#Market Another bounce off the threat of a correction. This market simply does not want to go down. VIX is down but not plummeting so probably a good place to sell the market.
Author Archives: Jeff
SPX calls closed
#SPXcampaign Closed on GTC order: $SPX July 28th 2500/2525 call spreads for .20. Sold last week for 1.75.
DUST calls
#ContangoETFs #ShortCalls Followed @optioniceman on a couple and one of my own:
STO $DUST July 21st 42 calls for .50
STO $DUST July 28th 45 calls for .50
STO $DUST Dec 50 call for 4.75
FB covered call
#Earnings #CoveredCalls
Yesterday, bought to close $FB July 21st 155 call for .60. Sold for 2.60 on June 19th. Using my last 100 shares as a #CoveredCallCampaign, selling and rolling calls as stock moves higher.
SPX 17-hour trade
#SPXcampaign Bought to close $SPX June 7th 2390/2365 put spreads for .20. Sold 15 minutes before the close yesterday for 1.75. I love the smell of fear in the afternoon and profits in the morning.
June Jobs Report
+222,000 jobs in June. Highest since February (May revised to +152,000)
Unemployment rate up to 4.4% (from 4.3%)
U6 up to 8.6% (from 8.4% in May)
Avg hourly earnings up 0.2%
Labor Force Participation 62.8% (up 0.1 from May)
SPX final trades
#SPXcampaign Finally firing off some put spreads as we flush into close…
Sold to Open $SPX July 7th 2390/2365 put spreads for 1.75. Expire tomorrow.
More coming…
SPX calls sold
#SPXcampaign Forgot to do this on the bounce today… but still sufficiently OTM for little concern…
Sold to Open $SPX Aug 4th 2475/2500 call spreads for 1.75, with SPX at 2414.
SPX trades, part 3
#SPXcampaign Closed $SPX July 17th 2390/2365 put spreads for 3.60. Sold as part of a #CondorRoll for 5.10 on June 30th.
Sold to Open SPX July 14th 2435/2460 call spreads for 5.70… filled on this on the top tick of the afternoon, at 2423.
Closed on GTC order: July 20th 2490/2515 call spreads for .20. Sold for 1.40 on June 23rd.
SPX more trades
#SPXcampaign Sold $SPX July 7th 2425/2450 call spreads for 3.25. A roll from stopped put spread; aggressively near-the-money, but following my thesis that we are going lower. I will be wrong if we end the day above 2430 and roll. If we get a strong push down later I will try to sell a put spread for about 1.80 to make up for full cost of exiting the earlier spread.
#IBroll Bought to close July 12th 2420/2395 put spreads for 7.20. This was part of the #IBroll sold last week for 18.85. I rolled the call side up yesterday… will #ITMroll this one down when we hit lower levels on the index.
Auto parts
After disappointing news from ORLY yesterday, and its biggest one-day drop in history, AZO also took a big hit… fortunately the day after I threw in the towel on my final short put, exiting with a small profit. Amazon has this whole sector spooked.
SPX trades, and market today
#Market I believe the direction today is down and feel we should see better opportunity to sell volatility later today.
#SPXcampaign
Closed on GTC order: July 14th 2470/2495 call spreads for .20. Sold for 3.60 on June 22nd.
STOPPED: July 7th 2415/2390 put spreads for 4.90. Sold for 3.00 on Monday. Looking to roll this, possibly by legging into a #CondorRoll expiring tomorrow.
SPX extra calls
#SPXcampaign sold these near the bell:
SPX July 12th 2450/2475 call spreads for 2.25
SPX closures
#SPXcampaign These closed on GTC orders, on the downs then ups of the day…
$SPX July 7th 2455/2480 call spreads for .25. Sold for 4.25 on June 16th.
$SPX July 10th 2375/2350 put spreads for .25. Sold as part of a #CondorRoll for 5.60 on June 29th.
#ITM roll
Closed July 12th 2420/2445 call spreads for 13.75. Sold as part of an #IBroll for 18.85 on June 29th.
