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BOT TSLA Aug 25, 350 puts at 1.70
Stopped out of GS Aug 25, 222.5 puts at .51
From .16
3.18 X
HOD this strike has been .59
Still holding GS 222.5 puts, slightly over a double last trade.
Also traded and closed puts in FB and BID, both winners but could not post timely.
Sld AAPL Aug 25, 160 puts at .78
From .30
2.67 X
HOD this strike has been .96
Sld BABA Aug 25, 172.5 puts at 1.08
From .22
4.9X
Hod this strike has been 1.67
Last trade was 1.00
Bot AAPL Aug 25, 160 puts at .30
BOT BABA Aug 25, 172.5 puts at .22
LOD this strike has been .09
Last trade .40
GS 222.5 puts LOD has been .04
Last trade .19
Bot GS Aug 25, 222.5 puts at .16
LOD 20 far has been .15
Few, fishing early on a Friday
Sld BIDU Aug 25, 225 puts at 1.49
From 1.34
+.15
Sld AAPL Aug 25, 160 puts at 1.04
From .68
+ 36
SLD FB Aug 25, 167.5 puts at 1.02
From .34
3.0 X
Bot BIDU Aug 25, 225 puts at 1.34
LOD has been 1.00
Bot AAPL Aug 25, 160 puts at .68
LOD has been .51
Bot FB Aug 25, 167.5 puts at .34
LOD has been .28
d5 trading technical.
It is rarely mentioned by traders on this board as to the size, number of contracts, when a buy is reported.
In my case, if I figure my technical buy signal is not the most vigorous, I'll show a little caution on how much money I am willing to bet.
Another technical which I often, OFTEN, watch is the buy and sell numbers in the Que. Like right now, the last trade on my FB puts was .46. What do we think will be next trades considering that the Que shows .53 x .57 and 166 x 18 ? A good bit of information that is not a part of any indicator that I know of. Takes time, sure. That's part of our job, rationing our time and energy to the better prospects.
Not bragging but this desk makes no decisions, long or short without technical analysis suggests, more or less. No hunches. Bankruptcy in '05 doing that. Quit it.
FB 5-minute stock chart, Chaiken has weakened diverging from stock strength. Wm%R Is above -20, potential for stock to weaken.
Holding 167.5 puts. We'll see. No indicator set is always perfect.
Sold BABA Aug 25, 172.5 puts at 1.58
From 1.05
+.53
SLD AAPL Aug 25, 160 puts at 1.21
From 1.15
+06
Entered on what appeared failing initial stock strength until ten o'clock. 5-minue chart of the stock had printed a deep Chaiken Osc plunge initially which failed in the first half hour, along with Wm%R above -20. Not really a good set of indicators, but I "gave it a chance". No more, exit with no loss. That's always the idea.
Bot BABA Aug 25, 172.5 puts at 1.05
Partial fill. LOD this strike has been .65
Bot FB Aug 25, 167.5 puts at .56
BOT AAPL Aug 25, 160 puts at 1.15
Sold GS Aug 25, 244 puts at .78
Push. Initial stock weakness for puts gains looks to have changed. Avoid loss maybe coming.
SPX stronger since the open, opposite to general ideas about puts. Wait and watch SOX a possible weakness later. Not strong enough to figure calls.
Backing off from anticipated AAPL puts. Upward momentum by the stock. Possibly later but not now.
Sld ~50% TSLA Aug 25, 337.5 puts at 4.90
From 3.85
+1.05
Watching AAPL stock for possible puts entry. Not yet, indicators are early if favorable for puts. Chaiken Osc diverging lower as stock has risen since a little before ten o'clock. Wm %R has declined from -20, but not threatening -50.
Bot GS Aug 25, 220 puts at .78
Chaiken Osc diverging lower on the 5-minute stock since the open.
Wm&R broke -50 downward.
Bot TSLA Aug 25, 337.5 puts at 3.85
Sld TSLA Aug 25, 337.5 puts at 4.41
From 4.10
+ .31
Bot TSLA Aug 25, 337.5 puts at 4.10
Stopped out of AAPL, 155 puts at 1.59
From .92
+ .67
HOD this strike has been 1.83
Stopped out of TSLA Aug 25, 335 puts at 6.15
From 3.00
2.05 X
HOD this strike has been 7.50
Bot AAPL Aug 24, 155 puts at .92
LOD this strike has been .77
Bot TSLA Aug 25, 335 puts at 3.00
Partial fill.
Sld BABA Aug 18, 167.5 puts at .54
From .31
+.23
Hi d5, "scared too early".
So how come for your own analysis? Hunches? How about technical analysis, specific indicators.
There are ways to do this, but my idea is that hard work on harnessing my mind to well explored technical indicators will get much better results over time.
My principal sources over the years has been StockCharts, Chart School. There are others. It takes committed and intelligent effort. Effort to fit your own mind. Of perhaps 150 indicators in that entire universe, a fresh mind should try to find and "hook onto" just a few, maybe five. My harness typically uses 10 indicators frequently (every day) and 10 or so more infrequently for special cases.
Bot BABA Aug 18, 167.5 puts at .31
BABA, so now do we look for another weakening for puts later today?