Here is an update to my previous post
[My Profitable & Consistent Trading Strategy](https://www.reddit.com/r/thetagang/comments/1m81lzd/my_profitable_consistent_trading_strategy_works/)
and a few high-level observations that may be useful to both newer and more experienced option sellers.
As several commenters pointed out in my previous post, my strategy is effectively a leveraged long exposure to the market, with diversification across equities, crypto, gold, bonds, and crude oil. The edge comes from risk premium, but profitability is maintained through entry criteria, diversification, and loss management.
***Observation #1: Equity concentration is still the dominant risk***
Many option sellers remain heavily concentrated in equities. Regardless of individual stock selection or strategy, broad equity drawdowns tend to overwhelm idiosyncratic risk. When the S&P 500 sells off, correlations converge. Diversifying the underlyings you sell options on matters more.
***Observation #2: Put selling is similar to an insurance business***
While rising underlying is good for selling a put option. The bet is on the likelihood of paying the insurance buyer. Losses occur when the underlying breaches your strike price.
***Observation #3: Volatility events are unavoidable***
There is no way of escaping volatility expansion and tail risk entirely when you sell put options. The winners and those who last know how to manage risk. This is where where diersification and knowing what you are selling come in, especially during drawdowns.
***Returns***
I ended the year with 41.63% return vs 16.35% SPY return. I was more proud of the risk-adjusted returns:
* Risk Free Rate Adjusted MAR Ratio (Portfolio): 0.858 vs (SPY): 0.650
* Sharpe Ratio (Portfolio): 3.930 vs (SPY): 1.501
[https://imgur.com/gallery/2025-returns-AShY29t](https://imgur.com/gallery/2025-returns-AShY29t)
Selling options carries an implicit expectation of outperformance since it is a leveraged product, but the more relevant question is whether that outperformance persists once risk is properly accounted for.