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the other thing is i'm going to track the weekly straddle on just otm strangle into opex.. Straddle <a target='_blank' title='ImageShack - Image And Video Hosting' href='http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/39/aaplaug17straddle630.png/'><img...

these are todays quotes.. Aug 17 expire.. 630/640/650=2.15 now 2.55-2.81 625/635/645=2.85 now 3.34-3.61 620/630/640=3.10 now 3.37-3.81 looks like the slightly biased upside butterfly.. has done super well the last two days.. i just keep thinkig that this is either going to...

i might buy calls on the vix going into this opex.. figuring it might even settle down into the 13's again by friday.. maybe i'm getting greedy.. who knows..

definilty a largemouth..

i used to credit spread a ton... now i consider butteflys in their place .. risk reward.. etc.. you can get out alot of times in profit even though the underlying has started to move again.. credit spreads as volatility grows and the underlying starts moving against you are expensive to by...

my thoughts on ratios are that if you have to be careful closing in on opex ... if the underlying has a higher probability of closing between the strikes or near the bought strike.. just close it down... this is a trade your wanting a blow by the two strikes.. it helps neutralize your theta ...

i've never played earnings well.... strangles.. butteflys.. calenders.. all just left me mostly in frustration.. unless i took out right directional plays.. which are sometimes tough to call.. except for in hindsight haha..

theres all kinds of strategies.. if you think its going to range trade on low vol you can butterfly it... if you think its wired down into an asending triangle and you expect a big move you can straddle or strangle it.. you can backspread right above or blow breakout points... timing is...

any of your guys apply options data into indicators.. IE indicators other then put/call ratio... implied verse historical.. open interest vol changes..

2 pounder maybe a little more ...

nalyzing the ETF Market iShares Long-term Bond Fund (TLT) lost 21 cents to $125.49 and a 3X4 put spread trades on the fund Monday. The investor sold 15,000 August 127 puts on the ETF at $1.13 per contract and bought 20,000 September 125 puts for $1.90. Looking at the history of the Aug 127 puts...

Buy buy buy...... calls on the Vix. Even a vixy vxx trade makes sense here

My favorite is admitting when your wrong

Hmmm.... looks like the rest of the market..my thoughts are to get premium right when. The calm waters subside Your gonna just outright buy premium ?

Your either long, short or confused

Hey dude we throw sod to! So derogatory people are these days haha... I hope the guy knows what he is doing....... I'm still long interest rates... I sold 15 puts on the tbt... the sold calls... now I only have a ratio back spread on in leaps

A whole thread of misinterpretations!

so your talking about pairs trading? i'm reading this book right now... pairs trading - Quantitative Methods and Analysis.. i'm wanting to trade options on futures.. i've traded options for about a yeear..

Everything...it will help you tremendously .. if your not into reading then it won't work.. but there is no easy way to success

trade options... learn to trade options... you can manage a conservative book and still work..