johnpaulca
12,036 posts
msg #143276
- Ignore johnpaulca |
4/20/2018 1:05:56 PM
So much for shorts losing their heads, I read this somewhere on the board....shhhhh!!!
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johnpaulca
12,036 posts
msg #143278
- Ignore johnpaulca |
4/20/2018 2:58:44 PM
TQQQ...another 5% haircut, nice call fat boy.
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gmg733
788 posts
msg #143279
- Ignore gmg733 |
4/20/2018 5:36:16 PM
@BarTune1
Great to hear. I'm back in XLI. I trade in and out of the same ETFs all the time. High IV and liquid I'm in it.
For straddles I take profits between 25-30%. Strangles around 40-50% of max profit. I like doing 20 delta trades right now for strangles. Kind of in between straddle and strangle.
Good stuff.
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johnpaulca
12,036 posts
msg #143284
- Ignore johnpaulca |
4/21/2018 6:10:47 PM
VIX...if the double bottom thats developing on daily comes to fruition, then we see at least 34.65
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four
5,087 posts
msg #143285
- Ignore four
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4/21/2018 7:24:58 PM
gmg733
I trade in and out of the same ETFs all the time. High IV and liquid I'm in it.
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Other than XLI... which do you prefer?
-- I have used XOP, EFA, EWZ, XLF
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gmg733
788 posts
msg #143295
- Ignore gmg733 |
4/22/2018 3:48:34 PM
All depends four. Right now I'm in EWZ (just closed for a profit), EWW, GLD, XBI, XHB, OIH, XLE, XLI, XLY, XOP and XRT.
I've traded many others too they just don't have high IV right now like TLT. XLF just doesn't have a lot of juice in it like UNG and USO. So I'll avoid those and if I do it is most likely a straddle to get enough preimum to make it worth while.
I know I've trade FXA, FXB, FXC and FXY.
The main thing is to have something with elevated IV, liquid with 'tight' markets (you'll find yourself trading the same things over and over and over again), options naturally.
If you are interested, options on futures have been good to me this year. /CL, /ZB, /ZC, /ZS, /ZW, /NG, /GC, /ES, /6B and /6E are the main ones. At any one time you can expect to have 3 to 4 on.
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mahkoh
1,065 posts
msg #143304
- Ignore mahkoh |
4/23/2018 3:33:36 PM
AAXN (42.84) big call buying on the June 45 strike.
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johnpaulca
12,036 posts
msg #143309
- Ignore johnpaulca
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4/24/2018 1:04:02 PM
johnpaulca
11,693 posts
msg #143137 4/9/2018 9:32:14 AM
SPY...let's see if it holds 2640 by tomorrow.
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back at 2640....market hasn't gone anywhere, will look for a bounce here again and cover my shorts today.
AMZN has been my best short over the last 2 days...hope you guys are on the right side of the market....glty
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johnpaulca
12,036 posts
msg #143310
- Ignore johnpaulca |
4/24/2018 1:17:33 PM
another good day for utilities, still not late to get into the action, but it's a slow grind.
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gmg733
788 posts
msg #143311
- Ignore gmg733 |
4/24/2018 1:46:58 PM
4/11/2018 3:42:31 PM
Short /6A at .776
We'll see if she'll hunt. :)
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Out at .7602 for a gain of about $1500 per contract.
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