No you nailed the risk, if the market falls too far, the OCT is worthless and the NOVs are not rich enough to cover the DEC and you have a net...
AHHHHHH finally someone put my thoughts into English. yes that is what i was thinking in a way. Crap I have turned into riskarb except what I...
Better said then I tried to lol.... I think my initial goal is to close the backspread for a profit at OCT expiration. Quasi getting the...
Actually as I am studying it, I am looking to see if it is a way to play a run to the short strike in OCT and then close the position at the...
I have not finished testing this either but if we have not reached 1360 by Oct expiration my assumption that how my position is hurt badly by a...
Well, I just glance at my bottom line and it makes all these things quite worth it :D I put on the EW/EW calendars because I expected at some...
Looks like I nailed the bottom... :). I also scalped and went long ES for a point off the bottom.
Here is an idea I am looking into: An OTM Short Butterfly placing the wings and body across different expiration months: Sell 1 OCT ES 1360...
ES futures are forming a bottom pattern at 1327 right now :(
Me too, very pretty down day today :)
Bump New Coach Phil Put Calendar Spread I still have my OCT EW/SEP EW 1290 Put Calendar running and decided to add another at some higher...
Bump UPDATE - New Experimental Put Calendar Spread: Original Position BOUGHT 1 OCT EW 1290 Put @ 12.00 ($600 EOM Options) SOLD...
Just bringing this up again so I do not have to dig for it :) UPDATE- CALL DIAGONAL POSITION Sold 135 SEP EW 1340 Calls @ 6.50 ($43,875...
Well well spindro.. welcome over from the dark side of yahoo boards lol
Nice down follow through after yesterday's small pullback off the highs. Let's see if we just trade flat all day or it makes a decent move. I...
And given Investools net profit last year, i would also say yes :D
Well, not sure how the law background is relevant :D but OX is still one of the best for retail option traders. I prefer ToS but OX is a close...
Well I did not call them about the deal, I usually chat with Joel and we were talking about it and he was giving me his honest take on it....
One last off-topic post lol I spoke with Joel over at ToS and the founders of ToS are heavily invested in the combined company and did not just...
Sweet,then I should open spreads right at that strike and let it ride :) I think if SEP and OCT are so good as it is shaping up, then there...
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