The DIA is probally the best option "expiration week play" but the risk is very high - as you know. It will be interesting to see if you can...
I think GOOG has to re-think Adsense, too much click fraud. Should be "pay per action" not click. The "clickee" has to buy a product, service,...
Well then your calls are presently worth $0.35 not $0.40, minus commision. No profit until you close.
As long as "some " is 5x "A lot" then you will be breaking even. Anything above 5x is gravy, below 5x not so good. I think you will find that...
Read this ET thread on fear. http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?threadid=72808
Is your two month record luck or skill?
GOOG earnings are this week, thats why the premiums appear to be good. And I wouldn't consider 7% to be deep OTM. The long position in the...
Major change from your first post to your last post within two days. :confused:
A more common move is to sell and buy back the options to close the positions. I figure that 90% of option positions are closed without dealing...
That's odd - steve46 had posted then deleted a similiar message in the last 10 minutes. I wonder if steve46 and rallymode are the same poster?
Just a small correction - You are shorting options by "selling to open", I think you might have shorting options mixed up with "naked options".
I would stay away from any "Selling to Open". Premiums are too low and one bad trade can wipe out 10 good trades. Stick to long ATM options....
I would pick August calls ATM or 1 strike OTM. September calls might be a tad too expensive.
Back to the original topic. Very good post and I would like to add my observation on FEAR. The fear of giving back profits or adding to a loss...
No different than the other 3 weeks.
You're sort of comparing apples to oranges. The Oil Services HOLDRs does not follow the price of oil tick for tick on the short term. Oil could be...
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This thread should be in Chit-Chat
I didn't mean to sound racist, I guess the wording of my original post is bad. During the TV broadcast of this news event they flashed the date...
What is your point?
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