Oftentimes, our signal’s life is quite predictable. We buy a debit spread and we get out for a profit or we mitigate our risk. Or, we sell a credit spread and buy it back for a profit or mitigate our risk.
That was not the case with our recent play in TWLO. Click the video below to see just how things played out.
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