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"Btw, ignore this @TheDawn, as mostly he has no clue." from E-I The irony!!

That was quick! Probably should have been more aggressive with my closing orders. Trade date: 25 April 2023 Security: CL Price at opening: 79.97 Structure: ItM/AtM Put Debit Spread Expiry date: 12 May 2023 Strikes: 80 / 82.5 Opening Spread: 1.40 Close date: 26 April 2023 Trade duration: 1...

Opened a couple of short directional trades today. It feels wrong to be shorting Nasdaq, but I'm taking comfort that this acts as a partial hedge against a long stock portfolio. Trade date: 25 April 2023 Security: NQ Price at opening: 12,997.00 Structure: ItM/AtM Put Debit Spread Expiry...

You're trying to sell a tail to wag a dog with! Definitely backtest your idea before you trade it.

I opened a couple of Calendar Spreads whilst travelling so didn't have a chance to add here yet. Really pleased with these in aggregate (not so much the Nasdaq one!) so decided to share them here now. Trade date: 14 March 2023 Security: SPY Price at opening: 388.3 Direction: Put Expiry date...

I've been using this for a few years as the API drops prices straight into a spreadsheet: https://eodhistoricaldata.com

Thanks for your candour @SteveM I'm sure many of us have experienced similar emotions over the years. I see similarities between your approach and mine (many spreadsheets of backtested ideas etc) Based on what you have said, you obviously have a talent. But if I can make a observation, there...

My target on the Nasdaq Calendar was c.31 and the spread reached 29 prior to opening today. then dropped with the sell off at the open. I just closed at a loss. Trade date: 21 February 2023 Security: NQ Price at opening: 12157.0 Direction: Put Expiry date (short side): 24 February 2023...

I was trying to help the OP rather than disect the semantics of the question.

ES and NQ futures options have expiries each weekday.

Thanks. I think you said you'll be in Vegas soon, too. If so, Enjoy! Thanks. Reading that again its a little misleading. I'll be in Panama for a couple of weeks, then home in UK for a couple of weeks, then Spain for a couple of weeks, but unlikely to be trading much and unlikely to add...

I'll be away on vacation next week until mid April so will pick this up when back.

My model produced Short signals for ES and Nasdaq, so I closed the long positions (#358) at a loss. Trade date: 16 February 2023 Security: ES Price at opening: 4,116.00 Structure: AtM/OtM Put Credit Spread Expiry date: 21 February 2023 Strikes: 4055 / 4115 Opening Spread: 18.00 Close date: 17...

The Nasdaq Calendar (#356 - not a fly, as I said by mistake) closed comfortably in profit yesterday, after Nasdaq returned to c.12500. Trade date: 14 February 2023 Security: NQ Price at opening: 12508.4 Direction: Put Expiry date (short side): 17 February 2023 Implied Vol (short side) 27.5%...

Opened long directional positions for expiry next week on S&P500 and Nasdaq, and a short position on oil, each favouring credit spreads. Trade date: 16 February 2023 Security: ES Price at opening: 4,116.00 Structure: AtM/OtM Put Credit Spread Expiry date: 21 February 2023 Strikes: 4055 / 4115...

Outside my normal stuff over a few days duration, I've been experimenting for a couple of months with a 'compressed' intraday strategy using ODTE options on the major indices, which is doing very well. The equity curve for the first 100 trades looks good, but I took a beating last week and...

Opened a Nasdaq fly earlier today. Trade date: 14 February 2023 Security: NQ Price at opening: 12508 Direction: Put Expiry date (short side): 17 February 2023 Implied Vol (short side) 27.5% Expiry date (long side): 21 February 2023 Implied Vol (long side) 22.9% Strikes: 12500 Opening Spread: 22.42

Closing orders for the oil trade (#353) that I opened yesterday, closed this morning in profit. Trade date: 09 February 2023 Security: CL Price at opening: 77.65 Structure: OtM Put Credit Spread Expiry date: 15 February 2023 Strikes: 74 / 75 Opening Spread: 0.22 Close date: 10 February 2023...

Closing orders on the Nasdaq trade (#352) filled earlier. Trade date: 07 February 2023 Security: NQ Price at opening: 12,545.00 Structure: OtM Call Credit Spread Expiry date: 13 February 2023 Strikes: 12800 / 12900 Opening Spread: 23.00 Close date: 09 February 2023 Trade duration: 2 Closing...

Opened a directional credit spread on oil earlier today. Trade date: 09 February 2023 Security: CL Price at opening: 77.65 Structure: OtM Put Credit Spread Expiry date: 15 February 2023 Strikes: 74 / 75 Opening Spread: 0.22