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AYX is down 15%
STO AYX Mar19’21 100 PUT @1.79
AKAM down 11%
STO AKAM Mar19’21 92.5 PUT @1.10
SPOT
SPOT is down 8% today
STO SPOT Mar19’21 250 PUT @3.10
IB has lifted all trading…
IB has lifted all trading restrictions, but implemented higher margin on those stocks.
BK and USB are down today
STO BK Mar19’21 40 PUT $1.00
Question about TOS option chain columns
When looking at the option chain in TOS, is there a way to display annualized return in a column?
Just like displaying ROR, which is built in.
Question about Space Trip hedge (STT)
I was modeling the STT trade in TOS and everything looks fine until I introduce IV increase. I would expect IV to increase in a case of a 10+% sell-off. With the IV increase of 10 points, the value of the STT is cut in half. This is for a well aged position, so a new position would be a loser anyway. This does not look like a good hedge.
I have noticed that presentations about STT definitely ignore ( if not refuse) to include the IV increase. I watched a number of them and every time all modeling is done without taking IV into consideration.
Am I missing something in the TOS model?
BABA
BABA is down today 15% on the news.
ZM
FYI
ZM dropped about 6% today.
Possible reason is that one of the ZM employees got charged by US government for sharing private data with the Chinese government.
We received a notice at work from one of our suppliers about data security issue.
ABNB
Take a look at this trade
ABNB
STO Jul 90 PUT
BTO Jul 140/160 CALL spread
Credit 5.35
QCOM
QCOM is down 8% today
STO QCOM Dec24’20 135 PUT @1.36
It would be scary to be in this position.
I came across this video. Thought to share it here.
Lost $30,000 on a $1-Wide Credit Spread – TSLA (Options Traders MUST Watch This)
Calculating risk associated with a collar trade
A friend asked me a question about risk and collar trades. I provided an answer, but then started doubting if the answer was correct.
Example:
BTO 100 shares of XYZ stock
BTO 1 Jan 2020 $100 PUT
STO 1 Jan 2020 $100 CALL
The entire transaction was done for $100 debit.
I said that if the position is held until expiry, there would be not risk (not counting fees).
Is that correct or did I miss something?
COST
COST announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a special cash dividend on Costco common stock of $10 per share, payable December 11, 2020, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 2, 2020.
LABU STO LABU Oct16’20 35…
LABU
STO LABU Oct16’20 35 PUT @1.10
I got this message from…
I got this message from IB
Tue Aug 25 09:09:11 2020 EST
As per Nasadaq’s System Status page- Nasdaq PHLX, NOM, BX, ISE, GEMX, and MRX have made all AAPL and TSLA options non-tradeable.
XLE at the close STO…
XLE at the close
STO XLE Oct16’20 30 PUT @ 0.43
STO XLE Dec18’20 30 PUT @ 1.10
WDC STO WDC Oct16’20 30…
WDC
STO WDC Oct16’20 30 PUT @ 0.72
STO WDC Jan15’21 30 PUT @ 2.01
SPY #shortputs STO SPY Sep30’20…
SPY
#shortputs
STO SPY Sep30’20 270 PUT @2.35
TQQQ STO TQQQ Sep18’20 60…
TQQQ
#ShortPuts
STO TQQQ Sep18’20 60 PUT @1.20
#PreferredShares A lot of preferred…
#PreferredShares
A lot of preferred shares are down with the market and pushing yield higher.
Some of the perpetual shares from big names are up to 8% yield.
Do you have any opinion on getting preferred shares at a discount?
Saudis Plan Big Oil Output…
Saudis Plan Big Oil Output Hike, Beginning All-Out Price War.
How would this affect DRIP?
Saudi Arabia plans to increase oil output next month, going well above 10 million barrels a day, as the kingdom responds aggressively to the collapse of its OPEC+ alliance with Russia.
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/saudis-plan-big-oil-output-225511711.html
VIX is down 8, but…
VIX is down 8, but /VX is unchanged.
Is that because of the backwardation?
Daily AT40 (T2108) is below…
Daily AT40 (T2108) is below 20%
#DRIP Probably a bad idea,…
Probably a bad idea, but…
STO DRIP Sep18’20 160 CALL@$27.80
Question about owning dividend stocks…
Question about owning dividend stocks vs. selling options on the same stocks.
A question came up about returns and benefits of owning dividend paying stocks.
Some argue that holding dividend stocks is a passive strategy that nets 3-5% dividend + possible stock price increase.
On the other hand, selling premium in the same stocks can possibly net 10% per year, while providing a lot of flexibility, like staying out of earnings, using different strategies, etc..
Considering similar risk and possibly lower returns, is it worth it to own dividend stocks?
What is your oppinion?
Jeff, what is the typical…
Jeff, what is the typical expected profit % on a DC?
Question about stop orders for…
Question about stop orders for long stock positions.
Do you use any stop orders for long stock positions?
Some recommend 5-10% below purchase price.
I tend to hold for too long…
LK STO LK Feb21’20 23…
LK
STO LK Feb21’20 23 PUT @1.05
Interactive Brokers Is anyone using…
Interactive Brokers
Is anyone using IB Securities Lending Program?
What is your opinion about it?
VIX Puts Is there any…
VIX Puts
Is there any unusual risk in buying VIX puts?
Other than the potential loss of the premium paid.
