Daily Archives: Friday, December 2, 2016

Unknown's avatar Option Iceman 6:44 pm on Friday, December 2, 2016
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#OptionsExpiration #Weeklys #Dec02 – Anything…

#OptionsExpiration #Weeklys #Dec02 – Anything not posted as rolled today expired

— Expired —
AMGN (Weekly) Dec 2 2016 130 Puts
CVS (Weekly) Dec 2 2016 74 Puts
CVS (Weekly) Dec 2 2016 80 Calls
DUST (Weekly) Dec 2 2016 60 Calls
MRO (Weekly) Dec 2 2016 18.5 Calls (Covered)
NKE (Weekly) Dec 2 2016 46.5 Puts

NUGT (Weekly) Dec 2 2016 7 Puts
NUGT (Weekly) Dec 2 2016 8 Puts
NUGT (Weekly) Dec 2 2016 11 Calls (Covered)

SVXY (Weekly) Dec 2 2016 40 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) Dec 2 2016 45 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) Dec 2 2016 70 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) Dec 2 2016 72 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) Dec 2 2016 85 Calls (Covered)

UVXY (Weekly) Dec 2 2016 16.5 Calls (Covered)
UVXY (Weekly) Dec 2 2016 35 Calls (Covered)

Unknown's avatar tabortrader 2:04 pm on Friday, December 2, 2016
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Options Expiration

#OptionsExpiration Dec2
$SVXY 70 puts

Taking this one from TT, Sunday vote now coined “Spagh-exit”

Thanks for your hard work Jeff.

Everyone have a great weekend.

Unknown's avatar Ramie 1:38 pm on Friday, December 2, 2016
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#OptionsExpiration for Dec 2 $DUST…

#OptionsExpiration for Dec 2
$DUST 12/02/2016 60 calls
$NUGT 12/02/2016 21 calls

Will be very interested in the futures on Sunday evening.

Have a great weekend everyone.

Unknown's avatar Kelly 1:10 pm on Friday, December 2, 2016
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Options Expiration

#OptionsExpiration #VXXGame

Fairly light week this week.
$SVXY $55 puts
$SVXY $65 puts
$SVXY $70 puts
$UVXY $35 calls
$VXX $44 calls
$VXX $55 calls

Have a great weekend everyone.

Unknown's avatar Jeff 1:07 pm on Friday, December 2, 2016
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Options Expiration 12/2/16

#OptionsExpiration #SPXcampaign #ShortCalls

— Expiring —
REGN 375 call
SPX 2100/2075 put spreads
SPX 2225/2250 call spreads

Unknown's avatar Jeff 1:03 pm on Friday, December 2, 2016
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REGN roll

#Earnings #Rolling #ShortPuts #inversestrangle
BTC $REGN Dec 2nd 380 put for 7.25. Sold for 2.40 on Monday.
Rolled to: REGN Dec 16th 362.5 put for 7.60.

The good news is my 375 call is expiring today, which I sold as a roll for 55.65 on Nov 10th!

Unknown's avatar Ramie 12:57 pm on Friday, December 2, 2016  

$NFLX power move into the…

$NFLX power move into the close

Unknown's avatar Ramie 12:51 pm on Friday, December 2, 2016
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SVXY reducing some risk

Normally I’d let these expire but I have a large position in December and I thought it prudent to reduce some risk going into this weekend.
Bought to close $SVXY Dec 16 45 puts for .15 (sold for 2.70 and 2.00)
Bought to close $SVXY Dec 16 42 puts for .10 (sold for 2.50)
Bought to close $SVXY Dec 16 40 puts @ .10 (sold for 2.35)
Bought to close $SVXY Dec 16 38 puts @ .10 (sold for 2.25)

#VXXGame

Unknown's avatar jsd501 12:38 pm on Friday, December 2, 2016  

#option expiration

SVXY, only one option today

December 2, 45 put

Have a nice weekend everyone.

Unknown's avatar ncroadrunr 12:37 pm on Friday, December 2, 2016
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$SVXY #shortputs STO Dec 02…

$SVXY #shortputs
STO Dec 02 $80 put for 0.10 all available actual price 0.14. Should be safe as price today didn’t serious threaten 81 since 10 AM.

Unknown's avatar ncroadrunr 12:35 pm on Friday, December 2, 2016
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$DUST #shortputs STO Dec 02…

$DUST #shortputs
STO Dec 02 $50 put for 0.85 earlier this afternoon, looking good.

Unknown's avatar Jeff 12:30 pm on Friday, December 2, 2016
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SPX bonus calls sold

#SPXcampaign Sold to Open $SPX Dec 9th 2225/2250 call spreads for 1.50. Should expire next Friday.

Unknown's avatar prvtrader 11:31 am on Friday, December 2, 2016
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SPX

#spxcampaign #ira #OptionsExpiration
STO Dec 9 2225/2250 BeCS for $1.35 completing the IC for this expiration.
STO Dec 12 2230/2255 BeCS for $1.30 for the same reason.
Today will expire on my IRA the following SPX spreads: 2120/2105 BuPS; 2160/2145 BuPS and 2230/2245 BeCS

Unknown's avatar Jeff 11:17 am on Friday, December 2, 2016
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SPX more puts stopped

#SPXcampaign Bought to close $SPX Dec 2nd 2190 puts for 2.15. Sold as part of the 2190/2165 put spread for 2.55 on Tuesday. Another one down with a small profit.

Unknown's avatar Kelly 11:11 am on Friday, December 2, 2016  

$VIX

As a hedge for the weekend just in case something does happen that has a big negative affect on our markets. BTO $VIX Dec 21 $15/$19 call spreads @ $.70.

