Hi Angelo, thanks for your take on it, and no offense taken, I welcome criticism/correction/enhancements. I recognize from an earlier experiment...
"Swing trading with options," I like that! I've always been a short-term momentum guy (look at the chart and if it's trending up, buy it), and...
CET, hi and thanks for that heads-up. I have a "cash/margin" account set up that's separate from everything else, just waiting to reapply for...
Hi, tayte. Sorry I missed replying to you earlier. I've seen that CBOE short strangle index before (I even took some options courses through...
Sounds like you've been doing this for a while and seen some things. Thanks for the warning on getting "sucked in" on margin calls, I'll...
Interesting idea with the flies, is that mostly what you trade option-wise? How do you make them work in general? And is this a "100 pt wide...
Hi, qlai, welcome to the thread! You're right, a lot of the concepts I'm using are from TT, but when they say "trade small, trade often" I take...
guru, I think you first mentioned ATM straddles, and yeah, I've looked at those a lot too. When I first saw them on TT I didn't care for them...
Wow, you guys are AWESOME! I woke up this morning to see 9 new posts on this thread, and long, MEANINGFUL ones too. I really appreciate...
Thanks for the contemplative music, I'll tuck it away for the day I might need it! So far you're the biggest naysayer I have, and I totally...
Hi guru, thanks for chiming in! And wow, you said a lot, most of which I'd like to respond to. (Before I get started though, is there a way to...
Hi, Overnight. I agree with you academically that "it isn't possible." But it IS possible at least in the "Paper Money" side of TD Ameritrade's...
Hi Magic, thanks for your detailed reply. I have to admit that I'm not (yet!) a sophisticated enough options trader to understand much of this...
Hi, Caroy, thanks for being my first replier! I have to say this: I was waiting for the "steamroller" analogy so you get the prize for being...
MORE RESULTS I kept trading the 50k TDA/ToS paper-money 10∆ SS account the same way, with the goal of seeing how long it would take to double....
RESULTS After 9 full weeks the account was up 62%. Crazy, I know! And still no drawdowns >5%. All short strangles at 10∆. Going into this thing...
Hi all, I think is my first-ever post on ET, but I've been reading for a year or so. TLDR: High IVR stocks with at least 2M volume and weekly...
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