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yes..say I'm short the 1 contract (weekly)1610 put at close tomorrow. If the ES (sep) ends at 1609.75 then I will be assigned an ES and my account will be charged the .25...so basically cash settled and I'm long 1 contract of ES at 1610. The risk of course is now I'm long the ES cash so I need...

Besides what naked said the ES is traded almost 24/7, easy to use the cash to hedge short term any option trade in trouble. The commission is much more favorable and you can short a contract before you buy the hedge which is close to impossible in the SPX for the small retail trader. SPX has...

close it before expiration. Equities can get too messy (you could get assigned your short early and before you adjust the long the stock tanks and you lose money on the trade.) You only allow a spread to expire if both strikes are way OUT of the money. In your case both strikes are IN the...

Eddie since I only trade the ES right now..don't worry too much about earnings. I'm looking at the macro pic and just keep sailing. I'm not a speedboat so I can't turn on a dime, but not an ocean liner either...so I just adjust my delta's accordingly. I am looking to short carefully the calls...

Your trading seems to prefer down days. (no trades the last 2 which where strongly up).. Are there fewer signals when the trend is up? I'm assuming your trading more with the short term trends rather than counter trading?..seems to be more short trades than long...

Best wishes to your family, life and health always takes precedents over trading.

Jared..I say this with all due respect. I do hope you continue your journey and eventually with real money..update your progress in 6 months. I'd love to see someone actually make money with this jibberish.

Curious ammo, did you walk away from the screen and trading while you held on to those shorts from a couple of weeks ago? I ask because I'm a big believer in the SnP reversion to the mean over time so I will hold and take heat but I really do have to walk away from the trading screen. kudo's...

yep...yep

can you share HOW you determine risk is very low? Vol or SR levels?

ok here as well. fliped to the short side on an intra-day basis so I look to sell the cash on spikes. The increased volitility has made selling into it more attractive because you are paid more for the greater risk When vol was low I tended to buy the otm puts and calls (weekly and monthly)

Ok I'll bite...quad witch and and a vix at 20....not to mention the big drop in the prior two days. Oh if your asking about what it means for the future....not a fortune teller but guess a bit higher vol

yes..just looked it up to refresh my memory..This week is actually the end of the quarterly (Jun) can trade up to 8:30am central time. The serial months and the "regular" weeklies trade until 4:15pm heres the link...

I'm speaking from experience :( you usually have 30 days to respond as to whether you want a hearing in court or just pay the fine. I would definitely challenge this have have your day in court. They will routeinly lower the dollars and the points which are especially critical in getting...

Santelli is so busy hollering he can't hear. down 50 from when he was talking. I just don't get his point, and I think transparency is soooooo much better. When Greenspan was in, because of the LACK of transparency when fed decision did become public we could lose (or gain) 50 pts on the...

Thanks..sounds like a good philosophy to have on the markets.

Do you ever feel your trading with one had tied behind you back? Having only a couple of hours your time in the US am, you must miss a number of good signals and trades. Why don't you trade the EU market? Or perhaps commodities that are less US centered? Such as today when ALL the action was...

This is a pretty good analysis of why your getting your butt kicked. "Trading in the Zone" is actually a pretty good suggestion. Part of your problem is a memory issue...each trade should stand on its own merit. The outcome of a trade is in no way influenced by what you did before...unless you...

If your "system" is why your down 80% then dump it. Find one that you get a feel for and works. If you are trading the ES there has only been one trend since last NOV...up so either your going against the flow and losing or getting shaken out of a potential winner. Obviously lately its...

AND....."if you don't QUIT whining I will delete all your posts..." :D :D :D sorry, couldn't help myself