SPX roll – lesson learned

In spirit of sharing and learning, from each other’s success or mistake.

Near the close of Monday, I did a roll up, at 3:37 Mar‑13‑26 6650 to 6775 @32.5 credit.

Earlier to day, I rolled Mar-13-26 6775 to Mar-17-26 6730 Put @ 2.2

The Monday pm roll was an emotional trade, exactly buying the top. Even Monday evening I was thinking to reverse it on Tuesday, but when Tuesday came, part of me just didn’t want to admit I was wrong, and started the hoping game…. as how well that usually ends…

The whole structure still made money this week, but if I hadn’t done that roll on Monday pm, rolling Mar-13-26 6650 to Mar-17-26 6730 this evening would have pulled in 107, for $72 extra net profit per! ouch!

Although without that action, it’s highly unlikely that I would have rolled to Mar-17-26 6730 today, more likely to Mar-16-26 6600 or lower, a much better structure (pairing up with the long Apr 6800 put) if SPX keeps going lower, still…!

“The market has a funny way to catch the trades’ mistakes”.

OptionsExpiration

SPY 648/654 Bull Put Spread
SPY 645/650 Bull Put Spread
SLV 88/83 Bear Call Spread
SLV 91/87 Bear Call Spread
UVXY 65/60 Bear Call Spread
UVXY 69/64 Bear Call Spread

BOIL 14.5 Puts
CAG 16.0 Put
CCL 21.0 Put
FISV 56.0 Put
HPE 18.0 Put
PSKY 9.5 Puts
SOXL 25.0 Puts

MSTX 6.0 Covered Call

ASSIGNMENTS:
CAG 17.0 Put
CPB 23.5 Put
CPB 22.0 Put
KHC 23.5 Put
KHC 23.0 Put
PSKY 10.5 Put
PSKY 10.0 Puts

SPX

BTO Mar-23-26 6810/Mar-20-26 6800 Call Diagonal @ 3.5

A trade for a potential bounce, it doesn’t have to run all the way back to 21 EMA.

Max risk 13.5 (If SPX charges way beyond 6810 at expiration). Will start scaling out @6.0 (~30%)

SPY

Adding.

Sold SPY Apr 17 2026 600.0 Put @ 5.00

SPX

Rolling on the bounce. Still great credit!!

Rolled SPX Mar 13 6700.0 Puts to Mar 16 6675.0 Puts @ 17.50 credit (48.50 total now)
Rolled SPX Mar 13 6730.0 Puts to Mar 16 6700.0 Puts @ 12.00 credit (45.95 total now)
Rolled SPX Mar 13 6765.0 Puts to Mar 16 6750.0 Puts @ 11.25 credit (50.50 total now)
Rolled SPX Mar 13 6775.0 Put to Mar 16 6750.0 Put @ 4.00 credit (58.35 total now)

Rolled SPX Mar 13 6835.0 Puts to Mar 20 6800.0 Puts @ 7.00 credit (54.15 total now)

XSP rolls 3/13/26

#FuzzyLEAPs This is the most I’ve gotten yet for a one day calendar…
Rolled $XSP Mar 13th 672 puts to Mar 16th 672 puts, 2.58 credit