Current volatility of an asset > stop size X order size = max risk.
High-beta stocks under perform in a bear market.
Use option calculator to find option's future price range based on your prediction of underlying price action. Set limit orders for spreads at...
How many biotech startups make it? Is it like 1/10 or closer to 1/1000?
And yet many people say that selling naked puts is the most risky strategy, while a stock can go down to zero but when it goes up there is no...
Hi Bugsy, If you are looking for volatile stocks you might consider screening for tickers with highest beta coefficient and restrict market cap to...
That was a piece of good advice, thanks. Now it looks like this time it is more likely this may be a succesful BO because: 1)new high today,...
SPX Index Puts and/or VIX Calls.
Imo psychical delivery contracts should not be allowed for retail.
volpri, I think no technical analysis can explain what happened today. It dropped 12% at open and then made new highs at the close. Long @11 but...
You cannot use your long leg automatically to protect you because both legs of your spread are independent contracts. By writing a call you have...
Hi, it does make perfect sense what you write, because you understand price behavior is unpredictable and can go either way. One must be prepared...
I also add SMA 100 which explains why price met strong demand here so no second bear leg occurred, and it was also previous high on the 16th....
Hi, today we did not get the second leg down but it opened with a gap up and made a new high just before the close. [ATTACH] Following your...
I hope nobody entered this short straddle trade to loose 3k by now. If only there was a way to see who was buying those calls before the announcement.
This might help: https://interactivebrokers.github.io/tws-api/excel_apis.html#available_excel_apis
Hi volpri, thank you for your analysis. I upload new chart which is 30 min bars of UIS@NYSE with added volume and 20 EMA. Is just a random ticker...
If you don't automate order entry, why not just feed your code with price and volume data from vendor and have it calculate the signals on your...
Thank you for this valuable analysis. Is 'Brooks' some kind of an expert or a school and where can I find more details to study? I will get back...
Hi volpri, I admire your in depth chart analysis. Are you willing to accept a challenge? Below is a random chart with Friday closing price below...
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