January 2016 Monthly Options Pre-Trade Analysis Friday January 8th 2:58 PM Posted in: Daily Blog Start Trading January has always been a difficult month to analyze because it has been the worst performer for our strategy. At a 73% winning history, January has just over 10% fewer winning trades on average when compared to all other months. Looking through previous trades, results have been all over the map with big wins and big losses. If you trade this month, do not look for major returns, instead focus on 20% - 30%. Pay very close attention to the commentary! Key Statistics 110 Total trades 81 Winning trades 73.64% Winning history 53.61% Average return Winning histories [do action="cs-winning-history-month" month="1" /] Historically successful picks [do action="cs-stats-stock" month="1" /] Keep in mind we may no longer trade options for some of the stocks listed here. Remember, no matter how great the statistics are or how good past trades were, you must set realistic limit orders to trade this strategy profitably. We highly recommend member's focus on our own target profit goals! As always, make money and happy trading!