#optionsexpiration
#putcreditspreads
aapl 202/205 put
coin 265/262 put
meta 555/552 put
qqq 483/484,486/505,485/503 puts
soxl 20,22,22.5 short puts
spy 588/584 put
tsla 350/347 put
spx 5915/5920,5820/5825,5830/5825 put
Monthly Archives: January 2025
OptionsExpiration
Big swings this week and lots of protective rolls today. A big #Earnings week as well which mostly worked out.
EXPIRED:
BOIL 51.0 Diagonal Put
BOIL 72/62 Bear Call Spreads
BOIL 72/63 Bear Call Spread
CLF 10.5 Covered Call
CLF 11.0 Covered Call
CLF 12.0 Covered Calls
CVS 58.0 Diagonal Call
GD 242.5/247.5 Bull Put Spread
GM 45.5/48.5 Bull Put Spread
GM 48.0 Diagonal Puts
META 552.5/550 Bull Put Spread
NUGT 50.0 Covered Call
RTX 114/117 Bull Put Spreads
SOXL 29.5 Diagonal Call
SOXL 42.0 Covered Call
SPCE 6.5 Covered Call
SPY 578/583 Bull Put Spread – all positions gone again
SPY 579/584 Bull Put Spread
SPY 580/585 Bull Put Spread
TQQQ 63/73 Bull Put Spread
TSLA 332.5/335 Bull Put Spread
TSLA 337.5/340 Bull Put Spread
UPS 100/106 Bull Put Spread
UPS 104/107 Bull Put Spread
UPS 105/108 Bull Put Spread
VXX 41.6 Diagonal Put
VXX 38/42 Bull Put Spread
VXX 62/52 Bear Call Spread
VXX 61/51 Bear Call Spread
VXX 60/50.5 Bear Call Spread
VXX 59/50 Bear Call Spread
VXX 58/49.5 Bear Call Spread
VXX 56/48.5 Bear Call Spread
VXX 55/48 Bear Call Spread
VXX 54/47.5 Bear Call Spreads
WBA 13.0 Covered Calls
#TinyPuts
SPCE 4.0 Put
INTC 16.5 Puts
INTC 17.5 Put
INTC 18.5 Put
FCX 34.5 Put
JBLU 6.0 Put
MCHP 52.0 Put
MSTX 23.0 Put
SOXL 22.0 Put
SOXL 19.0 Put
ASSIGNMENTS:
OXY 47.0 Put
JBLU 7.0 Put
Will start selling Calls Monday
SPY
Back in again. Had to use some odd strikes so I wouldn’t get hit with day trading.
Sold SPY Mar 21 2025 561.0 Put @ 2.95
Sold SPY Mar 21 2025 569.0 Put @ 3.80
Sold SPY Mar 21 2025 575.0 Put @ 4.65
Sold SPY Mar 21 2025 580.0 Put @ 5.40
BOIL Puts – one more roll
Rolled 1 BOIL 01/31/2025 52.0 Put to 1 BOIL 02/07/2025 47.5 Put at $0.78 Credit
Lowered the short put strike 4.5 Points
DECK Puts
Sold 1 DECK 02/07/2025 165/170 Bull Put Spread at $0.50 Credit
Post #Earnings
TQQQ Puts – VXX Calls
Sold 1 TQQQ 02/07/2025 61/73 Bull Put Spread at $0.30 Credit
Replacing a similar spread that expires today
Sold 1 VXX 02/07/2025 53/47 Bull Put Spread at $0.40 Credit
Sold 1 VXX 02/07/2025 54/48 Bull Put Spread at $0.40 Credit
Sold 1 VXX 02/07/2025 55/49 Bull Put Spread at $0.40 Credit
Replacing similar spreads that expire today
BOIL CVS SOXL VXX Rolls
Rolled VXX 01/31/2025 33/41 Puts to VXX 38/41 02/07/2025 Puts at $0.21 Credit
Tightened up the spread requirements a lot while generating CASH
Rolled BOIL 0/31/2025 81/61 Calls to BOIL 02/07/2025 71/61 Calls at $0.59 Credit
Tightened up the spread requirements a lot while generating CASH
Rolled BOIL 01/31/2025 45/54 Puts to BOIL 02/07/2025 45/54 Puts at $1.47 Credit
Rolled 1 BOIL 01/31/2025 53 Put to 1 BOIL 02/07/2025 48.5 Put at $0.06 Credit
Lowered the short put strike 4.5 Points
Rolled 1 BOIL 01/31/2025 62 Call to 1 BOIL 02/07/2025 63.Call at $0.63 Credit
Rolled 1 VXX 01/31/2025 42.5 Put to 1 VXX 02/07/2025 41 Put at $0.03 Credit
Lowered the short put strike price 1.5 Points
Rolled 1 CVS 01/31/2025 56 Call to 1 CVS 02/07/2025 57 Call at $0.08 Credit
Rolled 1 SOXL 01/31/2025 28.5 Put to 1 SOXL 02/07/2025 27.5 Put at $0.35 Credit
#KickTheCan
#GeneratingCash
SPX
Here ya go Mr. Market. Now sitting just outside half the expected move.
