Originally posted by asad147a
Now What is the exit strategy in a fast moving stock like this using Wizetrade ?
It depends on the stock and the position that YOU want to take. If you want to exit on the cross, then you do. If you are feeling a reversal is in order, you might execute an option to try to catch it.
Today I had bought a stock, CVH, that I thought I might try an option play with. I didn't pay attention and notice that it was extremely thinly traded on the option side. But I caught the trade just right.
Sold at the right moment and bought some puts as I saw the reversal happening. This was based on the lights and crosses that started to set up. I felt confident as I watched the price head down and it returned to the morning opening area. I went over to check the value of the options, and grimaced. That's when I saw it wasn't even moving.
Fortunately, I was unsuccessful in buying the option so I didn't lose anything other than confidence. Instead of aggressively attacking a trade or two that I would have normally taken, I had spent time experimenting, and learning.
One stock that I generally have been watching and trading with, I passed on. It made money. As for the other, I didn't even make the size of investment that I normally would have. No huge investent mind you, just smaller than normal because of not having confidence. It would have made the daily return that I try to look for had I started the day watching it.
But I did learn about my account setup and how to trade options a bit. I'll get the hang of this stuff shortly.
