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  1. ChrisDouthit

    Playing the after hours market with expiring options

    I like the strategy, on Fridays I like to play with options expiring at the end of the day. But I usually closing out by the end of the day or execute stock shortly after the market close. Never thought about playing deep into the after our session.
  2. ChrisDouthit

    Hedging

    There is an unlimited number of ways to hedge a long call in the SPX. However I wouldn’t recommend more long premium, so in this case you would want to sell another call option against the call you already own. If you’re bullish, which is most likely since you're long a call, you would want to...
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    Beginner question for option profit

    155 is to strike price, that is the price you get to buy the stock at. $.27 is what you pay for the option, but because each option contract controls 100 shares of stock you would multiply that times 100 to get a total cost of $27 per contract. Because you have the right to buy the stock $155...
  4. ChrisDouthit

    Why The **** Didn't You Buy TSLA Puts?

    I bought Tesla puts, both on the way up, once with the stock is 738, and want with the stock at 850. I was getting scared as the stock climbed up into the 900s, but ended up turning out all right. Made a little bit on the first buy and a lot on the second. I'm out of both now.
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    Bitcoin Price Thread

    Once the halfling event takes place in May there’s a good chance bit coin could go parabolic again. However, until then, we should see the price rise slowly.
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    Gilead Sciences Offers Experimental Drug for Coronavirus Treatments, Testing

    When someone comes up with a drug treatment for the coronavirus, they’re not going to be able to make enough of it on their own, which means all and list the other biotech companies to produce it as well. This means all the biotech companies that are enlisted to reduce overall increase value.
  7. ChrisDouthit

    Anybody used the service of Jon Najarian??

    CNBC is great, and the Najarian brothers are good on the network. However, when I researched the Najarian brothers books and services, most of the reviews were bad. People would mostly say their books were geared towards funneling you into their paid services. Most people who had their paid...
  8. ChrisDouthit

    Two Beginner Questions On IV Please

    IV is set by the market maker of that option. If the market maker is buying a lot of options he will lower the IV, which lowers his prices, keeping him from buying more, while increasing the likelihood of the order flow for sales comes to him. If the market maker is selling a lot of options, he...
  9. ChrisDouthit

    Best option strategies to learn ....

    I would say there is no best option strategy, if there was everybody would migrate to it. When it comes to options, there is an unlimited number of strategies, it just depends on which one resonates with you. In my opinion, doing research, calculate an opinion, and then selling premium is the...
  10. ChrisDouthit

    2020: Butterfly Spread Thread

    An iron fly versus a standard butterfly with calls or puts is really the same thing. Both interest and dividends may be a factor, but those will be considered in the option prices, which means it should be the same thing again. The biggest difference is how you view them, I like to go to...
  11. ChrisDouthit

    Anybody used the service of Jon Najarian??

    I watch a lot of CNBC so I decided to some research on them, most reviews don't have too many good things to say.
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