according to McMillian (sp?) a spread is NEVER the worst outcome! However if I'm very bullish I will do a straight call...bu will also close it...
Sorry the xeo didn't work so well...I agree you need to be well capitalized to do credit spreads on the index (s)...I do find with a smaller...
RD- I did use this am uptick to sell 1300/1310 and close the put side. I will wait for the next week/10 days to hopefully find a down day to roll...
Phil is a co-author and I have read the book. A large part of the book is devoted to using options in conjunction with stocks which I found very...
What I am learning is that when you do an IC rather than FOTM put spread you will naturally sweat....either up or down. I don't think it is easy...
I didn't realize you could get as much as .50... I'll look at it Friday...not really going to sweat today...:) Happy Turkey Day to all
sure...thats just step one...extending the spread..(also buying back the put 1165/1180) step 2 is then tightning (roll the 1285 to say 1295)...
There are a ton of signs and analysts that agree with coach that we are due for early dec correction. I also have the 1285/1300 and am working on...
ARGHHHH...there needs to be an icon for banging your head on the keyboard...I closed out long calls on intc and smh (modest profit) and in 5...
I've found the same thing...in watching over a period of time its like the market gets "reasonable" the last 5 minutes of the day!
I agree that MM in no way can control/manipulate SET...I guess what I'm trying to say is...IS there an inherent bias in the trading that preceeds...
ok so 2004 there were 4 months with down sets...DEC Thurs 16th close 1203.21 set was 1190.45...(I remember how sucky Dec was) Aug was less than...
The monthly set is in data....(by year)is that what you are looking for? By the way, does anybody know where I can get historical SET...
I guess my point is that I do NOT think there is a (an) equivalency...in other words there may be no logical or mathmatical reason why the set is...
while I may not disagree it still is quite interesting and I don't think in any way a mathmatical or statistical probability that 10 our of 11...
well...I've been still chewing on the set. In the last 11 months of this year set has been higher than the close of the day(thurs) 10 out of 11...
Thanks guys for the accolades but I have to admit I didn't close the 1250 because I was on a computer at my step-daughters house (I watch her baby...
guess it does...my acc val just went up almost 10 grand...sorry folks but I have to do a happy dance
Yeah:D settlement price 1254!!!! I did'd sell my 1250 yesterday so does that mean I get 4 bucks??
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