this is promising... can you show one of an spx leap? i.e. something that is less liquid. i'd like to see if it just showing the traded Hi-Lo, or...
thanks for this. Very helpful. It reminded me that I'm not always trading against a singular entity. In the past, I would stop inching up my...
Yeah, lots of money to be made trading the channels. I've sharpened my charting skills because of this current market. I got sloppy and out of...
I would say price and volume. Current rally has lacked volume, therefore I am more cautious. That said the last couple of days have been a little...
thanks for the insight! For things like SPY i've noticed that sometimes I get a mid-fill or sometimes better (slightly closer to bid). other...
i hear ya... MM and their games. I track the b-a of holdings via snapshots so that I can get a better sense of fair value. anybody know of a...
my observations with spreads like these, is that they will tighten throughout the day. by the last couple of hours, they are tighter and more...
Hi, This might be a Q for the former MMs... how much (if at all) does open interest affect the pricing of an option? i.e. if i'm looking at 2...
So... Would converting the position to a strangle have helped protect their position? I. E sell naked puts.
Well.. . My guess this is another example of saying one thing and doing a different thing. I can't imagine that if he was applying all of these...
I agree with you. The move was strong but there seemed to be plenty of time to make adjustments. Especially easier to cut losses because it's not...
Don't most brokers have margin requirements to enter a naked position? IB has pretty high margin requirements to sell calls or puts for example....
ouch!!! Feel for the clients in this one. As a learning trader, I feel there is lots to learn from this experience. Q... why couldn't the hedge...
I'm not looking for different, or the same. I just read the markets and do my assessment on a day to day, week to week basis. I'm not stuck on my...
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