Market Analysis and Straddle Adjustment Strategies (2024-10-15)

This is how the market looked yesterday:

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And this is how it looks today:

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Positions

/ESZ24 Oct 18th 7/8DTE Short Straddle

Closed for +$537.50 (+15%) return since Oct 11, 2024 at 7:57 PM

/ESZ24 Oct 18th 3DTE Short Straddle

Closed for +$325 (+10%) return since Oct 14, 2024 at 3:29 PM

/ESZ24 Oct 23rd 7/8DTE Short Straddle

So far, +$62.50 (+1.5%) return since Oct 15, 2024 at 4:18 PM

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Experiments

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

/ESZ24 Oct 16th 3DTE Short Straddle (Exp)

So far, +$281.25 (+7.6%) return since Oct 13, 2024 at 6:08 PM

/ESZ24 Oct 28th 14DTE Short Straddle (Exp)

So far, -$25 (-0.5%) return since Oct 14, 2024 at 6:46 PM

/ESZ24 Nov 12th 1M Short Straddle (Exp)

So far, +$87.50 (+0.9%) return since Oct 13, 2024 at 9:55 AM