Expired/Closed Early/Short Puts/SPX Campaign

Expired
#shortputs
$WYNN 115/125 BUPS
$TXN 75/80 BUPS
$BIDU 210/220 BUPS
$SPX 2325/2350 BUPS
$BABA 140/150 BUPS
$NFLX 150/160 BUPS
$NTES 250/260 BUPS
$BABA 135/145 BUPS
$FB 160/165 BUPS
$AMZN 900/925 BUPS

#shortcalls
$UVXY 82 Call Thank you @iceman
$UVXY 91 calls
#Shortputs
$MPLX 33 Thank you @tabortrader
$WDC 77.5
$AAOI 55
$NVDA 135
$INGN 95
$EXAS 40

Closed Early
$SPX BTC 9/18 2420/2445 BUPS @ 96% profit. Thank you @jeffcp66

#spxcampaign
$SPX STO 10/13 2395/2420 BUPS @ 1.50 Following our leader @jeffcp66

The Big Offset
Expired With Full Loss
$SPX 2485/2460 BECS

Assigned
$AMD 13 put (12.29 basis)
$UNIT 20 put (18.45 basis)

Thank you all. Have a pleasant weekend.

$EFX #ShortPuts # FallingKnife -…

$EFX #ShortPuts # FallingKnife – Sold 1 EFX Jan 19 2018 50.0 Put @ 1.20 with the stock at 93.02.
I waited until I covered the Sep 90 puts in this account before putting more risk on in this stock.

OptionsExpiration

I have almost no positions left, closed out a lot of them a couple weeks ago. There have been a few opportunities to do some volatility selling but not enough to get aggressive. North Korea doesn’t even make the market blink anymore.

SVXY $17.5 puts
SVXY $49 puts
UVXY $65 calls

Have a great weekend

Options Expiration for Sep 15

$AAOI Sep 15 55 puts
$AAPL Sep 15 165 calls (covered)
$DRIP Sep 15 35 calls
$DRIP Sep 15 40 calls
$NVDA Sep 15 135 puts
$PETS Sep 15 25 puts
$SPY Sep 15 241 puts
$SVXY Sep 15 37.50 puts
$SVXY Sep 15 45 puts
$SVXY Sep 15 52.50 puts
$SVXY Sep 15 55 puts
$SVXY Sep 15 70 puts
$UVXY Sep 15 65 calls
$UVXY Sep 15 82 calls
$WDC Sep 15 77.50 puts

No assignments.

Have a great weekend.

#OptionsExpiration

#OptionExpiration Only one $SVXY Set…

#OptionsExpiration Only one $SVXY Set 15th 77 Put Have a great weekend all.

Options Expiration 9/15/17

#OptionsExpiration #ContangoETFs #VXXGame #SPXcampaign #Earnings #CoveredCalls

— Expiring w/max profit —
DRIP 35 call
KOLD 45 call
SVXY 75 put
SPX 2505/2530 call spreads (sold in a #CondorRoll for 3.95 on Tuesday)

— Expiring w/loss —
SPX 2420/2405 LONG put spreads, bought for 1.25 last Friday

#Assignment
PLCE 110 covered call, partial stock position being called away

SPX ITM roll

#SPXcampaign Closed $SPX Sep 22nd 2475/2500 call spreads for 17.95. Sold for 4.50 on Aug 29th.
#ITMroll Sold Sep 29th 2480/2505 call spreads for 17.45.

Also, stopped Sep 29th 2500/2525 for 9.65. Sold for 2.75 on Sep 8th as part of a #RiskReversal. Had to take risk off going into Monday. Will figure out how to roll next week.

#LongCallSpread Finally, bought to Open Sep 22nd 2510/2525 call spreads for 2.75, after the bell. Another hedge against further upside on Monday.

#OptionsExpiration #Monthlys #Sep15 – A…

#OptionsExpiration #Monthlys #Sep15 – A BIG ONE! – lots and lots of old #FallingKnife and #VXXGame positions falling off today.
Some #CoveredCalls getting assigned with profits, some #ShortPuts getting me long some new stocks. After all is said and done, I’m much closer to an all cash position as we head into October and another large expiration in 5 weeks.

— Expirations —
AAOI Sep 15 2017 55 Puts
AGN Sep 15 2017 175 Puts
AZO Sep 15 2017 580 Calls
DUST Sep 15 2017 18.5 Puts
DUST Sep 15 2017 21 Puts
EFX Sep 15 2017 90 Puts
ESRX Sep 15 2017 55 Puts
FOSL Sep 15 2017 26 Calls (Covered)
FSLR Sep 15 2017 22.5 Puts
GWW Sep 15 2017 175 Calls (Covered)
GWW Sep 15 2017 180 Calls (Covered)
M Sep 15 2017 28 Calls (Covered)
MDLZ Sep 15 2017 35 Puts
NUGT Sep 15 2017 44 Calls (Covered)
NUGT 25/Sep 15 2017 10 Calls (Covered)
NUGT 25/Sep 15 2017 11 Calls (Covered)
NUGT Sep 15 2017 20 Puts

