https://www.optionsdecay.com/strategies/intermediate/ Recent content in Level 2 — Intermediate Strategies on 0DTE SPX Bot Trade Logs & Options Education | OptionsDecay.com https://www.optionsdecay.com/images/logo.png https://www.optionsdecay.com/images/logo.png en-us Sun, 10 May 2026 16:52:41 -0400 https://www.optionsdecay.com/strategies/intermediate/bear-call-spread/ Sun, 10 May 2026 16:52:41 -0400 https://www.optionsdecay.com/strategies/intermediate/bear-call-spread/ Sell a call at a lower strike, buy a call at a higher strike. Collect a net credit and profit if the underlying stays flat or falls — with a defined maximum loss. https://www.optionsdecay.com/strategies/intermediate/bear-put-spread/ Sun, 10 May 2026 16:52:41 -0400 https://www.optionsdecay.com/strategies/intermediate/bear-put-spread/ Buy a put at a higher strike, sell a put at a lower strike. Reduces the cost and risk of a long put — at the cost of capping your maximum profit. https://www.optionsdecay.com/strategies/intermediate/bull-call-spread/ Sun, 10 May 2026 16:52:41 -0400 https://www.optionsdecay.com/strategies/intermediate/bull-call-spread/ Buy a call at a lower strike, sell a call at a higher strike. Reduces the cost and risk of a long call — at the cost of capping your maximum profit. https://www.optionsdecay.com/strategies/intermediate/bull-put-spread/ Sun, 10 May 2026 16:52:41 -0400 https://www.optionsdecay.com/strategies/intermediate/bull-put-spread/ Sell a put at a higher strike, buy a put at a lower strike. Collect a net credit and profit if the underlying stays flat or rises — with a defined maximum loss. https://www.optionsdecay.com/strategies/intermediate/collar/ Sun, 10 May 2026 16:52:41 -0400 https://www.optionsdecay.com/strategies/intermediate/collar/ Own stock, sell a call above the current price, buy a put below it. The call premium funds the put, creating a zero-cost hedge that caps both upside and downside. https://www.optionsdecay.com/strategies/intermediate/short-put/ Sun, 10 May 2026 16:52:41 -0400 https://www.optionsdecay.com/strategies/intermediate/short-put/ Sell a put option on margin without fully cash-backing the position. Collect premium with bullish-neutral bias — but accept significant downside exposure if assigned on leverage.