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Which Option Strategies to use when can be done by below Cheat Sheet :
Option Strategy | Price Outlook | Volatility Outlook | Profit Potential | Risk |
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Long Calls(Naked Call Buy) | Bullish | Rising | Unlimited | Limited |
Long Puts(Naked Put Buy) | Bearish | Rising | Unlimited | Limited |
Short Calls(Naked Call Sell) | Bearish | Falling | Limited | Unlimited |
Short Puts(Naked Put Sell) | Bullish | Falling | Limited | Unlimited |
Covered Call | Bullish | Falling | Limited | Unlimited |
Protective Put | Bullish | Stable | Unlimited | Limited |
Bull Put Spread | Bullish | Rising | Limited | Limited |
Bear call Spread | Bearish | Falling | Limited | Limited |
Bull Call Spread | Bullish | Rising | Limited | Limited |
Bear Put Spread | Bearish | Falling | Limited | Limited |
Bear Call Ladder Strategy | Bearish | Falling | UnLimited | UnLimited |
Iron Condors | Neutral | Falling | Limited | Limited |
Iron Butterfly Spreads | Neutral | Falling | Limited | Limited |
Calendar Spreads | Neutral | Rising | Limited | Limited |
Double Calendars | Neutral | Rising | Limited | Limited |
Short Strangle | Neutral | Falling | Limited | Unlimited |
Short Straddle | Neutral | Falling | Limited | Unlimited |
Long Strangle | Neutral | Rising | Unlimited | Limited |
Long Straddle | Neutral | Rising | Unlimited | Limited |
Put RatioSpreads | Neutral to Bullish | Falling | Limited | Limited |
Put Ratio Back spreads | Neutral to Bearish | Rising | Unlimited | Limited |
Call Ratio Spreads | Neutral to Bearish | Falling | Limited | Unlimited |
Call Ratio Backspreads | Neutral to Bullish | Rising | Unlimited | Limited |
Poor Man’s Covered Call | Bullish | Falling | Limited | Limited |
Poor Man’s Covered put | Bearish | Rising | Limited | Limited |
The Collar | Bullish | Falling | Limited | Limited |
Broken Wing Butterfly With Puts | Bullish | Falling | Limited | Limited |
Broken Wing Butterfly With Calls | Bearish | Falling | Limited | Limited |
Synthetic Long Stock | Bullish | Neutral | Unlimited | Limited |
Synthetic Short Stock | Bearish | Neutral | Limited | Unlimited |
Risk Reversal | Bullish | Neutral | Unlimited | Limited |
Stock Repair Strategy | Bullish | Falling | Limited | Limited |