Rolled SPX Feb 7 2025 6025.0 Puts to Feb 7 2025 6050.0 Puts @ 5.50 credit (59.35 total now)
Rolled SPX Feb 7 2025 6025.0 Put to Feb 7 2025 6050.0 Put @ 5.50 credit (54.80 total now)
SPY
Still playing the swings. 35 percent of max in a couple days.
Bought to Close SPY Mar 21 2025 560.0 Put @ 1.96 (sold for 3.15)
Bought to Close SPY Mar 21 2025 565.0 Put @ 2.28 (sold for 3.60)
Bought to Close SPY Mar 21 2025 570.0 Put @ 2.63 (sold for 4.25)
SOXL Calls
Sold 1 SOXL 02/07/2025 36.5 Covered Call at $0.06
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SPX
Bought to Close SPX Jan 31 2025 6035.0 Puts @ .50 (sold for 43.65)
Sold SPX Feb 03 2025 6055.0 Puts @ 6.50
TQQQ,
STO Feb. 14, $75 puts at .71
STO March 21, $70 puts at 1.90
SPX 0-dte trades for 1/31/25
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX Jan 31st 6005/6025-6150/6170 call spreads for 1.10, IV 22.12%, -.08 +.04
Pre-market deltas seem a bit skewed, plus overnight skew was bullish. Possible we hit new all time highs today, but I think it’s more likely we get a day of chop.
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 01/30/2025 614/609 Bear Call Spread – sold this morning at $0.24
1 SPY 01/30/2025 579/584 Bull Put Spread – Sold Tuesday morning at 0.28
#EveryLittleBitHelps
NVDA
Adding.
Sold NVDA Mar 21 2025 85.0 Puts @ 1.68
BXP SJM Stock
Sold the last tiny bit of my BXP stock at $72.50
Bought in March of 2023 at $50.30
Sold 1 bit of SJM at $109.00. Bought recently at $100.00.
#TinyTrades
#FormerFallingKnife
TSLA Puts
Closed 1 TSLA 01/31/2025 347.5/350 Bull Put Spread at $0.01
I have 2 more spreads I’m letting expire
NVDA
Taking gains on short LEAPS position.
Sold to Close Jan 2027 125/125/150 Synthetic Short @ 24.30 (bought for 19.30)
And:
Rolled NVDA Jan 31 2025 125.0 Put to Feb 07 2025 Put @ 2.50 credit (4.55 toal now)
SOXL INTC
Bought to close 1 SOXL 01/31/2025 18.0 Put at $0.01
Sold 1 INTC 01/31/2025 16.5 Put at $0.11
#TinyPuts
NUGT Calls
Sold 1 NUGT 02/07/2025 56/51 Bear Call Spread at $0.38 Credit
CMCSA EIX UPS Stocks
Added a tiny bit of CMCSA at $33.00
Started a tiny position in EIX at $54.00
Started a tiny position in UPS at $112.00, $111.00 and $110.00
#SP500 #FallingKnife
SPY UPS
Sold 1 SPY 01/30/2025 614/609 Bear Call Spread at $0.24 Credit
Sold 1 UPS 01/31/2025 104/107 Bull Put Spread at $0.17 Credit
Sold 1 UPS 01/31/2025 100/105 Bull Put Spread at $0.16 Credit
#PostEarning
SPX 0-dte trades for 1/30/25
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX Jan 30th 5960/5980-6110/6130 condors for 1.30, IV 22.97%, deltas -.06 +.06
I’ve seen the advantage of waiting for the open wane in recent weeks… as long as overnight action and reaction to premarket data are both mild, I think selling before open is advantageous. However, you need to watch for bad delta skews in pre-market and make sure you are centered well for projected open price of SPX.
