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Forum: Options June 4th, 2018, 07:45 PM
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Posted By ys91
I did put in a small position on the Cordier...

I did put in a small position on the Cordier silver 14P/22C mainly because I don't believe inflation will be sustained and metrics recently came in higher, mainly due to crude rally.. again I could...
Forum: Options May 23rd, 2018, 04:07 AM
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Posted By ys91
Hi Ron, based on the current strategy of -2 3D &...

Hi Ron, based on the current strategy of -2 3D & +3 1D puts, we'd be looking at -2 ESU8 2100P (@7) and +3 ESU8 1980P (@4.5). The contract is 121 DTE and this gives a premium of only ~0.6 or ~$32...
Forum: Options February 16th, 2018, 11:57 AM
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Posted By ys91
myrrdin ron99 I have a question for you and...

myrrdin ron99

I have a question for you and others on here who are more experienced in shorting premium in the commodities markets. I understand that getting a certain level of premium is...
Forum: Options January 21st, 2018, 08:40 PM
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Posted By ys91
Soycorn: Thanks for the post. Curious to know...

Soycorn: Thanks for the post. Curious to know whether you consider RSI in the decision making process and/or Williams %R?

From fundamental perspective, I've tried to, in the past, evaluate...
Forum: Options December 1st, 2017, 12:24 PM
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Posted By ys91
Calendar spreads?

Hi guys, have a question about selling options in this low IV environment. Of course there are issues with the tax bill and the investigations, etc happening, but wanted to understand what the...
Forum: Options April 24th, 2017, 12:01 PM
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Posted By ys91
I might be off on this, so the more seasoned guys...

I might be off on this, so the more seasoned guys please correct me... but wouldn't most event-based trading strategies work better if one were to be long rather than short strangle? I mean, if the...
Forum: Options October 3rd, 2016, 09:14 PM
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Posted By ys91
In this case Ron, how do you assess whether...

In this case Ron, how do you assess whether market's priced in the oncoming placement of the hogs into processing for Q4. I mean, if this increase is priced in, we should be close to or at the...
Forum: Options September 30th, 2016, 01:56 PM
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Posted By ys91
Cattle limit down today. Looking at the report,...

Cattle limit down today. Looking at the report, I'm not sure I see the reason for a massive downward move like this. Anyone has any insights to understanding this much of bearishness?
Forum: Options September 28th, 2016, 03:06 PM
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Posted By ys91
This may sound silly, but how do you determine...

This may sound silly, but how do you determine whether these futures are underpriced? I am short puts on live cattle as well based on a recent recommendtion by Carley.

From reading some of the...
Forum: Options September 22nd, 2016, 01:57 PM
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Posted By ys91
Hi myrrdin Are you still holding the...

Hi myrrdin

Are you still holding the positions? Do you see the upcoming rains (and current rains in some areas) in TX, India as something that can effectively change the fundamentals? Cotton has...
Forum: Options September 16th, 2016, 05:17 PM
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Posted By ys91
Research used

Hi all, I am contemplating subscribing to MRCI for more research as I start to get more accustomed to the different markets. Most of my trades thus far have been in ES and CL, and a few others have...
Forum: Options August 15th, 2016, 10:38 AM
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Posted By ys91
myrrdin: I don't follow cotton much, or at...

myrrdin:

I don't follow cotton much, or at all for that matter, but took a look at the option quotes after seeing your post about the seasonals and ag data being bearish. I noticed the quotes were...
Forum: Options March 1st, 2016, 12:36 AM
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Posted By ys91
Thanks ron99 ! I was just wondering if the entry...

Thanks ron99 ! I was just wondering if the entry of another bigger player could cause any sort of a premium drop for put-write strategy. Guess, we'll have to see, but I think I'd want to see how they...
Forum: Options February 29th, 2016, 03:21 PM
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Posted By ys91
Wisdomtree PUTW ETF

Hi all,

While watching the power lunch session while on treadmill, I saw the add for PUTW etf from wisdomtree and thought I'd bring this up for discussion here on the forum to see how everyone...
Forum: Options February 22nd, 2016, 03:36 PM
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Posted By ys91
myrrdin thanks for the info... Have a question...

myrrdin thanks for the info... Have a question for you:

Why do you think the S&P and live cattle are that (highly?) correlated? I can understand that from a macro spandpoint, commodities in energy...
Forum: Options February 16th, 2016, 03:26 PM
Replies: 1,598
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Posted By ys91
First trade in

Hi guys,

I took my first step in my live futures account last week and placed a couple of trades mid-last week:

1. Short CLK6 strangle P20/C45 for 0.38/0.40
2. Short Lean Hog April P62/C76 for...
Forum: Options February 3rd, 2016, 12:20 PM
Replies: 1,598
Views: 283,585
Posted By ys91
Thank you sir! Appreciate the help understanding...

Thank you sir! Appreciate the help understanding this. I am just starting to fund my account with DeCarley. While the ES/financials have been a bit weird lately, I do like their research/perspective...
Forum: Options February 2nd, 2016, 05:22 PM
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Views: 283,585
Posted By ys91
Extra margin?

myrrdin :

Do you follow a similar approach as far as the exit point and maintenance margin goes as is followed by Ron and many others on the option selling thread. Especially for futures other...
Forum: Options February 1st, 2016, 06:35 PM
Replies: 7,370
Views: 1,996,461
Posted By ys91
Hi all. Thanks for the amazing contributions and...

Hi all. Thanks for the amazing contributions and idea-sharing ron99 , Dudetooth ; myrrdin, jokertrader and many others (sorry for those who I missed!) who've made this thread possible.

I've...
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