#ShortPuts – Missed the morning panic but still looks like a reasonable entry. Selling the expected move and near recent lows.
Sold COIN OCT 8 2021 230.0 Put @ 3.60
Monthly Archives: September 2021
BNTX
STO September 17, 340 put at 12.50
VZ
Putting this high yield #FallingKnife on my watch list.
Only about 2% above the 52-week low
QQQ
#Diagonal – Selling front exp just under expected move and covering with a back month long costing about 50% more than the credit received on the short.
Replaces a profitable long DEC 21, 300 Call.
Sold QQQ SEP 21 2021 390.0 Call / Bought NOV 19 2021 405.0 Call Diagonal @ $1.65 debit (hate debits but probably safer that way on this underlying).
COIN
Probably jumped too early here – was looking to get in on a dip – COIN was down about 1.5 when I put this in. Its dropped further since it executed.
STO Coin Sep-17-2021 245/255 #BuPS @1.25 credit.
SPX trades
#SPX7dteLong Sold to close $SPX Sep 8th 4525/4505 put spreads for 8.00. Saving call spreads for the hopeful bounce.
I was travelling last week so was unable to post. For the condor expiring today:
Purchased last Tuesday for 14.30
Sold put side on Thursday for 5.25
Sold call side Friday for 12.00
Total profit: 2.95
VIX
The VIX index increased by 10 percent this morning.
I don’t know if this is going anywhere but it bears watching.
COUP earnings
#ShortPuts – Selling down near the 50 day but slightly inside the expected move.
Sold COUP SEP 17 2021 240.0 Put @ 3.80
#soxl sto 17 SEP 2021…
sto 17 SEP 2021 43 PUT @.80
VXX Calls
Sold VXX Sep 17 2021 32.5 Covered Calls at $0.36 replacing some that expired Friday.
HRL
The only #SP500 stock to hit a 52-week low in quite a while
Bought a bit at 42.50
#Fallingknife
Earnings This Week
Earnings
Earnings spotlight: Tuesday, September 7th: Casey’s General Stores (NASDAQ:CASY), Coupa Software (NASDAQ:COUP).
Earnings spotlight: Wednesday, September 8th: REV Group (NYSE:REVG), GameStop (GME), Lululemon (LULU), RH (NYSE:RH) and ABM Industries (NYSE:ABM).
Earnings spotlight: Thursday, September 9th: Academy Sports (NASDAQ:ASO), FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ:FCEL), Zscaler (NASDAQ:ZS) and H&R Block (NYSE:HRB) and Affirm Holdings (AFRM).
Earnings spotlight: Friday, September 10th: Kroger (NYSE:KR) and Roots (OTC:RROTF).
Expire
Expiring $COIN Sep-03-21 237.5/247.5 Put Vertical. This closes out last weeks roll.
TDOC
#CoveredCalls – Replacing this week’s.
Bought to Close TDOC SEP 3 2021 145.0 Call @ .15 (sold for 2.75)
Sold TDOC SEP 10 2021 143.0 Call @ 3.35
OptionsExpiration
Expired:
AMC 09/03/2021 60/47 Bear Call Spread
AMC 09/03/2021 50/44 Bear Call Spread
AMC 09/03/2021 40.0 Diagonal Puts
AMC 09/03/2021 39.0 Diagonal Puts
COIN 09/03/2021 350/280 Bear Call Spread
COIN 09/03/2021 195/237.5 Bull Put Spread
LABU 09/03/2021 45.0 Diagonal Put
TLRY 09/03/2021 23/16 Bear Call Spreads
TNA 09/03/2021 85.0 Diagonal Put
TQQQ 09/03/2021 118.0 Diagonal Puts
VXX 09/03/2021 53/35 Bear Call Spread
VXX 09/03/2021 53/32.5 Bear Call Spread
VXX 09/03/2021 40/32.5 Bear Call Spreads
VXX 09/03/2021 40/30 Bear Call Spread
VXX 09/03/2021 27.5 Covered Calls
VXX 09/03/2021 24.0 Diagonal Puts #VXXContango
Expiration / Called Away
#optionsexpiration
$TSLA 760 call
$TSLA 750 call
$CRWD 310 call
$AMC 51 call
$CLOV 9 call
#calledaway
$UPST 242.5 call
AMC Call Roll
Bought to close AMC Sep 03 2021 44.0 Call at $0.15. Sold at 3.42 on 08/30.
