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  • #16,641
  • Feb 25, 2019 12:50pm Feb 25, 2019 12:50pm
Quoting moneymaker2
In the following: PM Mar8 85 PUT @ $0.79 RTN Mar8 182.5 PUT @ $1.34 Both of these should be good for a little money..... FLT went from a $0.30 spread on the 220 PUT to $1.25, so that was definitely no longer a play....
Added to both of these:

PM Mar8 85 PUT @ $0.40, so average is now just under $0.60

RTH Mar8 182.5 PUT @ $0.80, so average is now $1.07

Both of these still have plenty of time to wander down enough for some good money.

Also added to GPC Mar1 109 PUT @ $0.40, after much deliberation, which drops the average to $0.60. Not much change in the average cost, but makes it closer to break even, which is always good....
  • #16,642
  • Feb 25, 2019 6:57pm Feb 25, 2019 6:57pm
US stocks to live or die now on China news. Witness SHCOMP action today. Nothing else for big moves except US political headline risk, Brexit.....that was about England right....?
"If The Fool persists in his Folly he will become wise." - William Blake
  • #16,643
  • Feb 26, 2019 6:46am Feb 26, 2019 6:46am
Out of:

RTH Mar8 182.5 PUT @ $1.27 up from $1.07

Not a huge amount, but bankable profits for sure...
  • #16,644
  • Feb 26, 2019 8:02am Feb 26, 2019 8:02am
Quoting The Fool
US stocks to live or die now on China news. Witness SHCOMP action today. Nothing else for big moves except US political headline risk, Brexit.....that was about England right....?
Those cause the big moves, but I think the normal moves we see are said to be due to "X" when it really is just an expectation that there be some 'reason" for the move, even if the move is just profit taking or a normal correction.....as per CNBC two days ago markets were up due to "US/China trade expectations".....and yesterday markets were down due to "US/China trade expectations", according to CNBC. No new news came out about the trade talks, but I guess people feel comfortable if they feel like they "understand" the market, and that is why the need to always have a reason for any move over about 50 points in the DJIA.

Just an observation over the years.....
  • #16,645
  • Feb 27, 2019 8:13am Feb 27, 2019 8:13am
Out of:

GPC Mar1 109 PUT @ $0.80 up from $0.60

Couldn’t break through the 10EMA at about $109.35, so it was time. Started out with a $0.60 spread, and finally got to $0.30, so I’ll just take my money and run.....
  • #16,646
  • Feb 27, 2019 12:27pm Feb 27, 2019 12:27pm
Have a Hail Mary bid on:

APD Mar15 180 PUT @ $1.65

Let's see if it gets hit.....
  • #16,647
  • Edited 12:48pm Feb 27, 2019 12:35pm | Edited 12:48pm
In the following:

BBY Mar15 70 PUT @ $1.93

Should be good for some money as it drifts down....
  • #16,648
  • Edited 1:03pm Feb 27, 2019 12:37pm | Edited 1:03pm
Quoting moneymaker2
Have a Hail Mary bid on: APD Mar15 180 PUT @ $1.65 Let's see if it gets hit.....
Partial fill at $1.65....waiting to fill the rest....

Filled as I was typing this. Maybe that's a good sign.....
  • #16,649
  • Feb 27, 2019 12:46pm Feb 27, 2019 12:46pm
Let's see how lucky I am.....another Hail Mary bid:

DDS Mar15 80 PUT @ $1.90

$0.50 spread, let's see if they want to come out and play.....
  • #16,650
  • Feb 27, 2019 12:51pm Feb 27, 2019 12:51pm
Quoting moneymaker2
Let's see how lucky I am.....another Hail Mary bid: DDS Mar15 80 PUT @ $1.90 $0.50 spread, let's see if they want to come out and play.....
Just traded at $2.05, so I'm bumping up the bid to $2.00.....I would like this before the close....
  • #16,651
  • Feb 27, 2019 12:53pm Feb 27, 2019 12:53pm
Quoting moneymaker2
{quote} Just traded at $2.05, so I'm bumping up the bid to $2.00.....I would like this before the close....
Got it!. In the following:

