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Yeah, now that I know what it means I see that I read your post from the "options mentoring" thread in the wrong context. I think I'll stick to my calendar spreads in the simulator until I really get the hang of it. I hate having to determine the direction of something and would prefer to...

I saw someone in another post mention selling cheap gamma to generate income. Does anyone know what this is all about, or any other good, consistent "income generating" strategies to use? thanks

Are there any good free tools out there that can show me what volatility percentiles options are in? Thanks

Nope. I understand reward risk ratio but I'm not sure about this "high probability" stuff that I hear people talk about. What good is a 3:1 reward/risk ratio if the win/loss is 1:5?

Can someone please translate this into English? Thanks

huh? :confused:

Well why am I seeing people talk about "high probability trades" and such? What is this all about?

What is the proper way to calculate the probability of a trade being profitable in the end? Thanks

Hi Hi Hi there, Calendar spreads look quite attractive, as I know my potential from the get go and as long as things don't jump around too much (which is the case for certain stocks more often than not) I'll be okay. Ive tried some straddles, strangles etc. even trying delta neutral...

Any thoughts on this? I've tried a bunch of them using the TOS simulator. MA made about a 20% move on earnings day and was about $2,000 profitable. Others had lost a hundred, gained a hundred and anywhere in between. I tried the same strategies again a week later with a few more and lost...

Thanks. So I wouldn't want to get in a position with high IV due to the premium I could lose if there is a big contraction? And it would be better to have higher IV in the near month in case there is contraction so it will hit the sold leg more than the long? All I really know is price...

blah blah blah blah blah.... The premise of allowing a small group of wealthy bankers to print money out of nothing (which the rest of us would go to jail for. it's called counterfeiting) and loan it at interest is the flaw. The rest is just drivel. P.S. My offer still stands to...

Hello, Any fans of calendar spreads here? I'd like to hear about their use and how much people like them and for what reasons. In particular It would be helpful to know what type of situation would be best to implement a calendar spread and why. Thanks to all who reply.

What we really need is to get back to the constitution. Banks quite literally have the legal protection of the fed to counterfeit money and loan it at interest. Anybody here want a 1,000,000 loan? (no really, I have the money...really I do...just let me power up the printer and...)...

Hi all, So what days are the market closed if any during the holiday season? Thanks

So it's best not to use this strategy all the time. Would a good time to use it be around earnings reports for certain stocks? What's the best strategy you like to use for the bulk of your portfolio if long straddles/strangles opportunities don't always present themselves? Thanks

The position was only a short strangle with options initially. I never had any long shares to begin with or now. I did short the 100 shares though. It does add the adjustments to the existing position though. You would think I wouldn't have to check my positions by hand...I mean, it just...

but what are the characteristics? I'm not interested in price direction entirely either, just stability from one day to the next. Not too jumpy. thanks.

okay thanks. So am I correct to say that an adjustment made when a position is showing a profit will capture that profit and if I adjust when the position is at a loss then it will be a realized loss? :confused: Does this hold true for both long and short positions? (I am currently in short...

Hello, Question: Why are some of my positions losing money if I adjust? I am using the TOS profit loss analysis tool and, for instance, I have a short strangle that I put on a few days ago starting out with a max. profit potential of about $1,770 on my planned exit date of 12/18/07...