Avoid These 3 Huge Options Trading Blunders

In this episode, we break down the three catastrophic options-trading mistakes that destroy more accounts than anything else: selling options naked, buying options during high-volatility environments, and placing stops directly inside thin options order books. You’ll learn why naked short options expose traders to unlimited loss, why liquidity is temporary and often disappears when you need it most, and how volatility crush can wipe out long-premium trades even when you’re right on direction. We walk through real examples—including Microsoft, ARRY, and the GameStop volatility collapse—to show how poor position basis, volatility pricing, and order-book gaps lead to massive R-multiple wipeouts. You’ll also discover how vertical spreads define risk, reduce exposure to volatility, improve basis, and eliminate the need for disastrous stop-orders inside an options chain. If you want to survive and scale as an options trader, these lessons will fundamentally change how you structure every trade.