Recent Content by noregrets

  1. VIX fly / spread journal

    In a TWS watchlist, pull up the quote for VIX -> Combinations -> Futures Spreads (Directed) -> CFE, and select the calendar(s) you want. Then,...
    Post by: noregrets, Oct 4, 2014 in forum: Journals

  2. Conservative Options Trades

    Thanks for sharing the stories, oldnemesis. Very powerful.
    Post by: noregrets, Jul 23, 2014 in forum: Journals

  3. What 6,932 Busted Option Trades In 13 Minutes Looks Like

    That's the way to do it. In this case, I contacted IB immediately after the fill but they said I had to wait until PSE issued the ruling which...
    Post by: noregrets, Apr 30, 2014 in forum: Options

  4. What 6,932 Busted Option Trades In 13 Minutes Looks Like

    Thanks, new, that is exceedingly helpful. Knowing this, I will definitely handle the situation differently, and much less passively from a risk...
    Post by: noregrets, Apr 30, 2014 in forum: Options

  5. What 6,932 Busted Option Trades In 13 Minutes Looks Like

    I had the misfortune of being part of 6 of those 6,932 trades. I offered several AMZN combos right after the open at sufficient edge loss that I...
    Post by: noregrets, Apr 29, 2014 in forum: Options

  6. Noregrets' "Double or Nothing" Volatility Trading Journal

    I am going to be taking the journal offline for a while. Disappointed with my results to date, I will be trying a different, somewhat more...
    Post by: noregrets, Oct 16, 2013 in forum: Journals

  7. Noregrets' "Double or Nothing" Volatility Trading Journal

    I wanted to report out on the final results of the series of Oct VIX option trades I put on over the last few days. I legged into a series of...
    Post by: noregrets, Oct 16, 2013 in forum: Journals

  8. Noregrets' "Double or Nothing" Volatility Trading Journal

    Exactly...I should have averaged down! I'll call it the "O'Hare Iron Condor" strategy.
    Post by: noregrets, Oct 15, 2013 in forum: Journals

  9. Noregrets' "Double or Nothing" Volatility Trading Journal

    Closed for a loss of 1.90 inc. commissions. I just needed to close the position and take the loss, with the stock having gone up 9% since I put it...
    Post by: noregrets, Oct 15, 2013 in forum: Journals

  10. Noregrets' "Double or Nothing" Volatility Trading Journal

    Rolled the short strikes up one, to the 135/165/190/210, for 1.20 debit.
    Post by: noregrets, Oct 14, 2013 in forum: Journals

  11. Noregrets' "Double or Nothing" Volatility Trading Journal

    Sold the TSLA Oct18 135/160/185/210 IC from 2.70 credit. [img] "It often happens that a player carries out a deep and complicated...
    Post by: noregrets, Oct 10, 2013 in forum: Journals

  12. Noregrets' "Double or Nothing" Volatility Trading Journal

    Took profit by closing the 17/20 legs of the fly at 1.43 credit as the premise for the trade is disappearing with the budget deal and the fly is...
    Post by: noregrets, Oct 10, 2013 in forum: Journals

  13. riskattipruf's everything journal

    Nice call.
    Post by: noregrets, Oct 10, 2013 in forum: Journals

  14. VIX Options Pricing

    You can use Model Navigator to change the underlying to the appropriate futures contract and it will update the greeks accordingly. When I use it...
    Post by: noregrets, Oct 9, 2013 in forum: Options

  15. Current Implied Volatility and Implied Volatility percentile in tastytrade

    In TWS, you can find some vola statistics in the "Statistics" bar within OptionTrader. I have found iVolatility to be useful for looking at HV/IV...
    Post by: noregrets, Oct 9, 2013 in forum: Options