{"product_id":"the-ai-options-trader-johnny-malik-9798190718935","title":"The AI Options Trader: Use Forecasts, Scenarios, Volatility, and Defined Risk","description":"\u003cb\u003eOptions are structured risk: \u003c\/b\u003eMany traders enter the options market because contracts appear inexpensive, losses seem limited, and profits look unlimited. Then they discover the hidden costs of time decay, implied volatility, poor liquidity, bad strike selection, oversized positions, and trades that were directionally right but structurally wrong.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe AI Options Trader\u003c\/b\u003e teaches you how to combine chart analysis, AI-assisted forecasts, option-chain data, the Greeks, volatility, expiration selection, strike selection, and defined-risk strategies into one repeatable decision process.\u003cbr\u003eThe central principle is simple: \u003cb\u003eThe forecast is not the trade, the risk plan is the trade.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat You Will Learn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou will learn how to: \u003cbr\u003e- Analyze the underlying before selecting an option\u003cbr\u003e- Read option chains without feeling overwhelmed\u003cbr\u003e- Understand delta, gamma, theta, vega, and implied volatility\u003cbr\u003e- Compare strikes and expirations intelligently\u003cbr\u003e- Recognize liquidity, spread, slippage, and event risk\u003cbr\u003e- Match bullish, bearish, sideways, and uncertain scenarios to appropriate structures\u003cbr\u003e- Evaluate long calls, long puts, debit spreads, credit spreads, covered calls, cash-secured puts, protective puts, and collars\u003cbr\u003e- Calculate maximum loss, maximum gain, breakeven, and position size\u003cbr\u003e- Create paper options tickets and maintain an honest trading journal\u003cbr\u003e- Use AI as a decision-support assistant, not as a prediction machine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow to Use the Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Options Without Casino Thinking\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBegin here to replace impulsive options trading with a structured process. Learn why cheap contracts are not necessarily safe, why the underlying chart comes first, how calls and puts really work, and how to read an option chain.\u003cbr\u003eUse these chapters to build your foundation before studying advanced strategies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Greeks, Volatility, and Time\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStudy delta, theta, vega, gamma, and the interaction among all four Greeks.\u003cbr\u003eUse this section whenever you are comparing contracts, choosing an expiration, evaluating implied volatility, or trying to understand why an option behaved differently than expected.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Forecasts, Scenarios, and Strategy Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLearn how to translate bullish, bearish, sideways, and uncertain market scenarios into possible options structures.\u003cbr\u003eUse these chapters before entering a trade. They will help you determine whether the idea deserves a long option, a spread, a watchlist decision, or no trade at all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Defined-Risk Options Strategies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore debit spreads, credit spreads, covered calls, cash-secured puts, protective puts, and collars.\u003cbr\u003eUse this section as a strategy reference. Compare each structure's cost, risk, reward, assignment exposure, breakeven, and suitability for the expected market move.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Events, Liquidity, and Risk\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLearn how earnings, implied-volatility crush, wide bid\/ask spreads, slippage, and poor position sizing can damage an otherwise reasonable trade.\u003cbr\u003eReview these chapters before trading around earnings, selecting a less-liquid contract, or deciding how many contracts your account can responsibly handle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI: The Complete AI Options Trading System\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBring everything together through paper trading, journaling, complete trade planning, and a 12-month development roadmap.\u003cbr\u003eUse these chapters to create a repeatable workflow, review your decisions, identify recurring mistakes, and gradually improve your process.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Three-Timeframe Process\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThroughout the book, you will use: \u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003e1-hour charts over one month\u003c\/b\u003e to study market structure, trend, support, and resistance\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003e15-minute charts over five days\u003c\/b\u003e to evaluate the setup\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003e5-minute charts over two days\u003c\/b\u003e to refine execution and invalidation\u003cbr\u003eStart asking: \u003cb\u003e\"Does this entire plan deserve risk?\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Johnny Malik,Farrukh Malik\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798190718935\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 542\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 1.09d","brand":"Johnny Malik","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50666085744895,"sku":"9798190718935","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-ai-options-trader-johnny-malik-9798190718935","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}