Author Archives: fuzzballl

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 12:53 pm on Friday, February 2, 2024
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SPX

#SyntheticShortStock – Fidelity tagged me with a day trading penalty from all the roll ups I did one day last week. Really happy with how the SPX experiment has gone so far but if we don’t have a resolution from Fidelity I’m going to have to put the experiment on hold for 90 days.

If I have to close everything right now it’ll be for about a 2 grand loss. Not bad in this crazy up market almost keeping up with the rise with daily put sales. Just don’t crash until I get back in!! LOL Know for sure on Monday.

Expiring : SPX Feb 02 2024 4900.0 Puts @ 13.20 credit

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 11:02 am on Friday, February 2, 2024
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TSLA

#SyntheticStock – Another round.

Bought to Close TSLA Feb 02 2024 185.0 Calls @ .25 (sold for 4.30)

Sold TSLA Feb 09 2024 182.5 Calls @ 4.50

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 12:51 pm on Wednesday, January 31, 2024
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SPX

#SyntheticShortStock – Rolling.

Rolled SPX Jan 31 2024 4905.0 Puts to Feb 02 2024 4900.0 Puts @ 3.50 credit (13.15 total now)

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 11:15 am on Wednesday, January 31, 2024
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BA

#CoveredCalls – Out of some of my BA position for small gain.

Sold BA covered stock @ 199.70 (basis 196.70)

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 9:04 am on Wednesday, January 31, 2024
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SPX

#SyntheticShortStock – Carrying synthetic short stock and selling puts against it. If we have a huge implosion and my puts get trapped I might want to take the profits on the synthetic short. To do that I’m adding a couple long puts while they are still cheap. That way I can book the synthetic short stock and leave the short puts and continue rolling them until they recover without them being completely naked.

Bought SPX Dec 19 2025 1000.0 Put @ 4.10
Bought SPX Dec 18 2026 1000.0 Put @ 5.00

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 12:51 pm on Tuesday, January 30, 2024
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SPX

#SyntheticShortStock – Another.

Bought to Close SPX Jan 30 2024 4900.0 Puts @ .05 (Sold for 4.45 avg.)

Sold SPX Jan 31 2024 4905.0 Puts @ 9.65

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 1:58 pm on Monday, January 29, 2024
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TLT

#ShortPuts – Nice bounce to help with these rolls.

Rolled TLT Feb 16 2024 97.0 Puts to Mar 15 2024 97.0 Puts @ .45 credit (1.45 total now)
Rolled TLT Feb 16 2024 98.0 Puts to Mar 15 2024 98.0 Puts @ .35 credit (1.70 total now)
Rolled TLT Feb 16 2024 99.0 Puts to Mar 15 2024 99.0 Puts @ .23 credit (1.95 toal now)

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 1:43 pm on Monday, January 29, 2024
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SPX Jan 29th

#SyntheticShortStock – No scalping today. Another round of put sales though.

Bought to Close SPX Jan 29 2024 4890.0 Puts @ .10 (sold for 21.05 and 48.90)

Sold SPX Jan 30 2024 4900.0 Puts @ 4.45 avg.

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 12:12 pm on Friday, January 26, 2024
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TSLA

#SyntheticStock – Roll down for a little more credit.

Rolled TSLA Feb 02 2024 192.5 Calls to Feb 02 2024 185.0 Calls @ 2.25 credit (4.30 total now)

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 9:08 am on Friday, January 26, 2024
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XBI

#ShortPuts – March starter at the expected move and 200 day.

Sold XBI Mar 15 2024 80.0 Puts @ 1.12

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 7:48 am on Friday, January 26, 2024
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SPX Jan 26th

#BearCallSpreads – Massive expiration at the 4895 level for put sales. Throwing this above it for Mr. Market to take a look at.

Sold SPX Jan 26 2024 4915/4920 Bear Call Spreads @ 1.05

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 7:16 am on Friday, January 26, 2024
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BA

#CoveredCalls – Earnings Wed morning.

