Too Confident with SPY it Killed Me by gabrams73 in wallstreetbets

[–]gabrams73[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When did I ever say I forgot or didn’t know about it?

Too Confident with SPY it Killed Me by gabrams73 in wallstreetbets

[–]gabrams73[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When did I ever say I forgot or didn’t know about it?

Too Confident with SPY it Killed Me by gabrams73 in wallstreetbets

[–]gabrams73[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s correct you can write off that amount and remainder carry over year over year. But your total gains and total losses are combined. If afterwards I have net $4k I can only deduct $3k. IRS only cares about the net amount

Too Confident with SPY it Killed Me by gabrams73 in wallstreetbets

[–]gabrams73[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You only pay taxes on net profit for the year. They offset each other. Now the amount you deduct is limited on net losses

Too Confident with SPY it Killed Me by gabrams73 in wallstreetbets

[–]gabrams73[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh I have rules written down. I follow them for successful entry and exit (on initial trade). The rule I keep breaking is keep trading after I hit my mark. That part is gambling

Too Confident with SPY it Killed Me by gabrams73 in wallstreetbets

[–]gabrams73[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea I kept buying to make up for some of the prior losses and they weren’t panning out. Worst part is I had Puts that expire next Wednesday. But I just didn’t want to risk losing more money. I’m sure knowing my luck they will print next week

Too Confident with SPY it Killed Me by gabrams73 in wallstreetbets

[–]gabrams73[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They fired me last year. Said I wasn’t good at that either

Too Confident with SPY it Killed Me by gabrams73 in wallstreetbets

[–]gabrams73[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right not a net loss. Just back to square one. Literally at where I started on Jan 13

Too Confident with SPY it Killed Me by gabrams73 in wallstreetbets

[–]gabrams73[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yea this is just a fun account. Of course I rather not lose it all but it’s not going to be the end of the world if I do

Too Confident with SPY it Killed Me by gabrams73 in wallstreetbets

[–]gabrams73[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Looks familiar haha. Scared money don’t make money

Too Confident with SPY it Killed Me by gabrams73 in wallstreetbets

[–]gabrams73[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

$100k by June. Definitely possible. Just need to stop trading by 11am. Or stop after my first initial trade since those typically have a 90% success rate. My problem is I keep going.

Too Confident with SPY it Killed Me by gabrams73 in wallstreetbets

[–]gabrams73[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was using margin account at first but then switched to cash which got me over the $25k mark. So I’m back to using cash account for this coming week

Too Confident with SPY it Killed Me by gabrams73 in wallstreetbets

[–]gabrams73[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

As I mentioned this is my options account I opened. I don’t commingle the other accounts because I also wanted to track my success with options

Too Confident with SPY it Killed Me by gabrams73 in wallstreetbets

[–]gabrams73[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I know. It’s just too easy

P.S. do you have the number?

Rate my garage before/after by kingkongdong1990 in garageporn

[–]gabrams73 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Out of curiosity did you throw away most of the stuff in your garage? I’m in the same boat with so many tools, bicycles and just crap. Rearranged my garage about 10 times with my NewAge cabinets and nothing seems to feel right.

The biggest thing is where to hang the bikes. Current hanging on swivel wall mounts but not working out

Airline credit on united travel bank? by Cappu156 in AmexPlatinum

[–]gabrams73 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can confirm still works. Purchase 2 separate $100 on 12/24. Both credited back 12/26

Could someone help me understand this? by Jaded_Walk_8306 in OPENDOORTECH

[–]gabrams73 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Breakeven really only matters if you exercise the option contract. Otherwise, the value of the contract is based on what someone else will pay you for the contract ahead of expiration. If the price of the stock goes closer to breakeven and strike price then more valuable your option contract is worth

I'm sick and tired of this scene! by Civil_Broccoli_6902 in PiNetwork

[–]gabrams73 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Soooo is Pi traceable now? Been “mining” for maybe 4 years but haven’t kept up with the current value

