It was a nerve-tester yesterday and even today (see orange arrows for a few examples of un-fun moments):  But the end-of-day report was a go...

Ringing the register, closing the till.  Til next week.  Happy weekend to all fellow traders - may you celebrate your good trades, or forget...

I think of myself as someone who makes reasonable efforts to keep up, or who really just stays near the forefront effortlessly through my de...

Instead of combing the halls of Twitter for wit and wisdom, today I'll simply paste a copy of my doings that turned out to provide a lit...

The age-old question plaguing weary traders at the end of the day when all the coffee has been run through and the dreams have been dashed (...

Today's impression of the markets comes from Jeremy N (@jbergASU), hailing from the esteemed university of AS and also the university of...

As after-hours trading is a little elevated, Twitter pundit "D" (@FigureNyenterms) of the inscrutable handle and display name prov...

Two scoops, please. That's what UVXYTrader (@michaellistman) said this morning when he got a scoop of put premium and a scoop of call p...

While "Math Wins" (AKA "Let's Move Money") is looking for $UVXY to rip, I'm always looking for it to slip. Here...

It may not have been me, but I feel quite sure that some people picked up more than pennies today (and that others came out "flat,...

Party on, Wayne. Party on, Garth. Trade on, grapes.  Watch this space to see if and what I feel like talking about. Let's talk first ...

See new trades in tab.  Starting TODAY!  (edit as of August 2020 - don't go look for those tabs - they are currently down for repair, ...

Closed a complex, multi-month trade that wasn't looking profitable at many points along the way, but knowing how the security I trade be...

Considering that I was looking at an unbooked $4,500 loss yesterday with no end in sight, this grand total isn't much, but I'll take...

Although there aren't many completed collars in there (any?)  Well, I'm not going to detail every move here, but you can see the det...

No need to complete the collar when the funds are there waiting for the taking, so take them I did.  See completed collar tab for details. ...

Closed the reverse collar (described in previous post) before expiration.  See this page for details.  Don't be afraid to click on it. ...

Would you like a $1,000 paycheck in one week while doing basically nothing to earn it?   Well, nothing's free, so you'll have to pay...

Collar closed without completing the put side; calls sold and then shares bought to cover as such: April 27th: Quantity 17 of April 27th U...

UVXY collar started April 18th: April 18th:  Sell short 1,700 UVXY at 14.61.  Credit: $24,838.07 April 18th:  Buy 17 UVXY April27th 14.50...