The S/P500 is the market. The VIX is the index reflecting the reaction in Implied Volatility of the options of the S/P stocks. One of the...
The volatility index VIX is based on the Implied Volatility of S/P 500 options. It is a forward looking index so when you have rapid changes in...
Ye, a most welcome pullback. My positions have been about -160 to -200 deltas (vs SPY) for the last month or so. So this is helping a bunch....
AUD/JPY gapped on econ news....that'll create some margin that will get dumped into the S/P. But /GC is up strong while /ES up bit by bit but...
Ye just saying sold because I was receiving a credit for the entire thing and right, the middle strikes are short.
Ye it basically neutralizes risk to one side. For example VOD.... currently closed at 37.96 with short strikes at 36, longs at 34 and 37 using...
Because the way these are skewed I open for a credit...though small...and close for a much larger credit. Max credit on PAY would have been 2.40...
KKD Bull Put Spread April @ 19/20 for .49 credit AMRN Bull Put Spread April @ 2/2.50 for .38 credit FB rolled march 50/52.50 short call spread...
A quick video demo of, dough.com the platform I am using to put together the option spreads I am using. [media]
Like was stated you are leveraging your risk as well as your gains. And there is the interest charged. Other than that I love it. It enables me...
HD Had to close for .30 loss as dividend was looming and the dividend was larger than the extrinsic value of the short calls. The risk is that...
LJPC watch how this thing moves as good news is released right now....hard to play that kind of movement.
Ye a limit order is the way to go. You've got the right idea you just need to figure out what works for you. If it doesn't fill at the price you...
NQ April calls for .15 credit @ 23/24/26 URBN April calls for .02 credit @ 39/40/42 Both sold to open for earnings plays. Hard to find...
Still curious....why 6? why not 7 or 5.25? or 4?
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