SPX
#bullputspreads
SOLD VERTICAL SPX 4 FEB 2025 5835/5830 PUT @.25
SOLD VERTICAL SPX 4 FEB 2025 5825/5820 PUT @.25
late yesterday
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 01/29/2025 580/585 Bull Put Spread – sold Monday at 0.56
INTC Put
Sold 1 INTC 01/31/2025 16.5 Put at $0.07
#TinyPuts
SPX
Earlier.
Sold to Close SPX Feb 07 2025 5850.0/5825.0 Bear Put Spread @ 2.75 (bought for 2.60)
SPX 0-dte trades for 1/29/25
#SPX0dte Taking my shot before the presser starts: Sold to Open $SPX Jan 29th 5920/5940-6085/6105 condors for 1.15, IV 50.19%, deltas -.06 +.06
SPY
Sold SPY Mar 21 2025 560.0 Put @ 3.15
Sold SPY Mar 21 2025 565.0 Put @ 3.60
Sold SPY Mar 21 2025 570.0 Put @ 4.25
BOIL Calls
Sold 1 BOIL 01/31/2025 72/62 Bear Call Spread at $0.45 Credit
Adding to my position
NVDA
Selling down around the Aug lows. Earnings week I believe.
Sold NVDA Feb 28 2025 95.0 Puts @ 1.50
SPY Puts – VXX Calls
The beauty of open orders when the market briefly lost it’s mind between 1:01 and 1:04
Sold 1 SPY 01/31/2025 579/584 Bull Put Spread at $0.15 Credit
Sold 1 VXX 01/31/2024 55/48 Bear Call Spread at $0.24 Credit
Sold 1 VXX 01/31/2025 59/50 Bear Call Spread at $0.21 Credit
TQQQ,
BTC Jan. 31, 80 puts at 1.61
BTC Feb. 7 , 75 puts at 1.29
I took a small loss but am worried about what they are doing in Washington.
QQQ
STO 1/30/25 535 calls @ .27 credit
(previous QQQ Short calls expired worthless)
TSLA Puts
Sold 1 TSLA 01/31/2025 337.50/340 Bull Put Spread at $0.28 Credit
NUGT VXX Calls
Sold 1 NUGT Feb 14 2025 55/50 Bear Call Spread at $0.30 Credit
Already long some NUGT stock
Sold VXX Jan 31 2025 54/47.5 Bear Call Spreads at $0.19 and $0.21 Credits
Have VXX Puts already
NVDA Call
#syntheticcoveredcalls
$NVDA STO 1/31/135 call at .40
SPY Puts
Sold 1 SPY 01/31/2025 575/580 Bull Put Spread at $0.15 Credit.
Replaces a spread the expired yesterday
#SPYLadder
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 01/28/2025 580/585 Bull Put Spread – sold yesterday at $0.37
NVDA
Following Iceman into a short NVDA play. Going out as far as possible and setting up a synthetic.
Jan 2027 125/125/150 Synthetic Short @ 19.30 debit (sell 125/150 BeCS and buy 125 put)
Sold NVDA Jan 31 2025 125.0 Put @ 2.05
NVDA Leap Put
Bought 1 NVDA 09/18/2026 60.00 Put at $3.25
598 Days to Expiration
Will be writing against this for many months
TQQQ,
STC Feb. 21, $70 calls at 13.75 because the FED is tomorrow.
