You need an options education. Options are the only place that the newb and/or small timer stands a chance (and no it does not involve buying far...
I started out trading this in May with a 44 Call Calendar spread out to SEP. When my short 44 for May melted away I just went "diagonal" and sold...
Their indicator shows up on their charts on their website so it doesn't feed into any package. Might be useful for guys who just have a...
The difference is that this does not cost $3 grand, its a simple system probably built around moving average and stochastics. There is no front...
There are no preselected picks. Its just charts with a proprietary indicator. The power of the service is that the newb can just stick with one...
They're running about $50 a month and I'm giving it a shot as far as a free trial. Their system is best for swing trading which is what I am...
Well then I vote for these guys: goldman sachs, morgan stanley, citigroup Throw PG into the mix, their ex CEO slam dunked Obama pretty hard:...
So you'll love a robot buying back a short option @ market and selling a long option @ .01 at huge loss in the middle of a market crash on a...
Seems to me plenty of semi-pro and amateurs may have made good money in this .. I mena, the market was NEVER bullish that day. The buying in...
These strategie are too similar. Take a look at calender spreads, verticals (debit and credit) In a bear market , covered calls might be a...
One theory: Obama attack on PG that sorta backfired. http://www.whatdoesitmean.com/index1369.htm
Time to change your moniker to not-so noob trader .
ZD - Even so, that spread was a profitable one. Why would IB wipe out their customer like that? If the spread was now worth $5.00 ($500 per...
Thank you Delta. Nothing wrong with selling a put here and there on something you want to and can afford to own all that stock AT THAT...
As a long time ToS user I can tell you for a fact that TOS papermoney fills are VERRRRRY generous. It is free software to give you the look and...
Thank you .. this is the options forum but most of the chit chat seems to not be able to digest the basics of what a spread is. It is obvious...
Hmmm.. short vega when the ViX has been in the teens for months ... maybe not so much an amatuer issue as "need some options education issue"...
Maybe the 114 put was excercised, leaving the account underwater, then the auto program started firing off market orders when there was no market.
Oh this is Ben Lichtenstein all right, when he calls he uses like an auctioneers voice. Then when he talks he has his normal voice ... when you...
Ben does this everyday and is available for free in thinkorswim ....err Thursday was just a little bit more than usual.
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