FYI
ZM dropped about 6% today.
Possible reason is that one of the ZM employees got charged by US government for sharing private data with the Chinese government.
We received a notice at work from one of our suppliers about data security issue.
Daily Archives: Wednesday, December 23, 2020
AMZN BUPS / NNDM Put
#bups
$AMZN STO 1/15/2021 3090/3100 BUPS at 3.16
#shortputs
$NNDM STO 1/15/2021 7.50 put at .52
Options Expiration
1 SPY 12/23/2020 370.0 Diagonal Call – Sold @ 1.15
1 SPY 12/23/2020 372.0/385.0 Bear Call Spread – Sold for a net Credit of 1.07
TQQQ
#ShortPuts – Got about 70 percent of max so taking them here…
Bought to Close TQQQ JAN 8 2021 115.0 Put @ .46 (sold for 2.25)
Bought to Close TQQQ JAN 15 2021 105.0 Put @ .57 (sold for 2.00)
Bought to Close TQQQ JAN 15 2021 110.0 Put @ .73 (sold for 2.45)
Bought to Close TQQQ JAN 22 2021 100.0 Put @ .88 (sold for 2.30)
Bought to Close TQQQ JAN 22 2021 105.0 Put @ 1.00 (sold for 2.45)
SPX 1 dte
#SPX1dte Skipping a trade for tomorrow’s half day, since premium is low and things in Washington are uncertain.
Expiring: $SPX Dec 23rd 3585/3605-3730/3750 condors, sold yesterday for 1.10.
PLTR, I bought a spread,…
PLTR, I bought a spread, BTO January 2022, 30 call and STO January 8, 37 call. for a debit of 9.45
SPX 7-dte
#SPX7dteLong Bought to Open $SPX Dec 30th 3685/3705-3715/3735 iron condors for 15.45, with SPX at 3710.
ZM
#ShortPuts – Back in this one. Thanks @Ramie for calling my attention to it. Outside the expected move and down closer to the 200ma.
Sold ZM JAN 15 2021 320.0 Put @ 4.00
WFC Covered Call Roll
Rolling this week’s ladder position out 3 weeks to keep the ladder going
Bought to Close WFC Dec 24 2020 29 Calls / Sold to Open WFC Jan 15 2021 30 Calls @ 0.19 Credit plus an extra point on the strike price.
ZM iron condor
Sold $ZM 1/15 330/340/450/460 iron condor @ 3.35. IV rank 42.
ADS Rollup
Bought to close ADS Dec 24 2020 72.5 Calls / Sold to Open ADS Dec 31 2020 75 Calls at $0.37 Credit and I moved the strike price up $2.50.
The stock is up 6% today on a ratings upgrade.
BALY, The sstock is breaking…
BALY, The sstock is breaking out on a monthly chart so I bought the May 50/60 call spread at 3.50
OSTK
#ShortPuts – Adding…
Sold OSTK JAN 08 2021 52.5 Puts @ 1.80
SPX 7-dte
#SPX7dteLong Sold to close $SPX Dec 23rd 3710/3690 put spreads for 9.00. Will sell call side on a spike. Likely another loss due to this murderous consolidation around 3700. Condors bought for 16.10 last Thursday.
QS
#ShortPuts – Don’t know much about this one. First time in so staying small. Premium is too good to pass up without taking a shot.
Sold QS JAN 8 2021 60.0 Puts @ 2.30
LAZR
#ShortPuts – Back in it with a starter. Giving it some breathing room now…
Sold LAZR FEB 19 2021 22.5 Puts @ 2.10
Sold LAZR FEB 19 2021 20.0 Puts @ 1.25
VXX Contango Specials
Bought to open VXX Jun 18 2021 7 Puts / Sold to Open VXX Dec 31 2020 16.0 Puts at $0.04 Credit.
Bought to open VXX Jun 18 2021 8 Puts / Sold to Open VXX Dec 31 2020 16.5 Puts at $0.08 Credit.
Short DTE = 8
Long DTE = 177
VXX = 17.51
#VXXContango
JMIA Put Closed
#shortputs
$JMIA BTC 1/15/2021 25 put at .15. STO 12/8 for 1.40
VXX Put Rolls
Bought to close VXX Dec 24 2020 20.5 Puts / Sold to Open VXX Dec 31 2020 20.5 Puts at $0.20 Credit.
Bought to close VXX Dec 24 2020 20.0 Puts / Sold to Open VXX Dec 31 2020 20.0 Puts at $0.23 Credit.
Done with this week’s VXX Trades
CINF
Sold 1 CINF 01/15/2021 90.0 Diagonal Call @ 1.10. Sold against a March 95 long call already held.
An unexplained 4 point explosion this morning in the stock.
Options Bistro 