TSLA calls Did you see…
TSLA calls
Did you see Feb21 TSLA calls at $1,000 strike are $2.40.
Can TSLA go that high? 🙂 🙂 🙂
MOMO is down 7% JUL17,…
MOMO is down 7%
JUL17, 2020 25 PUT is @1.40
STO BA Jan15’21 250 PUT…
STO BA Jan15’21 250 PUT @ 11.10
STO FDX Leap Jan15’21 -…
STO FDX Leap Jan15’21 – 125 PUT @8.60
#fallingknife DLTR down 16%
#fallingknife
DLTR down 16%
Is this a good time…
Is this a good time to start buying VXX calls? 🙂
@smasty Sue, what is your…
@smasty
Sue, what is your plan for TGT #suecollar trade?
With the earning coming up, puts are very expensive.
#fallingknife GRUB is down 42%
#fallingknife
GRUB is down 42%
BYND down 19%
@hcgdavis Chris, what are the…
@hcgdavis
Chris, what are the current hedges you have on?
Can you please share some examples?
#fallingknife HAS is down 16%
HAS is down 16%
#fallingknife AMTD
#fallingknife
AMTD
ETFC
SCHW
STO ANET Jan17’20 185 PUT…
STO ANET Jan17’20 185 PUT 5.50
Anyone selling puts on COF?
Anyone selling puts on COF?
FYI ALGN is down 27%
FYI
ALGN is down 27%
TREE is down 17%
Anyone selling puts on BA?
Anyone selling puts on BA?
FYI IRBT is down 18%
FYI
IRBT is down 18%
Would it make sense to…
Would it make sense to sell DUST puts at this time?
#fallingknife PLAY is down 22%
#fallingknife
PLAY is down 22%
TSLA STO TSLA Apr18’19 225…
TSLA
STO TSLA Apr18’19 225 PUT 1.24
STO TSLA Apr26’19 220 PUT 2.38
#fallingknife STO RH Jan17’20 70…
#fallingknife
STO RH Jan17’20 70 PUT $6.40
Jeff, do you have earnings…
Jeff, do you have earnings data for CRM?
GPS #earnings This one is…
GPS #earnings
This one is going to hurt anyone with short calls…
#fallingknife Does HPQ qualifies for…
Does HPQ qualifies for a #fallingknife ?
Down 18%
#earnings FL STO FL Mar01…
#earnings
FL
STO FL Mar01 50/68 Short Strangle -0.84
STMP #fallingknife STO Jan 17,…
STMP
#fallingknife
STO Jan 17, 2020 75 PUT @ 11.70
WTW keeps going down. Is…
WTW keeps going down. Is it going to recover? 😉
TNA STO TNA Apr18’19 40…
TNA
STO TNA Apr18’19 40 PUT $2.80
SOXL STO SOXL May17’19 55…
SOXL
STO SOXL May17’19 55 PUT $6.30
UVXY STO UVXY Dec21’18 122…
UVXY
STO UVXY Dec21’18 122 CALL 5.00
TNA and UVXY Sold on…
TNA and UVXY
Sold on GTC in the morning.
STO TNA Apr18’19 40 PUT 2.50
STO TNA Apr18’19 45 PUT 3.50
STO TNA Jan18’19 45 PUT 2.00
STO TNA Jan18’19 50 PUT 2.80
STO TNA Nov02’18 55 PUT 1.10
STO UVXY Jan18’19 112 CALL 7.00
UVXY STO UVXY Jan18’19 112…
UVXY
STO UVXY Jan18’19 112 CALL $7.20
ERX STO ERX Oct26’18 29…
ERX
STO ERX Oct26’18 29 PUT $0.55
STO ERX Jan18’19 25 PUT $1.25
STO ERX Nov16’18 27 PUT $0.80
STO ERX Dec21’18 26 PUT $1.15
You can do better now.
SOXL STO SOXL Nov16’18 65…
SOXL
STO SOXL Nov16’18 65 PUT $0.85
STO SOXL May17’19 70 PUT $7.80
STO SOXL Feb15’19 70 PUT $4.80
STO SOXL Dec21’18 70 PUT $2.80
LABU STO LABU Oct19’18 55…
LABU
STO LABU Oct19’18 55 PUT $0.90
TQQQ STO TQQQ Oct19’18 50…
TQQQ
STO TQQQ Oct19’18 50 PUT $0.60
FYI BZQ ETF Dec21 $30…
FYI
BZQ ETF Dec21 $30 PUT
premium is about 1.60
All time low for this ETF was $32
Any thoughts?
#shortputs STO LABU Jan18’19 55…
STO LABU Jan18’19 55 PUT $3.20
FYI BZQ ETF is down…
FYI
BZQ ETF is down 11%
#shortputs STO LABU Nov02’18 70…
STO LABU Nov02’18 70 PUT @ 1.85
#pietrade STO FAS Oct12’18 65…
STO FAS Oct12’18 65 PUT 0.47
@ramie77 Have you rolled your…
@ramie77
Have you rolled your DUST $40 calls?
#shortputs STO EWZ Jan18’19 28…
#shortputs
STO EWZ Jan18’19 28 PUT 2.10
#fallingknife FYI ANF down 18%…
#fallingknife
FYI
ANF down 18%
DLTR down 15% – DLTR Jan18’19 65 PUT 1.15
