Upside Warning in effect

#VIXindicator Third consecutive $VIX close below the 78.6% retracement means an Upside Warning. Expect possibility of higher market in coming days or weeks.

The last time this fired was September 1st, and it was a dud; the market did not get higher at all over the 16 days until it was canceled. Here are the recent results of the UpW’s before that:

July 14, 2023: close on that day: 4,505. Subsequent high was 4,607 on July 27. 9 trading days, +2.3%
June 5, 2023: close on that day: 4,274. Subsequent high was 4,458 on June 30. 18 trading days, +4.3%
Mar 30, 2023: close on that day: 4,051. Subsequent high was 4,187 on May 1. 21 trading days, +3.4%
Nov 23, 2022: close on that day: 4,027. Subsequent high was 4195 on Feb 2. 47 trading days, +4.2%
Aug 5, 2022: close on that day: 4145. Subsequent high was 4325 on Aug 16. 7 trading days, +4.3%
Mar 29, 2022: (failed) close on that day: 4631. SPX did not go higher. UpW was canceled after 6 trading days, 0.0%
Dec 27, 2021: close on that day: 4791. Subsequent high was 4818 on Jan 4. 6 trading days, +0.6%
Oct 18, 2021: close on that day: 4486. Subsequent high was 4743 on Nov 22. 14 trading days, +5.7%
Aug 25, 2021: close on that day: 4496. Subsequent high was 4595 on Sep 2. 6 trading days, +1.1%
Aug 13, 2021: (headfake) close on that day: 4468. Subsequent high was 4480 the next day. Canceled the day after that.
May 28, 2021: close on that day: 4204. Subsequent high was 4393 on July 7. 31 trading days, +4.5%
Mar 15, 2021: close on that day: 3969. Subsequent high was 4238 on May 7. 40 trading days, +6.8%
Feb 5, 2021: close on that day: 3886. Subsequent high was 3950 on Feb 16. 6 trading days, +1.6%
Nov 11, 2020: close that day: 3585. Subsequent high was 3726 on Dec 18. 25 trading days, +3.9%

LLY going to the moon?

Not the typical time for put sales, but the reaction to the news is strong and the trend is clear. IV rank is high (79).
Sold to open $LLY Dec 15 540 put @ 3.30, delta 09. Strike is below the recent lows on 10/30-10/31.

COIN puts

Sold to open $COIN Jan 19 2024 65 puts @ 2.48. Delta 14.

SPY

I continue to roll some SPY ITM Bear Call Spreads out day by day for small credits.
Rolled 422, 424, 430 and 431 calls to tomorrow.
Sold to close some SPY Nov 08 2023 439 Long Calls at $0.24 (long side of yesterday’s diagonal Call spread)
Sold to close 1 SPY Nov 08 2023 440 Long Call at $0.19 (long side of yesterday’s diagonal Call spread)

Making a tiny bit on some Puts today:
Sold SPY Nov 08 2023 434 Puts at $0.11 and $0.12
Sold 1 SPY Nov 08 2023 435 Put at $0.20

Bought 1 SPY Nov 10 2023 428 Put / Sold 1 SPY Nov 09 2023 433 Put at $0.22 Credit

#OnlySpreads

XBI

#CoveredCalls – Making these a little safer.

Bought to Close XBI Nov 17 2023 70.0 Calls @ 1.17 (sold for 1.35 and 1.40)

Sold XBI Nov 17 2023 72.0 Calls @ .47

SPY

#ShortPuts – Adding.

Sold SPY Dec 15 2023 420.0 Put @ 3.00

CVX Stock

Started a tiny position in CVX at $143.00, below the prior low.
Div = 4.18% and the next ex-date is only a week away
#SP500 #FallingKnife

SPY

#ShortPuts #TakeOneForTheTeam – Let’s try to stir things up a little. Starting a new Dec ladder at the 200 day.

Sold SPY Dec 15 2023 425.0 Put @ 3.40

SPX trades 11/8

#SPX1dte Sold to Open $SPX Nov 8th 4345/4325 put sprewads for .60, delta -.08.
Futures trending upward so I will wait until after the open to sell call side.