i am just selling monthly $3 puts, if it manages to drop < $3 on expiration, then i will buy/hold and start selling covered calls. I agree long...
cash infusion of about 6 billion, but dilution at $48 a pop. A lot of unhappy players after the $48 firesale was announced. Do you guys...
CMF and MA/EMA crossover looks good, but the macd histogram is out of place at the end and the price just hit the resistence. I would wait until...
do you mean to short out of money index puts on a monthly basis?
Thanks atticus/all, I am going to play the month over month until after 08 Q1 results are out, then things should settle down enough to try a...
sorry can you list out the trade for those 3 strikes from the long fly. I am not sure what is a long fly. thanks
Thanks guys, all good points. Just want to clarify a few suggestion made. 1) Use financial index instead of single company to significantly...
Then i go broke and lose all my money :( but isnt that true when you short anything without hedge? I am making a bet based on current market...
What do you guys think about doing a naked short on an investment bank's 2009 out of money put? The reasoning is that by 2009 the financials...
atticus, what are you saying exactly i dont understand. The Jan 70 calls are 0.45, 75 calls are 0.15. Below is my trade: - Short MERAM (Jan 65...
i am sorry you guys lost me here. What you mean? "keep the shorts open? Open at a nickel? " and the response to that? didnt get it.
Hi guys, i dont mean to offend anyone but is ~$100 profit per day as posted by the original poster considered good/successful around here as a...
thanks guys, i checked out iron condor for MER. But do you really think it's a good idea right now vs just a short strangle? Contract size: 25...
Sorry can you explain more what atm straddle (what does atm stand for?) and implied distribution means? I tried search google but cant find a...
Hi guys, I am still learning, have a couple more questions. 1) - Short MERAM (Jan 65 Call) - Short MERMJ (Jan 50 Put) I dont think...
lol thanks guys! that cleared things up quite a bit. I had a feeling it's very risky. Btw the stock i was looking at is hsy, it's been flat...
Hello, i tried to research this on google but couldnt find much help, was hoping the experts here can explain this to me. StockA price: $42...
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