OIL / CL - Large bullish weekly candle - Get ready for blastoff!This video discussed the large bullish weekly pinbar setup that has formed in light crude. I discussed the current market structure, trading tips and trade ideas. Notes from the video are posted below.
**Current Market Structure**
-Long term bullish trend
-Price has stayed within bullish channel
-Large bullish weekly candle from pullback off of key support
**Trading Tips**
-Chances are higher now that price makes a string bullish run up to $75 and may even make a quick run to 80.
-Keep in mind that oil is generally a volatile product and large out-sized moves are common.
-This can be traded as pure directional using either futures, CFDs, or ETFs(with oil exposure), but due to the high IV I am looking to get both directional and short premium, which can be done by selling puts.
-Either enter on a retracement around $69 (more risky) or a break above the weekly candle around $71.25(less risky)
-Price targets are $75 and $80
**Trade Ideas**
-Sold a put w/ $61.50 strike(15 delta, 30 DTE) when price was at $67
-Rolled that put up to $64 strike(17 delta, 27 DTE) when price was at $69
-Now that we have a price action signal I am considering rolling up to a 30 delta option($66) to get more directional
-Keep in mind that September light crude is at 68.14, $2 below spot price
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OIL /CL USO - Short Premium - Short put into high IV for $$$The 1 year IVR in USO has reached 93%, and has reach 100% on the 90 day IVR. This is exactly when we want to begin selling premium. In this case I decided not to sell a straddle(selling both a put and a call), because I don't like the upside risk I would be taking on. With this trade, selling a put, we are both selling premium and getting directional.
Technically I like this trade because price is reaching a key support of $66.30 where I think oil could find a floor and even pop a bit higher from here as bulls begin stepping in.
The specific trade I took was the short put @ 61.50 w/ 30 DTE. It has a 15 delta (85% chance of full profitability), with a break even of $61. Oil would have to fall another 10% in the next 30 days just to hit break even, so I like the odds.