No great answer on this one for me. I think I just find myself more comfortable with /es than spx. i like the trading hours on /es as I can...
True. I mean if you buy them long term you can gamma scalp as the underlying goes above the strike buy selling and then buying when it goes...
Thanks for following up. I will go back and look. My presumption was the screen shot were all trades from the date of last Friday and as I'm...
Are these trades from the most recent Friday? How do you short CAT at 169 when it's range for the day was 202-211. Are these from a while ago?...
They are possible but most likely disappear before you could execute as some algo is going to pound it back into parity before you can bring up...
Also the MM will always buy them as they just gamma scalp them as they correspond with the rest of their inventory.
I buy the ATM straddle consistently on expiration days. I do this because on this day they are the best way to buy gamma and profit from intraday...
I would think OP could post a pdf of a statement showing the trades and just block out the identifying information to show their profitability. I...
A question I have for those who sell premium for a living...... It seems with cash covered puts you know your risk it isn't really infinite....
a market maker will take it if you offer below intrinsic value. They will buy it and hedge immediately. You should be able to be filled for less...
Pondering a new set-up Have spent the last couple of weeks reading some option books by Sinclair, Saliba, and Augen. Have been thinking about...
Week 6 Update Final Tally Entered following butterflies today still open BLNK 1:3:2 call 45-50-52.5 @ 1.54 exit @ 2.05 = +0.51 XPEV 1:3:2 call...
Week 6 Update Entered following butterflies today still open BLNK 1:3:2 call 45-50-52.5 @ 1.54 XPEV 1:3:2 call 40-45-47.5 @ 1.20 SPWR 1:2:1...
Best fool proof way to sell options is to really leverage up with commodity options. Sell ATM calls on natty gas on January 1st and ATM FCOJ...
Example today in /ES playing the straddle in the options that are expiring I had two nice swings and picked up a couple hundred bucks. When it...
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