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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

wed 5/4 spy @ 204.91 closed trade at 2.90, .56 gain, 24% return

wed 5/4 spy @ 204.91 closed trade at 2.90, .56 gain, 24% return

sim trade put on fri 4/29 SPY @ $206.30 bto may/13 210 put sto may/6 207 put $2.34 Db

sim trade put on fri 4/29 SPY @ $206.30 bto may/13 210 put sto may/6 207 put $2.34 Db

I think marco had a good reply, you make your guess and take your chances. Also its a levered play and that can work both for and against you.

mon 4/4 the trade was showing a 8% gain today tue 4/5 closed the trade at $3.00, about a 14% gain summary 4 trades, 2 break evens, 1 50% loss, 1 14% gain

mon 4/4 the trade was showing a 8% gain today tue 4/5 closed the trade at $3.00, about a 14% gain

will try again, I don't think SPY will move much this week and trade might have a chance to work fri 4/1 SPY @ $206.92 bto apr/15 211 put sto apr/8 208 put $2.64 Db must be closed by short leg expiry apr 8 goal is to buy back at $3.00

fri 4/1 SPY @ $206.92 bto apr/15 211 put sto apr/8 208 put $2.64 Db must be closed by short leg expiry apr 8 goal is to buy back at $3.00

(the last post was in error the trade was down 25% for the day, not 75%) 4/1 fri closed trade at about 50% loss so far 2 break evens and one 50% loss on 3 closed trades

4/1 fri closed trade at about 50% loss so far 2 break evens and one 50%

thu 3/31 trade is down about 22%, must close tomorrow, fri 4/1 made a mistake yesterday, trade was down 25%, not 75%

wed 3/30, SPY at 206.10, spread is showing a loss of about 75%

wed 3/30, SPY at 206.10, spread is showing a loss of about 75%

SPY put wkly diagonal itm debit spread I have been trying out this trade in sim for several weeks, any comments? posted some other info in my journal thu 3/24 SPY @ $203.11 bto apr/8 207 put sto apr/1 204 put $2.27 Db must be closed by short leg expiry apr 1 the goal is to sell it back for...

thu 3/24 SPY @ $203.11 bto apr/8 207 put sto apr/1 204 put $2.27 Db must be closed by short leg expiry apr 1

the trade was closed fri 3/18 at about a wash

on fri 3/11 SPY put wkly diagonal trade (paper) based on plan I got from another trader SPY @ $202.76 bto mar 24 207 put sto mar 18 204 put $2.70 Db trade must be closed out on expiration of short leg

fri 3/11 closed out the 203/201 call spread from mon 3/7 for a $.15 Db, so trade netted to a wash. thu 3/10 I could have closed at a further $.26 Cr, or closed the short for an $.18 Db and today sold the long for$1.00, net an additional $.82