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Sold QQQ Mar 17 64 Put @.22 -.05
Bot IWM Mar9 82 PUT @.23.
Lookin' mo' bettah
BOT QQQ Mar 17 64 Put @.27
Interesting discussion SmartOne and Roy. If only our leaders could sit down and truly exchange ideas like this without all the hostility.
You two restore my faith in sanity.
Smart - I hate it when that happens!
Sold TZA Mar9 $20 Call @.30 -.36 ouch!
I'm thinking that Greece deal will be announced this afternoon - may spike the market. I'm on the wrong side - I think...
Hi Roy - any thoughts about what will happen to the market this afternoon with Greece?
Bot TZA Mar9 $20 Call @.66
Heads up on AAPL - going into their big announcement at 1pm ET. People may sell the news, whatever it is - may cause some volatility on Qs and SPY.
Sold QQQ Mar17 64 PUTs @ 1.17 +.44
Yeah!
Thanks Roy! I am so happy to be able to make a contribution to the board.
Watching for my exit point. Today has been good!
Thanks - you are correct - March 7 for AAPL IPAD3 announcement.
My condolences BR. Your grandmother was blessed to have been so deeply loved by you. It was the greatest gift you could have given her.
I felt the same way when my granny passed. It made me look at older people differently. I still miss her.
It will hurt for a long time, but it is the pain of having loved deeply. Just ride with it, don't try to make it go away too soon. It is healing.
BOT QQQ Mar17 64 PUTs @ .73
I'm out of daytrades until Thursday, so holding overnight. Market looks like it's starting to correct.
AAPL is dropping rapidly. QQQs follow AAPL.
AAPL will unveil something new in press conference on March 8th. Plan to be out of Q puts with a profit tomorrow, then see which way AAPL turns on the 9th.
I thought he was IR awhile back.
Sold NFLX Mar 22 115 Puts @.60
+ .18
Yeah!
Bot NFLX Mar 22 115 Puts at .42, sold .60
Thanks again Roy!
Bot NFLX Mar 2 115 Put @ .52 Sold .82 (3 minutes)
Thanks Roy!!!!!!
Glad to hear that Doris is doing better. I can't believe it has been 85 days! Now that she's out of the halo, does she grow horns? LOL.
Give her our best as usual.
Saudi oil pipeline has burst - price of oil suddenly jumped up.
Good advice - I think I jumped the gun on this one. Theta is gobbling the premium so fast I'll be lucky to get out of this one with even a loss.
So much to learn... sigh....
BOT Mar2 X $27 puts for .06.
AAPL starting to roll over. X seems to follow AAPL in slow motion. I really like this stock.
Wowsers Roy - you are rockin' with AMZN!
Out QQQ Mar2 64 Puts at .22 - .02
My sell order got filled right at the close yesterday.
Whew! Lost the trading fees, but better than opening at .10 this morning.
I misspoke - it's masterthegap.com.
Check on YouTube for an introductory guest lecture given to another investing group. Very interesting approach, but very complicated.
I learned some from a website called Trading the Gap - that certain days of the week, month, and quarter tend to have unusual activity due to hedgies.
Most of what I am learning is from several posters on the Yahoo AAPL board - specifically, the AEA guys, and Funniebucket. They are professional traders who share tidbits during the day. I have probably learned more about how the markets work from them over the past year than I ever would have learned on my own. AEA is particularly good at calling market dumps. But you have to learn their language - not native English speakers.
I'm watching AAPL because it drives the QQQs, SPY and IWM. Not actually in it myself.
That being said, I learn more about how to place options trades from this board, so PLEASE KEEP POSTING!
I am still holding my Mar2 QQQ puts .24 overnight. IWM was crashing last time I looked, so tomorrow may be down too. Hope I can get out at least at breakeven tomorrow. Got in too early.
Caught me by surprise too, although it hasn't been much of a secret.
I've heard that on the last day of the month, hedge funds and other big players tend to sell off shares. If so, that's tomorrow. Have you heard anything to that effect?
Glad to have company today. This sure didn't trade like I thought it would today. Hope tomorrow is better.
Woo Hoo - great post. Thanks Mark and Iggy! Long and strong.
BOT QQQ Mar2 64 Puts at .24. This market is confusing today...
AAPL is getting very wobbly which makes me think it'll crash soon, taking Qs with it.
Thanks Roy-- You really rocked it today on X!
I will definitely continue to watch X and does some TA on it. A very impressive stock. I haven't been in the sector before, so it merits some study.
Does Doris know how popular she has become on the IHUB board? LOL - say Hi and have a great weekend.
What an awesome trade. Does it always trade like this?
Why isn't it decaying rapidly like everything else?
They're taking aapl down fast.
I've never followed X before, but looks like it's headed south.
AAPL MaxPain today is 510, which means that AAPL could drop pretty hard going into close.
If AAPL drops, would bring down Qs and SPY. Possible trade for one week out? Just watching and paper trading it today to see.
That's what I'm seeing - very risky trade, but fun to watch.
I've tried a couple of times to make these late Friday trades and wiped out every time. Still, they are intriguing...
No money today to throw at this, but watching with interest....
Hi Roy,
I did a practice trade this morning - bot a SPY put at 134. I thought the market was finally gonna roll over today, then it reversed hard. Totally upside down on it.
Don't have much time to pay attention to it today - working on another project, but I check in periodically.
How are you and Doris doing? Hope she is still making progress in her recovery. Sure is good to see you back on the board. I learn so much from you.
What's pushing the SPY so much all of a sudden?
Keep an eye on AAPL at 10am PST. Some sort of announcement is expected -- or not. Speculation of a dividend announcement. Could affect IWM, QQQs, SPY.
Not trading today - just watching. Thanks everyone for posting your trades.
No shorts? Look it up here http://www.shortvolume.com/
- Distribution
- Overall economy - not confident to make major purchases just yet
Thanks Farooq - helpful post.
BOT QQQ Feb 18 2012 64.0 Put .56
Folks over on the AAPL board are figuring AAPL will drop to 500 later today to hit MaxPain for OPEX. If so, hope it drags the Qs down with it.