I’ve seen weird strikes, in what seems the most random ways. Calls: 150 155 160.75 165 170 for example.. but none is more bizarre than options...
“The unmoved is the source of all movement.” #Dao
@destriero how relevant/important do you think it is for a trader (more so neophyte) to understand at least the basics of exotics? I guess what...
right, I did mention this scenario above, but Des lower wing was still 20pts OTM even so.. this is why he chose to do the 132C I believe, as he...
Currently a hunnid bucks above this fill, amazing
its almost eery how well desty called this. Especially when Nividia has never touched the 650 strike in its entire existence. While you’d have to...
@Matt_ORATS chose the 1730 wing, while @destriero bought the 1750
if the market is booming during the worst pandemic of modernity, what could catalyst the next crash?
didnt know this, interestingly nonetheless!
sadly, I don’t think the market will crash off a non-event. COVID was your crash. Now we meander for a few more years, drifting up. Unless this up...
Knock-off pivots
this synchronicity (in sync chronologically) has a financial market term = equilibrium price = time time = price time is also synthetic vol or...
regarding structure.. OTM CALL 121’s for a bullish pin OTM PUT 121’s for a bearish pin but when it comes to broken wings... you use the calls...
I’ll do you one better. the last time the market made an all time low (3/6/2009 @ 666), and this current bull market that we’ve been in ever...
Beginning of the month my measured move vector gave me a $4141 target for $SPX mid-April Well, mid-April is here and the prediction played out in...
Hey guys, I’m looking at the 21 MAY 21 220/30/40 call butterfly in Caterpillar @ 1.90 risk If I put this butterfly on Caterpillar, would it be...
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speaking of Artemis.. they just released a new paper today! Christmas came early folks. [ATTACH] Amazing cover art as per usual!
I almost always buy the corresponding debit spread over the credit. The only time I’ll opp for the credit is if vol is compensating (high IV). I...
I’m aware that wings can be symmetrical or asym... but you replied “asymmetric” to the moth picture.. don’t get it, the wings on the attacus look...
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