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My option trades
- Thread starter ryanpatrick
- Start date
I'm out of ISRG. Originally at a $1000 profit, slippage and stock's swift rise caused a -$300 loss.
It's a pain in IB to quickly close orders... I wish it were more like ThinkOrSwim.
Closed BIDU as well. WAsn't worth holding on to it. I won't smack myself if it rises now.
I've had a rough couple weeks. Quite a few losses.
It's a pain in IB to quickly close orders... I wish it were more like ThinkOrSwim.
Closed BIDU as well. WAsn't worth holding on to it. I won't smack myself if it rises now.
I've had a rough couple weeks. Quite a few losses.
It happens. As long as your still standing without any serious impairment to your ability to the next trade, you are okay.
Quote from newwurldmn:
It happens. As long as your still standing without any serious impairment to your ability to the next trade, you are okay.
Yea, not like it's my career... just a really cool hobby that I take seriously...
But that dont mean I'm not gonna screw it up... i could eventually learn to make consistently good returns...
Like Nas says..
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Lol, I was 15 something... just been dumped when this came out. I wanted to get over the b$#@ so bad by showing her I was good at pretty much everything else, I'd listen to this night and day...
good times!
ok, back to elitetrader
Quote from babutime:
I'm out of ISRG. Originally at a $1000 profit, slippage and stock's swift rise caused a -$300 loss.
It's a pain in IB to quickly close orders... I wish it were more like ThinkOrSwim.
Closed BIDU as well. WAsn't worth holding on to it. I won't smack myself if it rises now.
I've had a rough couple weeks. Quite a few losses.
The flies still look good in May. Vol still has to come in. I have a small position in the May 550-610 fly from 8.00 risk.
Quote from jeffalvinson:
Entered a trade from the older mechanical trade systems:
Bought SPY May 135 puts at 1.35
Sell Limit 1.75 (30%)
Stop: 1.02
I entered at the Buy No. 2 entry price only because this is put sequence No. 10.
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I sold out of this trade early because statistics over the last 15 years favor a bullish expiration week (updated excel results).
However, I will mention that the last 2 trades before this trade
(dated 4/11/2012 and 4/13/2012), both hit there profit goals that I had originally posted for them within the next 2 days.
I am having a hard time with conviction and discipline since taking those multiple losses in the first week of this month. Losses always make me doubtful and gun shy for a while after, but eventually this too will pass.