I was wondering whether anyone here has achieved the CIIA (Certified International Investment Analyst) title? It is the equivalent of the...
let me get this straight, you are basically telling us that you have found a party who is willing to pay the same price for an option w/ less...
By "above the body" do you mean higher strike prices? Could you please give me an example of your strategy? Thanks for yor help!
I understand what you people are saying. However my initial argument remains the same: why are people so prone to scaling out their winners...
I've heard it often that you should press your winners. However, my question is: wouldn't adding to a winner increase your cost basis on the...
What criteria do you apply to scale out your trades? I assume that if you have a winning trade with an initial risk of -1R and a profit target...
It is very common to see people scaling out half of their positions on a winning trade and moving up their stops to their original entry price...
I CAN get a job in Marketing, but I am not interested in that field. I had basically done my degree so that I could enroll in a Master of...
Why do you care? Just buy and hold my friend! Easy money..
Actually I am sure people must be selling options and using the premiums collected to determine their stop loss. For example, you buy 100 x MIR...
What would you do if your 2-3% stop on the short stock position is hit and immediately later the stock price falls again - all before the option...
sorry for my noobishness, but I get it that you sold the stock short @ 40.08 and sold puts with 37.50 strike. So 37.50 is your target for...
I was thinking the same thing..
Thanks cabletrader. very interesting article,
I might be wrong with the following reasoning but, couldn't a good stategy / edge / indicator turn out to have a negative expectancy in the...
I thought as much. I have always been a believer in the KISS principle (keep it simple stupid). That is why I feeel overwhelmed with all the...
Ok I understand that one needs a solid and reliable (more often than not) trading edge before even risking any real money. My question to you...
How does one explain the failure rate in this business? If it really were that simple - ie. buy low sell high - surely 95% people wouldnt fail at it?
I wish I had a clue to just part of the trading puzzle.. Believe me I've broken my head with many possible strategies, charts, intermarket...
ok I assume you do have a proven strategy that has made you a millionaire (as per your other posts). How much net profit can your strategy make...
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