SPX Credit Spread Trader

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

  1. rdemyan

    rdemyan

    Actually, I got filled at $0.65 not $0.60.

     
    #4781     Apr 3, 2006
  2. yea! its always nice to get that extra nickel isn't it:D also noticed your buy caused the spx to jump:p Thanks!...I think:confused:
     
    #4782     Apr 3, 2006
  3. ChrisM

    ChrisM

    Which is IMHO great opportunity to sell bear calls.

    Although I never do this on one side only.
     
    #4783     Apr 3, 2006
  4. Synaptic

    Synaptic

    Anyone still considering APR Bull Put Spreads at this point ? If so, what is your short strike?
    I still haven't opened any and was hoping that Coach opening his put spread last week would have caused the market to drop like a stone (suprisingly it didn't happen .. yet) !:confused:
     
    #4784     Apr 3, 2006
  5. Days like today remind me why even the best stock and trend pickers can fail without a solid money management plan.

    When you feel there's no way the SPX can go up, it surely surprises you, especially on a blah day like a Monday.
     
    #4785     Apr 3, 2006
  6. rdemyan

    rdemyan

    Yeah, now that Coach has gone prop, I have this feeling he won't be as a good a contrarian indicator. There goes our secret weapon :)

     
    #4786     Apr 3, 2006
  7. Synaptic

    Synaptic

    Yup. Wouldn't be surprised if we end up flat at the end of the day too !! Seems the price of oil is being ignored.
     
    #4787     Apr 3, 2006
  8. Actually you are not interpreting the Coach Contrarian Indicator correctly. It is not based on my CREDIT SPREADS, but on my PARTIAL HEDGES, remember? The marke almost always reverses once I slap on a partial hedge. The credit spreads have not shown such activity :).

    So putting on the bull put spread was not a Coach Contrarian Signal. If I decided to hedge any bear call positions today, then we would see the reversal LOL....


     
    #4788     Apr 3, 2006
  9. Hey Coach,

    Now that you are at a prop shop, can you share your impressions and experiences with us. Do you trade from your own office, or are you at a centralized location?
     
    #4789     Apr 3, 2006
  10. ChrisM

    ChrisM

    Old saying states that crowd has little common sense but tremendous activity potential :)

    There were many periods when price of oil was almost completely ignored and many, when negative correlation of both was almost perfect.

    Judging by corrections there might be opposite surprise as well.
     
    #4790     Apr 3, 2006