BOIL Puts
Bought 1 BOIL 02/07/2025 45.0 Put / Sold 1 BOIL 1/31/2025 51.0 Put at $0.43 Diagonal Bull Put Credit
SPY
Fed tomorrow so taking 30 percent of max in a day.
Bought to Close SPY Feb 21 2025 575.0 Put @ 1.84 (sold for 3.29)
Bought to Close SPY Mar 21 2025 550.0 Put @ 2.26 (sold for 3.25)
Bought to Close SPY Mar 21 2025 560.0 Put @ 2.93 (sold for 4.25)
Bought to Close SPY Mar 21 2025 570.0 Put @ 3.85 (sold for 5.25)
Bought to Close SPY Mar 21 2025 575.0 Put @ 4.46 (sold for 6.35)
SPY
These were sold to offset losses on some SPX iron flies that will go out Friday with losses. Moving them out to a little safer place.
Bought to Close SPY Jan 31 2025 595.0 Put @ 1.23 (sold for 4.35)
Bought to Close SPY Jan 31 2025 600.0 Put @ 2.30 (sold for 6.25)
Sold SPY Feb 21 2025 580.0 Puts @ 2.30
SPX
JP protection.
Bought to Open SPX Feb 07 2025 5850.0/5825.0 Bear Put Spread @ 2.60
SPX
On the little pop bringing these back down again.
Rolled SPX Jan 31 2025 6055.0 Puts to Feb 7 2025 6025.0 Puts @ 6.10 credit (53.85 total now)
Rolled SPX Jan 31 2025 6060.0 Put to Feb 7 2025 6025.0 Put @ 3.60 credit (49.30 total now)
VRT, I bought to open…
VRT, I bought to open the Feb. 21 105 calls at 8.25 for a small trade. I think it is a bit over sold.
GM Puts
Sold 1 GM 01/31/2025 45.5/48.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.32 Credit
#PostEarnings
AES Stock
Started a tiny position in AES at $11.00
Ex-div on Friday
#dividendcapture
CVS Call
Bought 1 CVS 02/07/2025 62.0 Call / Sold 1 CVS 1/31/2025 58.0 Call at $0.37 Diagonal Bear Call Credit
BOIL NUGT Calls – SPY JBLU MCHP Puts
Sold 1 BOIL 01/31/2025 73/63 Bear Call Spread at $0.52 Credit
Sold 1 NUGT 02/07/2025 50.0 Covered Call at $0.15
Sold 1 SPY 01/30/2025 579/584 Bull Put Spread at $0.28 Credit
#SPYLadder
Sold 1 JBLU Jan 31 2025 6.0 Put at $0.12
Sold 1 MCHP Jan 31 2025 52.0 Put at $0.15
#TinyPuts
RCL Puts
Bought to close 1 RCL 01/31/2025 212.5/215 Bull Put Spread at $0.01. Sold yesterday at $0.34
SPX 0-dte trades for 1/28/25
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX Jan 28th 5925/5945-6085/6105 condors for 1.15, IV 26.15%, deltas -.06 +.05
QQQ GOF SPCE SOXL
#2percent journey
#everylittlebithelps
tIP SOLD VERTICAL QQQ 100 (Weeklys) 31 JAN 2025 484/483 PUT @.03
tIP SOLD VERTICAL QQQ 100 (Weeklys) 31 JAN 2025 483/482 PUT @.03
tIP SOLD VERTICAL QQQ 100 (Weeklys) 31 JAN 2025 486/485 PUT @.04
#dividends
tIP BOT +2 GOF @14.965
#rolling
tIP SOLD CALENDAR SPCE 7 FEB 2025/31 JAN 25 6 PUT @.06
#shortputs
tIP SOLD SOXL 31 JAN 2025 20 PUT @.27
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 01/27/2025 580/585 Bull Put Spread – sold today at $0.15
DJIA
20 out of 30 Dow Jones Industrial stocks are up today despite the 17.5% drop in NVDA, which was recently added to the average.
