I suppose I didn't answer this, but I figured it out. I just noticed that whatever I was trying to bid has happened to be trending intraday...
Hey guys, I've experienced some pretty good success fading volatility. After reading this thread and a few dated ones on ET, I decided to dip my...
@destriero Just wondering if you trade flies regularly [and profitably]? I tried trading them for a couple months using IB, but I never got filled...
Update: Still grinding away. Caught a nice move in XBI and traded in and out of a few other equities. Might look at getting back into futures if...
I pretty much abandoned the blog, I felt like it was too much work to keep it going. Just wanted to drop in and say I am still alive. My style...
Big widening in contango again. I got lucky, I was on the right side lol Updated the blog again http://naturalfinancial.com
Yikes, that spread is getting pretty volatile. I was away from screen for a while and came back, it was completely crushed. I also sold my BBRY a...
Yeah FCX, sorry for the delayed response haha. I do work in the drilling side of the industry, I'm an MWD Hand (Measurements While Drilling). I...
So the driver behind this type of curve steepening is really dependent upon the relative scarcity of storage? How do you guys typically monitor...
I take it as more tankers continue to get booked up for storage, this will help put pressure on contango? But what will allow it to keep expanding...
Yeah. It was acting as a very good hedge for everything else that was kind of bogging me down haha. I just closed it at $4.11 after it started to...
Posted another update to the blog guys. http://naturalfinancial.com
Hey guys... Just wanted to let you know I moved this blog to its own website. http://naturalfinancial.com One last update before I semi-abandon...
Yeah, that helped me claw back that loss on the Jun/Dec. I am essentially back to where I was from before taking that trade now. I am actually now...
Here's a chart of the seasonal I am looking at for the Live Cattle trade. (People love pictures). The notation this chart software uses for...
Re-entered the live cattle spread for 2 contracts, I took another look at the seasonality and looks like it is still priming to break out. 5 Main...
On Friday I also ended up adding two positions, this time a couple of bear put spreads. 50/51 March for Oil, and 1690/1700 for ES. I owned myself...
Position update: Flat on Jun/Dec CL, loss of $6,000 Got out a few days ago of my Wheat puts, realizing it was too strong (break even). Took 5...
I never look at a trade as a bad idea or a good idea, because like I said, after the trigger is pulled its totally out of your control except for...
Well, I was away from screen for majority of the day doing work stuff. This Jun/Dec certainly hasn't gone the way I wanted it to; although it...
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