Recent content by xilb51x

10-23-15 6% ROI sold at total ROI after fees 3.9% the Market Statistics data is not accurate for entry, I was in at 9:55:30 candle so 99.15-99.30 range maybe or higher? and was out at 98.85

I didn't trade yesterday because I had meetings and today I was traveling. next 2 days will be available to trade

no trades today, setup did not appear at all.

10-16-15 got in and out 3 times. one on the first and the second one got in a bit early and added more puts at the lower price. the final one I saw was a true turning point Using bigger charts and got a 40% ROI first lot was 6% ROI middle lot was -10% ROI -19% ROI -33% ROI it appeared to be...

10-15 sold lots at 3%, 6%, 9% and a 9.5% ROI 3% lot got eaten up by fees oops.. 11,259.12 cost 591.68 net gain

10-14 trades

10-13 trades. 6% ROI

no trades today. the setup happened but wasn't till later in the day and I wasn't around to see it. but when the setup did occur there would have been a 1.72 point difference hi/low.. 1.32 points if you got in on candle close

thanks for the input do you have a link to the work using the "scalping the noise using options in high volatile stocks such as AAPL, TSLA, GOOG" or have the "someones" name? and you did say occasional big drawdown...so what type of exit strategy would you implement to avoid or minimize this?

Daily target goals are more of a structured way of saying im getting out. I am aware that you should let profits run etc but that to me is alot of guess work. If i let this call option run I would have seen an estimated 5 point move in my favor. or roughly 20-25% ROI give or take obviously. now...

you could lose money if the stocks turns against you at any point in time if i'm not mistaken? so with that logic any amount used is at risk.

I didn't trade yesterday because I had business meetings in the AM 10-9-15 trade got in at 218.96 at 9:39:14 (all 3 TI appeared) for 5.65 (call) set this one at a 4% ROI and was out at 9:42:31, 219.89- sold at 5.9. only a .93 movement.

im no wordsmith thats for sure. yes consistency is key and i agree 3% is conservative. but I know the strategy is risky and that's why I would rather get what I can get and be out. what I will try to do is sell lots of options at certain % breaks 2-3-4-5 etc. this way I can take some profit if...

To be perfectly fair, there are both random and non-random aspects in the financial markets. Stocks sometimes trend and react well to patterns or indicators. Stocks sometimes trade choppy and ignore pattern setups or indicator signals. It is the job of the trader to differentiate, traders must...

A Non-Random Walk Down Wall Street, presents a number of tests and studies that reportedly support the view that there are trends in the stock market and that the stock market is somewhat predictable.