iceman's options trading journal

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01-10-06 08:29 AM

I suggest looking to enter shorts on NDX - we will be heading lower soon !!

more later [/B]
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now-- the Q of the day

"where is the st bottom?"
 
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GOOG

order buying GOOG Feb 420 puts @ 5.90

LOL
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"volunteer needed for head-butt- no experience required."


well at least I am following my plan to exit all my January options strategies this week (except taking delivery on some underlying) raise cash and start trading size on Monday. Good thing the market will be open all year.

well, too bad I didn't just keep SOME Goog puts. I know myself and my pattern is to very often be early------ but very rarely wrong. So I need to stay the course, and even add-on. Just trying to figure out what was my motivation for scratching GOOG puts without rolling into a higher strike --- on the last feeble move higher!
 
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AAPL

pop quiz:

by Friday- willl appl be

1. <80

2. <75?

3. >90

4. none of the above
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answer <80

(perhaps <75)

covered my short AAPL @ 76.35

will sell Feb 80/85 calls tomorrow - or re-short stock later this session

also have sold January 85 calls today AND held my short Feb 80c
:D :D :D


let's see what happpens tomorrow.
 
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answer <80

(perhaps <75)

covered my short AAPL @ 76.35

will sell calls tomorrow - or re-short stock later this session
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order shorting AAPL at 80.50
 
you once told me Gordon: "don't get emotional about stocks--- don't" !!

Sorry guys- but one has got to have some passion about what they do, so I can't help myself --- this market is such a fantastic trading market - even losses are more fun lately in a market with so many opportunities available.

maverick: "switching from guns to missiles (missiles to guns)"
iceman: roger that mav


closed almost all EBAY and AAPl NTES PD HUM APOL short option positions - in sync with the swings- still working on the remaining positions! Just gotta love arbitrageurs. Merci beacoup bros.


lifted call side of TWO strangle by exercised TTWO calls (i.e. 1750 front month)

stayed long March 1750 puts l

:D
 
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TTWO

long strangle


APOL

(trying) to buy 20 Feb 60c @ .30-.40
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added 10 APOL Feb 60c @ .40

now +20 APOL Feb 60 calls @ .825

u/r pnl = (-850)

closed (2) APOL Feb 55c @ 1.75 (sold @ 4.20)

pnl = +490



Posted in this Journal my thoughts that APOL could easily be pinned back to 55 after the CEo resigned. It was easy picking for the shorts, and I always try to think about what the big players might do in the st. So I made an error in not selling front month 55 calls; missed a lot of easy profit in hindsight. Once again let my bias get in the way of the option math on this one.

But we have only lost one battle- the War not over yet on APOL.
 
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order shorting AAPL at 80.50
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covered @ 78.8 (figure it could close near 80)


sold Feb 80p
sold Jan 80c
sold Jan 80p

let's see what happens- one more day to sweat

no too insane - yesterday its down in AH looking like its heading for 75 - today its up @ 81+ = power of options expiry.

What's more insane is EBAY. I stayed long Feb 4250 calls/short 45 calls/short45p even though I saw it down in AH near 4150 so I was thinking said calls would get hammered today. I wake up- its >45.

wonder if metoxx plays AAPL/EBAY - is he still around ?
 
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