Option Greeks Explained - COMPLETE BEGINNERS GUIDE (Part 4)

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Best description of the greeks I have heard to date. Importantly, you also describe their real world application. Thank you for the free material! Excellent stuff!

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I’m an options trader. I like to watch trading videos to laugh and remind myself how far I’ve come. This video however is really good. The gentleman recording this video is very trade articulate and it’s a great video unlike most vids on KZbin. The only thing I would add is if you don’t know how to read charts, none of this stuff is relevant so put the work in learning charts. Never listen to the news and keep emotions at bay 😊

[@skyviewtrading]

Thanks for the kind words! We do disagree with your last statement on charts a bit though. As neutral option premium sellers we can argue we don't even need to look at a chart to open and close our trades. Everything we need to make decisions can be found from the option chain! We like to say we are trading the probabilities and statistics from an option chain, rather than the opinions and emotions of a stock chart.

[@XTRADERXNYC]

@@skyviewtrading yes absolutely! I was taught to trade raw with no indicators. I just look for levels of interest and imbalances. I also traded the FX markets and that’s where I realized indicators and news don’t matter…at least for me and the way I trade. I realized the news always fits the chart. Even the options orders fit the chart too if you understand what I’m saying. A lot of people don’t lol. Good luck trading I hope you make a killing bro 🤝🤙💪🏼🙏

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Part 5 out now on our channel!

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What really made these videos stand out are the real life examples from the option chain. Great work. Thanks.

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Much appreciated! And yes, it's high level stuff so it's not easy to keep up with!

[@Motiontrades]

I am 17 have been position trading stocks and trading crypto for about a year now , I am completely new to options have been going through this course and it helps me understand so much , my real question is how did y’all learn to study this and get consistent with it ? I take notes but what strategies do y’all recommend to actually knowing it without looking back through your notes

[@MrAudacious21]

Great video! Very understandable. I’ve been trading and studying for years. Learned a lot. Thanks!

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Wow 6 days a go, glad to see another new post. Greeks was long overdue!

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[@hadassah22]

This is the type of video and explanation of the Greeks I was looking for. Very informative and easy to understand l. Thanks

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Excellent video!! Clear and precise!

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Great content! I had no idea about options trading 3 days ago and now I know the basics! Thanks man!

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[@bakedfish3200]

Can you make a video how to day trade options? Like what strike price and expiration dates to pick? I'm really learning alot from your videos. Thank you btw

[@skyviewtrading]

We have a video in the works on this topic! In the meantime, checkout our video from today on Part 5!

[@scottsmith4145]

Does implied volatility typically increase as you get closer to an earnings report?

[@vivekr2056]

Thank you so much brother I really like it i have watched so many videos to understand the option Greeks but I understand clearly after watching this video thank you so much bro ( I am from India)

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You are most welcome!

[@charlypetra191]

Thanks...More Clearly Define 1 point??? is it a percent, a dime, a dollar... I had to google it.

[@Lennakanci999]

1$

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Thank you for the great info, I am just starting to learn about options and you make it look easy, simple and very informative.

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[@derekfarago9969]

Good to see another video from you guys! Was a nice refresher course. Question about theta- does it decay continuously, lets say as each hour passes or is it only the next trading day?

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I found this series especially helpful. I was dreading having to watch the greeks vid, but you were able to convey the info very clearly and was surprised to find the video enjoyable. Thanks!

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[@0xRafito]

What do you mean by 1 point, $1 or 1% increases?

[@skyviewtrading]

Hello! 1 point would be 1 dollar

[@danielcrymes6000]

Best videos so far in explaining options. However, when discussing changes in Greeks value you keep referring to "point" changes but don't you mean "dollar" changes? There is a difference from a change in point vs. a change in dollar? You seem to go back and forth with these descriptions.

[@skyviewtrading]

Hey, thanks for the kind words and for watching! As for your question, the terms "point" and "dollar" are the same in this case. You will hear people use them interchangeably when chatting about the option market. Hopefully that makes sense!

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[@MoIbrahim970]

Your videos are the best. Thanks for all the effort. Please explain how to get on the right side of theta? And have the time decay work for you? Thanks

[@skyviewtrading]

Thanks for the kind words! Theta Decay works for you when you are an option seller. Selling options on entry is what gives you positive theta decay, which benefits from the passage of time. One of our favorite option strategies is the Short Strangle for example, which we have a video on in our channel. Hopefully that makes sense!

[@petertonn7409]

It took me a minute to realize that ToS presents your position greeks to represent the actual dollar amount, whereas the Option Chain greeks present it it as the cost per share (so to speak). Once I made that connection the math made much more sense :)

[@skyviewtrading]

Great catch! Thanks for the watch!

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Please make video on iron condor live and it's adjustment

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We have an iron condor video out! Just search our channel for "Iron Condor" and you should see it!

