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Apr 6, 2026
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Theta Decay Explained: What Your Options P&L Actually Looks Like
We ran two short volatility trades over the past couple of months. One in TLT, one in EWY. Both had positive theta decay every single day. Both had a positive variance risk premium at entry. One was a clean win where theta was the entire P&L. The other
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