Contrarian/ Buying the lows

Discussion in 'Journals' started by arturo100, Jun 3, 2019.

  1. Sold CBAY @6.34; +4.9%. Probably I sold too early, but I had put quite a bit of money on it. I mean, nothing special, but about 20 times as much the amount I usually put on each option trade. Now it is already @6.7, but I dind't like the little insider ownership within the company.
     
    #41     Jun 13, 2019
  2. Contrarian trade to today SLB +3.87% @ 36.87 (so far). Bought 3 PUT 36.5 @0.56, June 21.
     
    #42     Jun 13, 2019
  3. Contrarian play also on TWTR -3.3% . Bough 3 CALL 36.5 June 21 @ 0.74
     
    #43     Jun 13, 2019
  4. Whats the difference between shorting a stock thats "trending" up and buying a stock thats "trending" down? Its the same exact thing. It doesnt matter what the trend is because of the ebb and flow of price action. A stock can be in a 5 year uptrend, it doesn't matter because with every up move theres an equal down move eventually, it all evens out statistically.

    We can disagree on semantics, regardless theres thousands of ways contrarians strategize and shorting a stock going up is just one.

    Cheers.
     
    #44     Jun 14, 2019
  5. Bought the AVGO dip (-8%) @ 260 by grabbing 2 Call 280, June 21 @ 0.6.
     
    #45     Jun 14, 2019
  6. Closed this contrarian play by selling the 3 SLB puts @1.15: +100%. No bad, but it could have been significantly better if I had more leverage.
     
    #46     Jun 14, 2019
  7. Sold the Call 55 DOCU Jun 21 @ 0.5, totalling a +42%.
     
    #47     Jun 17, 2019
  8. Sold the Call 55 THO @ 1.95: +15%.
    It is odd to say with the risky strategy I am using, but I sold because I felt that first I had to preserve the capital. With only 4 days to epiration, things could have gone bad easily.
     
    #48     Jun 17, 2019
  9. Bought today SNAP dip (-3.2%) @13.5 by getting 5 CALL 13.5 June 21 @ 0.35. Very risk trade, but I'll get out soon if things so south.
    Even bought the stock @13.54 for longer time action.
     
    Last edited: Jun 17, 2019
    #49     Jun 17, 2019
  10. artak

    artak

    Very interesting, thank you for sharing your trades. BTW what is your overall P/L so far? Can you make weekly updates of P/L?
     
    #50     Jun 17, 2019