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October 18th, 2015, 03:53 PM
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I agree with you. I just tossed that out for...
I agree with you. I just tossed that out for some discussion
CNBC and MarketWatch are the 2 worst websites for constant doom and gloom headlines. I try to restrict my viewing of them to just...
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October 17th, 2015, 05:06 PM
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The 100 Put gave back a strange curve of peaking...
The 100 Put gave back a strange curve of peaking for only 1 day which was several days after the crash. It didn't give much protection but only cost $7.5
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October 17th, 2015, 05:02 PM
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This is what a return would look like if you had...
This is what a return would look like if you had bought 850 days out, the 500 Put on Aug 17. It cost $150 and gave back a return max of $350
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October 17th, 2015, 04:56 PM
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Unfortunately I don't have access to historical...
Unfortunately I don't have access to historical OI data. I can't see the advantage of buying Puts that far OTM and so far out in the future
Although this article suggests put buying is peaking...
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October 17th, 2015, 03:54 PM
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There are some people betting on a total market...
There are some people betting on a total market crash. Look at all the Open Interest in to 100-500 Puts on SPX in Dec 2017
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October 17th, 2015, 09:17 AM
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The nice thing about hindsight is that it is...
The nice thing about hindsight is that it is always 20/20. The problem is that nobody knows the future.
Nobody knew the VIX would have a nice stable drop over 2 months. Nobody knew that at the...
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September 29th, 2015, 08:35 PM
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If anyone is interested in VIX hedging the CBOE...
If anyone is interested in VIX hedging the CBOE has a ticker VXTH which is a hypothetical portfolio that buys VIX calls when it reaches certain levels. I know some people like to buy Calls in VIX...
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September 22nd, 2015, 02:00 AM
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Backtesting Options Strategies
Like many of you I had some losses on Aug 24. I have been manually backtesting different ideas to help avoid or at least partially mitigate the loss without costing me a large % of profits. I...
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September 9th, 2015, 12:38 PM
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Along the same lines as what ron99 posred. The...
Along the same lines as what ron99 posred. The swings in prices are way out of normal ranges
The S&P 500*Hasn't Seen This Many 'All or Nothing Days' Since 2011 - Bloomberg Business...
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September 9th, 2015, 08:56 AM
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That other service also had a bad May 2010 ...
That other service also had a bad May 2010
index etf credit spread iron condor option advisory options trading system service using puts and calls, spreads and condors trader strategies...
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September 9th, 2015, 08:26 AM
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Yes, a 69% loss could be the type of loss that...
Yes, a 69% loss could be the type of loss that ends your trading career.
I would say this reinforces the need to be mechanical in your stops with Options, although not always possible in a true...
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September 6th, 2015, 04:54 PM
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I do not advocate or endorse either of these 2...
I do not advocate or endorse either of these 2 websites. I am merely posting for comparison.
I just did some quick searching around to see if I could find anyone else posting results that were...
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September 6th, 2015, 03:45 PM
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That strategy lost -56% in Oct 2008. I hope they...
That strategy lost -56% in Oct 2008. I hope they have modified it since then a that seems excessive
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September 6th, 2015, 11:59 AM
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Select that little Globe and Paper clip Icon...
Select that little Globe and Paper clip Icon under the smiley face and insert your link. (I will do it)...
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September 5th, 2015, 05:08 PM
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Ok thanks, that makes more sense. On Aug 31 my...
Ok thanks, that makes more sense. On Aug 31 my chart shows OVX opened at 52 went up spiked at 74 then closed at 49
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September 5th, 2015, 07:51 AM
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I was looking a bit farther out at the Nov-Jan...
I was looking a bit farther out at the Nov-Jan months but at 10-15 delta. I just noticed the OVX (CBOE CRUDE OIL VOLATILITY) was spiking up at 74 which is extremely high.
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September 4th, 2015, 08:08 PM
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Anyone else try trading /CL last 2 days? It...
Anyone else try trading /CL last 2 days? It seemed like the B/A spreads were wider than usual.
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September 1st, 2015, 08:30 PM
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After exiting my CL position on Monday I have not...
After exiting my CL position on Monday I have not sold anymore Options until the premium price reflects the risk that I am taking on. I looked at CL option chain yesterday and I felt it was still 2...
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August 28th, 2015, 08:53 PM
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Although the article doesn't state how much he...
Although the article doesn't state how much he lost before the big win this week.....
Nassim Taleb's Universa Investments crushed it - Business Insider...
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August 27th, 2015, 01:32 PM
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Can one of you pretend to be an investor and ask...
Can one of you pretend to be an investor and ask for her track record
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August 27th, 2015, 12:44 PM
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I know she has said they only go out a max of 52...
I know she has said they only go out a max of 52 days from expiry. I had 10 delta IC's on expiring Sept, Oct, Nov and Dec in my paper accounts and I was watching them during the crash. The Sept,...
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August 26th, 2015, 07:46 PM
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True, I assume he has his algorithms scan for...
True, I assume he has his algorithms scan for option chains that are at extreme leptokurtic so that any increase in volatility is likely to have a bigger impact
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August 26th, 2015, 07:39 PM
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I guess anyone following the Nicholas Taleb style...
I guess anyone following the Nicholas Taleb style of trading would have made off like a bandit. I would have to assume you would need a very large capital to even think of trading that style
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August 26th, 2015, 07:11 PM
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I can't believe it....... I was actually going...
I can't believe it....... I was actually going to buy cheap VIX calls a couple weeks ago when VIX was at 10.... I would have made like 5000% :faint:
...
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August 25th, 2015, 10:50 PM
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Just because you have more margin to play with...
Just because you have more margin to play with doesn't mean you should
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