ROKU BUPS Closed / KSS Earnings Strangle Closed / FB BUCS W/Put Kicker Closed / PLAN CC Rolled

#bups
$ROKU BTC 12/20 120/130 BUPS at.35. STO 11/14 at 2.50.

#earnings
$KSS BTC the put side of the 12/20 50/65 strangle at .15. The call will expire. STO the strangle on 11/18 for 1.65.
Thanks to @jeffcp66 the “Data Provider” , @thomberg1201 the “Trade Provider” and patience. Did I mention luck?

#bucs #shortputs
$FB STC 12/20 200/210 BUCS at 3.66. BTO 11/18 at 3.21. Also sold 12/20 190 put to pay part of trade. It should expire.
Thank you @jsd501 for this well thought out transaction. Of course if I had shown more patience I would have picked up another $1 a mere 30 minutes after I closed the spread. Ah, timing!!

#coveredcalls
$PLAN BTC 12/20 55 call and STO 1/17/2020 57.50 covered call at added .83 credit. Stock at 53.07.

Somehow I feel a little guilty for typing put kicker – don’t know why.

ZM Calls Rolled Again

#coveredcalls
$ZM BTC 12/27 67 calls and STO 1/17/2020 70 calls at extra .80 credit. Stock now at 67.80.

TNDM BUCS / LK Puts Rolled / OKTA Covered Call

#bucs
$TNDM BTO 1/17/2020 60/70 BUCS at 3.15

#shortputs
$LK BTC 12/20 31 put and STO 12/27 30.50 put at .27 added credit. Stock at 30.56.

#coveredcalls
$OKTA STO 12/20 117 calls at .70

HIIQ Call Rolled / AMZN BUCS Partial Close

#coveredcalls
$HIIQ BTC 12/20 21 call and STO 1/17 25 call at added .30 credit. Stock at 22.

#bucs
$AMZN BTC 12/20 1760/1800 BUCS at 24.00. BTO on 12/9 for 15.98.

NEWT Put Closed

#shortputs
$NEWT BTC 12/20 22.5 put at .15. STO at .91 on 11/11.

AMZN Close BUPS

#bups
$AMZN BTC 12/20 1700/1750 BUPS at $6.00. STO 11/4 at 10.70. Stock now at $1766 but I am removing risk.
Try not to be a piggy. Believe me it hurts when slaughtered.

COST BUPS Closed

#bups
$COST BTC 12/20/275/285 BUPS at .10. STO 10/28 at 2.10

This good trade will be more than offset by 12/20 290/300 BUPS and 12/20 295/305 BUCS. That’s what I get for believing in Santa Claus.

Expiration

#optionsexpiration
$OKTA 121 calls
$ZM 65 calls

AMZN BUPS Closed

#bups
$AMZN BTC 12/20 1600/1650 BUPS at .30. STO on 10/25 at 8.49

ROKU Rolling

#coveredcalls
$ROKU BTC 12/20 152.50 call and STO 12/20 150 call at added .26 credit.

STNE Puts Rolled / MOMO Puts Closed

#shortputs
$STNE BTC 12/13 40 put and STO 12/20 40 put at .40 credit.
$MOMO BTC 12/20 35 put at .45. STO 11/5 at 1.55.

LK Put Rolled / NUGT Call Closed / LULU MCD LRCX Spreads Closed

#shortputs
$LK BTC 12/13 31.50 put and STO 12/20 31 put at additional .15.

#coveredcalls
$NUGT BTC 31 call at .10. STO at 1.26

#bups #becs #bucs
$LULU BTC 12/20 185/195 BUPS at .30. STO on 11/11 for 2.60. Symmetry$ STO 11/11 BTC 12/12
$LULU BTC 12/20 235/240 BECS at .30. STO on 11/16 for 1.20.
$MCD BTC 12/20 185/190 BUPS at .20. STO on 11/1 for 1.25.
$LRCX STC 12/20 285/295 BUCS at 2.50. BTO on 10/30 for 3.40.

