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  • #3,301
  • Mar 23, 2014 10:59pm Mar 23, 2014 10:59pm
Quoting palabara
{quote} hey TF, I try to keep up with what your doing and kind of track some of it.. but, its to much for me.. Can you give me a summery of what you got going on and outlooks your looking to put into play, if you don't mind. PS: I'm looking to possibly roll my TGT position.. I think it still has a down aspect as its not going up and its seems to be consolidating which could possibly give it a down side breakout, just keeping it alive lol.
OK, amigo, I will post some new and ongoing active trades in the coming week. I don't post them all usually, though, that's too much work for me too.

I am generally looking for options to sell these days, and I am generally looking to sell calls. As discussed above, I have my eye on TSLA in this regard, among others....
"If The Fool persists in his Folly he will become wise." - William Blake
  • #3,302
  • Mar 24, 2014 6:06am Mar 24, 2014 6:06am
Quoting Cecil Gee
been tracking apple and now ready to take a trade on it, two trades to take first is a Friday expiration scalp to the up side. The second will be a 2/3 month strrangle more details on that a little later. Imo APPL is long overdue some volatility. IV is super low when market opens in 27 minutes time i'll be putting in a order for Long $545 call for around 25c or under or $25 per contract. Yesterdays closing price was 21c and APPL closed at $535 plus change. AAPL Mar 2014 545.000 call (AAPL140322C00545000) -OPR 0.21 {image} 0.01(5.00%) 13:37 Apple...
Last weeks appl trade ended up a loser of the premium I paid 22c or £22 per contract
  • #3,303
  • Mar 24, 2014 6:08am Mar 24, 2014 6:08am
Quoting Cecil Gee
Added another Fridays expiration short scalp on TWTR, we have FOMC later but to me TWTR seems to be sliding slowly and to me to its opening IPO price eventually. But I've taken just a simple long $49.50 put for 20c or $20 per contract. TWTR is trading at $50.96 now Twitter, Inc. (TWTR) -NYSE 50.96 {image} 0.17(0.33%) 3:22PM GMT - Nasdaq Real Time Price TWTR Mar 2014 49.500 put (TWTR140322P00049500) -OPR 0.20 {image} 0.15(42.86%) 14:27
TWTR ended up on the losing side in the end too, was up 40c before the reversal so lost the premium of 20c or $20 per contract, This week I hope APPL makes its long awaited move
  • #3,304
  • Mar 24, 2014 8:16am Mar 24, 2014 8:16am
Quoting Cecil Gee
{quote} Last weeks appl trade ended up a loser of the premium I paid 22c or £22 per contract
AAPL may boost hard on Apple/Comcast deal talks, which I suspect may hurt NFLX. I will be trying to get in an Apr NFLX call spread for credit

Also watching HLF and NUS, the latter up 33% premarket
"If The Fool persists in his Folly he will become wise." - William Blake
  • #3,305
  • Mar 24, 2014 8:24am Mar 24, 2014 8:24am
Quoting Cecil Gee
New order executed for a APPL long strangle trade APRIL 4 expiration long AAPL $550 CALL for $2.16 or $216 per long leg and LONG $515 PUT for $1.70 or $170 per leg Total cost for strangle $386 plus comms per strangle leg. Lots of data over the next two plus weeks and political but the real reason is where the IV is sitting Apple trading at $534.57 as of now Apple Inc. (AAPL) -NasdaqGS 534.57 {image} 3.17(0.60%) 15:01 - Nasdaq Real Time Price AAPL Apr 2014 550.000 call (AAPL140404C00550000) -OPR 2.16 {image} 0.44(25.58%)...
pre market indicating the move breakout for APPL, above is last weeks order for a 3 week trade on APPL, with any luck this am hoping for a good return. Will close the put leg and concentrate on the move up
  • #3,306
  • Mar 24, 2014 8:30am Mar 24, 2014 8:30am
Quoting The Fool
{quote} AAPL may boost hard on Apple/Comcast deal talks, which I suspect may hurt NFLX. I will be trying to get in an Apr NFLX call spread for credit Also watching HLF and NUS, the latter up 33% premarket
someone's making HUGE amounts of money trading those short term options
  • #3,307
  • Mar 24, 2014 8:44am Mar 24, 2014 8:44am
Quoting Cecil Gee
{quote} someone's making HUGE amounts of money trading those short term options
yup. NFLX down 3% at the open, but I wasn't positioned... not hard to see this coming, tho. NFLX is capped, I expect, but I will look for a rebound to sell some calls.
"If The Fool persists in his Folly he will become wise." - William Blake
  • #3,308
  • Mar 24, 2014 8:57am Mar 24, 2014 8:57am
SCTY and TSLA diving. I would not bet against a TSLA bounce, since that's all it's done for the last year, but we'll see.

So, I'm in nothing new, gotta hit the trail....

Have a good week ya'll
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  • #3,309
  • Mar 24, 2014 9:07am Mar 24, 2014 9:07am
Quoting spxzugar
{quote} I am spx futures and spx futures opn trader. I am interested in sharing my experiences with every one who is trading spx. as and when trade will be there I will post it would seek critical reviews. only purpose of my post is to share my experiences for mutual benefit. tks
Hi SPXZugar - Good to see you trade the SPX. Are you generally buying or selling or a mix of the two depending on market conditions? I'm keen to share experiences as well and I also publish all my trades...
  • #3,310
  • Mar 24, 2014 9:35am Mar 24, 2014 9:35am
TWTR made its move today, already late but I took a trade on it for further south move beyond $47.

