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Explain your thoughts on this. I've read an awful lot on gold basing here.

TOS added futures as a hedging tool. Their platform is good for that purpose. I've used the futures to hedge against losing SPX positions. But TOS only trades during daytime hours and their futures commissions are slightly high. If you go to daytrade, check out some other brokers...

[/B] Murray and Coach, Can you be sure to post when you do the May Calendar. I'm interested in following this. :)

What's Gainskeeper? I use a spreadsheet for trades by traders accounting. Nice spreadsheet but have to manually enter each leg of each trade. Can't import into it. Can you do that with Gainskeeper. Is there a website.

Rally, I think that spike to 13.90 was a bad tick.

AMEN!!!!!!! :D

I've been the bid for 3 days. The ask has been.20-.25 during that time. There's been no dipping to take me out. MM spread now 0.15-0.25. It'll be interesting to watch how the theory plays out. I like the concept, but I'm afraid Rally's right. If MMs don't buy, no when else is going...

I think Rally's right. There's no liquidity in the VIX. If MMs don't want to buy, there will be no value. I've been the bid quote for 3 days now, without a transaction. Only 2 contracts, but you would think they would fill just to get me off the board.

Thanks. It was a LOT of work. Check out the pics at www.drdomo.com . Click on the El Salvador tab. Was able to treat all the kids in the orphanage. Imagine packing an entire dental treatment room in duffle bags, carrying them 3000miles, and setting up to treat 26 people. That's what we...

There's been lots of posts about Mid quote. The mid is just the middle of the posted bid and ask. That may be well off the midpoint of the MMs B-A. For example (Just number out of mid air) if 1225P is 1.3x50 -2.4x50, you are looking at a mid of 1.75 for that leg. If the mid of the 1215P is...

That's awesome! I didn't realize TOS would do that. I may leave some instructs for the few positions I'm leaving open. Awesome info... glad I asked the question. Thanks.

one too many!?!?!:eek: :p :eek:

That'll teach you to get married!

Any thoughts on a quickie condor-10 pts 1240/1250-1300/1310 brings $2. Another way to play this for less maintenance.

I'm going to be out of the country for a week at the end of April. I'm curious on everyone's thoughts on placing a credit spread or condor for April, knowing I may have little access to the internet for trading and certainly no real time access. My personal plan is to clear the board. I...

I agree, weeklies have poor strike selection. But the week before opex you're using all the regular strikes. Enjoyed your musings, they seem to be right on course. I don't play opex all the time. And have been burned as a newby, so am very careful. I only trade 3 contracts. Risk? 2.1...

No more risky than anyone else trying condors on the "weeklies." I've got a good credit and a good range. Yes, it requires constant monitoring. And significant risk. I am prepared to hedge with futures as needed, as well as bail out once my limits are reached. My point was, watch open...

I'm watching the charts along with the rest. But take a look at Open Interest in Opts. With exp next week, the best way for MM to shake everyone out is at 1275. The last few days before opex gyrations begin (about Wed before) I always look at OI to get an idea who they want to take out...

Coach, I just can't mentally grasp WHY adjust this far out. Forgetting today's up move. I've read your explanation, but I can't agree with adjusting this far out. I would be much more interested in seeing what boxing would do much closer ITM.