DDS Mar15 80 PUT @ $2.00

More than I wanted to spend, but I think it is going to drop very soon and didn't want to miss it.....
  • #16,652
  • Feb 27, 2019 1:18pm Feb 27, 2019 1:18pm
On DDS, Bid/Ask was $1.70/$2.20 initially, then I put in a Bid of $1.90. Showed up on the quotes, but not the Level II. Then it traded for $2.05, which wasn't on the quotes at all, and the Ask price dropped to $2.15. So I bumped my Bid up to $2.00, and it didn't show, but was hit. And then Bid went up to $1.80 and the Ask price came down to $2.10, then a minute later to $2.05, then down to $2.00, then down to $1.95.....searching for those buyers. Then seconds before the close, boom, Bid back to $1.70 and Ask up to $2.25......

Bottom line, remember, you can split the Bid/Ask and be aware that not all trades show up before they are hit, so you don't always get a detailed picture by the numbers on T&S and Level II. So if you want the trade, put it out there and it just might happen.....

I never had those issues with Schwab, think it might be time to move back....
  • #16,653
  • Feb 27, 2019 2:35pm Feb 27, 2019 2:35pm
Quoting moneymaker2
{quote} Those cause the big moves,...
....Big Moves R Us! I have learned to be patient and lay wait for big movement scenarios to develop. This market is pretty much rigged for bull action, needs some catalyst to precipitate big drops. India vs. Pakistan flirting with a prelude to WWIII was not enough.
"If The Fool persists in his Folly he will become wise." - William Blake
  • #16,654
  • Feb 28, 2019 6:51am Feb 28, 2019 6:51am
Hail Mary bid in for some more:

BBY Mar15 70 PUT @ $1.60

Doubt if it gets hit, but doesn't hurt to try.....
  • #16,655
  • Feb 28, 2019 6:56am Feb 28, 2019 6:56am
Quoting moneymaker2
Hail Mary bid in for some more: BBY Mar15 70 PUT @ $1.60 Doubt if it gets hit, but doesn't hurt to try.....
Changing to $1.55.....might go to $1.50.....
  • #16,656
  • Feb 28, 2019 6:58am Feb 28, 2019 6:58am
Quoting moneymaker2
{quote} Changing to $1.55.....might go to $1.50.....
Moved to $1.50...
  • #16,657
  • Feb 28, 2019 7:16am Feb 28, 2019 7:16am
Quoting moneymaker2
{quote} Moved to $1.50...
Back to $1.55...have to run errands and it looks like it is stalling….
  • #16,658
  • Feb 28, 2019 7:27am Feb 28, 2019 7:27am
Quoting moneymaker2
{quote} Back to $1.55...have to run errands and it looks like it is stalling….
Went ahead and got it before I left the computer:

BBY Mar15 70 PUT @ $1.60, makes the average $1.765 ($1.77), so that's pretty good.....

Should be good for some decent money shortly......
  • #16,659
  • Feb 28, 2019 10:40am Feb 28, 2019 10:40am
In the following:

PM Mar15 87 PUT @ $1.17

Should make some money by the end of next week on all the PM Puts.....
  • #16,660
  • Edited 12:52pm Feb 28, 2019 10:49am | Edited 12:52pm
Summary of all I am in right now:

APD Mar15 180 PUT @ $1.65

BBY Mar15 70 PUT @ average of $1.77

DDS Mar15 80 PUT @ $2.00

PM Mar8 85 PUT @ $0.60

PM Mar15 87 PUT @ $1.17

I am holding off getting into anything else until I close some of these. I don't like to be in more than about 4 different stocks at a time, so I'm at my limit. Should make decent money on all of these, though.....
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