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Nevermind: http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=203136

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Oh yeh, that's right, the market-harmonics.com pointed out to me that I forgot about "option data". Thanks Bob111 for the link/reminder. I suppose that's what I'm doing by posting this topic in the first place. I guess the low volatility lately has me looking for new insights.

Are there any stock indicators that are not based on OHLC,V data? Thanks.

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Options Price mystery (?) No mystery. Buyer vs. Sellers When more are Buying than Selling, it goes up. When more are Selling than Buying, it goes down. Why? Buyers want to Buy. Sellers want to Sell. But, really, why? Supply and demand. Perceived bargain. Locking-in profits...

Anyone know where I can get Daily EOD on MCI Worldcom and also Fruit of the Loom? Thanks

White shirt, black tie?

Scratch GOOG then, AAPL instead. Point being (stocks with margin vs. call options) to capture movement.

Dollar to dollar, which method of trading will make the most profit with a stock like GOOG for a $5000 account? 1) Options (broker doesn't let you use margin) 2) Stocks bought using margin (broker allows 40%) Thanks.

So, I had some time and Googled "financial news". I right-clicked to open each site in a new window. And, I tried to move the scroll bar while it was loading. The Winners: 1) FT.com (a.k.a. Financial Times) 2) Reuters.com (little bit slower but nicer layout)

I'm sick of how slow Yahoo Finance and CNBC load onto my computer. With a 2.5 MB connection, I would think every site should load quick, but they do not. Anyone know a site that has all the same news but loads instantly? *As a side-note, HotStockMarket.com is the slowest on the web, which...

Thank you too now very, very much now. For me, I think you said it all with IV being the "wild card". It is what I was thinking, but uncertian since everyone was pointing me to calculators. So, a true Reverse Price Formula for me is going to have to be a chart, oh well. Once again thanks...

Very, very, very, very helpful. Thanks. "think of implied vol as your demand measuring stick" That's what I was thinking, and the comparison with HV is also. And, yes, "taking directional shots" is my focus, so I'll wrap my head around Theta then. Once again thanks.

Thank-you tradingjournals. You decribe me perfectly. Everyone else, thanks also, I've been trying to figure out the things mentioned but like Jerkstore said, "[I] don't know enough yet to ask the right questions". If I buy a $400 call when AAPL is at $400 and I expect to hold it 1-week...

Your comments for 4 and 5 means you don't have a real grasp either?? ...or are you just wanting to be a jerk to a newbie??

I understand that. I just wanted to see if my way of understanding is correct, regardless of word choice. In my mind, if you buy an option when the Demand Premium is high, then as the stock goes up, the Equity will go up, but the Demand Premium will also go down, which will erase part of the...

Yes. The Time Value, thank-you. No one does a good job of breaking it down. No where in Black Scholes has "X" as the Time Value. Intrinsic Value is easy to grasp.

I'm not looking to rewrite BS. I'm trying to gain insight into option pricing. Would my fake-formula be an accurate "description"?

Many of you have pointed me to Black Scholes and Implied Volitility. Well BS takes me back to wikipedia, ugh. So I decided to re-read some things over the past few days regarding IM, and to me, too many descriptions out there are overly scientific. I want to try to make it simple in my mind, so...