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Trade Execution Planner Module 6 Review 6 Key Principles Walkthroughs of Entering & Exiting Trades Big Mistake To Avoid Action Items To Take 2
Trade Execution Planner 3
You make mistakes 4
You re always late You re taken advantage of 5
You re not focused You need it to be 2 nd nature 6
Key Principles To Executing Your Trades 1 7
The Risk Graph is where you model all your trades BEFORE you place them. All the info you need is right here. 8
#1 Verify the Prob ITM Ask yourself: Is the Prob ITM < 30%? 9
#2 Look at the Credit Ask yourself: Is this worth it? Run the # s: Credit of $68 50% profit target is = $34 10 contracts would be $340 #3 Look at the Bid & Ask spread Ask yourself: Are they close enough? Is it reasonable? Run the # s: Fairly close = reasonable Wide = not reasonable 10
#4 Note the price to Exit trade Ask yourself: Where will I exit the trade? (hint: your short strike) #5 Note the price where you ll Adjust the trade Ask yourself: Where will I adjust the trade? Halfway 11
#1 Verify the Delta Ask yourself: Is the Delta within +/-0.08? 12
#5 Note the where you ll Adjust the trade Ask yourself: What is the Delta now? When the Delta changes by 0.20. 13
Save the Risk Graph as a Page 1. Click File 2. Click Save Page As 3. Name trade Open the Page Anytime These files can only be read inside OptionsPro. 1. Click File 2. Click Open Page 3. Select & Open your file 14
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Morning Rally, late day decline. The market topped on this bar, the patient trader would have waited. The high was made in the first 15 Minutes, and down the rest of the day. 16
3 OptionsPro gives you the target price, which is the midpoint between the Bid and Ask. Take the price of.85 to your broker and use a Limit Order. 17
Special Note on Deviating from Midpoint: You can adjust the order a bit. Try not to go beyond 10% of the midpoint. Remember Lower Price = Lower Credit Lower Credit = Lower Profits For Example: If you don t get filled at.85 you can lower your price. In this case,.85 would mean a low order.77 18
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Remember, its all right here 24
Entry Price =.85 Stop Price = $110.00 (Short Strike) 25
Profit Target of $42.50 =.42 (50% of credit received) Entry Price Adjustment price Short Strike Adjustment Price of 111.00 (½ way between entry and short strike) 26
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The Midpoint is multiplied by the number of Contracts 47.25 / 50 =.945 or.95 Tip: You can Model 1 Contract to see the Midpoint In most brokerages this is a Vertical Spread 28
Credit of.95 per contract GTC or Good Til Canceled 29
Credit should match Risk Graph Fill Prices 30
Click EDIT SPREAD and Enter Fill Prices 31
Real Time Profits based on Midpoints 32
Credit of $4,750 Profit target of $2,375 23.75 / 50 =.475 or.48 Another way to think about it: Profit Target is 50% of original limit order.95 / 2 =.475 or.48 When you take profits it s a Debit Order. 33
Make sure it s GTC Since you sold it for $4,750 Buying back for $2,400 Profits of $2,350 34
The Midpoint is multiplied by the number of Contracts 7.70 / 10 =.77 35
Adjustment price Adjustment price Adjustment Prices: 211.50 205.75 (½ way between entry and short strike) 36
Credit of.77 for Entry Order GTC Total after Commission aligns With Risk Graph 37
Fill Prices 38
Click EDIT SPREAD and Enter Fill Prices Real Time Profits based on Midpoints 39
Fill Price was.75 (used a market order for demo) 25% of.75 =.1875.75 -.19 =.56 40
Click on Trade Debit GTC order of.56 41
Sold for $750 Buy back for $560 ($620 w/commission) 42
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Congratulations! You made it! 44
Find Set-up Goal of OptionsPro Generate 5-15% a month trading options. Manage 45