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robinhood has an extra greek, Rho. what is that?

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Short strangle on expiration day or iron condor which strategy works better for beginners?

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Check out our Iron Condor and vertical spread tutorial videos! I'd start there!

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Nice serie! Will you release other videos?

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Just posted a new one today!

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[@momin4728]

Small question: if The stock moves up 1 point do I add gamma to delta and then add it to the option price or do I just add delta to the option price then add gamma to delta to find the new delta value for the next change in stock price?

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what is the name of the intro/outro song?

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"The Only Way is Up" by Martin Garrix & Tiesto

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complicated terms

[@giancarlolacerda937]

I have a quick question about the theta. The daily price change it starts to count when you buy the option or at the market open and close time?

[@cryptomadic1650]

Hey, cheers for the educational videos... but aren't you explaining 'Vega' the wrong way round... shouldn't a Vega of '0.1' imply that, if said options price increases by $0.10 then implied volatility would increase by 1%, rather than the other way around as you described.. ?

[@skyviewtrading]

Hello, and thanks for the kind words! Nope, your explanation is a bit backwards there. Vega is the Greek that measures an option's sensitivity to implied volatility. It is the change in the option's price for a one-point change in implied volatility. Similar to how delta is the change of an options price for a one-point move in the stock's price. Hopefully that helps!

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Hi @skyViewTrading. Where do you publish Part 5/6/7/8...? Where can we get the full videos list? Playlist? Thank you.

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Thinking of buying 16$ call options for September in Amc

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[@jondamico3829]

Anyone else confused about the Position Greeks? I understood the Greeks but was totally lost once it started going over "Position Greeks". I'm still confused about the whole explanation, and how it seemed like the Greeks previously reviewed were inverted? I understand Delta, Gamma, Theta, and Vega but got super lost once Delta was negative, Theta positive, etc. Any clarification would be greatly appreciated. Videos otherwise were awesome!

[@HeyTFox]

Same here. Everything was so clear until he went to "Position". However, he did not define "Position".

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Thank you for this tutorial, so easy to grasp!😎

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Great videos! Thank you! Is there a part 5 ?

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Just came out today! Check it out!

[@picabloo]

In the last video, you explained that time decay is always working against us because the extrinsic value goes down. Here you mentioned time decay (Theta) is working FOR us, but you didn't explain how or why

[@christianbrandl6854]

When you buy an option (long put and call), time is against you - if you short an option (put and call), time is working in your favor!

[@MoIbrahim970]

Thank you for the response.

[@skyviewtrading]

Thanks for watching!

[@oldtimehockey7123]

Because the info was so clear, it seems to me that the first two columns are the first and second derivative of the strike price, wrt...something, not sure what though.

[@TraderRobin]

Wait, an index isn't tradable? Since when?? I've been trading the ES, NQ, YM & RTY indexes for many years!

[@skyviewtrading]

Hello! We meant the cash indexes you cannot buy shares of stock. For example, SPX and NDX Cash Indexes for the S&P and Nasdaq.

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I really appreciate your videos. I've been studying and paper-trading since November 2020, but just ran across Sky View's videos a couple of months ago. I just started trading options in Sept 2021 (two weeks ago) for real on the ToS platform, at least partly thanks to the info I've gleaned from you. Thank you!

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[@hxnraziel]

Confused. How does theta be positive and earn money as time passes? when value of option should drop as the expiry draws closer.

[@stasiacasselman8039]

Confused about the difference between gamma and delta. So if the stock goes up one point the delta goes up to whatever the delta says. But is that only on the first point raise? If it raises another point then the delta raises to whatever the gamma estimates? I know it’s all probabilities. Hope that question made sense

[@skyviewtrading]

Hello! Yes I think the question makes sense. Keep in mind there are many moving parts that are changing with every second the market is moving, but we can generalize what is going on. We start at a certain delta and gamma number. With every 1 point rise in the stock the delta number will change, and the gamma number is telling you the rate at which delta would change. Once the stock is 1 point higher the options will show different delta and gamma numbers and the process restarts. However, in reality the process is continually running with every second the market is moving and changing delta/gamma amongst other greeks. While these things can be fun to "geek out" on a bit try not to overthink it too much! When we are actually trading, we pay little attention to diving into the greeks like this on every trade. The option greeks just need to be understood from a broad picture view, so don't let them stress you out too much! Keep on moving forward and learning more!

[@danielzpcsk85]

which greeks stay constant throughout the life of the contract?

[@skyviewtrading]

Hello! None -- they move as the price of the stock and volatility of the stock moves. The most important being delta, gamma, theta, and vega. Or in "English" we could say direction, directional sensitivity, time, and volatility respectively!

[@prabhatnaik5868]

Waiting eagerly for part 5

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Coming soon! Working on a few other projects right now 😎

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Part 5 out now!