SVXY Sep 15 2017 25 Puts
SVXY Sep 15 2017 27.5 Puts
SVXY Sep 15 2017 32.5 Puts
SVXY Sep 15 2017 35 Puts
SVXY Sep 15 2017 37.5 Puts
SVXY Sep 15 2017 40 Puts
SVXY Sep 15 2017 41 Puts
SVXY Sep 15 2017 42.5 Puts
SVXY Sep 15 2017 44 Puts
SVXY Sep 15 2017 45 Puts
SVXY Sep 15 2017 55 Puts
SVXY Sep 15 2017 69 Puts
SVXY Sep 15 2017 74 Puts
SVXY Sep 15 2017 75 Puts

TRIP Sep 15 2017 34 Puts
TRIP Sep 15 2017 35 Puts
UAA Sep 15 2017 25 Calls (Covered)
URBN Sep 15 2017 20 Puts

UVXY Sep 15 2017 50 Calls
UVXY Sep 15 2017 65 Calls
UVXY Sep 15 2017 68 Calls
UVXY Sep 15 2017 91 Calls
UVXY 25/Sep 15 2017 11 Calls (Covered)
UVXY 25/Sep 15 2017 12 Calls (Covered)
UVXY 25/Sep 15 2017 60 Calls (Covered)

XEC Sep 15 2017 85 Puts

— Assignments —
ESV Sep 15 2017 7 Puts
FOSL Sep 15 2017 15 Puts
HP Sep 15 2017 45 Calls (Covered) – raising cash
HES Sep 15 2017 41 Calls (Covered) – raising cash
HES Sep 15 2017 41.5 Calls (Covered) – raising cash
HES Sep 15 2017 42 Calls (Covered) – raising cash
RRC Sep 15 2017 21 Puts
RRC Sep 15 2017 22 Puts
RRC Sep 15 2017 23 Puts
TRIP Sep 15 2017 40 Calls (Covered) – raising cash
SVXY Sep 15 2017 81 Calls (Covered) – raising cash
SVXY Sep 15 2017 82 Calls (Covered) – raising cash
SVXY Sep 15 2017 82.5 Calls (Covered) – raising a lot of cash

Expirations

This is my last big one until December and January. Now I am going out for happy hour. I hope that we all have a nice weekend.

Covered call, HRL 35 call. I will sell them again next week.

SVXY: 30 puts, 32.5 puts, 37.5 puts, 40 puts, 42.5 puts, 44 puts, 45 puts, 45.5 puts, 46 puts, 47 puts, and 50 puts.

#shortcallspreads DE Sold Oct. 20,…

#shortcallspreads DE
Sold Oct. 20, 120/125 call spread for 1.38, stock at 1.19

ISRG

#CoveredCalls -An old earnings trade that was converted to a covered call. Can’t get a pullback in this thing so I just keep trickling up the call. A LOT of downside protection in this one so might as well hold and keep rolling for a few points per month.

Rolled ISRG SEP 22 2017 902.5 Call to OCT 20 2017 905.0 Call @ 2.90 credit

Picking another 5.40 of upside with stock at 1040. 3 for 1 split on the 29th this month…

TEVA

#BullPutSpreads – It’s recovered back above the 21 ema. Playing for a bounce up to the 50ma resistance. Low risk high reward…risk 24 to make 226.

Sold TEVA OCT 20 2017 22.5/20.0 Bull Put Spreads @ 2.26

$SVXY #CoveredCalls #Rollup – Rolling…

$SVXY #CoveredCalls #Rollup – Rolling up a portion of my short calls while letting others get assigned.
Bought to close SVXY Sep 15 2017 83.0 Calls/Sold SVXY Sep 29 2017 85.5 Calls @ 0.31 Credit
Bought to close SVXY Sep 15 2017 84.0 Calls/Sold SVXY Sep 29 2017 86.5 Calls @ 0.66 Credit
Bought to close SVXY Sep 15 2017 85.0 Calls/Sold SVXY Sep 29 2017 88.5 Calls @ 0.61 Credit.
All this with the VIX index at 10.13 and SVXY at 86.05

$EFX #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$EFX #ShortPuts – Bought to close some of my EFX Sep 15 2017 90.0 Puts @ 0.05.
Even with less than an hour to go, I don’t trust this one.
Luckily Congress doesn’t work on Friday 🙂

$VIX $SVXY – so I’m…

$VIX $SVXY – so I’m undecided how much of my overly large SVXY stock position to let get called away. I could roll most of this week’s calls up and out a week or two, or I could just let the stock go.
The $VIX index hit 10.0 this morning so we could be close to a VIX bottom here. Or Not!
Add to that the fact the SVXY has stayed in a 0.60 – 0.70 range since 10:30 this morning.
I guess I’ll need to make the decision soon 🙂

UVXY

Making room in the #IRA to add to the #VXXGame on next spike…

Bought to Close UVXY SEP 29 2017 50.0/61.0 Bear Call Spreads @ .08 (sold for 1.42)

TSLA

#ShortStrangles – Would like to see this pull back a little so giving it something to shoot at on the downside. This should be before next earnings…

Sold TSLA OCT 20 2017 345.0/435.0 Strangle @ 6.26

EFX

#ShortPuts #IRA – Adding 5 points lower than yesterday at slightly higher premium.

