Duh. Seriously? Do you also visit local jails and ask crooks to admit to their wrongdoings? And why do you think I posted this information?...
Not sure about specifics of the strategy as they are not public, but I believe it's selling options and collecting theta. You may find some...
This is from a private trading chatroom where someone who diligently followed Ernie Chan, found that Ernie started cheating after having a large...
Oh, and the recent profit jump is a bit of visual trick so I posted it like a furu, just because it looked so nice. Basically TDA, again, is...
Thanks. In terms of large occasional gains, that's partially due to lack of time to focus on trading and lack of abundance of opportunities, just...
Just a quick update because my account/P&L looks nice today. 1 year: [ATTACH] 6 months: [ATTACH] However, there are some serious issues with...
That's only for publicly traded companies that issued stock right? What about privately held companies that make up big part of Berkshire, how are...
Berkshire doesn’t own only publicly traded companies like AAPL, but it is also a company on its own, holding many private businesses/companies...
Possibly, but it may not be reliable enough, so I'm not sure yet if/how it could be turned into a directional strategy. Basically my scanner finds...
Not sure because my scanner doesn’t look specifically for how far the OTM hedges are. Just the shape of IV smile looks different during bearish...
Just a quick update, pretty much nothing happened for me in January, which was generally horrible for the market. My scanner usually looks for vol...
Here is how the Universa strategy may work. These is the option graph of my current options positions in AMZN, waiting for it to explode in either...
Interesting. It can be simpler, or more complex, I guess depending on point of view and experience. For me just the shape of the IV smile already...
(that was borrowed from somewhere else but also adapted as my former company's motto) On a more serious note, my background is mostly tech, as...
Being dissatisfied. Whether as quants, scientists, engineers or artists, it’s our job to be dissatisfied. We question, we analyze, we have that...
Just my end-of-year balance. Last couple weeks were little rocky as I wasn't finding too many opportunities to trade, also rewriting parts of my...
Usually hours, throughout a day, as I see hedging activity that creates certain skews. It may even last for days when, for example, some fund may...
I took a quick look, and that's fine, but that's just one approach out of many. Most published methods may no longer work, or may not provide...
I didn't intend that trade idea for SPY itself, just any large cap stock that may be beaten up and yes, it would be a directional bet. And such...
Calendars may not provide an edge vs the stock, but: a) They may be an easy way to trade volatility, especially if you buy them at low IV, or when...
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