#Jobs — Much higher than expected. Wage growth slowed.
Gain of +178,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. expected gain of 59K
Unemployment down by 0.1 at 4.3%
U6 unemployment 8.0%, up by 0.1
Labor force participation down 0.1 to 61.9%
Average hourly earnings up by 0.2%; +3.5% Y/Y
January jobs revised up by +34K to +160K
February jobs revised down by -41K to -133K
Sold 1 HUM 04/10/2026 145/155 Bull Put Spread at $0.21 Credit
Sold 1 HUM 04/10/2026 150/162.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.52 Credit
Rolled 1 UVXY 48/51 Bull Put spread to next week’s UVXY 45/48 Bull Put Spread at $0.70 Credit
Sold 1 DOW 04/10/2026 35/38 Bull Put Spread at $0.16 Credit
Sold 1 NFLX 04/10/2026 107/103 Bear Call Spread at $0.18 Credit
Sold 1 PANW 04/10/2026 177.5/170 Bear Call Spread at $0.59 Credit
Sold 1 PANW 04/10/2026 140/145 Bull Put Spread at $0.13 Credit
Sold 1 WDAY 04/10/2026 148/141 Bear Call Spread at $0.28 Credit
Rolled 1 LW 36.5/38 Bull Put Spread to next week’s LW 35/37.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.20 Credit
Rolled 1 NKE 42.5/44 Bull Put Spread to next week’s NKE 40/42.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.22 Credit
Rolled 1 PANW 170/162.5 Bear Call Spread to next week’s PANW 172.5/167.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.58 Credit
HUM 145/150 Bull Put Spread
UVXY 48.5/50 Bull Put Spread
UVXY 70/61 Bear Call Spread
UVXY 69/54 Bear Call Spread
#OnlySpreads
BAX 17.0 Covered Call
BOIL 23.5 Covered Call
CAG 17.0 Covered Calls
CAG 20.0 Covered Call
HPQ 21.0 Covered Calls
KHC 23.5 Covered Call
KHC 24.0 Covered Calls
PSKY 10.0 Covered Calls
PSKY 10.5 Covered Calls
MSTX 22.0 Covered Call
SPCE 5.0 Covered Calls
TZA 10.0 Covered Calls
#EveryLittleBitHelps
BOIL 13.5 Put
CAG 14.5 Put
LABD 14.5 Put
LABD 15.0 Put
MSTX 15.0 Put
SPCE 2.0 Put
ZSL 20.0 Put
#TinyPuts
ASSIGNMENTS:
None
Bought to close 1 MSFT 04/02/2026 357.5/360 Bull Put Spread at $0.01
Back in. That reload didn’t take long. LOL. Just going to April for now.
Sold SPY Apr 17 2026 605.0 Puts @ 2.75
Sold SPY Apr 17 2026 610.0 Puts @ 3.45
Sold SPY Apr 17 2026 615.0 Puts @ 3.91
Sold SPY Apr 17 2026 620.0 Puts @ 5.01
Sold SPY Apr 17 2026 625.0 Puts @ 5.89
#fuzzyleaps
Rolled SPX Apr 2 2026 6400 Put to Apr 8 2026 6325 Put @ 26.00.
#FuzzyLEAPs
Rolled $XSP Apr 2nd 654 puts to Apr 6th 654 puts, 3.00 credit
This filled on the opening bell and is my new personal record for most premium on a one-day calendar for XSP. The 3-day weekend and news-driven volatility certainly helped.
Rolled 1 MSFT 04/01/2026 340/345 Bull Put Spread to 1 MSFT 04/02/2026 357.5/360 Bull Put Spread at $0.13 Credit
Sold 1 NKE 04/02/2026 42.5/44 Bull Put Spread at $0.17 Credit
Sold 1 LW 04/02/2026 36.5/38 Bull Put Spread at $0.18 Credit
Sold 1 DOW 04/02/2026 42.5/41.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.15 Credit
Started a tiny new position in NKE at $45.00
Added a tiny bit to my LW positions at $39.39 and $38.38 (sold a bit of this in Feb at $51.76 – should have sold it all)
#FallingKnife
Taking 40 percent 6 weeks early. Still plenty of time to reload.
Bought to Close SPY May 15 2026 595.0 Put @ 4.28 (sold for 9.63)
Bought to Close SPY May 15 2026 600.0 Put @ 4.75 (sold for 10.45)
Bought to Close SPY May 15 2026 605.0 Put @ 5.29 (sold for 10.40)
Bought to Close SPY May 15 2026 610.0 Put @ 5.88 (sold for 12.00)
Bought to Close SPY May 15 2026 615.0 Put @ 6.58 (sold for 12.25)
Bought to Close SPY May 15 2026 620.0 Put @ 7.25 (sold for 11.60)
Bought to Close SPY May 15 2026 625.0 Put @ 8.15 (sold for 14.45)
Bought to Close SPY May 15 2026 630.0 Put @ 9.10 (sold for 13.30)
Bought to Close SPY May 15 2026 640.0 Put @ 11.35 (sold for 15.30)
Bought to Close SPY May 15 2026 650.0 Put @ 14.10 (sold for 17.40)
#FuzzyLEAPs Another difficult day to manage ITM puts. So far:
Rolled $XSP Apr 1st 654 puts to Apr 2nd 654 puts, 1.30 credit
Rolled $XSP Apr 1st 674 put to April 7th 654 put, .40 credit
#fuzzyleaps
I was pretty busy yesterday, and I had an order out there for today’s roll that filled sometime during the day. Sorry I didn’t post it yesterday but I just now saw it. The only thing better than free money is surprise free money! Lol
Rolled SPX Apr 1 2026 6300 Put to Apr 7 2026 6250 Put @ 25.00.
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