iBankCoin
Joined Jan 27, 2008
7,405 Blog Posts

SOHU: Sold Strangle

Sold 10 Aug60 puts @ 4.90 = $4,900

Sold 10 Aug80 calls @ 1.40 = $ 1,400

Total proceeds $6,300

Investment was $5,500, so that makes an $800 profit simply by playing both sides of the trade. $800 is nothing to get excited about, I just wanted to show a simply way to minimize risk and still turn a profit in a volatile market.

Note: another profitable video, for those that missed it click here

If you enjoy the content at iBankCoin, please follow us on Twitter

29 comments

  1. Gunners

    nicely done

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 Deem this to be "Fake News"
  2. Bill

    Why did you not want to hold this position till GOOG reports?

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 Deem this to be "Fake News"
  3. RaginCajun

    Sometimes you just want to take your profit and run.

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 Deem this to be "Fake News"
  4. stewie

    that’s a sweet trade RC!

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 Deem this to be "Fake News"
  5. Woodshedder

    Very good RC.

    800 bones is a fat profit.

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 Deem this to be "Fake News"
  6. fufufnik

    Nice one, helps dummies like me better understand more elaborate options strategies. kudos!

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 Deem this to be "Fake News"
  7. Jakegint

    Nice trade.

    Where the hell is Merlin, I need him to “poof” this bullshit rally monkey.

    _

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 Deem this to be "Fake News"
  8. RaginCajun

    follow the leader, I mean LEH.

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 Deem this to be "Fake News"
  9. thetruck

    shuda kept UYG !

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 Deem this to be "Fake News"
  10. kmorph

    Is this a bounce which I see before me? Cup handle towards my hand? Come, let me clutch thee.

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 Deem this to be "Fake News"
  11. buylo

    Caj: oil down from 145 to 138.8, news is banks etc. are liquidatin oil holdings to raise capital. Short term play in airlines, refiners? Or DUG & DTO?

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 Deem this to be "Fake News"
  12. RaginCajun

    wow, refiners are busting loose.

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 Deem this to be "Fake News"
  13. scott

    Crazy day day…Look at the 1-Day chart for SRS…Major whipsaw action. Looking to get back into gold…

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 Deem this to be "Fake News"
  14. Matt

    in TSO 16.38 for a trade

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 Deem this to be "Fake News"
  15. Gregory

    Arrgghh, I hate this market … here I am chasing bullshit refiners up and down, after having liquidated some other holdings, only to find my original holdings which i collected at the bottom would have done just fine.

    AFAM, SFD, CPSI, LL

    Summary/Lesson: Slow and steady wins the race.

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 Deem this to be "Fake News"
  16. Matt

    CPTS sets up over 19

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 Deem this to be "Fake News"
  17. Matt

    ALTH going for 8 break

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 Deem this to be "Fake News"
  18. Matt

    Rage Cage
    Time to put on that SVNT!

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 Deem this to be "Fake News"
  19. RaginCajun

    yep, it looks great.

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 Deem this to be "Fake News"
  20. Matt

    looks like a bottom in the refiners to me
    I’ll keep my egregiously large TSO long
    on at least overnight!

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 Deem this to be "Fake News"
  21. RaginCajun

    LEH looks ready to break higher.

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 Deem this to be "Fake News"
  22. Jakegint

    Is this a bounce which I see before me? Cup handle towards my hand? Come, let me clutch thee.

    Shakespeare in da house! Awesome!

    _______

    If LEH breaks $15, I owe you a ham samich with “etoufee sauce” on the side.

    __

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 Deem this to be "Fake News"
  23. kmorph

    Glad that didn’t go unnoticed!

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 Deem this to be "Fake News"
  24. coin

    ragin, are you gonna play intc today?

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 Deem this to be "Fake News"
  25. RaginCajun

    no, but I’m playing =HOKU

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 Deem this to be "Fake News"
  26. Matt

    ALTH Beasting over 8

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 Deem this to be "Fake News"
  27. thetruck

    guess the rally you predicted dint come through.

    you holding your gay longs you got in yesterday ?

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 Deem this to be "Fake News"
  28. javajon

    h

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 Deem this to be "Fake News"
  29. javajon

    I’m new to options..When did you get $4.90 for you Aug60 put (uzktl) ? I use tdameritrade and the day chart high was $3.60 on the bid.

    hmmmm….Just went to http://www.schaeffersresearch.com/streetools/options/option_quote.aspx?ticker_symbol=.UZKTL and the high for the day was $5.00…

    why the discrepancy??

    should I not be using Tdameritrade??

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 Deem this to be "Fake News"