Rolling in options trading is defined as moving a position from one strike to another either vertically in the same month, horizontally to another month or some combination thereof.
The term roll means to move your position out and to establish a new position of the next strike either up or down one or a few [...]

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On Thursday U.S. stocks fell sharply, with the Dow industrials leading a 344-point drop, as rising jobless claims data, mixed retail sales and weaker oil prices fueled concerns about slowing economy.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 344 points, or 3%, to close at 11,216, its worst percentage drop since June 26. The S&P 500 index [...]

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Research In Motion (RIMM) was spotted a Dark Cloud Cover reversal candlestick on Aug 22. Due to the high options premium, I only bought one contract of ITM Oct 130 Put @ $9.90. The stock was very bearish on Monday Aug 25 but went sideways for the next few trading session.
Since the trade was on [...]

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