Holding Pays More. You Still Should Not.

Two studies from the research desk. The first finds that holding a zero DTE position to the close produces a higher average result, then argues you should take it off early anyway, because the return per hour and the size of the daily swing both improve when you do. The second compares one longer dated trade against three shorter ones over the same window. Neither is better. The shorter sequence collects more and gets punished harder in sustained volatility. Study results are historical, not predictive. 📊 tastylive: https://www.tastylive.com/ 📰 Get Tom's pre-market analysis every morning: https://www.tastylive.com/newsletters 📘 FREE Options Strategy Guide: https://tinyurl.com/bp9ms763 📱 Follow tastylive on X: https://x.com/tastyliveshow Chapters 0:00 Who watches on a Friday 1:13 Which breaches recover more often 2:44 Two big rallies in a row 3:40 Why he rolled intraday 4:36 The first study begins 5:21 Why profit targets work 6:03 Gamma in the last minutes 6:50 Why wing width changes everything 7:41 Setting a consistent baseline 8:11 What the success rates show 9:32 Winners that become losers 10:43 Cutting the daily swing 12:16 Two dimensions of risk 12:48 Holding pays more in total 13:29 Now look at the hourly rate 15:05 Why zero DTE is different 16:01 What managing cannot fix 17:34 The second study begins 18:33 One longer trade or three 20:18 Comparing them per trade 21:40 What locking the entry does 23:15 Where buying power lands 24:09 When the sequence goes wrong 25:43 The chart that shows it #tastylive #optionsresearch #0dte #managingwinners #profittargets #duration #riskmanagement #strangles #optionseducation #trading tastylive is a real financial network, producing hours of live programming every day. Follow along as our experts navigate the markets, provide actionable trading insights, and teach you how to trade. With over 120 original segments, and over 25 personalities, we'll help you take your trading to the next level, whether you are new to trading or a seasoned veteran. tastylive content is created, produced, and provided solely by tastylive, Inc. ("tastylive") and is for informational and educational purposes only. It is not, nor is it intended to be, trading or investment advice or a recommendation that any security, futures contract, digital asset, other product, transaction, or investment strategy is suitable for any person. Trading securities, futures products, and digital assets involve risk and may result in a loss greater than the original amount invested. Investment information provided may not be appropriate for all investors and is provided without respect to individual investor financial sophistication, financial situation, investing time horizon or risk tolerance. Options, futures, and futures options are not suitable for all investors. Prior to trading securities, options, futures, or futures options, please read all applicable risk disclosures, including, but not limited to, the Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options Disclosure and the Futures and Exchange Traded Options Risk Disclosure Statement found at https://tastytrade.com/disclosures/. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Performance is not presented net of all commissions, fees, and expenses. Multi-leg option strategies incur higher transaction costs than single leg trades as they involve multiple commission charges. Examples provided are for illustrative, informational, and educational purposes only and are not intended to be reflective of results you can expect to achieve. Supporting documentation for any claims, including claims made on behalf of options programs), comparisons, statistics, or other technical data, if applicable, will be supplied upon request. tastylive, through its content, financial programming or otherwise, does not provide investment or financial advice or make investment recommendations. tastylive is not a licensed financial adviser, registered investment adviser, or a registered broker-dealer.