Recent Content by Squilly_D

  1. Reaction to Michael Lewis's book and "60 Minutes" interview

    http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2014/04/michael-lewis-repeat-omission-crimes-committed.html Michael Lewis’ Repeat Omission: No Crimes Were...
    Post by: Squilly_D, Apr 5, 2014 in forum: Wall St. News

  2. What does Karen the Supertrader and her results say about volatility? Oversold?

    I walked away being up overall on the trade(s) but it sucked to do all that work and finish close to where you started.
    Post by: Squilly_D, Mar 30, 2014 in forum: Options

  3. What does Karen the Supertrader and her results say about volatility? Oversold?

    No, I didn't even know what trading was prior to 2006. I started "trading" in 2008, that's when I opened my first brokerage account. My first...
    Post by: Squilly_D, Mar 30, 2014 in forum: Options

  4. What does Karen the Supertrader and her results say about volatility? Oversold?

    20% is a considerable move in something like an index (SPX in this case). If this event was to occur in such short notice to where people...
    Post by: Squilly_D, Mar 29, 2014 in forum: Options

  5. What does Karen the Supertrader and her results say about volatility? Oversold?

    I haven't verified but don't forget during that time period the VIX was greater than 30 (maybe even 50). A 2SD move during that time frame may...
    Post by: Squilly_D, Mar 20, 2014 in forum: Options

  6. What does Karen the Supertrader and her results say about volatility? Oversold?

    Question for anyone able to find these stats easily: Has the market (SPX for that matter) been down +50% in a 40-60 day period of time? It seems...
    Post by: Squilly_D, Mar 20, 2014 in forum: Options

  7. What does Karen the Supertrader and her results say about volatility? Oversold?

    She sells individual calls and puts in SPX. She hasn't sold ICs since the 2007-2008 timeframe. Her call/put selling strategy has been adapted to...
    Post by: Squilly_D, Mar 16, 2014 in forum: Options

  8. 2014 option challenge

    I am not sure about going and finding the data but it would be interesting to know how many consecutive years the market (S&P500 in this case) has...
    Post by: Squilly_D, Dec 31, 2013 in forum: Options

  9. Valuable IV Rank thinkscript for TOS

    It will take me a few days to read and digest the information in that PDF. Having graduated with a bachelor’s degree in electrical...
    Post by: Squilly_D, Dec 20, 2013 in forum: Options

  10. Valuable IV Rank thinkscript for TOS

    I’m not sure what you mean by normalizing price and what it has to do with using a ranking of Implied Vols within the TOS platform for a...
    Post by: Squilly_D, Dec 19, 2013 in forum: Options

  11. Valuable IV Rank thinkscript for TOS

    Tastytrade teaches to only use underlyings that are deemed *tradable*. People that follow this method of trading would avoid names that don’t...
    Post by: Squilly_D, Dec 19, 2013 in forum: Options

  12. Why do traders fail?

    Which schools/universities teach trading? How much is the cost? Is the cost comparable to what someone would possibly lose trying to learn on...
    Post by: Squilly_D, Oct 28, 2013 in forum: Trading

  13. Why do traders fail?

    Post by: Squilly_D, Oct 28, 2013 in forum: Trading

  14. Implied Volatility in plain English

    You definitely gave an example of mark-to-fantasy when it comes to OTC derivatives (CDS’s in this case) so I can’t fault you on that. As a...
    Post by: Squilly_D, Oct 15, 2013 in forum: Options

  15. Options trading for a living

    I also wanted to add that this is one of many considerations I use to enter a trade. If the underying is a stock and earnings are near, I don't...
    Post by: Squilly_D, Oct 8, 2013 in forum: Options