Blockhead Traders Weekly

Mar 03 2025 206 ep. 36 mins
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Mechanics of Option Buying: viperxl007 experiments with buying options.

Mar 03 2025 50 mins  
In this week’s episode, sprocket888 is joined by viperxl007, who take a look at the buying options strategy. This is something that viperxl007 has started to experiment with. Historically, this is the exact opposite strategy that sprocket888 uses. However, the mechanics of options are something that sprocket888 knows very well. Viperxl007 bought options in two… Rea

Boost your yield: By Selling Calls safely.

Feb 24 2025 20 mins  
In this week’s episode, sprocket888 looks at a time when he thinks it makes sense to sell a Call. Following this guidance in this episode will help you boost your returns of holding stock while taking on little to no additional risk. Selling covered calls has been a method that sprocket888 has used to increase… Read More »Boost your yield: By Selling Calls saf

Never stop learning: Stick to fundamentals while exploring new thinking.

Feb 17 2025 44 mins  
In this week’s episode, sprocket888 is joined with viperxl007. sprocket888 first quickly recaps one of the biggest earning premium selling plays he has ever had. After that, sprocket888 talks through two recent earnings trades selling premium going into them. Viperxl007 then talks about his exploration of some new scalping approaches. In this, he looks at… Read Mor

Stick to the plan: A lesson on how things can turn on a dime.

Feb 10 2025 40 mins  
In this week’s episode, viperxl007 and sprocket888 examine the recent market whipsaw action. First, sprocket888 talks about a premium selling trade he had on /RTY. With the massive volatility, he found his position in the money. Going down to the wire, he ended up taking assignment at expiration. Then, just before the market opened the… Read More »Stick to the

A thesis tested: DeepSeek news sends shockwaves through the market.

Feb 03 2025 40 mins  
In this week’s episode, viperxl007 and sprocket888 take a look at the AI trade. Most recently, the market news hit a company out of China, DeepSeek, that reportedly could attain ChatGPT-like performance on a fraction of the power and cost. This news story sent shockwaves through the market as many traders began to question the… Read More »A thesis tested: Deep

Bitcoin front and center: A deeper look at the latest headlines.

Jan 27 2025 44 mins  
In this week’s episode, viperxl007 is back. Bitcoin has been in the mainstream media news a lot lately. The big topic concerns the US National Reserve of Bitcoin. viperxl007 and sprocket888 look deeper at this and ponder the question of ‘why?’. From there, they go through a thought exercise about the future of Bitcoin and… Read More »Bitcoin front

When trades go bad: Keep on rollin’.

Jan 20 2025 29 mins  
In this week’s episode, sprocket888 reviews two recent trades that have been a significant breach to the upside. Both $SNOW and $COIN were premium selling trades that have taken off like a rocket to the upside, going as far as $100 in the money. This is a worst-case scenario when it comes to selling option… Read More »When trades go bad: Keep on rollin’.

Suprise Opportunity: Volatility opened up on /RTY.

Jan 13 2025 19 mins  
In this week’s episode, sprocket888 reviews a surprise trading opportunity surfacing on the /RTY last week. Heading into the week, nothing emerged as a trade to take. sprocket888 was planning on just sitting back through the week to see what might open up in the coming weeks. However, at the tail end of the week,… Read More »Suprise Opportunity: Volatility ope

Secondary Signals: A way to fine-tune your trade.

Jan 06 2025 25 mins  
In this week’s episode, sprocket888 is getting ready for the first trades of 2025. As part of the preparations, there are secondary signals that he uses to help fine-tune his trade. In this episode, he talks about these secondary signals that he uses. They don’t mean anything to him by themselves, but when used with… Read More »Secondary Signals: A way t

Come on baby, don’t fear assignment.

Dec 30 2024 31 mins  
In this week’s episode, sprocket888 looks deeply at option assignment. Option assignment is when the buyer chooses to exercise the option or when the option is in the money at expiration. Assignments do not happen often, but they do and will happen at some point. As with everything we discuss on this show, understanding is… Read More »Come on baby, don’t