Recent Updates
OptionsExpiration
AMZN 232.5/235 Bull Put Spread
PANW 337.5/340 Bull Put Spread
PANW 420/410 Bear Call Spread
PANW 402.5/400 Bear Call Spread
QQQ 730/727 Bear Call Spread
TSLA 397.5/392.5 Bear Call Spread
#OnlySpreads
CAG 17.0 Covered Calls
CAG 18.0 Covered Calls
CAG 19.0 Covered Call
CE 50.0 Covered Calls
CE 55.0 Covered Call
HRL 22.5 Covered Call
HRL 24.0 Covered Call
SPCE 4.0 Covered Call
TSCO 36.0 Covered Call
WU 11.0 Covered Call
#EveryLittleBitHelps
BOIL1 9.0 Put (on 50 shares)
CCI 67.5 Put
CCI 70.0 Put
CE 45.0 Put
LEN 70.0 Put
#TinyPuts
ASSIGNMENTS:
FIS 36.0 Puts
Will start writing covered calls on Monday
PEP Diagonal Puts
Sold 1 PEP 09/25/2026 129.0 Put / Bought 1 PEP 10/02/2026 127.0 Put at $0.13 Credit
AVGO Put Roll
Bought to close 1 AVGO 09/18/2026 350.0 Put at $0.04
Sold to open 1 AVGO 09/21/2026 342.5 Put at $0.23
Turned a diagonal put spread into a Bull Put Spread
NFLX Puts
Sold 1 NFLX 09/25/2026 66/69 Bull Put Spread at $0.20 Credit
Wells Fargo downgrades Netflix to Underweight from Equal Weight, cuts price target to $57 from $80 on concerns over weakening engagement and a softer 2H26 originals slate
SPX rolls
Rolled $SPX Sep 18 7600 puts out to Sep 21 7585 puts @ 6.10 credit
Rolled $SPX Sep 18 7640 puts out to Sep 21 7620 puts @ 5.55 credit
Rolled $SPX Sep 18 7710 puts out to Sep 21 7710 puts @ .80 credit
AMZN Puts closed
Bought to close 1 AMZN 232.5/240 Bull Put Spread at $0.00
Bought to close 1 AMZN 232.5/237.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.01
SPX
Bought to Close SPX Sep 18 2026 7550.0 Put @ .35 (sold for 36.40)
Bought to Close SPX Sep 18 2026 7575.0 Put @ .65 (sold for 35.20)
Sold SPX Sep 24 2026 7550.0 Put @ 16.85
Sold SPX Sep 24 2026 7575.0 Put @ 22.15
META PANW PEP Calls closed
Bought to close 1 META 717.5/710 09/18/2026 Bear Call Spread at $0.01
Bought to close 1 PANW 410/402.5 09/18/2026 Bear Call Spread at $0.01
Bought to close 1 PEP 145/142 09/18/2026 Bear Call Spread at $0.01
AVGO Puts
Sold 1 AVGO 09/21/2026 340/347.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.41 Credit
XSP rolls 9/18/26
#FuzzyLEAPs I’ve put swing-rolls on hold, at least temporarily. But I have to roll pretty far out to get a decent credit on a calendar and much further for a credit on a diagonal. So for now I’m just bumping them forward to next day with little or no credit. If we can go higher next week we might be in range for better premium.
Rolled $XSP Sep 18th 779 puts to Sep 21st 779 puts, .03 credit
Rolled $XSP Sep 18th 784 puts to Sep 21st 784 puts, even
SPX
#fuzzyleaps
Rolled SPX Sep 18 2026 7365 Put to Sep 23 2026 7470 Put @ 6.10 Credit.
Ladder now:
Sep 21 7355 Put
Sep 22 7425 Put
Sep 23 7470 Put
LEAPs:
3 @ 7700
SPX now:
7637.76
XSP rolls 9/17/26
#FuzzyLEAPs i think today set a record for biggest LOSSES in a roll. I actually had one decent pullback for profit but was holding out for more when it bounced to never return. The saving grace is we had a good up day. This strategy is crashing down around me and I’m only holding on with hopes that I can better manage roll-downs on future drops. I think after today I’m going to start rolling out in the future rather than continuing to try swing-rolls; they worked great during June’s downside warning, but have flopped dramatically for the past month.
