I have been thinking a lot about what you and VIX wrote lately. The more I think about it the more complex it gets. First of all, option skews are...
xandman, your chart only tells half the story. By normalizing every year to 100, you missed the most important aspect of the health of MCD -...
xandman, No, didn't see the 24 hr breakfast menu where I am. I was at MacD yesterday for lunch at 11:30. No more breakfast menu on the board....
Appreciate your comments. So, what should one do? I am already out and waiting for the next move. Should I go long again or move on to the next...
Robert, I appreciate your comments and coaching as the reason I asked was on quite a few occasions my profitable trades turned into losses...
I read your post in April when MCD was at 94+, bought long calls. Saw your post on short squeeze when it was at ~100, quickly closed my long...
All my cash accounts are non margin and I can do covered calls all day.
By definition, a covered call means you already own the stocks so all brokerage account should allow whey you apply. If you try to sell naked,...
Those that are new to the options game like me tend to start with covered calls. I came from the stock trading side prior to start trading options...
I should go long to let the unbounded gains get me?:)
Can you explain how you keep the calendar delta neutral? Do you mean start with same delta for both the short and long (i.e., if near leg has a...
Why short term? If short term, what if your direction is correct but time frame is wrong?
I thought since he was long he wanted as little time decay as possible? I don't understand this. I appreciate it if you can explain since I do...
A tax free spin off at the end of the year to YHOO shareholders as a part of a separate company. Waiting for IRS ruling on the deal.
Didn't know Confucious was an option trader. Cheers.
Good comments. Well, I don't want to take profit yet because I thought there could still be more upside but I don't know how to protect from in...
If market is random, you won't have fat tails or black swans?
Took a quick look at my account after your reply and based on my trades, you were right. Logically, I should be selling at the top and if I rolled...
May I ask what is the best way to hedge a long option position that has significant profit but still has a long way to expiration and I do not...
I don't know, being new to options trading, I kind of assumed index is for the pros because of their high volume and liquidity and I figured I was...
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