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  1. What am I missing?

    But I don't think I'm in general far off on the timing of my triggers. Where I'm having problems is in performance using ATM or OTM calls....
    Post by: jimmyjazz, Sep 2, 2013 in forum: Options

  2. What am I missing?

    Well, my reported results going long the underlying are honest-to-God real life results. So, I think I'm doing OK. I'm sure others are killing...
    Post by: jimmyjazz, Sep 2, 2013 in forum: Options

  3. What am I missing?

    I don't enter trades early. I enter them when they trigger -- it's basically a relative strength trade. That said, if I'm happy with how I do...
    Post by: jimmyjazz, Sep 2, 2013 in forum: Options

  4. What am I missing?

    You're suggesting the ATM call, whereas others indicated DITM calls would be a better proxy for the underlying. Can you elaborate on the differences?
    Post by: jimmyjazz, Sep 2, 2013 in forum: Options

  5. New Jeff Augen Webinar on buying weekly options on individual stocks

    Sorry, I didn't get a chance to place that trade yesterday.
    Post by: jimmyjazz, Aug 31, 2013 in forum: Options

  6. Box Spread Arbitrage

    Thanks. That is an eye-opening point of view.
    Post by: jimmyjazz, Aug 30, 2013 in forum: Options

  7. Box Spread Arbitrage

    The day it occurred to me that a long call was essentially long stock with an "invisible" stop was a day my trading got a lot better. Indulge me,...
    Post by: jimmyjazz, Aug 30, 2013 in forum: Options

  8. How to calculate a stop loss for options?

    This may not be the answer you are looking for, but I sometimes place an exit on an option play based on the price of the underlying.
    Post by: jimmyjazz, Aug 30, 2013 in forum: Options

  9. New Jeff Augen Webinar on buying weekly options on individual stocks

    I took a small flyer on the AAPL AugWk4 495/500/505 put butterfly in the last hour of trading last Friday. Sold it for $355.17, bought it back...
    Post by: jimmyjazz, Aug 30, 2013 in forum: Options

  10. What am I missing?

    Didn't mean to imply that 155/171 was ATM -- 164/165 would be. Looks like the Sep13 164/165 risk:reward is ~ 1.38 (and it's a pretty binary...
    Post by: jimmyjazz, Aug 29, 2013 in forum: Options

  11. What am I missing?

    Thanks for clarifying, cdcaveman. I'm definitely not all the way there yet. I understand the synthetics -- I always start with "stock equals...
    Post by: jimmyjazz, Aug 28, 2013 in forum: Options

  12. What am I missing?

    I've been re-reading a couple of my options books, and I see some of the points made on this thread more clearly. Thank you. I have a specific...
    Post by: jimmyjazz, Aug 27, 2013 in forum: Options

  13. Selling out of the money puts with low risk

    Agreed on the index argument. TSLA isn't the kind of stock I'd play this way. JNJ, now that's different.
    Post by: jimmyjazz, Aug 26, 2013 in forum: Options

  14. Selling out of the money puts with low risk

    Isn't his idea to buy cheap options out on the tails and keep everything else in treasuries?
    Post by: jimmyjazz, Aug 26, 2013 in forum: Options

  15. Selling out of the money puts with low risk

    Please understand every argument I have made supporting these kinds of strategies are exclusively in the context of B&H as the benchmark. What...
    Post by: jimmyjazz, Aug 26, 2013 in forum: Options

  16. Selling out of the money puts with low risk

    THAT is an argument I can get behind -- effort and tax exposure don't justify the return, at least for some people. I don't have anywhere near 70...
    Post by: jimmyjazz, Aug 26, 2013 in forum: Options

  17. Selling out of the money puts with low risk

    Hey, I'm taking this too far. Apologies. I'm definitely not looking for a fight. I'll dig into the archives and catch up.
    Post by: jimmyjazz, Aug 26, 2013 in forum: Options

  18. Selling out of the money puts with low risk

    My math skills aren't off. Statistically, the number of times a stock doubles and you get stuck with 2% are almost nil. It is more than offset...
    Post by: jimmyjazz, Aug 26, 2013 in forum: Options

  19. Selling out of the money puts with low risk

    Sorry, I had 2% on my brain -- that depends on expiry. Most of the calls I've sold and had expire worthless are maybe 2% OTM but priced at a...
    Post by: jimmyjazz, Aug 26, 2013 in forum: Options

  20. Selling out of the money puts with low risk

    Look, I realize I've contributed to the thread hijack, but assuming the original poster got his money's worth: Read the study. Look at the...
    Post by: jimmyjazz, Aug 25, 2013 in forum: Options
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