Vertical Spreads for Aggressive Growth

Discussion in 'Journals' started by Cache Landing, Jan 27, 2006.

  1. You guys want to know what's cool? I was just going over my trade confirmations and found out that I got filled on the conversion @ 2.00 instead of 2.05. I'll tell you what, it's like finding a twenty dollar bill in your pocket that you didn't know you had.:D
     
    #531     May 24, 2006
  2. Today's Action

    STC 6 AAPL JUN 70 c @ 0.20

    Year to Date P/L

    Account Value: $12,649.00

    YTD Gross P/L: 3,105.00

    YTD Commiss: 456.00

    YTD Net P/L: 2,649.00

    YTD % P/L: 26.5%


    A series of dumb mistakes, all lead up to an unfortunate situation. I'm batting 1.000 on AAPL this year.:mad:

    Anyway, I'm very cautious right now with my opinion on the market. It seems that tension is building into the CPI/ beige book release. I don't want to get caught with my hand in the cookie jar.
     
    #532     May 31, 2006
  3. there goes my cheap condor. glad i closed some of the original vertical before converting. things like these remind me why i always close half of the initial position or close to it when converting.
     
    #533     May 31, 2006
  4. Crucis

    Crucis

    Bought APPL JUN 60P which is running nicely today. I have my sell trigger set for when AAPL hits $56 and stop-loss @ $63. If today's trend follows on tomorrow, I'll change to a $1 trailing stop-loss.
     
    #534     May 31, 2006
  5. Yes I absolutely love it when I don't follow my own advice. I knew that going bullish on a box maker right now was a bad idea. Glad to see that someone got it right.
     
    #535     May 31, 2006
  6. if i were to trade appl at these levels it wouldnt be a bearish trade but i didnt get it anywhere near right with my chip sector bets lately so bearish should probably be the way to go LOL
     
    #536     May 31, 2006
  7. Crucis

    Crucis

    Hey! I'm just trying to learn from y'all! Besides the chart looked like it'd be a bear break.
     
    #537     May 31, 2006
  8. dont you hate when you close at the bottom?:D not that it mattered much
     
    #538     Jun 1, 2006
  9. Actually if you want to get technical, I didn't close at the bottom. I closed during the first 2 minutes yesterday when AAPL was positive. Now, even with the jump today it is barely up to where I closed and the 70 calls are selling for less than I sold them for.

    But... it still was a stupid trade and I deserved to lose the money that I lost. I can't seem to read AAPL so I think I will be strearing clear of it for a while.
     
    #539     Jun 1, 2006
  10. Crucis

    Crucis

    Well, my AAPL 60P hit my stop-loss for a break even, less commish. See Cache, you were right to stay off AAPL. :mad:
     
    #540     Jun 1, 2006