Risk Management8 min
What Is a Trading Risk Budget?
A trading risk budget is a predefined framework that sets the maximum amount of capital at risk at any given time — both per individual position and in total.…
Bernardo Rocha
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Options strategies, automated trading insights, and market education.
Risk Management8 min
How to Recover from a Losing Month in Options Trading
Recovering from a losing month in options trading starts with one non-obvious step: do nothing different. The instinct after a loss is to change something —…
Bernardo Rocha
Risk Management8 min
The Psychology of Holding Iron Condors Under Pressure
The biggest iron condor losses most traders experience are not caused by the market doing something unexpected. They are caused by what the trader does when…
Bernardo Rocha
Automated Trading7 min
How to Automate Iron Condor Trading Without Technical Skills
You can automate iron condor trading without writing a single line of code, setting up an API, or building a bot. The technical skills most people imagine are…
Bernardo Rocha
Options Education8 min
What Is the Most Consistent Options Strategy? A Data Analysis
The most consistent options strategy — measured by risk-adjusted returns over multi-year periods — is selling options premium through defined-risk strategies…
Bernardo Rocha
Speculation vs Income8 min
The Best Way to Earn Monthly Income from the Stock Market
The best way to earn monthly income from the stock market is selling options premium — specifically through iron condors. Of the available approaches, this…
Bernardo Rocha
Iron Condor Strategy8 min
How to Trade Around Earnings Using Non-Earnings Strategies
Trading around earnings without holding through the announcement means using the earnings IV cycle to your advantage while avoiding the binary risk of the…
Bernardo Rocha
Market Conditions7 min
What Is the Options Market's Implied Move for a Major Event?
The options market's implied move for a major event is approximated by dividing the at-the-money (ATM) straddle price by the current price of the underlying.…
Bernardo Rocha
Iron Condor Strategy7 min
Iron Condor in a High-Rate Environment: Adjustments Needed
In a high-rate environment, iron condor traders collect more premium for the same strike placement. Higher interest rates increase option prices through carry…
Bernardo Rocha
Automated Trading7 min
How Automated Trading Frees Up Time While Growing Wealth
Automated trading frees up time by handling the tasks that would otherwise keep you in front of a screen: monitoring positions, executing exits at profit…
Bernardo Rocha
Options Education7 min
What Is a Trading Edge and How to Find Yours
A trading edge is a repeatable statistical advantage: a method that produces positive expected value across a large sample of trades, not just a lucky streak.…
Bernardo Rocha
Risk Management7 min
How to Set Realistic Income Goals for Options Trading
Realistic income goals for options trading start with the math of what premium-selling strategies can generate across different account sizes and market…
Bernardo Rocha