In the previous post, we discussed using long puts for deep hedging. But as mentioned, the scenarios that truly call for long-put hedges are typically panic-driven sell-offs—they don’t happen that often. Statistically, over the past ten years, they’ve occurred about once per year on average, and in some years they don’t occur at all.
By contrast, milder, more contained pullbacks happen many times every year. These ty...

[Live Options Webinar] Midweek 0DTE: A New Era for Mag 7 & IBIT Trading! 🚀
📅 Date: 3rd February 2026
⏰ Time: 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM (Malaysia Time)
🎙️ Speaker: Alwin (@Options Playbook)
The options game just changed. Starting January 26, 2026, the Magnificent 7 and IBIT have shifted to a Monday/Wednesday/Friday expiration cycle. This means more flexibility, lower premiums, and new risks you need to master.
Are you ready to trad...

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The precious metals rally that began in 2024 has now reached a fever pitch. Silver in particular has turned into a volatility monster: its spot ETF—SLV—was up as much as +14% intraday yesterday, finished the day +5%, and at one point was down nearly 9% from the intraday high.
This wasn’t just a big move—it was arguably the largest single-day intraday range SLV has seen since inception, and the magnitude of the swing was comparable to m...

In our previous post, we introduced three useful tools on moomoo that help investors read the pre-earnings options setup—so you can better judge whether it makes more sense to be an options buyer or an options seller. Starting from this episode, we’ll go step-by-step on how to build earnings strategies on buyer and seller.
This post focuses on buyer strategies. Next episode, we’ll cover seller strategies.
First of all, a hard truth: buyi...