### Comment:
Betting against a sideways market seems pretty solid right now. How do I actually tell if I should take the bet? Based on how tingly my balls feel. 
  
 I usually weight it towards the side I think will move and think of the other side as a hedge against my stupidity.  I think what I’m doing is like a lopsided strangle so both sides are usually 5–10 points OTM when I set it up

### REPLY:
but that's literally the same thing as buying the difference in puts/calls, why not just buy only that amount

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