SPX Credit Spread Trader

Discussion in 'Journals' started by El OchoCinco, May 17, 2005.

  1. esu2

    esu2

    so what is NDX settlement price:
    open or close tommorrow?
     
    #241     Jul 14, 2005
  2. There is a decent amount of economic news that could add a bit of push to the open one way or another. It should be interesting...
     
    #242     Jul 14, 2005
  3. Optioncoach has a good chance to escape without any damage from this situation (about 50% with this ES-level) but the stress remains until the end. "No guts, no glory" lol
     
    #243     Jul 14, 2005
  4. very unlikely that the SPX will rally past the strike on SET, even with the PPI.
     
    #244     Jul 14, 2005
  5. Choad

    Choad

    Keep checking the ^NDS quotes after the open tomorrow.

    http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=^NDS
     
    #245     Jul 14, 2005
  6. Choad

    Choad

    Yeah...from the MM Winner side!

    From the Retail Loser side - MY side! - it's a pain if you get pinned, or sweat out a close one. :D

    Good trading to all.
     
    #246     Jul 14, 2005
  7. skanan

    skanan

    Sorry, I'm new here. What does "handles" mean ? And how do you determine that "6" ?
     
    #247     Jul 14, 2005
  8. I think you need stones to do this for a living and they have to be big since we put em on the line day in and day out!

    I am quite happy with today's close at 1226.50 and I have 4.50 of room on the settlement tomorrow before any loss occurs and I feel confident that 2 things will happen:

    1. Profit taking and a flat to down open.
    2. Mild opening

    I will see tomorrow AM! Hope no upset stomachs were caused lol. I was anxious in the opening but after the market pulled back to 1225 or so early on, I just felt the rally did not have the legs to close above 1230.

    Technically no out of the woods so......... :)

    Hoepfully this riskier trader was educational for you and profitable for me. I now take you back to your regularly schedule deep OTM call and put spreads.

    Phil
     
    #248     Jul 14, 2005

  9. 6 points. The SPX settlement value has not deviated > 6 points from the LTD[today's close to tomorrow's opening print/SET] in recent memory
     
    #249     Jul 14, 2005
  10. In 2001 the SPX settlement deviated from the closing price as much as 40 pts. The mid-90's was pretty wild too.

    Admittedly Vol was higher then....but it can get nutty.
     
    #250     Jul 14, 2005