hi guys,
i am new to this website....been reading from your posts....very informative.......i've done huge mistakes in options.......have always been wrong footed.......have made the mistaked of averaging and losing to time decay......which i am sure most of you have done.....right now i have 30 lots of 4900 ce @ 70, i don't know how the market is gonna be on tuesday....shall i book the loss.......it's now trading at 54.........and also any simple strategy with limited risk and limited profit.......would be greatly appreciated
Dear Aery,
Have you hedged it. If not why have you kept the position open overnight and that too before a long weekend!!! You need to ask youself this question again and again everyday. Rule of thumb - Do not keep any postion open for next day without any hedge. Market is very unpredictable, its merciless and punishes you badly in case you are on the wrong foot. So, you need to protect yourself against all odds. You may be lucky once, but you won't be lucky always.
Its a pure gamble to keep position open for the next day. You have already lost considerable amount of money and don't think you have enjoyed loosing it.
Make an exit. You can refer to 1st post of this thread to understand a options trading strategy which works for me. Do prepare a plan daily and trade as per plan. This plan should be tried and tested on paper or using small trades. This plan should work on all adverse condition with low/moderate risk of loosing money.
We need to work more on protecting what we have rather than working on how to make.
Regards