Designing a Quick-Strike Vertical Spread Strategy: The 1-Week Trade | Long Verticals & Diagonals

Описание: Long Verticals & Diagonals | Cameron May | 10-23-25
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In this video, Designing a Quick-Strike Vertical Spread Strategy: The 1-Week Trade, Schwab Education Senior Manager Cameron May will explore how a trader might structure and manage a short-term long call vertical spread designed for quick, defined-risk trades. Using the thinkorswim desktop paperMoney trading platform, Cameron will walk through each step of building an example system for one-week trades — from identifying setup conditions and selecting strike prices to timing entries and exits. You’ll see exactly how a long call vertical might be structured by a trader to capture fast bullish moves while prioritizing control over maximum risk.

Cameron will also discuss the pros and cons of trading weekly call spreads — including how time decay, volatility, and directional accuracy can work for or against this strategy. To wrap up, he’ll demonstrate placing the trade live on the thinkorswim desktop paperMoney platform, showing how to enter the example position and set up exit orders. Whether you’re an active options trader or just learning how defined-risk spreads work in short time frames, this session will give you a clearer, practical look at how a trader might design, plan, and execute a focused, one-week options trade.

Some stocks are expensive and even their options are costly! Join your education coach to discover an option strategy that allows you to consider options with those expensive underlying stocks with relative low amounts of capital. Learn the risks and how to trade and manage long vertical and diagonal spreads.
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Options carry a high level of risk and are not suitable for all investors. Certain requirements must be met to trade options through Schwab. Please read the Options Disclosure Document titled "Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options" before considering any option transaction.

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