November 2007 - Posts

• The Best Time to Trade Iron Condors, Part 1

  Monday, November 26, 2007 7:36 PM

  It's pretty common for people to approach us with questions about the right time to trade iron condors, and one of the most common assumptions they make is that it's better to trade condors in low volatility , non-trending environments. This is an understandable assumption, but it's totally false Read More Posted by CondorOption 0 Comments Go to top

• Bonus Trade: Fearful Santa Iron Condor

  Wednesday, November 21, 2007 8:19 PM

  Plenty of selling today, sure, and the foreign markets don’t look ready to provide any help any day soon. (Glad we’re not China A-share holders.) So this could turn into an ugly holiday season. But there’s always a bright side, and its name is volatility Read More Posted by CondorOption 0 Comments Go to top

• SPX or SPY? The Case for ETF trading

  Tuesday, November 13, 2007 10:33 PM

  Just came across a good post from The Options Insider founder Mark Longo about the advantages of using options on the S&P 500 ETF ( SPY ) instead of the traditional SPX options. We've written about the advantages of ETF over traditional index options many times before (see our trading rules ), but Longo makes a great case for the specific reasons why SPY is a superior choice for most investors Read More Posted by CondorOption 0 Comments Go to top

• November Monthly Review

  Monday, November 12, 2007 3:44 AM

  It should go without saying, but it usually doesn’t, so we’ll say it: if the market drops 4% and your portfolio value drops 0%, guess what? You just outperformed the market by 4%, congratulations! If the market drops and your portfolio value goes up , double congratulations! By that metric, we should be popping the champagne open this month, were we not so humble Read More Posted by CondorOption 0 Comments Go to top

• Takedown #6: Wicked Profits

  Saturday, November 10, 2007 10:14 PM

  Okay, we haven't done one of these takedowns for awhile, and people have been clamoring for more newsletter-debunking truthiness . Several people in particular have asked to take a look at Wicked Profits. As is our usual practice, we don't link directly to the site, but you can find them via any search engine Read More Posted by CondorOption 0 Comments Go to top

• Index Role Reversal

  Friday, November 09, 2007 3:44 AM

  If you were away from the markets today, you sure missed a wild ride. We exited our second of three November iron condor trades today, and will exit our third either tomorrow or on Monday. Let's have a little quiz: This major index showed particular leadership today, closing in positive territory by over 0 Read More Posted by CondorOption 0 Comments Go to top

• Bonus Trades: CitiBounce, China

  Tuesday, November 06, 2007 1:41 PM

  Interesting markets these days, huh? Worth mentioning right now that, assuming the bottom doesn't drop out tomorrow, our condors are in good shape this month, and we'll be looking at the December cycle late this week/early next week. In the mean time, here are some trades you might look at: 1 Read More Posted by CondorOption 0 Comments Go to top

• An Unfunny Fed Joke

  Thursday, November 01, 2007 1:57 AM

  The Fed walks into a bar. The bartender doesn't ask the Fed what it wants, because nobody can afford to go drinking anymore since all their money isn't worth a damn, even as prices for just about everything are going up, and therefore the bar is closing down Read More Posted by CondorOption 1 Comments Go to top

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