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thanks... will do...

thanks soooooo much Stock Piker... I believe it was indeed "tivthetrader"... btw, was he primarily a short strangle trader? I know that Vtrader is an almost exclusive options trading firm... thanks again... Walt

I believe there was a thread that was discussing how well he was doing... He stopped posting before the market meltdown... Walt

thanks for your replies; however, I'm pretty sure it wasn't risk arb... sure, it works until it doesn't... I understand that most traders warn against short option positions. Nonetheless, I'm still interested in the gentleman's posts... IF I COULD JUST REMEMBER HIS NAME... aaarggh If I...

I need your help. I'm trying to locate the username of an individual who was very a successful trader here on ET. I believe that he implied that his primary strategy was short straddles or short strangles. I believe that he had several years of 100+% return on capital. I came across his...

thanks for your reply, Nazz... Are you a full-time trader?

It appears that the market goes through cycles of breakouts and reversals with the 10:00 am est direction. As of late, after the first 30 minutes of trading (9:30 - 10:00 am est) the market tends to reverse direction. However, there are times when it seems that the market will continue in the...

Dan Sheridan has some good articles on calendar spreads, particularly a style he calls guerrilla calendars...

thanks guys... much appreciated... Walt

thanks Don... However, when I click on any of the links, I get the following message: "Webpage cannot be found"... Is there a way to work around the link not connecting when I click on it? Walt

Is this thread a joke??? If it's real, hopefully you've learned the criticality of proper risk management after losing $1M in less than a month, and now find yourself completely broke... This type of performance give credence to Nassim Taleb's "fooled by randomness" assertion... especially...

Would anyone care to state the specific mechanics of the Opening Orders strategy, or direct me to the posts where it's specified (assuming such posts exist)? thanks, Walt

For what it's worth, it may be best to fade very liquid stocks with low volatility, while having a favorable r:r management strategy. Support/Resistance, either short-term (daily) or swing (weekly or monthly), may be the best bet for triggering entry points to fade. Although a bit risky, it...

Bone, With all due respect, if your system is so powerfully successful, why do you devote so much time and effort to "Teaching" instead of exclusively "Trading"?? Perhaps you're "giving back"; however, the price of your service seems a bit expensive. thanks, Walt

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Good advice, Mark.... Also, it may be worth it to buy FOTM ratio protection. Invariably, it's best to know the exit/loss threshold before the short trade is made. A moderate stop loss level, with room to breathe & room to avoid a big loss, s/b considered... Walt

Does anyone have any long term experience with swing trading the e-minis? It seems that a simple strategy would be to enter a trade at the beginning of the week in the direction of a given range breakout, while having a favorable risk:reward ratio. Give the trade enough room to breathe (i.e...

How would you "trade around the core position with a credit put spread? Having a collar allows dynamic hedging by scalping and/or building your equity position as the market bounces off support/resistance levels. Unless I'm missing something, the best a bull put spread can do is adjust and...

Enter a new collar transaction...

It may be better to use a futures contract to hedge against an equity position. Instead of buying a put to protect your equity position, shorting the e-mini or SSF may be a better bet. With the futures contract there's no need to worry about Vega & Theta risk. Unfortuneately, you'd lose the...