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Forum: Options January 31st, 2016, 08:12 AM
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Posted By brags
Any flaw with this strategy?

delete...found the flaw. :)
Forum: Options December 11th, 2015, 09:05 AM
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Posted By brags
A little math help here

What is the calculation for a delta neutral hedge against being long in a stock?

ie 5000 shares of AAPL with a put delta of -.15

if delta was -1 then it would require 50 put contracts...
Forum: Options December 8th, 2015, 07:06 AM
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Posted By brags
Break even price

From what I have read if you buy the following call option:
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The cost of this option would be $250. Your break even amount would be a stock price of $42.50
If the stock rises to 41...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors December 6th, 2015, 09:57 AM
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Views: 8,424
Posted By brags
Granted a small percentage of investors have even...

Granted a small percentage of investors have even heard of TA never mind utilize it...but how will it affect the way the market behaves if this number increases substantially?
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors December 5th, 2015, 11:58 AM
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Posted By brags
Do the chart patterns of today exhibit the same...

Do the chart patterns of today exhibit the same behaviour as chart patterns prior to technical analysis being widely adopted?

I would think the more people who employ the techniques of technical...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors November 30th, 2015, 08:03 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 8,424
Posted By brags
Did the fundamentals of technical analysis such...

Did the fundamentals of technical analysis such as breaking support and resistance always exist or do they exist because of the forces of technical analysis being applied against them?
Forum: Traders Hideout October 25th, 2015, 09:35 AM
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Views: 3,510
Posted By brags
Thanks for following up on this. It's all making...

Thanks for following up on this. It's all making more sense to me now...even the terminology
...calling away stock and putting protection :)

So looking at the charts...amazon really had a good...
Forum: Options October 18th, 2015, 09:48 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,458
Posted By brags
Ok, I am a bit confused about the being long or...

Ok, I am a bit confused about the being long or short part. Let's say that there are 3 people involved in this scenario.
Fred is the original writer, Larry is the original buyer ( current holder),...
Forum: Options October 17th, 2015, 01:21 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,252
Posted By brags
Thanks, it makes sense then if you are looking to...

Thanks, it makes sense then if you are looking to flip the contract for profit...or if you buy it OTM and then purchase stock when it becomes ITM...but I still don't see why anybody who wants to buy...
Forum: Options October 16th, 2015, 08:21 PM
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Views: 1,458
Posted By brags
Example long call option contract

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Cost to purchase 1000 shares = 25000 + 6160 = 31160

If you were to purchase 1000...
Forum: Options October 15th, 2015, 05:51 PM
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Views: 1,252
Posted By brags
Buying options ITM

So it appears that the purpose of the long options game, for the most part is buy an option that is OTM and sell it when it is ITM.

So I get the selling part...but why would anyone be buying an...
Forum: Options October 15th, 2015, 05:11 PM
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Views: 1,231
Posted By brags
Exactly...so the first guy had a break even of 32...

Exactly...so the first guy had a break even of 32 (30 strike plus 2 premium)...whereas after the stock went down and he sold it to you for .50, your break even was lower at 30.50 (30 strike plus .50...
Forum: Options October 15th, 2015, 02:51 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,231
Posted By brags
Thanks for clarifying. I was wondering, when...

Thanks for clarifying. I was wondering, when someone writes a call option contract, they can calculate the break even price for the purchaser as strike price plus premium...so basically will expect...
Forum: Options October 15th, 2015, 11:44 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,231
Posted By brags
Selling to close an option

Hi, just to clarify...if I am holding a call option that is in the money...and I sell to close for
a profit:

1. I have effectively closed my position with the writer of the option.
2. When I...
Forum: Traders Hideout October 7th, 2015, 07:43 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,510
Posted By brags
ok thanks Bob...just wanted to confirm the...

ok thanks Bob...just wanted to confirm the contradiction in the tutorial so I can get it right. I appreciate the advice...right now I just want to get a general understanding of all aspects of the...
Forum: Traders Hideout October 7th, 2015, 06:59 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,510
Posted By brags
https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=19...

https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=194658

Arms Index [ChartSchool] (http://stockcharts.com/school/doku.php?id=chart_school:technical_indicators:trin)


"Notice that the range is...
Forum: Traders Hideout October 4th, 2015, 03:51 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,510
Posted By brags
Ya...I see how it would complicate things...I'm...

Ya...I see how it would complicate things...I'm starting to get the hang of it now. :)



I hear ya :) Actually, I follow the strategies ok...straddles, strangles, collars etc....I just kept...
Forum: Traders Hideout October 4th, 2015, 11:46 AM
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Views: 3,510
Posted By brags
I just think about it with calls I want the stock...

I just think about it with calls I want the stock price to Climb...and with puts I want the stock price to Plummet.
Forum: Traders Hideout October 2nd, 2015, 01:28 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,510
Posted By brags
Either way, using the terms "calls" and "puts" is...

Either way, using the terms "calls" and "puts" is needlessly ambiguous. Why not just give the terms literal meaning and say purchasing a "buy" option or purchasing a "sell" option.


A "buy"...
Forum: Traders Hideout October 1st, 2015, 10:54 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,510
Posted By brags
Am I missing something?

I am reading a book on options and came across this paragraph:

"Call options with a strike price that is below the stock price are OTM, and their premium is all time value. After the stock moves...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors September 24th, 2015, 06:11 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 8,424
Posted By brags
Pattern recognition software

I have been researching various products and came across rt-alerts. I am currently on their free trial. Basically you set it up to scan various markets for certain chart patterns. I just thought I...
Forum: Traders Hideout September 22nd, 2015, 11:14 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,110
Posted By brags
Recognizing patterns

Do any of the subscription platforms (e-signal, vector vest etc) recognize/alert when certain chart or candlestick patterns are forming?

Thanks
Forum: Traders Hideout September 21st, 2015, 10:36 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 6,443
Posted By brags
Options trading for dummies is on the way. :) ...

Options trading for dummies is on the way. :)
I've read everything about them on investopedia...I was not clear on the difference between "Buying" and "Writing" calls and puts nor their...
Forum: Traders Hideout September 20th, 2015, 04:58 PM
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Views: 6,443
Posted By brags
Fair enough

Fair enough
Forum: Traders Hideout September 20th, 2015, 04:27 PM
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Views: 6,443
Posted By brags
I have done a lot of tutorials and these are...

I have done a lot of tutorials and these are concepts that I am not quite clear on.



Thanks...that is exactly what I was trying to determine. So why don't they just include the 114.68 in the...
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