Sold to Open July 19th 2425/2450 call spreads for 14.00.
I’m leaving the put side of the #IronButterfly now, since it is currently OTM. Will keep an eye and roll it should we drop below 2410.
SVXY put
#VXXGame Sold to Open $SVXY July 14th 140 put for 2.75
SPX Chart and VIX Indicator have been updated
#VIXIndicator With the late day pullback the VIX remained above the 78.6% Fib line, meaning the Downside Warning remains in effect.
SPX puts sold
#SPXcampaign Sold to Open $SPX Aug 4th 2320/2295 put spreads for 1.30. Normally would wait to see if Tuesday was a down day, but since there is no Tuesday this week…
SPX and SVXY
#SPXcampaign #VXXGame Sold a couple that expire this Friday:
$SPX July 7th 2415/2390 put spreads for 3.00
$SVXY July 7th 135 puts for .55
Margin release
#ContangoETFs BTC $NUGT July 21st 50 call for .05. Sold for 1.25 on June 6th.
#Earnings BTC $AZO Sept 15th 480 put for 3.10. Sold for 3.70 on May 24th. Overall earnings trade turned out nicely profitable, so I don’t need this extra put that gobbles up too much margin to wait another month or two.
SPX trades
#SPXcampaign Sold to Open $SPX Aug 4th 2495/2520 call spreads for 1.50.
Closed on GTC order: SPX July 7th 2360/2335 put spreads for .20. Sold for 1.30 on June 9th.
Econ Calendar for week of 7/3/17
JOBS report this Friday
SPX Chart and VIX Indicator have been updated
#VIXIndicator Thursday’s Warning still looks like a possible head fake, but the VIX stayed above the cancellation level today which leaves the possibility of volatility next week.
Options Expiration 6/30/17
Happy Half Year everyone! See you on a short trading day Monday.
Only 1 expiration: $MU 27.5/35 strangles, sold yesterday for .87
SPX trades
#SPXcampaign Sold to Open $SPX July 17th 2365/2390/2460/2485 condors for 5.10, as a #CondorRoll from the put spread which I got flushed out on this morning.
#ITMroll Closed July 3rd 2415/2440 call spreads for 15.15. Sold for 7.40 yesterday on whipsaw action.
Rolled to July 21st 2425/2450 call spreads for 14.10. Also added July 21st 2335/2310 put spreads for 1.20.
SPX puts closed
#SPXcampaign Bought to close $SPX June 30th 2425/2400 put spreads for 5.00. Had to bail as the trickle down will not stop trickling. Sold for 3.20 on June 20th.
SVXY puts closed
#VXXgame BTC $SVXY June 30th 148 puts for .10. Sold on Tuesday for .75. Just staying clear of any intraday collapse.
STZ earnings closed
#Earnings Bought to close $STZ July 21st 170 puts for .10. Sold Wednesday for 1.15.
SPX bonanza
#SPXcampaign $SPX I’m concerned we may have had another head-fake Downside Warning today… that would be two in a row and time to reassess the mechanics of the signal. I made many trades, some reverse-rolls and some standard rolls. I also clung onto to June 30th 2425/2400 put spread, which may be able to expire tomorrow. Here are my trades in order of execution:
Closed yesterday (but roll not filled): July 5th 2410/2435 call spreads for 20.85. (had planned to sell roll on any move up today, but didn’t get one)
Today:
Closed on GTC order: July 14th 2485/2510 call spreads for .20, with SPX at 2421.
#ITMroll: Sold July 12th 2395/2420/2445 #IronButterfly for an #IBroll of ITM spread above. Since I missed my chance to roll to new calls, chose to take this route and will roll the losing side. This got me 10 points higher on the call side.
Sold July 28th 2315/2290 put spreads for 1.50, with SPX at 2420. Standard weekly spread.
STOPPED: July 5th 2405/2380 put spreads for 5.40, with SPX at 2412.
