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  • #3,901
  • Jun 9, 2014 8:54am Jun 9, 2014 8:54am
Quoting The Fool
...when there's blood in the street...Oct $30 calls are $0.40.... {image}
(re: DSW) I bought Oct $30 calls @ $0.44 right after earnings and a 25-30% drop in the share price, bought around $23.90. DSW at $27.50 now, calls are $0.85/$1.00, so I am doubled. Not gonna wait around on this or spread, even though I have months on my side, just gimme da money - sold for $0.85...
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  • #3,902
  • Jun 9, 2014 8:57am Jun 9, 2014 8:57am
VXX is trading around 29.93/ $30 trying to get a long call $30.50 weekly for 42c
  • #3,903
  • Jun 9, 2014 8:58am Jun 9, 2014 8:58am
Quoting The Fool
{quote} (re: DSW) I bought Oct $30 calls @ $0.44 right after earnings and a 25-30% drop in the share price, bought around $23.90. DSW at $27.50 now, calls are $0.85/$1.00, so I am doubled. Not gonna wait around on this or spread, even though I have months on my side, just gimme da money - sold for $0.85...
cool
  • #3,904
  • Jun 9, 2014 9:00am Jun 9, 2014 9:00am
Quoting Cecil Gee
{quote} cool
I miss earnings season....oh wait, another one right around the bend!
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  • #3,905
  • Jun 9, 2014 9:03am Jun 9, 2014 9:03am
Quoting The Fool
{quote} I miss earnings season....oh wait, another one right around the bend!
once you mastered your strategy trading earnings seasons will bring a smile to trading
  • #3,906
  • Jun 9, 2014 9:05am Jun 9, 2014 9:05am
Quoting Cecil Gee
VXX is trading around 29.93/ $30 trying to get a long call $30.50 weekly for 42c
in at 41c or $41 per contract

VXX Jun 2014 30.500 call (VXX140613C00030500)
-OPR
0.41 https://s.yimg.com/lq/i/us/fi/03rd/down_r.gif 0.08(16.33%) 14:48
  • #3,907
  • Jun 9, 2014 9:12am Jun 9, 2014 9:12am
Quoting Cecil Gee
{quote} in at 41c or $41 per contract VXX Jun 2014 30.500 call (VXX140613C00030500) -OPR 0.41 {image} 0.08(16.33%) 14:48
yup I think running into quadruple witching we should see some volatility return. Gotta hit the commuter trail, have a good day all...
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  • #3,908
  • Jun 9, 2014 9:42am Jun 9, 2014 9:42am
The thing about these volatility ETFs like UVXY and VXX is that they are going down even if spot VIX is standing still. They are calculated by the difference of front and back month VIX futures. I had VXX bear call spread expired worthless last week, took entire premium, it was 33/35 strikes. and I sold on Friday another one, 31/33 for 0.32 credit for this Friday expiration. In case of some volatility jump, that will close on B/E. Today I was thinking about long calls on IWM but missed the opening, so I am sitting on my hands right now. I will try to give ideas and entrys on time when I can. Sorry for my not-so-good English
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  • #3,909
  • Jun 9, 2014 11:32am Jun 9, 2014 11:32am
Quoting StrayDog
The thing about these volatility ETFs like UVXY and VXX is that they are going down even if spot VIX is standing still. They are calculated by the difference of front and back month VIX futures. I had VXX bear call spread expired worthless last week, took entire premium, it was 33/35 strikes. and I sold on Friday another one, 31/33 for 0.32 credit for this Friday expiration. In case of some volatility jump, that will close on B/E. Today I was thinking about long calls on IWM but missed the opening, so I am sitting on my hands right now. I will try...
Your english is fine. I like your idea about taking credit on VIX-based options call spreads. I'd do the same if I didn't have other irons in the fire.
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  • #3,910
  • Jun 9, 2014 12:52pm Jun 9, 2014 12:52pm
Quoting The Fool
{quote} Your english is fine. I like your idea about taking credit on VIX-based options call spreads. I'd do the same if I didn't have other irons in the fire.
Straydogs English is better than mine
  • #3,911
  • Jun 9, 2014 1:21pm Jun 9, 2014 1:21pm
Quoting Cecil Gee
{quote} in at 41c or $41 per contract VXX Jun 2014 30.500 call (VXX140613C00030500) -OPR 0.41 {image} 0.08(16.33%) 14:48
VXX up to $30.55 and option price past 50c

iPath S&P 500 VIX ST Futures ETN (VXX)
-NYSEArca
30.55 https://s.yimg.com/lq/i/us/fi/03rd/up_g.gif 0.19(0.64%) 19:18 - Nasdaq Real Time Price

