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Option Pinning …

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Option strike price sometimes has interesting effect on the market during option expiration week. Looking at MSFT chart, we can see it slides towards 25. Based on the option trading volume data at Yahoo, there were 10,791 contracts (Apr04 25 Call) changing hands with 79,265 still outstanding, the heavest traded strike today. For premium sellers, it’s to their advantages to let the contract expire worthless, which means in this case that MSFT has to go below or at 25 to let Apr04 25 call contracts expire worthless. I have a small long position where I had sold some at 0.95-1.05 earlier and hold some until today I sold them at 0.7.

Down down down …

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Things have turned worse. SUNW broke down from early attempt to break out at 6. The downgrade to junk status from S&P on credit rating didn’t help either. SUNW is seeking support again around 4.5. I’m adding more. I also opened a position in LU.

SOHU failed to test 30 and it’s been moving downward ever since. Next week will be option expiration week, we shall see more volatility. I failed to close some positions on SOHU due to lack of time following it closely. Since there’s no much time value left anyway, I’m holding it until expiration.


SOHU

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SOHU closed above the 20SMA in average volume. It looks good to break the resistence at 30.

I will watch it closely this week and plan to close half of the position if it crosses 30 intraday to book some profits in case it pulls back below 30.

The current open interest in Mar 30C is 7,839, which is not very big. I’m not sure how market markers will play near expiration days (roughly two weeks away). For premium sellers, they would love to let Mar 30C expire worthless and they can sell Apr 30 C and 35 C again.

SOHU

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SOHU closed above the 20SMA in average volume. It looks good to break the resistence at 30.

I will watch it closely this week and plan to close half of the position if it crosses 30 intraday to book some profits in case it pulls back below 30.

The current open interest in Mar 30C is 7,839, which is not very big. I’m not sure how market markers will play near expiration days (roughly two weeks away). For premium sellers, they would love to let Mar 30C expire worthless and they can sell Apr 30 C and 35 C again.

NDX

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As expected NDX retreated right from 20SMA intraday.

Current Position: SUNW: -0.45 (this is the original lot. I have bought more in the range of 5.17-5.45); LFC: +0.16; CHN: +2.11; SOHU Mar 30C: -0.20 (I have closed some bought from 0.65 – 0.9).