Trade Stories
I Was Young and I Needed The Money…
I knew nothing about handling money. I knew nearly nothing about life, to be honest. However, the year was 1998 and I was in my mid-20s with some cash on hand.
The Big Sell-Off Today
This is hard to believe. The Traders and I were just talking about the probability/possibility of a selloff this morning over coffee. I made the case that this isn’t a bubble. (I still don’t think it’s a bubble). Then we started the day and the market fell like a rock.
Why I sell options
First and foremost, it is a proven fact that 75% to 80% of all options held to expiration expire worthless.
Thoughts on Selling Naked
Naked options are by far the riskiest investments in the commodityA commodity is an economic good or service where the demand for it has no qualitative differentiation across a market (i.e. corn, petroleum, pork bellies, etc.) The market treats its instances as equivalent or nearly so with no regard to who produced them.... arena. Even outright contracts can at least have a stop loss entered on them, which will get you out automatically if the position goes against you.
My (Rich’s) Worst Trade Ever
Here at Traders Trading, we seek to entertain and educate. One of the best ways to learn to do something right is to learn from others’ mistakes. And learning from somebody else’s mistake can also be entertaining.
What are these so called earnings plays
Earnings Plays are trades we do on stocks that are set to report their quarterly earnings. This is a binary event that typically causes premium to increase prior to the event.
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Trade 228 – Strangle on ZSN20 by Jerry Chapman
I believe the beans will trade in a range that offers protection on both sides of this trade…
The Weekly Brief – 2019.11.11
Welcome to this week’s Veteran’s Day edition of the Traders Trading Weekly. Each Monday we update you on trades we are looking at for the upcoming week. If you’re reading this, and you’re a Veteran, we thank you for your service and sacrifice.
The Weekly Recap – 2019.11.08
Welcome to this week’s recap of trades from the past week. Each Saturday we send you a recap of the trades we made during the past week.
Trade 227 – Iron Condor on SPX by Rob Miller
Have not been getting fills lately on the 14-day Iron Condor strategy. Settling on this one. Not comfortable with the stability of this latest run up in the market to keep the put side too close. Selling premium with this one…
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