KL Covered strangle Rolled / NUGT Puts Rolled / EWZ put Closed / LABU Calls Rolled / CMG BUPS Closed

#shortputs #coveredcalls
$KL BTC 12/20/40 put and STO 1/17/2020 40 put at added .80 credit.
$KL BTC 12/20/45 call and STO 1/17/2020 45 call at added ..65 credit.

#shortputs
$NUGT BTC 12/20/ 35 puts and STO 12/27 34 puts at .75 debit. Spending .75 to get potential .25 “profit”. I have been rolling out and now down since 8/12. Current “profit” is $5200. If put to me tomorrow the profit would be reduced by $3640. Maybe I should just close out.

$EWZ BTC 12/20 40 put at .05. STO at .77. Thank you @fuzzballl

#coveredcalls
$LABU BTC 12/20 45 call and STO 1/3/2020 55 call at $7.90 debit. Basis now 57.04. Stock at 56.24. Close to throwing in the towel. Stock first bought on 3/5/2019. Bad trading. Should have gotten out of stock much earlier and took the loss. Now eight months of rolling and tracking and loss mitigated but the potential opportunity profits lost by capital tie up …duh!

#bups
$CMG BTC 12/20 690/700 BUPS at .05. Sold for 1.65. Thank you @ramie77 via @optioniceman inspiration.

BX ZM Calls Rolled

#coveredcalls
$BX BTC 12/20 54 calls and STO 12/27 55 calls at .40 debit but gained $1 if called away. Stock at 54.39 now
$ZM BTC 12/27 73 calls and STO 12/13 65 calls at .60 credit after stock dropped as result of guidance. Stock
at 66.04 now. Maybe I’ll roll tomorrow.

STNE Rolled Put

#shortputs
$STNE BTC 12/6 40.50 put and STO 12/13 40 put at .20 debit.

BX Covered Calls Rolled

#coveredcalls
$BX BTC 12/13 53.50 calls and STO 12/20 54 calls at .01 credit. Stock currently at 53.52.

$SPX Campaign Call Side Closed

#spxcampaign
BTC 12/9 3180/3205 BECS at .05. STO at .41. Put side still open

Thank you @jeffcp66

SPX Closed

#spxcampaign
$SPX BTC 12/9 3140/3165 BECS at 1.50 STO at 2.50 on 12/4.

TQQQ Long Leaps Closing Down

#longleaps
$TQQQ BTO 1/17/2020 66.67 calls on 11/12/2018.

Sold calls against and rolled 42 times the last eleven months.
Closed out 60% of position this morning, leaving me with 4 long calls bought at 8.20 and
current price of 11.04. I have stop in at 9.95.

The six closed leaps yielded a 64% gain over the eleven months. 13.32 proceeds per contract versus the 8.20 per contract purchase price.

Thank you @jeffcp66 for the trade and the inspiration to keep rolling. You will forever be given the attribution for this proverb – A Rolling LEAP Can Gather Dough!

ROKU Rolled

#coveredcalls
$ROKU BTC 12/13 145 calls and STO 12/13 147 calls at 1.47 debit. Stock at 150.58. If called away I would gain .53 on the 1.47 “investment”. I will try the roller coaster a few more times before stock taken away, I think.

NUGT Puts Closed

#shortputs
$NUGT BTC 12/6 28 puts at .35. STO at 2.92 on 11/26

ROKU Rolled – Making Lemonade From Sand ;-)

#coveredcalls
$ROKU BTC 12/6 167.50 calls and STO 12/13 145 calls at $5 added credit. Basis now at 151.50. Stock at 142.40.
Ever will the twain meet.

NUGT Rolled

#coveredcalls
$NUGT BTC 12/6 29 calls and STO 12/13 31 calls at added .20 credit. Stock at 29.43

#shortputs
$NUGT BTC 12/13 36 puts and STO 12/20 351 puts at .65 debit, but would gain $1 if called away. Stock at 29.43

SPX Closed

#spx1dte
Two tranches
$SPX BTC 3095/3115 at .40. STO at 1.05
$SPX BTC 3095/3115 at .30. STO at .55

The call side of one tranches (3165/3185) expired. STO at .45

Thank you @jeffcp66 for the excitement. 🙂

ROKU Rolled Covered Call

#coveredcalls
$ROKU BTC 11/29 165 call and STO 12/6 167.50 call at 2.62 credit

LK Rolled Puts

#shortputs
$LK BTC 11/29 31.50 puts and STO 12/6 31.50 puts at added .77 credit

SPX 1 DTE /

#spx1dte
$SPX STO 11/29 3110/3130/3170/3190 for .80. Thank you for the concept @jeffcp66. Sold after the bell.

