Bought to close 1 SOXL Jan 27 2023 15.0 Call at $0.04
Bought to close LABU Jan 27 2023 8.5 Calls at $0.06
Author Archives: Option Iceman
CFG STT Stock
Sold CFG at $45.05 yesterday. Bought on 05/12/2022 at $37.69
Sold STT at $91.63 (a new 6-month high). Bought on 06/13/2022 at $63.04
#FormerFallingKnife #RaisingCash
MKTX Stock
Sold my overly large (for this small account) low dividend stock at $369.96.
Started buying this in Sept 2021 and stopped buying in May 2022. Average cost basis was $354.50
#FormerFallingKnife #RaisingCash
Exiting KOLD
Bought to Close KOLD Feb 17 2023 30.0 Calls at $23.71
Sold KOLD stock at $53.06.
I got most of the time value out of the position and freed up the money almost a month early
LABU Calls
Rolled 1 LABU Jan 27 2023 8.0 Covered Calls to 1 LABU Feb 03 2023 8.5 Covered Call at $0.03 Credit
#CoveredCalls
then
Rolled LABU Jan 27 2023 8.0 Diagonal Calls to LABU Feb 03 2023 8.5 Diagonal Calls at $0.05, $0.06 and $0.08 Credits
#OnlySpreads
GDX SBUX stock
Sold my highest and oldest tiny lot of GDX at $32.95
Bought on 06/23/2022 at $28.83. Still long lots at $25.75 and $23.17
Sold my last lot of SBUX at $108.01. Bought on 05/02/2022 at $74.00.
#FormerFallingKnife #RaisingCash
SPY UVXY
Bought to Close 1 SPY Jan 20 2023 386.0 Put at $0.01
#DailyLadder
Bought to close UVXY Jan 20 2023 5.5 Calls at $0.01
#OnlySpreads
FRC Stock
Sold out of my tiny position in FRC at 136.01
Bought once in June at $135.00 and added in October at $121.50 and $110.79
#FormerFallingKnife #RaisingCash
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF™
Starting a new position in SCHD at $75.00
A tiny trade so I can watch it and add on weakness
Trailing 12 month (TTM) yield is 3.39%
#NonOption IRA
SPY Put
Sold 1 SPY Jan 20 2023 386.0 Put at $0.41. Expires tomorrow
Restarting my SPY #DailyLadder
LABU Roll up
Bought to close LABU Jan 20 2023 7.5 Calls at $0.23 and again at $0.17
Sold Last week at $1.12
Sold to open LABU Jan 27 2023 8.0 Calls at $0.26 and again at $0.23 and gained $0.50 on the short strike
VXX Calls
Sold VXX Jan 20 2023 12.5 Calls at $0.18 and $0.25.
Would be happy if I’m forced to roll these
#OnlySpreads
LABU SOXL
Sold LABU Jan 20 2023 8.5 Calls at $0.30 and $0.32
Sold 1 SOXL Jan 20 2023 13.0 Call at $0.68
#OnlySpreads
DOV Stock
Sold my tiny position in DOV at $145.01 (a 6-month high)
Bought on 04/27/2022 at $138.50.
#FormerFallingKnife #RaisingCash
TNA
Rolling up the long side:
Sold to Close 1 TNA Jan 20 2023 39.0 Call at $1.02. Bought at $0.24
Bought to open 1 TNA Feb 03 2023 46.0 Call at $0.26
Sold to open 1 TNA Jan 20 2023 40.0 at $0.66 to write against the new long
#OnlySpreads
UVXY VXX
Getting these out of the way as early as possible in a short trading week.
Sold VXX Jan 20 2023 13.5 Covered Calls at $0.07
Sold VXX Jan 20 2023 13.0 Covered Calls at $0.12
Sold UVXY Jan 20 2023 6.0 Covered Calls at $0.09
Sold UVXY Jan 20 2023 5.5 Covered Calls at $0.20
NKE JPM SBUX CARR Stock
Tiny Trades:
Sold my oldest and highest lot of NKE at $128.63. (a 6-month high)
Bought on 03/14/2022 at $120.00 and still long lots at $107.77 and $102.75.
Sold my oldest and highest lot of JPM at $143.35. (a 6-month high)
Bought on 03/01/2022 at $139.57 and still long lots at $134.00, $129.00, $119.00 and $106.13.
Sold my next lot of SBUX at $107.01. Got the high of the year
Bought on 04/22/2022 at $78.00. Still have one lot left at $74.00
Sold all of my CARR at $45.89. Bought at $40.00 and $36.32
SPY LABU
Bought to close 1 SPY Jan 13 2023 382.0 Put at $0.01
Sold on Wednesday at $0.99
#DailyLadder
Sold to close 1 LABU Jan 13 2023 8.5 Calls at $0.10, $0.11 and $0.12 and all the rest at $0.17
Bought on 12/29 at $0.08.
