Very nice charts! Basically it's a 3D representation of how hard it is to make money trading options. For example take your verticals; want to go...
Yes it's priced for a bounce. If the bounce happens volatility will be squeezed out. It's currently being squeezed out of the puts hence the...
I agree with your jist. If one could quantify it would make buying bottoms a lot easier.
Basically IV will contract on rallies and expand on declines. So use skew measurements and estimates to calculate where prices will be at any...
Trade King has it.
If you like the ask price and your looking for better speed just buy at the market. Your limit prices, even if your limit is the market price will...
How would you go about scalping this? If you mean legging in and out the odds you are interested in maintaining are now out the window. I guess...
Deep in the money is where probabilities and realities overlap. Not going to look these up but use your deltas as approximate odds of being ITM....
were these up on buyable prices? I.E. CDE up 2.59%, yet I see it up 1.5% and it opened at 4.76 and closed at 4.71.
One reason I like spreads over pure longs is expectancy. Obviously if I get a straight-line move calls or puts will beat spreads. In the real...
The fact that you traded them as spreads doesnât matter. Just import the all the data and let the win/ losses on the individual options net out....
Iâm not sure whatâs causing your issues but some of the retailers, (Trade King and Options Express) base their geeks on last price. Options...
I like straddles on paper. Very tempting. Put them on after earnings preferably after a few days of volatility crush. Buy them low in their IV...
Not familar with IB but most chains will differ depending on if your buying or selling. I.E. if your selling the the delta is calculated on the bid.
I guess I'm all wet. As I think more about this... no need to go FOTM. Why risk the entire debit? I choose what to risk, so give it a reasonable...
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