Kim 7,943 Report post Posted July 17, 2018 Dear members, Many of our current and former members know our long time mentor @Yowster for his highly valuable contributions to SteadyOptions community. Many of you learned to appreciate his high professionalism and patience. I'm pleased to inform all members that going forward @Yowster will start contributing trades to our official model portfolio. This will allow us to expand the quantity and the quality of our trades, sometimes providing a slightly different angle and perspective. SteadyOptions is getting even better! Now you will get official trades from two traders for the price of one! This means more selection and more diversity. Those who followed @Kim to get the posts in trades and discussions forums, please don't forget to follow @Yowster. Of course you can also continue following the forums and the topics. Have a good trading! 4 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JacobH 2 Report post Posted July 17, 2018 This is great news... @Yowster is a star like you Kim! Any chance we could se some ultra short term trade ideas holding calendars through earnings? (buying calendar day before earnings, closing day after) for low vol. earnings moves? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rogers 263 Report post Posted July 18, 2018 Congrats @Yowster I have no doubt that the additional contributions will add even more value to Steady Options. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darcy MacDonald 24 Report post Posted July 18, 2018 12 hours ago, Kim said: Now you will get official trades from two traders for the price of one! This means more selection and more diversity. Exactly, this is an enormous improvement in the service. Very happy to see this. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KingKaiser 0 Report post Posted July 18, 2018 Great to hear - more idea generation from gifted investors is always appreciated! Congrats Yowster Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krisbee 1,965 Report post Posted July 18, 2018 14 hours ago, Kim said: Dear members, Many of our current and former members know our long time mentor @Yowster for his highly valuable contributions to SteadyOptions community. Many of you learned to appreciate his high professionalism and patience. I'm pleased to inform all members that going forward @Yowster will start contributing trades to our official model portfolio. This will allow us to expand the quantity and the quality of our trades, sometimes providing a slightly different angle and perspective. SteadyOptions is getting even better! Now you will get official trades from two traders for the price of one! This means more selection and more diversity. Those who followed @Kim to get the posts in trades and discussions forums, please don't forget to follow @Yowster. Of course you can also continue following the forums and the topics. Have a good trading! Good news @Kim @Yowster Kim, Most of the time, official portfolio is fully loaded according to the expected setup (around 5 full position trades open). I'm not sure how Yowster's trade can fit in it? are we going to have 1 more 10k portfolio OR, you'll reduce your trade entries to give room for Yowster? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kim 7,943 Report post Posted July 18, 2018 4 minutes ago, krisbee said: Good news @Kim @Yowster Kim, Most of the time, official portfolio is fully loaded according to the expected setup (around 5 full position trades open). I'm not sure how Yowster's trade can fit in it? are we going to have 1 more 10k portfolio OR, you'll reduce your trade entries to give room for Yowster? We are not having another 10k portfolio. Our target allocation is around 60-70%, so we will probably have more trades. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Djtux 548 Report post Posted July 18, 2018 Congratulations @Yowster, this is well deserved. Not only are you a very good trader (for example the hedged straddle), you are patient and know how to share that knowledge. @Kim Good job on building that fantastic team. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akito 184 Report post Posted July 18, 2018 Indeed, @Yowster is the #1 most patient person in this community by far. No one comes close. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
craigsmith 357 Report post Posted July 18, 2018 1 hour ago, akito said: Indeed, @Yowster is the #1 most patient person in this community by far. No one comes close. Second this. He always provides very insightful explanations that go into great detail. I'm still learning from Yowster and very excited to follow his trades. Congratulations @Yowster! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yowster 9,180 Report post Posted July 18, 2018 16 hours ago, JacobH said: This is great news... @Yowster is a star like you Kim! Any chance we could se some ultra short term trade ideas holding calendars through earnings? (buying calendar day before earnings, closing day after) for low vol. earnings moves? @JacobH These hold through calendars are higher risk, higher reward trades, so they typically don't fit the model for official trades (there have been a few rare cases where an official trade held a smaller allocation of calendars through earnings where the stock had a strong tendency for moves to be at or below the implied). That being said, other have brought up these trades as well (I've posted on them too) so it's really a topic for the Unofficial Trades forum. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PGAmbrosio 53 Report post Posted July 18, 2018 Shame on you if you weren't already following @Yowster! Congrats to this and to strengthening an already great SO product. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JacobH 2 Report post Posted July 18, 2018 @Yowster - I agree and we have had a short dialogue about these trades earlier... I dont mind they are in the unofficial trades ... as long as you share your insightson the forum ;-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maji 203 Report post Posted July 18, 2018 Congratulations to @Yowster. His insights and suggestions has helped me and I am sure many other members here. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mustafaoe 10 Report post Posted July 18, 2018 This is a very great news. Congratulations! It is always a great source of education to read @Yowster postings Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
poseidolginko 325 Report post Posted July 19, 2018 This is excellent news. Thank you to Yowster and Kim. Looking forward to more upcoming trades and wisdom/experience from you both. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yowster 9,180 Report post Posted July 19, 2018 I just wanted to post a thank you to all the SO members for their kind words posted in this thread and in other messages that came to me. I'd also like to thank @Kim for approaching me with this opportunity - and having the trust & confidence in me to do so. I was overwhelmed by the number of my new followers after this announcement, which reminded me of the size of the SO membership outside of those that are regular forum posters. I'll echo what Kim has always said - to get the most out of SO, don't just follow the trade postings, learn the strategies so you get to the point where you are able to analyze your own trade candidates and open your own trades. Its ok if you don't post comments/questions in the forums but try to read the trade discussions as there is a lot to learn by reading the posts. I've always tried to include rationale in my trade postings about why I think its a good setup. In addition to the official trades, I still plan on posting ideas in other forums such as Unofficial Trades (so for those new to following me, make sure you notice the difference between official trades and unofficial ones). Many hedged straddle trades that look good simply require too big of a trade allocation to fit anywhere near a 1K allocation, so these will go in unofficial trades. 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anand331 138 Report post Posted July 19, 2018 Kudos @Yowster. Welcome and best of wishes!! All I would say is just keep doing what you have been doing. You are a great asset to the forum and to @Kim. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kim 7,943 Report post Posted July 19, 2018 Thank you @Yowster As we always say, there are plenty of trading opportunities in both official and unofficial forums. Probably more than one can take. Just take a look how members already booked some nice gains in BKNG, and others traded GOOG for 30%+ gains. Those are just two recent examples. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul 328 Report post Posted July 19, 2018 You do a great job @yowster, especially on the analysis. Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fran 3 Report post Posted July 19, 2018 Congratulations @Yowster! You definitely deserve it!!. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccoyb53 809 Report post Posted July 19, 2018 Congratulations Yowster. Many thanks for your help in the past. I have learnt a lot from you and Kim. I am delighted you have been acknowledged and fully support Kim’s faith in you. Keep up the good work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
samico 8 Report post Posted August 22, 2018 Congratulations to @Yowster for this deserved acknowlegment. Ive always had him as a most valued member of this community. And congratulations to @Kim for this happy decision. Very good indeed. Rodrigo. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
