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dhstdog said:
Strange indeed. Are you approved for options trading on the play money account? Also your first error was trying for 1 contract as shown in your error. I believe your second failure was because you used a Market order. Try one more time with the 5 puts but make it a limit order at the current ask. Your 5 was a market order. Worth a shot otherwise everything else looks good to me.
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But why is it showing -$145???
 
Since it is a play account try the same thing with calls and see what it shows you. Did the put work this time? Maybe it showing you how much will be taken out of your play account. Im not sure.
 
dhstdog said:
Since it is a play account try the same thing with calls and see what it shows you. Did the put work this time? Maybe it showing you how much will be taken out of your play account. Im not sure.
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Yeah, too bad... those CVX puts are asking for .37 now when I could have bought them at .26 this morning

I will try some VIX calls
 
dhstdog said:
Since it is a play account try the same thing with calls and see what it shows you. Did the put work this time? Maybe it showing you how much will be taken out of your play account. Im not sure.
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Same thing... Ok, calling TDA to find out what the heck I am doing wrong...
 
Another 1% loss (total of 4%) I would have had to stomach if I hadn't sold already...

NO reaction to the Fed minutes, so it looks like a consolidation day prior to further moves up...

SPX 1654.19 is still acting like resistance, but a couple of days of consolidation below this level will set the market up for another jump (gap up at open is their favorite trick to get above resistance) in the market...
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Good luck to everyone that is short, you are going to need it !!
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RealMoneyIssues said:
Another 1% loss (total of 4%) I would have had to stomach if I hadn't sold already...

NO reaction to the Fed minutes, so it looks like a consolidation day prior to further moves up...

SPX 1654.19 is still acting like resistance, but a couple of days of consolidation below this level will set the market up for another jump (gap up at open is their favorite trick to get above resistance) in the market...
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Good luck to everyone that is short, you are going to need it !!
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After hours equities are shooting up!!

Again, sorry if you're short this market :(

Update thought... I guess tomorrow is going to be one heck of a gap up once the dovish Big Ben comments hit Asia and Europe... Futures are going to skyrocket tonight !!

I feel for you if you are short!!
 
RealMoneyIssues said:
At this point, I doubt it. It isn't worth the stress (and weight gain from eating chocolate to "feel" better)...
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FOX News - Health - Top Headlines - The dark side of 'diet' drinks?

yet another reason to consider un cerveza, kentucky's finest, or a quality boones farm selection instead of that chemically laden fake sugar you are chasing the processed cocoa bean packets with.

and if you don't lay off the obsessive chasing of esoteric investing unicorn strategeries to the detriment of your health, then we might have to do an intervention.

you got the market fever bad dude, but we love you man.
 
RealMoneyIssues said:
After hours equities are shooting up!!

Again, sorry if you're short this market :(

Update thought... I guess tomorrow is going to be one heck of a gap up once the dovish Big Ben comments hit Asia and Europe... Futures are going to skyrocket tonight !!

I feel for you if you are short!!
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Major short positions opened up today, so Im not concluding tomorrow will be a bull day until it happens. Only time will tell.
 
Time just told. Guess there was a hair in my tea leaves... My VIX puts are down to 1.15 from1.45 buy. I just cant sell.
 
AH HA...

"Bernanke said monetary policy would remain accommodative for the foreseeable future, even if the unemployment rate hit the Fed's target of 6.5 percent."


I guess that means QE forever... hence the huge bump...

I really do feel for all of you who are stuck in shorts !!! Once the shorts start capitulating, we could see SPX 1750 next week... truly sad for the bears!
 
A lot of painful screams coming from the hedge fund industry today - they are bleeding from their shorts big time. With three hours to go we could melt up another 100 Dow points to +243. Now I'd cherish that.
 
Thanks for stopping by BT...


I could see, as the VIX continues its slow melt down, another gap up tomorrow (easiest way to get over resistance) over the all-time closing high (1669.16) causing a short covering rally to beat the all-time high (1687.18)...


Bears are getting slaughtered, which is exactly what Big Ben wants. BT, you mention that this is the most hated rally, and there is good technical and fundamental reasons why there is so much disbelief in this rally...


I fear for the bears and hope we don't start hearing news reports about them jumping out of windows... Christian didn't post a video today... I guess he is tired of being wrong, but at least HE uses stops...


Something I think I will incorporate into my new "system"
 
Fortunately for me, I never use stops for anything - otherwise my portfolio would be smaller. There is too much emotion resting with hedge funds and when they get panicky and sell for a few days - well there goes your position with increased tax liability. Nope, never use a stop. I prefer the ride.
 
I wasn't talking about you, oh Sage PermaBull...

For those of us normal people who don't buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy, etc...

We might consider stops... I don't have 40 years to get where you are...
 
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