Tag Archives: 0DTE

Iron Butterfly Options Strategy: The Defined-Risk Credit Structure for SPX

The iron butterfly is the most misunderstood structure in options trading. It looks like an iron condor. It trades like a butterfly. And for 0DTE traders who understand when to deploy it, the iron butterfly delivers a risk-to-reward profile that neither structure achieves on its own. Defined risk. Centered precision. Maximum theta decay concentrated into […]

IV Crush Explained: Why It Kills Premium Sellers and How to Avoid It

IV crush is the single most destructive force in options trading for anyone selling premium. It is the sudden collapse of implied volatility — and with it, the collapse of option prices — that occurs after a known event passes. For traders on the wrong side of this collapse, IV crush erases profits, amplifies losses, […]