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  • #5,281
  • Oct 10, 2014 8:19am Oct 10, 2014 8:19am
Quoting The Fool
{quote} Oil $83.80, gold steadier, just a few bucks down - $1,222. EUR/USD @$1.2700, looks to be bear flagging. I am watching for another step down toward $1.2500 on fiber and we'll see how strong gold's intentions are. If that happens, oil will dive more....
USD stepping up...hard for me to entertain strong USD and long GLD ideas at the same time....I want to see further dip down for gold b4 I want to think about a GLD bull put spread....will be watching
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  • #5,282
  • Oct 10, 2014 8:28am Oct 10, 2014 8:28am
Thinking about the QQQ bear call spreads, like 99/101 or 100/102 for Nov monthly expiry.
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  • #5,283
  • Oct 10, 2014 8:45am Oct 10, 2014 8:45am
Hm... Short term volatility VXST is down 10+%

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  • #5,284
  • Oct 10, 2014 8:48am Oct 10, 2014 8:48am
I'm taking a very risky long AAPL put for today's expiration as AAPL never went down like the NASDAQ yesterday so long AAPL $101 put

Apple Inc. (AAPL)
-NasdaqGS
101.63 https://s.yimg.com/lq/i/us/fi/03rd/up_g.gif 0.61(0.60%) 14:43 - Nasdaq Real Time Price
  • #5,285
  • Oct 10, 2014 8:58am Oct 10, 2014 8:58am
Quoting StrayDog
Thinking about the QQQ bear call spreads, like 99/101 or 100/102 for Nov monthly expiry.
I like the idea of selling calls, but it'd be nice to sell into some strength...might be hard to find it though
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  • #5,286
  • Oct 10, 2014 9:00am Oct 10, 2014 9:00am
Quoting Cecil Gee
I'm taking a very risky long AAPL put for today's expiration as AAPL never went down like the NASDAQ yesterday so long AAPL $101 put Apple Inc. (AAPL) -NasdaqGS 101.63 {image} 0.61(0.60%) 14:43 - Nasdaq Real Time Price
AAPL I think right now is one of the last things we may see sell off - one of those strongest names with a nice dividend is practically a UST proxy
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  • #5,287
  • Edited 9:11am Oct 10, 2014 9:01am | Edited 9:11am
Quoting The Fool
{quote} I like the idea of selling calls, but it'd be nice to sell into some strength...might be hard to find it though
Yes, I was thinking of QQQ to get to 96.86 - yesterdays close... and 100/102 Nov17 would be around $0.50 cr

Edit
Well, obviously missed that... had alert for QQQ more than 96.70 but didn't pull the trigger
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  • #5,288
  • Oct 10, 2014 9:11am Oct 10, 2014 9:11am
EWZ tanking today on last night's poll results. My EWZ calendars are in good profit, but I will have to do some thinking about what I should do with them. If Rousseff/Neves run a dead heat (or if Rousseff pulls ahead) in the polls down to the 10/26 runoff date, EWZ will stay below my strikes and theta will keep chipping away at my Nov. short calls. I.V. will likely stay elevated, though, until the election. In the latter case I may look to close out on 10/24. I might hold out for a Rousseff victory, which could tank EWZ and then my Nov short calls expire worthless, then I see what I can get off the long calls into December. Time by then my enemy.

Anything can happen - still more polls will be coming and could change the scenario further...
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  • #5,289
  • Oct 10, 2014 9:16am Oct 10, 2014 9:16am
Quoting Cecil Gee
I'm taking a very risky long AAPL put for today's expiration as AAPL never went down like the NASDAQ yesterday so long AAPL $101 put Apple Inc. (AAPL) -NasdaqGS 101.63 {image} 0.61(0.60%) 14:43 - Nasdaq Real Time Price
down to $101 so lets see if they can multiply my 101 puts on this AAPL

Apple Inc. (AAPL)
-NasdaqGS
101.00 https://s.yimg.com/lq/i/us/fi/03rd/down_r.gif [COLOR=#CC0000 !important]0.02[/color][COLOR=#CC0000 !important](0.02%)[/color] 3:14PM GMT+01:00 - Nasdaq Real Time Price
  • #5,290
  • Oct 10, 2014 9:19am Oct 10, 2014 9:19am
Quoting Cecil Gee
I'm taking a very risky long AAPL put for today's expiration as AAPL never went down like the NASDAQ yesterday so long AAPL $101 put Apple Inc. (AAPL) -NasdaqGS 101.63 {image} 0.61(0.60%) 14:43 - Nasdaq Real Time Price
didn't mention what I paid, was 18c or $18 per contract

