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Forum: Options October 30th, 2014, 08:34 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,483
Posted By spreadhead
Hi Robert: I have not traded on Trade...

Hi Robert:

I have not traded on Trade Monster but I know it is a good option platform. You can also paper trade on Think Or Swim platform by TDAmeritrade.
Forum: Trading Journals October 30th, 2014, 07:57 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,656
Posted By spreadhead
Calming Emotions - Journal Delay

I needed to step away from the Journal after Monday's big move.

This has been a tough period as we have seen a 2+ standard deviation move on the Call side after the sell off on the Puts side on...
Forum: Trading Journals October 22nd, 2014, 11:15 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,656
Posted By spreadhead
October 22 - Mild Retreat

Today futures were flat going into the opening and the market looked like it wanted to climb higher. However, after more and more selling pressure there was not enough energy to carry markets higher...
Forum: Trading Journals October 21st, 2014, 09:47 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,656
Posted By spreadhead
October 21st - Holy Cow

Today was another crazy day and a chart pattern emerged that I call the killer of Iron Condor Traders. It is the Big "V". This is where the market goes one direction big then reverses and goes big in...
Forum: Trading Journals October 20th, 2014, 08:55 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,656
Posted By spreadhead
Overall Performance To Date

Here is a little more background on me. I have been trading this style of trading since 2009. I do not just trade my money I also manage money for a small set of limited partners. When I got started...
Forum: Trading Journals October 20th, 2014, 07:52 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,656
Posted By spreadhead
October 20th - Bullish Climb

Today we had the futures in a normal trading range at the start. By the end of the trading session, a bullish climb had taken place. This was nice to see as there was no panic selling. It does seem...
Forum: Trading Journals October 20th, 2014, 07:55 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,656
Posted By spreadhead
Well there is good news all around. There is no...

Well there is good news all around. There is no magical time period for one to sell Theta but it requires different considerations for each time period. Took me a while to determine this. For...
Forum: Trading Journals October 19th, 2014, 07:25 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,656
Posted By spreadhead
Thanks for your feedback. On the puts, there is...

Thanks for your feedback. On the puts, there is the cost to carry, but for me this is only a short term insurance policy and I have no expectation to hold till experation. I just want to hold until...
Forum: Trading Journals October 19th, 2014, 11:27 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,656
Posted By spreadhead
Week Recap - Management, Management

This week was a great week to start a journal with the style of trading I do. How so? Because this was such a non-traditional week of theta decay. This is where I had to tap into some additional...
Forum: Trading Journals October 17th, 2014, 10:31 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,656
Posted By spreadhead
October 17th - Back to the norm

Today, at least so far, we see a rally to the upside. So I will more than likely not trade today but will just let time decay for the day and review where the price might settle. No position needs...
Forum: Trading Journals October 17th, 2014, 08:48 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,656
Posted By spreadhead
October 14th & 15th trades

I had some trouble posting trade details from different machines. So here is a recap.

Trades Oct 14th:
https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=162131


Trades Oct 15th:...
Forum: Trading Journals October 16th, 2014, 07:57 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,656
Posted By spreadhead
October 16 - More selling early, but then recovery

Today, was another day where futures were pointing for a much lower open. My first thought was here we go again. With a selling off I would again have to do some fancy footwork to keep my trades...
Forum: Trading Journals October 15th, 2014, 06:20 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,656
Posted By spreadhead
October 15th

Today was a crazy day. The market was positioned from the beginning with the futures to have a sell off. From the start the market, SPY, was ready to sell off. The market started moving to the...
Forum: Trading Journals October 14th, 2014, 05:46 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,656
Posted By spreadhead
Wow interesting time to start

Last week was a big sell off week so I was very busy managing my account.

With my account, there are a couple of things I review at a high level each and everyday. One is to determine what is my...
Forum: Trading Journals October 9th, 2014, 08:56 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,656
Posted By spreadhead
Credit Spreads, Verticals, Iron Condors Journal

In this journal, I will document my current account that I trade. This includes Vertical Credit Spreads, Iron Condors and Hedge positions to manage this account. I will provide my beliefs about the...
Forum: Options October 9th, 2014, 07:59 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 30,958
Posted By spreadhead
Selling Premium and Adjustments

Hi guys, I do a lot of studying and hands on trading many spreads just because at this time I want to be covered.

Couple of thoughts. If you are selling those way OTM options you are basically in...
Forum: Options August 1st, 2014, 07:07 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 30,958
Posted By spreadhead
Meyer99: I do not think the expectation is...

Meyer99:

I do not think the expectation is to have a round trip just the sell transaction. The expectation is that the options will expire worthless. However, if you get stuck in a ditch and the...
Forum: Options August 1st, 2014, 06:52 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,941
Posted By spreadhead
SPY Agust 1st

\All:
I thought I would just start sharing some thoughts for those interested.

Again, I trade lots of Iron Condors with the IWM and SPY. There are many reasons why I use these ETF's, these...
Forum: Options July 31st, 2014, 12:06 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 30,958
Posted By spreadhead
Hi All: I was reading Forex37 comments and...

Hi All:

I was reading Forex37 comments and have some comments of my own.

I assume this is a naked strategy for the selling? Now some words of wisdom and this is just my opinion.

You could be...
Forum: Options July 31st, 2014, 11:42 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,941
Posted By spreadhead
Iron Condors & Vertical Spreads

Hi All:

I trade lots of Iron Condors and various Vertical spreads both calls and puts depending. I started this tread in case anyone in the trading room wanted to kick around discussions around...
Forum: Traders Hideout July 30th, 2014, 05:25 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,636
Posted By spreadhead
Elite Group and Thoughts

Hi Sniper:

I saw your posting about an Elite group. I am not sure if that will help or distract but I am interested either way.
I love to share and to learn new ideas.

I built a professional...
Forum: ThinkOrSwim July 19th, 2014, 06:13 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,737
Posted By spreadhead
ThinkScript Entry Bar question

All:

I have a strategy that I am wanting to covert to ThinkScipt. I am new to think script but have read the manual several times.

All was going well with my conversion until I got to the...
Forum: Traders Hideout July 19th, 2014, 05:59 PM
Replies: 10,645
Views: 14,248,481
Posted By spreadhead
Intro

Hi All:

I am Taylor. I have been investing for about 22 years and actively trading for about 13 years.

I am pretty much self taught via reading and constant trading of various forms. Trying to...
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