Sold 1 EFX Apr 20 2018 55.0 Put @ 2.25

FXE

On the spike higher this morning, I STC my $FXE Sep 29 $113.5 calls I bought yesterday. Made a quick $300 in less than 24 hrs so exited the trade.

Closing TSCO

Booking profits on this position that had spent quite a bit of time over the summer deep in the money. Now able to take it off for 80% of the max profit over a month early so I’m taking the opportunity.
Bought to close $TSCO Oct 20 55 puts @ .20. Sold for 1.00-1.25 on 4/12-4/13.

WYNN adjustment

Started out a year ago as a #ShortStrangles position but has turned into a nicely performing #PerpetualRollingStrangles position.

Currently running along inverted. 145/125 inverted @ 12.15 credit. Ideally in these inverted positions you’d like total premium received to be greater than the width of the inversion for it to be profitable. I’m not quite there yet so rolling to decrease the inversion. Out two weeks and squeezed it in by two points. Really wanted the 145 puts to expire today but not quite there.

Rolled WYNN SEP 15 2017 145.0/125.0 Inverted Strangles to SEP 29 2017 145.0/127.0 Inverted @ .15 credit

IRBT Dec

Sold $IRBT Dec 15 60 puts @ 1.26. Downward momentum is slowing but IV is still elevated. Stock is trading at 79.79. I’ll consider taking assignment at 58.74 in December for a longer term hold.

AMZN

#LongCallDiagonals #IRA – She’s looking like she wants to go higher here. Making an early roll of my front month sale to a much higher strike and into the week before earnings. This leaves earnings week for a nice roll into the high IV if needed.

Rolled AMZN SEP 29 2017 975.0 Call to OCT 20 2017 990.0 Call @ .46 credit

#SPXcampaign Using Larry’s method. BTC…

#SPXcampaign Using Larry’s method. BTC SPX 9 OCT 17 2370/2270 PUT @1.35 Sold at $5.25 on 8 SEP 2017 75% gain, no need to wait till expiration

Using Larry’s method. BTC SPX…

#SPXcampaign Using Larry’s method. BTC SPX 6 OCT 17 2370/2270 PUT @1.25 Sold at $5.00 on 8 SEP 2017 75% gain, no need to wait till expiration

SPX more trades

#SPXcampaign Bought to close $SPX Sep 15th 2500 calls for .25. Sold in the 2500/2525 call spreads for 3.45 on Aug 17th.
Sold Oct 13th 2540/2565 call spreads for 1.75.

#condorroll

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Bought to close SVXY Sep 22 2017 45.0 Puts @ 0.01.
Originally sold on 08/10/17 at 1.65.

TSLA

#ShortStrangles – Same as NVDA. Instead of rolling the puts up I’m booking the whole thing at a decent profit and looking to re-sell more centered.

Bought to Close TSLA SEP 29 2017 300.0/400.0 Strangle @ 2.27 (sold for 4.20)

NVDA

#ShortStrangles – An upgrade to $250…wow. Booking the strangles while the call side still has some profit in it.

Bought to Close NVDA OCT 6 2017 150.0/185.0 Strangles @ 1.47 (sold for 2.75)

SQ Short Puts

#shortputs
$SQ STO 10/20 28 put @ 1.05 Thank you @jdietz1954 Been trying to buy stock and always missing my limit price. We will see what happens with these.

$AN #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$AN #ShortPuts – Bought to Close 1 AN OCT 20 2017 35.0 Put @ 0.05. Out a month early at minimum value.
Originally sold as a #FallingKnife trade on 04/03/2017 at 1.30.

EFX’ng Again

Yesterday’s Trade
$EFX BTO 9/15 100 Puts @ 4.20
$EFX STC 9/15 100 Puts @ 7.80

Try again today. Who wants to keep this stock over the weekend? I’ll find out.
$EFX BTO 9/15 95 put @ 2.30

Good luck to all today. So glad our Floridians are back in the fold in good shape.

SPX trades

#SPXcampaign $SPX
TODAY:
Closed Sep 15th 2480/2455 put spreads for .20. Sold in a #CondorRoll for 3.95 on Tuesday.
Closed Sep 29th 2340/2315 put spreads for .20. Sold for 1.55 on Aug 28th.

Sold Oct 13th 2420/2395 put spreads for 1.50.

Good morning

I am back. I got electrical power yesterday.