Unknown's avatar Jeff 10:51 am on Friday, December 2, 2016
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SPX puts stopped

#SPXcampaign Closing this one with a small profit, which was sold as an aggressive roll. May roll later today, or wait until next week.

Bought to close $SPX Dec 9th 2190/2165 call spreads for 7.70. Sold for 8.25 on Nov 21st.

Unknown's avatar fibwizard 10:25 am on Friday, December 2, 2016  

Sundays Mkts

Be aware of Sundays Vote in Europe and what the Forex/Futures mkts might do overnight…and what effect it may have on our mkts monday morning….just an FYI..

Unknown's avatar Ramie 10:17 am on Friday, December 2, 2016  

Adding to REGN position

Sold $REGN Jan 20 320 put @ 5.00

Unknown's avatar tabortrader 10:15 am on Friday, December 2, 2016  

VZ puts bought to close

BTC $VZ Jan 20 45 puts @ .26 sold on Oct 20 @ .56 taking 78% now to free up cash.

Unknown's avatar Option Iceman 10:05 am on Friday, December 2, 2016
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$SVXY #ShortCalls #Rollup – the…

$SVXY #ShortCalls #Rollup – the only SVXY position I needed to roll today as the stock runs to 83. It always runs Friday afternoon. When will I learn.

Bought to close SVXY Dec 2 2016 80.5 Calls @ 2.49 – originally sold for 4.40
Sold SVXY Dec 30 2016 86.0 Calls @ 4.24

Added 5.5 points to the strike price, added 1.75 Credit to my account per contract, and set the new strike price right about at the YTD high for SVXY.

Unknown's avatar Jeff 8:54 am on Friday, December 2, 2016
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SPX calls closed and calls sold

#SPXcampaign Bought to close $SPX Dec 7th 2240/2265 call spreads for .20. Sold two days ago for 1.75.
Sold to Open $SPX Dec 30th 2265/2290 call spreads for 1.55, with SPX at 2195.

Unknown's avatar ncroadrunr 8:22 am on Friday, December 2, 2016
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$NUGT #shortcalls #gold BTC Dec…

$DUST #shortcalls #gold
BTC Dec 09 $50 call for $4, sold last week for $9
BTC Dec 16 $50 call for $5.30, sold 2 weeks ago for $8.36 roll from Nov 25$55 call for $5.50 credit. Finally clearing our short calls for a profit.
I expect gold to resume its drop next week so holding DUST to resell calls on rebound.

Unknown's avatar fibwizard 8:19 am on Friday, December 2, 2016
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SPX Trade

#spxcampaign

STO 2 Jan06 1980/2080 BUPS at 4.61 credit

Unknown's avatar prvtrader 8:12 am on Friday, December 2, 2016
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ADSK Bullish Trade

#IRA #CreditSpread
ADSK had bad earnings and tanked; however, on the weekly chart the price drop stopped on the 21 EMA and it seems to be wanting to rebound.
STO Jan 20 ADSK 65/55 BuPS for $1.25; my stop will be at 65…the R/R cutting the position at 65 is 1:1.

Unknown's avatar Option Iceman 7:21 am on Friday, December 2, 2016
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$NUGT #CoveredCalls – Sold NUGT…

$NUGT #CoveredCalls – Sold NUGT Dec 9 2016 11.0 Calls @ 0.10. Expires next Friday. I would welcome assignment

Unknown's avatar Kelly 7:17 am on Friday, December 2, 2016
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$ULTA taking a dive. #Gap&Crap

$ULTA taking a dive. #Gap&Crap

Unknown's avatar Option Iceman 7:15 am on Friday, December 2, 2016
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$SVXY #ShortPuts #VXXGame – Sold…

$SVXY #ShortPuts #VXXGame – Sold SVXY Dec 16 2016 59.0 Puts @ 0.60. More than 20 points below yesterday’s intraday low with 11 trading days to go.

Unknown's avatar jsd501 7:04 am on Friday, December 2, 2016  

OT

I think this is going to be a boring day so I am going to the gym. Back in an hour.

Unknown's avatar Option Iceman 6:44 am on Friday, December 2, 2016
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$NUGT #ShortPuts #Rollout – rolled…

$NUGT #ShortPuts #Rollout – rolled out the positions in the money for this week. In each case I dropped the strike price a point (over 10%).
Bought to close NUGT DEC 2 2016 9.0 Puts / Sold NUGT DEC 30 2016 8.0 Puts @ 0.06 Credit
Bought to close NUGT DEC 2 2016 8.5 Puts / Sold NUGT DEC 16 2016 7.5 Puts @ 0.08 Credit
Bought to close NUGT DEC 2 2016 8.0 Puts / Sold NUGT DEC 9 20167.5 Puts @ 0.10 Credit

#aleaveaderci, #avoid, #newbies, #newsisbs, #shortcovering, #unconfirmed

Unknown's avatar Jeff 5:34 am on Friday, December 2, 2016
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Jobs Report

178,000 jobs added in November
Unemployment 4.6%, lowest since August 2007
Labor participation down a bit to 62.7%
UE6 rate 9.3%, lowest since 2008

#jobs

Unknown's avatar Option Iceman 1:38 am on Friday, December 2, 2016  

$SPX $VIX – while not…

$SPX $VIX – while not agreeing with the epic stock market crash scenario, this could explain some of the recent VIX spike.
http://www.internationalman.com/articles/how-december-4-could-trigger-the-most-violent-economic-shock-in-history