Class #1 With Dan: Calendar, Double Diagonal, and Double Calendar Basics

0- Intro

4:00- Whiteboard presentation: How do Calendars work?

10:30- Whiteboard Presentation: How do Butterflies work?

15:10- Whiteboard Presentation: How do Double Diagonals work (Iron Condor alternative)

23:25- Compare and Contrast Calendars and Double Calendars versus Double Diagonals

30:25- Two Class Trades for Today

59:42- END

0- Intro and today’s outline

8:25- Teaching ” The Greeks” by looking at an IBM Options Chain

14:10- ” Greeks” and Graph of a Calendar Trade

18:45- Greeks and Graph of a Double Diagonal (Alternative to an Iron Condor)

21:34- List of Stock Candidates for Calendars and Double Diagonals

26:09- Single Calendars with 30 Days Duration

29:15- 30-60 Day Calendars

38- When to start 30-60 Day Duration Single Calendars more out-of-the-money

45:35- Guidelines for 30 Day Calendars including adjustments and risk management

1:13:05- Single Calendars 7-10 Days Duration

1:20:30- Guidelines for 7-10 Day Calendars in Indexes

1:25:00- Review of Class Trades

1:43- END

0- Introduction and today’s outline and announcements

9:40- 9 Day Double Calendar in RUT

18:30- 36 Day Double Calendar RUT

26:05- Double Calendar Guidelines

40:20- Adjusting a Double Calendar into a Triple Calendar

53:35- Single Calendars when VIX is High

55:15- Live Double Diagonal Class Trade in IBM

1:01:20- Review Short Term Calendar Class Trade in SPX

1:04:20- Double Diagonal Guidelines

1:08:20- Reverse Calendars

1:16- END