I do what you're suggesting @qlai - trade direction with long options. Duration tends to be 20-40 days between swings. Details on my journal...
I do a variation of this in my retirement account. On the basis that I am no better at stockpicking than average, I have a portfolio of...
Spreads added last week include: DAX 21/06/19 11850/11750 Puts at 16.8 credit ES 19/07/19 2760/2730 Puts at 5.0 credit ES 16/08/19 2740/2710 Put...
Hi @jamespond. Please see post #39 last week.
On each reversal, I sold Bull Put spreads at various expiries through 2019, for immediate cash credit. Not sure how useful it is to show them...
Following a Bullish reversal on Thursday, closed the Put side of the June Straddle at a small profit and initiated long position by buying calls:...
Nikkei 225 Puts expired with an aggregate net profit. Security / Ticker: N225 Open Trade Date: 08 April 2019 Trade: Sell to Close Expiry...
Sold S&P 500 Puts at a profit: Security / Ticker: ES Open Trade Date: 25 April 2019 Trade: Sell to Close Expiry Date: 21 June 2019 At the...
I got DAX wrong! Closed out May Puts at a loss. Security / Ticker: DAX Open Trade Date: 10 April 2019 Trade: Sell to Close Expiry Date:...
Trades from last week follow. Sold FTSE Puts at a profit following a reversal on Tuesday. Security / Ticker: FTSE Open Trade Date: 09 April...
Sure, I'll just pop round to your house and put the trades on for you if you like! Afterwards, I'll wash your car and mow your lawn too! :D...
You're welcome - hope it is of use. 1. I use several, and build a composite buy or sell based on Bollinger Bands, Moving Averages and...
I take a slightly different approach. I know what the average movement between low and high is for each security I track. As an example, its...
For me, (and in relation to simple directional / swing trading) limited downside vs unlimited upside. When I used to trade Futures, the Stop...
We are all aware that the past is not a guarantee of the future etc, but if when backtested a security can be seen to move in a trend over a...
Go back to basics. Calculate the trend of the security that you're analysing, and let that drive your timeframe to get optimum exposure with a...
In addition, I have introduced Bull Put Credit Spreads when purchasing long (Call) positions, and Bear Call Credit Spreads when purchasing short...
Nikkei 225 volatility was relatively low, so bought a Straddle position: Security / Ticker: N225 Open Trade Date: 07 May 2019 Trade: Buy to Open...
...and Bought Oil Calls: Security / Ticker: CL Open Trade Date: 06 May 2019 Trade: Buy to Open Expiry Date: 17 June 2019 At the Money / Out of...
After the fall in oil price, closed Oil Puts at a profit: Security / Ticker: CL Open Trade Date: 25 April 2019 Trade: Sell to Close Expiry Date:...
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