10/27 The RUT traded below the 590 level and I was able to exit for credit of 9.07. 10/16 WBT BOT CALENDAR RUT 100 DEC 09/NOV 09 590 PUT @7....
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10/27 The RUT traded below the 590 level and I was able to exit for credit of 9.07. 10/16 WBT BOT CALENDAR RUT 100 DEC 09/NOV 09 590 PUT @7....
9/9WBT BOT +2 CALENDAR RUT 100 NOV 09/OCT 09 570 PUT @9.95 ISE, RUT MARK 587.73. I bought the Oct/Nov 570Put calendar for 9.95. This is a sl...
TRADE SETUP: WBT BOT +1 CALENDAR RUT 100 SEP 09/AUG 09 490 PUT @6.70 ISE, RUT MARK 520.58, We have rallied several sigma in the past four da...
6/30 TRADE SETUP: WBT BOT +1 CALENDAR IBM 100 AUG 09/JUL 09 105 CALL @1.29 IBM MARK 104.02 IBM has been trading in a range and with the vol ...
7/8 I closed the calendar spread. I placed the order to exit at the S1 level of 480. The RUT hit below that level. It got as low as 470, but...
6/23 I exited the trade at $3.06 and $3.03 (-58%). The june contract expired worthlesss and I closed the july contract. Since The RUT rallie...
6/23 I closed the trade for 2.52 (-57%). This past month was a strong month and I was on the wrong side of the trade. I did not follow my ri...
5/8 closed for 4.84 (+20%) WBT BOT CALENDAR IBM 100 JUN 09/MAY 09 100 PUT @2.01 ISE, IBM MARK 103.93, Break Even: [95.30,105.07] Risk Manag...
4/2 The market rallied 4.9% after G20 meeting and suspension of Mark-to=Market accounting rules. I exited the other half of the calendar for...
3/30 Exited the trade at $9.5 after the RUT gapped down over 3%. 12days in trade ROC=19% 3/23 3/18 RUT 390 Put Calendar BOT +1 CALENDAR RUT...
3/27 I exited the 90P calendar for $4.36 (+4%). AAPL has been too bullish and the position hasn't really worked since the trade was put...
BOT +1 CALENDAR AAPL 100 APR 09/MAR 09 80 PUT @1.73 ISE, AAPL MARK 91.3299 SOLD -1 CALENDAR AAPL 100 APR 09/MAR 09 80 PUT @1.51 ISE, AAPL MA...
3/18 This is triple witching expirationa Friday. Today was FOMC announcement day. The FED kept rates unchanged from 0- 25bps and said that i...
1/8/09 WBT SOLD -1 CALENDAR SPY 100 FEB 09/JAN 09 86 PUT @2.38 ISE, SPY MARK 89.90 The SPY pulled back to 89 level after the run since Chris...
12/4 SOLD -1 CALENDAR XOM 100 JAN 09/DEC 08 75 PUT @2.30 ISE, XOM MARK 78.35. Close postion. 11/25 BOT +1 CALENDAR XOM 100 JAN 09/DEC 08 75...
Update: 7/22/08 11:47PM Position was filled at target price, today the RUT had a strong day rallying 19.19 to close @716.82. The damage wasn...