Recent Content by Epicurus

  1. Advice for an Old Man’s Son

    Earning an income outside of trading whilst he learns is essential. Start as a medium term investor as its easier to earn something from the...
    Post by: Epicurus, Jan 4, 2020 in forum: Trading

  2. Selling Premium - Strategy Never Discussed

    Hi Hillcrest. ASX options and brokers servicing them used to be so poor for Australian retailers I thought I must have been the only one trading...
    Post by: Epicurus, Dec 27, 2019 in forum: Options

  3. So, what am I missing ?

    Your perception on this is generally correct. You can't just find some pattern or anomaly in markets and just consistently exploit it, as you need...
    Post by: Epicurus, Dec 26, 2019 in forum: Trading

  4. Where I'm at

    "...without the help of computers". Go back and read my posts again. You have my view, up to you. You should post again here down the track once...
    Post by: Epicurus, Dec 24, 2019 in forum: Trading

  5. Where I'm at

    I just had a look at your video. I didn't spend enough time to try and figure out what rules he was applying to determine his turning points....
    Post by: Epicurus, Dec 24, 2019 in forum: Trading

  6. Where I'm at

    To clarify, I call Technical Indicators stuff you normally calculate with a computer, like MACD, RSI, Bollinger Bands etc. Versus Classical...
    Post by: Epicurus, Dec 23, 2019 in forum: Trading

  7. Where I'm at

    Two flawed assumptions in your post: - that Technical Indicators have any value at all - that looking at daily charts is the best basis for your...
    Post by: Epicurus, Dec 23, 2019 in forum: Trading

  8. Withdraw every month or leave it to grow?

    Money in a trading account is money at risk. As far as I'm concerned, I haven't made any money unless I withdraw it. The idea of leaving money...
    Post by: Epicurus, Dec 4, 2019 in forum: Trading

  9. Making a binary bet with vanilla instruments

    Optack, whats wrong with a coin flip with 65% win rate? I think you need to reflect on your numbers a bit more. Firstly, you have the stock at...
    Post by: Epicurus, Dec 3, 2019 in forum: Options

  10. Making a binary bet with vanilla instruments

    Time frame is what your analysis tells you is required to support your target win rate. I trade Bull Put/Bear Call credit spreads on 4 to 7 wk...
    Post by: Epicurus, Dec 2, 2019 in forum: Options

  11. Making a binary bet with vanilla instruments

    Use Bull Put/Bear Call credit spreads. I'm papertrading this atm to optimise strike selection. Just comes down to whether you can genuinely pick...
    Post by: Epicurus, Dec 1, 2019 in forum: Options

  12. Advice

    You dont have an extraordinary system. You need to examine and improve your trading plan. What you have sounds like it both relies on human...
    Post by: Epicurus, Oct 6, 2019 in forum: Trading

  13. Might Be in Trouble: What happens when a Naked Put Expires?

    Blue, I'm with Windlesham on this one. There's a difference between theory and practice. The textbooks say a synthetic put is created by a...
    Post by: Epicurus, Sep 7, 2019 in forum: Options

  14. Is Credit Spread really profitable?

    I was doing some testing on vertical credit spreads earlier this year. Typically 6wks to expiry, selling nearest strike to the money then buying...
    Post by: Epicurus, Aug 20, 2019 in forum: Options

  15. Is it possible to make money from a penny stock worth 10 cents or less?

    Codestar. No you can't. If you try you will lose. I curently have mid-6 figures invested in penny stocks under 10cents. But I'm invested in the...
    Post by: Epicurus, Jun 27, 2019 in forum: Trading