without question Bollinger Bands are one of the greatest tools for initiating and exiting trades. Like you said, great on range days but bad on...
I hate to bring this up where everyone is discussing financial markets etc., but the closest thing to a Holy Grail in trading is seasonal spread...
I should clarify--I will buy call options as part of a ratio spread if I am bearish and puts if I am bullish, but not outright.
Just a thought, but I have never viewed vertical bull call spreads as a good short term play. This is the very kind of thing that happens with...
There was a strong bearish divergence on MACD and the RSI earlier this month. I went short at 1293.50 when I saw it and am holding that now. I...
Once the charts show me that it's time to get long again, I will at that point. I only have 1.5% of portfolio risked on the short play. (short at...
I think it's a fairly weak recovery with a puny close today. I'm short
This is one of the reasons that I opted early on not to use a vertical bull call or put spread. Try it in the Soybean market sometime with limit...
apparently I need to do spellcheck. I guess fuel is not really spelled fule unless it's around holiday time.
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Each of course has their own preference and I certainly would not begrudge another their own trading plan. For me however, the premium received...
Verylikely that we are seeing a round of short covering and bargain hunting. The puny close today seems to suggest further downside pressure.
I believe that to be very true in the long haul rip--if you are good enough to guess correct direction, you may as well trade the underlying...
exactly --I think you are going too far and complicated to get neutral. Just buy the straddle--personally I prefer selling for net credit instead...
What I do to be successful is to use directional analysis to determine market peaks and troughs. At that time option premiums are generally the...
There was a strong bearish divergenc on both MACD and the RSI earlier this month. I went short at 1293.50 when I saw it and am holding that now. I...
Bottom line is that while money supply stays the same in an economy, all the money is not actually in the stock market, say the Nikkei. It is...
I believe that a sound money management technique that keeps less than 2% of portfolio balance being lost on any individual trade and less than 5%...
I generally am directional. I sell options but try to have a good idea where the next move will be.
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