To replace it, Sold to Open AMC Sep 10 2021 49.0 Call at $1.55
COIN Call Roll
#coveredcalls
$COIN BTC 9/3 272.50 call and STO 9/10 280 call at added credit of .15 and $7.50 more if called away
TQQQ,
STO October 22, 110 put at 2.20
SNOW
#ShortPuts – Taking about 75 percent of max a couple weeks early.
Bought to Close SNOW SEP 17 2021 260.0 Put @ .65 (sold for 3.00)
Bought to Close SNOW SEP 17 2021 265.0 Put @ .75 (sold for 3.00)
PFE Call Roll
#coveredcalls
$PFE BTC 9/3 46.50 call and STO 9/10 47 call at added credit of .05
COIN Call Roll
Bought to close 1 COIN Sep 03 2021 275.0 Call/ Sold 1 COIN Sep 10 2021 280.0 Call at $2.01 Credit + 5.00 better strike
AMC Calls
Bought to close AMC Sep 03 2021 45.0 Calls at $0.01. Sold at $1.67
Bought to close AMC Sep 03 2021 46.0 Call at $0.01. Sold at $2.04
Bought to close AMC Sep 03 2021 48.0 Call at $0.01. Sold at $2.54
SNOW BUPS Close / PFE Put Close / PFE NVAX Call Close
#bups
$SNOW BTC 9/17 245/265 BUPS at .40. STO at 6.60 on 8/10
#shortputs
$PFE BTC 9/3 46.5 put at .02. STO yesterday at .38
#coveredcalls
$PFE BTC 9/3 47.5 call at .05. STO 8/30 at .31
$NVAX BTC 9/3 255 call at .15. STO 8/30 at 2.60
VXX Calls
Bought to close VXX Sep 03 2021 27.0 Covered Calls at $0.01.
Sold to Open VXX Sep 10 2021 28.5 Covered Calls at $0.19
DOCU post-earnings
Post-earnings move up seems to be slowing down. Sold to open $DOCU Sep 17 280/290/325/335 iron condor @ 2.80. Short puts 22 delta, short calls 25 delta.
August Jobs Report
#Jobs — August dips, way below expectations
Gain of +235,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. expected gain of 720K.
Unemployment at 5.2%, down by 0.3
U6 unemployment at 8.9%, down by 0.3
Labor force participation 61.7%, unchanged
Wages up 4.3% year over year
July jobs revised up by +110K to +1.053M
June jobs revised up by +24K to +962K
COIN Call Roll
Bought to close 1 COIN Sep 03 2021 270.0 Call/ Sold 1 COIN Sep 10 2021 275.0 Call at $1.10 Credit + 5.00 better strike
Closing ZM
Bought to close $ZM 9/17 270 put @ 1.15. Sold for 3.92 on 8/31. Thanks @fuzzballl !
TQQQ Call Rolls
Bought to close 1 TQQQ Sep 03 2021 146.0 Call / Sold 1 TQQQ Sep 10 2021 148.0 Call at $0.05 Credit + 2.00 better strike
Bought to close 1 TQQQ Sep 03 2021 141.0 Call / Sold 1 TQQQ Sep 10 2021 142.0 Call at $0.05 Credit + 1.00 better strike
SKLZ Sep
Sold to open $SKLZ 9/17 12.50 puts @ 1.15. Stock at 12.20.
VXX Put rolls
Rolled VXX 09/03/2021 25.0 Puts to VXX 09/10/2021 24.0 Puts @ 0.02 Credit and lowered the short strike 1.00 for next week’s short trading week.
Rolled VXX 09/03/2021 26.0 Puts to VXX 09/10/2021 25.5 Puts @ 0.22 Credit and lowered the short strike 0.50 for next week’s short trading week.