AAPL Oct 2014 101.000 put (AAPL141010P00101000)
-OPR
0.18 https://s.yimg.com/lq/i/us/fi/03rd/down_r.gif 0.30(62.50%)
  • #5,291
  • Oct 10, 2014 9:19am Oct 10, 2014 9:19am
TSLA looking gutshot SDog, what did you do?
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  • #5,292
  • Oct 10, 2014 9:21am Oct 10, 2014 9:21am
Quoting The Fool
TSLA looking gutshot SDog, what did you do?
Instead of making $90, with original IC, after all I lost $150 thanks to my "intervention" yesterday... Closed that shit completely. There is no need to "defend" IC, since it is allready a risk defined trade. WTF.
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  • #5,293
  • Oct 10, 2014 9:23am Oct 10, 2014 9:23am
Quoting Cecil Gee
{quote} didn't mention what I paid, was 18c or $18 per contract AAPL Oct 2014 101.000 put (AAPL141010P00101000) -OPR 0.18 {image} 0.30(62.50%)
I am cheering for you, since I didn't do anything - not long puts on QQQ (I was looking at strike 96 - which is now up 4x), or bear call spreads, nothing...

Currently I have only one position - IC's on SPY 180/183 + 202/205... (and only 2 ewz calendars... I am fishing deep for others, you never know... biding at $0.02)
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  • #5,294
  • Oct 10, 2014 9:33am Oct 10, 2014 9:33am
Quoting StrayDog
{quote} I am cheering for you, since I didn't do anything - not long puts on QQQ (I was looking at strike 96 - which is now up 4x), or bear call spreads, nothing... Currently I have only one position - IC's on SPY 180/183 + 202/205... (and only 2 ewz calendars... I am fishing deep for others, you never know... biding at $0.02)
cheers mate, had I got filled on QQQ when it was at 98.68 I'd be very happy today. AAPL at 100.37 would like below 100

Apple Inc. (AAPL)
-NasdaqGS
100.37 https://s.yimg.com/lq/i/us/fi/03rd/down_r.gif 0.65(0.64%) 3:31PM GMT+01:00 - Nasdaq Real Time Price
  • #5,295
  • Oct 10, 2014 9:40am Oct 10, 2014 9:40am
Facebook and Bidu are the clear winners today there are options that have gone 30x plus on there options
  • #5,296
  • Oct 10, 2014 9:43am Oct 10, 2014 9:43am
Quoting Cecil Gee
Facebook and Bidu are the clear winners today there are options that have gone 30x plus on there options
TWTR also. I put that on my list yesterday . Wrong state of mind today.
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  • #5,297
  • Oct 10, 2014 9:44am Oct 10, 2014 9:44am
Quoting StrayDog
{quote} Instead of making $90, with original IC, after all I lost $150 thanks to my "intervention" yesterday... Closed that shit completely. There is no need to "defend" IC, since it is allready a risk defined trade. WTF.
well at least it's done, water under bridge, next winner just around the bend.
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  • #5,298
  • Oct 10, 2014 9:47am Oct 10, 2014 9:47am
Quoting Cecil Gee
{quote} cheers mate, had I got filled on QQQ when it was at 98.68 I'd be very happy today. AAPL at 100.37 would like below 100 Apple Inc. (AAPL) -NasdaqGS 100.37 {image} 0.65(0.64%) 3:31PM GMT+01:00 - Nasdaq Real Time Price
appl closed once price went back up past 100.59, out for 62c so not bad
  • #5,299
  • Oct 10, 2014 9:50am Oct 10, 2014 9:50am
Quoting The Fool
What should I do about this IWM bear put diagonal spread? I guess I should either close the trade or roll down the short $105's before the share price hits $105. I could probably roll down to the Nov $100 or $101 puts and pick up enough additional credit to break me even on the spread..... {image} {image}
When IWM got down to $105, I rolled 10/18 short puts down to Nov $96 short puts. The $105's lost about $0.95 and the $96's gained about $0.95. Just need to see IWM slide to the high $90's over the next few weeks....
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  • #5,300
  • Oct 10, 2014 10:20am Oct 10, 2014 10:20am
tempted to take another aaple trade again, looking to take the 101 puts for the second time if I can get in for 5c todays expiry again. If it goes back up above 101.60 I will cancel the order unless someone fills me, at the moment its just hanging there

Apple Inc. (AAPL)
-NasdaqGS
101.42 https://s.yimg.com/os/mit/media/m/ba...nt-1093278.png 0.40(0.39%) 16:15 - Nasdaq Real Time Price
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