go to analyze page. select add simulated trades tab. enter symbol. pick strike prices by right clicking and buy double diagonal from menu. select hide positions(to see only the dd trade) under position sim. select risk profile. make sure to drag prices on chart to change scale. change date (10/20/06) at bottom to see position at oct expiry. hit wrench to change vol, price..hopefully i didnt leave anything out.
UPDATE- CALL DIAGONAL POSITION Sold 135 SEP EW 1340 Calls @ 6.50 ($43,875 Credit) Bot 150 OCT ES 1360 Calls @ 5.25 ($39,375 Debit) Net Credit = $4,500 Max Theoretical Risk = $150,000 Current Return on Risk = 3% I shorted 2x as many SEP EW and added more OCT ES to even out the legs. I did so by shorting 135 SEP EW 1340 Calls @ 3.30 ($22,275) and buying 120 OCT ES 1360 Calls at 2.75 ($16,500) for a net credit of $5,775. New Net Credit = $10,275 Max Theoretical Risk = $270,000 Return = 3.8% --------> DEC ES is trading at 1333.50. Not gonna make any adjustments yet with 2 weeks to go in order to see if we pull back some as I expect. The EW shorts are European style so no worry about early assignment. I would like some of the time value premium sucked out of them to make adjustments easier next week if needed. I would like to see the market bounce off of these surges for a week or so to draw out that prmeium but 1353 is the high and it might be tested with the fed meeting. Will watch closely and see..... Some stress but not as much as a vertical credit spread....
Set = ... ahh nevermind! Interesting price action today. Market (ES) surged from 1329 to a high of 1336.75 and bled it all the way back to 1330. If it holds like this and moves lower throughout the day it should be quit interesting. Profit taking or short selling off of the highs....?