🔁 Double-Sided Profit Stock Strategies

These strategies are designed to profit from significant moves in either direction—up or down—depending on market conditions and volatility.

1. Straddle

• Structure: Buy a call and a put at the same strike and expiration.
• Profit Goal: Large move in either direction.
• Best Used When: Earnings, news, or volatility spike is expected.

2. Strangle

• Structure: Buy an OTM call and an OTM put with same expiration.
• Profit Goal: Big directional move, lower cost than straddle.
• Best Used When: Expecting volatility but want cheaper entry.

3. Iron Condor

• Structure: Sell OTM call and put, buy further OTM call and put for protection.
• Profit Goal: Stock stays within a defined range.
• Best Used When: Market is calm and implied volatility is high.

4. Iron Butterfly

• Structure: Sell ATM straddle, buy OTM wings for protection.
• Profit Goal: Stock stays near strike price.
• Best Used When: Expecting minimal movement with high premium.

5. Calendar Straddle

• Structure: Buy long-term straddle, sell short-term straddle at same strikes.
• Profit Goal: Capture time decay and volatility shifts.
• Best Used When: Short-term calm, long-term movement expected.

6. Bilateral Breakout Strategy

• Structure: Set conditional long or short entry based on breakout direction.
• Profit Goal: Trade the breakout regardless of direction.
• Best Used When: Price is consolidating in a tight range.

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