Van Tharp – Sideways Market Strategies Workshop
About Course:
What Will You Learn:- Understand the concepts of trading sideways markets and when they are likely to occur.
- Identify and define sideways markets across various market cycles.
- Explore multiple methods to measure market types and determine the most suitable one for you.
- Implement strategies for trading based on market volatility, including options spreads, condors, and butterflies.
- Use options to hedge, speculate, and generate income in sideways markets.
- Apply effective risk management techniques for options trading.
- Develop the psychology and mindset necessary for successfully trading sideways markets.
- Learn techniques to create and follow a structured trading plan.
- Build a long-term trading strategy adaptable to all market types.
- Gain practical skills through simulations and real-world examples.
- Adapt and succeed in both quiet and volatile sideways markets.
What are Sideways Markets?
- Introduction – Outline and Overview
- Market Type Overview
- Determining Market Type
- Calculating Market Type
- Other Ways to Determine Market Type
- Bottom Line
- Historical Examples
- Big Picture
- Dalio Video Discussion
- Sentiment Indicators and Ted Spread
- Monitoring Plan and Big Picture Examples
- Sideways Psychology
- Introduction to Options
- Options Normality
- Options Volatility
- The Option Greeks
- Options Pricing Basics Quiz
- Option Strategies
- Leaps
- Examples
- Systems & Strategies: “Immunizing” Portfolios
- Strategies for longer-term investors in sideways quiet markets
- Strategies for longer-term investors in sideways volatile markets
- Strategies for intermediate term/swing timeframe in Sideways quiet markets
- Quick overview of Think or Swim Options capabilities
- Strategies for short-term Day Trading in Sideways volatile markets
- Rocks And Rockets System
- Options Strategies for Sideways Markets
- Strategies for Sideways Volatile Markets-Day Trading RLCO-based systems: The Owl
- Z3PO
- Collapsing Dragon
- Strategies for short-term/day trading in Sideways quiet markets
- ARLS System
- Bounce System
- Simulations
- Personal Psychology in Sideways Markets
- Final Q&A