Happy Thanksgiving

Much friendship and wonderful advice is on this site. A tribute to the founder @jeffcp66.

You are all appreciated very much.

NUGT Puts Keep Rolling / BA ROKU Closed Early / TSLA BECS

#shortputs
$NUGT BTC 11/29 28 puts and STO 12/6 28 puts for added .35 credit.

#bups
$BA BTC 12/20 315/325 BUPS at .20. STO at 2.25 on 10/30
$ROKU BTC 12/20 105/115 BUPS at .20. STO at 2.80 on 11/7

#becs
$TSLA STO 12/20 360/370 BECS at 1.70

ROKU Calls Rolled

#coveredcalls
$ROKU BTC 11/22 162.5 calls at .29 STO at 2.10 and STO 11/29 165 calls for 2.49.

ZM Puts Rolled / PLAN Put / Closed TWTR Put / SPLK YES!

#shortputs
$ZM BTC 12/6 72 call and STO 12/27 73 call at .30 added credit. Rolled three times at 1.95 credit and gained $4.5
if called away. Stock upgraded by somebody with $90 target today.

$PLAN STO 12/20 50 put at 1.75. Part of Covered strangle with 55 call

$TWTR BTC 11/22 32 put at 2.10. STO at 2.81

#earnings
Expire today
$SPLK 115 put STO at 1.25. Thank you @fuzzballl

TGT Closed

#bups
$TGT BTC 12/20/100/105 BUPS at .05 on earnings surprise. STO at 1.45 Thank you @ramie77

LABU Calls Rolled / GOOGL BUPS

#coveredcalls
$LABU BTC 12/6 42 call and STO 12/20 45 for .35 debit. My basis is now 41.35. Stock at 41.72.

#bups
$GOOGL STO 11/22 1280/1290 BUPS at .95

Expirations

#optionsexpiration
$PEP 135/140 BUCS Total Loss. BTO at 2.50
And the good:
$VEEV 140/145 BUPS STO 1.45 on 9/26
$ROKU 100/110 BUPS STO 1.95 0n 10/16
$BA 320/330 BUPS STO at 1.80 on 10/23 Thank you @Ramie
$SOXL 150 Put STO at 4.50
$TOL 42 call STO at .63
$TRTN 35 covered straddle. Stock called away with basis of 30.65

Have a nice weekend.

Rolled ZM

#coveredcalls
$ZM BTC 11/29 70 calls and STO 12/6 72 calls at 1.25 added credit. Stock currently at $70, up 2.25 for the day. Earnings 12/7

ROKU BUPS / BX Puts

#bups
$ROKU STO 12/20/2019120/130 BUPS at 2.50

#shortputs
$BX STO 11/15 53.5 puts at 1.15. Building a stock position. $BX being added to the Morgan Stanley MSCI Index 11/26.

LABU CC Rolled / SPX 1 DTE Expired

#coveredcalls
$LABU BTC 11/29 40 calls to 12/6 42 for .40 debit.

#spx1dte
$SPX 3050/3060/3110/3130 expired. STO at .50. Thank you @jeffcp66

TWTR NUGT Puts Rolled / LABU Covered Calls / ZM CC Rolled / GLOB Put Closed

#shortputs
$TWTR BTC 11/15 32 put and STO 11/22 32 put at even. Getting time but not paying for it.
$NUGT BTC 11/15 36 put and STO 12/13 36 put at .25 credit. Getting time and getting paid.

#coveredcalls
$LABU STO 12/20 45 calls at 1.65
$ZM BTC 11/15 68.50 calls and STO 11/29 for added .35 credit. Stock at 68.03.

