Thanks, CW! I gotta admit....you stumped me on the T day. Can't for the life of me figure out what days God brushes his teeth. I've searched...
Is the Rule of 20: when intraday support or resistance is broken, it will move 20 points in the direction of the breakout?
Volente 00, I'm enjoying your posts. May I ask a couple of questions? (1) What is the T Day Theory? (2) What is the Rule of 20? ....hmm, my...
Your +383 is a very impressive day. I'm guessing you'll have a fantastic weekend! Hey, if you could throw this dog a bone...I'm a new YM...
sle, Had I sold otm puts on enron at the worst possible time, I would have lost 5% of my account. Had I sold puts on 9/10/01, I would have...
gtg, how do you lose your money in a big bang by selling premium? A bit of info: My question is coming from the perspective of someone who only...
Mav is right, and my prior posting regarding it being easier to lose your account buying options is technically and mathematically just flat...
ktrader, if you can lose your account buying options, you can make a living selling options. You can certainly lose your account selling options,...
riskarb, you got through to me. thanks for the education, you and the Mav.
correct, Palawan. Lower risk, lower reward.
Mav and Risk, What would be the covered call equivalent of selling the out of the money put (selling the ebay Aug 40 when the price is at 42.00)?
Yes, riskarb, but I prefer not to sell in the money puts.
Ebay closed at 42.00 today. Scenario (1): Sell the Aug 40 Put for 0.35. Scenario (2): Buy 100 shares at 42.00. Sell the Aug 45 Call for 0.30....
Okay, so now you've sold a put and it expired in the money, got exercised, and you now own shares of a company you pre-determined you'd like to...
Selling naked calls is suicide. Sell naked puts ONLY and use the following basic rules: (1) Sell puts ONLY on stocks you would want to own...
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