There's a kind of loss in options trading that stings more than any other.
Not the one where you were wrong. Wrong on the direction, wrong on the timing — those you live with. You missed it. Fine. Move on.
The one that eats at you is when you were right. You called the stock. It moved. You logged in expecting green. And the position was flat. Or red. Or gone.
That happens every day. And there's a specific reason.
A cost runs against every options position from the moment you enter. It works every day you hold, whether the stock moves or not. Be right too slowly and you hand the whole trade back to the market.
The check that catches it takes ten seconds. One number. Before you enter.
That check is one of five in a free report I put together — The 60-Second Checklist That Stops a Bad Options Trade Before You Ever Click "Buy."
The other four cover position sizing, stop-loss failure, the most dangerous setup beginners are taught to make first, and the five-second question that separates traders who last from those who don't.
Under a minute to run. Every trade. Before a dollar goes on. Normally $29.97. Free today. Yours to keep.
— Don Kaufman
P.S. If you've closed a trade at a loss and thought "but I was right" — one of these five checks is the answer. It's the section on the silent daily cost. Read that one first. Grab your copy.