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A calendar spread profile in an options calculator is not a P&L forecast
Most options calculators model a calendar spread profile at the expiration date of the front leg. And there is an important nuance here. If an options structure is built within the same expiration cycle, the payoff profile we see at entry generally corresponds to what we will get at expiration. …
Bought crwv at 125, did I mess up
I did a buy call with a month expiry date at like the 3 of June, but seeing the recent performance of crwv the past few days really made me worry. Will it bounce back ands skyrocket, or did I just mess up and lost money. Sorry if this sounds …
SpaceX IPO large tech trade
I am thinking about constructing a trade to profit from the reweighting of large tech included in the QQQ. There is going to be a sell-off so that SpaceX will have room in the ETF. Share your thoughts.
Options Strategies
Hey everyone, I have 3k capital in my account and want to grow it. I have a high risk tolerance and would be able to manage active trades, so I was wondering what strategies I should look into. Im interested in UOA (market rebellion) and the wheel, but am also …
Getting stopped out
Here is my scenario. I have either a put or call vertical that expires at the end of the week. I usually put in a stop loss to prevent max loss on my vertical. Without fail the price would either rise and fall to hit my stop loss and then …
MU: $170M+ in vol bought today on an expiry that front-runs nothing. I'm fading it with a condor.
The tape: \~$100M into the $900 straddle (Jun 12), calls and puts same strike, both swept. Another \~$69M into the $950 straddle, same expiry. Near the money chain at 121% IV. MU last \~$935 after a 13.25% drop on 6/5 ($996 to $864 intraday) and a bounce. 121% IV is …
XSP Bull Put Credit Spread Failing Last Two Weeks
I enter into Bull Put Credit Spreads using XSP. Last Friday, my early exit signal fired, and I exited with a $30.26 loss. I entered yesterday, and a few minutes ago, my early exit signal fired, and I exited with a $163.68 loss. These last two weeks have been a …
Premium in SpaceX proxy ETF and Stocks
I saw a post somebody buying options in NASA ETF as a play for SpaceX IPO. I think the whole musk-space thingy is so hyped they going to whack retail crowd that bought calls on every proxy name. But I'm not going to pretend I know how the market going …
SPCX and Effects on Other Space Stonks/Options
With the IPO on Friday, what are people's feelings/opinions on how this would have (any) effects on other space related stocks? Example: LUNR, FLY Is it time to buy calls thinking they would ride SPCX's wave or buy puts because people will be selling them and use the money to …