I miss Atticus - will he be coming back? :(
Lame
This trade is still open. :)
Are the Carl Icahn tweets legit? AAPL up over $15.00 since his tweets at 2:21pm EST. [img] 2:21pm EST [img] 2:25pm EST [img] AAPL -...
+1 ....... And as usual the ET crowd took the hook, line, and sinker. :)
Atticus bamboozled you if you think he is one of ET's best traders. :)
Bought 10 contracts Aug,17 2013 GMCR 80.00 calls, filled @ $0.98 http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=GMCR130817C00080000 :)
My limit order at $2.80 did not get filled.
Buy 10 contracts Aug 2013 85.00 calls @ $2.80 http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=GMCR130809C00085000
I'm looking at the $85.00 weekly calls, buy on Wednesday August 7, 2013. :) http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=gmcr&ql=1
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In general the market goes up, so you would be better off buying calls. :)
Keep it simple, the trend is your friend. I would forget all this calendar/adjustment nonsense and go with buying calls only. I recommend the...
Six of one or half a dozen of the other, which ever you prefer. :)
GMCR has a tendency to move during earnings. I am considering CALLS, maybe 3 strikes OTM.
Covered Calls = Naked Puts You are better off just selling naked puts with cash in your account to buy the stock if necessary.
You will need an account with over $25,000 for this strategy because of the pattern day trade rules. I would prefer to buy the weeklies about 15...
A typical amateur mistake, shorting a hot stock at its all time high. BIG MISTAKE.
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