Destriero's single-name vola journal (riskarb; atticus; et al)

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  1. destriero

    destriero

    @trainwreck states that I would have declared him the loser if he had been taken out by a spike above $600 on his naked ISRG short calls. Fallacy. @trainwreck ignores the rules because losing due to a drawdown on a prohibited position would prompt me to declare him the loser? Brilliant rationalization.


    Vanzandt, you lost before day two. You would have lost on this prohibited ISRG fiasco. Just pay Baron the $250.




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    #321     Jul 22, 2018
  2. destriero

    destriero

    The PTT drawdown figure is wrong, I had meant to update it. I was down $1,100 MTM on the NDX 3-lot.
     
    #322     Jul 22, 2018
  3. destriero

    destriero

    Return on debit. Used because this was not a portfolio journal. Those were trades posted (in absentia/outside) of a portfolio. Up to you to trade them, but the goal was not to produce a return on portfolio. The goal was to produce individual looks.

    The competition trades (Dest8 on) are not return on debit. I posted the debit so that I could glance at the run to do $return w/o going back to each post. I didn't calc a %return figure. I used a $figure.

    Dest8-on are dollar returns within a hypo $100K portfolio because I closed the other thread due to trolling after @vanzandt left the competition on day two.

    If that's not obvious then I don't know that searching my nick is going to be of much utility.
     
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    #323     Jul 22, 2018
  4. SumZero

    SumZero

    As far as I know, and I may be wrong, I can't model in ToS. Any suggestion of software / url where this can be done ?
    Thanks
     
    #324     Jul 23, 2018
  5. SumZero

    SumZero

    yes
     
    #325     Jul 23, 2018
  6. I have not used the ToS analyzer in a while but I believe in the analyzer there is a way to price the position with a vol assumption and changing the current underlying price. Rather than use the Vol Steps in the analyzer, change the spot price and adjust the vols.
     
    #326     Jul 23, 2018
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  7. destriero

    destriero

    Yeah, sure. Hit the gear toggle on the right side.


    tos1.png
    tos2.png
     
    #327     Jul 23, 2018
  8. Hey Des (and others)

    At the risk (certainty) of sounding amateurish, any reason you guys aren't paying more attention to TSLA? I always see a ton of volatility in the stock, seems like there might be some opportunities to capture some delta/gamma/vega?

    Down 5% this morning, any thoughts on a play?
     
    #328     Jul 23, 2018
  9. destriero

    destriero


    It's on my watchlist. Can't trade in hindsight like everyone else on this board. ;)
     
    #329     Jul 23, 2018
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  10. SumZero

    SumZero

    Thank you guys. That ToS functionality was just in front of my nose.

    So, reading back what Destriero mentioned:
    Making it 1175 or 1220 as key prices and vol around 20, this is how one should model ?

    This is the current position: today.JPG

    This is tomorrow centered around 1175 and vol 19%
    After report centered on 1175.JPG

    And this is tomorrow centered around 1220 and vol 19%:
    After report centered on 1220.JPG
     
    #330     Jul 23, 2018
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