These would have expired today
VXX UVXY
Sold UVXY Jan 20 2023 6.5 Covered Calls at $0.07
Sold 1 VXX Jan 20 2023 13.0 Covered Call at $0.17
Sold to Close 1 UVXY Jan 20 2023 6.0 Put at $0.57 and again at $0.65. Finally, sold the rest at $0.63 and $0.64.
Bought at $0.10 on 10/26. #UVXYContango
Sold to Close 1 VXX Jan 20 2023 13.0 Put at $0.88 and again at $1.03, and finally all the rest at $1.09
Bought at $0.17 on 10/26. #VXXContango
Sold to Close 1 VXX Jan 20 2023 12.0 Put at $0.17 and again at $0.22.
Bought at $0.10 on 11/01. #VXXContango
SPY OptionsExpiration
1 SPY Jan 12 2023 380.0 Put. Sold yesterday at $0.44
#DailyLadder
LABU UVXY VXX
Sold to CLOSE LABU Jan 13 2023 8.0 Calls at $0.18. Bought at $0.16 on 12/29.
Sold to CLOSE 1 VXX Jan 20 2023 13.0 Put at $0.76. Bought at $0.17 on 10/26. #VXXContango
Sold to CLOSE 1 UVXY Jan 20 2023 6.0 Put at $0.47. Bought at $0.10 on 10/26. #UVXYContango
Stocks
Sold my oldest and highest lot of WELL at $72.20, at a 3-month High
Bought on 09/21/2022 at $68.99.
One other lot still long at $60.00.
Also:
Sold T at $19.51. Bought last fall at $16.00 and $14.72
Sold IVZ at $19.93. Bought at $15.24
Sold SPG at $122.00. Bought at $93.00
Sold more at $126.01. Bought at $90.76.
Sold DD at $75.01. Bought at $51.50
Sold LYB at $93.70 . Bought at $75.81.
Still long another lot at $72.00
LABU TNA Calls
Sold LABU Jan 13 2023 7.5 Calls at $0.25, $0.26 and $0.27
Sold TNA Jan 13 2023 39.0 Calls at $0.25 and $0.26
NEM CCI Stock
Sold my oldest and highest lot of NEM at $53.43. 3-month High
Bought on 07/20/2022 at $52.42.
Other lots still long at $47.17, $42.45 and $38.20
Sold my oldest and highest lot of CCI at $151.80. 3-month High
Bought on 10/07/2022 at $135.00.
One other lot still long at $122.90
KOLD
Rolled my KOLD Jan 27.0 Covered Calls to KOLD Feb 30.0 Covered Calls at $0.55 Credit.
The strike is finally above my average cost basis.
SPY
Extending my SPY #DailyLadder .
Premiums for today are very small. Not so on Thursday and Friday.
Sold 1 SPY Jan 12 2023 380.0 Put at $0.44
Sold 1 SPY Jan 13 2023 382.0 Put at $0.99
SPY OptionsExpiration
Sold the short side yesterday
The long put was bought on 12/28/22 and written against multiple times
1 SPY 350/386 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 385.0 Diagonal Put
#DailyLadder
LABU SOXL TNA UVXY VXX
Sold 1 LABU Jan 13 2023 7.5 Call at $0.19 and again at $0.20. Sold against long LABU 8.0 Calls
Sold to close SOXL Jan 13 2023 13.5 Calls at $0.11. Bought at $0.06 on 12/29
Sold to close SOXL Jan 13 2023 13.0 Call at $0.21. Bought a $0.10 on 12/29
Sold 1 TNA Jan 13 2023 36.5 Call at $0.34 and $0.49. Sold against long TNA 39.0 Calls
Sold 1 TNA Jan 13 2023 37.0 Call at $0.40. Sold against long TNA 39.0 Call
One more write against long Jan 20 6.0 Puts
Sold UVXY Jan 13 2023 6.0 Puts. Started at $0.08 and finished at $0.18. #UVXYContango
One more write against long Jan 20 13.0 Puts
Sold VXX Jan 13 2023 13.0 Puts. Started selling at $0.17 and finished at $0.31 #VXXContango
LABU SOXL TNA UVXY VXX
Tiny trades
Sold 1 LABU Jan 13 2023 7.5 Call at $0.21 and again at $0.22
Sold 1 SOXL Jan 13 2023 13.5 Call at $0.25
Sold 1 TNA Jan 13 2023 36.5 Call at $0.63
Sold 1 SPY Jan 10 2023 385.0 Put at $0.27 #DailyLadder
Sold 1 SPY Jan 10 2023 386.0 Put at $0.36 #DailyLadder
Sold 1 VXX Jan 13 2023 13.0 Put at $0.18, $0.19 and $0.20 #VXXContango
Sold 1 VXX Jan 13 2023 13.5 Covered Call at $.25, $0.27, $0.29, $0.30 and $0.31
Sold VXX Jan 13 2023 14.0 Covered Calls at $.16 and $0.17
Sold VXX Jan 13 2023 14.5 Covered Calls at $.10
IDXX Stock
Sold the last of my tiny position in IDXX at $451.02.
Bought last April at $450.00.
#GMEGMO #RaisingCash
NEM Stock
Sold a tiny lot of NEM at 52.52.
