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Thanks Daniel... Looking foward to the thread Tao

Are we talking about predetermined scaling in levels and amounts or simply a wildman who doubles down?? There are certainly systems that favor scaling in....

I couldnt agree more... From a fundamental standpoint,you are shorting a stock that is as cheap as it has been.Maybe growth goes to zero or negative,but I would tread lightly here.. From a technical perspective,forget about RIMM being overbought or oversold..RIMM is a BEAST,and should be...

Sell put SPREADS.....

HNS,what software did you use to backtest scaling?? Thanks in advance

Hi Steve, Thanks for the input... TradingBlox has a very good forum on trend trading.Dont have to be a user either.(I am not).The topic of MA's and slope was discussed.. Happy Holidays to all

Hi Yucca, Of all the things you have said,this is by far the most important. Of course, primary defense is getting out of losers early - easier said than done Any time you are "salvaging" a position by rolling,you are putting on new position.It has no bearing on the realised or...

Yucca, My humble apologies!!!!!!!!!!! I now see that you bought the jan 2010 call spread.I was mistakenly looking at the Jan 2009 calls,and that lead to the confusion..

Hi Yucca, Lets simplify life and see what our "options" are...We are in agreement that you are buying deep in the mony verticals which is the equivalant of selling OTM put spreads(I am ignoring dividend risk)... If I am not mistaken,you are fundamentally bullish on your stock selection...

Yucca, I know what you are doing,as I have been there myslef... So lets say you buy back your short call at a profit,and roll down and out..You are now short the calender,and short deltas... Is that the position you want to be in with a beaten up stock that you were initially bullish on??

Yucca, I understand everything you wrote. I understand your trick very well. You are simply rolling down and out,and now you are short time spreads. Every trade you put on,whether rolling or not has to stand on its own merits. Simply rolling for the sake of rolling is not the way...

Hi Yucca, As you have found out,your strategy is simply a diversified portfolio of shot put verticals in various equities..In a flat to up market you will do fine,in a down market you will get your head handed to you..You are a premium seller who has limited risk,and it appears you do employ...

thats looks like ian rennerts house in sagaponock

You will need to define "TRADE" a 10 mm portfolio first... Do you mean hedge?? Do you mean replicate??? Tao

How about a little more insight?? Thanks

With that said,are you a proponent of scaling in??

Was your question aimed at simple verticals,or more complex time spreads??

Please enlighten me.... I am guessing you are heading down the path of dividend risk,premature assignment etc..Do tell

Nice....

D, Thats interesting.How long did you give BJJ? I have trained in BJJ,Karate,and Judo for the last 28 years and am now an investor in a BJJ school.The biggest mistake most schools make is throwing the white belts out on the mat too soon and bad pairing when rolling.You have to be careful who...