OptionsExpiration

Hanging in there despite the markets at new lows A couple of early overnight assignments I’ll have to deal with

==Expired ==
LABU 14/8.5 Bear Call Spreads
LABU 8.0 Covered and Diagonal Calls
LABU 7.5 Covered Calls
SLV 15/16.5 Bull Put Spreads
SOXL 8.5 Diagonal Puts
TNA 46.5/35 Bear Call Spread
TNA 46/34.5 Bear Call Spread
TNA 34/34.5/35 Covered Calls
TQQQ 37/26.5 Bear Call Spread
TQQQ 36.5/26.5 Bear Call Spread
TQQQ 36/26 Bear Call Spread
TQQQ 24/24.5/25 Covered Calls
TQQQ 17/19 Bull Put Spreads

UVXY 19/14.5 Bear Call Spread
UVXY 14.0 Diagonal Call
UVXY 13.5 Diagonal Call
UVXY 12.0 Diagonal Puts — #UVXYContango

VXX 27.0 Diagonal Calls
VXX 26.0 Diagonal Calls
VXX 25.5 Diagonal Calls
VXX 25.0 Diagonal Calls
VXX 24.0 Diagonal Calls
VXX 23.0 Diagonal Calls
VXX 22.5 Diagonal Calls
VXX 22.0 Diagonal Calls
VXX 18.5 Diagonal Puts — #VXXContango
VXX 18.0 Diagonal Puts — #VXXContango

==Assignments==
SOXL 12.5 Puts – Adjusted stock cost after put premium is $9.56
UVXY 10.5 Calls – net stock short of $12.39 after the call premium. I had an order in to cover the short today at 11.90, and it hit it, but no fill (I was too greedy). I’ll try again Monday

NVDA SPY XBI

NVDA: Adding a few.

Sold NVDA OCT 7 2022 130.0 Calls @ 2.00

SPY: Another round.

Bought to Close SPY SEP 30 2022 375.0 Calls @ .03 (sold for 6.25 and 8.10)
Bought to Close SPY SEP 30 2022 375.0 Call @ .02 (sold for 2.94)

Sold SPY OCT 7 2022 370.0 Call @ 2.71
Sold SPY OCT 7 2022 372.0 Call @ 2.20
Sold SPY OCT 7 2022 374.0 Call @ 1.95
Sold SPY OCT 7 2022 376.0 Call @ 1.50
Sold SPY OCT 7 2022 377.0 Calls @ 1.38

Sold SPY OCT 21 2022 380.0 Call @ 2.81

XBI: Letting some stock go at 78.00 (basis 69.85). Replacing with these:

Sold XBI OCT 7 2022 78.0 Puts @ 1.13
Sold XBI OCT 7 2022 79.0 Puts @ 1.50
Sold XBI OCT 7 2022 80.0 Put @ 1.82
Sold XBI OCT 7 2022 81.0 Put @ 2.27

And:

Bought to Close XBI SEP 30 2022 80.0 Calls @ .03 (sold for .64)

Sold XBI OCT 7 2022 79.0 Calls @ 2.50

SPX 1-dte

#SPX1dte No new trade…. this plunge in final minutes is a clear enough sign to WAIT until Monday.

Expiring: $SPX Sept 30th 3490/3510-3750/3770 condors, sold yesterday for 1.75.

UVXY SOXL

Friday Final trades/Final Rolls
Rolled UVXY Sep 30 2022 12.5 Calls to UVXY Oct 07 2022 15.0 Calls at $0.12 Credit and pushed the short strike up 2.5 points.
Rolled SOXL Sep 30 2022 9.0 Puts to SOXL Oct 07 2022 8.5 Puts at $0.26 Credit and dropped the short strike $0.50

VXX Calls

For next week
Sold VXX Oct 07 2022 28.0 Calls at $0.11
Sold VXX Oct 07 2022 25.0 Calls at $0.21

CTXS stock

Getting taken out of my Citrix Systems stock at $104.00
Citrix shareholders will receive $104.00 in cash per share in a corporate takeover closing tonight.
Made tiny buys 4 times last year from $92.14 all the way down to $80.00. Overall gain of +19.72%
#RaisingCash
#FormerFallingKnife #SP500

Markets

Consumer staples (PG, KMB and CL), Utilities and Financial managers (BEN, IVZ and BLK) are really leading to the downside with new lows.
Also CCL and NKE have imploded but I’m not tempted yet.
#SP500 #FallingKnife

SLV SOXL Puts closed

Bought to close SOXL Sep 30 2022 8.5 Puts at $0.01 (partial fill). Sold Monday at $0.21.
Letting the rest expire

Bought to close SLV Sep 30 2022 17.0 Puts at $0.01. Sold last Friday at $0.16.
My short SLV 16.5 puts will expire later today

SOXL TNA TQQQ Rolls

Rolled SOXL Sep 30 2022 10.0 Puts to SOXL Oct 07 2022 9.5 Puts at $0.03 Net Credit
Rolled SOXL Sep 30 2022 11.0 Puts to SOXL Oct 07 2022 11.0 Puts at $0.18 Net Credit

Rolled 1 TNA Sep 30 2022 31.0 Put to 1 TNA Oct 07 2022 30.0 Put at $0.33 Net Credit
Rolled 1 TNA Sep 30 2022 33.0 Put to 1 TNA Oct 07 2022 32.0 Put at $0.02 Net Credit

Rolled 1 TQQQ Sep 30 2022 22.5 Put to 1 TQQQ Oct 07 2022 22.0 Put at $0.08 Net Credit
Rolled 1 TQQQ Sep 30 2022 24.0 Put to 1 TQQQ Oct 07 2022 24.0 Put at $0.18 Net Credit
#OnlySpreads

UVXY Calls

For next week
Sold UVXY Oct 07 2022 16.0 Diagonal Calls at $0.23

Bought to close UVXY Sep 30 2022 11.5 Calls at $0.61. Sold last week at $0.90.
Sold to open UVXY Oct 07 2022 12.5 Calls at $0.63 for a $0.02 Credit

#OnlySpreads