Anatomy of a Trade

Butterfly Adjustments

| Oct 23, 2015
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    Anatomy of a Trade

    Butterfly Adjustments

    Oct 23, 2015

    We often mix up our trading by establishing broken wing butterflies and in this segment we show you how we can take advantage of the market moving against us to establish a risk free trade. This segment will open your eyes and have you thinking about the markets in a whole new way.

    A snapshot of the original September 2, 2015 AMZN Broken Wing Butterfly was displayed. The snapshot included the quantity, month, position, price and total credit received. A graph of AMZN’s price from August 8th to September 26 was displayed. The entry date and the first adjustment date were shown on the graph.

    What we did next was the key to the trade. A second snapshot of the AMZN trade was displayed showing what we did. The snapshot included buy/sell, quantity, expiration date, position, price and total debit paid.

    A final snapshot on October 5th of closing the adjusted AMZN position for a profit was displayed. The snapshot included the quantity, adjusted position, price and total credit received, along with a chart of the price of AMZN and the adjustment dates.

    We also did something similar in the SPY. A snapshot of the original September 3, 2015 SPY Broken Wing Butterfly was displayed. The snapshot included the quantity, month, position, price and total credit received.

    The market then had some movement and presented us with an opportunity. A second snapshot of the SPY trade was displayed. The snapshot included buy/sell, quantity, expiration date, position, price, total debit paid, overall credit received and current P/L.

    Time passed and the market moved again. A final snapshot on of closing the adjusted SPY position for a profit was displayed. The snapshot included the quantity, adjusted position, price overall credit received and total P/L, along with a chart of the price of SPY and the adjustments.

    Watch this segment of “Anatomy of a Trade” with Tom Sosnoff and Tony Battista to examine Broken Wing Butterflies in AMZN and SPY, to learn the details of the adjustments they did and why, so when you are given an opportunity by the market you will have the tools to take advantage of it.

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