Watch out, world. Now I'm apparently an options expert. [IMG] [ATTACH]
Forgot to mention that the above graphs are for a 50 delta call. Similar trends would presumably hold for other deltas and probably also for puts.
presumably if I "pass" the quiz, they will give me level 4. Of the 150 questions that I finished, I only got 5 wrong, so hopefully I will be good.
now feel free to beat me over the head with it
I moved all my "test" money to TD Ameritrade. It's a good platform, but I'm having trouble getting access to "advanced" options (e.g., undefined...
I got access to ORATS (yay!) and finally have some historical options data to wrap my head around. I have been studying the slope of the IV curve...
And I was trying to trade about 15 securities while working a day job. I was overwhelmed trying to "think" about each exit & entry. That's a...
You give me far too much credit. :D No backtesting, but I should, because I've started using the ORATS API. Love it. Many of my choices were...
I traded the poor man's covered call (substitute 1 long-dated, deep ITM call option for every 100 shares of long stock) extensively for about a...
Thanks for the info. If you feel comfortable answering...are you typically looking at anomalies that persist for minutes, hours, or days? Or all...
Thanks for adding some color to your method. And huge congratulations - it's cool to see someone who knows what they're doing, having success....
Check out guru's journal. Holy crap, he is getting like 20 percent annualized with almost no volatlity!
wow, this beats the hell out of a money market account!
Hey, didn't know you are in the Springs! I'm up in Greenwood Village. Balmy November we are having. ;-)
haha, I bought 50 shares of Rivian (RIVN) at $99. Sitting at $165 now. I should have bought 100 shares, so I can sell covered calls against it....
To use the apps scripts, go to Extensions->Apps Script. Then you write your code in javascript. Here's the Black-Scholes code. This function...
I am just using an old windows 7 desktop with 4 GB of RAM. These google sheets are memory hogs. Might be tough on a machine without sufficient...
Trade #6: SPY call diagonal debit spread, slightly bullish bias. Profitability range at 6 DTE: $463-$482. SPY $467 at open. [ATTACH] Delta...
Exit trade #3, (1 lot) diagonal SPY call debit spread opened on November 2. Cost: $7.18. Sale: $8.17. $0.99 profit. [ATTACH] Trade had a...
Thanks. It's too bad that the trader who developed these google sheets tools (me) doesn't have a clue about real trading! :D To solve the...
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