Been thinking through various permutations of directional exposure. I would be grateful for any steer from the seasoned guys on here. For...
Took advantage of a slight dip in volatility (although at 16.2% this morning, its higher than I normally buy at) to buy a straddle in DAX 30....
Took advantage of a dip in volatility to buy a straddle in AUDUSD. Security / Ticker: AUD Open Trade Date: 25 August 2019 Trade: Buy to Open...
Haven't considered your numbers, but assuming that you're not operating in one direction covered by another long position, your hypothesis didn't...
Slightly repeating @Robert Morse, I trade long options for direction when I expect that the movement in price will exceed decay in time value, and...
Treasury Bonds gave a sell signal on Friday, so closed long position at a profit and bought puts. Security / Ticker: ZB Open Trade Date: 15 July...
AUS met all my conditions for a turnaround, so closed short position by selling puts at a profit. Security / Ticker: AUD Open Trade Date: 01 July...
It depends on what your expectations of price and volatility are and what you're trying to achieve. You seem to have been asking variations of...
Following other indices, FTSE turned bullish at yesterday's close, so I sold puts at a good profit, bought calls, and sold Out of the Money...
DAX 30 turned Bullish at yesterday's close so sold Puts at a profit, bought Calls, and sold Put Spreads. Directional Puts: Security / Ticker:...
Closed Short position on S&P 500 at a profit. Security / Ticker: SPX Open Trade Date: 05 July 2019 Trade: Sell to Close Expiry Date: 16 August...
Took a long position on Nikkei 225 Index by buying Calls. Security / Ticker: N225 Open Trade Date: 06 August 2019 Trade: Buy to Open Expiry Date:...
Closed long oil position by selling Calls at a loss and will awiat a better re-entry. Security / Ticker: CL Open Trade Date: 30 July 2019 Trade:...
Closed short position on oil by selling Puts at a loss. Security / Ticker: CL Open Trade Date: 02 July 2019 Trade: Sell to Close Expiry Date: 15...
I'm not endorsing @SA Market Forecaster but have bought Nikkei225 today too (I use Call options, not futures). I take a different approach,...
Closed Nikkei225 short position at a profit by buying Puts. Security / Ticker: N225 Open Trade Date: 08 July 2019 Trade: Sell to Close Expiry...
Closed short position on Treasury Bonds at a profit by selling Puts, and opened long position by buying Calls. Security / Ticker: ZB Open Trade...
Closed Long positions in Nikkei225 at a profit by selling Calls and opened Short position by buying Puts. Security / Ticker: N225 Open Trade...
and Opened short positions on FTSE100 and S&P500 by buying Puts. Security / Ticker: FTSE Open Trade Date: 05 July 2019 Trade: Buy to Open Expiry...
A few trades to report here as FTSE100, DAX30 and S&P500 technicals turned bearish on Friday. Closed Call side of DAX straddle opened on Monday...
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