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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 30-Jun-26 21100 CE653007.25
SELL NIFTY 30-Jun-26 27100 PE650

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

Profit from Range bound stock

High yielding income strategy

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

Time day accelerates exponentially in last week of expiry

Disadvantages

Uncapped Risk on either side

Hedging cost would be high if stock gives any directional movement

Short Guts

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