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I've traded straddles a few different times. Everybody says they are a waste of time, unless you are expecting a big move, to boost the volatility. I've found if you just buy them and wait for them to increase about three strikes, they return around 3 %. You get this in indexes about 1 or 2 a...

Page 30, Trading long straddles contributions. Reading a bit on Long Straddles. Seems in a 1 month to 2 month straddle buying system. If you apply this money management rule, you boost your profits overall. 1) Close STRADDLE after it loses 10% of the spread value. 2) Let gaining...

Also try to think on your returns as a % of total risk taken, instead of $ and cents.

Dolemite Registered: Jan 2003 Posts: 67 06-18-11 10:11 PM Quote from eudaemon: It is like a long straddle, with one wing chopped off at the start, to reduce the cost. It behaves like a straddle on the left side and like a spread on the right side. Also by varying the...

eudaemon Registered: Jan 2011 Posts: 972 06-18-11 01:02 PM whassup falconview. Here's something I use that you might be interested in experimenting with: 1-You pick a price level where "price will not stay for a long time". This is tricky but not impossible. This is point...

Good quote from Dolomite. " I spent 14 years trying to find that one option trade I could put on like a robot and exceed average market returns. Unfortunately, I couldn't find it."

Dolemite Registered: Jan 2003 Posts: 67 06-15-11 05:08 PM Since everyone seems to be a seller of premium on these down moves, why not buy an SPX straddle and finance the theta with otm VIX call credit spreads? ___________________________________ DerivativesG...

Gap down this morning. I think it has more to go. Anyway I was looking at my Vertical trade in Bidu done on Friday. bought the 110 and sold the 115. Now I probably did this wrong? Should have straddled the stock price. Is what I'm getting from ATTICUS examples. Even so, for...

TIPS, TRICKS AND NUANCES. One of the things I found after much research, is that a premium which is swelling, is best followed as it trends with the ten minute chart. I use the DMI indicator. But ten minutes seems to be the TIME frame, that sees the collapse of premium stop, or loss of...

I'm still puzzling over the Vertical Spread straddling the index, or stock. What I keep wondering is, do you get assigned, if the vertical goes into the money with the sold side of the spread? I believe it does, but not too sure. Just a niggardly little point I'm not sure of as novice...

I thought I'd start a new thread on classical strategies for option trading. There are so many little tricks, successful traders learn by osmosis and experience, that make a classical strategy work. Without which a NOVICE like me, flounders around just losing money. I wondered if people...

Thankyou for the link diaoptions. I read quite a few familiar names on there. I got the impression there was a 1000 ways to lose your money.:D :D I liked the part about different styles, particularly the sideways traders, vs directional traders. Made me think a bit. There was a...

Got a question? I seem to remember something about being assigned a stock, if the sold side of a vertical, or other spread got penetrated. Is that still true as an assumption? I was pondering the recommendation, that the sold side of yours, should be OTM in a spread. Versus what apparently...

THANKYOU VERY MUCH ATTICUS FROM THE HEART. REAL THING! ____________________________________________________ " ATM long flies if you're bullish. OTM long calendars if you're bearish. If you're right on direction you'll make very good ROC. If you refuse or can't accept a position that flips...

Interesting comments and opinion. It leaves so much to the imagination. WHAT DIRECTIONAL type trades are your best money makers?

Okaaay! Going to quit for the week. Just got out of my two paper traded CONDORS in the QQQ and APOL. Both were winners, however you wanted to arrange them. Far as I can tell, the trick is in finding a stock with options going to go sideways for a week. Get that trick down pat, and you...

I think all strategies, are SIMPLE, if you stick to the academic book version. The people making money have learned some tricks to apply to standard strategies. I don't think the LONG STRADDLE is immune to this tricks business. I am somewhat worried that I am now overexposed with 4 long...

Thursday before the close. Sold 1 CALL 64 QQQ Sept @ $3.37 = $80 -$10 comm = +$70 This is half of the 64 long straddle, September. leaving me with; 1 PUT 64, QQQ Sept. @$2.57 ______________________________ Current positions OPEN. Remains of 1/2 straddles...

paper money trading CONDORS QQQ Took a look at the progress on the weekly condors. QQQ after commissions ZERO. Needs to run into tomorrow. So would let it run. APOL Showing a profit after commissions of .17 cents _________________________________...

atticus confusion Looking up trade history, on the EBB AND FLOW METHOD. Started not to long ago. With the 62 strike Long Straddle, then the 60 Long Straddle, then the 62 Long Straddle, then the 64 Long Straddle. As you can tell, I'm putting straddles every 2 QQQ strikes. The...