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Post by c1916 on Jun 15, 2018 9:37:24 GMT -6
Congratulations Lollaboard. The 8-0 run on ACN calls heading into earnings is over. The calls hit the threshold on the bottom end, and were sold at a loss this morning...a victim of the overall selloff. I will look for a spot to re-enter, but generally don't try to "fix" something that didn't work.
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Post by neader on Jun 15, 2018 9:40:05 GMT -6
Sorry to hear.
IQ is at an even bigger dip now than when I bought my call but still feeling good about it's prospects by 7/20
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Post by neader on Jun 15, 2018 12:17:40 GMT -6
wow i fucked up
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Post by Xamnam on Jun 15, 2018 15:02:19 GMT -6
This is why I'll never do a stock
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Post by neader on Jun 15, 2018 16:06:43 GMT -6
More to do with me being me than the actual options
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Post by neader on Jun 18, 2018 12:04:42 GMT -6
Bought IQ $45 calls that expire on 7/20 during the dip this morning It was up 60% at one point but I'm holding until it expires or I get more. Pray for me. I am so happy I did not sell this. My break even is 48.60 on 7/20. Currently at 43.71, started below 40 today. Easy money. |
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Post by facts on Jun 18, 2018 12:23:20 GMT -6
I can never tell if this is a parody thread or not.
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Post by neader on Jun 22, 2018 10:16:08 GMT -6
i wish more of y'all participated so we could have discussion but i get it.
it's been a fucking week. i made big $$$ from selling my IQ call earlier and then bought more yesterday on what I thought was a dip but if you check this morning you'll see that wasn't the case.
i should've held but i sold. oh well. im relatively where i was when i started.
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Post by neader on Jul 10, 2018 16:23:43 GMT -6
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Post by neader on Jul 25, 2018 5:27:11 GMT -6
c19 how have all these earnings been for you? My Robin hood account's gone up 115% in the past 10 days, mainly through pzza puts and nflx calls the day after their er that I bought at open and sold at close. Also made good $$$ playing msft er and doing amzn weeklies which is risky but the payoffs have been huge. Considering holding my amzn 1802.5 call that I bought yesterday at 49.75 (bought at 1:37, could not have timed that any better) and is worth 59.28 now. So tempting to sell and lock in what I have. Usually I do but with all the hype around er and after google crushed it I'm rolling the dice.
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Post by c1916 on Jul 25, 2018 7:29:48 GMT -6
They've been OK, I'm probably green, but not by a whole lot.
I shorted NFLX (7/20 385 Puts) ahead of their earnings, which I unloaded at the next day's open for the biggest winner. I didn't take it as far as you did to open Calls during the dip, but the short was a 5-bagger.
MSFT 7/27 106 Calls were a winner.
INTC 7/27 52.50 Calls also +50%
Losers included BA 7/27 367.50 Calls
MA 7/27 210 Calls
TTWO 7/27 133 Calls
MOMO 7/27 46.5 Calls
Currently open GOOG 8/17 1252.50 Calls (Opened after earnings)
FB 8/17 210 Puts
MRO 8/17 21 Calls
MCD 9/21 155 Puts
REGN 8/17 Straddle (380C/360P)
VLO 8/17 113 Call (currently green and looking to close this today with earnings coming up)
Holding anything through earnings is like flipping a coin. I try to play pre- and post-earning momentum based on history, the NFLX short was an anomaly for me and very easily could have gone the other way. I also set my losers to bail at 40%, so as a general rule, I'm looking for winners to double at which point I take some off and play with the house money while never losing more than 50% on the mistakes. Some people like to play the lottos, but I'm OK with grinding out small gains in a choppy market.
GLTY
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Post by neader on Jul 25, 2018 7:59:53 GMT -6
Damn FB puts? I'm playing calls. Just sold one I had for a small profit during that run up today and will buy back in later. Prob not going to play amzn er, too much of a coward. If it goes bad it pretty much wipes out my portfolio. Even though I do think they'll crush.
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Jul 25, 2018 8:02:28 GMT -6
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Post by c1916 on Jul 25, 2018 8:08:42 GMT -6
Have you considered a put spread?
For example, sell 7/27 1800 Puts for a credit, and buy 7/27 1795 puts. You could collect around $2.30 on this spread making your maximum loss $2.70. In this scenario, you win (by keeping the premium) if it spikes higher, and only lose if it drops by more than $30.
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Post by neader on Jul 25, 2018 8:20:06 GMT -6
Where are you getting the 2.3 and 2.7?
