May 2023 Monthly Options Pre-Trade Analysis Friday May 12th 12:49 PM Posted in: Daily Blog Start Trading Key Stats 171 Total trades 145 Winning trades 85% Winning history 113% Average return Ranking vs Overall May sees marginal improvement over April in terms of winning history and is among the higher average returns for the strategy. This continues to be a great performing month for Monthly Options. Risk vs Reward May has consistently slightly outperformed the Monthly Options strategy as a whole. Successful Picks GOOG is the best performer here for consistency, but IBM has clearly produced some major returns and only faltered one year in the past. Trade History Great data presented here showing the consistency of this month. The vast majority of trades have produced positive returns. There is a slight trend line towards lower returns that reinforces our conservatism towards returns in the 30% - 50% range. Analysis We anticipate positive returns this month. Bear in mind the trends regarding returns and stay with the target averages and lock in profits.