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I was wondering how many individuals on this forum uses Stop Losses in their Options trading methodology? I find it difficult to use Stop Loss orders due to the daily price fluctuation. As stated at discoveroptions.com, "option traders have had some difficulty using stops since option stop...

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Have you tried paper trading?

Thanks, that helped out alot!! I did some further research and found the following. bid/ask prices are always posted with corresponding bid and ask sizes, which serve as measures of the strength and depth of the bid/ask prices. They tell us about the supply/demand pressures on a stock at a...

Is there anyway to calculate the true market value manually?

The individuals at Option House didn't really want to answer my question, therefore my quest has shifted over here for answers. I was looking at SPY, and the option price was at .48 cents for a $121 strike. I switched the "Price type" to Market and the estimated cost of trade stated, "48.00 +...

I understand he said "No." However, no reason to bash on me because I am 4 weeks new to options and I am eagerly trying to learn. :thumbsdow Do you use VIX indicator? Or is it an implied volatility calculator? What is your particular method for determining expiration date, and strike?

Explain?

Hello Everyone, I've been lurking around this website learning about options, indicators, techniques, and the proper tools to view the trends and momentum of stocks. Right now, I am using the MACD to view the momentum of the stock and Stochastic to compare/confirm. My question is, what time...