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Sideways Strangle System (coming soon)

Coming-soon catalog system: short strangles in range-bound markets, requirements, and current status.

Written by Austin Bouley

Sideways Strangle is a new income system in the catalog. It is marked coming soon — you can see it in Available Systems, but it is not ready to deploy or trade yet.

What it will do

When markets are range-bound (not strongly trending), the system is designed to sell a short strangle: an out-of-the-money call and an out-of-the-money put together, collecting premium from both sides.

Who it's for

Traders who want premium income specifically when the market is moving sideways, rather than leaning on a single directional put or call sale.

Planned requirements

  • Minimum allocation: $10,000

  • Brokerages: intended for all supported brokerages once live

  • Approvals: uncovered / short options approval, plus a margin account with enough buying power for naked short options

  • IRAs: not supported — short strangles are generally not allowed in IRAs

Current status

The system appears in the catalog with a Coming Soon note. There is no live strategy engine behind it yet. We'll update this article when deploy and trading go live.

Risk note

Short strangles carry substantial risk, including losses larger than the premium collected if the market makes a large move in either direction. Don't allocate capital to this strategy until you understand naked short options risk and your brokerage's margin rules.

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