Could you please explain?
if you have a long-term bullish outlook on AAPL, why not buy a diagonal: Buy a leap deep enough in the money that you won't pay too much premium,...
What about an earnings play on RIMM for tonight? I was considering the following bullish diagonal : Buy Dec 106.65's Sell Oct 105's What do...
Any good Strangle/Straddle worth playing tomorrow for Uncle Ben's speech? We know that we will get a big move one way or the other.
Thank you for the suggestion. I already do this. In fact I use delta on every single trade for position sizing. I have created a spreadsheet where...
It is true though, as Optionscoach said that when you have a big IV crush, such as after earnings, then the front month usually suffers more than...
Spread, I agree with you on the calendar. IV going up is good for calendar as the longer-term options have a higher vega.
But I do have limited risk when I use money management and stops with an open long call, and still unlimited reward potential, don't you agree?...
This is unbelievable. You are so wrapped up in trying to make a point that you don't to hear me. I told you many times that I trade spreads, that...
What parameters did I change? Yes, I am truly curious. I like selling premium, as I do with calendar spreads. I would like to do it as well with...
Well, you don't want to hear what I am trying to say, but just insist on repeating that I don't want to look at your examples. This is fine, I am...
Nanook, I agree with you, this is in fact what I was trying to say in my previous post: outright call is better when the stock moves fast AND...
I agree with you "near expiration". What if the stock moves right away? Then the outright call will be much better. Can you really time this? If...
Well, I already agreed about Vega risk in a previous post. That being said, your example is not very convincing. I am not saying this because I...
Option coach, I am just saying that a $2 spread seems extremely cheap for a $5 call with this $10 spread. Don't you agree with me?
How did I know that you would take this one out of context as well and try to criticize? I don't use probabilities to decide on where a stock is...
Well, of course...$2 spread and $5 call, with a $10 spread. If I pay $5 for the $50 call, my expectation is not for the stock to go to $56, or...
It is really sad that this board, which has so many knowledgeable, helpful traders is polluted by people who are just trying to "show off" and...
I truly don't know. I trade, I don't guess. $115 exactly at expiration or $125 exactly at expiration? Who knows...anything can happen....
I am pompous? Just read your messages. About being ignorant, I never pretended to be an expert on spreads. I have been trading for a living for...
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