Trader turned 12K into 6 MM by buying and holding Tesla calls since 2019

Discussion in 'Options' started by Pekelo, Sep 28, 2020.

  1. SunTrader

    SunTrader

    Yet more Reddit rubbish.
     
    #21     Sep 28, 2020
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  2. cant wait to see your post Jan 2021 saying how trading isnt for you and you are taking a break. Ya know, after NKLA gets delisted. lmao
     
    #22     Sep 28, 2020
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  3. TimMykes

    TimMykes

    Think everyone that hits the lottery should post about how they had faith and how they divined the lucky numbers

    any imbecile can buy Tesla calls and sit . one did
     
    #23     Sep 29, 2020
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  4. TimMykes

    TimMykes

    ps, its a great myth that you make 100-1 or 1000-1 on options.

    unless the gain is overnight , you are really rolling over each days total net gain into the next day.

    so if you're up 10x , its a new bet , and you get to 100x off of that level , which is another 10x

    few realize this . maybe no one
     
    #24     Sep 29, 2020
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  5. Pkay

    Pkay

    Mmm. At the end of the day it's all a massive gain whichever way you look at it. The OP had the foresight and courage to make the trade and then hold. Most cannot do this.
     
    #25     Oct 3, 2020
  6. Duh! Then you just long the OTM options at 1 Standard Deviation.
     
    #26     Oct 3, 2020
  7. Turveyd

    Turveyd

    Ahhh sweet, so obvious *


    * Can anyone explain what any of that means except OTM!
     
    #27     Oct 3, 2020
  8. C'mon, T - you know what longing options means, right? I should have said buy the Calls.
    1 Standard Deviation means the expected move (up or down - it has no directionality) within a 68% chance. Using SD's to trade can be quite cool because markets do not fit into the Bell Curve patterns statistically, especially at higher SD's. Certain stocks make 7-8 sigma moves every few years, but statistically, that should not happen until the universe ends.
    Yeah, it's hard to play, but it's there. A good automated trader that was strong in stat analysis could probably pull off a career there.
     
    #28     Oct 3, 2020
  9. TimMykes

    TimMykes


    maybe

    you could say the same about lottery winners

    lets see if he keeps it
     
    #29     Oct 3, 2020
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  10. anycolour

    anycolour

    I'm just starting to get better at short-term. Do you think one can become good at both short-term and long-term skills? Or is it better to specialize in just one?
     
    #30     Oct 5, 2020