What will happen to my account if the market drops 30% ?

A $100,000 equity market portfolio would drop down to $70,000

My 65/35 portfolio would drop down to $80,500 ($45,500 equity and the same $35,000 cash)

My naked short puts would all likely be assigned.

Volatility would RISE making it expensive to buy positions back.

My bull put spreads would all likely reach max loss.

My Equity with loan value would DROP causing my Current Excess Liquidity to DROP inching me closer to a margin call. (my broker can also change the margin percentage at their will which would get me to a margin call faster)

If a 30% market wide drop happened today my account DOES have enough cash on hand to meet all my obligations.

With the end of year approaching maybe now is a good time to look at your account and see how you would fair if everything you owned (and were obligated to buy) dropped 30%

Don't ruin your profitable strategy because you couldn't keep your percentages in check.

Best of Luck in 2025

Posted Dec 17, 2024, 10:00 PM UTC

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