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Strategies & Market Trends : Options
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To: KY who wrote (1309)1/19/2000 4:26:00 PM
From: Tom K.  Read Replies (2) of 8096
 
...I am getting the feeling that the decision to buy calls/puts is based more on "gut" feel than on a more rigorous methodology....

Ky, the more successful investors have a goal, and they use option trades as a strategy. For example, my goal is cash flow and my methodology and trades are oriented in that direction. Someone looking to buy stock below current value, would trade options in a different way. Someone with a buy and hold strategy may use LEAPs for increased leverage. Each has their own approach.

The point is, it's tough to decipher what the strategies are behind the trades people make and what they talk about.... and then again, there are a lot of people that have no strategy behind their trades and simply trade for the emotional swings they get.

My suggestion..... write down what it is you are trying to do (making money is a given) and look for a strategy that fits your objective.... and it may not be options.

Tom
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