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our journey to demystify the complex yet rewarding world of options trading.

  1. I'm Back From a Blogging Sabbatical
    I'm Back From a Blogging Sabbatical
    I’m back from a nearly five-month blogging sabbatical after my second child arrived, and I’m sharing the new investments I’ve been exploring like peer-to-peer lending.
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  2. September 2015 Trades
    September 2015 Trades

    September was a tough month. The market took a major pull back. I lost a fair amount of money. I think if the next 3 months are good I should be able to recoup the losses. Some of the trades were rolled trades (the ones with high credits).

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  3. August 2015 Trades
    August 2015 Trades

    Here we explore the put credit spread trades I placed on the SPY durning the month of August 2015. This is my primary trading strategy for monthly income. By trading put credit spreads on the SPY I am typically in a trade for 23 days but no more than 45 days.

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  4. July 2015 Trades
    July 2015 Trades

    Here we explore the put credit spread trades I placed on the SPY durning the month of July 2015. This is my primary trading strategy for monthly income. By trading put credit spreads on the SPY I am typically in a trade for 23 days but no more than 45 days.

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  5. June 2015 Trades
    June 2015 Trades

    Here we explore the put credit spread trades I placed on the SPY durning the month of June 2015. This is my primary trading strategy for monthly income. By trading put credit spreads on the SPY I am typically in a trade for 23 days but no more than 45 days.

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  6. May 2015 Trades
    May 2015 Trades

    Here we explore the put credit spread trades I placed on the SPY durning the month of May 2015. This is my primary trading strategy for monthly income. By trading put credit spreads on the SPY I am typically in a trade for 23 days but no more than 45 days.

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  7. April 2015 Trades
    April 2015 Trades

    Here we explore the put credit spread trades I placed on the SPY durning the month of April 2015. This is my primary trading strategy for monthly income. By trading put credit spreads on the SPY I am typically in a trade for 23 days but no more than 45 days.

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  8. Picking an Investment Style That Suits You
    Picking an Investment Style That Suits You

    Warren Buffett often says that he tap dances to work. He has found a method of trading that gets him high. I, however, would be bored to tears if I invested the way Buffett invests: I need more action, which is why I like to trade credit spreads and day trade the SPY.

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  9. March 2015 Trades
    March 2015 Trades

    Here we explore the put credit spread trades I placed on the SPY durning the month of March 2015. This is my primary trading strategy for monthly income. By trading put credit spreads on the SPY I am typically in a trade for 23 days but no more than 45 days.

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  10. Position Sizing for SPY Put Credit Spreads
    Position Sizing for SPY Put Credit Spreads
    I backtest three position sizing methods for SPY put credit spreads to show how much to risk per trade for sustainable, compounding options income.
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