Bought to Close BA Jan 26 2024 207.5 Call @ .16 (sold for 3.40)

Sold BA Feb 02 2024 200.0 Call @ 8.05

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 10:47 am on Thursday, January 25, 2024
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TSLA

#SyntheticStock – MInimized the big selloff with the deep in the money short calls.

Bought to Close TSLA Jan 26 2023 195.0 Calls @ .23 (sold for 18.45 and 31.90)

Another round:

Sold TSLA Feb 02 2024 192.5 Calls @ 2.05

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 7:48 am on Thursday, January 25, 2024
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FXI

#SyntheticStock – Sold FXI Feb 16 2024 23.5 Calls @ .42

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 7:09 am on Thursday, January 25, 2024
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SPX Jan 25th

#BearCallSpreads – Small position. Slightly offset by 4895 short puts for tomorrow.

Sold Jan 25 2024 4905/4910 Bear Call Spreads @ 1.10

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 10:43 am on Wednesday, January 24, 2024
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TSLA

#SyntheticStock – Haven’t posted on this one lately. Just been cruising along with front month call in the money waiting on earnings. Added to it today.

Bought TSLA Jan 16 2026 220/220/175 Synthetic Stock @ 38.00

Sold TSLA Jan 26 2023 200.0 Call @ 14.80

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 7:31 am on Wednesday, January 24, 2024
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SPX Jan 24th

#SyntheticShortStock – A few adjustments.

Bought to Close SPX Jan 26 2024 4855.0/4805.0 Bull Put Spread @ 5.25 (sold for 14.00)
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Sold SPX Jan 24 2024 4875.0 Put @ 5.00
Rolled SPX Jan 24 2024 4875.0 Put to Jan 24 2024 4890.0 Put @ 6.20 credit (11.20 total now)
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Rolled SPX Jan 24 2024 4865.0 Put to Jan 24 2024 4890.0 Put @ 8.70 credit (38.90 total now)

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 2:03 pm on Tuesday, January 23, 2024
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SPX

#SyntheticShortStock – Added a second one another year out. 4 points per week for breakeven.

SPX Synthetic Short with protective call Dec 18 2026 4900/4900/5400 @ 116.00 debit

Sold SPX Jan 26 2024 4855.0/4805.0 Bull Put Spread @ 14.00 (I’ll be moving this to a regular short put tomorrow)

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 7:27 am on Tuesday, January 23, 2024
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FXI

#CoveredCalls – Sold FXI Feb 02 2024 22.5 Calls @ .41

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 7:25 am on Tuesday, January 23, 2024
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SPX Jan 23rd

#SyntheticShortStock #ShortPuts – Trying for a scalp against a 4865 short put against synthetic short stock.

Sold SPX Jan 23 2024 4870/4875 Bear Call Spreads @ 1.00

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 12:28 pm on Monday, January 22, 2024
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SPY

#ShortPuts – Taking 70 percent a month early.

Bought to Close SPY Feb 16 2024 460.0 Put @ .86 (sold for 3.16)

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 9:54 am on Monday, January 22, 2024
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SPX Jan 22nd

#SyntheticShortStock #ShortPuts – Adding call spreads and rolling up short put for some protection.

Sold SPX Jan 22 2024 4865/4870 Bear Call Spreads @ 1.20

Rolled SPX Jan 22 2024 4855.0 Put to Jan 22 2024 4865 @ 5.95 credit (18.75 total now)

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 7:01 am on Monday, January 22, 2024
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SPX

#SyntheticShortStock #ShortPuts – Small roll up.

Rolled SPX Jan 22 2024 4830.0 Put to Jan 22 2024 4855 @ 3.50 credit (12.80 total now)

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 2:34 pm on Friday, January 19, 2024
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FXI

#OptionsExpiration – One expired.

FXI Jan 19 2024 24.0 Calls (sold for .38)

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 2:28 pm on Friday, January 19, 2024
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SPX

#SyntheticShortStock #ShortPuts – Last one today.

