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How to Trade Vertical Spreads Like a Pro

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Verticals as fundamental strategies

  • Verticals are most important fundamental strategies
  • Used in simple to complex strategies
  • Verticals and spreads used interchangeably
  • Defined profit and max risk before trade
  • Probability of profit and loss defined
2:32lesson

Risk management with verticals

  • Verticals help manage risk
  • Narrow verticals have lower risk
  • Risk defined by strike prices
  • Build confidence with low-risk trades
4:52lesson

Bullish and bearish verticals

  • Bullish: short put vertical, long call vertical
  • Bearish: long put vertical, short call vertical
  • Risk reward varies by strike prices
  • Tailor strategies to market outlook
7:02lesson

Risk profiles of bullish verticals

  • Short put spread max profit 57
  • Max loss defined by strike difference
  • Long call spread max profit 96
  • Max loss defined by debit paid
9:13lesson

Bearish verticals and risk

  • Long put spread max profit defined
  • Max loss defined by debit paid
  • Short call spread max profit defined
  • Risk stops at defined point
11:31lesson

Combining verticals into complex strategies

  • Iron condor combines short put and short call verticals
  • Butterfly combines long and short put verticals
  • Strategies have defined profit and loss
  • Understanding verticals simplifies complex trades
13:49lesson

Unbalanced butterflies and risk

  • Unbalanced butterfly combines long put and short put verticals
  • Max profit at specific strike level
  • Embedded short put spread drives butterfly
  • Verticals help understand complex positions

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