Contrarian options premium selling

When the crowd panics,
sell the fear.

A defined-risk framework for collecting overpriced options premium β€” built on probability, discipline, and rules written before the trade, not during it.

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Fear is overpriced

IV overstates the real move

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Defined risk

Known max loss, always

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Sell rich IV

IVR 50+ green light

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Probability

Edge over many trades

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Rules-based

Manage, don't panic

Everything STF

Three ways in

The book to learn it, the merch to rep it, the free course to test yourself on it.

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Sell
the Fear
Kristopher Skinner

The contrarian's playbook

Most traders pay for fear by buying options. STF flips it: you sell the inflated premium the panicked crowd is overpaying for, with risk defined to the penny before you ever open the trade.

  • Why implied volatility hands sellers a structural edge
  • Defined-risk structures: spreads, BWBs, and butterflies
  • The IVR 50+ entry filter and when to stand aside
  • Management rules that keep emotion out of the position
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