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May 7th, 2013, 10:11 PM
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ES Options
Sounds like we sell ES options in a similar fashion...wait for a large-ish move in one direction, wait for volatility to inflate and based on context, support or resistance (tough while ES is making...
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April 29th, 2013, 09:56 PM
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I use Sierra Chart for charts and data from the TT - Fix adapter. TT stands for Trading Technologies. When I first started with SC/TT-Fix, I built my own ES contract by combining all of the...
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April 29th, 2013, 09:03 PM
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I run my own stats. I have a DB that has 322 weeks of data in it.
I use volume profiling and auction market theory for the basis of my market analysis. I have taken daily levels and took them to...
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April 29th, 2013, 04:10 PM
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The information you provide is interesting and bears further thought/discussion.
If I were to sell one vertical, 1620/1625 in SPX expiring in 11 days, the credit is .65 ($65) and the margin is...
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April 29th, 2013, 03:08 PM
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Yes, 130%...thanks...I actually thought of that after I hit send.
The margin in TOS updates in real time. I'm not sure if/what additional margin they tack on over exchange margin...but right now,...
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April 29th, 2013, 02:29 PM
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Thank you for the walk through of the formula Ron, I appreciate it.
Margin on that strike is up from 2984.30 in your example to 3252.00 now and that strike is bid at 2.00. That brings up an...
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April 29th, 2013, 12:27 PM
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It's more the latter...there could be weeks where...
It's more the latter...there could be weeks where I have nothing expiring and weeks where I have multiple contracts expiring.
I'd like it to be contracts expiring every Friday, but that just...
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April 29th, 2013, 11:21 AM
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ES Options
After I enter, the plan is to either let the contracts expire worthless or, if I take a loss, buy them back for 2X the average entry price.
When I first started, I had a rule that if I could...
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April 28th, 2013, 10:09 PM
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ES Options
Hi Ron,
38 trades. 76% winners...had a rough patch in late February (win % was 85%, took a string of losers). Expectancy was 6 ticks per contract and has dipped down to 4.5 ticks per contract...
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April 27th, 2013, 11:47 PM
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The one key for me (and others that I know to be using this strategy) is to be patient and wait for ES to make a move. I definitely find myself frustrated during times of low volatility. There have...
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April 26th, 2013, 10:48 PM
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ES Options
If you are worried a crash, you could always put on credit spreads. You won't get the same premium as naked positions, but the margin will be less, so you could sell more credit spreads...but when...
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April 26th, 2013, 04:24 PM
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54 days is a little far out for me...I like to sell shorter dated deep OTM options on larger than normal moves in ES...been working well so far and as Ron put it..."If it ain't broke, don't try to...
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April 26th, 2013, 04:10 PM
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That's a good question...I think the only thing to do is what everyone else is doing...If you have an opportunity to cover at your stop price, you have to do it...if it goes past your stop...exit...
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April 26th, 2013, 04:04 PM
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Sorry Ron, I think the contract is EW4J3P1465
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April 26th, 2013, 03:57 PM
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Hi Ron,
The 1465s were the April WK4 series. They will be off the books at the end of today. I sold them at 14:59 and 15:42 EST on 4/15.
I take the average entry price of my position and then...
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April 26th, 2013, 01:40 PM
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opts,
Yes, for the most part, I am monitoring them.
I use TOS for execution and Sierra Chart for analysis. So, I already have my levels that I know where I want to sell. All I'm doing is...
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April 25th, 2013, 10:47 PM
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opts,
I'm fairly new to posting on the board here.
I use volume profiling and auction market theory for my market analysis. As part of my analysis, I look at a long term chart that has daily...
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April 25th, 2013, 10:31 PM
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PC_SPAN
Ron,
Can you use PC_SPAN to calculate/project what margin is likely to be on a position if there is an averse move against it?
This is just an example, not real...if I'm short 1 ES WK2 1500...
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April 24th, 2013, 09:36 PM
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@ Ron99,
Count me as one who would be interested in an options selling webinar!
I am currently selling weekly options on ES. I've been at it for 8 months and have been doing well with it.
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