#CondorRoll: Sold July 12th 2335/2360/2445/2470 condors for 5.75, w/SPX at 2412.
STOPPED: July 3rd 2430/2405 put spreads for 12.45, with SPX at 2409.
#ReverseRoll: Sold July 3rd 2415/2440 call spreads for 7.40, and July 14th 2440/2465 call spreads for 5.30.
Sold July 28th 2480/2505 call spreads for 1.40, with SPX at 2413. Standard weekly spread.
Closed on GTC order: July 20th 2500/2525 call spreads for .20, with SPX at 2414.
STOPPED: July 20th 2360/2335 put spreads for 2.90.
#Rolling: Sold July 26th 2340/2315 put spreads for 2.05, 1.5x position size, w/SPX at 2418.
STOPPED: July 3rd 2410/2385 put spreads for 5.60, w/SPX at 2412
#CondorRoll: Sold July 10th 2350/2375/2445/2470 condors for 5.60, w/SPX at 2419
MU earnings
#Earnings Sold to Open $MU June 30th 27.5/35 strangles for .87, when MU was at 31.58. Biggest UP move: 12.7%, Biggest DOWN move: -18.2%, Average move: 6.0%. These strikes are -12.9% and +10.8% OTM
Downside Warning fired
#VIXIndicator Look for further weakness in the market in coming days or weeks.
Downside Signal fired
#VIXIndicator VIX has breached 12.54, which is 25% above last night’s close. That fires a downside signal, and cancels upside warning. Next level is 14.06, which would fire a Downside Warning.
VIX ticking steadily higher
#VIXIndicator We just passed 12.00 and could hit the 12.54 level, which would be a first signal and end the Upside Warning.
STZ earnings
#SPXcampaign Sold to open $STZ July 21st 170 puts for 1.15, with stock at 184.20. Over last 12 quarters, the stock’s 21-DAY moves: Biggest UP move: 7.0%, Biggest DOWN move: -2.5%, Average move: 3.0%. This trade is -7.7% OTM.
Highest TICK reading on the open since November
I doubt it means much, but interesting nonetheless.
VVXGame
#VXXGame Thanks for the ideas on strikes. Was only filled on a couple…
STO SVXY June 30th 148 puts for .75
STO SVXY July 7th 140 put for 1.25
SPX puts sold
#SPXcampaign This filled while on the road back to Portland:
Sold to Open $SPX July 28th 2335/2310 put spreads for 1.40, when SPX was at 2433.
DRI earnings
#Earnings Was filled on this yesterday but was unable to post as I’m at Long Beach, WA, for a couple days.
Sold to open $DRI July 21st 82.5 puts for 1.15. Trade looks good with the positive open.
SPX ITM roll
#SPXcampaign Bought to close $SPX July 3rd 2425/2450 call spreads for 15.20. Sold last Monday for 19.30.
#ITMroll Sold to Open SPX July 10th 2430/2455 call spreads for 15.00.
Was able to exit at 8:33 PT and then sell the roll on the bounce at 9:00 PT so I had a roughly even roll, no additional spread necessary.
SPX puts closed
#SPXcampaign Closed on GTC order: $SPX July 7th 2330/2305 put spreads for .20. Sold for 1.35 on June 6th.
SPX calls sold
#SPXcampaign Sold to Open $SPX July 28th 2500/2525 call spreads for 1.75.
Econ Calendar for week of 6/26/17
SPX chart and VIX Indicator have been updated
Click “Home/REFRESH” (above) to update.
#SPXcampaign Closing on GTC orders in last hour of the day:
$SPX July 3rd 2485/2510 call spreads for .20. Sold as part of a #CondorRoll for 4.90 on Monday.
$SPX June 30th 2470/2495 call spreads for .20. Sold as part of a #CondorRoll for 4.55 on May 25th.
Options Expiration 6/23/17
Only one: NVDA 135 put.
Ready for a pullback!
AZO
How low can you go?
SPX trades
#SPXcampaign Sold to Open $SPX July 20th 2490/2515 call spreads for 1.40.
