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  1. Options Trading Drawdowns: What I Learned From a Brutal Start to 2025
    Options Trading Drawdowns: What I Learned From a Brutal Start to 2025
    Let me be honest with you: 2025 started with one of the most brutal drawdowns I've experienced in my entire options trading career. If you've been following my trades on this website, you already know the pain. Both my SPY Put Credit Spread strategy and my Zero DTE SPX Iron Butterfly strategy took devastating losses in the first quarter—losses that completely wiped out the previous year's gains and then some.
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  2. Wheel Strategy Real-Time Alerts: Full Transparency on Every Trade I Make
    Wheel Strategy Real-Time Alerts: Full Transparency on Every Trade I Make
    For years, I've shared my actual trades publicly on this website. Full transparency has always been a cornerstone of Options Cafe—no cherry-picked winners, no hindsight trading, just the real results from real money. Course members already receive real-time email alerts whenever I open or close a position on my other strategies.
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  3. Why You Haven't Seen as Many Zero DTE SPX Iron Butterflies Alerts Lately—And What's Coming Next
    Why You Haven't Seen as Many Zero DTE SPX Iron Butterflies Alerts Lately—And What's Coming Next
    If you've been following my real-time trade alerts through the Options Cafe course, you've probably noticed something strange over the past few months: my once-clockwork stream of Zero DTE SPX Iron Butterflies trades has turned into a trickle, and the few I have taken sometimes look nothing like the rigid rule set I teach in the course.
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  4. Mastering Day Trading Options: The Power of Selling Premium
    Mastering Day Trading Options: The Power of Selling Premium

    Day trading options can be a lucrative venture for traders who understand the intricacies of the options market. Unlike the typical buy-and-hold strategy, day trading involves quick decision-making and strategic planning to capitalize on short-term movements in the market.

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  5. Understanding SPX vs SPY: Choosing the Best Vehicle for Your Trading Strategy
    Understanding SPX vs SPY: Choosing the Best Vehicle for Your Trading Strategy

    Deciding between SPX and SPY for your investments? The key difference lies in SPX being a non-tradable index and SPY a tradable ETF. Our guide focuses on the distinct trading dynamics and opportunities each presents, helping clarify which might suit your strategy without overwhelming you with the finer points reserved for our in-depth exploration of “spx vs spy”.

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  6. Mastering the Options Wheel Strategy: A Comprehensive Guide
    Mastering the Options Wheel Strategy: A Comprehensive Guide

    The Options Wheel Strategy is a methodical approach to options trading that combines both income generation and potential stock ownership in a seamless cycle.

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