Tom .. i lost you on the last paragraph. XYZ at $150, you put on a cheap otm calendar at 155, 2 days to expiration, xyz goes to 154, you buy back...
tom. that payoff you were describing (morphing it into verticals is insane)
If you think 2450 is an inflection and you have a little inkling up or down, then put on some skipped strike flies. The asymetrical fly has much...
I guess flies and condors can be good vacation spreads a long as they don't expire during your vacation week where you don't have access to your...
tom.. I like the way you put it... "If you like to play in different dimensions..." which is the nice thing about options. How about this?.....
ironchef is correct. Options prob not the optimal way to daytrade tickers. IF YOU MUST, your best bet is to do an ATM vertical where both legs...
turco.. I would listen to this advise. I think Jones just dispensed something truly worth backtesting. (thanks for giving me more work Jones75!...
I can't tell you what MT can do BUT I can list some things that AB can do and you can take it from there .. 1) You can create triggers based on...
What is the rationale underlying these rules? For example, not using spreads exposes you to greeks you might not want to be exposed to. IF you...
An opposite system for me might be modelling out a different prob distribution of a stock to fit an options position.... so I might be looking for...
They are not called "brokers" for nothing.....lol
He said a bunch of them within TH are looking to be bought by some HF BUT if it falls apart, nobody knows. so next months are pretty critical. I...
very well said ... speedo...:-)
If the opposite of a losing system is also a losing system, where does the money go? Trading is inherently a zero sum game? unless of course is it...
just checked out his site.. love that part about 1 of the reasons most option traders lose..." too much emphasis on the greeks" reminded me of...
could be something as simple as exposing one of the greeks,getting lucky.. then slapping on the missing greek on the opposite side to bring the...
Sure henry... so let's say I want to model a strategy of a butterfly that pays best when it settles in 2 weeks at the entry price. Ex SPY=$200, I...
I do it all the time w my option positions. I would zero in on a spread ex. ATM condor, and I would backtest and see it win 35% all the time- then...
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Given a particular term structure FranT's diagonals would make sense. Option trading is a lot of art backed by math, few absolutes. IC, flies...
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