Sold 1 AAP 08/22/2025 50/54 Bull Put Spread at $0.36 Credit
Monthly Archives: August 2025
SPX 0-dte trades for 8/21/25
#SPX0dte BOUGHT to open $SPX Aug 21st 6305/6285 put spreads for .55, IV 20.74%, delta -.06
I’m sticking with long trades at least until we get a day or two of muted moves. I’m only bothering with put side today, given we have trickled lower overnight.
I have also been watching for tight condor options later in the trading day, but the swings have kept up in last two afternoons.
SOXL
Sold 1 SOXL 08/22/2025 28.0 Call at $0.13
PLTR
25% pullback over the last week and now a bounce back up above the 50DMA. Sold to open Sep 19 130/120 bull put spread @ 1.17.
SPX
Straight roll to tomorrow.
Rolled SPX Aug 20 2025 6435.0 Puts to Aug 21 2025 6435.0 Puts @ 1.75 credit (12.15 total now)
SOXL
Sold 1 SOXL 08/22/2025 27.5 Call at $0.13
SPY
Give Mr. Market more to think about. 🙂
Sold SPY Oct 17 2025 590.0 Put @ 4.51
And for margin reduction:
Bought to Open SPY Oct 17 2025 325.0 Puts @ .13
SPX
Selling against one of my uncovered LEAPS positions. Down at the 200 day and well outside the expected move.
Sold SPX Sep 19 2025 6000.00 Put @ 27.00
SPX
Closing the double vertical hedge.
Bought to Close Sep monthly 6550/6575 bear call spread
Sold to Close Sep monthly 6200/6100 bear put spread
Net credit 10.50 (bought for .25)
SOXL
#shortputs
SOLD SOXL 22 AUG 2025 21.5 PUT @.19
follow @optioniceman
STC SOXL 22 AUG 2025 20.5 PUT @.09
Was long side part of spread
SOXL TQQQ AAP CLF TZA
Sold 1 AAP 08/22/2025 50/54 Bull Put Spread at $0.26 Credit
Sold 1 SOXL 08/22/2025 21.5 Put at $0.16
Sold 1 TQQQ 08/22/2025 92.0 Call at $0.34
Sold 1 CLF 08/22/2025 10.5 Call at $0.15
Sold 1 TZA 08/22/2025 10.0 Put at $0.12
Sold 1 TZA 08/22/2025 9.0 Put at $0.02
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SPX 0-dte trades for 8/20/25
#SPX0dte Yesterday was a decent drop. $VIX closed higher but made a LOWER high and a lower low than the day before. The internals just not in sync. I’m buying long condor today.
Not fill yet…. I will increase buy price if not filled before the open.
BUYING $SPX Aug 20th 6325/6345-6450/6470 condors, bidding .90, IV 17.10%, deltas -.05 +.05
SPX
Straight roll to tomorrow.
Rolled SPX Aug 19 2025 6435.0 Puts to Aug 20 2025 6435.0 Puts @ 3.20 credit (10.40 total now)
SOXL
#creditspread
thanks @optioniceman
SOLD SOXL 22 AUG 2025 24.5/20.5 PUT @.24
#backwardsroll
SOLD SOXL from 22 AUG 2025 25.50 call/to 25 CALL 29 AUG / @.95 credit
out and down
Tuesday Trades
Sold 1 AAP 08/22/202 61.0 Call at $0.26
Sold SOXL 08/22/2025 20/24 Bull Put Spreads at $0.14 and $0.17 Credits
Sold SOXL 08/22/2025 20.5/24.5 Bull Put Spreads at $0.22 and $0.26 Credits
Sold 1 TQQQ 08/22/2025 80/84 Bull Put Spread at $0.18 Credit
Sold 1 TQQQ 08/22/2025 79.5/83 Bull Put Spread at $0.18 Credit
Sold 1 TZA 08/22/2025 9.5 Put at $0.12
SPX 0-dte trades for 8/19/25
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX 6390/6410-6480/6500 condors for 1.15, IV 13.13%, deltas -.085 +.065
IV, EM, premium not expecting much today so this condor a bit aggressive.
