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Wouldn't the same logic apply to the puts? How would you have knowledge of who may be manipulating those? It is possible with various spread strategies isn't it?

I've been watching AAPL recently and although I saw the negative reaction to the earnings, I did notice that it drifted down the last couple of days before the January options expiration. A poster on another message board had made the commentary last Thursday or Friday that we should not...

That's an interesting take on OI. It incorporates the "max pain" strategy mentioned with a possible way to take advantage of it. Thanks for the input.

If you anticipate a sale on the course in the fall, would it be better to buy a put or would a spread work more to your advantage to get a discount? :D

I tried to find their average return percentages and couldn't see anywhere on the site where it was posted. As far as for my own trading, if I were to subscribe, I would be looking for a medium to low risk profile and it seems most of the strategies shown, go into the medium to high risk...

Has anyone ever subscribed to redoption or any of their strategies? The reason I ask is because I'm curious of their win %. Is it worth $20 /month for their strategies?

Isn't the idea on a butterfly to be short vega and short theta or is it short vega and long theta? Ideally, we just want the price to stay at the middle strikes, right?

Thanks to everyone for the input.... It's been pointed out that max value is 2.50, how are we getting to that value? I'm assuming because this is the difference between either of 25 middle strikes to the 22.50 or 27.50. Thus 2.50-1.70? Anyone have input on the trade? Would this be...

T, (the new symbol for SBC), has been trading in a range of around 23-24 for the last year or so. I'm thinking of a butterfly but here's what I'm looking at on Feb. calls. Feb 22.50 2.65 Feb 25.00 .50 Feb 27.50 .05 If I sell the 2 25's and buy the 22.50 and 27.50, I still...

And just when I thought chanting and praying to the trade gods was the accepted method....

Can you expand on that? Are you saying that there is no additional information that I can use to help me with my trading when looking at OI? As I said, I'm a newb, so I'm not familiar with what you refer to as a "max pain" strategy. Could you please explain the type of strategy you are...

Oh guru's, Help a newb out, please. Could someone explain to me what I can divine from OI? I can understand when a huge number of puts or calls are gathered around a certain strike, that a large sentiment may have developed for that price. Is it possible to tell what strategy is...

LOL. Ripping stuffed animals apart too?

Good interviews. Is this the shameless, self-promotion thread? (I do believe that is Cramer's term).

This is exactly what I'm looking for. I'm a rank amatuer just trying to make a bit of money on the side but it is encouraging to me to know that some people are actually talented enough to make a living working from the privacy of their own home. After reading pit bull by Marty Schwartz, it...

For those that make their living as a trader, I'm curious as to which vehicle you use most to do so and also, the type of trader you are. For instance, Trading stocks and futures? Only stocks? Only options? Only futures? Method: Fundamental Technical analysis Short term or long...

Mas... An earlier poster was right. Check out a person called Wade Cook. Wade Cook, who not only went bankrupt but has had several judgements against him in different states due to materials related to express or false claims. His seminars would range in the thousands for each one and...

Tony Soprano, is that you? LOL.

Thanks again for the responses and I feel like a complete idiot for posting that. For some reason, I kept picturing it as selling puts, instead of calls. It's obvious to all that I am an amatuer but am making the effort to learn. The reason that I am trying to go the Natenberg route is...

I kept picturing this as selling puts, rather than calls. My own idiocy.. Thanks....