Stock Market Options Trading14 Maalis 2025

144: A Simple Bear Market Hedging Strategy

📢 Read the full blog post with charts and performance data:

https://www.alphacrunching.com/blog/bear-market-hedging-strategy

Summary:

In this episode of the Stock Market Options Trading Podcast, we break down a bear market hedging strategy that just triggered given the current market conditions.

Right now, SPX is down about 10%—a textbook correction—but it’s also trading below the 200-day moving average, which we’re using as a key reference point for this strategy. While some traders debate whether this qualifies as a bear market, the real focus is on objective, rule-based trading to avoid emotional decisions during volatile times.

We discuss:

✅ How this strategy works – using SPX bear call spreads with a 14-day expiration

✅ Why it only triggers in bearish conditions – avoiding the drag of constant hedging

✅ Performance since 2017 – with a 77% win rate and key takeaways from past bear markets

✅ The importance of avoiding overtrading – staying mechanical when markets turn volatile

This isn’t an everyday trade—it only triggers in bearish conditions—but when it does, it has historically provided an edge in downturns without sacrificing gains in bullish markets.

🎧 Listen now and see if this trade is setting up for next week!

🔗 Full blog post with charts & backtest results: https://www.alphacrunching.com/blog/bear-market-hedging-strategy

Want to connect? Find me on X:

Eric O'Rourke: https://twitter.com/OptionAssassin

After that, join other listeners at https://StockMarketOptionsTrading.net and join the community for free right now where there are daily posts with clues to the where the market may be headed next.

Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice.

Tämä jakso on lisätty Podme-palveluun avoimen RSS-syötteen kautta eikä se ole Podmen omaa tuotantoa. Siksi jakso saattaa sisältää mainontaa.

Jaksot(187)

131: All Time Stock Market Highs! Now What?

In this episode, we'll cover some thoughts at what to think about the market here has we're hitting new all time highs post US Election. We've got several key economic reports coming this week too aro...

11 Marras 202417min

130: GOOGL Earnings Trade Success

In this episode, I walk through my recent GOOGL earning trade in which I held shares into the earnings event but added a risk free collar trade for protection. As you'll hear, the collar trade caps my...

30 Loka 202411min

129: Case Study: Take Profits Early or Hold To Expiration?

In this episode, we'll dive into an options strategy and compare backtest results of holding the trades to expiration, aka HTE, versus taking profits at 50% of the max gain. We'll discuss some of the ...

21 Loka 202419min

128: The New Spot Gamma TRACE Indicator Explained

In this episode, we have Brent Kachuba from Spot Gamma on to discuss their newly released game changing indicator called TRACE. The TRACE indicator is expertly designed to show options positioning fro...

27 Syys 202447min

127: The Psychology of Automated Trading w/ Mike Christensen of TradersPost.io

Greats discussion this week around the psychology of automated trading with Co-Founder Mike Christensen of TradersPost.io. Traders Post allows you to automate trades using buy and sell signals from pl...

12 Syys 202437min

126: For Every Strategy, Cash Is A Position

Patience and discipline are a big part of trading and when you are executing on a strategy, its important to understand that being in cash and not in a particular trade is part of that strategy.Want t...

3 Syys 20249min

125: What the Books Don’t Teach About Vertical Spreads

Updated options trading research now available in the SPX Income Masterclass geared towards beginners with small accounts and for those who don't want to watch the market all day. The strategies inclu...

23 Elo 202414min

124: S&P 500 Navigator: Short Term Bearish Thesis and Trade Idea

If you trade the S&P500, then this series is for you. In the S&P500 Navigator series, we'll discuss current market conditions including options positions, major economic events, and AlphaCrunching.com...

6 Elo 202413min