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SPY: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/its-time-to-dispel-the-myth-of-the-summer-rally-in-stocks-2015-05-22?dist=afterbell http://blogs.barrons.com/focusonfunds/2015/05/26/3-reasons-why-stocks-are-sinking/ http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/26/us-markets-global-idUSKBN0OB01520150526...

Edmond Bacon...really? I didn't think Bogle had much interest in Philadelphia. He put Vanguard out in Valley Forge and pretty much stayed away from center city Philadelphia. Maybe you were seeing someone else. As for the Gallery I don't think the problem there was so much architecture as...

https://www.randomwalktrading.com/practical-gamma-scalping/ good example

GREK: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-32864068 http://www.cnbc.com/id/102584164 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32332221 http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=GREK+Interactive#{"range":"2y","showPrePost":false} Trade: With GREK at 12.35 Dec 17/20 bear call spread for a net credit of $27...

LOW: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/home-improvement-chain-lowes-profit-101134784.html http://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2015/05/21/lowes-earnings-review-misses-on-revenues-but-optimistic-outlook-persists/...

CPB: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/campbell-soups-profit-beats-lower-125032083.html http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=cpb Trade: With CPB at 47.91 Jan 50/48 bear put spread for a net debit of $150 Price.............. Profit / Loss........... ROI % 35.00.................. 50.00...

LL: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/lumber-liquidators-ceo-quits-catching-130229920.html http://www.marketwatch.com/story/has-lumber-liquidators-stock-put-in-a-floor-2015-05-21 http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/stockdetails/fi-126.1.LL.NYS?symbol=LL&form=PRFIEQ http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=ll...

PAA: http://edition.cnn.com/2015/05/21/us/california-oil-spill/index.html http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/stockdetails/fi-126.1.PAA.NYS?symbol=PAA&form=PRFIEQ http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=paa Trade: with PAA at 47.43 Jan 40/37.5 bull put spread for a net credit of $30 Yield = 30/220 =...

"Opening trades or exploring possible trades is 5% of trading, the other 95% is the outcome of those trades." Do you have any data or references to support this statement? I actually believe the opposite. I think trade identification is 95% and 5% management. In my trades once the trade is made...

ALKS: CLOSEOUT Someone complained that I never closeout my trades on my thread. This is true. Why is that? Well...there really is no reason to. My thread proposes POSSIBLE trades. It is not a log of my actual trades. I may investigate a trade there and decide that it doesn't fit my portfolio...

ALKS: CLOSEOUT Someone complained that I never closeout my trades. This is true. Why is that? Well...there really is no reason to. This thread proposes POSSIBLE trades. It is not a log of my actual trades. I may investigate a trade here and decide that it doesn't fit my portfolio or the stage...

ACI: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/cost-cuts-see-arch-coal-204008567.html http://finance.yahoo.com/news/rulings-require-feds-consider-carbon-192935115.html http://finance.yahoo.com/news/arch-coal-liquidity-continues-fall-160633983.html...

If you use current values of SPY for your 'strategy': SPY at 213.10 long Mar '16 150 call (63.66) long Mar '16 210 put (11.90) short Jun '15 213 call 2.75 Breakeven at 139.02 at June expiration you would lose at any price above 139.02

TIP: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/indicators-point-firming-inflationary-conditions-141639118.html http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=TIP+Interactive#{"range":"2y"} Trade: with TIP at 112.55 Dec 108/103 bull put spread for a net credit of $60 Yield = 60/440 = 13.6% in 214 days or 23.2%...

DDS: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/dillards-dds-crumbles-stock-falls-125712025.html http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/stockdetails/fi-126.1.DDS.NYS?symbol=DDS&form=PRFIEQ http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=dds Trade: With DDS at 115.48 Jan '16 140/145 bear call spread for a net credit of $55...

From VIX: "I'm debating with a guy that posted a study on put selling and didn't even bother to read the study. " "It says right there on the first page of the study, selling AT THE MONEY puts." From the article: " Strike selection and impact on risk/return Selling further out-of-the-money...

Here is a 10 year study of the profitability of selling puts from Goldman Sucks. http://www.investps.com/images/Art_of_put_selling.pdf The major conclusion (to me) is that stock selection is paramount. NSDT

"You are making up an argument and refuting it. It's a waste of time to talk to you. " I agree. I don't know what the point of it is either. As rmorse says lots of people do it and make a consistent profit at it. I rarely sell naked puts except when I want to obtain the stock. Again VIX rants...

XOM: http://www.zacks.com/stock/news/173078/exxonmobil-xom-beats-on-q1-earnings-amp-revenues http://finance.yahoo.com/news/wall-street-recommendations-exxonmobil-1q15-150633190.html http://www.marketwatch.com/story/3-no-brainer-oil-stocks-to-consider-buying-now-2015-05-12?link=MW_popular...

Oh yes...where did he get the 4%? That was from my example. The 15% OTM short put would earn you 4% annualized. I called it 'anemic' but it is higher then treasuries are offering right now. :-)