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CHIR stock is flat-lined. This means volatility is has evaporated thus deflating the option prices. "The cat is out of the bag" so to speak, and you know what the proposed deal is with the stock. So in order to play it you would have to use a strategy that takes advantage of this fact...

Wacky in what way? Please explain. What leaps specifically?

Futures got killed this a.m. GDP report is pointing to slow down Fed about to jack it up once again Oil still above 65. World is in rally, U.S. showing some weakness, still sticking with DOW support at 10,500 and ultimately at 10,200.

Just a little saying that is pretty apt. for the O.P.'s situation... Don't mistake a bull market for brains. Believe me, many people between 1999-2001 made this mistake. I am happy for you, honestly, and hope you use your success thus far as an inspiration that YOU CAN MAKE MONEY...

Just wanted to post this site since I think there are a lot of people that are new to options as well as experienced options traders (I know I kinda ignored it for a while myself) that sometimes overlook the importance of implied volatility in relation to historic volatility. A lot of...

frankr Now is the time to decide what your feelings about GOOG earnings will be. The time is getting close to probably whether or not your position is going to pay off. This is a good time to think about your risk aversion in relation to the amount of chips you have on the table. I...

Haven't really been keeping up from start of thread, but GOOG IV should be going up ,I would think, since they are about to come out with earnings. YHOO has already reported and the news wasn't bullish and YHOO suffered. GOOG's IV should be gaining as the report nears. As far as the overall...

Selling out of the money calls is a bearish bias on the underlying (or at least you think it won't go much further). To complete the bias you could hedge even more by buying the mirroring put. What goes up must come down (at least some, usually). This is a good strategy to lock in some...

I just wanted to add something very briefly, but worth stating, there is an OPTION for just about every strategy out there. The real question is, do you have an underlying strategy? Options are the most effective if you first build a skeleton of a strategy then look for particular options with...

If you are going to be only intraday trading, you better stick with your concentration on IV compared to historic volatility and limit yourself to volatility trades. Selling calls and puts relies upon taking advantage of time decay as well as volatility on initial premium. The good...

To the O.P. and others looking for good option info. and understanding about profitability. I suggest you go over to the IB website (I am not affiliated nor have an account there) and look at their list of webinars. Under the link you can access old webinars, there is a VERY GOOD one...

Overall volatility increases recorded by the VIX is generally good for options overall. As the markets starts to whipsaw and thrash around a bit, holders of underlying equities start to use more options to hedge, lock up profits and insure their positions. So with the VIX coming back to...

Absolutely nothing wrong with only having 100K at your disposal, nothing at all! Being a salesman is all part of the game. Even the big boys have to do it. Investors are often fickle and need their hands held, all depends on how much money you need and what level of pain you are willing to...

I think one of the most beautiful things about our FREE MARKETS is the diversity and depths they encompass. If you want ACTION you can get it however you desire. There's a flavor out there for everyone, sort of like the world as a whole and there are soooo many different ways to be successful...

It depends on what you are trading. Sometimes I have put option positions (Strangles and Straddles etc...) on due to specific events in the underlying and the longer you would have held the less profitable that position would have become. It all depends and that's the beauty of options and the...

There's always retail. Best Buy, Home Depot etc... Security gurard also works. Just a couple of random thoughts. Or were you looking for more of a career?

One positive out of the action of the past month or so is that volatility is coming back to the market and that is GREAT. Just take a look see at the VIX, starting to wake up. Some more down days followed by a good rally leg should pump that baby up some. Volatility makes the options...

I don't know how much of an overreaction today really was. I think today's action was VERY interesting and I view it as longterm VERY healthy, but VERY BEARISH for the short term. I have been looking at the DOW charts (follow the DOW and trade the DIA sometimes) and solid support is a little...

Agreed that MO has significant resistance at stated level, but it will quickly be taken out after the Engle court ruling is revealed, which should be on MO's side. That ruling is a week by week play and could come any given week, at the SCOFL's leisure. MO will spike significantly after it...