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BABA cover calls mistake
When BABA was $80, I sold deep ITM $60C exp 1/15/2027 for $6k. BABA went against me & continually go up $120 and now my CC is negative near 100%. What to do now if I cover it will cost me $12k. Please advise. Thank you
Option Tracker, fidelity user. Recommandation?
Hello to all the option traders out there. I am currently with Fidelity, and the info and layout are a bit underwhelming. I trade enough options that I might invest in an option tracker. Are there any good recommendations out there that sync well with Fidelity? Also, what is your …
Best way to deploy $5k
Say I’m targeting a 5% rise in a stock over the next couple weeks and I want to long $5k in 20JUN25 calls, do I - buy 5x $1k calls (.13 delta) - buy 2x $2.5k calls (.28 delta) - buy 1x $5k call (.45 delta)
Need help: hold Nvidia call, or sell now?
I purchased an Nvidia call option the day of the Deepseek announcement, the day Nvidia sank over 15%. Option purchased: Expiration 12/19/24 Strike: $132 Price: $19.55/share ($1955 total) As of today, the option is worth over an $800 profit. My plan was to hold this through minutes before market close …
Minute level historical SPX data with greeks
Looking for all strikes/expirations from 2022 onwards. Just need SPX but minute level with Greeks. Anyone know a reliable source that doesn't cost thousands of dollars?
Building Confidence as an Options Trader
You are told that you need to be confident to create success as a trader. While accurate, it misses the most important aspects of the concept. Why confidence matters? Our ability to repeatedly execute a strategy is essential to our long-term performance. For example, if you trade short vol through …
Own shares for a year, but selling covered calls
So let's say a situation where I own the shares for a year but every week I still covered calls and let's assume in the scenario that my shares never get called away and after a full year I'm still there with my full position I then go ahead and …
can you view the strike price of options bought by politicians on unusual whales, if so where?
I have seen things about the daily and total return of the options as well as things such as the days to expire, where are the strike prices?
TEM Calls $71
What does the group feel about TEM. Bought 3 calls at $71 last Monday. Expiration 2/28. Up 187% in 4 days. Still room to grow or take the money and run?
Does anyone pay for Barchart Premier?
I’m considering pay for the Barchart Premier version for more stats on different option plays. It’s not terribly expensive at $16-ish/month, they charge a full year upfront. I find the free info to be helpful, but was wondering if the the paid content was that much better. Any insights would …