Verb. sap., as they used to say in the old days - and again, greatly appreciated. I've got just enough of a clue at this point for that hint to be...
Wise attitude. You should remain cautious. A fairly good argument can be made in favor of options being safer to trade than stocks, but I'm not...
I've never found a useful method for establishing a directional view. Tried FA, trend following, lots of TA stuff... the only thing I came away...
Thanks, @marameo - that's good material.
Welcome to the jungle, @ironchef - I'm at the same place as you are. The light at the end of the tunnel is that practice plus intelligence result...
Thanks for stopping by, @expiated. I'm pretty much an amateur at options, although I've spent the last half a year or so in highly focused,...
Do you happen to have a link to this website? I'm trying to cobble something together right now, and it would be really nice to have a reference...
Yep. Lots of good insight from folks that have been there. You have to hold back on the "oh, that was back then, not really applicable now"...
I'm quite chuffed to hear that my (so far) short and rather amateur bit of research into flies has resulted in much the same perspective as yours....
I'm far from an expert on flies, but I do have some comments from a more general perspective. I'd say that the risk is secondary to the trade...
I started a journal very recently and for much the same reasons, but I post every trade - either right after entry/exit or at the end of the day -...
I will have you know I identify as one. None of your perverted homeostasis stuff for me, thank you very much.
STO IWM 190913P144.5 $1.00 STO QQQ 190913P181 $1.25 STO TLT 190913P145 $1.07 BTC TLT 190913P145 $0.97 VIX is still high, and the prices slid off...
Closing several trades today, mostly based on a feeling of wanting to reduce my market exposure and "take another set" based on the current...
"The robots/computers are coming for your job" applies more to some sectors than others. Not that the public would ever notice this one, or think...
If you want the projection of theta for a given strike and expiration - i.e., a plot of what it should look like from a given time t - then your...
BOT GE Oct18 7P, 0.24db This morning, my portfolio delta was ~185; this brought it down to 45-ish. I do like to sell puts, and I am generally...
That post instantly made me think of the classic Fermi Problem: "How many piano tuners are there in Chicago?" Perhaps the OP could use that kind...
Following up on this thought... oh, of course not. 1) Given the settlement mechanics of SPX (really, SPXW; I see no reason I should expose myself...
"Alligator spread"? "Broker's Wet Dream"? Seems like the transaction costs would eat you alive.
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