[quote=cnobles84]Have a few more questions,
first one regarding preference forOTM binaries in that they don’t require a stop loss. what does that mean? I don’t understand it at all, I would think it would in that the market can swing both to one extreme and the other and would therefore be wise for one to lock a stoploss no matter what direction it swings away from your favor.
also say you’ve been riding a trade collecting profit (entered a p1 buy sloping up, entered p1 sell sloping down). what hints do I look for that indicate that I should get out of the trade? or that it will swing the othre direction? In the video, ideally 20 was what was mentioned, but I care more about being as safe as possible. when would be the ideal time to leave a trade with profit?
sort of hesitant only because Ive been spewing out non stop… but apex encourages it so spew i will…[/quote]
Binaries Options are limited risk instruments. Meaning you can not lose more than $100 dollars per contract no matter how far the underlying market swings. OTM Binaries are your lowest risk (cost/max loss) to enter and therefore using a stop loss is not really necessary. With OTM binaries, the market will have to move in your favor to become profitable. If the market doesn’t move in your favor or expire above your strike on a buy or at or below on a Sell then you are going to lose the money you put up, if that is the case, why would you use a stop loss? Where would you put your stop loss? if the market swung at all against you, you would get whipsawed out to save a few dollars. This is the unique thing about binaries, the ability to stay in a trade without a stop loss.
For example, if you bought a $20 binary on a long position, the most you can lose is $20, but your potential full profit is $80. IF the market moves in your favor and expires above the strike you selected. you could set a profit order to get out and sell back at $40 for a 1:1 risk to reward of +$20. If you were right and you expire in the money and net all $80, that could be 300% profit!
compare this to an ITM binary where you bought a strike for $80 (risking $80) and your max profit is $20. With ITM money Binaries the market is already above your chosen strike and the market can go against you, stay flat, or go up and you can make money. In this case however with ITM binaries you are risking $80 to make $20, therefore a stop loss would be a very good idea. Like on the P2 trades for example, buying ITM strikes your are risking $70 to $80. Setting a stop loss to get you out at about $50 or if the market swings against you and hits your strike. This way you only lose $25 to $30 to make $20 to $30 dollars. If you are right about 65% of your trades you will be profitable.
You could still use a stop loss on OTM binaries but I think you will find that you will get stopped out of a lot of potential winners, especially if you are doing expiration trend premium collection where the binaries can go a little crazy in the last 10 minutes.