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weed
My $
SSO
experiment netted enough to pay my 2013 cell bill. The options I day traded monday woulda paid the kids tuition, damn.
Jan 2, 12:39 PM
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Mercy Jimenez
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Any gain is a good gain weed.
Jan 2, 12:41 PM
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weed
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Indeed it is, Mercy. My screen is the greenest I've seen in a long time. Just wish I felt better about the "cliff" deal.
Jan 2, 12:45 PM
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j jenkins
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The kids tuition? Yea, maybe at the community college. C'Mon man!!
Feb 5, 7:01 PM
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weed
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Did you see the gap up in $
SPY
from 12/31 to 1/2? I think I could have covered a semester of out-of-state tuition at a "real" college.
Feb 5, 7:20 PM
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weed
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Don't actually remember my position size though.
Feb 5, 7:20 PM
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In&Out
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$
SSO
actually my strategy is "custom straddles"..out far enough to ride the up's & down's pull the trigger sometimes intra-day each way:))
Mar 23, 7:34 PM
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In&Out
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$
SSO
if I see green of more than $250 either way.. I take it and do it again & again.
Mar 23, 7:36 PM
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weed
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In&Out, do you have an entry strategy, or do you just jump right in?
Mar 23, 7:53 PM
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In&Out
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$
SSO
I watch options couple months out, puts & calls, when underlying near a 2 / 3 day low I buy calls. Near or at 2 3 day high buy puts...
Mar 28, 8:54 PM
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In&Out
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$
SSO
..."like today..good day to buy puts. If you choose two or three different strikes you will keep busy... and daily pull in the green:))
Mar 28, 8:59 PM
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In&Out
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$
SSO
...my entry point is predicated on waiting for the up's & downs...never seen a straight line yet.
Mar 28, 9:01 PM
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In&Out
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$
SSO
..yep I'd say just jump on a ride, choose realist strike values of course...in or near the money.
Mar 28, 9:05 PM
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In&Out
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$
SSO
...Ex 1 3-25 bought 9 73 calls 3-26-sold 9 73 calls= $359.13 Ex 2 3-26 bought 20 69 puts sold 20 69 puts 3-27=$351.19
Mar 28, 9:30 PM
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In&Out
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$
SSO
..sold the puts 3-27 & bought 24 73 calls 3-28 sold 24 calls a little soon =$397.96 little risky but bought 30 more puts near close...
Mar 28, 9:31 PM
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In&Out
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$
SSO
.. "we'll see Monday." I don't like holding for more than two days:((
Mar 28, 9:32 PM
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In&Out
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#SSO..If you have a position long enough to "remember" with ETF's your holding tooo longgg:)) This is In&Out's motto for the day....
Mar 28, 9:53 PM
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