Siamese Straddle

[sharpie]

Been looking at Darrell’s Siamese Straddle strategy, This is the results of today’s Gold.

Buy 11/10/15 10:33:48 1 Gold (Dec) 1082.5-1097.5 (12PM) @ 1087.5 $-50.00 Sell 11/10/15 10:34:00 1 Gold (Dec) 1075.0-1090.0 (12PM) @ 1087.3 $-27.00 Settlement Payout 11/10/15 12:00:40 1 LONG Gold (Dec) 1082.5-1097.5 (12PM) @ 1087.5 $92.27 Settlement Payout 11/10/15 12:00:40 1 SHORT Gold (Dec) 1075.0-1090.0 (12PM) @ 1087.3 $0.00

[stanz80]

Did you make $10 on this straddle or more?

[sharpie]

Cost 77.00 Returned 92.27 on the buy. Risk was very very low.

[darrell]

n looking at Darrell’s Siamese Straddle strategy, This is the results of today’s Gold.

Buy 11/10/15 10:33:48 1 Gold (Dec) 1082.5-1097.5 (12PM) @ 1087.5 $-50.00 Sell 11/10/15 10:34:00 1 Gold (Dec) 1075.0-1090.0 (12PM) @ 1087.3 $-27.00 Settlement Payout 11/10/15 12:00:40 1 LONG Gold (Dec) 1082.5-1097.5 (12PM) @ 1087.5 $92.27 Set

Risk was $7.00 i believe is that what you said?

[sharpie]

On the ES I did on 11/09/2015, the proximity was 7 per side. This GC was even less. Just know that the proximity on both, added together was less than 7 Noticed. I placed this in the wrong one. Should have been it the “Straddle” category.