Kudos to MMs

Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by nitro, Oct 23, 2008.

  1. $1700 SPX tomorrow? Shorts being sodomized.
     
    #4771     May 22, 2013
  2. Just dumped the entire long position.... booya.
     
    #4772     May 22, 2013
  3. Nine_Ender

    Nine_Ender

    He's getting killed again. Note how he trails off and says nothing in these moments, but if he were a real trader he'd be life and death these days trying to preserve capital.
     
    #4773     May 22, 2013
  4. For you home gamers, that was SPX 1672 (~1670 in ESM3)
     
    #4774     May 22, 2013
  5. nitro

    nitro

    NKY:IND 14,483.98 -1,143.28 -7.32%

    Markets have not even close to start to feel the panic.

    10% to 20% down from 1672. My target it s 1520 to 1472 to start.
     
    #4775     May 23, 2013
  6. nitro

    nitro

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    #4776     May 23, 2013
  7. Sounds like it's time to reload the long position... But I won't. Bought some AAPL on the channel check info from MS.
     
    #4777     May 23, 2013
  8. Nine_Ender

    Nine_Ender

    Nitro's first series of shorts :

    More recently :

    So at 1650, his net profit / loss on his continued position ( no stated sell at any point on here ) is :

    Short 9 units at a total loss of 1652. Break even of entire trade is SPX hits 1478. Seems even doable on a fantasy level. However, making this trade with any meaningful base capital has to trigger significant margin calls. I don't trade SPX so I can't confirm this, and Nitro has never confirmed how much money he's put in ( I suspect zero ).

    Lastly, and perhaps more importantly, the opportunity cost of simply not going long the market lingers. Even if one can meet the margin, and somehow by repeatably adding to your losing position you break even, the risk you took seems large.
     
    #4778     May 23, 2013
  9. You can add roughly 2000 handles of additional losses from the beginning of the campaign. Don't remember exactly but it was in the 1100 or 1200s
     
    #4779     May 23, 2013
  10. Nitro - I hope your leverage is at a safe level. Don't let it happen again! Good luck.


     
    #4780     May 23, 2013