Recent Content by Roberto Lopez

  1. S&P500 Head and Shoulders

    Personally I LOVE taking the other side of head-andshoulders set ups. I usually place stop order to get LONG and create a new position in these...
    Post by: Roberto Lopez, Apr 22, 2016 in forum: Trading

  2. Best brokerage for limit orders.

    Any broker can destroy a market order, and most brokers will execute limit orders about the same since things are now mostly electronic. I...
    Post by: Roberto Lopez, Apr 22, 2016 in forum: Automated Trading

  3. I predict SPX to go up 5% or down 5%, can I benefit from this?

    When doing straddles and strangle the most important thing to be aware of is: - What your daily time decay is to hold the position, but - more...
    Post by: Roberto Lopez, Apr 22, 2016 in forum: Options

  4. Breakout in this mother.....

    I am lost on this thread. It looks like something important but can someone explain to me what I am suppose to be seeing other than a cup and...
    Post by: Roberto Lopez, Apr 22, 2016 in forum: Index Futures

  5. Order not executing

    Technically you are not entitled to a fill on a spread even if your buy side is the ask and the sell side is the bid. I KNOW this is stupid but I...
    Post by: Roberto Lopez, Apr 22, 2016 in forum: Options

  6. Free money option strategy - seriously 100% risk free

    A covered call, no matter how deep in the money the call is, is exactly the same thing as selling a PUT NAKED. See if your broker thinks this is a...
    Post by: Roberto Lopez, Apr 17, 2016 in forum: Options

  7. A free Trading System that guarantees at least 180% p.a.

    You show me a NO RISK strategy and I will show you where the risk is. PERIOD. Even "risk-free interest rate" has risk should inflation eat away...
    Post by: Roberto Lopez, Apr 17, 2016 in forum: Chit Chat

  8. Sun Tzu Helps How?

    I just want to say think you. Again, this was a great thread and I found a book by someone on this subject. I am going to order it in a bit as it...
    Post by: Roberto Lopez, Apr 17, 2016 in forum: Strategy Building

  9. RandomWalkTrading Vs stratagemtrade.com

    I have just been recommended to this wonderful site (elite trader), and even though I have been doing this for years, I am learning here. Thank...
    Post by: Roberto Lopez, Apr 17, 2016 in forum: Educational Resources

  10. Has Day Trading Changed?

    PS. As for what Mignoette said... I agree. If you can't be right with 100 SPX points room for error, you are not watching your position. BUT.......
    Post by: Roberto Lopez, Apr 17, 2016 in forum: Trading

  11. Has Day Trading Changed?

    Personally I think the markets are always changing, yet repeating themselves. Back in 1998-200 people had a lot so success in day trading...
    Post by: Roberto Lopez, Apr 17, 2016 in forum: Trading

  12. How much time do you spend monitoring your trading systems everyday

    Hello: I can only speak from my decades of experience, but her is my stab at it. 1 - I have found that longer term vertical spreads or risk...
    Post by: Roberto Lopez, Apr 17, 2016 in forum: Strategy Building

  13. Just how much capital do you need to trade options?

    This question has a lot of answers. Depending on the brokerage house it can be a minimum of $2,500 or more. There is a minimum set by the SEC, but...
    Post by: Roberto Lopez, Apr 17, 2016 in forum: Options

  14. Why does it take so long?

    Why did it take PROFITLOCKER 15 years to wrap his mind around this game? The SAME thing happened to me. It was NOT until I learned everything I...
    Post by: Roberto Lopez, Apr 16, 2016 in forum: Professional Trading

  15. Historical Data on Shortable Stocks (IB)

    Be careful. I have seen a lot of people get run over on short stocks (unless hedged with a long call). I like this selling a short, and hedging...
    Post by: Roberto Lopez, Apr 16, 2016 in forum: Data Sets and Feeds