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  • #14,201
  • Oct 20, 2016 3:30pm Oct 20, 2016 3:30pm
Quoting The Fool
AMD....meh, been a while since I shot some ER day strangles....20c, a week ago maybe a nickel less, would need about a 80c move (~15%) to b/e.....idk
I did not do this AMD trade, looks like it would have lost money, from earlier indications after the ER...
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  • #14,202
  • Oct 20, 2016 6:45pm Oct 20, 2016 6:45pm
Quoting The Fool
{quote}I did not do this AMD trade, looks like it would have lost money, from earlier indications after the ER...
well, move down is 40c and about half of what I would have needed to b/e in the combo above....that's the problem with cheap stocks - you can get a 10% move and it's still not enough to get you across the full range of $0.50 strikes....
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  • #14,203
  • Oct 21, 2016 12:30am Oct 21, 2016 12:30am
Sideways market 4ever. I still fish for movement. SPX fly vs SPY fly....1-lot SPX 2120/2100/2080 Nov4 puts debits $158, inc. $13 comm per side, with maxP $1,855. The 8-lot SPY $212/210/208 puts debits $162, inc $34 comms per side, with a maxP of $1,472. Cash-settled SPX means you don't have to spend the comms to close an itm spread, although you often will close to get the best result. Those are theoretical maxP's, but they point to the actual difference in the maxP's for the 2 spreads. Less comms means more profit, too.
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  • #14,204
  • Oct 21, 2016 1:10pm Oct 21, 2016 1:10pm
bought a SPX 10/28 call vert, $215.5/216, for 90c, looking to see the spoos rally on good earnings vibes next week, hope to net out $2 at least...
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  • #14,205
  • Oct 21, 2016 2:26pm Oct 21, 2016 2:26pm
also made about the same vert calls trade with SPY for $0.07, also a SPY Oct 26/28 $217 call calendar for 11c
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  • #14,206
  • Oct 23, 2016 11:11pm Oct 23, 2016 11:11pm
13c for a $2.50 spread
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  • #14,207
  • Oct 24, 2016 1:13pm Oct 24, 2016 1:13pm
Quoting The Fool
bought a SPX 10/28 call vert, $215.5/216, for 90c, looking to see the spoos rally on good earnings vibes next week, hope to net out $2 at least...
these were @ 10/26 actually....in for 90c worth $1.70 now....if I could get close to $2 I would close em today....AAPL ER's tomorrow and a good result would swing the spoos for Wednesday.
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  • #14,208
  • Oct 24, 2016 1:28pm Oct 24, 2016 1:28pm
Quoting The Fool
13c for a $2.50 spread
trying to fill the WFC call vert shown above @ 16c, keeps edging away from me....
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  • #14,209
  • Oct 24, 2016 6:38pm Oct 24, 2016 6:38pm
UVXY new lows today, down almost to $13.00. spreads @ Nov dates and beyond getting cheaper. Another rev split b4 yearend? Well, there are bears about, but nothing definite. Possible political brouhaha post US election if Trump does not concede. Slim chance he wins (hacked!) but it ain't over till the fat lady sings. I am already set up for the election and aftermath but may add to positions if cheap to do so. Get closer to the money on UVXY and VIX spreads, etc....
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  • #14,210
  • Oct 24, 2016 9:23pm Oct 24, 2016 9:23pm
Quoting The Fool
UVXY new lows today, down almost to $13.00. spreads @ Nov dates and beyond getting cheaper. Another rev split b4 yearend? Well, there are bears about, but nothing definite. Possible political brouhaha post US election if Trump does not concede. Slim chance he wins (hacked!) but it ain't over till the fat lady sings. I am already set up for the election and aftermath but may add to positions if cheap to do so. Get closer to the money on UVXY and VIX spreads, etc....
posted a question for you
  • #14,211
  • Oct 25, 2016 12:27am Oct 25, 2016 12:27am
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/p-500-...115715444.html

Yep, maybe he won't concede and hangs up the Electoral College in litigation. Throw in a few domestic wingnut bombings or mass shootings. Post-election could be a volatile time. Or the landslide is so lopsided he concedes fairly quick and the Santa Rally gets rolling.
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  • #14,212
  • Oct 25, 2016 2:02am Oct 25, 2016 2:02am
HYG always some of the cheapest vol around, a decent weekly candle R is $1.50 and anything over $2 is pretty good. Market rally will carry it, though, vert below just needs a buck by 11/18 to b/e. At 4c I can afford to buy a little sackful
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  • #14,213
  • Oct 25, 2016 12:42pm Oct 25, 2016 12:42pm
I really want to know options. Where to start?
Which one is the much liquidated?(spx/dji) and which levels? ie. 2150 call/put or 2125 call/put etc etc..
BEAR
  • #14,214
  • Oct 25, 2016 1:38pm Oct 25, 2016 1:38pm
Quoting TurkishBear
I really want to know options. Where to start? Which one is the much liquidated?(spx/dji) and which levels? ie. 2150 call/put or 2125 call/put etc etc..
Hi TB, check out dough.com and tastytrade.com, there are two good places to start. Good luck.
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  • #14,215
  • Oct 25, 2016 2:13pm Oct 25, 2016 2:13pm
Hello. I do not know if this is part of the topic, but I wonder what the probable impacts of this news for those operating mainly in London time.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...bby-chief-says
  • #14,216
  • Oct 25, 2016 3:52pm Oct 25, 2016 3:52pm
Quoting iuriprardo
Hello. I do not know if this is part of the topic, but I wonder what the probable impacts of this news for those operating mainly in London time. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...bby-chief-says


Could be Yuge!
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  • #14,217
  • Oct 27, 2016 3:51am Oct 27, 2016 3:51am
entering month 4 of shit 50-60 pt range for SPX
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  • #14,218
  • Edited 6:52pm Oct 28, 2016 9:21am | Edited 6:52pm
Looking for a post-election rally....there's a trick to filling SPX calendars super cheap....the one below filled at 20c and sets up vg return potential >10bag
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  • #14,219
  • Oct 28, 2016 9:17pm Oct 28, 2016 9:17pm
more Oct surprise titbits could slide US equities 5% or more in the last week+ b4 the election. SPX puts are dear so I use flys to open a wide profit range, verts too high
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  • #14,220
  • Oct 30, 2016 11:46am Oct 30, 2016 11:46am
http://www.forbes.com/sites/petertch.../#6366cff21455

I have a variety of VIX and UVXY call spreads @ 11/4, 11/9, 11/11, and 11/18 exp.....the US election could be all the ^VIX churner I thought it might be and more, stay tuned for the next bombshell....
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