Recent Content by R123

  1. Got assigned on call options

    The few times I have had early exercises that did not make mathematical sense have all occurred in periods of market sell off, I think there is...
    Post by: R123, Jun 11, 2022 in forum: Options

  2. Editorial: Improbably, downtown Chicago gets a new open-outcry trading floor

    Nice idea, wrong location. Irreversible migration away from Blue metro areas. Trend picking up speed, each one that moves , emboldens ten more to...
    Post by: R123, May 30, 2022 in forum: Wall St. News

  3. Warren Buffett rips Wall Street for turning the stock market into ‘a gambling parlor’

    I am not a broker or affiliated in anyway with a broker. But why is it evil that brokers are making more money? Over the years, commissions...
    Post by: R123, May 1, 2022 in forum: Wall St. News

  4. what was your aha moment when you first started trading?

    There have been a lot of aha moments trading, but for me two major ones: 1) Risk control is paramount. You cannot lose the farm if you don't bet...
    Post by: R123, Apr 30, 2022 in forum: Psychology

  5. The dream to trade.

    Get over it. If you are trading to be accepted or esteemed by others, quit now. The only people who respect traders are other traders. Unless...
    Post by: R123, Jan 23, 2022 in forum: Trading

  6. Small Options are Coming

    Good, overdue. I just hope they maintain the small spreads they show in the ad, otherwise they will have a short life.
    Post by: R123, Jan 22, 2022 in forum: Options

  7. Why are used cars so expensive right now?

    It started early in the Covid shutdowns, I lived in a major metro area in California and I needed to pick up another "used" car as my wife totaled...
    Post by: R123, Jul 27, 2021 in forum: Economics

  8. POLL: Big crash coming this week?

    Shakeout corrections followed by dip buying rallies. A sustained crash will need a serious change ( like raising capitols gains tax, Covid 20,...
    Post by: R123, May 24, 2021 in forum: Trading

  9. Selling slightly OTM-Puts-Good Idea?

    This statement alone, says you should not sell puts. Sudden drops in the stock pump up volatility and allow no reasonable escape. A very...
    Post by: R123, Apr 10, 2021 in forum: Options

  10. It isn’t just GameStop: Here are some of the other heavily shorted stocks shooting higher

    Its crazy, I had shares in PETS and MAC that I was stuck in from March plunge, held for the dividends and was just hoping for a break even...
    Post by: R123, Jan 27, 2021 in forum: Wall St. News

  11. Market rallying on relief bill. More hype to rally markets to infinity!!!!

    Exactly right. Tons of folks trapped at home bored with Netflix are trying trading, probably 99% long. This will end badly. Then will have a cry...
    Post by: R123, Dec 15, 2020 in forum: Wall St. News

  12. Options on E micro futures any exp?

    Yes, stick with MES, MNQ market data has been a little sketchy, hopefully this will improve. To get data, click MES contract and select...
    Post by: R123, Sep 18, 2020 in forum: Options

  13. What is the optimal portfolio allocation (%) to naked options?

    ZERO, ZERO, ZERO Your problem is in your point 1, "you may have to sell other assets" . By holding them now you do not want to sell them. Why...
    Post by: R123, Sep 17, 2020 in forum: Trading

  14. Options on E micro futures any exp?

    Yes, have traded some on MNQ options ( Not the MES yet ) during NYSE day hours. Spreads a little wide, but to be expected at this point and size....
    Post by: R123, Sep 16, 2020 in forum: Options

  15. If I were Trump, I'd "bailout/stimulate" shale producers.

    Yes and that is what concerns me, I would like to see the vice opened before real trouble could begin.
    Post by: R123, Mar 10, 2020 in forum: Commodity Futures