Closed on GTC orders:
SPX June 30th 2345/2320 put spreads for .20. Sold for 1.50 on June 2nd.
SPX June 26th 2400/2375 put spreads for .20. Sold for 2.00 on June 14th.
SPX calls closed
#SPXcampaign Closed on GTC order: $SPX June 30th 2475/2500 call spreads for .20. Sold for 1.40 on June 1st.
Looking for a rally today to sell my final July 20th call spread.
SPX chart and VIX Indicator…
SPX chart and VIX Indicator have been updated
SPX rolls sold
#SPXcampaign Sold to Open $SPX July 5th 2405/2380 put spreads for 2.10. This makes up for the debit in the #ITMroll made yesterday.
Sold to Open SPX July 14th 2470/2495 call spreads for 3.60. Second half of roll from call spread stopped for 6.40 on Monday.
SPX puts closed, puts sold
#SPXcampaign Closed on GTC order: $SPX June 23rd 2400/2375 put spreads for .20. Sold for 1.75 on June 9th.
Sold to Open July 20th 2340/2315 put spreads for 1.55
SPX ITM roll
#SPXcampaign Yesterday, Closed $SPX June 28th 2405/2430 call spreads for 20.25. Sold last week for 20.15.
#ITMroll Sold July 5th 2410/2435 call spreads for 18.25. Will choose an additional spread to day to make up for the 2.00 roll-debit.
Also yesterday, closed on GTC order: balance of June 23rd 2465/2490 call spreads for .20. Sold for 1.80 on June 16th.
ACN earnings
#Earnings Order has been in all day; just lowered it to 1.35; not sure if I’ll go lower…
Trying for: $ACN June 23rd 122/134 strangles for 1.35. Over last 12 quarters, Biggest UP move: 6.8%, Biggest DOWN move: -6.6%, Average move: 3.6%. These strikes are +5.7% and -3.8% OTM. Bullish bias since that’s the way things have been rolling lately.
New lows in AZO
Today it’s exceeding its post-earnings lows from last month. New puts, anyone?
ADBE puts closed
#SPXcampaign BTC $ADBE June 23rd 134 puts for .02. Will try to close 152.5 calls for cheap today as well, to release margin. Sold strangles yesterday for 1.50.
SPX puts sold yesterday
#SPXcampaign Sold to Open $SPX June 30th 2425/2400 put spreads for 3.20. This is half of a roll from the call spread stopped Monday for 6.40. I plan to sell a call spread for the other half if we get some movement upward today.
ADBE earnings
#Earnings Thanks to @matt0311 for pointing this one out… I had missed it on my scan…
Sold to Open $ADBE June 23rd 134/152.5 strangles for 1.50, with ADBE at 141.25. Over last 12 quarters, its 1-day moves: Biggest UP move: 9.0%, Biggest DOWN move: -5.7%, Average move: 4.5%. My strikes are +8.0% and -5.1% OTM. Trade has a bullish bias based on historical move bias of +1.5% as well as trend in tech last few days, bouncing off mini-correction.
New highs in DRIP as…
New highs in DRIP as oil continues its plunge
SPX trades
#SPXcampaign Sold to Open $SPX July 20th (monthlys) 2360/2335 put spreads for 1.55.
#ITMroll This is to make up for the 1.80 debit in yesterday’s roll:
Sold to Open July 3rd 2410/2385 put spreads for 1.85
SPX ITM roll
#SPXcampaign #ITMroll
Closed $SPX June 26th 2420/2445 call spreads for 21.15
Sold to Open SPX July 3rd 2425/2450 call spreads for 19.30.
I will determine how to make up for the 1.85 debit tomorrow.
SPX trades
#SPXcampaign STOPPED: Closed $SPX June 23rd 2450/2475 call spreads for 6.40. Sold for 4.50 on June 9th.
Closed on GTC orders:
June 26th 2390/2360 put spreads for .25. Sold a smart of a #CondorRoll for 3.60 on June 14th.
