BAT Option strategy has become popular now. let's decode the strategy and its variations.
BAT option Strategy Thread 🧵
Various names of BAT Option Strategy
1. BAT Strategy 2. CAT Strategy 3. BATMAN strategy 4. Double Ratio Spread 5. ‘V’ Spread 6. ‘M’ Spread
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(i) BAT Strategy Construction.
The Typical construction of BAT strategy is…
Call Ratio Spread + Put Ratio Spread with same expiry
Tips: One should cover the Pay-off diagram with 1SD range to have higher probabilities of success.
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(ii) Conservative BAT strategy
Call Ratio Spread + Put Ratio Spread + Protection on both the tail end.
Advantages of having Protected end BAT Strategy is... 1. Reduced Margin. 2. Black swan proof.
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(iii) BAT Strategy with Ratio Variation
Typically, People will use from 2x to 5x ratio spread to make BAT strategy.
Anything beyond 5x ratio is overkill and would result in higher draw down and higher capital to manage the positions.
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(iv) @trendrooster
, we are more comfortable with 3x Ratio. Which is not low and not high when compared with 5x ratio.
Advantages of having Optimum ratio is…
1.T+0 slope is smoother
2.Margin friendly
3.Adjustable with less capital
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(v) Can I enter BAT Strategy on Weekly / Monthly?
@trendrooster, we deploy this strategy on
Bi-Weekly
Monthly
Bi-Monthly
Result Trade
Yearly
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(vi) Can I trade BAT Strategy with stock options?
Yes. You can trade stock option with BAT option strategy. However, follow these rules to stay out of troubles. (1) Trade only the liquid stocks. (2) Close the trade before the expiry week.
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(vii) On which Volatility the BAT Strategy suites?
Well, BAT strategy is kind of allrounder except on low Volatility environment.
Ideally, Mid to High Vol
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(Viii) How to adjust the BAT Option strategy?
Well, there is no single way to adjust the strategy, In Trendrooster we have devised 10 flavors of adjustments to any options profile.
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(Viii)a
It could be short straddle / Short strangle / calendar or BAT all fits into the 10 flavors of adjustments.
Disclaimer – Do not deploy the strategy blindly without knowing the Good/bad/ugly part of the strategy.
I recommend to test the strategy for last 12months and practice them with paper trade before entering into real money.
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How 1 Standard deviation (1SD) will help Non-directional option trade as an edge?
We all know 1SD on the normal distribution it covers 68% probability. This is well known fact and it will remain same. Of course, once the distribution is changed based on movement, time duration or volatility it will increase or decrease the 1SD level.
So, 1SD is not constant and it will expand or shrink based on the above scenario. As a non-directional trader, one must have constant eye on 1SD level to match up the strikes with the current market condition.
This is the story of this week (WIT) trade.
09/04/2021 - Friday
As per rule book I started the weekly #IM3 model on Last Friday. This model is versatile enough and works on most of the IV environments. It comes with 50% hedge of all the Sells involved.
09/04/2021 - Friday
09/04(Friday) movement was within the 1SD boundaries and didn’t require any adjustments. Capital used ~12L
12/04/2021 - Monday
Big Gap down and its almost -900 points or so. That is about to threaten the Put side wing thus initiated the adjustment. And made the profile centre and covered 1SD. Capital used ~20L
I had few questions about the Calendar spread and its robustness.
By default, The design of Calendar or Diagonal are not robust enough to trade all months. Because of few factors…
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Cons. 1. Too much Vega positive. 2. Option Modelling software will not plot Calendar profile properly. 3. Gamma effect.
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Let me address, how I fixed those Cons to make it work as All-rounder profile.
1.Too much Vega positive.
This is really good on falling market but not certainly for Raising market. The Positive Vega calendar spread will blead on bullish market.
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