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EDIT it went to 103.32 this morning but the 15 and 30 min still looked good ( to me anyway) Kind of surprised it sold off so much but market is tricky today. No room for patience if you have a profit I guess. After watching you trade it twice yesterday I could see indicators saying it wanted to go after the rally into the close so I got it on the early sell off.
FB 104 calls bot .50 earlier just sold .71 missed .85 earlier but 1 for 1 in 2016 ! Might be my only trade for the year so I keep a good record. LOL
EDIT well FB fading a bit now. 103 calls back to .75 now
China was the issue today so the market reaction can be hard to predict. I see Smart tried FB for a bounce earlier and that fizzled but his 2nd try looks to be a decent trade if he is still in it. Did you play any puts? Beer had posted SPY puts on fri for this week. That will pay for his last vacation.
On a day like today with the huge gap down at the open, how do you decide if it maintains the trend down or if it might snap back on you? It was too risky for me to try anything near the open. Most have stayed pretty much down except for AAPL had a nice bounce. Had a fleeting thought of GPRO calls and that would have been a great idea.Thanks
AAPL puts ...too bad you don't have another day on those.LOL Best trade ever?
Looks like if it doesn't find a bottom @ 104.50 ish it could head for that low at 92. The most hated stock in the world this week. WOW
AAPL 113 calls sold .06 from .23 bought this morning after it had dropped.
Didn't know you were short or I would have x'd that idea.I know this isn't a team sport...
AAPL 113 calls sold .31 at the close yesterday from .60 from mon and tues.
Merry Christmas to me...
As usual you hit a home run. Should be a good payday. Man that's a long drive to your Dr. You must be tired from that.
They announced some executive changes/ promotions but it seems no one cares. It was up more than a buck pre market. Those buyers are bummed. Didn't have the guts to bet against that gapper but I'm usually right when there is no money involved.
No puts today? All your favorites are fading this morning.
AAPL after throwing up all morning may pick it's head out of the toilet. 109+ and trying
AAPL major pullback. You are still ok I missed the exit. Got distracted for a couple of minutes and sellers pounced on it. Hummm Longer charts 15 30 still looking positive so I was trying to have some patience but my entry puts me in a weak position to keep holding and hoping. Geeezzzz
Will do. My original entry was fudged up @ 1.29 then I added some .79 so ave 1.05 got up to like 1.38 yesterday. My world!
EDIT 5 min chart actually looking good. I think if it can break past 111.75 I might still have a winner.
Nice trade! Help me out here on AAPL...I'm in some 113 calls from yesterday. Couldn't exit due to PDT issue so I held. That almost never works out good for me and this morning was no exception. So your thoughts...thanks shred
Well those AAPL calls are worthless now. The morning rally yesterday gave me false hope. Stayed in too long to salvage anything. Glad I only had a few. Lost all my profit on the prior 2 trades. SUUUUCKSSSS!!
Checking in late this morning....I was thinking the same thing earlier when I saw lots of red pre market. Seems you are having a good week anyway.
BABA won't go down but not really interested in going up either. More Yahoo news could move it so pay attention to what's going on there too. IWM puts working for you. AAPL went right to 116.94..I was in the shower. Have a Christmas party tonight. So much for those calls...Merry Christmas to me Bah Humbug
I just have a few. A big load for me is 8 or 10. My ave investment is around $200. If I get more than that in a trade I'm probably doing something stupid!AAPL is up today but it's such a slow grind up the burn is about equal. Bid has been .12 to .14 all day. Maybe it will surge a little and help me out. Good luck on your DUST trade
GPRO 117 calls .35 yesterday after 3 pm. current price 2.32 bid. About 6x boy I could use that. Just call me "Bradstadomis"...lol I'm good when I don't have real money on my predictions. Actually thought it might just rebound to 17.50 ish but lots of AAPL takeover talk. Seems to be just chatter from talking heads. AApl has a lot of cash,...they can buy anything they wanted.
AAPL if it gets there in a hurry I'll be ready salvage what I can if it gets rejected. Just regroup for tomorrow. Thanks for the target.
EDIT Man look at GPRO GO! Might close that gap at 19. ...I only have 1 saddle and I too often get on the wrong horse. Not that I want to juggle 8 trades like you did yesterday. I would be crapping my pants.
GOOD! I'm not right much but that one is a Jim Cramer favorite so patience is key. Rumor of GPRO as a possible or at least sensible target for AAPL I wish I had more cash. I was itching to buy the 17 calls on GRPO yesterday late afternoon.
EDIT yep that makes sense ..AAPL just took out the HOD. Maybe some hope for my calls. No money to add and no desire to add to the risk anyway so going to just ride it bareback for now.
