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So the SPY portion nets to +100s ES portion is now Christmas tree style +1 1990/ -2 2000/-1 2020. Plenty short here, will defend soon.

That's probably why I'm doing this, just to talk about it. I don't like talking about trading much, even with other traders. I look at other journals and quickly lose interest. Nothing anyone else says about trading interests me much - except for a couple of guys - and I'd expect the same in...

Buy back at 1.45

BTW, I have no agenda for posting live. I don't know why I'm doing this - except maybe to make myself look bad, or good. Not interested in anything, except sitting home in PJs and playing with numbers. Wouldn't even consider trading OPM (a collective sigh of relief from family and friends.)...

Sell the calls at 1.61.

Hmm...well it was bound to happen sooner or later. I just had too many chances to get it right. Been tempted to sell in the 2007 area since I got up. First time could've worked, now the 2nd doesn't look good. Plenty short anyways. I may nudge the short side after the open, but looks like...

sell ES 2020C Sep monthly for 5.25. Limit orders out. Nap time.

Bought 2 SPY Sep5 200Cs @ .81. at 9:44 PDT. I see they're trading at .79 now.

Ha! That's been my goal my entire trading career. Crazy business indeed, and all your flaws in discipline come out. I don't know, perhaps it's a bit old school or maybe just the guys I was hanging out with. Spindro and the old yahoo gang. Leg ins, which are trades themselves, trade the...

Sell 'em back .54

I'm too tired to do anything as ambitious as build size today. I like the downside later. I'll trade that and try to put the trade in a rational shape.

Buy 'em back .45.

I was tempted to go long as it dipped below 2003 the first time. Could have got 2004+ out of that one, but I was concerned about the downside, follow through of the short signal. Turns out I was right to sit on hands. Sometimes, that's a trade.

Sell 2 sep5 SPY 200P at .58

Rather, the value of the ratio is about -12 or -600.

Hmm...missed the short as well. Gotta sleep sometime. One thing, this position keeps on giving me chances. Botched every one. The ratio spread still looks down about 12pts. or $600. Shares down 50+

A little background. I haven't traded SPX products for about 5 years. Just getting back into it and have been testing some things out with small size. BTW, I like history. Yesterday Sept. 1 was the 75th anniversary of the German invasion of Poland which started WWII in Europe. Not that...

OK, finally got a little time. So where I stand is the SPY shares have a cost basis of 200.33. Total realized profit less total realized costs is a whopper 38.56. Add to the initial credit of 300 = 338.56. The ratio spread looks about -12 pts. with ES at 2005 and the shares are probably...

Speaking of conviction, it only took me 12 hrs. to decide to post the OP. That 2000.25 entry looks pretty good now, but didn't go for it.

Welcome to donnapland! Tell me about it. I just reviewed my last thread and even I couldn't follow it. But I see that I made lots of mistakes. What should have been a scalp, turned into a meandering, pointless trade as I got stubborn about it - partly because it was public. Probably would...