From Bratenberg's Appendix D: <pre> <b> Low IV Moderate IV High IV ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bearish</b> buy naked puts sell underlying sell naked calls bear verticals bear verticals calls: +ATM/-ITM calls: +OTM/-ATM puts : +ATM/-OTM puts : +ITM/-ATM sell OTM call flys buy ITM call fly sell ITM put flys buy OTM put flys time spreads: time spreads : buy ITM call sell OTM call buy OTM put sell ITM put <b>Neutral</b> backspreads go on vacation ratio verticals buy straddles sell straddles sell ATM flys buy ATM flys buy ATM time sell ATM time spreads <b>Bullish</b> buy naked calls buy underlying sell naked puts bull verticals bull verticals calls: +ATM/-OTM calls: +ITM/-ATM puts : +ATM/-ITM puts : +OTM/-ATM sell ITM call flys buy OTM call fly sell OTM put flys buy ITM put flys time spreads: time spreads : buy OTM call sell ITM call buy ITM put sell OTM put </pre>