OMG you sniffed out that turn up on IWM. AAPL threatening to go up here too. I screwed up my trade from yesterday so way out of position on it now. Maybe a $3 run up today? Not with my luck...LOL
Heard an interesting idea today...AAPL should buy GPRO. Gets them in another product category they might actually be able to improve on. Hummm I'm in some calls so anything to make this turd float this week is a good idea LOL
Looking over bought on those indicators now. Would have had to get it earlier. They just never miss on earning so I think there are buyers lurking that may have a longer view.
COST trying to move up again today. That was a new one for you. If you have any buy and hold money check out SPH paying 14% div (div seems safe too)and price targets 25-30% higher. Warm winter has not helped their business
Wazz up? My AAPL calls took a hard knock yesterday. Getting a little rally this morning but I'm a long way OTM. Need a $1 + run today.
What area are you in?
Now that's a dangerous sport! In a few AAPL 118 wkly calls @ .64 not loving this entry low was .51. Not loving how it keeps trying to flirt with 117...
AAPL BTO 118 wkly calls @ .64 just a few...well should have hit it earlier or just waited. She's struggling a bit here. Most everything else got a decent bounce.
AAPL glad I closed those out yesterday...looking at 118 calls for an entry. SPY, IWM and NDX all up..
I was shocked at how fast i could lose it that's for $#@% sure . I like this better! Maybe another minute holding would have been better. Left a little on the table but I need wins right now no need to be the hero.
AAPL 119 call in@ .45 out .59 + .14 just had a few. Was going to hold them till tomorrow but finally got a chance to get a decent exit. 2 for 2 today plus my paper trade from the morning..
NFLX why didn't I buy that? LOL Slowly grinding higher. AMZN GOOGL too the rest are sideways. AAPL SPY and IWM can't decide what to do. Humm AAPL a little surge now.
EDIT now we need to cut off as much imports as we can and preserve our domestic production. Save those good jobs that were created if we can. Low mortgage rates will probably save the housing sector.
I think you could rent them a swimming pool right now.LOL They are looking for anywhere to store oil. My wife drives 80 miles round trip to work so the cheap gas has been a blessing for us.
Must have been big sellers...nasty pull back at the moment. We'll see if the sellers wash out.. humm getting worse as I type. That was a mugging.
EDIT AAPL pushing up...break of 118 might take a shot at the daily high.
SPY firming up also on 5 min MACD about to cross ,williams rising nicely, slow sto crossed and curling up. When AAPL and SPY get going in the same direction it's usually a good sign too.
It's in a daily battle so not unusual to move in a dollar range. Makes a good trader if you can get on the right side of it. Looking at AAPL calls but not sure it will go or just a trap to take my money LOL. Got some errands to run ...maybe better to quit while I'm ahead. I get happy on a good trade and want to do it again just to give it back later. I'm out for today..later guys
SPY 206.50 @ 1.48 sold at 2.18 earlier on a couple... also had a paper trade on AAPL 118 calls .75 to 1.10...that went to 1.34 wish I had real money on it too. looks like flipping to puts on either of them would have been a decent idea too. I keep watching GPRO but never buy...it moves good on decent volume. Options are cheap and pretty liquid.fyi
LOL yes much larger loads. 90% I'm just using mental stops but when it gets there my ADD brain wants to re-evaluate instead of just following the plan. Your tip about the 2 wicks on 5 min candle up against the upper bollie as a possible reversal sign is helping me pick better exits. If I am understanding it correctly. I guess it works both ways ups up or down.
2nd EDIT Also looked at GPRO 118 calls as I have several days recently. Good volume on pretty cheap options. Might be one to watch/ add to the arsenal. Any good news on that one could create a huge short squeeze rally.
EDIT as always I welcome your input/advice.
I only use trailing stops when I need to make sure not to screw up and turn it into a loser. With my record I don't have much confidence in my decision making so even when I think I'm right and I still feel good with the set up I might need to just walk away for a few minutes to gather my thoughts. I really hate using them. Min .10 so you either get taken out too soon and see later you were too tight or that you maybe should have just sold and kept the extra .10 when you had the chance.
After a small rally SPY went back to a new low of the day. PSAR even flipped on the 5 min chart and the williams was struggling to rise. MACD was still dropping negative. I don't have nerves of steel like you Roy so that would have scared me! It did bounce right off the lower bollie (10) and then got some volume on the next 5 min green candle. Looks like money flow began to kick in from that point. Nice call for you.
SPY calls looked sketchy at first but it's going nicely now too!
AAPL paper trade (bummer) out 1.10 +.35 for 40% real trade I would have put a trailing stop and let it go on it's own for a while longer