It’s a shock that blindsides many traders: you wake up to find a carefully managed position simply gone, closed without your direct instruction. In this deep dive, we reveal the "bedrock law" of the brokerage business: their primary job is to protect their own capital, and your account protection is often a secondary side effect. We unpack the most common "gut-punch" triggers for auto-liquidation, from the dreaded margin call to expiration riskwhere a broker steps in to prevent you from takin...
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It’s a shock that blindsides many traders: you wake up to find a carefully managed position simply gone, closed without your direct instruction. In this deep dive, we reveal the "bedrock law" of the brokerage business: their primary job is to protect their own capital, and your account protection is often a secondary side effect. We unpack the most common "gut-punch" triggers for auto-liquidation, from the dreaded margin call to expiration riskwhere a broker steps in to prevent you from takin...
Before You Trade: Here’s How to Know If a Stock Is Trending or Just Drifting
Options Trading Podcast
18 minutes
3 weeks ago
Before You Trade: Here’s How to Know If a Stock Is Trending or Just Drifting
In options trading, your biggest edge comes from answering one critical question before entry: Is the stock trending or is it ranging? Getting this decision alignment wrong turns a high-probability trade into a guaranteed loser—imagine buying calls in a sideways market, or selling an Iron Condor right before a breakout! This episode is your actionable guide to confidently defining the market environment. We walk through a powerful four-tool checklist to confirm the market's conviction: Moving...
Options Trading Podcast
It’s a shock that blindsides many traders: you wake up to find a carefully managed position simply gone, closed without your direct instruction. In this deep dive, we reveal the "bedrock law" of the brokerage business: their primary job is to protect their own capital, and your account protection is often a secondary side effect. We unpack the most common "gut-punch" triggers for auto-liquidation, from the dreaded margin call to expiration riskwhere a broker steps in to prevent you from takin...