How To Trade It: Trader Insight from Profitable Traders

Master the Vertical Option Strategy: Insights from a Real-Life Fighter Pilot

November 16, 2023 Casey Stubbs
Master the Vertical Option Strategy: Insights from a Real-Life Fighter Pilot
How To Trade It: Trader Insight from Profitable Traders
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How To Trade It: Trader Insight from Profitable Traders
Master the Vertical Option Strategy: Insights from a Real-Life Fighter Pilot
Nov 16, 2023
Casey Stubbs

 In this episode of "How to Trade It," Casey Stubbs sits down with the founder of Top Gun Options, Matthew "Whiz" Buckley. The conversation kicks off with Whiz sharing his background of being in the Navy and how he transitioned to become a successful trader.

Drawing parallels between military briefings and trading strategies, Whiz emphasizes the importance of being strategic and operational in addition to tactical. The two discuss Whiz's famous vertical option strategy and what is involved in its execution.

Some show highlights include...

  • S-O-T Strategy and Red-Teaming
  • Trade Plan, Discipline, and Risk Management
  • Shift in Trading Approach – Double Vertical Option Strategy
  • Psychedelic Space and Healing Initiatives

Resources Mentioned

Connect with Matthew "Whiz" Buckley

Grab your copy of the Complete Trading System This book teaches you how to build a trading system from the ground up and how to become profitable in the markets.


Talking Trading - Expert trading tactics so you can excel in the sharemarket.
This is how traders and investors excel.

Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

Support the Show.

Connect with Casey:







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 In this episode of "How to Trade It," Casey Stubbs sits down with the founder of Top Gun Options, Matthew "Whiz" Buckley. The conversation kicks off with Whiz sharing his background of being in the Navy and how he transitioned to become a successful trader.

Drawing parallels between military briefings and trading strategies, Whiz emphasizes the importance of being strategic and operational in addition to tactical. The two discuss Whiz's famous vertical option strategy and what is involved in its execution.

Some show highlights include...

  • S-O-T Strategy and Red-Teaming
  • Trade Plan, Discipline, and Risk Management
  • Shift in Trading Approach – Double Vertical Option Strategy
  • Psychedelic Space and Healing Initiatives

Resources Mentioned

Connect with Matthew "Whiz" Buckley

Grab your copy of the Complete Trading System This book teaches you how to build a trading system from the ground up and how to become profitable in the markets.


Talking Trading - Expert trading tactics so you can excel in the sharemarket.
This is how traders and investors excel.

Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

Support the Show.

Connect with Casey:







Whiz's Background & Military Experience
Transition to Trading & Intro to Options Trading
Commit Criteria
Casey's Live Options Trade
Risk Management & Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
Learning to Let Trades Go
Intro. to the Double Vertical Strategy
Trading Tactics & Strategies Based on Market Conditions
(Cont.) Trading Tactics & Strategies Based on Market Conditions
Lone Survivor
Impact of Psychedelic Medicines on PTSD