That Was The Week Big Vol Spike, As You Were FTSE gave us a nice vol spike on Wednesday which … 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
No Trade This Week
Sorry to say the Terrapin Trader is away attending to family illness. Will update when circumstances permit. Currently all legacy … More
219 W/E 07May Chinese Rocket Week
That Was The Week -Non Farms Bad, Market Jumps (of Course) graphic from https://www.forexfactory.com/calendar Here’s the weekly unemployment new claims agains … More
218 W/e 30Apr Ratio, Puts in May
That was The Week The Market Went Nowhere Covid rampages across India, the UK seems to have it under control, … More
217 W/e 23Apr, Butterflies, Ratios and a Jade Lizard
That Was The Week 2% Drop- Hint of Things To Come? FTSE (still at a fantasy P/E of 22). Tuesday’s drop … More
216 W/e 16Apr Options Expiry. Straddle, Losses and Reactive Trading
That was The Week- FTSE Up Again -There Will Be Charts Since the beginning of April FTSE is up over … More