Vol-trading for beginners

[destriero]

I am short 38K vols and long 25 NQ from 13112. Gotta be long equities here. Targeting 13350 by next Tuesday close.

 

[destriero]

I am short 38K vols and long 25 NQ from 13112. Gotta be long equities here. Targeting 13350 by next Tuesday close.

Out all NQ at 215

 

[donnap]

Out all NQ at 215

Nice! No heat at all. Easy 50K.

 

[destriero]

Nice! No heat at all. Easy 50K.

I came into the morning long 9K AMZN deltas as well. Thanks.

 

[destriero]

I was up an even 2.0% but was I was hitting 140mph in the car at the time. My overwrite accounts are up almost 3% on the day. Lots of var on returns today. wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

[destriero]

$50K in hourly var so I am going to start paring it down.

 

[tonyf]

Trading options exclusively - 1 year performance - with the (very slim) hope of replicating this over the next 12 months:

 

[caroy]

Trading options exclusively - 1 year performance - with the (very slim) hope of replicating this over the next 12 months:

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nice work.

 

[tonyf]

Trading options exclusively - 1 year performance - with the (very slim) hope of replicating this over the next 12 months:

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Not wanting to hijack the OP's thread, I have just started a fresh one to explain this graph:
https://www.elitetrader.com/et/threads/my-approach-to-selling-puts.358769/

 

[destriero]

I am long NDX from 13125. LVLD. 3K deltas.