Rolled $XSP Sep 17th 779 puts to Sep 18th 779 puts, -1.60 debit
Rolled $XSP Sep 17th 784 puts to Sep 18th 784 puts, -1.10 debit
SPX roll
Rolled $SPX Sep 17 7530 puts out to Sep 21 7510 puts @ 6.50 credit
Thursday trades
Added a tiny bit to my CLX stock position at $84.00
#FallingKnife
Sold 1 PEP 09/25/2026 / PEP 09/18/2026 127/132 Diagonal Bull Put Spread at $0.16 Credit
Sold 1 PANW 09/18/2026 337.50/340 Bull Put Spread at $0.12 Credit
Bought to close 1 LEN 09/18/2026 65/72 Bull Put Spread at $0.01
SPY
Taking the 35 percent quickies in a few days. Been a great year for SPY…my 13th time in and out of these on dips.
Bought to Close SPY Oct 16 2026 715.0 Put @ 2.30 (sold for 4.25)
Bought to Close SPY Oct 16 2026 720.0 Put @ 2.68 (sold for 4.80)
Bought to Close SPY Oct 16 2026 725.0 Put @ 3.16 (sold for 4.00)
Bought to Close SPY Oct 16 2026 730.0 Put @ 3.66 (sold for 5.50)
SPX
Most filled pre-market.
Rolled SPX Sep 17 2026 7600.0 Put to Sep 23 2026 7550.0 Put @ 17.00 credit
Rolled SPX Sep 17 2026 7650.0 Put to Sep 23 2026 7625.0 Put @ 19.75 credit
Rolled SPX Sep 18 2026 7650.0 Puts to Sep 21 2026 7630.0 Puts @ .90 credit
Rolled SPX Sep 18 2026 7665.0 Puts to Sep 21 2026 7655.0 Puts @ 3.55 credit
Rolled SPX Sep 18 2026 7695.0 Puts to Sep 25 2026 7675.0 Puts @ 9.25 credit
Rolled SPX Sep 18 2026 7705.0 Puts to Sep 25 2026 7675.0 Puts @ 1.60 credit
Rolled SPX Sep 18 2026 7825.0 Puts to Oct 16 2026 7825.0 Puts @ 9.50 credit
SPX
#fuzzyleaps
Rolled SPX Sep 17 2026 7365 Put to Sep 22 2026 7425 Put @ 6.15 Credit.
Ladder now:
Sep 18 7365 Put
Sep 21 7355 Put
Sep 22 7425 Put
LEAPs:
3 @ 7700
SPX now:
7551.81
SPX
Filled while i was out:
Sold to Close SPX Oct 16 2026 7300/7200 Bear Put Spread @ 15.00
Still holding the 7900/7905 bear call spreads I sold to finance it.
AMZN Puts
Sold 1 AMZN 09/18/2026 232.5/235 Bull Put Spread Spread at $0.12 Credit
Sold 1 AMZN 09/18/2026 232.5/237.5 Bull Put Spread Spread at $0.28 Credit
SPX
Rolled SPX Sep 16 2026 7600.0 Put to Sep 22 2026 7575.0 Put @ 22.60 credit
Rolled SPX Sep 16 2026 7650.0 Put to Sep 22 2026 7600.0 Put @ 1.25 credit
XSP rolls 9/16/26
#FuzzyLEAPs Annoying long wait after legging out early, but wanted to finish the trade before FOMC. I missed several fills due to low liquidity of these deep ITM options.
