Hedging with Options
Position Hedging

Hedging with Options

January 04, 2026 arturs
Here, I'm going to share knowledge and strategies on Hedging, why we need it, and how to use it manually and automatically.

Here’s what posts to expect in the coming days and weeks:

  • What “hedging” actually means (and what it doesn’t)
  • Options basics for hedgers: calls/puts, intrinsic/time value
  • The only 3 reasons people hedge (risk, cost, psychology)
  • Greeks explained for hedging: delta as “exposure,” gamma as “risk of exposure changing.”
  • Protective Put: when it’s worth it, when it’s not
  • Covered Call: hedge or income? common misconceptions
  • Collar strategy (put + call): the “insurance with deductible” approach
  • Stop-loss vs put hedge: which fails when volatility spikes?
  • Implied volatility (IV): why you usually “overpay” for protection
  • Skew: why puts cost more than calls
  • Choosing expiry: short-dated vs long-dated hedges (tradeoffs)
  • Rolling hedges: how to roll without turning it into gambling
  • Delta-hedging basics (conceptual, no math heavy)
  • Gamma risk and why markets can “snowball.”
  • Hedging a leveraged position (futures/CFDs) with options
  • Hedging around events (earnings, CPI): what changes
  • Hedging vs diversification: when each wins
  • Tail risk hedging: what it is, why it’s hard
  • Sizing a hedge: “How much protection do I need?” framework
  • Cost budgeting: how to set a yearly hedge budget
  • Case study: hedging a long BTC position with options (principles, not signals)
  • Common hedging mistakes (and what to do instead)
  • My full hedging checklist (downloadable)


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