VXX Jun 2014 30.500 call (VXX140613C00030500)
-OPR
0.50 https://s.yimg.com/lq/i/us/fi/03rd/up_g.gif 0.01(2.04%) 19:04
  • #3,912
  • Jun 9, 2014 2:55pm Jun 9, 2014 2:55pm
I have TLT and TBT spreads that need attention this week. I am watching Treasury auctions this week also - 3, 10, and 30 yr on 6/10 thru 6/12 respectively. I need gold to show its hand one way or another, too, as I am in a GLD spread. Otherwise I am spread about 4 times in SSO and 2x on IWM - if the market goes sideways I will make money on those as they are. That's prolly all I will do this week, watch those and reposition, roll up or down, just waiting for the wind to pick up one way or another.....
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  • #3,913
  • Jun 9, 2014 4:24pm Jun 9, 2014 4:24pm
http://www.bloombergview.com/article...nse?cmpid=yhoo

French 10-yr yields lowest ever, with data going back to 1746? Spanish at just a 225-yr low.......W T F ?
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  • #3,914
  • Jun 9, 2014 6:13pm Jun 9, 2014 6:13pm
Quoting The Fool
{quote} good tip, njr. is there any conceivable reason you can find for the US indices to do anything but go up forever?
If I may add a small post...

the way I see it right now, stocks will be going up or consolidating, at least in the medium term (weeks/couple of months), because EU QE is very powerful factor and affects the US too.

I expect some small correction/profit taking in the meantime. Soon. Could be tomorrow, based on the doji candles on SnP and DJ on daily.

Next hurdle for bulls will be the next earnings season in a couple of months. Other reasons for bigger correction could be major geopolitical crisis (this we cannot predict), or, too strong US data (employment, PMI etc etc) in the next couple of months, which will mean tightening might come sooner.

If you read articles, you are right, there are both bulls and bears.. not all of them are impartial. Some of them might have positions/interest in promoting one view or another. Zerohedge, for all their interesting articles, are perma-bears and when I read it too much I had too bearish view which cost me money. It is our job to try and stay objective.

just my 2c, good luck.

PS: you may want to look into dollar/mexican pesso too, surprise rate cut by mexico recently could be a sustained move for some time.
  • #3,915
  • Jun 9, 2014 9:20pm Jun 9, 2014 9:20pm
Quoting challenger78
{quote} PS: you may want to look into dollar/mexican pesso too, surprise rate cut by mexico recently could be a sustained move for some time.
Thanks for posting, challenger78. re USD/MXN - have you traded it much? Summer/Fall of 2013 was interesting, it seems. I haven't looked, and I will, but I expect the peso correlates pretty well with oil? Or do you know of any (liquid) correlated instruments one might use to hedge spot USD/MXN trades?

Hope you will feel free to post anytime.
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  • #3,916
  • Jun 9, 2014 11:50pm Jun 9, 2014 11:50pm
Quoting The Fool
{quote} I miss earnings season....oh wait, another one right around the bend!
looking to next 2 weeks, a few on tap...quadruple witchings ER's, could be fun....

6/17: ADBE; 6/18: FDX; 6/19: ORCL; 6/23: KBH, MU 6/26: CAG, NKE
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  • #3,917
  • Jun 10, 2014 1:21am Jun 10, 2014 1:21am
the cacophony never ends...

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-0...t-rallies.html

"Such capitulation suggests that when yields do start to rise, investors will crowd into the exits and exacerbate the selloff. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg still expect benchmark 10-year Treasury yields to rise to 3.17 percent by year-end, from 2.6 percent today. And therein lies the big danger of 2014: That all skepticism is flushed out of the market just when those contrarian voices are needed the most."

3.17 by year end? That would be about $99 on TLT.....$85 on TBT.
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  • #3,918
  • Jun 10, 2014 3:10pm Jun 10, 2014 3:10pm
AAPL post-split, gotta get some Jul $100 calls.....
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  • #3,919
  • Jun 10, 2014 4:29pm Jun 10, 2014 4:29pm
Quoting The Fool
3.17 by year end? That would be about $99 on TLT.....$85 on TBT.
10y note auctions Tues, 30y bond on Wednesday. ^TNX is up 9 bps since Friday, finished 2.63% today. I am crystal balling weak long bond results, TLT finishes the week @ $109.xx. I have TLT spreads too numerous to list, but generally still leaning bearish bonds. Been a long wait, fingers crossed.....
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  • #3,920
  • Jun 10, 2014 6:59pm Jun 10, 2014 6:59pm
short strangle opps everywhere...

http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video...o%7c&par=yahoo
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