#shortputs
$GLOB BTC 11/15 90 put at .40. STO 10/14 at 2.80. Thank you @ramie77

AAPL BUPS

#bups

$AAPL STO 12/20 240/250 BUPS at 1.30

NFLX IBM BUPS Closed Early

#bups
$NFLX BTC 11/15 265/275 BUPS at .40. STO 10/17 at 1.60. Thank you @Raime
$IBM BTC 11/15 130/135 BUPS at .40. STO 10/17 at 2.25.

#earning Strangle $UBER

$UBER STO 11/8 27.50/33.5 at 1.95. BTC @ .60. Thank you @jeff.

SPX Campaign / NFLX Close Early

#spxcampaign
$SPX 10/30 2980/3000/3065/3085 Expired

$SPX STO 10/31 2985/3005/3070/3090 at .70 Hoping for a treat

#bups
$NFLX BTC 11/15 250/260 at .40. STO at 1.85

NUGT Put Rolled / BUD Closed Double Calendar Badly

#shortputs

$NUGT BTC 11/1 30 put and STO 11/8 30 put at .50 added credit.

#doublecalendar

$BUD BTO at .51 and ended up Closing out at additional
1.20. Tried to be cute but did not look in mirror. Got put the stock and placed trailing stop in anticipation of dead cat bounce. No bounce. Also closed the long put (aka HEDGE) early.

I Prefer The Pumpkins

I usually review the bistro with a cup of coffee. Tonight not sure what is giving me the shakes. 😉

NOK Short Put

#shortputs

$NOK STO 1/2020 $4 put at .47. Might get into a 5G upside or make 31% in less than 3 months.

TQQQ Rolled Again

#perpetualrollingstrangles
$TQQQ BTC 11/1 66 call and STO 11/15 69 call at debit of 1.13. Would gain $3 if called away. These sold against 60% of 1/2020 66.67 long calls. The long calls are now paid for. But who knows what the future brings. TQQQ at 69.51. I would roll again if an opportunity presents itself.

test

If this publishes then Edge on Windows is back working with optionsbistro.com

Scary Dude

@jeff Wallpaper to keep us up at night. Merci!

EW DC Closed

#doublecalendar
$EW STC Double calendar at 2.35. BTO at 1.60. Thank you @jeff

PS Is the @ still bringing up names. Doesn’t work for me on any platform I use.

TWTR PUT

#shortputs

$TWTR STO 11/15/2019 31 put at 1.34

SPX Campaign

#spxcampaign

$SPX 10/23 2965/2985/3030/3045 IC expired. STO at 1.50. Thank you @jeff. Sorry you prudently closed out.

TRTN Straddle

#shortstraddle

$TRTN STO 11/15 35 straddle at 2.45. Short call is covered.

ULTA GOOGL BUCS BUPS Closed / NUGT CHWY Puts Rolled / IBM NFLX BUPS

#bucs
$GOOGL STC 10/18 1230/1240 BUCS at 8.49. BTO at 5.32 on 9/24
$ULTA STC 10/18 230/250 BUCS at 16.50. BTO at 9.45 on 9/24

#bups
$GOOGL BTC 10/18 1200/1210 BUPS at .20. STO at 3.30 on 9/18

#shortputs
$NUGT BTC 10/18 31 put and STO 11/1 30 put at added .35 credit.
$CHWY BTC 10/18 28 put and STO 11/1 28 put at added .23 credit.

#bups
$NFLX STO 11/15 265/275 BUPS at 1.60. Thank you @ramie
$IBM STO 11/15 130/135 BUPS at 2.25

MTN BUPS Closed

#bups
$MTN BTC 10/18 220/230 at 1.70. STO at 3.50

$SPX Closed Early / GLOB Put / HIIQ Calls Rolled

#spxcampaign
$SPX BTC 10/21 3035/3060 BECS at .60. STO 10/11 at 4.72. Thank you @Ramie. The put side of the IC still open.

#shortputs
$GLOB STO 11/15 90 put at 2.80. Tip of the hat to @Ramie

#shortcalls
$HIIQ BTC 11/15 28 calls and STO 12/20 30 calls for added .15 debit.. Since September it has cost me $1.65 to roll from $20 covered call to current $30 covered call. Stock appears headed up. Stock now at 26.78.