Bought to Close SPX Jan 19 2024 4805.0 Put @ .30 (sold for 31.40)

Sold SPX Jan 22 2024 4830.0 Put @ 9.30

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 10:56 am on Friday, January 19, 2024
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BA

#JadeLizards – It’s rallied back to the 200 day so selling some call spreads against short 220 puts setting up some Jade Lizards.

Sold BA Feb 16 2024 220/225 Bear Call Spreads @ 1.70 (7.00 total on each Lizard)

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 10:39 am on Friday, January 19, 2024
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SPX

#SyntheticShortStock #ShortPuts – Let’s see if the old ATH can hold as support now.

Rolled SPX Jan 19 2024 4805.0 Put to Jan 19 2024 4820.0 Put @ 2.40 credit (31.40 total now)

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 8:09 am on Friday, January 19, 2024
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SPX

#SyntheticShortStock #ShortPuts – Adjusting keeping the deltas fairly flat.

Rolled SPX Jan 19 2024 4790.0 Put to Jan 19 2024 4805.0 Put @ 6.10 credit (29.00 total now)

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 7:42 am on Friday, January 19, 2024  

SMCI

Wow.

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 7:11 am on Friday, January 19, 2024
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SPX

#SyntheticShortStock #ShortPuts – Adjusting keeping the deltas fairly flat.

Rolled SPX Jan 19 2024 4775.0 Put to Jan 19 2024 4790.0 Put @ 5.60 credit (22.90 total now)

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 11:41 am on Thursday, January 18, 2024
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SPX

#SyntheticShortStock #ShortPuts – Adjusting for tomorrow.

Rolled SPX Jan 19 2024 4760.0 Put to Jan 19 2024 4775.0 Put @ 5.75 credit (17.30 total now)

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 12:01 pm on Wednesday, January 17, 2024
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XBI

#ShortPuts – Adding.

Sold XBI Feb 16 2024 81.0 Puts @ .90

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 10:55 am on Wednesday, January 17, 2024
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SPX

#SyntheticShortStock – I’ve been paper trading this for the last month and like the possibilities so finally did it for real last Friday. Didn’t post because it could be risky. It’s a long term short, selling daily (or rolling) against it. Planning to make the money on the back end since max risk is pretty easy to recover quickly….unless a massive selloff turns it very profitable I’ll try to hold it. Might eventually add a long term long to it and sell daily against both sides.

SPX Synthetic Short with protective call Dec 19 2025 4800/4800/5300 @ 51.05 debit

Sold SPX Jan 16 2024 4770.0 Put @ 9.00

Then:

Rolled SPX Jan 16 2024 4770.0 Put to Jan 17 2024 4765.0 Put @ 2.55 credit (11.55 total now)

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 10:28 am on Wednesday, January 17, 2024
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SPY

#ShortPuts – Take a shot at the 50 day.

Sold SPY Feb 16 2024 460.0 Put @ 3.16

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 7:55 am on Wednesday, January 17, 2024
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BA

#ShortPuts – A couple rolls.

Rolled BA Jan 19 2024 220.0 Put to Feb 16 2024 220.0 Put @ 2.35 credit (5.75 total now)
Rolled BA Jan 26 2024 220.0 Put to Feb 16 2024 220.0 Put @ 1.80 credit (4.80 total now)

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 7:51 am on Wednesday, January 17, 2024
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BA

#ShortPuts #CoveredCalls – Early assignment on this:

Sold BA Feb 02 2024 240.0/230.0 Bull Put Spread @ 6.00

So:

Sold to Close BA Feb 02 2024 230.0 Put @ 26.10

Stock basis after assignment is 207.90 so covering it.

Sold BA Jan 26 2024 207.5 Call @ 3.40

3 point gain if called away. Earnings on the 31st so more good premium there.

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 10:08 am on Saturday, January 13, 2024  

BOIL

Stay warm everyone and get ready to load up on the BOIL call spread sales! LOL

According to Bloomberg, cold weather has skyrocketed spot prices at the US Henry Hub in Louisiana by 300% to as high as $17 per million British thermal units. That compared to $3.31 for the Feb NatGas contract on Friday.

