"I don't really see experienced options traders make blanket statements about absolute percentages and levels." In most cases I'd agree with...
Selling 15% out of the money is like I said, picking up pennies in front of a steam roller. While it's true that you can make your measly 4%...
I did quote you as if you said it, because you did :) "However, selling naked puts under the expectation that I'm willing to buy that stock...
"Are you some kind of psychic ?" No, just a real trader with decades of experience managing millions of dollars of OPM. People who talk about...
@rmorse "I feel that a stock trading at 100 is a great buy at 85, 15% lower." I think that's the problem right there. The premium available...
If you're willing to hold a stock through a major drawdown, say 1 year or longer, then yeah it's a great strategy. If you're not willing to hold...
"You cant say its too risky without knowing his logic" I can't speak on why you can't, but I certainly can. Anybody who has to cash out the...
A few problems with that: First, your "backtested" results are not that special to be honest. If I had a nickel for every backtest that showed 2...
"Disagree completely with the above. I did something similar. I could have paid cash for house a few years ago but given the low stock valuations...
Showing a good track record is just part of it. The more important aspect is showing that your results have a reasonable chance of sustaining...
You're right investing takes time and patience, but it's flat out gross negligence to mortgage a house and use the money to buy a 2 x ETF. I...
Yeah I'd say that qualifies as making a killing. Assuming his house was worth say 500k, he would have turned his 375k stock portion into just...
You're going to need to give more information. I can't figure out why a "trader" as you say would be learning your strategy. What about just not...
So not only are you comically inexperienced in trading but you're also a faberge egg when it comes to criticism. I was simply trying to save you...
Yeah because we all know that most of the great fund managers got their start by asking silly questions on chat forums... The answer to your...
They aren't insults, they are for your own good. Sometimes a good kick in the ass is what people need to wake up and see the truth. It should be...
Oh man, the old zero sum game argument again? Haven't you ever at any point in your life asked yourself: "why do markets go up over time?"...
"In one year, I'll get about 30 trades for one instrument. - Those 30 trades will produce on average a 100% return with 25% drawdown. - By...
That quote is quite negative and will naturally receive a lot of argument, but it's not far off the truth. You'd first have to define "modest...
If you really want a specific answer, you'll have to provide specific information. Why not just give the stock, the shares you own, the calls you...
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