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Short Guts

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Short Guts is a range bound Strategy wherein you don�t expect any movement in stock or fall in volatility

Legs:2Risk:Unlimited RiskProficiency :Expert

Example:

InstrumentQtyPrice
SELL NIFTY 06-Oct-26 22350 CE65176.25
SELL NIFTY 06-Oct-26 22550 PE65143.8

When To Execute?

Short Guts is exposed to unlimited risk if the underlying give explosive movement. It entails huge net credit as we are selling booth ITM call & ITM Put

Trade

Sell 1 lot ITM Call and Sell 1 lot ITM Put with same expiration. Its idle to choose near term option as time decay gain will be maximum

Advantages

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Profit from Range bound stock

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High yielding income strategy

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High premium as both options are ITM.Time decay is beneficial to Guts

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Time day accelerates exponentially in last week of expiry

Disadvantages

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Uncapped Risk on either side

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Hedging cost would be high if stock gives any directional movement

Short Guts
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Maximum Profit

Maximum Profit is limited to the net credit received for selling the call and Put minus the difference between the strike

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Maximum Loss

Maximum risk on the strategy is unlimited if the stock rises above the breakeven point or falls below the breakeven point