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as i wait for a vol spike; i made the following new money @ IB:

as i wait for the next vol spike like everyone else i made the following new money at IB this week:

well, i know i'm way in the minority...if someone can find her records from 2008 ie:trades, etc it would be interesting.

admittedly i'm not following her in any depth...but selling otm vol going in to 2008 i say no chance she could have made money. i'm not sure if you guys were in there then but that spx sliced through way otm stuff like it was a hot knife in butter. based on my belief i say in time we will...

curve micro structure may possibly be changing or has already! i'd suggest u refrain from long front spreads..as a rule.

lol, how can there be margin calls on a paper trade simply done to stir up chatter? as i said before...there is not a "soul" alive even with FU money that would have ran this trade even 1/8 as long.

lol, thread claims posted and blotter posts show a massive divergence!!

nice to see guys posting blotters so far this yr. as i said i would be busy (moving brokers and living a little more outside trading). had myself the biggest DD in 2 yrs (about 8%) since recovered to +1% for year. usually i am net long volatility strongly; but in january vix expiration...

mav, i'm really not trying to diagnose or figure out wacko behavior but i will put out a few chit chat worthy possibilities. if u hang on a trading site; but have not made money you resort to playing these weird childish games to pass time? i'm not just referring to nitro exclusively...

hi neke; i would like to ditto all the positive points made here. an extra big ditto to lescor point on protecting capital.. this is a hard business like any other to excel in; so good luck in 2014.

brains, we are talking about IB. search some of my posts and you may get the answer to the question you posed to me.

correct. whats wrong with these people? (rhetorical question)

ever consider the handouts since the 50's or so is a form of racism by the liberals to actually keep the unmotivated, and the lot "held down" ? essentially any wealth they create is under compensated so as to bring continuous additional wealth to the "haves". its all disguised as help...

sometimes you have to take a few steps back to make a lot of steps forward i always say. i got caught with too little long vol. if the markets continue to deteriorate, the sensitivities of my long vol will pay out over short vol losses i model even with the weakness of size. IB is attached...

hey mav..send those natural buyers in any time!!!

yep..i was waiting for you to note today's move in the curve...you will not catch me fading this.

i hear you..my post was simply referring to the CL mar/april spread..i missed if you were talking about it interlaced with gas. i also realize the CL curve is not per se a mean reverting beast..but one thing i would bet is the flies there have ranges to play (again, small experience but...

mav, although i am extremely well versed in vol curve trading..i have been dipping my toes in cl for about 6 months. one thing learned is to trade one spread against another and even then to do so after decent front cl future moves. for example as a "fly". now that mar april is the front i...

thanks. my exits are all of the above except trailing stops. generally for the most part i scale out. and to trefoil: i may really need glasses finally ..took the "green" for "greed"

I'm not trading for greed, its simply a job that I work harder than many think I do. Also its not all vix. I trade a lot of other stuff. There were many who thought I could never earn seven figures year after year..so its possible imo for anyone. The weirdness was /is expiration related...