yeah let's hope so.... i usually avoid earnings season too....but not becuase i expect a company to have TRIPLED it's earnings, then fall like...
thank you don, that is a reasonable position. i will still lose sleep though wondering what caused my calamity in going long CALM. i was...
well, perhaps then my question has less to do with SHO and more to do with levels of short interest then. i am trying my best to develop...
what is the SHO? i got killed going long CALM last week (with it's huge short interest, great earnings, etc.). Another post made mention of...
thank you for your response flytiger. but i must admit ignorance on this subject. in fact i do not know what the SHO list is, or what it's...
well i got my arse kicked in CALM this AM, after fully expecting to be just fine looking at pre-market. if we cannot beat these guys would...
...other than, of course, SPY, etc? anyone?
what are some of your favorites to trade from a credit sread / IC standpoint? i know the spx/spy are popular, but are there some others that...
you are absolutely right - from the standpoint of margin vs acct value it is very important. i guess i am looking at ways to evaulate each trade...
i was actually referring to the REAL YIELD of the trade, which would mean return on margin tied up for the period. ( ie credit of 100 on margin...
thanks......a couple of things stand out to me even without doing caculations. i think qqqq was trading at around 44 when you put this IC on...
lejmorro - can you post the specifics of one or two of the last IC or spreads you did? i would like to see if i caculate 30%+ returns for...
in the case you mention, you'd buy the call spread becuase the premiums would be going up in that instance i assume? thanks for the explanation!
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