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Forum: Options July 19th, 2013, 04:03 AM
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Posted By ForeverTrading
Have some more data to work with here. April...

Have some more data to work with here. April 18th, the last day before Google reports.

Short leg IV - 94.52%
Long leg IV - 27.43%

The very next day:

Short leg IV - Cannot get a value for...
Forum: Options July 19th, 2013, 03:51 AM
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Posted By ForeverTrading
I just went back to ThinkBack to see what the IV...

I just went back to ThinkBack to see what the IV was on the long legs and this caught my eye. So the longs were opened when the IV was at 26.42%. The day the IV on the shorts was 54.82%.

Next day...
Forum: Options July 19th, 2013, 03:43 AM
Replies: 12
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Posted By ForeverTrading
I see. The thing is, the IV on the long legs does...

I see. The thing is, the IV on the long legs does not come off as being high. I forgot to document how high the IV was when I first opened the position, but right now it is at 24.91%. Looking at the...
Forum: Options July 19th, 2013, 01:44 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 6,216
Posted By ForeverTrading
Great, thank you for the response. On Monday I...

Great, thank you for the response. On Monday I actually ended up opening up a calender spread on Google. This is how the position looked like at today's close:

http://i.imgur.com/DiabdG7.png
...
Forum: Options July 13th, 2013, 04:14 PM
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Posted By ForeverTrading
One other thing. I notice that people tend to...

One other thing. I notice that people tend to open a third calender spread just in case the stock barely moves after earnings. Why not sell a call & put spread right near the money? Since IV the day...
Forum: Options July 13th, 2013, 03:50 PM
Replies: 12
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Posted By ForeverTrading
Double Calender spreads for Earnings

Hey there, I need some clarification on double calender spreads leading into earnings.

1) Is it best to open the calender spread at the height of IV, or as early as possible?
2) If the option I...
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