NUGT HIIQ Rolled

#coveredcalls
$NUGT BTC 10/18 36 call and STO 10/25 38 call for .30 debit
$HIIQ BTC 10/18 25 call and STO 11/15 28 call for .40 credit

Expirations

#optionsexpiration
#spxcampaign
$SPX 2895/2920/3050/3070 STO at 2.40. Thank you @jeff

$TSLA 220/230 BECS at max loss
$BYND 160/170 BECS STO at 1.30
$TQQQ 65 calls Covered by leaps
$EXAS 109 call Covered
$TRTN 30 put

Rolled $NUGT Puts

#shortputs
$NUGT BTC 9/27 34 put and STO 10/18 31 put for added .53 credit.

ADBE BUPS Closed

#bups
$ADBE BTC 9/20 270/280 BUPS at .40. STO at 2.88 on 8/26

All That Glitters: Rolled GLD NUGT / Rolled KL HIIQ / GOOGL BUPS / SPX Campaign

#longcalls
$GLD STC 9/20 132 calls and BTO 10/18 140 calls pocketing 7.40 in profits per call

#coveredcalls
$KL BTC 9/20 50 call and STO 10/18 50 call for added 1.07 credit
$NUGT BTC 9/20 32 call and STO 10/18 36 call for added 1.07 credit and four added dollars if gold spikes
$HIIQ BTC 10/18 23 call and STO 10/18 25 call for .70 debit

#bups
$GOOGL STO 10/18 1200/1210 BUPS at 3.30. Earnings around 10/25. Plan to BTC at 50%

#spxcampaign #spx1dte
Expired
$SPX 2930/2950/3040/3060 STO at 1.20 Thank you @jeff

HIIQ Puts Rolled

#shortputs
$HIIQ BTC 9/20 26 put and STO 10/18 24 puts at 1.20 debit. Original sale for 7.40 and stock perking up. Stock now at 21.49.

AAPL MSFT BUPS / STNE Put

#bups
$AAPL STO 10/18 210/215 BUPS at 1.40
$MSFT STO 10/18 130/135 BUPS at 1.40

#shortputs
$STNE STO 10/18 36 put at 1.75. Replaces 9/20 30 put I closed for 95% profit yesterday. Thank you @jsd501

$SPX 1DTE Expired / OLLI BUCS and BUPS and Put Closed / Rolled TQQQ / STNE Put Closed / NUGT PLAN Rolled / EXAS Covered Call

#optionsexpiration #spxcampaign

$SPX 2865/2890 BUPS STO 9/10 at 1.35
$SPX 2960/2985 BUPS STO 9/12 at 2.85 Thank you @jeff

#bucs #bups #shortputs

By Golly $OLLI All were opened after earnings release which dropped the stock.
$OLLI STC 9/20 55/60 BUCS on 9/10 for 4.50. BTO 8/29 at 2.97
$OLLI BTC 9/20 55/60 BUPS on 9/16 for .20/ STO 8/19 at 2.03
$OLLI BTC 9/20 55 puts at .05 on 9/12. STO 8/29 at 1.35

Have not been posting lately. A little out of sorts. Hope to be back soon.

#syntheticstock
$TQQQ Rolled 9/20 65 calls to 10/4 68 calls at even. Gain three points if called away. These sold against 66.67 LEAPS. Collected 68% of call cost so far.

#shortputs

$STNE BTC 9/20 30 put at .05/ STO 8/19 at 1.00. Thank you @fuzzy
$NUGT Rolled 9/20 35 put to 9/27 34 put at .37 debit.
$PLAN Rolled 9/20 50 put to 10/18 for added 1.10 credit. Thanks @honkhonk81 for original idea.

#coveredcalls
$EXAS STO 9/20 109 calls at 1.05

OLLI Another Fine Mess I am Getting Into?

