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    Help my understand these columns in IBKR with respect to selling options

    Don’t listen to optionsoptionsoptions. Having only one trade will not allow you to do anything. Multiple positions too confusing lmao. position is indeed how many positions you’re _short_. That’s why the - sign is in front. If you had bought, the sign is positive. P&L percentage is always 0%...
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    Learning patience, pay less vig, make more money.

    Best reply ever. :D
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    traderking007 get out your negativity thread!

    lol, he blocked me. Nah, just strikes me as someone negative. Which is the point of this thread. :D
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    traderking007 get out your negativity thread!

    Post at 4:53 Reply not even three minutes later: lol, @destriero wtf? Really curious why you had a negative knee-jerk reaction over there.
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    IB TWS reboot in the middle of a trade !

    Normally, the trade stays on. You can check the mobile application while it is rebooting, if it is really is a concern. Like @macinger mentioned, it might be due to your server connection. Check that in your settings. Mine always reboots at around midnight, which is almost never an issue as I...
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    Trailing Stops

    Thanks everyone for your responses. I will try a bit of what all of you have saying. As taowave mentioned, backtesting might be the best way of figuring it out. I have TradeStation, so I'll do it on ther platform.
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    Trailing Stops

    Anyone uses trailing stops for their trades? I was bit badly last week due to the sea of red that the NASDAQ was last week. Many of the trades I had, however, would have yielded a profit as they were in the green for quite some time, but I did not exit Up until last week, I was working with...
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    TRADERKING007 NQ nsadaq futures intraday calls all welcome post

    There is so much gold in this thread. I really liked the analogy you made with closing short gains: tons of facebook likes. Closing short losses: feeling like a loser, and dragging out losses: not feeling like a loser. I experienced this myself, a couple of days I did EXACTLY THIS with some...
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    Dough.com - Media - Millenials and Gen Y-ers what do you think?

    I like them (I am 23). Of course, critical thinking is always needed to discern what’s valuable, but they have solid content and it’s fun to watch. You can definitely learn something from them, although you won’t get far if you don’t go out and explore content from more authorative sources.
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    TRADERKING007 NQ nsadaq futures intraday calls all welcome post

    I was following this real time. What a motherfucker (in a good way), being able to make that call on the dip. I was already suspicious about what you were alluding to: some people just like to complain about the difficulty of trading that they think it’s just impossible. They have so many...
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    TRADERKING007 NQ nsadaq futures intraday calls all welcome post

    Hey traderking007, thanks for the thread. Loved the comment above. ^
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    Turn on outside RTH data on mobile app?

    Click on the cog wheel on the top right, and then you find the toggle “outside RTH”. Works on iOS
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    Selling weekly options vs monthly options

    Better idea: Sell straddles! Why would the price change from current levels?!?!
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    Selling weekly options vs monthly options

    +ve = positive, -ve = negative
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    Progress Reports Here

    Progress Report 77 Bearish Wolf There is a very important distinction: core actions and superficial actions. Core actions are those that actually bring you closer to your goals. Superficial actions are those that keep you busy but do not move the needle. This blog is a superficial action that...
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    Progress Reports Here

    Progress Report 76 What has been keeping me busy today: Bouwstenen. No market information today. Markets closed. Observations: Ok, I’ll be honest. I have not put as much time into options as I must have. Last week, I checked out and went on to do things that are helpful, that are fun, but...
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    Progress Reports Here

    Progress Report 75 Bearish Wolf What has been keeping me busy today: Preparing job interview tests. No market information today. Markets closed. Observations: Do people know about casting out 9s and casting out 7s? This magic trick probably will make you the most popular guy at the party...
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    Progress Reports Here

    Progress Report 74 What has been keeping me busy today: Various How has the portfolio done today: Continuing Trades (Open Before Today): CVM AUG21’20 2.5 PUT @ 0.08 Daily P&L $0 100 Shares TQQ @ 121.76 (long) Daily P&L -$538 Opened today: None Closed Today: UVXY JUL24’20 25.5 CALL...
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    Progress Reports Here

    Progress Report 73 Bearish Wolf What has been keeping me busy today: Targeting positions for trading (23 available, from which I will choose). A lot of summer internships, as well. Preparing psychometric tests. These were a lot easier than I thought (good sign). Back to basics: looking at...
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