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    For those that make their living

    Hi Riskarb
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    For those that make their living

    Hi sabotage I always trade front month.Nibble some positions just after previous month options expiry.Increase betting size(long side) to catch the month end/first 2 days effect if any.From 5th of the month to 3 rd Friday high risk-high return if my direction bet pays off.Yes! decay will be...
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    For those that make their living

    Hi Riskarb & others! I read some of your quite thoughtful posts.I have been trading options since 1999.But some how with a day trader mentality I trade mostly naked call/puts in the near month betting in the direction in the next 5-7 days. As you guessed some big winners & most small...
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    OIH and 1256

    Hi I do trade OIH actively mostly as naked call/outs. When I like to trade the stock instead of options I like the proxies like RIG,NBR,NOV,BJS ,WFT etc which mimic OIH most of the time! But some times OSX /XNG/XOI trade a bit diffrently (if not in the direction but atleast in the %...
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    Writing Options on ES and SP (S&P Futures) instead of SPX

    Hi I trade the SPY,IWM,DIA options apart from high value stock calls/puts.Mostly naked call/put betting on the direction of the move .Never a spread because I lack the patience.But unlike Equity options ,in the ETF options I boldly average ,increase size or take the opposite direction. The...
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    QCOM

    trying to attach a differnt chart as PCQuote chart was a bmp chart
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    QCOM

    Hi I trade mostly options but when it comes to QCOM ,I day trade the stock (watching NDX in the background)usually for 0.20-.30 scalp on 1k-2k trade.(enter/exit may be 2 to 3 swing trades based on 3 min/2Day chart).Daily chart as attached earlier shows a possible resumption of down trend.Qcom...
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