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martedì 11 febbraio 2014

Altera Leads with New High for 2014

Altera Leads with New High for 2014





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Altera, which is part of the semiconductor group, is showing relative strength this year with a price breakout and new high for the year (2014). The stock established support from mid November to mid January and broke out with a gap in January. After some backing and filling, the stock continued higher with another big move the last three days. The indicator window shows the price relative (ALTR:$SPX ratio) moving to a three month high.


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lunedì 10 febbraio 2014

The Case for Wider Option Spreads

The Case for Wider Option Spreads





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vertical trading spx spread smb options risk options education iron condor trading When analyzing a vertical based credit spread, including iron condors and butterflies, the first question that usually comes up is where to place the short strike. In a distant second usually comes the question of where to place the long strike, that is how wide the spread will be. This leaves some analysis to be done on using more contracts for narrow spreads or fewer contracts for wide spreads.


At first glance it seems to be a better deal to narrow your spread and double the number of contracts. This is a major misconception I had about credit spreads when I started trading and later discovered the real trade off which I will Read more [...]


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