I told you guys...closing positions for a loss is for fools.

[wxytrader]

I bought a CLSK Mar8 18 put a few days ago, and it was down and over $4 ITM, and I was down over $1200 on the trade. Did I close it? Did I have stops in place? No way. Today it was OTM and I closed for .05. THIS is why I never close a trade for a loss.

The funny part is when I sold the puts I could see that the price was going to tank lol but I sold them anyway.

 

[Baron]

You're just applying hindsight to the situation and thinking you actually did something right. If all losing trades eventually came back and made us look like geniuses, that would be awesome, but unfortunately it just doesn't work like that.

 

[wxytrader]

You're just applying hindsight to the situation and thinking you actually did something right. If all losing trades eventually came back and made us look like geniuses, that would be awesome, but unfortunately it just doesn't work like that.

That's exactly how it works. The reason traders lose money is because they lose money.

Actually I was applying foresight that the trade would likely go against me, but I know I have numbers and stats on my side so I went for it anyway.
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[Zwaen]

Opportunity loss. Psychological “sunk costs”. It’s better to have a view of constantly moving funds to the most appreciating asset given a timeframe.

 

[wxytrader]

Opportunity loss. Psychological “sunk costs”. It’s better to have a view of constantly moving funds to the most appreciating asset given a timeframe.

I almost completely forgot about the trade. Honestly, the best trades are the ones you don't even know you made money on.

 

[SunTrader]

" ... likely go against me ... know I have numbers and stats on my side ..."

 

[murray t turtle]

............Honestly, the best trades are the ones you don't even know you made money on.

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LOL that could work with a stainless steel investment, but even regular steel will rust into nothing;
dont try that @ home trade =you are a BlowUp wanting for chance to happen.
The funny part is some believe their own BS until it happens LOL.
That is funny , but painful for you when\ [not if] it happens

 

[wxytrader]

%%
LOL that could work with a stainless steel investment, but even regular steel will rust into nothing;
dont try that @ home trade =you are a BlowUp wanting for chance to happen.
The funny part is some believe their own BS until it happens LOL.
That is funny , but painful for you when\ [not if] it happens

I've run the numbers for the worst case scenario and it doesn't matter. What made this one funny is I was almost trying to lose money but the market wouldn't let me lol. I mean it tried but I ignored it...you guys would have folded.

 

[Quanto]

I've run the numbers for the worst case scenario and it doesn't matter. What made this one funny is I was almost trying to lose money but the market wouldn't let me lol. I mean it tried but I ignored it...you guys would have folded.

Nobody said that covered calls are safe on this thread. Just you mocking it.
Still waiting for an answer to a simple question, how are you managing your risk?

Your question was directed to someone else.

I can tell about my risk managing method: just do nothing!
Here the details and the rationale behind "The Do-Nothing Risk Management Method™" of mine:
My intention is to keep the position till the expiration date, not planning to close earlier.
Before opening the trade one of course did a through risk analysis for the expiration date (ie. of the most probable worst outcome at expiry), and has accepted it and decided to make the trade. Then one has to stick to the plan and not think about closing earlier.
The risk is known in advance (ie. limited to a certain value, is contained), and has been accepted.
That's all. Just accept the risk.

Of course also some correct money management methods have to be applied together with that: don't risk more than 5% of account value in any trade (ideally even not more than 1%; ie. spread your capital into 20 to 100 "mostly independent" trades; it depends on account size).

I'm of course not using any strategy that has unlimited risk (like NakedCall or NakedPut or ShortStock).

Ie. "The Do-Nothing Risk Management Method™" of mine was posted on Feb 12, 2024
I since then updated it a little bit: sometimes adding some cheap OTM LongPuts for $0.05 Premium turns it to a spread trade that cuts (caps) losses. I apply it when an high-impact event is expected to happen...
Of course meaning ShortSelling, and later adding OTM LongPut when it becomes dirt cheap (due to time-decay).

 

[Frederick Foresight]

but I know I have numbers and stats on my side so I went for it anyway.