johnpaulca
12,036 posts
msg #139015
- Ignore johnpaulca |
11/2/2017 12:21:55 AM
Great call in metal JP. Maybe you'll teach me the wizardry some day. :)
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you're too funny...lol. No wizardry here man just get lucky sometimes.
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johnpaulca
12,036 posts
msg #139016
- Ignore johnpaulca |
11/2/2017 12:25:14 AM
XIV...went short today, will need some divine intervention tomorrow...yikes!!
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johnpaulca
12,036 posts
msg #139022
- Ignore johnpaulca |
11/2/2017 9:35:28 AM
johnpaulca
11,085 posts
msg #139004 11/1/2017 1:37:37 PM
johnpaulca
11,082 posts
msg #138988 11/1/2017 9:30:12 AM
W($69.90)....another bull flag, so many to chose from.
Earnings tomorrow
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hit $74.49
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20% hair cut on earnings...this is why I don't hold into earnings...unless you're GOOG
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johnpaulca
12,036 posts
msg #139023
- Ignore johnpaulca |
11/2/2017 9:51:05 AM
johnpaulca
11,086 posts
msg #139016 11/2/2017 12:25:14 AM
XIV...went short today, will need some divine intervention tomorrow...yikes!!
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so far so good, will $111 hold up?
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johnpaulca
12,036 posts
msg #139024
- Ignore johnpaulca |
11/2/2017 10:14:06 AM
johnpaulca
11,087 posts
msg #139016 11/2/2017 12:25:14 AM
XIV...went short today, will need some divine intervention tomorrow...yikes!!
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WOW!! $108....that was divine intervention...(:
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pthomas215
1,251 posts
msg #139025
- Ignore pthomas215 |
11/2/2017 10:20:26 AM
JP, nice call on volatility potentially increasing. got a decent vix trade.
I still dont understand why you dont do options on higher priced equities like amazon, google, tesla, fb.
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johnpaulca
12,036 posts
msg #139027
- Ignore johnpaulca |
11/2/2017 10:50:34 AM
pthomas215
992 posts
msg #139025
- Ignore pthomas215 11/2/2017 10:20:26 AM
JP, nice call on volatility potentially increasing. got a decent vix trade.
I still dont understand why you dont do options on higher priced equities like amazon, google, tesla, fb.
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Still learning Options, not as comfortable as yet to go live. Good job on the VIX trade.
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pthomas215
1,251 posts
msg #139029
- Ignore pthomas215 |
11/2/2017 11:01:57 AM
JP, no worries. just asking...would keep your margin balance higher.
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gmg733
788 posts
msg #139030
- Ignore gmg733 |
11/2/2017 11:46:01 AM
Trading options is a volatility trade. Professionals trade volatility not the direction of the underlying. Most folks who trade directional options lose their shorts.
Its been a 'tough' year for options traders because the direction has been one direction. But even then I've been short the market all year and up about 13% overall net liq or 26% of margin used. But I trade volatility mostly and not typically directional. I'll admit and to good reason, the less delta short I was the more I made but then that takes away from my short vega. Continual learn process.
This year has been decent for swing trading futures though I've had my ups and downs. But at least those markets have been two sided.
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mahkoh
1,065 posts
msg #139031
- Ignore mahkoh |
11/2/2017 2:01:55 PM
Absent divine intervention I'll become a proud owner of 100 TEVA shares on November 20 wwhen my short put expires.
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