Market Analysis and Straddle Adjustment Strategies (2024-09-24)

This is how the market looked yesterday:

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And this is how it looks today:

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Existing Positions

New Position

/ESZ24 Oct 2nd 7/8 DTE Short Straddle

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Experiments

Some trades that I’m following to learn and try out other strategies.

0 DTE

2/3 DTE

/ESZ24 Sep 26th 3DTE Short Straddle (Exp)

Closed for +$587.50 return since Sep 23, 2024 at 3:20 PM

/ESZ24 Sep 27th 3DTE Short Straddle (Exp)

New 3 DTE Expiry Straddle

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7/8 DTE

/ESZ24 Sep 26th 7DTE Short Straddle

Leaving it on. It may be ok to close it now for around 10% profit of initial credit. One of the rules to determine is if it is ok to close for less than the profit target (~15%) Or keep it open a day before expiry 🤔

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/ESZ24 Oct 1st 7/8DTE Short Straddle (Exp)

Looking ok for now

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Others