#earnings
$BA STO 10/26 360/370 BUPS at 1.90. Earnings are 10/24 before market opens. I’d like to be out before earnings
#spxcampaign
$SPX STO 10/19 2960/2935 at 2.70 Thank you @jeffcp66
Daily Archives: Monday, October 8, 2018
#shortstock BOX #shortputspread Tim Knight…
#shortstock BOX #shortputspread
Tim Knight rec-sold short 100 shares of BOX at 19.93
SMH sold Nov. 16 91/96 put spread for .83
DE closed Tradewise recommendation call spreads for .46, sold for .75
#OT
Just remember, the bond market opens tomorrow and if rates are higher this may be only a dead cat bounce.
VALE pre-earnings
#PreEarnings Bought to Open $VALE Oct 26th 15.5 calls for .50, following @kathycon. Thanks!
SOXL
#ShortPuts – Adding one Dec to go with Nov and Feb positions…
Sold SOXL Dec 21 2018 90.0 Put @ 4.10
PYPL
#LongCalls #LEAPS – Weekly hedges just about out of juice and earnings next week. I’d prefer a bounce before selling anything but just in case throwing on a 30 percent size sale for next week anyway. I’ll add a little more if we get a bounce into the announcement.
Sold PYPL OCT 19 2018 85.0 Calls @ .77
AZO EWZ GLD OLED SMH WYNN XBI
#LongCalls #LEAPS – Overall a crummy day but the volatility is making rolling easier. Booked a couple of winners as well. Keeping all new sales prior to any earnings…
AZO:
Rolled AZO OCT 19 2018 720.0 Call to NOV 2 2018 722.5 Call @ .20 credit
EWZ:
Rolled EWZ OCT 26 2018 35.0 Calls to NOV 9 2018 35.5 Calls @ .02 credit
GLD:
Adding with stops set on nearly worthless current weekly sales.
Sold GLD NOV 9 2018 115.0 Calls @ .58
OLED:
Adding…selling against longer tern bull put spreads.
Sold OLED OCT 26 2018 130.0 Call @ 1.30
SMH:
Bought to Close SMH OCT 12 2018 108.0 Calls @ .02 (sold for .85)
Sold SMH NOV 9 2018 106.0 Calls @ .97
WYNN:
Bought to Close WYNN OCT 12 2018 130.0 Calls @ .05 (sold for 1.48)
Sold WYNN OCT 19 2018 123.0 Calls @ 1.07
XBI:
Sold XBI NOV 9 2018 94.0 Calls @ 1.14
Pre-earnings trades
Added to CAT, LMT, MSFT, SWK
Opened first layer of GPC, VALE
XBI
A TRADE:
AMD STO 10/19/18 27.0 CALLS @.52 I’m up 66% on my 28.0 call trade that I did this morning, so I thought I’d double dip.
ANET Jan
Sold $ANET Jan 18 2019 185 puts @ 3.00 with the stock at 241.28
ISRG Jan
Sold $ISRG Jan 18 2019 430 put @ 7.50
ANOTHER:
ESPR STO 10/19/18 45.0 CALL @4.00. Will cover if necessary.
A TRADE:
ESPR STO 10/19/18 50.0 CALLS @2.25
Killing me SOFTly
#PreEarnings All of my long pre-earnings trades are sinking, but it gives me the chance to add my final leg to $MSFT:
BTO $MSFT Oct 26th 116 calls for .88. Avg price of full position: 1.17.
MSFT has not confirmed earnings date, but the expectation is Oct 25th.
CRM puts
Sold $CRM Nov 16 135 puts @ 1.50 with the stock at 150.26. Delta is 16. Earnings not estimated until after Nov options expiration.
TRADES:
ESPR STO 10/19/18 30.0 PUTS @1.00 Price now 44’ish
AMD STO 10/19/18 28.0 CALLS @.48
TQQQ
#ShortPuts #IRA – Adding to my ladder in Dec…
Sold TQQQ DEC 21 2018 55.0 Put @ 3.30
Sold TQQQ DEC 21 2018 50.0 Put @ 2.30
SPX calls sold
#SPXcampaign Sold to Open $SPX Oct 19th (Friday PM) 2935/2960 call spreads for 2.90. For a move further down in the next few days, or at least weakness that I can close by end of this week. I’ll look to see a put side on any deep dip.
#shortstrangles #earnings #closing ROKU Way…
#shortstrangles #earnings #closing ROKU
Way back on August 29 I sold an October 19, 50/70 earnings strangle for 2.19. ROKU climbed to 77 last week, has come back to earth, bought today for 1.72, a little luck always helps.
BOILing over
#ContangoETFs At the bell, filled on my next $BOIL Jan 45 call for 3.00. Put in my next for 3.75
UVXY
#VXXGame new higher strikes added in most expiries.
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Rolled the 67 DTE 63.5 put down to 58 for 0.40 debit.
I know we usually roll the untested side, but I am widening the strangle out so I can stay in it longer.
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