Maybe you just imagined it I mentioned someone i know had actually put combo orders through and the customer service guy messaged me to quote your order number if you had any open orders, and he'll investigate. I told him that I wont ask someone/you for that and thanked him.
Coach So, you actually make more money when the underlying moves towards your short strike.This looks great way to trade. I will paper trade,maybe get a little bit closer.
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It is a more interesting way to play the skew in the calls and IV drops on market rises. SOme time ago I mentioned that I might be more inclined to do credit spreads only with puts and do ratio spreads with calls because of that. Even better is that the end of month ES options gives me some more choices to play with
Diagonals make up about 75% of my portfolio now, I love it. I guess it suits my personality better than the condors and verticals spreads I had been trading. I'm interested in seeing how some of you pro's approach it. Russ
Russ, Can I see an example of a recent trade? Just curious what kind of positions you are taking. Thanks.
I'm hesitant to post trades only to see them blow up but here ya go: NUE july 55 call NUE oct 57.5 call Nucor has risen a few points since I put the trade on but the short is only up half as much as the long.