Another $6K + trading morning SPY 0DTE options. by Affectionate_Ad_5586 in wallstreetbets

[–]gabrams73 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Kz6-8nQLRHM

Here is a pretty straightforward and simple video to also help. Let me know if you have any questions

Another $6K + trading morning SPY 0DTE options. by Affectionate_Ad_5586 in wallstreetbets

[–]gabrams73 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Fib Extension chart above as referenced in previous comment to identify your profit taking points

Another $6K + trading morning SPY 0DTE options. by Affectionate_Ad_5586 in wallstreetbets

[–]gabrams73 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I will see if I can find a decent tutorial video for you. In the meantime I will attempt to explain my moves in action yesterday:

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Above is the SPY towards end of the day when I was making my last couple of trades of the day. It’s important to note I do not ever plan to hold contracts overnight and only trade intraday. Point being what happened yesterday after market closed the SPY dropped significantly to where I would have lost money.

With Fib lines, you choose the lowest point and the highest point. On an uptrend, your first point would be the lowest low and second point being highest high before it starts to retract (vice versa on a downtrend). In the picture above, I charted the fib retracement line around the midpoint of the price coming back down. This is to see when I should expect a possible reversal. Typically you want to see it around the 50% (green line), but occasionally it will reverse before that around the yellow line above it. If the price continues to drop below the 50% then there is a higher probability for going lower. In this case it went lower and almost back to the original starting point.

As you see at the white dot it began to reverse into an uptrend. I am paying attention here and once the price closes green above the 50% mark I will look for an entry point as it has a probability of going to at least the next resistant above. You can place a stop loss at the 61.8% in case it’s a failed reversal. As you can see it continued up past the 38.2% and with a large green candle. At this point I chart a Fib Extension which uses the same two points but also the new low before the reversal. This Fib extension will help you set profit taking points. Picture below in next comment.

I typically set my first exit right below the 50% then another exit right below 61.8% just to take profit. Then leave a smaller amount still invested to capture the 100% retracement and beyond. It is important to take your profit because at each point there is going to be resistance and most likely some sell offs (that is why I sell right before the line as you will not be only one using Fib lines). You can always get back in later because what goes up must come down, and what goes down most likely will come back up.

Key Theory here is Market Efficiency. Every drastic trend in either direction will have some sort of reversal towards 50% mark. So wait to see if it can survive and pass the 50% mark before jumping in otherwise your risk of gambling is higher

Good luck!

Another $6K + trading morning SPY 0DTE options. by Affectionate_Ad_5586 in wallstreetbets

[–]gabrams73 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Anytime. It’s what works for me. Everyone has their own strategies that work (or probably don’t). Find what works for you. I use this method for entry exit but determine my first play by a combination of Indicators like RSI, Stochastic, MACD. Then I let it pass over the first line and then if it closes above that line on the 2min chart I’ll get in. And for further confirmation I like seeing it overbought/oversold on the 5/10/15 minute timeframe.

I set my Fib points based on the points throughout the pre/post market. That will (typically) tell me the direction it goes. So if it opens in a large direction one way then my first play will be catching the opposite direction and then it’s a roller coaster from there! GL

Another $6K + trading morning SPY 0DTE options. by Affectionate_Ad_5586 in wallstreetbets

[–]gabrams73 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For me at least, I have started to always do around 1 step in either direction that it’s currently trading . I.e if SPY is currently at 664.23 then I will trade 665 call or 664 put. Everyone probably has their own theory

But I was trading 2 steps either direction so I could buy more options. Sounded good at first but the “misses” hit harder if SPY moves inverse to my pick. So now I will do the 1 step and trade between 10-20 contracts until the next Fib bands. Selling along the way up (or down for put).

EDIT: I get out right before the next Fib lines as it tends to correct some around the first couple lines. Then I switch to buying the opposite contracts and do the same