Gotta love ZERO RISK in the SP500 = $$$

Discussion in 'Trading' started by makloda, Jan 27, 2007.

  1. Very true and what I was getting at...It's this combination that lures so many frustrated "directional" traders into the rube's game of selling far OTM options spreads...and even then they are trading direction, albeit without alot of consideration..
     
    #9951     Sep 9, 2015
  2. romik

    romik

    My exit rule is to get x3 of risk or get stopped out, trail after x3. On macro trades, like current short, reward will be around 1.5 the risk, more depending how trailing goes.
     
    #9952     Sep 9, 2015
  3. i960

    i960

    If I'm making a macro based swing trade I'm definitely not looking for 1.5x, more like 10x.
     
    #9953     Sep 9, 2015
  4. Nine_Ender

    Nine_Ender

    UWTI is down 12% today; it may be his biggest holding. I would be surprised if he hasn't lost money this year overall. It all seems rather random to me, just the idea of holding UWTI and DWTI at the same time seems like lunacy if you have cheap commissions.
     
    #9954     Sep 9, 2015
  5. romik

    romik

    That sums up the world we live in, specifically progress of the 20th century, as it will either lead to invention of warp drive (likely?) or us destroying our planet.
     
    #9955     Sep 9, 2015
  6. romik

    romik

    XLY is toast until further notice :)
     
    #9956     Sep 9, 2015
  7. let's make this interesting

    if ES doesn't hit 1700 by mid 2016, you have to leave ET forever. Deal?
     
    #9957     Sep 9, 2015
  8. romik

    romik

    I don't do binary bets. Why would you want me gone anyway? If you are Long equities my analysis won't effect market.
     
    #9958     Sep 9, 2015
  9. Each and every trade taken is binary (SL or target), what i think you mean to say is you don't do "all in"??
     
    #9959     Sep 9, 2015
  10. romik

    romik

    I was referring to their expiration times.
     
    #9960     Sep 9, 2015