Perhaps you could post these "numbers" on ET and educate us about 'max pain".
About 99% of ET members don't believe in "max pain", so I think my answer is fairly accurate.
If you really did read the posts on ET about "max pain" you wouldn't be confused about how it is calculated. 99% of ET posters - including me - don't believe in "max pain".
Could you post some links to ET threads that specify otherwise?
RIMM - earnings this Thursday - Dec 16
My educated guess is that they rally 10%+ after earnings. Lots of negative publicity about RIMM losing their grip on the smart phone market, so shorting is out of the question.
Options expire after earnings so you can by cheap December Calls on Dec 16...
This post from saxon22 shows how much he is full of BS: http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3031308#post3031308
He is supposedly shorting the ES but that post is clearly a long position. He "bought" at 1237 and wants to get out at 1225?
#3 most viewed - Index Futures
http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=13&daysprune=180&pagenumber=1&perpage=20&sortorder=desc&sortfield=views
Should reach #2. Too bad for the OP but #1 is unlikely.
Looks like you are looking for the Light at the End of the Tunnel.
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