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I'll tell you the truth... yes I have a lot of longs; but I buy and sell option premium and swing in and out. For example, long calls and short puts (spreads) on OIH. Today I went long ITM put (i.e. short) OIH. I bought MNX (NDX) 240p @ 7.15 - perfect timing; but got shaken out ( actually...

just curious.. .who taught you how to draw a viable (and reliable) T/L? The TL you show on that chart is a joke so far as using it for a trade. Can you explain ?

I don't think you should ever cover until you prove that you are right and the markets are wrong. Just hold into next year. Someday you might be right. And we all know how much more important it is to be right than making money. bonne chance

Stocks go up and down... don't need a high school degree to know that. Every stock has a risk; chinese stocks have more risk. If you want a sure thing, don't buy stocks... I would never play these stocks with the amount of capital you have available. Did you see SINA today. 92-79-84--- the...

i cant believe the b.s. some guys waste their time debating; its amazing to me how much you guys over-think everything with options. Look, if you are good a direction then you will usually do really well with options. There are important times when vola is important. But over 20 years I...

isn't there a distinction shown in said chart ? Last time the price action you note occurred after a large downtrend; this time it is preceded by an uptrend. non?

selling down to 99-102 not too weird these markets-- a few months ago people are buying at 250-300. Now it's not worth 101. Crazy society of gamblers

Friday was the day ! No guts no glory

how slight is the upward bias?

caveat: the chart isn't exactly bullish; would rather buy when October is over. Also hate to get in with earnings due this week. Always a crap shoot. But figure it will rise in advance of earnings.

The USA is no longer the Home of the Brave - it is the home of the Coward and Cheater - sad (btw I live in Chicago)

What works best for me is exercise; secondarily would be sex. Since returning to trading a few months ago, stress has increased... went bike riding this weekend, and after I was so mellow, so relaxed.... it felt like I'd taken a narcotic. Happens all the time. Just gotta get myself to do the...

you will have 10 minutes after the open to close the position that is causing the deficit, or it will auto-liquidate the account or some portion thereof to cover same.

in honor of you taking a position in BIDU I am going to buy one at the money Oct28 (weekly) call on Monday... spiritearth let's hope its profitable lol

curious: does the "or so" part mean like 2-3 months however I did try to buy some Nov 240p on NDX Friday but no fill; was also going to open some Dec 240c - if we head higher convert Nov into a backspread or bull spread. If lower convert Dec into calendar bear spread.

NoDoji it's called the 'dartboard' approach to trading! lol

with all due respect... that will never happen (March lows) and to say so is irresponsible in that it's no different than saying "we might have a blizzard again in Chicago this winter or we may not." What about posting something constructive - and realistic about the downside. Further a...

I trade SINA every day/week; got caught by surprise with some news story that propelled the stock up 14 but next few days it came back down 12; the stock is crazy. But when I told you to buy it went up 10-15 points and you didn't buy a share

I thought you just said that you wanted to buy some cause it was going to explode to the upside after earnings. Do you change your mind daily?

there is no safe stock in the short term... but if you're an investor for 10 years that different, Are you an investor?