Damocles Weekly Trade Journal
Let it go, let it go.You'll never see me cry.The cold never bothered me anyway.(Movie: Frozen) Prologue This post is my final 2019 entry as a trainee. And as the verse above states: I'm letting it go! For a final..
Prologue This week's post reviews my actions in dealing with an unexpected Assignment to the short-leg of a spread. What I will not cover below is how to manage the in-the-money covered/uncovered call option when approaching ex-dividend. Tips on avoiding..
Every day is a new beginning. Take a deep breath and Start Again. Prologue This past year has been one for the books! It will complete 18 months of trading trials, rookie mistakes, and strategic revelations as it comes to..
Prologue For the past couple of weeks, I've been looking into using the Put/Call Ratio as another decision point for my entry or exit rules. This ratio seems to be well received as a "predictor" of sentiment rather than a..
To trudge: the slow, weary, depressing yet determined walk of a man who has nothing left in life except the impulse to simply soldier on.- Geoffrey Chaucer (Movie: A Knight’s Tale) Prologue Standing by itself, the quote above sound defeatist..
Prologue This week's activity was on lots of other fun things besides Options Trading. At times I need to step back and enjoy my life, and the beautiful lady who shares it with me. So there is no new commentary..
Maj. Reisman: So what does that give you?Capt. Stuart Kinder: Doesn’t give me anything. But along with these other results, it gives you just about the most twisted, anti-social bunch of psychopathic deformities I have ever run into! And the worst, the most..
A budget is telling your money where to go, instead of wondering where it went. – Dave Ramsey Prologue There is no way to measure my performance without knowing where I started. 'Here's some cash and make it happen' was..
Prologue In my last post, I railed against the high trading fees charged by Ameritrade. But I cannot rail against Ameritrade as a service. The cost of education is expensive, but not nearly as expensive as the cost of ignorance...