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Well, it finally happened, I had a year in the black that brought me closer to lifetime neutral XD (minus crypto). So nothing to be proud of, but better than being down. Here's hoping it lasts another year. Anyways, I've got several k in taxes due now. Was just wondering about the future...

I love the hotkey for laying down X limit orders z cents apart, but is there a way to automatically put in limit orders across a range of expirations?

Can you speak to "some reason" and why QE in Japan was different?

I like tradeovate just for their simple charting and volume bars.

Apparently Japan tried this and their currency went into deflation, despite all the typically inflationary activity from the Bank of Japan. Why?

Expect the unexpected :) IV should be compared against HV and typical IV. News is generally one of the biggest things that changes IV. Companies rarely get news intraday, though, so I don't know how you want to worry about intraday IV changes. Some platforms allow you to view options changes...

A straddle implies both options are at the same strike. A strangle is when you have them apart as you have here. The risk is that it doesn't move enough and you just burn theta and lose some change to spread and commissions if you are doing it intraday. Theta burns during the day, too. You...

When did you buy these? Isn't the short leg DITM now?

lol, it's likely to be profitable but the off chance off being margined by additional volatility says no. But, I did think about the reverse calendar on it; sell the long dated call that's sure to be OTM, and buy the near term to ride out until the bubble bursts?

Obviously, "safe" is rather relative, but I imagine things that take advantage of selling premium in a hedged manner could benefit. Obviously, any play requires strong assumptions. One such assumption is that this will be over in a few months at most; so it seems that there should be a way to...

I have my IRA in fidelity and am considering making the switch from IBKR; while I like Fidelity's options screening on desktop, I do not like their mobile app. Any other recs? I'd also like futures; Fidelity does not do futures.

My account is almost at the point where it can have portfolio margin, so I want to make sure I understand it properly before using it. As I understand it now, Reg T evaluates each position individually and simply sums the margin requirements. Portfolio Margin, however, evaluates the portfolio...

You should probably talk to IB Support, no? Also sometimes they raise margin around volatile time periods; inauguration may have been possible.

It's getting very annoying: I have the "Group Combo Legs" checked but it keeps splitting up my spreads...

Slack is being bought out for ~26$ per share and ~.07 shares of Salesforce in Q2'2022; so is Slack's current price then going to be pinned to Salesforce's stock price? I'm assuming that's why one shouldn't assume selling LEAPS against slack is just free money, merger arbitration aside.

If you're using an indicator, or some combination of indicators that any algorithm could easily backtest, wouldn't algorithms have arbitrated any edge away? If there exists a pattern that has an edge, wouldn't an algorithm be able to trade it far faster and earlier than you? Quants could...

I mean, it's probably entirely automated; you're lumped in with all the other lots on the same side, and compared against all the other lots they're frontrunning opposite, and using that information to gain a penny somewhere.

Besides the "feel" of how quickly an order gets filled in different circumstances, how substantial is the difference? Is it a matter of how well a broker can get updated on the NBBO?

So if one wanted to trade Micro, or SPY, they should just pay attention to the ES volume?

I understand the Micro and Mini are fungible, but what does this mean when it comes to their market depth? What does it mean when looking at their volume? Is volume analysis even useful when it's spread out amongst all these instruments that track the S&P?