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In terms of an exit strategy, when i want to exit a sell position when option price doubles. Do you exit the BUY at the same time? (As it was a spread trade).
Did you do it with stock options or future options (in case of tastytrade that would be the ETF)?
I find it easier to use future options, since they are less erratic that single stock options. (Although i also sell stock put for stocks I would like to own eventually).
If you are always in the red with future options you probably should examine the way you chose the trade you are doing and although the delta and DTE you use.
IMO:you should choose a low delta and a DTE around 100 days and look if seasonality is in your favour and look at obvious support/resistance. If you are always in red then you are probably very unlucky or you manage our trades not good. (e.g. go out to soon or way to late)
For the first year of my option trading, I traded the smallest lot possible (1), and only used small deltas, about 2 or 3.
Just to get my feet wet.
For the first year or so one should not try to make big gains. Just breaking even is enough, it is a learning experience.
The tastytrade way is to trade very often. I find it is too often if you are a beginner. It is better to focus on good trade choice and execution and management.
One of the main things, which is not much discussed at tastytrade, is the importance of patience. Most of the time of the option trader is not spend with trading, but with waiting and researching.
Tastytrade are a broker, so they are interested that you have many trades all the time.
I am surprised that almost every future is today negative. ES, ZB, GC &c.
Is this by chance, or does is everything is positively correlated now (via the USD)?