Letting this week’s 24.0 puts expire
#VXXContango
TNA Call Rolls
Bought to close TNA Sep 03 2021 85.5 Call / Sold TNA Sep 10 2021 86.0 Call at $0.10 Credit + 0.50 better strike
Bought to close TNA Sep 03 2021 87.5 Call / Sold TNA Sep 10 2021 88.0 Call at $0.20 Credit + 0.50 better strike
More LABU Rolls
Bought to close LABU Sep 03 2021 61.5 Call / Sold LABU Sep 10 2021 62.0 Call at $0.23 Credit + 0.50 better strike
Bought to close LABU Sep 03 2021 67.5 Call / Sold LABU Sep 10 2021 71.0 Call at $0.10 Credit + 3.50 better strike
ROKU
#ShortPuts #JadeLizards – Turning my short put position into a Jade Lizard.
Sold ROKU SEP 17 2021 325.0/335.0 Bear Call Spread @ 5.80
Position is now 325/325/335 @ 10.20
SLV Puts
Rolled SLV short 23.0 Puts to next week @ 0.10 Credit
Rolled SLV short 22.5 Puts to next week @ 0.17 Credit
LABU Call
Bought to close 1 LABU 09/03/2020 69.5 Call @ $0.77. Sold on 09/01 @ $0.98.
Replaced it with 1 short LABU 09/10/2021 74.0 Call @ $1.12
TQQQ,
BTC September 3, 85 puts at .01, sold at 1.20
#SOXL STO 21 JAN 2022…
VXX Calls
Bought to close 1 VXX Sep 03 2021 46.0 Covered Call at $0.01. Sold on 08/02 at $1.14
Bought to close VXX Sep 03 2021 32.5 Covered Calls at $0.01. Sold on 08/24 & 08/25 at $0.24 and $0.26
Scalping a bit more premium selling 1 VXX Sep 03 2021 27.0 Covered Call @ 0.08
and selling VXX Sep 03 2021 27.5 Covered Calls @ 0.06 for tomorrow.
Also sold VXX Sep 10 2021 28.0 Diagonal Calls at $0.36 for next week’s short trading week.
SOXL,
STO January 30 put at 2.40
NVDA
BTC $NVDA 3 Sep-10-21 195/205 Put Vertical @ 0.12 Limit. Was sold @1.31 Aug-24-2021
#tqqq btc 1 OCT 2021…
btc 1 OCT 2021 95 PUT @.75 /sold for 1.30
out now
# SOXL
STO SOXL 17 SEP 2021 43 PUT @1.10
SPX trades
#SPX7dteLong Sold to close $SPX Sep 3rd 4535/4555 call spreads for 10.50. Put side sold for 8.00 on Tuesday. Condors bought for 13.75 so total profit of 4.75.
COIN Call
Sold 1 COIN Sep 03 2021 275.0 Diagonal Call at $3.07
#soxl sto 15 OCT 2021…
sto 15 OCT 2021 40 PUT @2.05
thanks fuzzball
LABU Calls
Sold 1 LABU Sep 03 2021 69.5 Call at $0.98
Sold 1 LABU Sep 03 2021 67.5 Call at $2.70
AMC Puts
Looking to balance out my too numerous short calls
Sold AMC Sep 03 2021 40.0 Puts at $0.37
Sold AMC Sep 03 2021 39.0 Puts at $0.31
VXX Puts
Sold VXX SEP 03 2021 24.0 Puts at $0.14
#spx btc 3 SEP 2021,…
btc 3 SEP 2021, 4570/4575 CALL @.15/sold for .30
silly me thinking market would move down/lol
better then a loss, though.
SOXL
#ShortPuts – Starter.
Sold SOXL OCT 15 2021 40.0 Put @ 2.05
ENPH
STO $ENPH Sep-17-2021 200 #CoveredCalls @1.20 against existing stock.
MRNA Call Close / TQQQ Put Close / BNTX Call Roll
#coveredcalls
$MRNA BTC 9/10 410 call at 3.75. STO at 22.00 on 8/23
$BNTX BTC 9/3 380 call and STO 9/10 365 call at added credit of 2.78
#shortputs
$TQQQ BTC 9/10 110 call at .15. STO 1.53. Thank you @ramie77
$TQQQ BTC 9/17 80 call at .10. STO 1.44. Thank you @jsd501
CRWD
#ShortPuts – Selling the expected move and below the 50 day.
Sold CRWD OCT 1 2021 250.0 Put @ 4.00
ZM post earnings
#ShortPuts – Half in a day, gotta take it.
Bought to Close ZM SEP 17 2021 270.0 Put @ 1.85 (sold for 3.70)
Options Bistro 