The catalyst for soaring spot prices is the mounting risk of so-called freeze-offs, which can bring NatGas production offline, thus curbing supplies.

https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/polar-blast-sends-power-prices-soaring-spot-natgas-ripping-and-risk-freeze-offs

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 12:42 pm on Friday, January 12, 2024  

Bitcoin

For what it’s worth…according to Sosnoff a lot of the early volume is internal trading to make themselves look good. Not all of these will survive.

bit vol

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 10:14 am on Thursday, January 11, 2024
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XBI

#ShortPuts – Adding.

Sold XBI Feb 16 2024 82.0 Puts @ .90

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 7:44 am on Wednesday, January 10, 2024
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BA

#BullPutSpreads – Short puts looking good so taking a more directional shot for earnings week. Might close it prior if it keeps running.

Sold BA Feb 02 2024 240.0/230.0 Bull Put Spread @ 6.00

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 7:23 am on Wednesday, January 10, 2024
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XBI

#ShortPuts – Starter in Feb. at the 200 day. Come and get ’em!

Sold XBI Feb 16 2024 80.0 Puts @ .47

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 12:54 pm on Tuesday, January 9, 2024
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XBI

#ShortPuts – Taking them a week early.

Bought to Close XBI Jan 19 2024 82.0 Puts @ .02 (sold for .94)
Bought to Close XBI Jan 19 2024 83.0 Put @ .03 (sold for 1.14)
Bought to Close XBI Jan 19 2024 84.0 Put @ .04 (sold for 1.43)

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 11:34 am on Tuesday, January 9, 2024
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SPY

#ShortPuts – Finishing up legging out of some bear put spreads. Closed the long side on the dip and taking the short side now on the bounce.

Bought to Close SPY Jan 17 2025 425.0 Puts @ 11.70 (sold for 14.90…which includes the gain on the long side)

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 9:33 am on Monday, January 8, 2024
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SPY

#ShortPuts – Was selling these against bear put spreads. Out of those so bailing on this while I have a chance.

Bought to Close SPY Jan 12 2024 470.0 Puts @ 2.12 (sold for 1.90)

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 9:02 am on Monday, January 8, 2024
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TLT

#ShortPuts – Nice bounce today so good day for some rolls.

Rolled TLT Jan 19 2024 97.5 Puts to Feb 16 2024 97.0 Puts @ .69 credit (1.29 total now)
Rolled TLT Jan 19 2024 98.0 Puts to Feb 16 2024 98.0 Puts @ .93 credit (1.65 total now)
Rolled TLT Jan 19 2024 98.5 Puts to Feb 16 2024 97.0 Puts @ even (.72 total now)
Rolled TLT Jan 19 2024 99.0 Puts to Feb 16 2024 98.0 Puts @ .18 credit (.85 total now)
Rolled TLT Jan 19 2024 99.5 Puts to Feb 16 2024 99.0 Puts @ .39 credit (1.69 total now)

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 8:48 am on Monday, January 8, 2024
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BA

#ShortPuts – Couldn’t resist.

Sold BA Jan 19 2024 220.0 Put @ 3.40

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 12:55 pm on Thursday, January 4, 2024
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MARA

#ShortPuts – Taking 60 percent a couple weeks early.

Bought to Close MARA Jan 19 2024 17.5 Puts @ .32 (sold for .82)

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 11:49 am on Wednesday, January 3, 2024
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NOC

#SyntheticShortStock – Won’t bore you with the details. Not a big fan of the liquidity and the cheap market makers so bailed on the whole thing.

Lost .52 on two spreads.

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 11:46 am on Wednesday, January 3, 2024
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SPY

#BearPutSpreads – Catching up on this week. Yesterday on the early dip closed long puts and left shorts alone.

Originally a 475/425 BePS @ 10.50 basis

Sold SPY JAN 17 2025 475.0 puts @ 25.40

Leaving Jan 2025 425 short puts @ 14.90 credit

Hoping for a little bounce now to get out of weekly short puts I was selling against the position.