Rolled $XSP Sep 16th 779 puts to Sep 17th 779 puts, .20 credit
Rolled $XSP Sep 16th 784 puts to Sep 17th 784 puts, .05 credit
SPX rolls
Rolled $SPX Sep 16 7620 puts out to Sep 18 (PM) 7600 puts @ 9.45 credit
Rolled $SPX Sep 16 7650 puts out to Sep 18 (PM) 7640 puts @ 8.75 credit
Rolled $SPX Sep 16 7710 puts out to Sep 18 (PM) 7710 puts @ 3.70 credit
Rolled $SPX Sep 16 7550 puts out to Sep 17 7530 puts @ 5.50 credit
Wednesday trades
pre Fed
Added a tiny bit of FIS at $36.98
Added a tiny bit of MCD at $248.00
Sold 1 PANW 09/18/2026 410/402.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.61 Credit
Yahoo Finance says AI risk warnings from Anthropic and OpenAI CEOs are boosting demand expectations for cybersecurity stocks including Palo Alto Networks
#fuzzyleaps Rolled SPX Sep 16…
#fuzzyleaps
Rolled SPX Sep 16 2026 7415 Put to Sep 21 2026 7355 Put @ 6.20 Credit.
Ladder now:
Sep 17 7365 Put
Sep 18 7365 Put
Sep 21 7355 Put
LEAPs:
3 @ 7700
SPX now:
7585.73
XSP rolls 9/15/26
#FuzzyLEAPs
Rolled $XSP Sep 15th 779 puts to Sep 16th 779 puts, .60 credit
Rolled $XSP Sep 15th 784 puts to Sep 16th 784 puts, .45 credit
SPY
Adding.
Sold SPY Oct 16 2026 730.0 Put @ 5.50
SPX
Rolled SPX Sep 15 2026 7575.0 Put to Sep 21 2026 7525.0 Put @ 27.10 credit
Rolled SPX Sep 15 2026 7600.0 Put to Sep 21 2026 7550.0 Put @ 21.50 credit
SPX
Continuing the roll down on these
Rolled $SPX Sep 15 7590 puts out to Sep 16 7550 puts @ 7.40 credit
SPX
Warning: Sep 18 2026 has AM and PM options!
#fuzzyleaps
Rolled SPX Sep 15 2026 7500 Put to Sep 18(PM) 2026 7365 Put @ 6.00 Credit.
Ladder now:
Sep 16 7415 Put
Sep 17 7365 Put
Sep 18 7365 Put
LEAPs:
3 @ 7700
SPX now:
7619.98
OptionsExpiration
1 AAPL 342.5/340 Bear Call Spread
1 GOOGL 365/360 Bear Call Spread
SPX roll
Rolled $SPX Sep 14 7600 puts out to Sep 15 7590 puts @ 7.50 credit
AMZN META Spreads
Bought to close 1 AMZN 09/14/2026 250/252.5 Bull Put Spread Spread at $0.08. Sold this morning at $0.54 Credit
Replaced it with 1 AMZN 09/16/2026 240/245 Bull Put Spread Spread at $0.23 Credit
Bought to close 1 META 09/14/2026 635/637.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.00. Sold this morning at $0.37 Credit
Switched direction
Replaced it with 1 META 09/16/2026 720/710 Bear Call Spread at $0.18 Credit
XSP rolls 9/14/26
#FuzzyLEAPs Another day of middling swing roll attempts.
Rolled $XSP Sep 14th 779 puts to Sep 15th 779 puts, .20 credit
Rolled $XSP Sep 14th 784 puts to Sep 15th 784 puts, -.50 debit
Monday trades
Sold 1 AAPL 09/14/2026 342.5/340 Bear Call Spread at $0.19 Credit
Sold 1 AMZN 09/14/2026 250/252.5 Bull Put Spread Spread at $0.54 Credit
Sold 1 META 09/14/2026 635/637.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.37 Credit
Sold 1 LEN 09/18/2026 65/72 Bull Put Spread at $0.30 Credit
Sold 1 PEP 09/18/2026 145/142 Bear Call Spread at $0.14 Credit
Sold 1 HRL 09/18/2026 22.5 Covered Call at $0.02
Sold 1 TSCO 09/18/2026 36.0 Covered Call at $0.05
#EveryLittleBitHelps
Sold 1 CCI 09/18/2026 67.5 Put at $0.10
Sold FIS 09/18/2026 36.0 Puts at $0.20 and $0.25
#TinyPuts
SPX
Rolled SPX Sep 14 2026 7600.0 Put to Sep 18 2026 7550.0 Put @ 22.50 credit
Rolled SPX Sep 14 2026 7625.0 Put to Sep 18 2026 7575.0 Put @ 16.80 credit
SPX
#fuzzyleaps #spxsnowball
Rolled SPX Sep 14 2026 7460 Put to Sep 17 2026 7365 Put @ 6.15 Credit.
