Buying vs selling options are two very different animals. With buying options my risk is limited to the price I paid for the option. There are...
I would only consider buying calls in VRX for a daytrade. It's IV is too risky for me.
Here's UAL
Contrast VRX above with buying puts and calls on SPY being mindful of IV:
Check out this VRX for good example of when NOT to buy calls. See how elevated the IV is compared to where it historically resides at about 0.3....
It seems what's most important is the value of the delta and vega of the strike you buy for this deep OTM SPY trade. Also relative iv matters. If...
Many thanks for taking the time to write this up. It is very helpful!
Could you please link the rest of the article. It looks quite good. Livevol gives the best coverage of "unusual options activity" that I've seen....
Check out this SPY thread where you can buy very cheap OTM options for a vega play but still benefit when SPY uptrends....
"I'm currently looking at OTM SPY 225 calls for Jan 16. Right now these are going for .03 to .04." These calls have done well, not because of any...
You may also want to scan for stocks that not only have low IV but are trending or breaking out so you have a better directional bet.
"The Valeant Collapse Goes Much Deeper" by Ophir Gottlieb http://www.cmlviz.com/cmld3b/lite.php?number=1050&app=news&cml_article_id=20151105_VRX...
If I can't admit I'm wrong or that I could have done something better, I can't improve. I also can't take small losses before they become large...
I didn't even know these existed. Thank you for the link. I am disappointed that they put such wimpy cpus in these NUCs.
"I don't even get why the OP is so cheap. If he is profitable is it really the trading laptop he is trying to save a few bucks???" This is...
Bill Ackman’s Call on Valeant — Live Analysis...
Apple does not support its products very long: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201624 Fascinating article about Apple repairs:...
I am close to buying a refurbished or used Dell Precision M4600 with 16 GB Ram and 256 GB SSD similar to this but with a 256 GB SSD: [MEDIA]...
Here's the Arrow Direct website: http://arrowdirect.com/search?q=dell+precision#/?_=1&filter.harddrive=250&page=1&sort.price=desc I am confused...
Thank you for the feedback. I appreciate your help in making a better decision.
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