Chubbly, My original post was just a target of 3%-5% return trading some spreads. Everyone knows the market averages 7% buy and hold over...
Good Point JackRab. That makes sense about the 1700, instead of 1690. I guess the trade is really a protective trade if an atomic bomb goes off,...
So overall, is this strategy not worth it? Whats your opinion? Am I a lunatic? I figure if I can make 3% 6 years in a row, and then MAYBE have...
Sig, Thanks for the evaluation. That's pretty much my conclusion too. So lets say you are trading 10 spreads, on a 100k account. Looks like...
Thanks FSU. Thanks for defining the types of positions I have been placing: Short Vertical PUT Time Spread So, what is my risk then? in this...
Thanks for the reply J_S. This is a hedged short put. I'm pretty sure my max risk is about $850 bucks per spread. I would also argue this is a...
Yes, pretty simple math. If you have a 100k account, and trade roughly 5 of these spreads per month, you make 5% return. Once every 5 years,...
My goal is to make about 5% a year trading the below system, and it works generally well. What are the pro's and con's of this type of credit...
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