Looks like I have some learning to do about terminology. Yes, that's the idea. Focus on trading the underlying (without risk) both long and...
I seem to have better luck trading underlying than options, (although I have written plenty that expired worthless). I was trying to think of a...
Wondering what the group's opinion of AON orders is. Do you do this regularly? How large on order would you do it? How much less likely are...
If you sell them all at once, I would consider the entire position one round-trip trade. You accumulated, then exited. Like others said, use the...
I tried trading from 1993 to 1995. I made a little money, but not enough to justify the frustration. It cost $30 to $100 a trade then, even with...
I've just tried QQQ this week, shorting it in the high 24 area and scalping 15-20 cents. I've pulled off 3 or 4 of these. But I've noticed that...
Yeah, I started "dabbling" in trading in 1993. But I said "less than a year" since that's how long I've been trying to do it for a living.
The payment of a dividend is a neutral event, since the stock price will open lower, by the dividend amount, on the ex-date. However, stocks...
Regarding TeleChart (TC2000) -- I use it, although I complement it with instant charts from my broker, and free charts from www.stockcharts.com....
Stocks that are in a flat trend, with a lot of people in them "just hanging around for the dividend", can drop by more than the div amount by the...
Anyone have any comments on this strategy? I have not been doing this, since it means paying the dividend to a holder. I have instead tried...
Well I figured I should get my money's worth from this $500 lesson. This position was instructive in a couple of regards. 1) Option writing is...
One of the best arguments against averaging, in my opinion, is that it weds you even tighter to that stock. You are making a mental effort to turn...
This stock dropped $1 today. I set a mental stop at 30.80 and acted on it. If it can drop that fast in a day, it certainly could be below the...
True, the covered call position still carries downside risk below the strike. This stock in particular has been in a 1 year downtrend, and that's...
I gave this a try today. Bought 600 EMN at cost basis 32.24 Wrote calls at 2.3 44 cent dividend within 3 weeks. This position should return...
I vote with the "learn by doing" crowd. Scrape up $2000 and open a basic cash account. Buy 50 shares of something and give it a shot. :cool:...
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