June 30th 2340/2315 put spreads for .20. Sold as part of a #CondorRoll for 4.55 on May 25th.
SPX stop and roll
#SPXcampaign Stopped: $SPX July 14th 2475/2500 call spreads for 4.55. Sold on Friday for 1.85.
#CondorRoll Sold July 3rd 2405/2430/2475/2500 call spreads for 4.90.
The call side of the condor has the same strikes as the stopped spread but its expiry is 11 days earlier. May need further management but puts me in less danger at the moment.
Looking at stops on a couple other call spreads as well.
The bull never stops
Even in the historically worst month of the year… charging up.
New all-time highs: SPX, DJX, SVXY, AMZN. New all-time low in UVXY.
It’s KOLD again
#ContangoETFs At the bell, sold on GTC order: $KOLD Sept 15th 45 call for 2.00.
Also:
Sold $FB July 21st 155 covered call for 2.60 #CoveredCalls
SPX calls sold, puts closed
#SPXcampaign Sold to Open $SPX July 20th 2500/2525 call spreads for 1.35, with SPX at 2443.
In pre-market, closed on GTC order: June 21st 2385/2360 put spreads for .20. Sold for 2.55 on June 1st.
At the bell, closed on GTC order: June 30th 2310/2285 put spreads for .20. Sold for 1.35 on May 30th.
Econ Calendar for week of 6/19/17
Blue stars indicate “Market Moving Indicators.”
SPX trades
#SPXcampaign I had one and a third spreads close right at and after the bell…
SPX June 23rd 2465/2490 call spreads, 1/3 of my position closed for .20. Sold for 1.80 on Tuesday.
SPX July 7th 2490/2515 call spreads, full order closed for .20. Sold for 1.40 on June 9th
Kind of odd that call spreads started closing as the market was still moving UP after the close.
I decided to replace the July 7th spreads, rolling it down, in effect:
Sold SPX July 7th 2455/2480 call spreads for 4.25.
Options Expiration 6/16/17
#OptionsExpiration #VXXGame #Earnings
—Expiring—
AZO 720 calls
NVDA 135 put
PANW 135 call
THO 80 puts
SVXY 95,100,105,115,120,135, and 140 puts
—Assignment—
PANW 130 call, half of remaining stock called away, cost basis 126.69.
NVDA put closed
#Earnings BTC $NVDA June 16th 152.5 put for 1.08 to avoid assignment. Sold for 2.65 on June 8th.
SVXY roll
#VXXGame Closed $SVXY June 16th 155 call for 3.85. Sold for 5.25 on 4/25. Held through a lot on that one. But premiums are pretty rich for July expiration 10 bucks above all-time highs:
Sold to Open SVXY July 21st 170 call for 4.80
Sold to Open SVXY July 21st 175 call for 3.00
SPX calls sold
#SPXcampaign Sold to Open $SPX July 14th 2475/2500 call spreads for 1.85, with SPX at 2430.
SPX spreads closed
#SPXcampaign Closed on GTC orders:
$SPX June 21st 2460/2485 call spreads for .20; sold for 2.45 on June 1st.
$SPX June 19th 2400/2375 put spreads for .30; sold for 2.05 on June 5th.
Working on selling my second July 14th call spread today.
AZO down
#Earnings #ExitEarly As a testament to not always waiting for expiration, check out AZO today after some of us exited or rolled AZO puts a day before expiration yesterday.
This may be a good day to sell some new puts.
Breaking News
Amazon buying Whole Foods at $42 per share. Amazon will own us all in 10 years.
And housing starts missed big, which may be why futures have dropped in the last hour.
SPX Chart and VIX Indicator have been updated
Click “Home/REFRESH” above to update.
SPX puts sold
#SPXcampaign Sold to open $SPX July 14th 2340/2315 put spreads for 1.40.
SPX calls closed
#SPXcampaign In pre-market, closed on GTC order: $SPX June 15th 2460/2485 call spreads for .20. Sold for 1.50 on May 15th.
Options Bistro 