This course is designed to teach participants how to confidently trade stocks and options using both long-term investing principles and short-term income strategies. Over six months, learners will develop a strong foundation in financial analysis, options trading, technical analysis, and portfolio risk management. 

Month 1: Core Concepts & Foundation

• Long-term investing: Fundamental principles

• Reading and interpreting financial statements

• Options basics: Brokers, selling puts and covered calls

🗓️ Month 2: Intermediate Option Strategies

• Market-neutral trades: Short strangles and straddles

• Ratio put selling and credit spreads

• Cash-secured trading and capital-efficient setups

🗓️ Month 3: Weekly Income Strategies

• Weekly staggered trades and trade planning

• Using Bollinger Bands for entries

• Building and managing iron condors

🗓️ Month 4: Advanced Technical Analysis

• Price structure: Breakouts, pullbacks, and consolidations

• Individual stock selection for high-probability spreads

🗓️ Month 5: Professional Risk & Money Management

• Managing trades: exits, rolling, and conditional orders

• Advanced capital allocation and drawdown planning

• Position sizing and portfolio-level risk control

🗓️ Month 6: Strategy Integration & Portfolio Design

• Long options: Strangles, collars, and protective puts

• Designing a personal trading system or “mini hedge fund”

• Capstone: Review of strategies and building a long-term trading plan

Course information

Name of Course: Strategic Stock Market Investing & Options 

Days and Timings: Saturdays 1 pm-2 pm Mountain Standard Time

Duration: Six Months From August 2025 to January 2026