Credit the Sell-off

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This is a discussion of the "Credit the Sell-off" strategy.

Credit the Selloff is a bullish strategy that sells a put credit spread when a stock is deeply oversold (14-day RSI below 25) and flat or down for the day, exiting when 50% of the credit is captured, RSI rises above 40, or earnings are two days away—whichever comes first.

Overview

  • Short Put Spread
  • 2 legs

Credit the Sell-off Strategy Settings

Credit the Sell-off Open Conditions:

  • 14 Day RSI below 25
  • On the day, the stock moves down 0% or more
  • On a scale of 1 to 5 (best) the minimum liquidity for an option trade is 4

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Details on Options TradeMachine is Selecting for Credit the Sell-off Strategy:

  • 1x short 50 delta call near 30 days to expiration
  • 1x long 40 delta call near 30 days to expiration

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Earnings Handling for Credit the Sell-off Strategy:

Credit the Sell-off Close Conditions:

  • 14 Day RSI above 40
  • Close 2 days before earnings
  • Gains are above 50%
  • Options reach expiration

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Open next trade for Credit the Sell-off:

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