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Post by Kamera on Jul 25, 2018 8:47:53 GMT -6
Anyone here invest in Vanguard mutual funds?
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Post by c1916 on Jul 25, 2018 10:20:37 GMT -6
Where are you getting the 2.3 and 2.7? I'm shit at posting images but will give this a shot
There has been some movement since I posted the price earlier, so the option prices have changed a bit. The image was from about 11:05AM and indicates that you can sell the 7/27 1800 put for a (mid-point) price of $26.20 and buy the 7/27 1795 put for a (mid-point) price of $24.18 which would net you $2.03 (down from the $2.30 I quoted earlier).
In this scenario, you collect $2.03 for each option.
The image is basing the "max gain" and "max loss" on a sale price of $1.30, but you should be able to get closer to the mid-point price. If we assume that $2.03 is a fair price for this trade, your max gain is $203 on a single contract. Since the contract has a spread of $5.00, your maximum loss is $500, but you've already collected $203, so your true max loss is $297.
If AMZN spikes on earnings as you expect, you'd do nothing and let both contracts expire and keep the $203 per contract. If AMZN drops on earnings and you let the contracts expire, you'd lose $297. Or, you can try to sell the contracts at a loss and mitigate the maximum loss somewhat. All of the figures do not include commissions.
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Post by c1916 on Jul 25, 2018 10:21:13 GMT -6
Anyone here invest in Vanguard mutual funds? Sure. |
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Post by Kamera on Jul 25, 2018 10:22:18 GMT -6
Should I invest in VGT?
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Post by c1916 on Jul 25, 2018 10:29:54 GMT -6
Top 10 holdings (which make up 51% of the fund): Apple, Microsoft, Visa, Intel, Cisco, Mastercard, Oracle, NVIDIA, Facebook, IBM.
Essentially a large cap growth fund.
New 52 week high today.
The usual extremely cheap Vanguard fees at 0.10%
If you think there's room to run in the 10 stocks listed above, then this is a reasonably good place to track those returns.
I don't think a message board can give you a yes/no answer on this. Without knowing your situation, I doubt anyone can give you a yes/no answer.
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Post by Tweet on Jul 25, 2018 14:14:13 GMT -6
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Jul 25, 2018 14:55:37 GMT -6
I don't think a message board can give you a yes/no answer on this. Without knowing your situation, I doubt anyone can give you a yes/no answer.
this is why the lollaboard is not equipped to discuss stocks |
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Post by Tweet on Jul 25, 2018 15:12:00 GMT -6
The lollaboard is not equipped to discuss most things. However, here we are.
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Jul 25, 2018 15:28:37 GMT -6
Specializing in bad takes, top 5 lists, and brackets!
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Post by neader on Jul 25, 2018 15:39:43 GMT -6
Wow good thing I only bought one fb call. Holy fuck.
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Post by Tweet on Jul 25, 2018 15:50:18 GMT -6
Specializing in bad takes, top 5 lists, and brackets! We haven't had a good bracket in a while, should probably get that setup soon. Maybe 2018 festivals once Day for Night comes out? |
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Post by thebosma on Jul 25, 2018 15:55:50 GMT -6
Specializing in bad takes, top 5 lists, and brackets! We haven't had a good bracket in a while, should probably get that setup soon. Maybe 2018 festivals once Day for Night comes out? Day for Night could literally post a video of a man punching himself in the dick as their lineup and half this board would be like “wow day4nite has done it again folks”. I understand and respect that they haven’t really used up everyone’s good will yet like all the other fests but also people have a serious hard on for them. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2018 16:18:04 GMT -6
We haven't had a good bracket in a while, should probably get that setup soon. Maybe 2018 festivals once Day for Night comes out? Day for Night could literally post a video of a man punching himself in the dick as their lineup and half this board would be like “wow day4nite has done it again folks”. I understand and respect that they haven’t really used up everyone’s good will yet like all the other fests but also people have a serious hard on for them. this is a very silly point to be a sour about with a festival that has legitimately had 3 great lineups and probably one of the more unique "vibes." #TeamDickPunch |
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Post by thebosma on Jul 25, 2018 16:23:51 GMT -6
Oh I don't mean to appear sour about it! I agree they've been great lineups and while I can't speak for the vibes of the fest I imagine it is great. I was just making the point that Day for Night is gonna win any bracket on this board. dick punch away!
Some hard ons are well earned!
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Post by alady on Jul 25, 2018 16:26:42 GMT -6
Dickpunch for Night
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