yes..if you sold the put and then bought a call, you have a synthetic long...
Manin: www.com-trades.blogspot.com Its free, nothing for me to gain, just hope to generate discussion on commodities and try to give a little...
Manin: I do not really look at time too much on the spreads, some of them take time, (grain, cotton calendar spreads), while some of the...
blog is back up and running after technical difficulties (couldn't upload a damn thing!). Better charts, better analysis, same markets....check...
Correct...the '08 crop was my last. No, I don't see this as long term bullish. I do think that commodities will rebound, but the reason I am...
cotton fundamentals still very bearish....I'm looking at spreading...but spreading March/Dec 09. leave it for a few weeks, then exit, then...
damn..still can't get charts to post...
Jan Lumber putting in a nice diamond pattern...got out of all my longs last week, tried to sell some more today, looking for a breakdown with a...
I only trade short term, so I'm not "qualified" to answer 1-3, but as far as number 4 goes, I am qualified, as for the past few years I have...
You are correct...thats why I said taking a shot...not expecting much, but should get a bounce off of 900, may just be a little scalp daytrade...
hmm Shaqi...I took the other side of that one...short SBH9 at 11.80 Also, covered short Dec. LC position today at 91.70 Taking a shot long...
Shaqi: I'm now watching the March contract. Just hit 42.50, and I'm showing some long term support at 40-42.5, so I may try a small long...
Manin: You may get your chance, the Feb hogs posted a nice little reversal bar on Friday. I may take a shot on a long trade there, even though...
Just curious if there are any free or low cost analytics programs for options on futures (mostly the ags...grains, meats, softs). I have seen...
exited my Feb/June hog spread today, picked up a quick 1.00. Not bad for a two day / counter-seasonal trade, so I'm taking my money and leaving....
wise man my ass! lol...took a LOT of BIG mistakes to get to where I even remotely have an idea of what I'm doing! LOL... I'm looking to buy...
Thin...if you're going to trade after RTH, stick to live cattle or lean hogs, nearby month only, unless dealing with limit orders that you carry...
Manin: You are correct, the seasonal trade is shaping up for buying this spread...I'm just thinking it heads a bit lower from here, these are...
Ok...this is completely against the seasonal trade, but today I bought the Feb/June lean hog spread. Bought it at -18.65 Bought the Feb at 61.35...
depending on which ag products you trade, options can either be used very effectively, or can just be a pain in the ass. Right now IV is high...
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