DislikedI seem to have taken a seat on the VIX/VIX derivative bus and just can't seem to get off ... . Lol.Ignored
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DislikedI seem to have taken a seat on the VIX/VIX derivative bus and just can't seem to get off ... . Lol.Ignored
Disliked{quote}maybe, but it's tricky. After the 1:5 rev split UVXY will trade at let's say $35. So you'd be able to buy atm puts a couple months out for lets say 15% of the strike maybe 20%, so ~ $500-$700/contract....and they immediately start time-decaying and losing value because of declining iv....but if UVXY will move enough in your time window, it might work out well. Why don't you try it and let me know how it works out?Ignored
DislikedHYG Jan06 $87 long calls remain from a cheap calendar now, could make it itm on that slow-moving shit, but fml look at the bid/ask spreads on the HYG weeklies - all the volume is on the monthlies on HYG - live & learn.Ignored
Dislikedjust a lil fade bet for next week, SPY Jan 6/11 $227 calendar calls for 17c, maybe the btfd will be back.Ignored
Disliked{quote}...this could be one of those years where some cheap long vol could help pay off the farm...damn, just when I was getting tired of the shit....but we'll see. It's kind of hard to identify some clear mega- "binary event" targets right now. Hell, the whole year looks like it could be one. US equities will either post a 20+% gain or a 20+% loss for the year, maybe both.....Ignored
Dislikedin for 18c want out for 50c or better, just another day and a little more upgrind'll do it...Ignored
Disliked{quote} {image} Does this make sense? CERN is reporting 46 days from today, right after its Feb expiration. According to my pea-sized brain, [Mar+50c/Feb-52.5c] bull call diagonal costs $0.95, allowing the Feb52.5c to, most likely, expire worthless and also allowing the Mar50c to, hopefully, increase in IV.Ignored
DislikedDoes this make sense? CERN is reporting 46 days from today, right after its Feb expiration. According to my pea-sized brain, [Mar+50c/Feb-52.5c] bull call diagonal costs $0.95, allowing the Feb52.5c to, most likely, expire worthless and also allowing the Mar50c to, hopefully, increase in IV.Ignored