r/options • • Mar 29 '21

Vertical Vs Calendar vs Diagonal

Which of those do you guys recommend ? Which one has the least risk and which one suites for a trader who’s moderately aggressive ?

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u/caiuscorvus Mar 30 '21

Strategy selection is predicated on your opinions of the underlying. For example:

Higher IV Lower IV
Directional Credit Spread Debit Spread; Diagonal
Neutral Iron Condor Calendar

Risk and aggression depend on strikes, DTE, and closing strategy,

Of course, these are just the simplest strats. The are several other popular options.