#bucs
$OLLI BTO 9/20 55/60 BUCS at 2.95

#bups
$OLLI STO 9/20 55/60 BUPS at 2.03

TNDM Short Puts

#shortputs
$TNDM STO 8/30 67 puts at 1.60

Close ISRG Jade Lizard / Close OKTA Puts

#jadelizard
$ISRG BTC 8/23 500/505/485 jade lizard for 1.60. STO at 5.67. Thank you @fuzzballl

#shortputs
$OKTA BTC 8/23 135 put at .40. STO 8/14 at 5.60

Expirations

#optionsexpiration
$ZYNE 17.5 call Covered
$NFLX 375 call covered (covered for $16.2 per contract but profit on stock reduced dramatically due to subscriber miss) Will rethink keeping $NFLX stock. Been profitable selling calls but the drop a wake up call.
$PYX 22.5 covered call
$LABU 52 and 49 covered call
$EXAS 120 covered call
$SQ 83 covered call
$HIIQ 33 covered call
$ISRG 500/525/530 jade lizard STO 2.84. Thank you lizard master @fuzzballl
$URI 125/135 BUCS Total loss, did not close before earnings. Went from a 50% of max profit to total loss overnight.

HIIQ Put Rolling / BYND Call Rolling

#shortputs
$HIIQ BTC 7/19 28 put and STO 8/16 27 put for added .33 credit.
$HIIQ BTC 7/19 26 put and STO 8/16 25 put for added .70 credit. Stock at 22.84

#coveredcalls
$BYND BTC 7/19 175 call and STO 7/26 177.50 call for 1.80 added credit. Stock at 177.52

ADBE Closed / SPX Campaign

#bullputspreads
$ADBE BTC 7/26 280/290 BUPS for .15. STO at 1.46. Thank you @lesserweavil

#spxcampaign
$SPX BTC 7/19 2935/2960 BUPS at .30. STO at 5.50. Thank you @jeffcp66

SRPT Closed

#bearcallspreads
$SRPT BTC 7/19 165/175 BECS at .40. STO at 1.45. Put the trade on when stock jumped way up as result of drug trial.

LABU CC / TWLO BUCS Closed / DELL Put Closed / AMZN BUPS

#coveredcalls
$LABU STO 7/19 49 call at .75

#bucs
$TWLO STC 7/19 130/140 BUCS at 9.50. BTO at 5.20 on 6/5.

#shortputs
$DELL BTC 7/19 62.5 put at 7.80. STO on 6/13 for 9.40. Stock at 55.01. Not sure how I got out.

#bups
$AMZN STO 7/19 1980/1990 BUPS at 2.20. Will this be a Prime deal?

AMZN CRM PLAY Closed / TNDM Calls and Puts

#bups
$AMZN BTC 7/19 1800/1830 BUPS at .10. STO 6/25 for 6.35
$CRM BTC 7/19 145/155 BUPS at .40. STO 6/11 for 4.00

#coveredcalls
$TNDM STO 7/26 68 calls at 1.25. Earnings 7/29

#shortputs
$TNDM STO 7/26 64 puts at 2.60 Earnings still 7/29
$PLAY BTC 7/19 40 put at .40. STO 6/12 at 2.30

Closed EHTH LYFT / SQ CC /

#bullcallspreads
$EHTH STC 7/19 75/80 BUCS at 4.90. BTO at 2.19.
#bullputspreads
$LYFT BTC 7/19 52.50/60 BUPS at .30. STO at 1.60
#coveredcalls
$SQ STO 7/19 83 call at 1.01.

OMCLPuts

#longputs
$OMCL BTO 11/15 75 puts at 7.20. I hope they cheated.

AMZN BUCS / SPX Camapign Closed / HIIQ Calls Rolled Out / TNDM PLAY Puts Closed

#bullcallspreads
$AMZN BTO 7/26 2000/2010 BUCS at 5.15. Earnings 7/25. Plan to be out before then.

#spxcampaign
$SPX BTC 7/12 2970/2945 BUPS at .80. STO at 5.10 7/5. Thank you @jeffcp66

#coveredcalls
#HIIQ BTC 7/19 30 Calls AND STO 8/16 30 call at .60 credit. Earnings 8/7.

#shortputs
$TNDM BTC 7/19 70 puts at 2.75. STO on 6/18 for 8.00. Stock at 67.11.
$PLAY BTC 7/19 40 puts at .40. STO on 6/28 for .85. Still have a few 7/19 40 puts left that were STO at 2.30. Not sure why I did not close at same time. Duh?