Rolling out SHOP puts/early assignment

I was assigned overnight on the in the money Oct 20 65 puts. Instead of holding the stock and selling calls I decided to close it out and reinitiated the 65 puts in November:
Sold $SHOP @ 52.15 (12.85) loss
Expiration of 10/20 65 puts = +3.03
Net loss per contract: (9.82)
Total premium previously collected on this position: 6.34, so I’m negative now 3.48 per contract.

Sold Nov 17 65 puts @ 13.25
Looking at the double bottom on the daily chart I’m willing to stay bullish here. If the lows don’t hold and the stock falls below 50.50 I will exit the position without another roll.

Rolling out SNOW puts

With the stock at 151.89, rolling short $SNOW Oct 20 150 puts out to Nov 17 150 puts (42 delta) @ 3.75 credit. The original position was Sep 15 150 puts. With 2 rolls, total credit is now 12.55.

Schwab access to TOS

Got an email this morning to sign up for Think or Swim access. Finally!!

SPX 1-dte

#SPX1dte After the close I sold $SPX Oct 5th 4170/4190-4320/4340 condors for 1.10, deltas -.06 +.06, IV 18.7%

VFC AES AAP

Added a tiny bit of VFC at $16.00. Div = 6.79%
Added a tiny bit of AES at $13.00. Div = 4.63%
Added a tiny bit of AAP at $52.00. Not much of a dividend since they cut it
#FallingKnife #SP500

backing off

#SPX1dte closed that add-on put spread for .70, so breakeven and covered commissions.

FUN FACT:

Over the past 6 trading days, the S&P 500 is down 1% and the utilities sector is down 11%.

The last time that utilities underperformed by 10%+ while the S&P 500 was negative over a 6-day span?

Never over the past 25 years. Today would be the 1st time.

SPX add-on

#SPX1dte Sold to Open $SPX Oct 4th 4180/4160 put spreads for .75. Sharp down day yesterday so looking for a bounce day. Futures a bit higher now after trending upward for last 6 hours.

Downside Warning in effect

#VIXindicator Tuesday’s close was over 50% higher than the recent $VIX low of 12.68, triggering a Downside Warning.

SPX 1-dte

#SPX1dte Sold to Open $SPX Oct 4th 4125/4145-4290/4310 condors for 1.05, SPX at 4227, deltas -.05 +.06, IV 20.4%

#DSPX Is a new product…

#DSPX
Is a new product CBOE is putting out.
Might be inverse to VIX.

SPY

#ShortPuts – Sold SPY Nov 17 2023 395.0 Put @ 3.00

MMM PARA

Bought a tiny bit of MMM at $89.00. Div = 6.65%
Bought a tiny bit of PARA at $12.00. Not much of a dividend since they cut it
#FallingKnife

T2108

At 15.29, lowest level since last October.
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SPX stopped

#SPX1dte Bought to close $SPX Oct 3rd 4205/4185 put spreads for 1.65. Condors sold yesterday for 1.30.

O.T.

I took a small loss this morning and am now 100% in cash. When the bonds go down and yields go higher, it is not good for stocks and we have an enormous deficit that has to be funded.

TLT

#CoveredCalls #SyntheticCoveredCalls – Starting to get some partials so selling the next round now.

Bought to Close TLT Oct 06 2023 91.5 Calls @ .02 (sold for .20)

Sold TLT Oct 13 2023 88.0 Calls @ .61

SPX 1-dte

#SPX1dte Sold to Open $SPX Oct 3rd 4185/4205-4330/4350 condors for 1.30, deltas -.06 +.06, SPX at 4276, IV 18.2%

VXX UVXY Calls

Sold 1 VXX 10/06/2023 25.5 Call at $0.45. Second write against an existing long Call.

Sold 1 UVXY 10/13/2023 24/19 Bear Call Spread at $0.52 Credit

#OnlySpreads

TQQQ,

BTO October 13, 37/42 call spread at 1.25 for a small trade. It is trading above the 5 and 8 EMA and the 10 day simple MA and has bounced off the 150 day MA.

Downside risk off

#SPX1dte Closed put side for .15

DG Calls

Sold 1 DG 10/06/2023 113/108 Bear Call Spread at $0.37 Credit
Sold 1 DG 10/06/2023 112/107 Bear Call Spread at $0.57 Credit
#OnlySpreads

SPX same day

#SPX1dte Sold to Open $SPX Oct 2nd 4200/4220-4335/4355 condors for 1.20, deltas -.05 +.07, IV 27.9%

I didn’t sell on Friday due to government shutdown possibility. Futures opened higher Sunday on the news a resolution was passed, but have since dropped and gone slightly negative. So I’m leaning a bit bearish on my trade.

Economic Calendar 10/2 – 10/6

Fed Chair Powell speaks Monday at 10am ET
September Jobs report Friday at 8:30am ET

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