That Was The Week The Big Bucks Waded In The plunge protection team, mythical or otherwise seemed to be doing … More
Author: Terrapin Trader
First found out about options in 1995.From the arcane magazine Exchange and Mart! First trade- a covered call on VOD in 1999. Made 10%,VOD almost doubled. That's when I realised I was not a good trader,and I was forgiven thanks to the amazing world of exchange traded options
235 W/e 17Sep Iron ‘Fly Time
That Was The Week 17Sep saw expiry followed by a plummet. VIX closed at 20.95 last week and so another week of … More
234 W/E 10Sept We are BACK Trading Options
That Was The Week We Actually Saw a Move Down, And VIX Spike We know that about 80% of the … More
W/e 03Sep No Trades This Week
Due to a series of complicated external issues this week’s missive will not be forthcoming. This may change and of … More
233 W/e 27Aug Revisiting a Jade Lizard
That Was The Week Not Much Happened How to get a handle on this economic background? So nothing seems to … More
232 W/e 20Aug Dippy Week, Ratio Trades Win, and Lose
That Was The Week We Saw a Big Drop What spooked the market? Covid, Global Warming- induced catastrophes,earthquakes, wars, … More