FEEDThe options-ization of Slope continues this weekend, with me spending a fair bit of time putting together a simple strategy guide which you can see here. The purpose of this new page is to serve as a repository for basic information about various options strategies, which will become increasingly important as our new SOAP toolRead More 0 Comments [Read More...]
6.9% Options Portfolio Return vs. 2.2% S&P 500 Return
Over the past 12 months, I’ve managed an options-based portfolio and demonstrated how this approach can offer a superior alternative to traditional stock picking. An options-based approach is very similar to running your portfolio like a business where you manage risk and take profits. Alternatively, an options-based approach is much like an insurance company where […] The post 6.9% Options Portfolio Return vs. 2.2% S&P 500 Return appeared first on INO.com Trader's Blog. [Read More...]
Have I Got This Right?
FEEDEnough pretending. Enough illusions that I have any idea what I’m doing. Enough misguided notions that I’m smart. I need your help. I just did my first spread trade. On a scale of 1 (total ignorance) to 10 (some of the people here) I’m probably a 1.5. But I wanted to take advantage of myRead More 0 Comments [Read More...]
Trade Spotlight: Options (September Monthly Summary)
This is the September 2019 Monthly Recap of the Trade Spotlight: Options advisory segment. Open Positions Sugar Call (8/26/19) Long the March 2020 Sugar 13.25 call option on 45 points or $504. Option settled at 55 points. Marked-to-market gain of $112. HOLD. The March 2020 Sugar contract broke out to the upside through an upper trend line. The upside target of the 13.00 price level, a potential resistance level, is fast approaching. At that time the option may be liquidated for a profit even though there is plenty of time until option expiration (2/17/20). If there is follow through the next upside target is the 200-day Moving Average (13.38). The price alert to potential liquidate has been raised just below the 50-day Moving Average (12.51). Heating Oil Bull … [Read More...]
Now You Know
FEEDLast night I did a post to let you know that SlopeCharts now had vertical options expiration lines. We’ve added the tweak I wanted in which mousing over any given line will tell you whether it is a monthly or quarterly expiration and will also tell you the date. [Read More...]
Options: You Choose Whether You Win 70%, 80% or 90% Of Your Trades
Previously, I wrote an article putting forth the efficient market hypothesis termed “There’s No Edge In Stock Picking” and how less than 10% of fund managers outperform their benchmark over the long-term. These bleak performance metrics and the fact that there’s only a 36% chance that you pick a stock that outperforms the index is […] The post Options: You Choose Whether You Win 70%, 80% or 90% Of Your Trades appeared first on INO.com Trader's Blog. [Read More...]