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 10:49 am on Friday, December 29, 2023  

SPY

SPY: Selling against 475/425 Bear Put Spreads out to Jan 2025. Giving it a little more room next week.

Rolled SPY Dec 29 2023 475.0 Puts to Jan 5 2024 472.0 Puts @ .60 credit (1.95 total now)

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 10:33 am on Friday, December 29, 2023
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TLT

#LongStock #CoveredCalls – Letting my highest basis stock go for small profits and replacing with put sales. Getting a chunk of cash back into the 5 percent MM. Still holding long stock from 95 down to 85.

Sold Covered Stock @ 98.90 and 98.80 (basis 98.25)

Sold TLT Jan 19 2024 97.5 Puts @ .60
Sold TLT Jan 19 2024 99.5 Puts @ 1.30

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 11:36 am on Thursday, December 28, 2023
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MARA

#ShortPuts – I’m bored.

Sold MARA Jan 19 2024 17.5 Puts @ .82

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 11:29 am on Thursday, December 28, 2023
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TLT

#ShortPuts – Adding.

Sold TLT Jan 19 2024 98.5 Puts @ .72
Sold TLT Jan 19 2024 98.0 Puts @ .72

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 12:04 pm on Wednesday, December 27, 2023
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TLT

#ShortPuts – Jan starter size.

Sold TLT Jan 19 2024 99.0 Puts @ .85

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 11:34 am on Wednesday, December 27, 2023
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TLT

#ShortPuts – Decent size position for me so gotta take it after this move.

Bought to Close TLT Dec 29 2023 99.0 Puts @ .09 (sold for 1.00)
Bought to Close TLT Dec 29 2023 100.0 Puts @ .29 (sold for 1.37)
Bought to Close TLT Dec 29 2023 101.0 Put @ .81 (sold for 1.87)

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 1:48 pm on Tuesday, December 26, 2023  

SPY

SPY: Selling against 475/425 Bear Put Spreads out to Jan 2025.

Bought to Close SPY Dec 26 2023 475.0 Puts @ .03 (sold for 1.75)

Sold SPY Dec 29 2023 475.0 Puts @ 1.35

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 12:01 pm on Friday, December 22, 2023  

NVDA strong buy signal!! ?

queen

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 10:01 am on Friday, December 22, 2023
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FXI SPY TLT XBI

#ShortPuts #CoveredCalls – A few today.

FXI: Selling against synthetic stock.

Bought to Close FXI Dec 22 2023 23.5 Calls @ .01 (sold for .17)
Sold FXI Jan 19 2024 24.0 Calls @ .38

SPY: Added 475/425 Bear Put Spreads @ 11.60 out to Jan 2025 earlier in the week. Been selling against it to hopefully make it zero cost eventually.

Rolled SPY Dec 22 2023 475.0 Puts to Dec 26 2023 475.0 Puts @ .60 credit (1.75 total now)

TLT: Rolling a few and adding covered straddle.

Rolled TLT Dec 22 2023 99.0 Puts to Dec 29 2023 99.0 Puts @ .43 credit (1.43 total now)
Rolled TLT Dec 22 2023 100.0 Put to Dec 29 2023 100.0 Put @ .18 credit (1.74 total now)

Considering letting lowest cost block of stock get called away if these get hit:

Sold TLT Dec 29 2023 99.0 Calls @ .45

XBI: Another round.

Bought to Close XBI Dec 22 2023 84.0 Puts @ .01 (sold for .86 and .87)

Sold XBI Jan 19 2024 82.0 Puts @ .94
Sold XBI Jan 19 2024 83.0 Put @ 1.14
Sold XBI Jan 19 2024 84.0 Put @ 1.43

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 9:02 am on Thursday, December 21, 2023
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TLT

#ShortPuts – Still using weekly gains to buy back covered calls. Hoping to get most of them back within a couple months.