I have longed the $47 put for 35c or $35 per contract. price for TWTR was $48.49 when I made the trade and now is $47.85

Twitter, Inc. (TWTR)
-NYSE
47.85 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/fi/03rd/down_r.gif 3.07(6.03%) 14:28 - Nasdaq Real Time Price


TWTR Mar 2014 47.000 put (TWTR140328P00047000)
-OPR
0.35 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/fi/03rd/up_g.gif [COLOR=#008800 !important]0.05[/color][COLOR=#008800 !important](16.67%)[/color] 13:53
  • #3,311
  • Mar 24, 2014 9:44am Mar 24, 2014 9:44am
Trade executed for TLT earlier. I'm long TLT $109 calls for Fridays expiration at 21c $21 per contract. A fourth attempt to break it is taking place slowly, we may even get a gap above later in the week and at such a cheap price its definitely worth the risk of premium.

TLT is at $108.34

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT)
-NYSEArca
108.34 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/fi/03rd/up_g.gif 0.11(0.10%) 2:43PM GMT - Nasdaq Real Time Price


TLT Mar 2014 109.000 call (TLT140328C00109000)
-OPR
0.21 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/fi/03rd/down_r.gif 0.03(12.50%) 14:08
  • #3,312
  • Mar 24, 2014 12:51pm Mar 24, 2014 12:51pm
Quoting Cecil Gee
TWTR made its move today, already late but I took a trade on it for further south move beyond $47. I have longed the $47 put for 35c or $35 per contract. price for TWTR was $48.49 when I made the trade and now is $47.85 Twitter, Inc. (TWTR) -NYSE 47.85 {image} 3.07(6.03%) 14:28 - Nasdaq Real Time Price TWTR Mar 2014 47.000 put (TWTR140328P00047000) -OPR 0.35 {image} 0.05(16.67%) 13:53
closed a hour ago at 66c or $66 per contract, almost doubled the option price, a nice start to the week

TWTR Mar 2014 47.000 put (TWTR140328P00047000)
-OPR
0.66 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/fi/03rd/up_g.gif 0.36(120.00%) 16:35
  • #3,313
  • Mar 25, 2014 1:26am Mar 25, 2014 1:26am
Copper crashing.....check RIO puts
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  • #3,314
  • Mar 25, 2014 10:06am Mar 25, 2014 10:06am
new trade on the miners GDX. GDX has given back a bit of its recent run up and DUST is at area where it looks to pause and reverse sending its opposite GDX higher.

So I'm longing GDX $25 calls at 22c or $22 per contract , all for Fridays expiration. Currently GDX is trading at $24.62

Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX)
-NYSEArca
24.62 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/fi/03rd/up_g.gif 0.30(1.21%) 14:59 - Nasdaq Real Time Price

GDX Mar 2014 25.000 call (GDX140328C00025000)
-OPR
0.22 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/fi/03rd/up_g.gif 0.02(10.00%) 24 Mar 19:59
  • #3,315
  • Edited 8:23am Mar 26, 2014 8:05am | Edited 8:23am
Little screen time last two days, need to catch up today. I've been m/l unplugged from media last few days so just trying to get a clue. US stock index futures are well up & nothing major in the way of US econ data on the docket for the rest of the week, so I'm looking for risk-on scenarios. Been looking for gold to continue sliding so I can sell DUST calls for good credit against Apr DUST $31 calls I hold - would like to sell above that strike. Been watching $109 level in TLT for months and it bounced off that AGAIN....someday I may actually get a trade in on it.

Otherwise searching now for some bullish call spread opps....
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  • #3,316
  • Edited 8:27am Mar 26, 2014 8:11am | Edited 8:27am
Quoting The Fool
Otherwise searching now for some bullish call spread opps....
AAPL about to break out a move north of $550 & could look for $600+ no prob in Q2.

http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/break...184816367.html

May try a calendar spread @ $600 short Apr 25/long May 17, will see what AAPL does early today...
"If The Fool persists in his Folly he will become wise." - William Blake
  • #3,317
  • Mar 26, 2014 8:48am Mar 26, 2014 8:48am
Quoting The Fool
{quote} AAPL about to break out a move north of $550 & could look for $600+ no prob in Q2. http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/break...184816367.html May try a calendar spread @ $600 short Apr 25/long May 17, will see what AAPL does early today...
in it from $534 last week
  • #3,318
  • Mar 26, 2014 9:10am Mar 26, 2014 9:10am
for future reference, look at the weekly chart of$USD INDEX not long before we see it going down should it close beneath 200 day ma, this should see the VIX below 12 or even 11 IMO when the two align then the market is set for a proper correction. The DOW making higher highs along with the S/P but the stocks are not following= inbalance
  • #3,319
  • Mar 26, 2014 9:30am Mar 26, 2014 9:30am
Quoting Cecil Gee
for future reference, look at the weekly chart of$USD INDEX not long before we see it going down should it close beneath 200 day ma, this should see the VIX below 12 or even 11 IMO when the two align then the market is set for a proper correction. The DOW making higher highs along with the S/P but the stocks are not following= inbalance
yes, VIX 12 is a big line in the sand, and we could get there soon. I'm not convinced that will be a correction gateway, though.

But I will have to look at playing a bounce off 12, no doubt....
"If The Fool persists in his Folly he will become wise." - William Blake
  • #3,320
  • Mar 26, 2014 9:52am Mar 26, 2014 9:52am
watch that TLT, fifth attempt at $109, i'm already in weekly $109 calls since Monday
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