Ladder now:
Sep 15 7500 Put
Sep 16 7415 Put
Sep 17 7365 Put
LEAPs:
3 @ 7700
SPX now:
7656.98
Earnings 9/14 – 9/18
Econ Calendar 9/14 – 9/18
OptionsExpiration
ADBE 200/205 Bull Put Spread
ADBE 210/215 Bull Put Spreads
ORCL 131/133 Bull Put Spread
ORCL 132/134 Bull Put Spread
ORCL 202.5/200 Bear Call Spread
SPY 743/746 Bull Put Spread
TJX 123/124 Bull Put Spread
BOIL 18.0 Put
KR 54.0 Put
NKE 36.5 Put
STZ 115.0 Put
#TinyPuts
CPB 24.0 Covered Calls
TSCO 36.0 Covered Call
#CoveredCalls #EveryLittleBitHelps
PEP Spread
Sold 1 PEP 09/18/2026 130/133 Bull Put Spread at $0.23 Credit
TJX NKE Puts closed
Bought to close 1 TJX 09/11/2026 126.0 Put at $0.10. Sold on Tuesday at $0.26.
It did trade as high as $1.05 this morning
Bought to close 1 NKE 09/11/2026 37.0 Put at $0.07. Sold on Tuesday at $0.11.
It did trade as high as $0.50 this morning
XSP rolls 9/11/26
#FuzzyLEAPs It took a decent up day for me to finally pick a good entry
Rolled $XSP Sep 11th 784 puts to Sep 14th 784 puts, 1.00 credit
Now need to swing-roll the 779 puts
SPX
Did this roll yesterday (9/10/26) and forgot to post..Busy getting everything in order for my up coming trip…..
Rolled SPX 9/11/26 7730 Put down and out to SPX 9/30/26 7700 Put @ 10.15 Credit.
XSP
Heading back home (U.K) for the next two weeks so rolling this out….
Rolled XSP 9/11/26 772 Put down and out to XSP 9/30/26 765 Put @ 0.92 Credit
#fuzzyleaps
SPX
#fuzzyleaps #spxsnowball
Rolled SPX Sep 11 2026 7530 Put to Sep 16 2026 7415 Put @ 6.00 Credit.
Ladder now:
Sep 14 7460 Put
Sep 15 7500 Put
Sep 16 7415 Put
LEAPs:
3 @ 7700
SPX now:
7591.70
SPY
Sold 1 SPY 09/11/2026 743/746 Bill Put Spread at $0.13 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 09/11/2026 741/745 Bill Put Spread at $0.12 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 09/11/2026 771/767 Bear Call Spread at $0.21 Credit
#EveryLittleBitHelps
OptionsExpiration
SPY 09/10/2026 751/753 Bull Put Spread
XSP rolls 9/10/26
#FuzzyLEAPs Still struggling to choose good exit points for these swing rolls. Plus getting deeper ITM means less liquidity and wider bid/ask; got to be 20.30 ITM to sell the option for 20.00.
Rolled $XSP Sep 10th 784 puts to Sep 11th 784 puts, -.30 debit
Rolled $XSP Sep 11th 779 puts to Sep 11th 779 puts, -.35 debit
SPX roll
Rolled $SPX Sep 10 7620 puts out to Sep 14 7600 puts @ 17.65 credit
SPX
Busy tomorrow so taking care of those too.
Rolled SPX Sep 10 2026 7680.0 Puts to Sep 18 2026 7650.0 Puts @ 4.50 credit
Rolled SPX Sep 10 2026 7690.0 Puts to Sep 18 2026 7665.0 Puts @ 2.30 credit
Rolled SPX Sep 11 2026 7710.0 Puts to Sep 18 2026 7695.0 Puts @ 3.00 credit
Rolled SPX Sep 11 2026 7720.0 Puts to Sep 18 2026 7705.0 Puts @ .50 credit
And:
Rolled SPX Sep 10 2026 7650.0 Put to Sep 16 2026 7600.0 Put @ 4.00 credit
Rolled SPX Sep 10 2026 7675.0 Put to Sep 16 2026 7650.0 Put @ 4.65 credit
Rolled SPX Sep 11 2026 7650.0 Put to Sep 17 2026 7600.0 Put @ 2.25 credit
Rolled SPX Sep 11 2026 7675.0 Put to Sep 17 2026 7650.0 Put @ 7.00 credit
SPY
Adding.
