coach, here is what i am talking about in numbers. Again, it is speculative in nature as we have no hard data to back it up. Let me use the...
I am not trying to spoil the party, but to be honest i am not so sure if that is a guaranteed scenario. For arbitrage to occur between the...
after reading some more on the topic(yes that dreaded #5) of how vix options will react to a change in the underlying and price at expiration...
now watch the VIX options premiums sky rocket within a few days as demand surges. Barron's over the weekend has a cover: "Demand for VIX...
coach, i read an article when the vix options first came out regarding their use and the number one reason was hedging portfolios from 9/11...
perhaps you can start a new thread every 100 or 200 pages and name it part 2,3,4, etc.
cache, did you ever take a position in MRVL? It seems a bull put spread could've made us some money at the $54 support.
ACTUALLY...the real beauty(for you anyway) is that if I AM RIGHT with my OTM positions, then you are way better off with your FOTM since you...
I guess for every seller there is a buyer, eh? I am only looking for call spreads this month as i have a bearish bias. It's great that people have...
Todays bearish action has turned the SPX into one ugly looking chart near term. As i have said before, i think even though it seems the market is...
Am i seeing things or did the SPX really close only up 3 points? I guess people woke up after they had their lunch and said wait a sec, why in the...
With 7 weeks to expiration, earnings season, another fed meeting, and the SPX hitting its resistance point after a 7 point gap up, don't you think...
Days like today remind me why even the best stock and trend pickers can fail without a solid money management plan. When you feel there's no...
donna, I do both. I have a watchlist that i follow and i use a volatility scanner. Usually the stocks that you find with IV skews before...
I have traded calendars for 5 years now. There are really two good ways to make money with them. 1) By buying a far out long side and selling...
Cache, stop stealing my trades...lol j/k seriously, it seems we trade with common setups. I also think that AAPL will be stuck between those...
I think you mean $54? :) ..and no i dont expect it to hold simply because of where the nasdaq is at. I expect next week to be an ugly week for...
you are probably right as it relates to the credit spreads, it was a good mind exercize on a slow day like today. I guess the people who were...
yes it surely does but this position isnt meant to be held long, if you read closer you will see its being discussed as a sort of a hedge within a...
Well, the prices i quoted you were real time, if you aplit the bid/ask between the 3.10 and 3.20 which is very possible, then you ARE buying...
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