Recent content by xicaju

OptionsPoncho, This is right up my alley. I am glad to see well planned ideas being generated out there. I have been a member of EliteTrader since 2001. I read often but rarely post. I appreciate your insight.

OptionPoncho, I think that is an accurate summary. I appreciate that his book was short and to the point. I have been running analysis on expiration day for about 3-months. I think it holds water.

Your comments make sense to me. Thanks for adding them! I wonder whether this "strike magnet" theory holds water in a magnitude substantial enough to base a trading strategy. I would like to believe so, however, I need to get more comfortable. Theories of prices holding around...

I recently read Jeff Augen's book on Trading Options at Expiration and would like to know whether anyone has had success creating any supporting empirical data to support the claims. I think it's an interesting approach and am willing to allocate capital to it but I can't seem to methodically...

If the setting and the subject is appropriate and productive, I may be interested as well. PM if interested. Thanks, Xicaju

Not sure I understand the comment. -Do you want historical data for the specific contract month?

Thanks Monty. Your link is better than what I have found so far. I am perplexed why this information is not readily available in text delim format on the web. strange. I would like run some analysis on average daily ranges and volatility.

Does anyone know where I can get daily historical data to download into excel? I was hoping to find something free through yahoo or similar. Any ideas? Thanks to all!

I appreciate your responses. The websites have also been informative. I have been through the lists and already bookmarked the one's of interest. There were many that weren't even on my radar. Thanks again, Xicaju P.S. to Brazilianwonder for his encouragement: Quem não tem cão, caça...

Jaytrade, Thank you for the website link with the list. I will go through them. Any suggestions on which of these might be expanding their trading room?

Dear Traders, After graduating from college in 1997, I went straight into trading with a boutique investment firm. After much punishment, I ended up with a small team within the company trading risk arb. I traded deals like SBC/BEL, AIG/SUN and MOB/XON. It was a profitable for me and the...

I started my trading career fresh out of school in the beginning of 1998. Man, it was a hard road. But I am still here and have traded several different markets over the past 10 years. One thing that I have learned is that some people make better traders. If I had a team of traders, more...