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  • #2,281
  • Dec 26, 2013 12:36am Dec 26, 2013 12:36am
Finished first read of Sinclair's book referenced above. Probably best trading book I have read. Points in many useful and letushope profitable directions.

Some websites he references:

http://behaviouralfinance.net/

http://www.moneyscience.com/
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  • #2,282
  • Dec 26, 2013 12:53am Dec 26, 2013 12:53am
been looking online for a site that has catalogued earnings release data for stocks. The following has the earnings estimate +/- results going back years, but no chart data. Useful for the dates at least & you can get O/H/L/C type data for any dates free on Yahoo finance & other sites

http://staging-retail.ccbn.com/compa...t=cb&ticker=mu
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  • #2,283
  • Dec 26, 2013 11:47am Dec 26, 2013 11:47am
Quoting The Fool
NFLX needs a breather, I need new credit spreads. buy Feb $290p, sell Jan 24 $310p - $4.00/$4.65, net credit $0.65, or buy Mar $290p, sell Jan 24 $320p - $6.20/$6.25, net credit $0.05, then sell Feb 20-30 dte puts.... {image}
Feb 22 $295p cost me $4.37, look to sell Jan $310-$320p within the next few days...
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  • #2,284
  • Dec 26, 2013 12:23pm Dec 26, 2013 12:23pm
Do you ever buy the Q's options?
  • #2,285
  • Dec 26, 2013 12:33pm Dec 26, 2013 12:33pm
Quoting flipnfaith
Do you ever buy the Q's options?
NO, but I watch the Q's. I am generally more into the leveraged index etf options if I am trading the indices
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  • #2,286
  • Dec 26, 2013 5:28pm Dec 26, 2013 5:28pm
been watching FCX since $34.76 and is now $36.96 and I still think it has another 6-8$ movement left in it, more of a reference to my self for a new 2014 strategy.
Happy new year all
  • #2,287
  • Dec 26, 2013 6:05pm Dec 26, 2013 6:05pm
Quoting Cecil Gee
been watching FCX since $34.76 and is now $36.96 and I still think it has another 6-8$ movement left in it, more of a reference to my self for a new 2014 strategy. Happy new year all
You stll gonna be hitting the weeklies, CG?
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  • #2,288
  • Dec 26, 2013 6:06pm Dec 26, 2013 6:06pm
Quoting The Fool
{quote} You stll gonna be hitting the weeklies, CG?
yes, but the big ones are 3 months out
  • #2,289
  • Dec 26, 2013 6:41pm Dec 26, 2013 6:41pm
Quoting The Fool
Some things in the earnings radar for the January cycle: MU - 1/7, close..............................C - 1/16, open BBBY - 1/8, (?)..............................INTC - 1/16, close AXP - 1/13, (?).............................UNH - 1/16, open MU - 1/13, (?)..............................GE - 1/17, open BAC - 1/15, 0700...........................SLB - 1/17, open COF, 1/16, close............................WFC - 1/14. 0800
gotta go thru and look at these, always want to save some buckshot for earnings scalps....
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  • #2,290
  • Edited 10:03pm Dec 26, 2013 9:50pm | Edited 10:03pm
Quoting The Fool
{quote} gotta go thru and look at these, always want to save some buckshot for earnings scalps....
UNH looks like it got what I needs, also SLB
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  • #2,291
  • Dec 27, 2013 3:04am Dec 27, 2013 3:04am
Quoting The Fool
oil co. stocks will move on the oil storage inventory number releases, which come out every Wednesday morning at 1030 - will be worth a shot with weekly options, look at XOM, CVX, BP, etc
natgas and oil inventory numbers are out Friday this week and next, since Wednesday is a holiday

Heavy CNY data flow Asian session Jan 7

FOMC meeting minutes out Jan 8; Jan NFP is Jan 10
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  • #2,292
  • Dec 27, 2013 11:06am Dec 27, 2013 11:06am
Quoting The Fool
{quote} seriously tho this freak has got to gap down and soon, up near 40% in the last week.... ....Look at Mar/Jan put spreads.... {image}
had my finger on the trigger yesterday with TWTR >$74, thought I would wait another day....dropping well today & I missed it
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  • #2,293
  • Edited 2:03pm Dec 27, 2013 11:50am | Edited 2:03pm
Quoting The Fool
{quote} Feb 22 $295p cost me $4.37, look to sell Jan $310-$320p within the next few days...
re: NFLX, dropping well today, $379 - $369 and falling. Jan 24 $320p @ $5.80, gets me to $1.40 credit, I'm looking for the 1/24 $310p's tho...

@1500 NY time now and I'm looking for a fall into the close. Now trading at $366.50, low today was $365.84....

I'm not gonna sell puts too high, might wait for more dippage next week...

NFLX earnings are 1/23.
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  • #2,294
  • Dec 27, 2013 2:11pm Dec 27, 2013 2:11pm
^TNX gonna close the week >3.00%, ^TYX pushing for 4.00%...

What's that hissing sound? Oh, right, tinnitus, what I get for being a rocker 30 years ago...
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  • #2,295
  • Dec 27, 2013 2:14pm Dec 27, 2013 2:14pm
Quoting The Fool
{quote} had my finger on the trigger yesterday with TWTR >$74, thought I would wait another day....dropping well today & I missed it
damn, TWTR down >10% today. What's that stuff in turkey makes ya stupid? Right, tryptophan....that's my excuse....
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  • #2,296
  • Dec 28, 2013 4:15am Dec 28, 2013 4:15am
> Be interested in Options

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> Is now not sure what to do
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uphill battle
  • #2,297
  • Dec 28, 2013 10:24am Dec 28, 2013 10:24am
Quoting Gizmosis350k
> not sure what to do {image}
Well that's a bummer. But there must be brokers with established offices in Jamaica who manage customer trading accounts for IRA's, retail trading, etc. Maybe some of them would be able to help you. If you have friends/family in the US you might get them to open a brokerage account at one of the US banks/brokers that have options trading. Otherwise not sure how to help you, but good luck.
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  • #2,298
  • Edited 11:52pm Dec 28, 2013 11:38pm | Edited 11:52pm
share the dough....

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  • #2,299
  • Dec 30, 2013 12:35am Dec 30, 2013 12:35am
my bread and butter....

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  • #2,300
  • Dec 30, 2013 4:06pm Dec 30, 2013 4:06pm
Quoting The Fool
{quote} re: NFLX, dropping well today, $379 - $369 and falling. Jan 24 $320p @ $5.80, gets me to $1.40 credit, I'm looking for the 1/24 $310p's tho... @1500 NY time now and I'm looking for a fall into the close. Now trading at $366.50, low today was $365.84.... I'm not gonna sell puts too high, might wait for more dippage next week... NFLX earnings are 1/23.
finger on the trigger for a couple hours as NFLX fell further & bounced at $360, wanted to sell Jan $300 puts for good credit on the spread, couldn't take the shot....and then she rose back to green territory, > $367

But I see some downside movement AH, the company put news out at the close - a new, cheaper plan for 1-stream users - this I think is going to be a blow for the stock price in the near term, so I will be back in the deer stand early tomorrow....at some point just gotta blaze, need my meat....
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