icemans' IRA trading Journal

DNA

order adding 7 more DNA March 85c @ 130

stubbornly continuing to stay in this one even though I have not been rewarded, and my open position in DNA calls = loss 620.

But I have to stay with my gut so far. Chart is not exactly my friend.
 
April QM

PnL +159

actually I made a mistake - plan was to add two (2 ) QM Aprils but I got distracted following so many expiry plays in other accounts. Really need this long weeked.
 
Quote from iceman1:

2 16 06

I expect to see GOOG near 360 next week. Bank on it!

well-- maybe we get there tomorrow?

WHAT me complain? :D

Go for it ------ da GOOG !

sold GOOG March 340c @ 23.10 (too early - was going to roll immediately into 360c @ 1720 but heistated for a split second- and BAM!)

One of my biggest faults is getting too cute with rolling out or up (down). I seem to wait for a "better price" and more often times than not miss riding more of the trend. Gotta adapt my mindset this year to more of a day trader mentality.

PnL +420


day order selling 8 GOOG March 400 @ 360
 
Quote from iceman1:

well-- maybe we get there tomorrow?

WHAT me complain? :D

Go for it ------ da GOOG !

sold GOOG March 340c @ 23.10 (too early - was going to roll immediately into 360c @ 1720 but heistated for a split second- and BAM!)

One of my biggest faults is getting too cute with rolling out or up (down). I seem to wait for a "better price" and more often times than not miss riding more of the trend. Gotta adapt my mindset this year to more of a day trader mentality.

PnL +420


day order selling 8 GOOG March 400 @ 360

yeahhh Baaabby! Give me a hedge fund and we'll make a fortune!

sold 8 GOOG March 400c @ 370 (avg)

PnL +950

now + 2 GOOG March 390c @ 590
gtc order adding 6 more March 390c @ 5
 
Quote from iceman1:

"alleged"?? :D

I'm happy for unwinding.

anytime you want to bet $100 per (on certain) underlyings I will tell you where the PIN will be at expiry.

Better yet you give me 3/1 odds since you are the one saying "alleged"!

I dunno... you're not too reliable on wagers. I'm not the one stating causation. I'll never understand passing the buck on some exogenous event or conspiracy theory.

I still don't follow your logic; if you're so convinced of pinning, why not take advantage of this phenomena? If you're certain of manipulation then you'd be a fool for placing a side bet over a market bet.
 
Quote from iceman1:

yeahhh Baaabby! Give me a hedge fund and we'll make a fortune!

sold 8 GOOG March 400c @ 370

PnL +950

now + 2 GOOG March 390c @ 590

What happened to those two Mar 370 calls you're long? Was that traded in your taxable account?
 
Quote from riskarb:

What happened to those two Mar 370 calls you're long? Was that traded in your taxable account?


yes

still long 2 March 370c @1170
just sold 2 390c @ 5.90

order buying 2 March 400c @ 280
 
Quote from riskarb:

I dunno... you're not too reliable on wagers. I'm not the one stating causation. I'll never understand passing the buck on some exogenous event or conspiracy theory.

I still don't follow your logic; if you're so convinced of pinning, why not take advantage of this phenomena? If you're certain of manipulation then you'd be a fool for placing a side bet over a market bet.

just kidding around with you on the wagers. Having fun. But I do think I could ID "pins" (arb levels) at least 7/10 times or get close enough to make it an "edge" !

Yes if you want to start a fund with me to trade off expiry plays we can do great! But you need risk capital to make the strategy work. Retail b.s. margining doesn't allow for as much of an edge.

When I trade haircut next month will do many more expiry plays!
 
Quote from iceman1:

DNA

order adding 7 more DNA March 85c @ 130

stubbornly continuing to stay in this one even though I have not been rewarded, and my open position in DNA calls = loss 620.

But I have to stay with my gut so far. Chart is not exactly my friend.

DNA

premise on holding/adding DNA in this account is/was that it gets unwound back to $85

did not fill on march 85c order

+ 7 March 85c @ 2.75

u/r PnL -240

If this one goes positive manana then we will have zero losses in this account other than 1 lot on QM. This is NOT a goal, i.e to have no losses-- but we need to outperform in order to get account to 75,000 by 12/31/06. SO don't want to see a lot of losses. Damn PDT rule right now makes it more diffcult until account is >25k

After expiry I intend doing min 10 lots in this account - max of 25.

open orders:

GTC order 20 buying JBLU January07 15c @ .70
 
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