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SPY, SPX or /ES?

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MarvelousMoshe
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Hi,

I have a quick question.

I trade primarily SPY options.

When doing my chart analysis, what underlying should I use - the SPY, the SPX or the futures?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

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 dynoweb 
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Hi,

I have a quick question.

I trade primarily SPY options.

When doing my chart analysis, what underlying should I use - the SPY, the SPX or the futures?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

I would use the underlying of what I was trading.

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 ElChacal 
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This is such a great question that I bet would save small traders as myself, a lot of heartaches and busting. And I am trying to answer:

From the below video, it depends on the options "DELTA" (greek) but in round numbers you could say 1 ES = 5 SPY (ATM?) Options. Since, SPX is (10x) SPY, could we say that 1 SPX Option = 2 ES ...?




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 ElChacal 
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Considering that when you buy and Option you pay Premium and it loses value as time passes, I am seriously considering Selling SPY OTM options as my new sole trading instrument.

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And spx is a good track for spy. You can see pre-market activity & direction pretty good with shorter term ma’s

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Considering that when you buy and Option you pay Premium and it loses value as time passes, I am seriously considering Selling SPY OTM options as my new sole trading instrument.



Update: I’ve simply been buying calls. They are much cheaper.


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