Yup we all have those. Best way to handle that kind of risk is diversifying amongst many positions so the overall impact isn't so great. I'd be...
Nope. I'm not trying to hit home runs. Hind sight is always 20/20 right. At the time of my initial STO 50.50 put, WB was trading at 52.70 and...
Well unless all hell breaks lose this afternoon, the WB trade will come to a close. In summary, here is how it all went down. Week 1: STO 20 WB...
Today I sold my long puts to close and got a .86 cent credit for each option. WB was at 50.30 and heading north. Or basically 68% chance of...
But one could do that whether it's in the index or not in the index. I think you are saying inclusion in the index artificially inflates...
I'm not sure what your point is? Indexes drop companies and add companies all the time. The actual impact of indexes doing so has gotten so small...
Sure one could of done that but the result you get has nothing to do with the index itself. But everything to do with the underlying companies....
In theory we are all buyers but at different prices. Remember buyers and sellers have to agree. There's always a seller for every buyer.
Since my calls expired worthless last week, I opened a new position. Sell to open the WB 50.50 calls that expire Friday for .78 cents. Still...
There is a lot of research out there about indexing with ETFs but one specific issue no one has mentioned on this thread yet is corporate...
Good evening beefcake. Not sure how that happened. Weird. I thought I answered your post in a different post I made. I'm currently long the...
Yeah. I'm not done with trade yet. Will sell more premium. Ideal scenario will be a sharp move in the stock either direction.
Long stock: 50.50 Long put: 2.10 Investment: 52.60 Less: .35 short put .60 short call Cost basis: 51.65 Market value: 51.26...
Ok. To bring up to date. My collar turned back into a married put. My short calls expired worthless. Kept full premium. I'm now long shares and...
Here's my trade so far: April 3, 2017: STO 20 WB 50.50 puts at .35 cents stock was at 52.70 April 7, 2017 At expiration: WB closed at $49.75...
Interesting week for me trading naked puts as I have been doing week after week since the election. I had one position go in the money...
Hi Ironchef. Collars can be great initial trades around volatile events such as earnings because of the flexibility to adjust the trades as they...
I'm all over the board but I like to stick with stocks I get good fills on and that work until they don't.
Sounds crazy to me to do that but I'm taking the other side of those trades all day long especially 3-5 days till expiration.
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