Recent content by steve0580

Wouldn't the same logic apply to the puts? How would you have knowledge of who may be manipulating those? It is possible with various spread strategies isn't it?

I've been watching AAPL recently and although I saw the negative reaction to the earnings, I did notice that it drifted down the last couple of days before the January options expiration. A poster on another message board had made the commentary last Thursday or Friday that we should not...

That's an interesting take on OI. It incorporates the "max pain" strategy mentioned with a possible way to take advantage of it. Thanks for the input.

If you anticipate a sale on the course in the fall, would it be better to buy a put or would a spread work more to your advantage to get a discount? :D

I tried to find their average return percentages and couldn't see anywhere on the site where it was posted. As far as for my own trading, if I were to subscribe, I would be looking for a medium to low risk profile and it seems most of the strategies shown, go into the medium to high risk...

Has anyone ever subscribed to redoption or any of their strategies? The reason I ask is because I'm curious of their win %. Is it worth $20 /month for their strategies?

Isn't the idea on a butterfly to be short vega and short theta or is it short vega and long theta? Ideally, we just want the price to stay at the middle strikes, right?

Thanks to everyone for the input.... It's been pointed out that max value is 2.50, how are we getting to that value? I'm assuming because this is the difference between either of 25 middle strikes to the 22.50 or 27.50. Thus 2.50-1.70? Anyone have input on the trade? Would this be...

T, (the new symbol for SBC), has been trading in a range of around 23-24 for the last year or so. I'm thinking of a butterfly but here's what I'm looking at on Feb. calls. Feb 22.50 2.65 Feb 25.00 .50 Feb 27.50 .05 If I sell the 2 25's and buy the 22.50 and 27.50, I still...

And just when I thought chanting and praying to the trade gods was the accepted method....

Can you expand on that? Are you saying that there is no additional information that I can use to help me with my trading when looking at OI? As I said, I'm a newb, so I'm not familiar with what you refer to as a "max pain" strategy. Could you please explain the type of strategy you are...

Oh guru's, Help a newb out, please. Could someone explain to me what I can divine from OI? I can understand when a huge number of puts or calls are gathered around a certain strike, that a large sentiment may have developed for that price. Is it possible to tell what strategy is...