Reading The Signs, Finding the Trade Here’s a naked chart of FTSE. So what can we read into it? But … 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
That Was the Week Ending 16Feb
With Thanks To Stock Twits This what happens when you short VIX. This is what happens when you trade … More
Trade 66 The Return of Crazy Vol or Realistic Pricing
The Greeks and the Chain Here’s the ‘skinny’ and a trade for the bullish,the bearish,the don’t knows(me). We are … More
That Was The 2nd EEEEk that was 09February
Here’s What Happened 7443 down to 7092– a drop of 4.7%. VFTSE effectively doubled. So,margin increased 3 to 5 fold. Nobody … More
Trade 65 Sell The Farm!
Technical Analysis- Does It Work-and Trade 65 I annotated the above chart,to show the signals that for my set up, … More
That Was the Eeeeek Ending 02February
What The Heck? Who pulled the plug? This is classic-the trader cannot update beliefs about the market. Call it torpor,whatever … More