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  • #15,321
  • Jan 30, 2018 8:48am Jan 30, 2018 8:48am
Quoting The Fool
was fishing a vol spike at the late Jan FOMC, used a Jan26/Feb2 UVXY call calendar @ $12 - paid 24c for it on 1/19 - it was worth about 35c on last Friday expiry but i held it all for the gipper. Feb2 calls worth >40c today....is it even possible for the spoos to print consecutive daily red candles anymore? Anyway, I might have to sell some if I see a double maņana, hold the rest for something big post-FOMC...
gotta love me some long vol mojo & I'm taking some off at a dollar net, near 5 bag. UVXY could easily make >$16 by end week if the dump continues and $12 puts be worth >$3.50 net
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  • #15,322
  • Jan 30, 2018 8:52am Jan 30, 2018 8:52am
trading options such a pleasure when shit actually moves for a change...
"If The Fool persists in his Folly he will become wise." - William Blake
  • #15,323
  • Jan 30, 2018 12:46pm Jan 30, 2018 12:46pm
had a SPY put calendar @ $277.50 - Jan31/Feb2 - in for 15c out for 25c now, not trusting the death of this bull yet and ya gotta be wondering now: is it btfd time?
"If The Fool persists in his Folly he will become wise." - William Blake
  • #15,324
  • Edited 3:26pm Jan 30, 2018 12:57pm | Edited 3:26pm
taking off a lot in this vol jump and just have a few bearish sets left. I had nothing bullish going into this week, except for a bullish $125 GLD call calendar out to Mar qtrly. Now I have Feb2 IWM bull puts $255.5/250.0 and Feb2 SPY $276/275 bull puts - I guess the Russells have snowball in hell's chance there and anyway I am looking to take these off at something above be now, having made great bank on some better trades already, don't want to spoil the party with piddling losses
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  • #15,325
  • Feb 2, 2018 2:14am Feb 2, 2018 2:14am
you get yourself some blockchains brother....get some coin man....its on sale...
Look Sharp/Trade Tight
  • #15,326
  • Feb 2, 2018 2:26pm Feb 2, 2018 2:26pm
Quoting PayTheLimit
you get yourself some blockchains brother....get some coin man....its on sale...
waiting for Ripple to get back to 20c.....if I had $8k I would buy a used F450 what to haul shit in....
"If The Fool persists in his Folly he will become wise." - William Blake
  • #15,327
  • Feb 2, 2018 5:40pm Feb 2, 2018 5:40pm
Quoting The Fool
nother trade I set up for a FOMC slide is a tight DIA put fly - Feb2 $262/260/258....looking better this morning with continued red in the index futures.....IN FOR 8c a perfect finish Friday could be worth 50c net {image}
I made money on the FOMC slide premise - I made something on almost everything I set up, I think. Generally I was out by Thursday and so I was mostly just a spectator for the move today. I left money on the table here and there but 20/20 hindsight, right? Resisted the urge to btfd today, will see what next week brings. Another govt shutdown drama episode coming?
"If The Fool persists in his Folly he will become wise." - William Blake
  • #15,328
  • Feb 2, 2018 7:34pm Feb 2, 2018 7:34pm
Quoting The Fool
{quote} waiting for Ripple to get back to 20c.....if I had $8k I would buy a used F450 what to haul shit in....
That is too funny. I feel like all I do is haul shit.

Have a super good weekend.
Illegitimi non carborundum - Noli pati a scelestis opprimi.
  • #15,329
  • Feb 3, 2018 12:46am Feb 3, 2018 12:46am
Quoting The Fool
had a SPY put calendar @ $277.50 - Jan31/Feb2 - in for 15c out for 25c now, not trusting the death of this bull yet and ya gotta be wondering now: is it btfd time?
yep, 20/20 hindsight....got 10c net on this and the long puts ended up going 15 bag
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  • #15,330
  • Feb 5, 2018 6:26am Feb 5, 2018 6:26am
hope you got some vol on bro, maybe yields finally put a nail in this thing.....


win one for the Gipper man....
Look Sharp/Trade Tight
  • #15,331
  • Feb 5, 2018 10:13am Feb 5, 2018 10:13am
Quoting PayTheLimit
hope you got some vol on bro, maybe yields finally put a nail in this thing..... win one for the Gipper man....
yeah I'm in some short vol now.....if history is a teacher these vol spikes are short-lived....I had some good long vol trades all closed last week. Not going in strong with btfd yet but I did buy a XLF $30 call calendar Feb9/Feb16 at the open for 6 cents
"If The Fool persists in his Folly he will become wise." - William Blake
  • #15,332
  • Feb 5, 2018 1:28pm Feb 5, 2018 1:28pm
Quoting The Fool
yeah I'm in some short vol now.....
filling UVXY put flys $8/10/12 out to the end of Feb and 1st week of March for 15-20c....a stepping stone I will explain if need be
"If The Fool persists in his Folly he will become wise." - William Blake
  • #15,333
  • Feb 5, 2018 2:36pm Feb 5, 2018 2:36pm
been trying to catch the knife with some cheap and safe trades....wild action jacking options values all around....filled a DIA $255 call calendar Feb16/23 for 20c.....
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  • #15,334
  • Feb 5, 2018 4:36pm Feb 5, 2018 4:36pm
-10% territory on these index slides down from Jan highs. I am looking to fade this shit as that is what has worked so well in the recent past. Giving myself time of the sets though as we might get a "perfect storm" scenario of market sell-off plus govt. shutdown 6.0......any way you slice it though short a vol spike is the most reliable thing since duct tape
"If The Fool persists in his Folly he will become wise." - William Blake
  • #15,335
  • Feb 5, 2018 5:00pm Feb 5, 2018 5:00pm
Quoting The Fool
but I did buy a XLF $30 call calendar Feb9/Feb16 at the open for 6 cents
glutton for punishment filled a Feb9/16 XLF $29 call calendar for 9c
"If The Fool persists in his Folly he will become wise." - William Blake
  • #15,336
  • Feb 5, 2018 5:27pm Feb 5, 2018 5:27pm
XIV down 80+% in AH. Will XIV open tomorrow? Madhouse at the moment.
  • #15,337
  • Feb 5, 2018 5:34pm Feb 5, 2018 5:34pm
Quoting goosebone
XIV down 80+% in AH. Will XIV open tomorrow? Madhouse at the moment.
get some
"If The Fool persists in his Folly he will become wise." - William Blake
  • #15,338
  • Feb 5, 2018 11:00pm Feb 5, 2018 11:00pm
re: XIV certainly will be watching. S&P futures down near 3% so far overnight but I will wager tomorrow will see the beatdown letting up and maybe reversing. There are no fundamental reasons for a sudden trend reversal in equities and this vol spike will find a peak like Icarus flying too close to the sun and then fall back to earth and die
"If The Fool persists in his Folly he will become wise." - William Blake
  • #15,339
  • Feb 5, 2018 11:06pm Feb 5, 2018 11:06pm
gonna be one to tell the boy about either way, he's already looking at charts...


we could stretch to 90, the 2008 high
Look Sharp/Trade Tight
  • #15,340
  • Feb 5, 2018 11:19pm Feb 5, 2018 11:19pm
I won't be surprised if spoos 2500 holds it and we see some >2% green candles piling up by next week
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