[@jackdarcy6922]

I have a question that's confusing me if anyone knows the answer, I know a contract represents 100 shares of the underlying stock(usually), so if the Delta is 2.00 and the stock goes up a point would it affect the P/L 2x100 for each share(up $200) or would it just change by $2. And the same question applies for all the other Greeks to.

[@juxta5824]

It would change by $2 as it is reflective of the number of shares you are long or short of the underlying market

[@watkletlyngkhoi6940]

Is theta fixed number?

[@zijianlo4220]

Also I thought in 1 options contract it consist of 100 shares. Why in the example @11:35 that by longing 50 share and the price goes up by 1 point = delta being 50

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Are you still having issues?

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Great video thanks

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[@moesadr3342]

Can they be used to filter and find good options to trade? Anyone knows any tools or guide lines on how to use Options Greeks for entering a trade either long or short? Kind of what values to look for in each or all of them to enter or exit a trade?

[@skyviewtrading]

They sure can! We focus on what exactly to look for in our membership courses!

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Your explanation is superb 👏

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[@HD-Tech]

I thought this was easy to understand during parts 1 and 2 however parts 3 and 4 complicated things for me quite a bit

[@skyviewtrading]

Hello! That is natural. It is high level finance, so it's natural to be overwhelmed in the beginning. It will become easier as you stick with it. We also have more in-depth and hands-on training on our website for members!

[@kennethsparks6577]

How did you get the -8.98 Delta for the 10 contracts? Or is that a mistake, and you meant -8.98 Delta for 1 contract and -89.8 Delta for 10 contracts? I am confused.

[@skyviewtrading]

Hello! The delta number is given to us from our trading platform. It's the sum/difference of all the deltas of the short strikes and long strikes. For example, if the short put spread of the Iron Condor generated +20 deltas and the short call spread of the Iron Condor generated -29 deltas, the net delta number would be -9 deltas. In the example of the video we had -8.98 deltas with 10 contracts. We noted with 100 contracts we'd have a delta of -89.80. Hopefully that helps!

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Hello! We are slowly putting out more as fast as we can!

When you speak about position Greek in spx in the video that trade is a put ?

[@skyviewtrading]

Hello! Option Greeks are for example, Delta, Gamma, Theta, And Vega. Both puts and call prices are dictated by the option greeks. Hopefully that makes sense!

[@RexHand]

Are the position greeks exclusive of your trading platform?

[@skyviewtrading]

Hello! No they are not, every trading platform a brokerage has will offer them.

[@cembirler]

8:25 Why did P/L decrease by $8.98 As far as I understand $8.98 is just for 1 contract aka 100 stocks so profit should have decreased by $898?

[@skyviewtrading]

Hello! You are correct that losing $8.98 on an option trade would be an $898 loss per contract traded. At that point we were talking about what we lost on the option trade, rather than what that translated to in dollars lost in the account. Hopefully that makes sense!

[@davidzhang2319]

if a 1 dollar price movement in the stock price correlates with delta why does the option have a breakeven point in order to make a profit. If the stock moves 1 dollar and delta is 0.7, you would have made a 70 dollar profit, why does the stock need to move 10, 20 percent to begin making money? Why does the stock have a breakeven point? The underlying option premium would have moved 0.7 in this case, but since 1 contract is 100 shares you would have made a 70 dollar profit.

[@HuyLe-vo4pg]

I’m still confused about the relationship between Gamma and Delta. Can anyone explain to me?

[@skyviewtrading]

Delta is how much an options price will change if the stock goes up 1 point... Gamma is how much the DELTA will change if the stock goes up 1 point...

[@zijianlo4220]

Can someone please help me out, I am abit lost. Why does the delta in the SPX example is so high at 8.98. At the start the of the video the example raised was that delta was 0.47 and that every point the underlying stock increase it the value of the option will increase by 47cents and that if we own 1 contract we would make $47. Does that mean that in the SPX example if I had 1 contract of SPX and SPX goes down by 1 point I would make $898 on the option?

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Waiting for your video 🤗😊

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Part 5 out now!

[@Luc9Nine]

i didin't understand how would you lose money if the stock price is going up, did you bought a put that spx would go down? is that it?

[@skyviewtrading]

Hello! The example showed buying 100 shares of stock and also buying 1 put option. The put option can be thought of as a "hedge." When you buy a put you are betting the price of the stock will go down. Your risk is limited to what you pay for the put. In the example we purchased the put for $500. We assumed that expired worthless and we lost the $500. However, we made $700 on the +100 shares of stock we owned. That's a net profit of $200. Hopefully that helps!

[@freegrant2267]

What's the difference between option theta n position theta

[@skyviewtrading]

Hello! An individual option will have it's own theta component, and a position that has many options will have a net theta for that position as a whole.

[@nikoxian792]

Love it

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Why is the channel inactive? Please do Upload more videos

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Just uploaded a new one. We are going to get back to posting more regular this year!

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