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QQQQs fell all of a sudden from 45.55 to 45.22. It now around 4:15PM. Anything went wrong? I guess it is some earnings from some tech company.

thanks! :)

somebody= Shortie? :) PS: Asking you for those numbers was also an exercise to draw your attention to potential trades.

On the QQQQ, it is NOT an inside bar, assuming we mean the same thing by the word inside.

No. I sold the puts (short) last Thursday and Monday. They gain if time passes, volty declines, and/or stocks rise. All three factors took place in this case. I sold when they were in the money at the time, so they also gained from the loss of their intrinsic value. I covered them today.

Bonds just touched the 125'17 level. This should help stocks hold gains or rise. If the bonds sell off, we may have stock market mini rally? The danger I see for tomorrow and Friday is the unfilled gap of yesterday. Friday would be a horizontal day, if market makers do their pinning job well.

Hi BT50: could you please expand a bit more on what you wrote? I also read that some banks are recommending butterflies. What do you think of those, and how are they structured (I think the wings can be weighted in a number of ways depending on the two criteria used to set the equations that...

Martin: I have been interested in Australian bonds. Are they available on IB? Also any thoughts on them? I got out of my 10 year short bonds. After re-thinking it, I think I am better off to stay away from it at least for the moment. I got out with profits, so I am not complaining.

Hey Maverick74? Do you have a shop? If you do, am I wrong/right in understanding that the money of the shop owners is made from selling picks/shovels, and lending capital using SPAN margin and the commingled money of other traders? If I am right, and one thinks deeper, the shop owners are...

What is it that you did not understand? You are not going to do it because you either do not have money or you do not plan to, and to prove my point I gave you an alternative business plan that is cheaper and you did not take it, which is evidence that what we have from you and other shop...

If stock moves by one dollar, the option price moves by one dollar. It is not in percentage terms, but absolute dollars.

I will answer later as I am busy now. Your sentences on deviation and ATM/OTM suggest a crisp understanding of that part. Congrats! Do not let it that understanding leave your head after you have managed to get it inside . :) I have also to pay attention to bonds to see if they will break...

Just a quick one. At around 1:35PM, I noticed stalling in the upmove of the QQQQs, and I covered my short puts I sold earlier to play this upmove. QQQQ were 45.80 around 1:35PM, and I also noticed they did not fill me even when stock was rising. So I figured market markers were up to something...

His plan is to pay a trader $2K as salary. My proposal is no salary, and giving $1K to cover losses. The difference is at least 3K (in salary version he has to pay other things, less tax deductions, other liabilities). But assume only 3K. I gave the example to show that the discussion in this...

Stanford: I have sent the email address. There was a bounce back, and I resent. I have not had a chance to look at the emails yet. I plan to do later. If it is urgent that I look earlier, let me know. Falconview: It is normal that you understand, then get confused, then understand. If you...

Out at 1.2883, where it is now.

Now at 1.2843. I am taking half profits off. And placing a stop for what remains at 1.28289 Good luck to you. I will check your journal from time to time.

I just bought it at 1.2824. Are you covering?

I do not believe you have the money. Most likely you are just dreaming and wasting people's time. Here is my proof: I can actually take care of $1K loss per month (so you have an edge of $3K from the start), and I am almost certain you will not take the offer. This offer should stop this...

I just located the option chain of ZT futures. They seem to be very illiquid. With regard to options in general, you may want to look at them from the perspective of a seller. Some traders use them as sources of potential profits. One thing that bothers me about these short bonds is the cost...