SPX
Same strike 4 or 5 days in a row now. 🙂 🙂 🙂
Bought to Close SPX Aug 18 2025 6435.0 Puts @ .20 (sold for 24.90)
Sold SPX Aug 19 2025 6435.0 Puts @ 7.20
Monday trades
Sold 1 CNC 08/22/2025 33.0 Covered Call at $0.05
Sold WBA 08/22/2025 12.0 Covered Calls at $0.06 and $0.07
Sold 1 VFC 08/22/2025 14.0 Covered Call at $0.06
Sold 1 CZR 08/22/2025 26.5 Covered Call at $0.21
Sold 1 DOW 08/22/2025 24.0 Covered Call at $0.29
#EveryLittleBitHelps
Sold 1 UPS 08/22/2025 84.0 Put at $0.36
#TinyPuts
Sold 1 SOXL 08/22/2025 20/25 Bull Put Spread at $0.30 Credit
Sold 1 SOXL 08/22/2025 20/24.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.24 Credit
Sold 1 TQQQ 08/22/2025 80/85 Bull Put Spread at $0.19 Credit
Sold 1 TQQQ 08/22/2025 80/84.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.16 Credit
Sold 1 TQQQ 08/22/2025 80/84 Bull Put Spread at $0.13 Credit
#OnlySpreads
Sold my last tiny bit of MRK at $85.01. Bought on 05/12/25 at $74.00
#FormerFallingKnife
TQQQ,
STO September 26, $70 puts at 1.01
STO September 19, $70 puts at .75
SPX 0-dte trades for 8/18/25
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX Aug 18th 6375/6395-6485/6505 condors for 1.05, IV 15.75%, deltas -.08 +.06
Earnings 8/18 – 8/22
Econ Calendar 8/18 – 8/22
Jackson Hole Summit starts Wednesday, so it will be a week full of yap from a lot of yappers.
Friday Expirations
CRCL 127/126 put
META 755/752.5 put
NFLX 1172.5/1170 put
OKLO 68.5/67.5 put
OptionsExpiration
AAP 40/45 Bull Put Spread
AAP 42.5/47.5 Bull Put Spread
AAP 43/47.5 Bull Put Spread
AAP 48/52 Bull Put Spread
AAP 67.5 Diagonal Call
AAP 67.5/62 Bear Call Spread (different account)
CLF 7.5/9 Bull Put Spreads
CLF 8/9.5 Bull Put Spreads
LABU 52/54.5 Bull Put Spread
SOXL 29 Diagonal Call
SOXL 30 Diagonal Call
SOXL 21/23.5 Bull Put Spread
SOXL 21/24 Bull Put Spread
TQQQ 96 Diagonal Call
UPS 82/85 Bull Put Spread
#OnlySpreads
CAG 20 Covered Calls
CE 65 Covered Calls
CMCSA 30.5 Put
CZR 26.5 Covered Call
DOW 24 Covered Call
DOW 19.5 Put
HAL 24 Covered Call
PSKY 9.5 Put
SPCE 4 Covered Calls
VFC 14 Covered Call
TZA 9.5 Put
WBA 12 Covered Calls
#TinysPuts and #EveryLittleBitHelps Covered Calls
Expiration
#optionsexpiration
$TSLA 350 call
$TSLA 360 call
$NVDA 190 call
$GOOGL 222.5 call
$SOXL 28 call
$RGTI 18.5 call
$COIN 307.5 put
$RGTI 14.5 put
Have a terrific weekend
SPX
Rolled SPX Aug 15 2025 6435.0 Puts to Aug 18 2025 6435.0 Puts @ 9.00 credit (24.95 total now)
SPX 0-dte trades for 8/15/25
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX Aug 15th 6400/6420-6520/6540 condors for 1.15, IV 17.87%, deltas -.08 +.06
TQQQ,
STC August 222, 95/100 bull ball spread at 1.75, the number today was not good and the summit on Friday makes me nervous.
SPX Hedge
Out to Sep monthly. Jackson Hole could be the trigger next week. Thinking JP will be hawkish.
Sold Sep monthly 6550/6575 bear call spread
Bought Sep monthly 6200/6100 bear put spread
Net debit .25
AMZN
Got the quick bounce so taking it.
Bought to Close AMZN Sep 19 2025 230/215 Bull Put Spread @ 4.70 (sold for 9.00)
SPX
Out the rest of the day so an early roll to same strike.
