Blockhead Traders Weekly

Feb 03 2025 202 ep. 36 mins
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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

Reflections: sprocket888 and viperxl007 look back at 2024.

Dec 23 2024 46 mins  
In this week’s episode, sprocket888 and viperxl007 look back at 2024. This is the time of year when the two traders highlight the most memorable and proud moments and the most significant learning moments. As the year passes, it is sometimes hard to see all the events from an aggregate perspective. Looking back at the… Read More »Reflections: sprocket888 and v

Defining the risk: Selling options safely.

Dec 16 2024 48 mins  
In this week’s episode, sprocket888 goes over what is known as an Option Spread or an Option Vertical. This is a type of trade where both the gain and loss potential are fully defined and limited. In understanding this trade type, you can use the high probability strategy of selling out-of-the-money options while containing and… Read More »Defining the risk: S

The final countdown: The traders’ plans for the balance of 2024.

Dec 09 2024 35 mins  
In this week’s episode, sprocket888 and viperxl007 discuss their plans for the balance of the trading year. They both will exercise patience as neither one feels overly optimistic about the general markets. There are, for sure, a lot of opportunities that could be floating around out there, but patience is the key. When they talk… Read More »The final countdow

Managing a breach: Not all trades are perfect.

Dec 02 2024 27 mins  
Trader sprocket888 recently opened up a trade on the Russel index. The trade was selling a short strangle on the index. He was looking to capitalize on the pre-election volatility. However, The Russell has far exceeded the expected move to the upside post-elections. This has caused the trade to be in the red by a… Read More »Managing a breach: Not all trades are per