Does Guy choose a certain "strike price" with the deep in the money options for flag trades?
We like at least 70% intrinsic value (or Delta) so that the option is mirroring the stock price without the manipulation of implied volatility (which only affects the time value portion of the option).
You can filter for this within OptionEasy tradefinders, along with our preferred values for Open Interest, Bid/Ask Ratio, and Leverage Multiple.
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