Rolled SPX Aug 14 2025 6435.0 Puts to Aug 15 2025 6435.0 Puts @ 8.00 credit (15.95 total now)
Thursday trades
Sold the last tiny bit of CVS at $67.01. Bought in December 2024 at $45.97
#FormerFallingKnife
Sold SPCE Aug 15 2025 4.0 Covered Calls at $0.02
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SPX 0-dte trades for 8/14/25
#SPX0dte Sold to Open 6355/6375-6485/6505 condors for 1.15, IV 19.70%, deltas -.06 +.06
Wednesday trades
Sold a tiny bit of PEP at 148.76
Sold a tiny bits of TROW at 109.01 and $110.01
Sold a tiny bit of CVS at $66.01
#FormerFallingKnife
Sold 1 VFC Aug 15 2025 14.0 Covered Call at $0.03
Sold 1 DOW Aug 15 2025 24.0 Covered Call at $0.03
#EveryLittleBitHelps
TLT
Bought to Close TLT Aug 15 2025 87.5 Calls @ .40 (sold for .58)
Bought to Close TLT Aug 15 2025 88.0 Calls @ .17 (sold for .46)
Sold TLT Sep 12 2025 89.0 Calls @ .64
SPX
Rolled SPX Aug 13 2025 6400.0 Puts to Aug 14 2025 6435.0 Puts @ 4.75 credit (7.95 total now)
CRCL META NFLX SOXL
#shortputs
#alittlebitisbetterthannada
SOLD CRCL 15 AUG 2025 127/126 PUT @.14
SOLD META 15 AUG 2025 755/752.5 PUT @.10
SOLD NFLX 15 AUG 2025 1172.5/1170 PUT @.10
#rolling
SOLD CALENDAR SOXL from 15 AUG 2025 25.5 CALL /to 22 AUG 2025/ @.30
SPX 0-dte trades for 8/13/25
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX Aug 13th 6400/6420-6495/6515 condors for 1.05, IV 14.18%, deltas -.08 +.07
Sharp drop in IV and premium today, so this one is a bit aggressive. Overnight move was bullish but only represents about 20 SPX points which is modest compared to recent weeks.
SPX
Waited for some weakness but never got it. Take what I can get tomorrow.
Bought to Close SPX Aug 12 2025 6350.0 Puts @ .10 (sold for 8.00)
Sold SPX Aug 13 2025 6400.0 Puts @ 3.20
Tuesday Trades
Bought 1 AAP Aug 22 2025 68.0 Call / Sold 1 AAP Aug 15 2025 65.0 Call at $0.41 Diagonal Bear Call Credit
Added a tiny bit to my CE position at $39.50 on the open.
Sold the last of my KEY position at $17.79. Bought at $10.00 and at $8.75 in 2023
Sold 1 CAG Aug 15 2025 20.0 Covered Call at $0.05
Sold 1 CZR Aug 15 2025 26.5 Covered Call at $0.03
#EveryLittleBitHelps
TQQQ,
BTO August 22, 95/100 call spread at 1.56
The TQQQ made a new all time high and that usually means it goes higher.
TLT
Jumping back in the bond pit selling just before the next Fed meeting.
Sold TLT Sep 12 2025 86.5 Puts @ 1.15
Sold TLT Sep 12 2025 87.0 Puts @ 1.41
Sold TLT Sep 12 2025 87.5 Puts @ 1.70
Sold TLT Sep 12 2025 88.0 Put @ 2.01
EDIT: I do have long Sep 70 strike puts I’m selling against along with short calls.
SPX 0-dte trades for 8/12/25
#SPX0dte I’m skipping the wide condor given the large move after CPI report. Until this market returns to some semblance of normality I will be picking my spots more selectively.
CPI 2.7% in July, less than expected
The consumer price index increased a seasonally adjusted 0.2% for the month and 2.7% on a 12-month basis, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday. That compared to the respective Dow Jones estimates for 0.2% and 2.8%.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/12/cpi-inflation-report-july-2025.html
SOXL TQQQ
Sold 1 SOXL Aug 15 2025 21.0/ 23.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.15 Credit
Bought 1 TQQQ Aug 22 2025 100.0 Call / Sold 1 TQQQ Aug 15 2025 95.0 Call at $0.17 Diagonal Bear Call Credit
SPY SPX TLT
Not a bad week of not watching the market. Survived Sturgis but still on the road. Checking in when I can.
