit Close Position
2. U.S. bond (TLT) cash-guaranteed selling PUT strategy
Target:$20 + + Years US Treasury Bond ETF-iShares (TLT) $
Strategy: Sell TLT 0306 86.5 PUT
Strategy nature: defensive asset takeover strategy
Features:
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Tech stocks turn to defensive assets during high volatility phase
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Take discount takeover as the core logic
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In extreme cases, you need to prepare $8,650 to pick up the goods
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Revenue from time value and price stability
Current status: In position, the trend is good
3. Apple (AAPL) bull market spread strategy
Target:$Apple (AAPL) $
Strategy: Sell AAPL 0213 267.5 PUT, Buy AAPL 0213 257.5 PUT
Strategic nature: structural long heavyweight stocks
Features:
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Market style shifts from AI hotspots to stable weight assets
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Building spread structures using high implied volatility
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Maximum risk is clear
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Charge $288 premium
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Security deposit is about $1000
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Short period high odds structure
Current status: In position, the trend is good
4. S&P 500 (SPX) intraday spread strategy
Target:$S&P 500 (. SPX) $
Strategy: Sell SPXW 0205 6760 PUT, Buy SPXW 0205 6740 PUT
Strategy nature: intraday volatility arbitrage
Features:
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Taking advantage of the high volatility of the index to sell insurance
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Profit and loss depend entirely on intraday trends
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Must monitor the market for execution
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The essence is to bet that the index will not break down extremely
Current status: Complete the closing position within the day to make a profit
2. review of macro and market core themes
1. Trading perspective of precious metal market
Gold and silver have been extremely volatile recently, but I am more concerned about:
Whether emotions are overheated.
When community discussion enters the narrative stage of "only rising but not falling", it often means:
The risks already outweigh the opportunities.
Gold has long-term logic, but silver is more emotionally driven. For me, this environment is better suited to:
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Seller structure
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Hedging thinking
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Clarify risk boundaries
Instead of chasing the rise.
2. Stage judgment of technology stocks and AI sectors
There is only one thing that the market really cares about right now:
When will AI investment become a profit?
The signals given by earnings season are:
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Huge investment → short-term profits are under pressure
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Markets Start Raising Valuation Bars
This means:
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Popular sectors need to reduce positions
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More bias towards structured trading
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Prioritize style switching opportunities
Assets like Apple benefit from style rotation, not story narration.
3. Trading choices in volatility environment
High volatility is not a risk in itself.
The real risks are:
Participate in high volatility without structure and discipline.
What all the strategies this week have in common:
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Define the maximum loss
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Receiving time value
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Avoid emotional positioning
This is much more important than predicting the direction of the market.
3. Summary of core transaction disciplines
This week again verified some old principles:
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Structure takes precedence over direction in uncertain environments
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Intraday strategies must implement take-profit discipline
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Extreme market prefers sellers
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Calculate the maximum loss first for each trade
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Surviving is more important than making quick money
To me, options trading isn't about predicting the market, but:
The deterministic structure is repeatedly established in uncertainty.
Long-term implementation, statistical advantages will naturally be reflected.
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