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Why don't you short RIMM and confirm your theory? We are waiting....

I am a big fan of momentum plays right out of Dan Zanger school of trading. When the stock has dynamite fundamentals, explosive growths, heavy duty parabolic ascent or a cup and handle breakout I like to trade those mighty giants. I have traded earnings last month on 4 horsemen GOOG, AAPL, RIMM...

I perhaps have more positions than you can ever get your hands on. You don't own anything but piped dreams, holy grails are for idiots like yourself. No one needs your trades, just keep them to yourself and feel great. After sometime you will find out there are better traders than you. Keep...

Shorts. Those bears got hold of goldilocks. Don't buy, don't buy..

Some institutions and hedge funds do sell leap calls deep in the money. They get a annualized 25-30% return without having to hassle new writes every month. Its works like a owning CD at the bank with 25-30% returns. Not bad . Its a strategy I use myself for 40-50% downside stock protection...

Chris your strategy makes sense. Never mind this Xflat2186 he is a lunatic hopping around threads taking his anger out on people. He serves no useful purpose. You are no amateur you have been trading options for 5 years and thats a longtime.

You know who is making money?

Yahoo options may also get some IV and if that happens the backspread will benifit. Its around that time of the year when stock market becomes a sweetpot.

Wait for the earnings to come out. Just don't go out buy calls or stock. It can splatter on your face. You could miss a move, at least the sky would be clear for a level headed trade.... Unless you want to play GRMN earnings in some way, that of course is another thread.

On Friday afternoon, I noticed an institutional type play unfolding in Yahoo call options. Somebody bought huge amounts of JAN 40 calls and shorted JAN 35 calls in approximately a 2.75 ratio. That makes its a ratio backspreads with breakeven between 34-43 on JAN 20 expiration. If there is...

That was not a straight OTM call purchase. Its a backspread. Institutional type trading.

Nothing will happen. They will put a hose in Wayne Newtons swimming pool and suck all the water out.

Hmm..I would love to hear your side first.

How do you trade stocks? From the seats of your pants?

BIDU's earnings are due on 10/25/2007. Its vols are dropping since it moved up 10% today. Still we are looking 84 vols on November expiration. Its a deadly Chinese dragon hissing fire and moving like a wild serpent side to side. But this Earnings Rodeo, I rode all the bulls like GOOG, AAPL...

Short naked Nov apple puts into 190, 195 and sit back, enjoy the ride. You would be lucky if you get stock, very lucky indeed. Nice $ 8-12 premiums yours to keep.

RIMM's explosion was so sudden and the mushroom cloud that rose with it I was at a loss how to play that 12 move. So I shorted Nov 125 puts, instead of buying stock for 8.00 each. Nice hefty premium enh? If RIMM is put to me at 125 ( Which I doubt) I will be one happy dude.

This idiot seems to know everything about every trade in everyone's account. What are you Mr. Xflat2186 a sorcerer from hell?

You are missing BAD NEWS ON HOUSING without which the pots never cooks. Wait till Wednesday for this nasty sulfur addition.

Unless you pay careful attention you won't know how old these are. I will now. Dan Zanger still stirrs lots of interest.