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I know so little about spreads, mostly just that they limit risk. I have recently thought that corn looks ready to go down. Are you trading (and possibly recommending) your second spread? Thanks.

I once had slow, dial-up internet and traded futures all right with Ibdirect several years ago, but their commissiions seem to be too high now compared to all the low commissions out there. Does anyone know of a bare bones futures trading platform that will work all right with slow internet...

Ok, thanks. I've got a lot to learn about earnings.

ryan, thanks! bry ps, what's MA's report?

ryan, i think the question might be, when the markets change to bearish will you just as likely get into puts? or in a choppy top, would you handle the greater volatility and unpredictability profitably? i think we are in a nascent bull market now, and being bullish should work for a long...

dang, almost bought 5 cheap calls before the close but chickened out; time to become much more bullish with this market

looked at QCOM, hitting major resistance, but wouldn't be surprised if it busts through on earnings; has popped 2 dollars either way, usually up, on earnings repeatedly last 2.5 years; am bullish later edit: that resistance is really strong, now getting cold feet, looks hard for the price to...

LOL, keep proving them wrong, ryan! maybe try to keep any one trade below 5-7% risk? (7% only for highest probability choices) anyone look at RCL? maybe cruise lines are ready to start a nice downtrend; earnings on 2/2 before open i would be more interested in Mar puts; cost a little...

10-4, thank you.

I think you must mean you bought the SINA 67.5 calls at 2.6; that is very possible. By the close you were up about 140% with a last price of 6.21. Actually the bid (the selling price) was about 6.05, so you were really only up about 130%.

although they are much more expensive, buying options that are sufficiently deep in-the-money will be much more forgiving to let you get a chunk of it back if market goes against you than the cheap at-the-money or out-of-the-money options just a thought

Nevermind, it looks like the quotes I was using at bigcharts.com were inaccurate. I also see huge gaps in the bid and ask for USU June 1.00 calls that have me frustrated, but this is a penny stock.

I am more worried about the powerful vacuum between your ears. If your skull were ever breached the ensuing implosion could collapse the whole universe.

This uranium stock trades with high volume but the bid and spread gap is criminal in the June calls. I have never seen a gap that unfair to the seller. Can anyone explain this to me? I guess it is just caveat emptor, and whoever buys is a sucker?

wow, ryanpatrick, you are doing great! keep it up, man! am going to have to spend more time reading thru all your posts, hope you gave us some ideas how you trade earnings i have to admit i was worried, and naysayers were expecting you to blow up soon; but u have proved them wrong; pls...

wondering what your balance is now? you started with $2686, right? hope ur up

Ah, the danger of putting one's predictions into written, public words.

The leveraged ETF owners/managers "readjust" the price daily. Think of it as a fee you must pay for the leverage. They must have extra expenses connected with all the swaps and futures, etc., needed to obtain the leverage...and they probably skim some of the cream off for themselves too.

Close today, 1/19/12, at $1.87.

saw it gapped down today, could be a good buy now.... white candle with high volume looks nice