iceman's options trading journal

APOL


here's come the Sun on Apollo - caught some upside action; probably just noise OR maybe the Sun god is angry for marking his stock to <55

 

prepapring to close AAPL Jan 80P

QAA AP (aapl 80 calls) taking 'some' heat !

but whenever it gets tough and it seems like you are not going to get your reward in positions-- remember that line from the Cruise flick "Cocktail" where Brian Flanagan says to Bryan Brown's character Coughlin after the "older" rich chick seemingly isn't going along with the plan:

"It wouldn't be any fun now would it---- if they just fell over with their legs in the air"



will take delivery of short AAPl stock if 80c closes more than $1 ITM (what can I say- just can't help myself)

 

bought 8

SJX NT @ 350

(SOX February 500 Puts)

 

IRA

(gonna set up a different Journal over weekend for IRA #1)

bought 5

OIH NI @ 4.30 (Feb 145 puts)

yesterday I scratched 1/2 of OIH NH (140 puts) for -0-

could have scratched them all for no loss but didn't know IF I would get a 2nd chance to get in, and was tired of getting out too soon - so of course this is the time when exit would have worked. Go figure?Can't be right all the time. But like the song says "time time time is on my side- --- yes it is" !

of course options gurus would dispute me on that one !

 

TTWO

looks ready to pop - but which way? suggest long strangle or straddle and then exiting non-performing leg once a direction (if any) is established

APOL = still think long calls is the ticket

obviously it was a better put tradewhen I entered Feb 60c for 1.25 -- I paused kinda thought about Feb 55p or selling Jan 55 -- But I didn't want to cut into any profits IF it dicided to trade back to the recent gap.

 

TTWO could see 20 tomorrow according to my psychic hotline

 

Ice-

agree with your $20 call, this is a VERY NICE setup under my TA strategy.

what are your thoughts on hitting the TTWO Jan 20c? very low cost bet with $$$ potential if ttwo sees 20?

 

I took a gamble on those TTWO JAN 20 calls today, no big deal. I wish I woulda bought some GOOG JAN 420 puts today! Someone I know claims to have bought 10 at .05 this morning, only to see it close worth 20.80! Not a bad $50 bet parlayed into $20K!!Damn. Nice journal by the way iceman.

 

GOOG unreal, some market players made some serious cash pinning that thing sub 400.

Ice was right with playing the TTWO straddle and sell non-performing leg. Still like technicals after today, holding Feb 20c

 

I don't know - how was my timing on this one?