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@navypack Nice! Worked out well. Sold the Thu options at strikes 4100 to 4175.
@nobatmanjokes If I don't like the strikes of the options with the premium I usually target because the strikes are too high, I would usually sell fur...
@navypack Wow, that's tight. Might make a "point landing" there. 🙂 At least the futures point to a small recovery. Crossing my fingers.
@perig That sounds like a great plan! Thanks for sharing! I've never seen a good tool for an ex-ante analysis like that. Though, IB has a tool for V...
@fi4wanderlust Well, I rely on the experience over the last few weeks. The market can't stay down for long. We normally snap back after a drubbing lik...
@mpaziran But maybe single-malt before bedtime...
Rough day today. My Wedesday strikes are between 4290 and 4325. Oh my!
@fi4wanderlust Yeah, not much money to be made with the short calls. I usually stay away from that.
Heading to FinCon in Austin TX today. Let me know if anyone else is there and wants to connect!
@figuy1 Same here. The highest strike was 4300 but even that one held. Intraday it looked a bit shaky, but all worked out in the end. This might sha...
This might play a role in the elevated Vol as well: People getting nervous about a potential "Lehman Brothers" Moment in China:
@charlie02 Thanks for the suggestions. Same here. Should have done it when the VIX dropped so low last week. 🙂
@figuy1 I second that. You already have an explicit bond allocation in the form of the inflation-indexed income stream (that's what I assume when you ...