WebHere, I'm looking to add some long delta to my portfolio, although it's also good as a stand alone trade in this low volatility environment. The short-dated put is being sold at the ~20 delta strike, the long-dated one at the ~15, so I'm picking up about 5.00 positive delta/contract from this setup. Unfortunately, with diagonals, we're not able to precisely … WebThis is a short straddle that started as a double diagonal. (See Post Below). I've been rolling the short straddle body out to generally at-the-money to take profit and to bring in additional credits. Although implied volatility (31%) is at the low end of its 52-week range, it is more than twice that of the broad market; SPY is at 14%. So far, I've collected 4.31/contract …
ROLLING TESTED IRON CONDORS -- SOME TIPS (PART II)
WebThanks to TheBanker and the Biopharma chat room for spotting this one ... . A little bit of research on its implied volatility percentage, and voila, a diamond in the rough, premium selling play ... . Metrics: 100 Shares at 7.56 Sell Aug 19th 8 short call Whole Package: … WebAnd, before you research this underlying, the answer is, "No, it is not the bordering-on-porn men's magazine, Maxim"; it's an integrated circuit company. This is another longer-term play I'm looking to work to bridge the gap between now and the beginning of next earnings season. In any event, MXIM post-earnings IVR/IV is currently at 91/38. Standard short … now then it\\u0027s time to dole out some vengeance
OPENING: XOP FEB/MARCH 26/31/31/36 DOUBLE DIAGONAL
WebTruth be told, I hardly ever do covered calls. This is because a covered call requires you to take a position in the underlying and then proceed to sell options against the position in an effort to reduce your cost basis in the stock; in other words, it ties up buying power while … WebOkay, okay, okay ... . So FB doesn't meet my ordinary criteria of having high IVR (70+) and high IV (50+) for purposes of selling premium (currently its IVR/IV is 46/36). My excuse is, "Hey, it's Facebook; you can't not play Facebook" (plus the typical 1 SD short strangle … Web5) Look at Setups in Expiries in the Friday Immediately Following the Announcement or the Friday Thereafter. I mechanically set these up in options that expire the week following the announcement, as it gives me a little more time for the setup to work out. 6) Avoid ADR's … nieesha newlin obituary