Sold SPY Oct 16 2026 715.0 Put @ 4.25
Sold SPY Oct 16 2026 720.0 Put @ 4.80
ADBE AVGO SPY TJX
Sold 1 ADBE 09/11/2026 210/215 Bull Put Spread at $0.23 Credit
Sold 1 AVGO 09/11/2026 342.5/347.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.35 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 09/10/2026 748/753 Bull Put Spread at $0.24 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 09/10/2026 751/753 Bull Put Spread at $0.14 Credit
Sold 1 TJX 09/11/2026 123/124 Bull Put Spread at $0.12 Credit
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SPX
#fuzzyleaps #spxsnowball
Rolled SPX Sep 10 2026 7595 Put to Sep 15 2026 7500 Put @ 6.35 Credit.
Ladder now:
Sep 11 7530 Put
Sep 14 7460 Put
Sep 15 7500 Put
LEAPs:
3 @ 7700
SPX now:
7636.36
SPX rolls
Rolled $SPX Sep 9 7725 puts out to Sep 16 7710 puts @ 3.95 credit
Rolled $SPX Sep 9 7685 puts out to Sep 16 7650 puts @ 11.10 credit
Rolled $SPX Sep 9 7670 puts out to Sep 16 7620 puts @ 13.70 credit
OptionsExpiration
TSLA 09/09/2026 382.5/380 Bear Call Spread
TSLA 09/09/2026 387.5/385 Bear Call Spread
TSLA 09/09/2026 392.5/390 Bear Call Spread
TSLA 09/09/2026 350/352.5 Bull Put Spread
AVGO 09/09/2026 360.0 Diagonal Put
SPX
Rolled SPX 9/9/26 7730 Put to SPX 9/11/26 7730 Put @ 3.40 Credit
#fuzzyleaps
AMZN AVGO META spreads
Sold 1 AMZN 09/11/2026 242.5/245 Bull Put Spread at $0.17 Credit
Sold 1 AVGO 09/11/2026 392.5/385 Bear Call Spread at $0.15 Credit
Sold 1 META 09/11/2026 720/705 Bear Call Spread at $0.21 Credit
#EveryLittleBitHelps
XSP roll 9/9/26
#FuzzyLEAPs Got four dimes today
Rolled $XSP Sep 9th 784 puts to Sep 10th 784 puts, .40 credit
SPX rolls
Rolled $SPX Sep 9 7640 puts out to Sep 10 7620 puts @ 5.95 credit
SPY
Throwing a little starter out there.
Sold SPY Oct 16 2026 725.0 Put @ 4.00
SPX
Rolled SPX Sep 09 2026 7650.0 Put to Sep 15 2026 7600.0 Put @ 15.00 credit
Rolled SPX Sep 09 2026 7625.0 Put to Sep 15 2026 7575.0 Put @ 17.40 credit
XSP
Rolled XSP 09/09/26 772 Put to 9/11/26 772 Put @ 0.82 Credit
SPX
#fuzzyleaps #spxsnowball
Rolled SPX Sep 9 2026 7540 Put to Sep 14 2026 7460 Put @ 6.10 Credit.
Ladder now:
Sep 10 7595 Put
Sep 11 7530 Put
Sep 14 7460 Put
LEAPs:
3 @ 7700
SPX now:
7673.52
XSP roll 9/8/26
#FuzzyLEAPs Another day, another dime.
