Recent content by adamcollins

I'm curious how quickly you'll exit your position if the price doesn't rubberband back up. A big drop in implied volatility could destroy OTM prices.

This happened to me when I first started trading options last fall. Right before an earnings announcement I bought some out of the money Apple calls, saw them triple in value.. and held them until after the announcement only to see them collapse in value. I attached an image of the implied...

I sometimes trade straddles on expiration day after implied volatility cools down dropping for a bit after the open and when the underlying crosses a strike price. Works well on some stocks, doesn't work well on others. If it doesn't start moving quickly after I'm in I'll close the trade for a...

Hi, I'm new to the forum and have what sounds to me like a stupid question. I've been trading silver futures through Mirus's demo package (NT + Zen-Fire) and have been scalping using limit orders at the current bid and ask prices (or lower/higher. either way.. not in between the spread). The...