My volatility trades from today. USD/JPY expiring at 10 AM (London time) loss 11 pts. USD/JPY epxiring at 1PM put closed at 80 pts. EUR/USDput expired ITM for 100 pts payout

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I'll wait for a test of the EMA. December is not a typical month. Liquidity is lower than usual. I prefer to trade volatility.

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Thanks! I created this thread and wrote all the books in tw languages because of the same boredom you are talking about. When trading is boring you are real trader.

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December is perfect month for volatility trading. Range trading followed by sudden spikes. Total cost of the strangle was 9.1 pts for a payout of 100 pts. Call expired in the money and the net profit is 90.9 pts.

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The stop was hit for 12 pts profit.

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Stop at +11 pts.

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STE could be applied with indices.

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STE at 50 EMA. I'll move the stop at BE if price breaks below the previous swing low or 2 minutes before UK data.

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Strangles are usually non-directional strategy for trading of volatility. Sometimes I use strangles with a bias if there is a set up. This time it was test of the 200 EMA. Total cost of the strangle was was 10 pts, for max profit of 90 pts. USD/JPY ...

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STE at 100 EMA

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Non-commercials are long again. This explains the price action after the US employment report. Something's cooking.

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OT binary options are very expensive today. This means that brokers expect higher volatility even for a day with NFP data. There is 25% probability for 100 pips price move in either direction. Don't forget the stops if you have spot position. Much ...

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Days with major economic events provide pretty good opportunities for volatility trading. That is one of my positions. Long binary strangle. Ladder with 1.3510 strike was closed at average price of 81 minutes after Super Mario's Press conference. It ...

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Sometimes we need some luck in trading. Unfortunately this time it didn't work.

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Net position of the Non-commercials (speculators) is slightly negative. This is due mainly to decrease in the shorts, but also new longs are open. This could mean that someone used the recent slow upward move to close longs. Bulls should beware.

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STE at 100 EMA

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Stop at + 5 pips

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I've missed these two STEs. EUR/JPY 200 EMA 1M. EUR/USD 50EMA + 2B 15M

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A lot of STE set ups. I have a long USD/JPY. Stop 4.5 pips.

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Another volatility trade. Payout for each option is 100 pts.

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