Recent Content by caroy

  1. Who buys options?

    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...
    Post by: caroy, Feb 22, 2021 at 7:26 AM in forum: Options

  2. Who buys options?

    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...
    Post by: caroy, Feb 21, 2021 at 6:56 PM in forum: Options

  3. Prediction Based Trading

    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...
    Post by: caroy, Feb 21, 2021 at 11:56 AM in forum: Journals

  4. Prediction Based Trading

    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?...
    Post by: caroy, Feb 21, 2021 at 11:29 AM in forum: Journals

  5. Anyone have experience with bid-ask spread arbitrage?

    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...
    Post by: caroy, Feb 21, 2021 at 11:16 AM in forum: ETFs

  6. Who buys options?

    Also the MM will always buy them as they just gamma scalp them as they correspond with the rest of their inventory.
    Post by: caroy, Feb 21, 2021 at 11:13 AM in forum: Options

  7. Who buys options?

    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...
    Post by: caroy, Feb 21, 2021 at 11:13 AM in forum: Options

  8. Day Trading Options

    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...
    Post by: caroy, Feb 21, 2021 at 2:20 AM in forum: Options

  9. what am I missing about writing options?

    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....
    Post by: caroy, Feb 20, 2021 at 6:42 PM in forum: Options

  10. put - no volume

    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...
    Post by: caroy, Feb 20, 2021 at 6:36 PM in forum: Options

  11. Weekly Pin Butterfly Strategy

    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...
    Post by: caroy, Feb 20, 2021 at 9:08 AM in forum: Journals

  12. Weekly Pin Butterfly Strategy

    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...
    Post by: caroy, Feb 19, 2021 at 4:10 PM in forum: Journals

  13. Weekly Pin Butterfly Strategy

    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...
    Post by: caroy, Feb 18, 2021 in forum: Journals

  14. what am I missing about writing options?

    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...
    Post by: caroy, Feb 18, 2021 in forum: Options

  15. Selling short straddles is like printing free money convince me I'm wrong

    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...
    Post by: caroy, Feb 17, 2021 in forum: Options