today at 2.52 pm ,sto spx ,july 26,2335/2310 put @1.80, thanks jeff
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today at 2.52 pm btc on gtc order , spx 2460/2485 6.30.17 call @ .20 had sold for 1.80.(was like watching paint dry )
Daily Archives: Tuesday, June 27, 2017
$SIG ShortPuts #FallingKnife – today…
$SIG ShortPuts #FallingKnife – today I covered some short July 60.0 Puts at a 1.10 that I originally sold for 1.90 and 2.00 in January.
Despite the fact that it is out of the money 3 points with 4 weeks to go, in late May the stock collapsed to 46.09 before gaining most of it back recently.
I decided I don’t need the added risk in this name because I am still short July 50/55 Puts, October 45 Puts and Jan 45/40/35 Puts that are nicely profitable.
One of my unwritten rules is that if Puts that I sold for 2 bucks rises to 13 or 14 dollars and then give me a chance to get out ahead, I take it, and don’t look back.
I would have taken the stock if it had stayed down. The current move in this SP500 name shows why that would have worked too.
VVXGame
#VXXGame Thanks for the ideas on strikes. Was only filled on a couple…
STO SVXY June 30th 148 puts for .75
STO SVXY July 7th 140 put for 1.25
Adding some VXX
Sold $VXX Dec 15 33 calls @ .46. Highest strike in Dec.
$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY…
$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY Jun 30 2017 147.5 Puts @ 0.76 with the stock at 162.44
$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY…
$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY JUN 30 2017 145.0 Puts @ 0.55 with the stock at 162.85.
Expires Friday
A couple of volatility trades
Sold $UVXY Dec 15 37 calls@ 1.20. Highest strike.
Sold $SVXY Aug 4 100 puts @ 1.50.
SVXY
STO September 60 puts @1.05
#retirement In about 2 hours…
#retirement
In about 2 hours I’ll be officially retired and will be able to give this endeavor the proper attention!
SWKS puts
$SWKS Sold Jul 21 93 puts @ 1.55 with the stock at 98.59
SVXY
STO Sept $70 puts @ $1.41
SVXY
STO September 65 puts @1.30
$SVXY #ShortPuts – Selling some…
$SVXY #ShortPuts – Selling some more puts – the first expires Friday and is at a strike below the last major dip in the stock.
Sold SVXY Jun 30 2017 145.0 Puts @ 0.47
Also Sold SVXY Jul 28 2017 90.0 Puts @ 0.74 in an IRA
$UVXY
STO Jul 14 $14 calls @ $0.33
SVXY
#ShortStrangles – Sold 1 SVXY JAN 18 2019 80.0/320.0 Strangle @ 23.24
SPX puts sold
#SPXcampaign This filled while on the road back to Portland:
Sold to Open $SPX July 28th 2335/2310 put spreads for 1.40, when SPX was at 2433.
BTC July 14 wdc 85…
BTC July 14 wdc 85 puts at 0.55. Sold for 1.24
#fallingknife I am short SWKS puts but it has dropped 15 points in 2 weeks and appears to be a good falling knife trade now. Next support level at 96.61.
$SVXY #ShortPuts – Selling some…
$SVXY #ShortPuts – Selling some puts to make back a little of what I lost when the margin clerk had me cover some long term 150 Calls.
All these expire Friday and are at strikes below the last major dip.
Sold SVXY Jun 30 2017 138.0 Puts @ 0.28
Sold SVXY Jun 30 2017 147.0 Puts @ 0.57
Sold SVXY Jun 30 2017 148.0 Puts @ 0.76
Sold SVXY Jun 30 2017 148.5 Puts @ 0.76
SVXY
#ShortPuts #IRA – Sold SVXY SEP 15 2017 90.0 Put @ 2.55
$SVXY
STO Sep 15 $60 puts @ $1.00
STO Jul 28 $90 puts @ $0.75
Just nibbling
$SVXY
$SVXY #ShortPuts. Sold to open July 117 Puts @ 1.25 when $SVXY hit 165.17 in this swoon.
SVXY
STO September
91 puts @ 2.43
92 puts @ 2.50
93 puts @ 2.55
94 puts @ 2.74
SVXY
STO September 80 puts @1.75
SVXY
STO September 85 puts @1.95
STO September 88 puts @2.19
SVXY
STO December 70 puts @2.25
SVXY
STO September 90 puts @ 2.27
BTC WDC Jul 14 put…
BTC WDC Jul 14 put 83.5 at 0.39. Sold at 1.04. Did not want to close yet but TOS doing some weird stuff with margin again so had to to so i could roll an ITM position.
Rolled SWKS Jul 7 106 put to 8/4 104 put for 0.45 credit. Originally sold for 1.2 but ITM now so gaining 2 points lower for credit. Part of a ladder. Will need to roll next weeks 105 out and down when the new series is available on Thurs. The next 2 weeks are at 95 so hopefully after a 13 point drop they stay OTM then the decay catches up with the rolls.
SVXY
STO one contract of the July 28, 150 put @ 4.30
I have a lot of naked calls n January so would like to offset some of them.
SVXY
#CoveredCalls – Hanging on to the stock for a few more weeks…picking up another 2.20 of potential upside while keeping plenty of downside protection.
Rolled SVXY JUN 30 2017 138.0 Call to JUL 21 2017 140.0 Call @ .20 credit
$GILD #CoveredCalls – A couple…
$GILD #CoveredCalls – A couple of call positions against long stock and short puts with the stock at 71.60 –
Sold GILD Nov 17 2017 85.0 Calls @ 0.85
Sold GILD Nov 17 2017 90.0 Calls @ 0.53
DRI earnings
#Earnings Was filled on this yesterday but was unable to post as I’m at Long Beach, WA, for a couple days.
Sold to open $DRI July 21st 82.5 puts for 1.15. Trade looks good with the positive open.
Economic Data
9:00am EST S&P/CS Composite-20 HPI y/y – street sees 5.9%
10:00am EST CB Consumer Confidence – street sees 116.1
10:00am EST Richmond Manufacturing Index – street sees 4
11:15am EST FOMC Member Harker Speaks
1:00pm EST Fed Chair Yellen Speaks
5:30pm EST FOMC Member Kashkari Speaks
Earnings before Open
DARDEN RESTRNT (DRI) – consensus 1.15
FACTSET RESH (FDS) – consensus 1.84
IHS MARKIT LTD (INFO) – consensus 0.43
Earnings After Markets Close
AEROVIRONMENT (AVAV) – consensus 0.99
CALAMP CORP (CAMP) – consensus 0.22
KB HOME (KBH) – consensus 0.26
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