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In today’s breakdown I’m exposing the real difference between outright calls and debit spreads — and why most of the time, I’d rather go with the outright call.
Too many people think spreads are the “safe” way to play, but they don’t understand how time and volatility cap their upside.
When you’re right on direction, nothing beats the liquidity and potential payoff of a straight call option.
Spreads do have their place — especially on expensive names grinding higher like Nvidia (NVDA) or Netflix (NFLX) — but if you’re looking for news-driven catalysts, upgrades, earnings or high-short-interest plays, outright calls give you the edge.
Here’s what we’ll cover:
🔥 Why outright calls often double faster than spreads
📈 How volatility and time decay eat into call spreads
💰 Liquidity advantages of straight calls
⚡ When spreads actually make sense on big, slow movers
🎯 Why one big winner can erase a string of losers
Order Flow:
This is for informational and educational purposes only. These are not official alerts issued by Lance, but rather some interesting orders picked by the team at Lance Ippolito Trading.
When you look at these plays, always take the market maker move into consideration.
You can be right on the direction but still lose money if the stock doesn’t move enough. That’s where the market maker move comes in clutch.
With puts, they’re often downside hedges in case a stock tanks, especially around earnings. The further out of the money they are, the more likely they are to be hedges.
Also be sure and check when the company’s earnings date is because many of the plays we post here are centered around earnings!
If a stock is really expensive, consider a spread to lower the cost.
And finally, always remember the golden rule when it comes to buying calls: Buy dips, sell rips — and don’t chase!
If a stock’s moved a ton already today, maybe wait for a pullback.
There is inherent risk in trading. Trade at your own risk.
Note: If no date is listed after the month, it’s the monthly expiration (third Friday).
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*This is for informational and educational purposes only. There is inherent risk in trading, so trade at your own risk.
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