Did you make that pic by hand or do you have some program that automatically pulls all the stock charts and displays them like that?
some top secret stuff, do you really expect me to share my trading edge here!?! hehe you can input any ten symbols, but the "dow" views shows all 30 http:// stockcharts.com/scripts/php/candleglance.php?AA,AXP,BA,BAC,CAT,CSCO,CVX,DD,DIS,GE,HD,HPQ,IBM,INTC,JNJ,JPM,KFT,KO,MCD,MMM,MRK,MSFT,PFE,PG,T,TRV,UTX,VZ,WMT
Tomorrow's a big day - "Quadruple Witching" - A day on which contracts for stock index futures, stock index options, stock options and single stock futures (SSF) all expire.
yes, i'm asking if anyone has commentary describing what the options look like that where traded during the feb move down and how they need to be pinned tomorrow. did the premiums traded back in early feb predict the last 4 weeks? if that makes any sense_
i think Expr is typically marked by a narrow range trading because the option folks are in control and simply are making small adjustments to their positions. occasionally, there could be a wild day. i presume this is when option folks lose control (maybe huge news, etc) and contribute to the volatility because they positions become out of whack as the market is making a large move.
as u know from the es journal and vol's monthly exp posts,exp is heavily manipulated ,that is only possible thru a lot of magic or slight of hand so the audience doesnt catch on, ( You obviously by the title of this post,myself included), and pop on the exp opening, the psychology is to get everyone short with the 4 gaps since feb 5,1080-91,1112-15,1120-35 and 11150 -1157, then pop it fri morning making all the desired calls and puts optimally priced ,now we wait for the 2nd wammy which would be the fri close on the spy,if you get any of this please tell 1 how to profit from it .....answer to the opening question, sept