June 5, 2008Two other positions were detailed earlier, with adjustments, these are the remaining ones (with the exception of a new trade I have not mentioned yet). An up and down day the last coupld of days, but more up than down. The overall portfolio is up 7.46% for the month now, with more yet to harvest […]
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June 3, 2008Looking up - my goal for each month is 3-7%, with the rest as gravy, and I’m up 5.44% for June, with a couple of losing positions poised to turn profitable. Details below.
CAT Calendar - 85 Jun/July
RRDelta
24%
RRGamma
-7%
RRVega
10%
Delta/Theta = 11.6
1 Day 1 Std Dev Move (1.08 points)
A little IV bump gives me a 15.5% profit so far. Quite nice, […]
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May 31, 2008Good finish to the week… all of my calendars are in good shape, no longer in need of adjusting. For the calendar month, marked-to-market, I’m up slightly, around 4%, but for the current expiration cycle I’m slightly less up. Very pleased to be profitable.
My SPX condor (covered a few posts back) is not included below.
CAT Calendar […]
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May 27, 2008Anybody watch the UFC this weekend? Some great fights… check out these pics, especially the 3rd one down.
For the last week several of my calendars are right on the edge of needing to be adjusted. I wish they’d make their mind up! Overall, all my calendars are down, and my condors are nicely up, making […]
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May 22, 2008These are in additon to the CAT calendar in the last post. Overall, movement has hurt my calendars, but due to the warm and comfortable magic of diversification, gains in my condors have offset those losses, and I’m very much in position to have a great month, possibly in the double digits.
EEM Calendar - 150/160 Jun/Sep
RRDelta
14%
RRGamma
-2%
RRVega
15%
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May 16, 2008IWM Iron Condor - June 63/65 Puts, 79/81 Calls
RRDelta
-13%
RRGamma
-9%
RRVega
-10%
Delta/Theta = -4.36
1 Day 1 Std Dev Move (.81 points)
Looking a little sick already.. I wonder if this will go the way of my last two months of condors, and hit my upper limit fast? To be honest I think IV has dropped too much already (and I don’t […]
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April 8, 2008Ive been slack on posting, but in the meantime have closed most of my trades. Up first, I closed the IWM condor today for a very modest profit. Here was the risk graph -
I did not close the adjustment (the May 74 call) simply because I finally got my fill right at the end of […]
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