The physicist’s systematic approach to trading

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Building High Profitability Trades Using Seasonal Trend Analysis

How 56 years of historical data reveals McDonald's most predictable pattern, and why March 22 to May 6 might be the best seasonal window...

Cash Secured Puts as Income Strategy

Selling a cash-secured put is one of the cleanest income strategies in options trading, but it has its own risks, and it must be done right. In this post, we break down...

Systematic Approach to Options Trading

In my previous series of blog posts on (Pin Risk and Max Pain), we explored how massive open interest at specific strikes creates gravitational forces that pull stock...

Pin Risk: How High Open Interest Creates Price Gravity

Max Pain tells us where the equilibrium point sits. But what's the actual mechanism that pulls the price toward it? Why do stocks repeatedly close within pennies of high...

Max Pain in Options Trading: Manipulation or Market Dynamics?

It's Friday late evening, and I am trading options. The market closes in a few hours, and I am monitoring my positions before the options expiration. I am watching SPY...

Options Liquidity and Market Execution

Before any option trade, I spend a lot of time analyzing the market, identifying a perfect setup, calculating my edge, and then I enter the trade. My thesis plays out...