iceman's options trading journal

Quote from iceman1:

"11-Jan-06
Minutes ago Herb Greenberg discussed three stocks that are 'red flagged': TTWO, FFH, and HANS. Says that TTWO is expected to file 10-q with the SEC, says that the co is filing earnings 60 days after quarter, should pay attention as to why it has taken so long."

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He has been saying things about TTWO for about four years. Talk about beating something to death already.
 
Quote from iceman1:

1/23/06


bought 10 OIH NI (oil 145 puts)

@ 2.75


ordering selling 10 oin NH @ 2.25

not a good entry - didn't really want to enter @ 2.75 - my price was set @ 240 and then I got P.O'd that oil stocks continued higher from Friday into today with a not very exciting broader market. Obviously in this case the trend is a very good friend to oil bulls-- and I am against the trend buying puts on OIH.

I have zero doubt I will make a profit on this trade.

Of course long calls was obviously a smarter move when I first entered OIH.
 
Care to comment on HUM in light of last two days? Do you still think it will fill the gap from below $50 from mid December?
 
Quote from wabrew:

Care to comment on HUM in light of last two days? Do you still think it will fill the gap from below $50 from mid December?

no positions in HUM as of this morning.

was short Jan 55c (after closing put leg of straddle- Jan 55p @ .30) then had sold Feb 55c but scratched most of them for .50-70 last week. Exited the +50p today at b/e.

IN keeping with my plan for post-January expiration trading--- I am going to as high a % of cash as possible -- so i can lincrease my size significantly. It has not been fun watching HUM and some other positions go my way since (in the case of HUM) I had toyed with the idea of taking assignment on the Jan 55c and keeping short February calls as well.

But in the longer run - my lan to reduce # of positions will inure to my benefit.

Hum may fill the gap or trade to gap support. But if I get back in it's going to be with size.
 
Quote from iceman1:

1/23/06


bought 10 OIH NI (oil 145 puts)

@ 2.75


ordering selling 10 oin NH @ 2.25

selling 20 OIH NH (140p) @ 2.75 GTC

then will leg into 135p
 
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