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I'm referring to the T+0 line being in error when advancing the date by one day. Unfortunately it's not alone. Just set up any trade and look at its greeks in TOS, IB and tastyworks. They are way different. No need to post screen shots, you can check it for yourselves. So I wonder how much...

Starting last night whenever I try to use thinkback the whole application freezes. It keeps displaying "loading data" or something like that, but no option chains are loaded and nothing works anymore. Cannot even shut it down. I need to use CTRL+ALT+DEL and then shut it down from the task...

Dan, thank you for the best and most comprehensive one to date. However I don’t have any question or comment about the trade itself or the adjustments. It’s about this error we keep having on thinkorswim and how it impacts you. For months now the analyze tab seems to have a problem calculating...

David Thomas presented a bearish butterfly on the RUT few weeks ago (Trading Group 1 - June 14, 2021). He said that the RUT had a long run up and the butterfly made sense plus it was pretty cheap (around $5). Looks good at first sight, but ... After the long run up IV was low, so it also made...

I had a RUT calendar expiring today. In the morning my position was at a loss, but RUT was going up (this was good) and my intention was to wait and see. I placed a closing order for 3.50 credit, but didn’t have a lot of hope. At 10:33 got a call from TDA to remind me about the expiring...

I cannot set price slices to +/-1SD anymore for SPX only. All three slices come to current closing price. Even after resetting slices or resetting the whole page to system default, when I choose +/-1SD all slices are the same. However RUT or few ETFs I tried work fine. The shaded area for...

On Jan 20th Dan Harvey presented his modified version of the boxcar where he's using a laddered structure for the debit spread side and also sets it for credit. May I please ask few questions? 1. What are the benefits of using two debit spreads vs. a single wider one? Playing in TOS I can...

I hope Dan Harvey can comment on this. After seeing Dan’s video on how to use the Option Risk Calculator, I thought I would give it a try analyzing calendars. I keep having success with very short term calendars on SPX while everybody recommends longer term, so I wanted to see what the...

Could anybody please advise if this bracketed order does what I think it does? I would like to buy the calendar spread for $8 debit. If it's filled and later on it goes my way, close (sell) for $9 credit => $100 profit If it goes against me, close (sell) for $7 credit => $100 loss I know...

I'm using TOS to analyze complex positions, but it's true, I have never funded the acct. Now, after several good years, they let me know the acct will be closed in 30 days unless funded. Anybody else had a similar experience? All my trades are with IB and after the first frustrating months I...

Starting this morning my TOS doesn't work for RUT. Option chains don't have the usual shading for ITM / OTM strikes. Analyze tab doesn't show any trade. However all works fine for SPX or other underlyings. Tried restarting / rebooting and no luck.

I know praying the market will go your way is not a good strategy, but can't lose that hope. What do you think? Are these divergences or I'm biased to see them like that? I'm talking about MACD histogram which is slowly decaying while the ETF is climbing. What I care about are in fact RUT and...

I'm trying to understand how /ES options work and the more I read the more confused I get. Is there any difference between /ES and ES? After having a chat with Interactive Brokers I thought I got it, but then I found this statement that makes it all confusing again: "ES options are not cash...

I'm contemplating subscribing for the G-Tool, but before doing so I would like to see a tutorial on how to use it and could not find one. Is there any material buried somewhere in the library? I saw plenty of short discussions on the topic, but nothing really structured. Thank you, Michael B

I while ago Dan Harvey described a way he hedges his portfolio by using a butterfly. He also adds a long put, but let’s have a look at the butterfly. Here are his guidelines: 20 to 28 days to expiration Short butterfly strike is 5% to 7.5% below the market Upper long strike is 50 points above...