Just sayin’
MSTX SOXL Puts
Sold 1 MSTX 01/31/2025 23.0 Put at $0.10
Sold 1 SOXL 01/31/2025 18.0 Put at $0.12
#TinyPuts
SPY
A couple more below the 100 day and near the Jan low.
Sold SPY Feb 21 2025 575.0 Put @ 3.29
Sold SPY Mar 21 2025 575.0 Put @ 6.35
NVDA
NVDA crashing below the 50, 100 and 200 day moving average. This is rare!
NVDA
STO NVDA Mar21’25 90 PUT @1.92
QYLD NVDY TSLY MSTY CONY
#smallbuy
#dividends
BOT QYLD @18.21
BOT NVDY @19.41
BOT TSLY @13.09
BOT MSTY @26.79
BOT CONY @13.09
SPY
A couple more.
Sold SPY Mar 21 2025 550.0 Put @ 3.25
Sold SPY Mar 21 2025 570.0 Put @ 5.25
SOXL TSLY
#shortputs
SOLD SOXL 31 JAN 2025 22.5 PUT @.26
SOLD SOXL 31 JAN 2025 22 PUT @.18
#dividends
#smallbuy
BOT TSLY @12.96
#rolling
#milkthecow
SOLD CALENDAR SOXL /31 JAN 2025 28.5 PUT /7 FEB 25@.52
RTX Puts
Sold 1 RTX 114/117 Bull Put Spread at $0.26 Credit
SPCE CLF OXY SOXL
Sold 1 SPCE 01/31/2025 6.5 Covered Call at $0.04
Sold 1 CLF 11.0 01/31/2025 Covered Call at $0.05
#EveryLittleBitHelps
Sold 1 OXY 01/31/2025 47.0 Put at $0.08
Sold 1 SOXL 01/31/2025 22.0 Put at $0.18
#TinyPuts
BOIL Puts
Sold 1 BOIL 01/13/2025 45/54 Bull Put Spread at $1.04 Credit
Sold 1 BOIL 01/13/2025 45/53 Bull Put Spread at $0.84 Credit
Paired with BOIL Bear Call Spreads from Friday
VXX Calls
Sold 1 VXX 01/31/2024 54/47 Bear Call Spread at $0.75 Credit
Sold 1 VXX 01/31/2024 61/51 Bear Call Spread at $0.42 Credit
Paired with VXX Bull Put Spreads from Friday
SPY
Only fill I got. Down at the 200 day.
Sold SPY Mar 21 2025 560.0 Put @ 4.25
SPX
Taking it off here.
Sold to Close SPX Feb 21 2025 5975.0/5950.0 Bear Put Spread @ 8.00 (bought for 4.60)
TQQQ,
BTO Feb. 21, $70 calls at 11.30 just below the 200 day MA.
SPX 0-dte trades for 1/27/25
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX 5875/5895-6065/6085 condors for 1.20, IV 30.97%, deltas -.06 +.07
Opening fills – SPY TQQQ CVS META RCL SOXL
Sold 1 SPY 01/27/2025 580/585 Bull Put Spread at $0.15 Credit – expires today
Sold 1 SPY 01/28/2025 580/585 Bull Put Spread at $0.37 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 01/29/2025 580/585 Bull Put Spread at $0.56 Credit
#SPYLadder
Sold 1 TQQQ 01/31/2025 63/73 Bull Put Spread at $1.15 Credit
Bought 1 CVS 02/07/2025 61.0 Call / Sold 1 CVS 1/31/2025 56.0 Call at $0.36 Diagonal Bear Call Credit
Sold 1 META 01/31/2025 552.5/555 Bull Put Spread at $0.25 Credit
Sold 1 RCL 01/31/2025 212.5/215 Bull Put Spread at $0.34 Credit
Bought 1 SOXL 02/07/2025 23.0 Put / Sold 1 SOXL 1/31/2025 26.5 Put at $0.46 Diagonal Bull Put Credit
Another Upside Warning obliterated
#VIXindicator Clearly there’s a new standard of $VIX behavior that is rendering these signals meaningless.
Earnings 1/27 – 1/31
The BIG week
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