SPY:
Bought to Close SPY Sep 19 2025 580.0 Put @ 1.71 (sold for 5.12)
Bought to Close SPY Sep 19 2025 590.0 Put @ 2.24 (sold for 6.42)
SPX:
Bought to Close SPX Aug 11 2025 6350.0 Puts @ .30 (sold for 48.15, 52.35, 61.90)
And selling same strike again. 🙂 🙂 🙂
Sold SPX Aug 12 2025 6350.0 Puts @ 8.00
And:
Bought to Close SPX Aug 15 2025 5800.0 Put @ .60 (sold for 10.40)
Bought to Close SPX Aug 15 2025 5900.0 Put @ .80 (sold for 20.00)
TLT:
Bought to Close TLT Aug 15 2025 86.0 Puts @ .07 (sold for 1.22)
Bought to Close TLT Aug 15 2025 86.5 Puts @ .14 (sold for 1.49)
Bought to Close TLT Aug 15 2025 87.0 Puts @ .25 (sold for 1.65)
More Monday trades
Sold 1 HAL Aug 15 2025 24.0 Covered Call at $0.03
#EveryLittleBitHelps
Sold 1 CMCSA Aug 15 2025 30.5 Put at $0.06
Sold 1 LYB Aug 15 2025 45.0 Put at $0.10
Sold 1 OKE Aug 15 2025 70.0 Put at $0.10
#TinyPuts
SPY diagonal put
Bought 1 SPY Aug 14 2025 628.0 Put / Sold 1 SPY Aug 13 2025 631.0 Put at $0.12 Diagonal Bull Put Credit
Monday trades
Sold WBA Aug 15 2025 12.0 Covered Calls at $0.07
Sold 1 DOW Aug 15 2025 19.5 Put at $0.07
Sold 1 PSKY Aug 15 2025 9.5 Put at $0.06
Sold 1 LABU Aug 15 2025 52/54.5 Bull put Spread at $0.23 Credit
QQQ
(last week)
Rolled Short calls from 8/15/25 550 to 9/30/25 555 @ 4.70 credit
BTO QQQ 12/31/25 530 Calls @ 49.23
SPX 0-dte trades for 8/11/25
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX Aug 11th 6315/6335-6435/6455 condors for 1.00, IV 17.11%, deltas -.07 +.06
I’m taking the brief Downside Warning’s end on Friday as a sign the moves will quiet a bit. At least for today. We’ll see if CPI starts to get ugly tomorrow morning.
Earnings 8/11 – 8/15
Econ Calendar 8/11 – 8/15
OptionsExpiration
VFC 14.5 Covered Call
WBA 12.0 Covered Calls
SPCE 5.0 Covered Calls
CZR 26.5 Covered Call
HAL 24.0 Covered Call
DOW 23.5 Covered Call
PSKY (formerly PARA) 10.0 Put
APA 16.35 Put
BAX 21.0 Put
DOW 21.0 Put
DOW 20.5 Put
DOW 20.0 Put
DVN 29.0 Put
PFE 22.0 Put
SOXL 20.0 Put
TZA 10.5 Put
SOXL/OKLO/ETHA/BOIL
#optionsexpiration
SOXL/23.5/put
OKLO/SPREAD/80-72PUT
ETHA/24/PUT
BOIL/64/65CALL
AXP/280/282.5/PUT
TQQQ,
STO September 19, $75 puts at 1.64 earlier today. I am starting small because next week we get the PPI, CPI and import prices.
LKQ LYB Stock, HAL Call
Started a tiny new position in LKQ at $29.00
Added a tiny bit of LYB at $49.00
#SP500 #FallingKnife
Sold a HAL Aug 08 2025 24.0 Covered Call at $0.02
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SOXL
#rolling
out/and/up/and.50Cents/higher!
