Buy 1 (1.90) filled yesterday and I am waiting for a Buy 2 (1.60) fill today. So far today the low on the Mar 36 calls today has been 1.64 and...
That was deliberate because the SPX was nearing the top (1370) of its 3 year range, I felt there was very little upside left in the markets but I...
This turned out to be a nice pairs trade: The MT calls stopped out at -20%. The IYT puts hit the 91 target and sold at +40%.
This is a 10 year old mathematical mechanical trading system that is combined with 5 other similar type systems and then programmed into a master...
My SPY programmed mechanical system just filled Buy No. 1, SPY March 136 calls at 1.90. Now the calls either have to sell at 2.47 or drop to...
It was the last area of resistance in early January 2012 before IYT broke higher into its recent range. You know the old saying when a stock...
I sold the MT calls at a loss today but still holding the IYT puts. Fortunately the IYT puts are more than making up for the MT loss. (That was...
falconview, IYT is the ETF for the Dow Jones Transports. I want IYT looking "weak" because I bought puts! Its just about the only etf with a...
This morning I bought calls on MT, target=23.50 and puts on IYT, target= 91.
I use to follow a guy's thread on silicone investor website in the late 1990's to early 2000's. He started with $3K and turned it into $2.3...
These don't need to be bought until Feb 27 (earnings Feb 28). By then, 10 days of expiration will be gone and that should drop the prices a bit.
Ryan, Here is a potential earning play with good price movement and dirt cheap ATM March options. CVC 15.29 earnings date: Feb 28 Straddle:...
falcon, Here is a good mathematical point about a stock with a 10% swing on earning: $50.00 stock times 10% = $5.00 Range = $45 to $55 On...
Stopped out at the open, -11% loss. The worst part is, I know better than to trade puts on Expiration Week, but the R/R was just too tempting.
falcon, Calls or Puts and at what price? Jeff
My computer program spit this out today, so I just placed a complex order for the SPY 133 Puts (exp. Mar 16) Buy Limit: 1.57 Sell Limit: 2.46...
Ryan, Your math and overall thinking on this trade was perfect for these kinds of trades. Do you remember a few days ago I mentioned that the...
Ryan, Good job on ACOM, the call/put debit is almost at a double! Jeff Very cheap options are really the key to these things and a...
Ryan, I also keep wondering when we will get at least a -5% correction? Its seems like since December 20, 2011 every small correction has...
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