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  3. TrustyJules

    Welcome to SteadyYields

    LOL in the proverbial words: "When I die I want to come back as the bond market because then you can intimidate anybody."
  4. mrputsncalls

    Welcome to SteadyYields

    We also have to be sceptical about the efficient market hypothesis. "Hypothesis" btw, not a theory. The way I reject the hypothesis for myself is I look at the list of the most successful hedge fund managers, hedge funds in general, successful traders from books on the biographies of those. The list is long. None of these people's success would have been possible if the hypothesis was true.
  5. SBatch

    Welcome to SteadyYields

    We will not be affecting the largest market in the world (Treasury), I assure you. Petrodollar system is a very convincing reason.
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  7. VNambula

    Welcome to SteadyYields

    If we were to apply the 'Efficient market' theory to this strategy; as more and more people trade this strategy, the advantage afforded by this correlation of CL with TLT should slowly reduce. But it is interesting to note that this trend existed for past 20 years! Wonder what makes it tick. I read some of the links posted in the thread, but I am not finding them very convincing. Of course, I wish the lagging correlation continues to exist!!
  8. Caribbean Ice

    Tradier Brokerage Special Offer

    does Tradier have stops on spreads
  9. SBatch

    Welcome to SteadyYields

    I pay attention to trend lines and ranges on the 30 year bond.
  10. TrustyJules

    The bankrupt banks SBNY/SIVB - what happens with puts

    There will be a blog post with the case my post refers to (not SVN or SBNY).
  11. ProfitInvest

    The bankrupt banks SBNY/SIVB - what happens with puts

    Interesting read, just saw this and it literally brings to mind what happens if leveraging the married put strategy for those tickers. Thanks for sharing @TrustyJules
  12. Drizzle_268

    Welcome to SteadyYields

    Do you preform any technical analysis when you’re looking at the two securities?
  13. ItsNoahTime

    Welcome to SteadyYields

    I feel the same way about this strategy. SteadyOptions is great, but the SteadyYields trades have been more profitable and the fills happen faster. The only advantage of SteadyOptions is the proven longevity. I have probably mid-level knowledge on options trading and SteadyYield's spreads are easier to understand and somewhat replicate if there's liquidity issues. I am also pretty excited about the fund/s. Seeing how awesome SteadyYields has done has alleviated some of my anxieties about the fund's performance (it's my first fund). The convenience and discipline of the fund manager, while also boasting market beating returns, is literally exactly what I've been looking for. There's syndicate funds, but usually I don't see them making as much as the potential CAGR of these. Either way, I'm pretty stoked about finding this website as it's always been "steady."
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  15. Kim

    Welcome to SteadyYields

    It depends on the strikes. If using they same strikes, they would have the same (or very similar) Greeks. Different strikes would have different effect on the Greeks. @Yowster wrote an article recently how IV impacts different trades - https://steadyoptions.com/articles/the-impact-of-implied-volatility-iv-on-popular-options-trades-r805/
  16. falkor

    Welcome to SteadyYields

    My understanding is that the payoff graphs are identical for credit and debit spreads, with the only difference being the payoff timing (whether credit received up front or over the life of the trade), assuming IV doesn't change. Credit spreads are short vol (-ve vega), so work well if you don't expect IV to increase too much. In contrast debit spreads are long vol and work better if you expect IV to go up (eg sudden move). @Kim @SBatch am I on the right track?
  17. SBatch

    Welcome to SteadyYields

    I will use TMF as long as there continue to be no liquidity concerns.
  18. SBatch

    Welcome to SteadyYields

    Max estimated drawdown for SV is also around 20%. Yes both could be traded in a $20k account.
  19. jvo

    Welcome to SteadyYields

    Thanks for this Sbatch. Wondering how this strategy would look alongside SteadyVol within the same account. I believe SteadyVol was attempting to keep the max drawdowns to around 30%. If wanting to run both in the same account, can this be done with $20k (assuming the $10k model trades for each strategy) without running into any margin issues?
  20. SBatch

    Welcome to SteadyYields

    I keep the max estimated drawdown to around 20%.
  21. SBatch

    Welcome to SteadyYields

    I use credit spreads unless I am anticipating a very sharp elongated move. I want to be Theta positive while I wait for the move to play out, and rolling allows to also capitalize on Delta. For example, the model portfolio is up about 50% MTD using only credit spreads.
  22. Drizzle_268

    Welcome to SteadyYields

    With such a year return, what is the max drawdown in this strategy?
  23. drkats

    Welcome to SteadyYields

    @SBatch and team, thank you for rolling out this strategy. Looks straightforward. Question: how do you determine whether to use TMF or TLT?
  24. Bullfighter

    Welcome to SteadyYields

    I find SY way less involved, as you don't need to focus in a plethora of securities. Also, you execute less trades overall. The profit percent per trade is higher, so timeliness of execution is less of a factor. Sometimes you can get better pricing, but it's a coin flip. Still, you shouldn't dilly dally and place the order sooner rather than later, as the thesis can play out without you.
  25. Alpha Harvester

    Welcome to SteadyYields

    Credit spreads obviously work nicely for the delta neutral (iron condor) trades on TMF/TLT. How do you decide whether to use a debit or credit spread for the directional (bullish/bearish TMF/TLT) trades?
  26. Alex_london

    Welcome to SteadyYields

    I used to be a subscriber to SteadyOptions however given the time commitment required I couldn't continue, what is the level of difficulty of the implementation of this strategy (e.g. beginner options trader, advanced options trader) and what is the time commitment? thanks
  27. Optrader

    Uvxy options

    I had a few options positions in uvxy pre reverse split. All those options are not tradeable. cannot close. Saying invalid. Not sure what to do. I will open ameritrade case for this. Anyone experienced this before ?
  28. Pinkwolf3

    TOS on Linux, How to improve performance

    Adding those options to the "thinkorswim.vmoptions" file sounds like a straightforward solution. It's great that you discovered a method to optimize Java's utilization of the graphics card, thereby enhancing the performance of trading platforms on Linux systems.
  29. Pinkwolf3

    tastytrade review (Tom Sosnoff)

    I'm not familiar with tastytrade, but if someone suggests they've found the holy grail, we should approach it cautiously. I value the diverse range of strategies we discuss at steadyoptions. Diversity is essential for success in all aspects of life.
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