http://optiontradinglinkzone.com Your Source for Social News and Networking Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:46:04 CDT en http://optiontradinglinkzone.com/story.php?title=here-was-my-thought-process-in-bidu-today-1-bidu-is-below-the-important-premarket-support-so-i-am-looking-for-an-opening-drive-to-the-downside-%C2%A0-i-feel-very-smart-after-the-3-point-downmove-2-%C2%A0-bidu-bounces-after-it-fills-the-gap-but-i-f 1. BIDU is below the important Premarket support so I am looking for an Opening Drive to the downside.  I feel very smart after the 3 point downmove.
2.  BIDU bounces after it fills the gap but I find an area of intraday R.  I feel very smart after finding this level and BIDU trades to the lows.
3. Accumulation at the gap fill near 143.25ish.  There is a break to the downside but then 143 mans up and BIDU cannot hold the offer below [...] ]]> Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:46:04 CDT optionlzAdmin News 13 http://optiontradinglinkzone.com/story.php?title=here-was-my-thought-process-in-bidu-today-1-bidu-is-below-the-important-premarket-support-so-i-am-looking-for-an-opening-drive-to-the-downside-%C2%A0-i-feel-very-smart-after-the-3-point-downmove-2-%C2%A0-bidu-bounces-after-it-fills-the-gap-but-i-f http://optiontradinglinkzone.com/story.php?title=have-the-markets-changed-part-2-by-market-timer-frank-kollar Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:46:02 CDT optionlzAdmin News 13 http://optiontradinglinkzone.com/story.php?title=have-the-markets-changed-part-2-by-market-timer-frank-kollar http://optiontradinglinkzone.com/story.php?title=small-caps-iwm-hit-short-term-overbought-extreme-%E2%80%93-potential-trade-ahead The window dressing that typically occurs during quarters end is in full effect.
The Russell 2000 (IWM) has charged higher over the past four trading days and yet the 86/88 IWM put vertical that I sold is still well-positioned. At $82.90, IWM is still roughly 3.6 percent away from the [...] ]]> Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:46:01 CDT optionlzAdmin News 10 http://optiontradinglinkzone.com/story.php?title=small-caps-iwm-hit-short-term-overbought-extreme-%E2%80%93-potential-trade-ahead http://optiontradinglinkzone.com/story.php?title=moody%E2%80%99s-mco-holds-back-bulls Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:46:00 CDT optionlzAdmin News 17 http://optiontradinglinkzone.com/story.php?title=moody%E2%80%99s-mco-holds-back-bulls http://optiontradinglinkzone.com/story.php?title=momentumoptionstrading-com-new-trade-for-6282011 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 10:31:07 CDT optionlzAdmin News 12 http://optiontradinglinkzone.com/story.php?title=momentumoptionstrading-com-new-trade-for-6282011 http://optiontradinglinkzone.com/story.php?title=high-probability-mean-reversion-options-strategy-continues-success-%E2%80%93-up-43-1-since-inception The High-Probability, Mean-Reversion Options Strategy reaped another gain today. The successful trade pushed the strategy to a new high – +43.1% since its inception eight months ago. You can see the performance results for the High-Probability, Mean-Reversion options strategy here. The success has been incredible so far and I am nearing a limit [...] ]]> Tue, 28 Jun 2011 10:31:04 CDT optionlzAdmin News 16 http://optiontradinglinkzone.com/story.php?title=high-probability-mean-reversion-options-strategy-continues-success-%E2%80%93-up-43-1-since-inception http://optiontradinglinkzone.com/story.php?title=what-is-an-option-more-importantly-how-do-i-trade-options The second question is by far the more difficult question to answer because it requires a personal look into how you see yourself as an investor. One thing I I can guarantee – there is an option strategy [...] ]]> Tue, 28 Jun 2011 10:31:00 CDT optionlzAdmin News 6 http://optiontradinglinkzone.com/story.php?title=what-is-an-option-more-importantly-how-do-i-trade-options http://optiontradinglinkzone.com/story.php?title=lower-lows-ahead-for-streettracks-gold-nyse-gld-market-timer-frank-kollar Tue, 28 Jun 2011 10:30:52 CDT optionlzAdmin News 13 http://optiontradinglinkzone.com/story.php?title=lower-lows-ahead-for-streettracks-gold-nyse-gld-market-timer-frank-kollar http://optiontradinglinkzone.com/story.php?title=these-are-today%E2%80%99s-top-stocks-on-the-in-play-column-on-the-smb-radar-this-is-the-most-important-function-of-the-scanner-the-radar-uses-a-number-of-proprietary-algorithms-on-a-prescreened-universe-of-stocks-and-processes-every-tick-in-searc This is the most important function of the scanner. The Radar uses a number of proprietary algorithms on a prescreened universe of stocks and processes every tick in search of finding stocks that are In Play. These stocks have unusually high order flow that indicates heavy institutional activity in the stock and tend to have a catalyst that is driving them for the day.
We prefer stocks that are very In Play. This is indicated by the brightness [...] ]]> Tue, 28 Jun 2011 10:30:44 CDT optionlzAdmin News 18 http://optiontradinglinkzone.com/story.php?title=these-are-today%E2%80%99s-top-stocks-on-the-in-play-column-on-the-smb-radar-this-is-the-most-important-function-of-the-scanner-the-radar-uses-a-number-of-proprietary-algorithms-on-a-prescreened-universe-of-stocks-and-processes-every-tick-in-searc http://optiontradinglinkzone.com/story.php?title=q2-2011-condor-options-performance-review I noted in my last quarterly update that I expected more periods of sideways price action in the rest of 2011, and so… ]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2011 23:41:20 CDT optionlzAdmin News 5 http://optiontradinglinkzone.com/story.php?title=q2-2011-condor-options-performance-review http://optiontradinglinkzone.com/story.php?title=is-och-ziff-reviving-the-dispersion-trade Och-Ziff might be following an options strategy known as a “dispersion trade”… ]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2011 23:41:20 CDT optionlzAdmin News 16 http://optiontradinglinkzone.com/story.php?title=is-och-ziff-reviving-the-dispersion-trade http://optiontradinglinkzone.com/story.php?title=bonus-trade-uthr-put-vertical One of the stocks getting hammered in this week’s sell-off is United Theraputics (UTHR)…. The stock is oversold on the daily chart and sporting an implied volatility of 81% for July options. Current share price is in the support range from the November/December 2010 consolidation.
The July… ]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2011 23:41:20 CDT optionlzAdmin News 14 http://optiontradinglinkzone.com/story.php?title=bonus-trade-uthr-put-vertical http://optiontradinglinkzone.com/story.php?title=calendar-spreads-102-adjustments
Suppose we bought the SPY June/July 131/136 double-calendar on May 26, as described last time. Now imagine that SPY was trading over $135 yesterday (wishful thinking, I know)... ]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2011 23:41:20 CDT optionlzAdmin News 13 http://optiontradinglinkzone.com/story.php?title=calendar-spreads-102-adjustments http://optiontradinglinkzone.com/story.php?title=expiring-monthly-guest-contributors
Chris McKhann (optionMONSTER) wrote a column in the January 2011 issue, “The Vega Calendar Trap,” on how the vega of a given calendar or diagonal spread can be deceiving, and… ]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2011 23:41:20 CDT optionlzAdmin News 18 http://optiontradinglinkzone.com/story.php?title=expiring-monthly-guest-contributors