Recent content by SteveL91

As far as I know, it's strictly website-based. Wasn't sure if it would be helpful, but since they do chart the commodities and currencies, I figured I'd toss it out there.

Try www.dorseywright.com I've been a customer for a while, and I've always felt their customer service and products were superb.

I'm a poker player who's interested in trading. I've worked my way up from .25/.50 limit hold 'em to be a decent winner up through 30/60 limit hold 'em. I've played somewhere between 400,000 and 450,000 hands of limit hold 'em alone, with another ~15-20,000 of various other games, namely pot...

Just wanted to add a collective "thanks" for the on-going discussions. I'll need to re-read Nattenberg and then re-read this thread, but hopefully I'll be able to take a lot more from it than what I've gotten on an initial, cursory read; while I get the basics, I'm still lost when it comes to...

Good point!

Way to go, Saki. I've been following your thread since its inception, and I must say, all of your strategies have been very impressive. I'm not really trading that much right now, but I may have to try and play around with your platform and see what I can come up with. While the "method" I...

Interesting thread. Thanks for starting it, and I hope you'll run with it for as long as you feel like. I suspect I'll learn a lot from it. Thanks again, Steve

I'll have to go back and actually read it, instead of just skimming it, but this seems to be a very interesting thread... even if it is over my head. I have some experience trading options (primarily vertical credits based on a directional opinion), but my knowledge base is probably just...

My favorite "technique" is the good ole vertical credit spread. If you're selective about the trades you take with regards to the ratio of credit taken in to max risk, you can put yourself in a fairly comfortable position to fairly well on a month-to-month basis; if you're willing to adjust the...

Ugh. I screwed up. I meant to say that I'd imagine you'd want to avoid bull put spreads with this type of risk profile.

Interesting thread, and something I've been considering for a while. I'll also be watching this journal with interest. I did have a question: Do you primarily write bull put spreads? I'd imagine that with this sort of risk profile, you'd want to stay away from bear call spreads just...

Interesting, thanks. I think I was too wrapped up in the current position instead of thinking longer term. Regardless, I'll check out the thread you mentioned. Good luck with the diet. I'm starting mine in a week or two. Thanks again, Steve

This may be a stupid question, so I apologize if it is, but I'm curious. What's the value in doing a "calendar iron butterfly" as opposed to a regular iron butterfly? It seems the risk profile of doing the (just an example) 50/55/60 April I.B. is significantly more attractive than writing the...

Andy, Thanks for posting this journal. This is exactly what I hope to start doing in the near future: trading futures spread based primarily off of seasonal tendancies. Thanks, Steve

The markets truly are amazing: you could take a group of traders, find none trade the same way and yet find they're all profitable. Now, I just need to find what works for me... lol. I'm getting there....