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    " BullsEye" Indicator ...... Know when the Institutions are most likely to step in ????

    Im doing the 10 day free trial on tradestation, No indicator can tell you when institutions are buying, but I got nothing to lose my a free trial.
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    No need to work anymore, just get a bunch of followers on social media and kick back!!

    I still don't understand how you get paid on Instagram? I saw advertisement from this wolf millionaire guy that seem to be involved with Timothy Sykes. I just figured it's probably to good to be true and did not look into it more.
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    Broken Wing Butterfly margin at IB

    I don't know why they don't change this it makes not sense for them and for me. I trade less because my margin is eaten up for no reason.
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    Broken Wing Butterfly margin at IB

    Are you sure it says it that way in a pnl graph but it can calculate the margin differently elsewhere?
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    Broken Wing Butterfly margin at IB

    OptionsHouse does this same thing, does anyone know a broker that does not margin this way? TOS?
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    Why didn't the stock market crash on 26Aug16 after stronger case for interest rate hike?

    The market seems dependent on the jobs number. I'm wondering if a good number will ensure a sept hike in most people's minds and cause a sell off.
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    Earnings movers

    You can go to optionslam.com and scan for stocks with high EVR's
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    Why didn't the stock market crash on 26Aug16 after stronger case for interest rate hike?

    The time for them to raise rates into a strengthening economy has passed in my opinion, they can't keep them low forever so they are going to be forced to raise them in a somewhat weakening economy that looks like its getting stronger now but really isn't, but no one knows if they are really...
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    Tell me your biggest win or loss

    I bought call options on ICE because I thought it would go higher. It got bought out and made 8000. When I first got into trading I bought a penny stock made 10,000 got greedy held it and lost 12,000 the next day
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    Special and important strategies for Options trading.

    I don't think anything will give you more edge then trading options. There is always trades out there to make where you have an edge. It will take lots of time and mistakes but once you master it you will be ahead of everyone else who doesn't trade or fully understand them.
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    Soros goes bearish on stocks - bullish on gold.

    cool, I think I might look at buying GFI on a pull back and selling puts on ABX and SLW to purchase the stock.
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    Soros goes bearish on stocks - bullish on gold.

    Did he disclose what gold miners he is investing in? I was looking at GFI looks to have bottomed and pays a small dividend.
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    Long straddles rarely work on the S&P500?

    I believe the only way you can have an edge buying the straddle is with individual equities because you can predict the rise in IV going into a earnings event. I don't think I would ever see a reason to buy a straddle on the SPY.
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    Which Option Strategy will you use?

    How long are you typically holding the position for? I would probably say buying the OTM call spread would be your best bet for this type of strategy because the IV is going to be elevated during these dips.
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