Post your vol-trade here

Discussion in 'Journals' started by destriero, Jul 30, 2018.

  1. TheBigShort

    TheBigShort

    This deserves more publicity.
     
    #151     Aug 17, 2018
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  2. destriero

    destriero


    I think it does. A guy taking money under the illusion that he takes each trade? He's obviously emboldened to do this shit as he used the sim-account at the open. Anyone Googling Kim Klaiman will see this thread. $100 order and he's using sim?

    Feel free to look at the T&S screenshots. All of the data is there covering the open.
     
    #152     Aug 17, 2018
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  3. Entered into this today:

    Basically 20 SIG calendars @ $0.48. Vols are 89%/63%

    upload_2018-8-17_15-50-51.png

    EDIT b/a spread was .20 x . 70 but got filled at $0.48 - 3 cents off the mid.
     
    Last edited: Aug 17, 2018
    #153     Aug 17, 2018
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  4. destriero

    destriero


    Confirmed. It appears lol.
     
    #154     Aug 17, 2018
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  5. Kohls announcing tomorrow morning and sold the following:

    88% vols.

    upload_2018-8-20_14-14-17.png
     
    #155     Aug 20, 2018
  6. destriero

    destriero

    Mr. Shady Opshuns is looking for payback.

    2018-08-20_1147.png
     
    #156     Aug 20, 2018
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  7. Looking for 60-65% vols in the morning....
     
    #157     Aug 20, 2018
  8. srinir

    srinir

    For a person who is supposedly managing
    * his own forum,
    * subscriber base
    *$0 Hedge fund
    *$40K personal account
    *a company and
    writing Wikipedia level articles, spends inordinate amount of time in this forum.
     
    #158     Aug 20, 2018
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  9. upload_2018-8-20_20-1-32.jpeg
    Attached is a chart of KSS with historical option metrics. Bring on the crush! I am astonished at the the difference of historical and implied volatilities as well as the rapid changes. There seems to be a lot of potential inefficiency to exploit. There are also some turning points in the underlying when option volumes or put to call ratio reaches extreme levels.
     
    #159     Aug 20, 2018
  10. Did you snap that picture with your phone? haha. Historical vols are pretty calm here but the uncertainty of a retailer like Kohls is what gives the options the extra juice. To me 88% seems rich given current ranges and past earnings announcement. I went below the strike because retailers lately have been announcing good earnings but not good forecasts and Kohls ran up today. Methinks too much optimism into the earnings so a little sell off is due. I am going to put a limit order in right before the market opens to see if I can filled depending on what price I see on the pre-market.
     
    #160     Aug 20, 2018