u/CosmoCrush ·
Reddit — r/options
· July 02, 2026 at 17:14
· ⬆ 6 pts
· 💬 5 comments
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The thread clarifies the distinction between true delta hedging (trading the underlying) and managing a short strangle by rebalancing premium legs.
The comment warns against a common mistake: closing the winning leg and adding to the losing side, which is the opposite of a gamma hedge and can amplify losses in a trend.
No specific tickers, earnings, or actionable trade setups were discussed; the content is purely educational about options mechanics.
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[+6] u/ThetaEdgeHQ: Worth separating two things that are getting merged here. Trading the underlying to keep your net delta near zero is delta hedging. What you are describing, shorting a call and a put at matched delta or matched premium and then rebalancing the legs, is a short strangle managed by symmetry, which is a short gamma and short vega position, not a delta hedge.
The part that tends to bite is the adjustment rule. Squaring the winning leg and reopening to match the premium of the losing leg means you are closing the side that moved away and adding exposure on the side the market is trending toward. That is the opposite of what a gamma hedge does, and in a persistent one day sell off like the skew point above, you keep feeding the losing side. A true dynamic hedge trades the underlying against your position as delta drifts, keeping the option structure fixed. If the goal is income from a range, own that you are short vol and size for the gap day. If the goal is neutrality, hedge with the underlying, not with more premium.