Bought to Close TLT Dec 22 2023 97.5 Puts @.03 (sold for .50)
Bought to Close TLT Dec 22 2023 98.0 Puts @ .05 (sold for .70)

Sold TLT Dec 29 2023 99.0 Puts @ .67
Sold TLT Dec 29 2023 100.0 Puts @ 1.19
Sold TLT Dec 29 2023 101.0 Puts @ 1.87

Still watching 99 and 100 strike for tomorrow.

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 8:01 am on Thursday, December 21, 2023
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FXI

#SyntheticStock #ShortPuts – After reading this yesterday I’m thinning the herd. Keeping synthetic and beefing up disaster puts just in case.

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/graham-expresses-fury-report-xi-warned-biden-hell-reunify-taiwan-china

“Graham expressed outrage and called for bipartisan efforts to work toward urgently beefing up Taiwan’s defenses and military capabilities. “This story as reported is beyond unnerving,” Graham stated on X Wednesday. “I will be working with Democratic and Republican Senators to do two things quickly. First, create a robust defense supplemental for Taiwan and second, draft pre-invasion sanctions from hell to impose on China if they take action to seize Taiwan.”

Sold assigned stock @ 23.38 (basis 23.47)

Bought to Close FXI Dec 22 2023 24.0 Puts @ .62 (sold for .65)

Bought to Close FXI Dec 29 2023 24.5 Puts @ 1.12 (sold for .98)

Bought to Close FXI Jan 05 2024 24.0 Puts @ .84 (sold for .82)

Bought to Close FXI Jan 12 2024 23.5 Puts @ .62 (sold for .63)

Total loss about 60 bucks.

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 12:03 pm on Tuesday, December 19, 2023
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FXI

#ShortPuts – Adding.

Sold FXI Dec 29 2023 24.5 Puts @ .98

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 10:05 am on Friday, December 15, 2023
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TLT

#ShortPuts – Taking nice gains a month early. Adding to shorter term sales.

Bought to Close TLT Jan 19 2024 95.0 Put @ .48 (sold for 3.23)
Bought to Close TLT Jan 19 2024 96.0 Put @ .69 (sold for 3.91)
Bought to Close TLT Jan 19 2024 97.0 Put @ .98 (sold for 4.65)
Bought to Close TLT Jan 19 2024 98.0 Put @ 1.34 (sold for 3.45)

Sold TLT Dec 22 2023 99.0 Put @ .86
Sold TLT Dec 22 2023 100.0 Put @ 1.56

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 9:20 am on Friday, December 15, 2023
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NOC

#SyntheticShortStock – As usual my covered puts got absolutely smoked. Selling against a long term synthetic short out to 2026. Rolling out and down a strike. Week before earnings.

Rolled NOC Dec 15 2023 477.5 Puts @ to Jan 19 2024 475 Puts @ even (7.45 and 4.50 total now)

At some point I may close the synthetic short and trade the puts like regular sales.

I’m sensing a theme here. LOL Decent directional trades but killing myself with the options. I still have nightmares about owning 900 shares of SOXL at 70 and having calls get run over and selling the stock at 90 just before it went to 600. UUgh.

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 9:13 am on Friday, December 15, 2023
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TLT

#CoveredCalls #ShortPuts – As usual my covered calls got absolutely smoked. I’ve been rolling the calls up and out and selling puts daring it to come back down. Taking put profits and buying back covered calls gradually. Would like to get as much of it uncovered as possible in case JP actually does cut rates (although I am still skeptical).

Adding:

Sold TLT Dec 22 2023 99.0 Puts @ .93

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 9:09 am on Friday, December 15, 2023
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XBI

#CoveredCalls #ShortPuts – As usual my covered calls got absolutely smoked. Letting stock go at a loss and replacing with short puts to get back to even. Last time I tried this I went full position with my put sales right before the last implosion. I’ll be more careful this time going with about one third size and hoping to add.

I’m going this route instead of rolling the calls to get cash back into the sweep earning 5 percent.

XBI Stock called away @ 75.00 (basis 76.90 and 78.25)

Sold XBI Dec 22 2023 84.0 Puts @ .86

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 9:19 am on Thursday, December 14, 2023
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FXI

#SyntheticStock #ShortPuts – Uncovering the synthetic stock and sprinkling in a few put sales.

