


SPX Jul 17 Broken Wing Butterfly
Time for a new trade in SPX. Another broken wing butterfly trade expiring on Jul 17th with 28 days to expiration. The eight lot of puts are at 1950/1930/1870. The 1930's were about a -22 delta. The trade was put on with a little smaller credit than I like, but it's...
Trading Goals
John Locke published a good article on trading goals earlier today. Trader's commonly ask “what can I make each month trading?” Can I make $1000 per month? $5000 per month? What's my number? This is really a question about what monthly yield or return want...
SPX Jul 11 Broken Wing Butterfly Trade Started
I put a new SPX Broken Wing Butterfly trade on yesterday with 29 days to expiration. It's an eight lot at 1910/1890/1830 with a put debit spread at 1910/1890 for a next credit of $926 on $31,574 of Reg T margin. That would be +2.93% in 29 days if held to expiration...