About Me
Hi! I’m Omer.
I’ve been actively trading for the past four years, during which I’ve gained substantial experience in the markets - covering stocks, futures, and primarily options - experimenting with various structures, techniques and management styles. These days, my focus is on short-term SPX options (0–7 DTE), running automated strategies that combine long and short volatility exposure to generate positive returns, manage drawdowns, and outperform the market.
I continuously study and learn from experienced traders, taking ideas that have worked for others and adapting them to fit my personal style and risk management framework.
Demystifying Systematic, Automated Options Trading for Retail Traders
My goal is to become a consistently profitable systematic trader, using logic and mathematics to extract real edge from the markets - while avoiding emotional decision-making and cognitive biases.
Over time, I’ve shaped my path around these core principles:
- Systematic & Rule-Based
I aim to develop non-discretionary strategies governed by clearly defined rules, built to deliver positive expectancy while keeping risk and drawdowns controlled. - Automated Execution
I don’t want to spend my days glued to screens or emotionally reacting to market swings. My systems are designed to work for me, not the other way around. If trading feels like a full-time job, it’s no longer a business - it’s a burden. - Risk-First Thinking
Every decision starts with: What is the long-term risk? How can it be quantified? What’s the worst-case scenario - both visible and hidden - for this strategy? - Repeatability Over Discretion
Once a strategy is built, my job becomes simple: execute.Avoid interfering, avoid second-guessing. If the system is sound and risk is accounted for, stick with it. - Data-Driven & Backtested
A solid system must be backed by historical testing.If it hasn’t worked in the past, why expect it to work now?Backtesting isn’t a guarantee, but it’s the baseline for any long-term strategy. - Edge-Based Thinking
Every good system relies on some form of market edge - whether behavioral, structural, or inefficiency-driven.We must understand the edge deeply in order to exploit it consistently. Even in efficient markets, math and logic can uncover hidden opportunities. - Tracked & Continuously Improved
Once deployed, systems must be monitored and optimized.Are the results tracking the backtest? Is slippage accounted for? Are entry/exit conditions matching real-world execution? Continuous feedback is key to refinement. - Adapting to Human Psychology
Humans aren’t built to trade. Our natural instincts - fear, greed, loss aversion - work against us. To survive and thrive, we must rewire how we perceive markets, losses, and risk. Staying emotionally neutral is a competitive advantage.
Over the past several months, after building a more robust and diversified portfolio of strategies tailored to different market regimes, I’ve become consistently profitable - but more importantly, managed to significantly reduce my historical drawdowns.
This approach isn’t for everyone, but if systematic trading sparks your interest, I hope you find ideas here that resonate - or even better, share your own.
I'm always looking to connect with like-minded traders to learn more, exchange ideas, and build smarter, stronger systems together.