Bought to Close FXI Dec 15 2023 24.0 Calls @ .26 (sold for .24)

Sold FXI Dec 22 2023 24.0 Puts @ .65
Sold FXI Dec 22 2023 24.5 Puts @ 1.03

Sold FXI Jan 05 2024 24.0 Puts @ .82

Sold FXI Jan 12 2024 23.5 Puts @ .63

Sold FXI Feb 16 2024 27.0/24.0 Bull Put Spreads @ 2.25

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 9:12 am on Thursday, December 14, 2023
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TLT

#ShortPuts – Let’s see if the 200 day holds.

Sold TLT Dec 22 2023 97.5 Puts @ .50
Sold TLT Dec 22 2023 98.0 Puts @ .70

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 9:11 am on Wednesday, December 13, 2023
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TLT

#ShortPuts – Taking 60 to 70 percent of max prior to JP. Orders in for next week hoping for a good fill on some fluctuations.

Bought to Close TLT Dec 15 2023 93.5 Puts @ .18 (sold for .75)
Bought to Close TLT Dec 15 2023 94.0 Puts @ .29 (sold for 1.00)
Bought to Close TLT Dec 15 2023 95.0 Puts @ .65 (sold for 1.50)

And just in case he’s dovish:

Sold TLT Jan 19 2024 98.0 Put @ 3.40

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 2:28 pm on Tuesday, December 12, 2023  

Another 0DTE Idea

Haven’t tried this…just now happened to see it.

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 12:18 pm on Tuesday, December 12, 2023
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SPY

#ShortPuts – Crazy run. Taking around 70-80 percent of max a few weeks early.

Bought to Close SPY Jan 05 2024 440.0 Puts @ .47 (sold for 2.25)

Bought to Close SPY Jan 19 2024 435.0 Put @ .82 (sold for 2.45)
Bought to Close SPY Jan 19 2024 440.0 Put @ 1.08 (sold for 3.19)

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 10:52 am on Monday, December 11, 2023
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FXI

#SyntheticStock – Taking a long term shot. Starter position only .22 out of pocket.

Bought FXI Jan 16 2026 25.0/25.0/15.0 Synthetic Stock with Disaster Put @ .45 debit

Sold FXI Dec 15 2023 24.0 Calls @ .23

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 7:45 am on Friday, December 8, 2023
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TLT

#ShortPuts – A couple more.

Sold TLT Dec 15 2023 93.5 Puts @ .75

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 7:42 am on Friday, December 8, 2023
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NOC

#SyntheticShortStock – Selling against a long term synthetic short out to 2026. Rolling out a week and down a strike.

Rolled NOC Dec 08 2023 480.0 Puts to Dec 15 2023 477.5 Puts @ 2.00 credit (7.45 and 4.50 total now)

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 7:17 am on Friday, December 8, 2023
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TLT

#ShortPuts – Partial re-load.

Sold TLT Dec 15 2023 94.0 Puts @ 1.00
Sold TLT Dec 15 2023 95.0 Puts @ 1.50

Unknown's avatar fuzzballl 9:07 am on Thursday, December 7, 2023
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TLT

#ShortPuts – Some of these were sold in the money for a directional trade. After this big move I’m thinning the herd a little. Hoping to build a bigger Jan position on a pullback.

Bought to Close TLT Dec 15 2024 93.0 Put @ .39 (sold for 3.05)
Bought to Close TLT Dec 15 2024 94.0 Put @ .69 (sold for 2.30)
Bought to Close TLT Dec 15 2024 95.0 Put @ 1.10 (sold for 2.20)

Bought to Close TLT Jan 05 2024 93.0 Put @ .91 (sold for 2.44)
Bought to Close TLT Jan 05 2024 94.0 Put @ 1.27 (sold for 3.10)
Bought to Close TLT Jan 05 2024 95.0 Put @ 1.71 (sold for 3.85)