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In Today’s Masters in Trading: Live LIVE: Stop Betting on Direction: Why Beta Breaks in a Volatile Market (And How to Trade It) Volatility isn’t going anywhere. And in markets like this, risk management becomes the most important skill a trader can have. That’s exactly why this week on Masters in Trading LIVE we’ve been focusing on the strategies and tools that help us navigate chaotic markets without blowing up our capital. On Monday, I showed you the upgrades I’m building into our Unusual Options Activity (UOA) scanner — the tool we use to follow institutional money in the options market. Yesterday, we broke down straddles and strangles — two options strategies that allow us to profit from movement itself, not just direction. We’ve looked closely at the key setups and tools at our disposal. Today, it’s all about how we measure all that volatility in any given asset we trade – beta. In stocks, beta simply measures how much an asset moves with the market. In normal times, stocks have different betas – 0.5, 1.2, and so on. Some move more than the market, some move less. But when volatility surges, correlations tend to spike across the board. That's when asset diversification vanishes. And widespread market fear enters the picture. When the pressure hits, everything suddenly has a beta of 1. And everything moves together. Now, that might sound scary. But for traders like us who understand volatility, it’s an opportunity. The magnitude of these moves can create incredible trading setups. Whether the next major move is higher or lower, the key is positioning yourself with the right strategies — the same strategies we’re already using across All Access and my other trading services. That’s exactly what we’re going to focus on today. Join me for Masters in Trading LIVE at 11 AM ET, where I’ll walk through how we track beta on our open trades. I’ll also dive deeper into the risk management strategies we’re using to keep our capital at work during all this heightened volatility. Are you looking to take your options trading to the next level? If you're ready to take the next step toward options mastery, the Masters in Trading Options Challenge is waiting for you. Inside the Challenge, we take everything you’ve been learning in the daily LIVEs — fixed-risk trade structures, thesis-driven exits, emotional discipline — and put it into practice inside a structured, step-by-step training program. Click here to learn more about what’s included in the Masters in Trading Options Challenge. ALL ACCESS MEMBERS ALERT: In today’s All Access, I’ll review our latest open positions and answer your questions. Don't have All Access? Call 1-800-784-0871 to learn more. Recommended Link Trump Did What!?!? “I recently visited Mar-a-Lago… And now I’m prepared to put my reputation on the line. 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His job was to manage the risk for the entire firm… with dozens of traders under his supervision. In 2010, the firm sold to a billion-dollar hedge fund. And Jonathan took a career break to train for the Wisconsin Ironman. After completing the 140-mile triathlon, in 2011, he took his trading career in a new direction. He became a market maker at the world’s largest at the Chicago Board Options Exchange. It’s the world's largest and most influential options exchange. But it wasn’t until 2015 that he found his true passion – teaching regular folks how to trade like the pros at Masters in Trading. Since then, he’s trained more than 100 professional traders and helped thousands of folks learn to trade options like pros. These folks not only get to learn the ropes with Jonathan. They can also follow his trade recommendations in real time. 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