Archive for December, 2008

  • More Ultra ETF Voodoo
    stevenplace, December 8th, 2008 at 1:39 pm, Comments: 0

    I started to slowly build a position in DXO on Friday. It’s up and doing well, and I’ll add a bit more on a pullback.
    But looking at the chart… check out the volume- that’s absurd.
    And it leads me to my next question: how much are prices of ultra and doubleshort etfs really affected by supply [...]

  • Bullish ADBE Straddle Sale
    stevenplace, December 4th, 2008 at 11:56 am, Comments: 0

    I’ve been looking around for potential stocks to use my High-Strike-LEAP-Straddle-Sale strategy. ADBE looks good. Check out the chart:
    The play is SELL -1 ADBE Jan 10 30 Straddle 14.00. Here’s the risk profile on ToS:
    Delta: 18.45, Gamma -5.66, Theta 1.18, Vega -16.90
    This puts your effective basis at expiration at 16, and it’s pretty easy on [...]

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    IWO Video: Short Straddles and Other Strategies
    stevenplace, December 3rd, 2008 at 6:56 am, Comments: 0

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