I tend to agree and I hope so! Barrick is my largest single-name holding! I don't see much resistance between here ($180) and $190 in GLD. I'm...
I'm just starting my journaling journey. I feel journaling has improved my discipline as I don't want to 'embarrass' myself in 'public' despite...
1. Rolled up some ES puts in the morning. I added to the short delta mid-day @4041 and bought the contract back @4022. Currently d=-62 (where...
I’ve learned to not let any options expire (long or short). March 18, 2022: I was short SHOP calls (S=760) that were way OOM with SHOP closing at...
One should strive towards continuous improvement. If there’s a better platform to meet my needs, why not consider it? I’m also not naive to think...
Question to those in this cricket field: Based on my trading style and as a Canadian, am I best served with IB or another broker?
1. Big move up on ES so I had to chase up puts throughout the day. 2. Scalped some GC contracts in the morning--ended up being a decent day. 3....
1. Traded ES pretty decently. I picked off the bottom by selling Feb 3900 puts for $86 (with ES=3905). Adjusted delta the rest of the day. 2....
It's been pretty quiet on the trading front since my last update. I closed my SPX put calendar @$45.20 today with the volatility bump. I also...
Agreed. I never said they were the same. PLO players are true gamblers that like action. LHE players stack their chips to align the colours along...
With a forum full of systematic traders and use of analytics, I would have thought limit HE would be everyone's go-to. It's a boring game. If...
Today's results: A Today's trading: F Have you ever bought (sold) when you wanted to sell (buy)? Well I did it this morning--twice! Once...
So we’re up 80+ points since yesterday morning. It feels like the market is expecting a soft print. Therefore, I’ll play the contrarian. Setup...
Volatility was crushed across the board today--a true gift to my P/L. With the CPI release on Thursday, I closed all of my short vol positions...
Rolled up ES puts early in the morning. At 9:33 MST, I legged into a SPX put diagonal (started with the long side) as I felt the ES was rolling...
1. ES spiked following NFP release. I rolled short puts up and out into February by selling put diagonals. I thought I was going to be whipsawed...
Thursday: 1. Added to steepener. I was intending to go to scale to +20/-10 at the start of the year. I'll hold here for a bit. 2. Adjusted ES...
Wednesday: 1. Adjusted my ES puts through the day. 2. Rolled up some GC calls. 3. Added a short Feb 63/70 put spread on CL. 4. Added to the...
Trades from Tuesday: 1. IV on TSLA is through the roof so I toyed with a short January 100/120 strangle @7.83 2. My go-to on the ES is short ES...
I've been internally debating whether or not to start this journal but have obviously decided to do so. I have been trading off and on for a...
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