Oddiduro's Trading Oddessy

Discussion in 'Journals' started by oddiduro, Jan 11, 2003.

  1. LOL...You're Welcome!
     
    #71     Jan 13, 2003
  2. A third personality now inhabits the author of this journal. Who is Oddi?
     
    #72     Jan 13, 2003
  3. This post is late.

    My apologies.

    IBM met my MM criterion for the purchase of a Put, as it opened below the real body of a down day, that is in the overbought zone of it's square.

    IBM reversed, and closed higher, so this trade is current in the red.

    An IBM 90 Feb Put was puchased, 1 contract.

    The put cost 5.70.

    It is current trading at 4.85

    Stop loss is at 4.15.

    Another nice thing about MM is that the squares expand and tighten with the volatility of the issue in question. So the stop is predefined.

    The stop is -1.56 from the purchase price, in this case.

    Let's see what happens tommorrow.
     
    #73     Jan 15, 2003
  4. nice call on IBM, odd.

    best,

    surfer
     
    #74     Jan 15, 2003
  5. At this point surfer, you are going catch W. Buffet well before I do.

    I have to admit, you haven't missed yet. This system is about risk management. Whatever it is that you do seems to nail price level pretty darn well. I can see in your bio why you have been tempted to go whole hog in the past!

    I simply assume that I am going to miss more than I hit, so the idea is to keep the losses very small. If the rules are followed, 3 losses to one gain is breakeven. Anything better than that is profit.
     
    #75     Jan 15, 2003
  6. If you keep sucking up to surf, you are going to have to change your moniker to Oddsurfer....
     
    #76     Jan 15, 2003
  7. IBM has broken down to it's 4/8 line, stopping within 5 points of 81.25. The option that was purchased is now worth 9.20. Looking to take profit on the first qualified reversal.
     
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    #77     Jan 17, 2003
  8. svsv

    svsv

    I entered @4.5 and closed today @8. Could have waited for longer... but it's nice profit already.
     
    #78     Jan 17, 2003

  9. very very nice work !

    surfer:)
     
    #79     Jan 17, 2003
  10. In this mutual admiration society, do we now call you MarketOddiduro?
     
    #80     Jan 17, 2003