With the /ES I wait till the initial theta bleads off after the open. So I enter around 10:30 EST. Usually you can buy the straddle at this time...
He has a website up that's pretty cool. I've subscribed.
any book by Jeff Augen or Sheldon Natenburg
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Curious to the answer to this as well. I haven't found a good strategy around earnings yet. I like the IV is juiced for flies and taking...
Sometimes if the market makers have a large position in the ATM options they will balance their deltas and risk by selling or buying stock...
Week 7 - Updates and Totals VXX 14-16 Call Spread hedge @ $0.56 sold @ $1.90 +$1.34 RIOT 45-50-55 Put 1:2:1 @ $1.30 sold @ $2.01 +$0.71 WKHS...
Good feedback. I need to ponder this a bit. In general i have a directional bias towards pinning on Friday on the strike with highest OI as that...
Week 7 - Update Entered the following flies today: VXX 14-16 Call Spread hedge @ $0.56 RIOT 45-50-55 Put 1:2:1 @ $1.30...
Always hack the menu. McDouble is $1.99. Order it with only cheese and ask to substitute mac sauce for the ketchup mustard pickles. Now you...
No great answer on this one for me. I think I just find myself more comfortable with /es than spx. i like the trading hours on /es as I can...
True. I mean if you buy them long term you can gamma scalp as the underlying goes above the strike buy selling and then buying when it goes...
Thanks for following up. I will go back and look. My presumption was the screen shot were all trades from the date of last Friday and as I'm...
Are these trades from the most recent Friday? How do you short CAT at 169 when it's range for the day was 202-211. Are these from a while ago?...
They are possible but most likely disappear before you could execute as some algo is going to pound it back into parity before you can bring up...
Also the MM will always buy them as they just gamma scalp them as they correspond with the rest of their inventory.
I buy the ATM straddle consistently on expiration days. I do this because on this day they are the best way to buy gamma and profit from intraday...
I would think OP could post a pdf of a statement showing the trades and just block out the identifying information to show their profitability. I...
A question I have for those who sell premium for a living...... It seems with cash covered puts you know your risk it isn't really infinite....
a market maker will take it if you offer below intrinsic value. They will buy it and hedge immediately. You should be able to be filled for less...
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