Who's stupid enough to be shorting these levels?

Discussion in 'Trading' started by athlonmank8, Feb 23, 2009.

State your business

  1. Short, we're toast

    118 vote(s)
    61.8%
  2. Long, USA isn't going anywhere

    35 vote(s)
    18.3%
  3. Short NOW converted to long

    29 vote(s)
    15.2%
  4. Long NOW converted to short

    9 vote(s)
    4.7%
  1. vix fell off a cliff, doubt your profitable
     
    #61     Feb 25, 2009
  2. lol

    #1 you don't even trade options, how would you know? You still trade? I didn't think you did

    #2 how much does $vix play on option pricing?
     
    #62     Feb 25, 2009
  3. "Pain Train" is loading up more passengers. Conductor's yelling

    "ALLLLLLLLL ABOOOAAAAARDDDDD"

    Ready for more tomorrow you guys.
     
    #63     Feb 25, 2009
  4. #1. Who gives a shit? I'm right most of the time. Most of my money went to college and rent for myself and my brother.

    #2. You spell it with a big "G". Next time don't forget it :)

    #3. Idk my account's still in the green for the year as well as 2 other IRA's I trade.
     
    #64     Feb 25, 2009
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    #65     Feb 25, 2009
  6. taken from wikipedia

    VIX is the ticker symbol for the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index, a popular measure of the implied volatility of S&P 500 index options. A high value corresponds to a more volatile market and therefore more costly options, which can be used to defray risk from volatility.[1] If investors see high risks of a change in prices, they require a greater premium to insure against such a change by selling options. Often referred to as the fear index, it represents one measure of the market's expectation of volatility over the next 30 day period.


    So you bought when premium was the highest. A falling vix is not good for your "long" position
     
    #66     Feb 26, 2009
  7. *walks into thread*

    Sooooo how's everyone doing?


    Anyone else taking a few profits here?
     
    #67     Feb 26, 2009
  8. Excellent actually :p

    Way to dodge my point
     
    #68     Feb 26, 2009
  9. If you were long calls from Feb 20, then you've lost on two fronts: vol and theta. Yea, this may be a temp bottom, but every intraday rally seems to get sold and the collapse in VIX on the 24th was way too premature to really hold water.

    I think that dam is getting weaker by the tick.
     
    #69     Feb 26, 2009
  10. MGJ

    MGJ

    Who's stupid enough to short stock index futures at these levels?

    Exactly half of the people with positions. The other half are long.

    Obviously.
     
    #70     Feb 26, 2009