yeah let's hope so.... i usually avoid earnings season too....but not becuase i expect a company to have TRIPLED it's earnings, then fall like...
thank you don, that is a reasonable position. i will still lose sleep though wondering what caused my calamity in going long CALM. i was...
well, perhaps then my question has less to do with SHO and more to do with levels of short interest then. i am trying my best to develop...
what is the SHO? i got killed going long CALM last week (with it's huge short interest, great earnings, etc.). Another post made mention of...
thank you for your response flytiger. but i must admit ignorance on this subject. in fact i do not know what the SHO list is, or what it's...
well i got my arse kicked in CALM this AM, after fully expecting to be just fine looking at pre-market. if we cannot beat these guys would...
...other than, of course, SPY, etc? anyone?
what are some of your favorites to trade from a credit sread / IC standpoint? i know the spx/spy are popular, but are there some others that...
you are absolutely right - from the standpoint of margin vs acct value it is very important. i guess i am looking at ways to evaulate each trade...
i was actually referring to the REAL YIELD of the trade, which would mean return on margin tied up for the period. ( ie credit of 100 on margin...
thanks......a couple of things stand out to me even without doing caculations. i think qqqq was trading at around 44 when you put this IC on...
lejmorro - can you post the specifics of one or two of the last IC or spreads you did? i would like to see if i caculate 30%+ returns for...
in the case you mention, you'd buy the call spread becuase the premiums would be going up in that instance i assume? thanks for the explanation!
as a sidenote - when someone says "leg into" an IC does that just mean execute the high or low spread, then come in later to initate the other...
great idea to post this journal. i too would like to know how you pick your strikes - is there a % range away from strike that you like the...
hmmm....thoughts to ponder. thank you guys for your advice in this matter. fakie
johno, i trade mainly vertical credit spreads on indices and some equities (although i really just started doing this) i agree with you on not...
thanks for the input. understanding that each trader's results are different, what would be a reasonable expectation for returns on a monthly...
i am putting together my trading plan and i am wondering what is a reasonable monthly return, or yield, on trading credit spreads on indicies. i...
thanks johno....what are your feelings on how close to ITM, percentage-wise, you'd let it get before liquidating the spread? also, i assume this...
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