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stocks I am considering for cash secured puts, AAPL, BAC, CSCO, MSFT, INTC, JPM, PM, sold strike just OTM, time about one month, prefer to close when get about 50% of premium, prefer to roll rather than be assigned, if take assignment, do CC and/or collect dividend

looking at some cyber security etfs and interesting stocks HACK, etf HAKK, 2X+ etf HAKD, 2X- etf stocks CHKP, CYBR, FEYE, FTNT, PANW, PFPT, SYMC there are a lot more players in this field, but these seemed like some to start looking for opportunities. -

a hedge idea I got from another trader that I want to take a look at, sell 10 SPY shorts puts, take a little bit of that credit and buy a longer out long put maybe 1 or 2 long puts from that credit when you get a down turn it will give you the time to adjust and make a little profit

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quick follow up on some short term option trades I was watching, no positions taken.... MON, calls, loser COF, puts, loser HD, calls, loser DIA, calls, still open

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watching AMZN, $776.32, for a BuCS, dec 800/820c, about $6 Db, $10 move in AMZN stock should get about 50% return on the option spread

for week ending fri oct 28, 2016 TLT, $130.50, nov 18 130.5 call @ $1.55 (from optionpit trade of the week) watching AMZN, $776.32, for a BuCS, dec 800/820c, about $6 Db, or a BuPS holding GDX, $23.81, entry $23.10, oct 20, chart looks ugly

repost with corrections..... when trading weekly options and buying calls, puts, straddles or strangles, stock price needs to move thru an option strike price, the option going from OTM or ATM to ITM, should increase in value, latter in the week, options cheaper, option price move can be...

anyone looking at spy put options, would you do atm, about 1 month, speculation on a down turn.

made trades on fri 8/5, AAPL sold 8/26 110 call .78, stock cost basis $110.....ok with getting called out GDX sold 8/26 29 put .67....ok to roll and/or add more capital

thu/fri VXX trades since May 5, 12 trades, 11 winners, 1 loser 5 of the 12 were wed variation, in wed, out thu, all 5 winners with 3 lot trade size, winners ranged from $66 to $888, one loser was $60 3 lot trade size ranged from $3336 to $4611

marked a VXX wed variation trade on 7/20 entry wed $11.12, exit thu $11.55 3 lot, $3336, return $129, 4% return

GPS $24.34, one to watch for its e/r on 8/18 option volume shows 2250 against 25 oi for the 8/19 $23.50 put @ $.70 option pit has bought a sep put strike 24 @ $1.23 (check youtube)

svxy trade entry rules vix level below 20-25 svxy/vix ratio 2.5 to 4.5 svxy price under 50 (exit before/at 60) 7/14 closed svxy at 57.75, entry 6/30 at 45.43 net $1232, 27%, in trade for 2 weeks merrill lynch research team says" you want to own volatility in an election year and vix spikes...

for the week ending 5/27 I did not do a vxx trade, didn't like the action, but I did mark a wed variation trade for reference with the 3 lot trade size it gained $78, enter wed am at 13.98, exit wed pm at 14.24. for the week ending 6/3 I did a thu pm entry and fri am exit, the 3 lot trade...

FCX, have traded often, on thu BTO wkly 11 call .18, closed this am for .38 10 lot for $200 gain

the VXX thu/fri trade details from actual and some back tested trades trade size 3 lot about $4500 time in trade, exit same day or next day risk, estimated at 10% gain, about 5% win rate, about 70% trade entry use 2 min chart looking for a move lower trade exit use 2 min chart looking for a...

VXX thu/fri trade is based on observation that VIX is likely to make a low on thu and then move higher on fri. I have been trading this with good results. A variation I have found is to watch for an entry on wed, I did that trade this week and got out this morning. i have been doing a 3 lot...

summary 5 trades, 2 break evens, 1@ 50% loss, 1@ 14% gain, 1@24% gain have a better understanding of this trade now and that 50% loss could have been avoided