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Member of the month award for February goes to @tooriginal for his continuous contribution of trading ideas and valuable commentary. Here is another example of a member who has been with us for less than 3 months.

Thanks everyone for the nice comments. I've learned a lot on the forum and enjoy contributing when I can. Looking forward to a full year of trading with the SO strategies and learning more still.

Depends on if the earning is before market open or after market close. If BMO Tuesday, then friday is T-0. If AMC Tuesday, then friday is T-1 and tuesday is T-0

I just count the trading days. I don't think that debate is settled. Some may say that the friday afternoon price already accounts for the weekend.

Hi @Djtux I have one question please. Do you account for week end in you DTE calculation or you just count only trading days. Because it seems you have continuous dte from t-30 to t0 but options loose value during week ends. Thanks

I have recently signed up with VolatilityHQ, as it is clearly an essential tool for anyone using the Steady Options trading strategy. Unfortunately, VolatilityHQ provide no documentation on how best to use their platform. Likewise the 2 threads here where new users generally get directed, VolatilityHQ Official Thread (18 pages) and Tools To Analyze The Earnings Trades (3 pages), I find difficult to understand & navigate. Ideally, I feel new members need a dedicated webinar/video/walkthrough that illustrates how an experienced trader uses the platform to test potential trades. I can muddle my way through with VolatilityHQ but I am painfully aware that I am not using the platform to it's full potential. It is a case of 'I don't know what I don't know'. I understand if I have specific questions I can ask and someone on the forums will almost certainly answer but given how critical VolatilityHQ is to our success, I believe we need something more to assist us in the beginning. Watching an experienced trader, use the platform to its full potential would be incredibly valuable, certainly to me and I suspect others. To paraphrase, I may be in the "explain it to me like I am a golden retriever" category. I am finding the Steady Options learning curve steep and VolatilityHQ is definitely one of the more frustrating aspects for me. Having said all that I am enjoying the process immensely and I have committed a great deal of time, effort and lets face it, money to being successful in my quest to become a profitable option trader. Thanks