SOLD/ SOXL/from 8 AUG 2025/25 CALL/to15 AUG 2025 25.5-call/ @.42
SPX 0-dte trades for 8/8/25
#SPX0dte BOUGHT to open $SPX Aug 8th 6275/6295-6405/6425 condors for .95, IV 19.26%, deltas -.06 +.07
After 9 straight days of big moves, I feel forced to reverse strategy and try this long on both sides. Over these nine days the pattern has mostly been to start the move about a half hour or more into the day. So I found my strikes at my usual time, about 45 minutes before the open. This time they would gave SOLD for 1.05. I waited until after the open for a cheaper BUY price. So we’ll see if this becomes the 10th day, two full trading weeks, where the SPX moves past the expected move on 6-ish-delta condors. Since I’m now long, it’s probably the day it won’t happen!
SOXL Diagonal Call
Bought 1 SOXL Aug 22 2025 31.0 Call / Sold 1 SOXL Aug 15 2025 28.0 Call at $0.15 Credit
WBA
Sold WBA Aug 08 2025 12.0 Covered Calls at $0.02
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SPX 0-dte trades for 8/7/25
#SPX0dte After 8 days straight of Expected Move getting hit, I’m throwing in the towel and getting directional. Although it is downside that was most tested, I think we bottomed on Friday and now will recover to new highs. So I’m trying a bullish #RiskReversal. This condor would have gotten me about 1.10 had I sold both sides.
Sold to open $SPX Aug 7th 6315/6295 puts, delta -.07
Bought to open 6430/6450 calls, delta -.05
Total CREDIT +.20
IV 19.30%
SOXL
roll SOXL/8 AUG 2025 25 PUT /to 15 AUG 25-PUT @.56
roll SOXL 8 AUG 2025 24.5 PUT/to-15 AUG 2025-24.5-put/ @.64
roll SOXL/8 AUG 2025 24 PUT/to 15 AUG 2025-24put/ @.67
PARA DOW Put
Sold 1 PARA Aug 08 2025 10.0 Put at $0.06.
Sold 1 DOW Aug 08 2025 20.5 Put at $0.08.
Also have a 23.5 Covered Call on DOW
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SPX
#onlyspreads
BTC VERTICAL SPX 7 AUG 2025 6125/6120 PUT @.05
SOXL Put
Sold 1 SOXL Aug 08 2025 17/21 Bull Put Spread at $0.13 Credit
Sold 1 SOXL Aug 08 2025 20.0 Put at $0.07
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SPX 0-dte trades for 8/6/25
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX Aug 6th 6225/6245-6360/6380 condors for 1.05, IV 19.60%, deltas -.06 +.05
Tuesday trades
Sold 1 DOW Aug 08 2025 21 Put at $0.08
Sold 1 TZA Aug 08 2025 10.5 Put at $0.08
#TinyPuts
SOXL/OKLO
#shortputs
tIP Sto SOXL 8 AUG 2025 23.5 PUT @.79
#onlyspreads
Sto OKLO 8 AUG 2025 72/70 PUT @.26
SPX 0-dte trades for 8/5/25
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX Aug 5th 6250/6270-6385/6405 condors for 1.15, IV 19.53%, deltas -.07 +.06
forgot to click “post” but this was placed about 38 minutes before the open.
SMH,
STO August 29, 250 puts at 1.28
STO September 5, 245 puts at 1.25
LYB Stock
Added tiny bits of LYB ay $51.11 and $51.00
#SP500 #FallingKnife
Monday trades
Sold VFC Aug 08 2025 14.5 Covered Calls at $0.02
Sold 1 DOW Aug 08 2025 23.5 Covered Call $0.06
Sold 1 CZR Aug 08 2025 26.5 Covered Call at $0.32
#EveryLittleBitHelps
Sold 1 DOW Aug 08 2025 20.0 Put at $0.06
Sold 1 APA Aug 08 2025 16.5 Put at $0.07
Sold 1 DVN Aug 08 2025 29.0 Put at $0.09
Sold 1 PFE Aug 08 2025 22.0 Put at $0.09
#TinyPuts
TQQQ,
I closed my positions on the TQQQ because of the uncertainties. First loss is my least loss and I am still ahead for the year.
SPX 0-dte trades for 8/4/25
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX Aug 4th 6170/6190-6325/6345 condors for 1.30, IV 23.20%, deltas -.06 +.06
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