took reverse calendar on YHOO : bought 40 Jan call (1.30) sold 40 Feb put (2.00) ratio 1:1 Very low (almost none) risk , but also limited...
bought FFIV (1/19) Jan 55p=1.20 Jan 60c=1.60 ratio is 3:4
B , more of the same...
CVTX (paper trade only , too many unknown) FDA hearing on 1/27 . Feb vols at 85 , but at previous FDA event vols reached 120. Buy CVTX...
do you know a lot of people in mideast ? Maybe they are doing what you are doing there
Hopefully , I will have a reverse calendar next week: long Jan put ,atm short Feb put ,atm betting on big stock move and collapse in Feb vols
this stock is in my universe , they posted report date yesterday after close and I bought the combo first thing in the morning
it's kind of journal ... I guess . I don't see much interest from other posters on this subject. Anyway , I will post more trades for the next...
yes , both are up big (without any change iin stock's price) Actually , its much higher now (1.10 for a call and 1.00 for a put) , I close to...
right , no earnings surprise here , but they still will pump it to 45 vols (and high 20th on the morning after). Anyway , I don't want to be on...
I was planning to go long straddle on this one next week , lol , I better think twice now
sold puts for 1.05 , sold calls for 80 c , average combo profit=52 cents. This was the faster IV spike/trade ever , AVCT posted report date...
bought AVCT (1/19) Jan 30 combo ratio 10 puts (85c) to 17 calls (50)
when do you exit position ? Holding to Feb exp ?
http://www.cboe.com/AboutCBOE/ShowDocument.aspx?DIR=ACNews&FILE=20060111.doc&CreateDate=11.01.2006
thanks , fader short combo > when inflated IV and limited move after earnings long combo > undervalue IV and/or potential big (up or down)...
closed DNA short strangle for 1.50$ profit , out of CAI (report moved to 1/25)
bought HTCH Jan 30 straddle , 1.95$ (ratio 1:1) bought CAI Jan 60 straddle , 3$ (ratio 1:1)
This thread is for NON DIRECTIONAL short term trades around earnings release dates , neutral long/short straddles/strangles , Calendars and...
hmmm , check this out , R/A... AAPL 07 calls at 43.4 and put at 42.2 (vols) and it's happens before EVERY report ( last three qtrs) , but after...
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