Rolled $XSP Sep 8th 784 puts to Sep 9th 784 puts, .10 credit (swing-roll)
SPX
Rolled SPX 9/8/26 7730 Put to SPX 9/9/26 7730 Put @ 3.00 Credit
#fuzzyleaps
SPX
Bought to Close SPX Sep 08 2026 7650.0 Put @ .25 (sold for 70.90)
Bought to Close SPX Sep 08 2026 7675.0 Put @ 1.15 (sold for 49.65)
Sold SPX Sep 14 2026 7600.0 Put @ 13.90
Sold SPX Sep 14 2026 7625.0 Put @ 18.40
Tuesday Trades
Sold 1 ORCL 09/11/2026 202.5/200 Bear Call Spread at $0.15 Credit
Sold 1 ORCL 09/11/2026 131/133 Bull Put Spread at $0.18 Credit
They can’t both lose 🙂
#OnlySpreads
Sold 1 AVGO 09/09/2026 395/382.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.23 Credit
#1DTE
Sold 1 WU 09/18/2026 11.0 Covered Call at $0.05
Sold 1 TSCO 09/11/2026 36.0 Covered Call at $0.22
#EveryLittleBitHelps
Sold 1 NKE 09/11/2026 36.5 Put at $0.06
Sold 1 NKE 09/11/2026 37.0 Put at $0.11
Sild 1 STZ 09/11/2026 115.0 Put at $0.20
Sold 1 TJX 09/11/2026 126.0 Put at $0.26
Sold 1 KR 09/11/2026 54.0 Put at $0.27
#TinyPuts
Sold out of my tiny position in NRG stock at $120.01.
Bought on 8/31 at $110.00
#FormerFallingKnife
Started a tiny new position in TJX at $129.00
Started a tiny new position in ROL at $35.00
#FallingKnife
SPX
Rolling into the PPI volatility on Thursday. Still have CPI to work with on Friday.
Rolled SPX Sep 08 2026 7700.0 Puts to Sep 10 2026 7680.0 Puts @ 6.25 credit
Rolled SPX Sep 08 2026 7710.0 Puts to Sep 10 2026 7690.0 Puts @ 1.55 credit
XSP
Rolled XSP 09/08/26 772 Put to XSP 09/09/26 772 Put @ 0.70 Credit
SPX
Rolled SPX Sep 8 2026 7505 Put to Sep 11 2026 7530 Put @ 6.25 Credit.
Ladder now:
Sep 9 7540 Put
Sep 10 7595 Put
Sep 11 7530 Put
LEAPs:
3 @ 7700
SPX now:
7718.60
September Market Weakness: The Setup Has Teeth
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/september-market-weakness-setup-has-teeth
But….at the end of the article:
What Should Investors Do Now
So, what does this all mean for investors? Most importantly, this is a tactical market reset, not a call to abandon equities and go hide in cash. Scott Rubner himself framed the September weakness as a “better entry point ahead of a more constructive mid-October.”
He is correct. Once mid-October arrives, the options expiry will have cleared, the FOMC will have met, and corporate buybacks will have resumed. Notably, the market will be focusing on Q3 corporate earnings reports. which typically support markets heading into November.
Therefore, the investor playbook is to use market strength to rebalance portfolio risk rather than chase it.
Heading into next week, the support and resistance levels are evident. The first resistance is the record at 7,796, about 1% away. Just above that are the round numbers at 7,900 and 8,000. (Those are our year-end targets that sit just above previous all-time highs.) Conversely, support starts at the 50-day near 7,585. That level also marks the breakout that a failed retest would expose. Just below that level is the 7,300 zone, then the 200-day at 7,137, the same downside band the seasonal math points toward.
Earnings 9/7 – 9/11
Econ Calendar 9/7 – 9/11
SPX Strategy 6 Month Update
Let me preface this by saying I couldn’t be happier with the #SPXsnowball !!
Haven’t done an update for awhile. Last one was at the 3 month mark since converting everything and moving it all into a ROTH IRA (you’re welcome gubment but I’m done with you forever now 🙂 🙂 🙂 )
Now at the 6 month mark so let’s see how things are going.
Building positions:
15 added in Mar 2026
08 added in Apr 2026
02 added in May 2026
05 added in Jul 2026
01 added in Aug 2026
Lots of various sized roll ups (9 total) eventually getting everything to 7800 strike in 2030 expiration.
Total Cost to this point:
3,001,638.00
Total credit to close LEAPS:
2,247,500.00
Loss on LEAPS:
-754,138.00
Total premium received:
1,829,144.00
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Total gain:
1,075,006.00
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