Bought on 08/03/2022 at $44.00
Still have lots at $41.80 and $37.60
Clean Slate Expiration
I’m letting most of my long stock get called away, regardless of cost in my IRA trading account.
LABU at 7.00
SOXL at 10.00
TNA at 32.00
TQQQ at 17.00
#RaisingCash
I’m also getting put a lot of UVXY and VXX. They are protected by long puts not too far below the current market.
We’ll see if this market holds up next week,
EL Stock
Liquidated my tiny position in EL (and it’s tiny dividend) at $265.01.
Bought this 2 times in March 2022 at $264.00 and $250.00 and again in Nov 2022 at $190.00
#FormerFallingKnife #RaisingCash
SPY
Extending my daily ladder only through tomorrow
Bought 1 SPY Jan 27 2023 345.0 Put at $0.45
Sold to Open 1 SPY Jan 06 2023 375.0 Put at $0.80 for a $0.35 Credit and the short may expire tomorrow
I have an excess of long SPY puts leftover if it gets ugly tomorrow
TNA TQQQ VXX
Bought to close TNA Jan 06 2023 36.0 Covered Calls at $0.01
Sold to open TNA Jan 06 2023 32.0 Covered Calls at $0.42 for additional premium on a one day scalp trade.
Bought to close TQQQ Jan 06 2023 19.5 Covered Calls at $0.01
Sold to open TQQQ Jan 06 2023 17.0 Covered Calls at $0.29 for additional premium on a one day scalp trade.
Sold to open VXX Jan 06 2023 14.5 Covered Calls at $0.06 and $0.10
SPY OptionsExpiration
1 SPY Jan 04 2023 374.0 Put – Sold yesterday at $0.42
#DailyLadder
SPY
Extending my #DailyLadder. Today’s 374.0 put is $0.00 Bid and will expire soon.
Sold 1 SPY Jan 06 2023 374.0 Put at $0.46
SOXL TNA UVXY VXX
Small trades:
Sold 1 SOXL Jan 06 2023 10.5 Call at $0.27
Sold 1 TNA Jan 06 2023 34.5 Call at $0.26
Sold UVXY Jan 06 2023 6.5 Puts at $0.14 and $0.16
Sold VXX Jan 06 2023 13.5 Puts at $0.14 and $0.16
BBWI Stock
Liquidated my tiny position in BBWI (and it’s tiny dividend) at $46.01.
Bought this 4 times in mid-2022 at $45.00, $43.00, $29.00 and $26.10
#FormerFallingKnife #RaisingCash
AAPL
Although is falls outside my yield parameters, I started a tiny position in this #FallingKnife
Bought AAPL at $125.00
First stock trade in the new year
SPY
Extending my #DailyLadder strategy
Bought SPY Jan 13 2023 350 Puts Net Credit at $0.29 and $0.32
Sold 1 SPY Jan 03 2023 377.0 Put at $0.37 (Expired today)
Sold 1 SPY Jan 04 2023 374.0 Put at $0.42
Sold 1 SPY Jan 05 2023 372.0 Put at $0.39
LABU SOXL TLRY TQQQ VXX UVXY
Like last week, I’m selling mostly Covered Calls at a single decent strike price instead of using Covered Ladders.
It’s interesting to note that quotes on LABU contracts are now in one penny increments instead of 5 cent increments.
Sold LABU Jan 06 2023 8.0 Covered Calls at $0.11
Sold SOXL Jan 06 2023 11.5 Covered Calls at $0.08
Sold TLRY Jan 06 2023 3.0 Covered Calls at $0.05
Sold TNA Jan 06 2023 36.0 Covered Calls at $0.13
Sold TQQQ Jan 06 2023 19.5 Covered Calls at $0.10
Sold VXX Jan 06 2023 15.5 Covered Calls at $0.06, $0.07, $0.08, $0.09 and $0.10
Sold UVXY Jan 06 2023 7.5 Covered Calls at $0.10, $0.11 and $0.12
OptionExpiration
Last one of the year. Happy New year
Expired:
LABU 8.0 Covered Calls
SOXL 10.0 Covered Calls
SOXL 18/10 Bear Call Spreads
SOXL 20/10 Bear Call Spread
SOXL 7/8.5 Bull Put Spreads
SOXL 6.5/8.5 Bull Put Spreads
SPY 350/373 Bull Put Spread
SPY 335/369 Bull Put Spread
TNA 34.5 Covered Calls
TNA 45/32.5 Bear Call Spreads
UVXY 8.0 Covered Calls
UVXY 7.0 Covered Calls
VXX 14.5 Covered Calls
LABU Calls
Until 3:55 these looked like they would expire. Had to roll into the new year
Bought to close LABU Dec 30 7.0 Covered and Diagonal Calls / Sold LABU Jan 06 2023 7.5 Calls at $0.11 Credit
At least I added $0.50 to the short strike
UVXY VXX LABU
Bought to close UVXY Dec 30 2022 8.5 Covered Calls at $0.01. Sold at $0.12
Sold UVXY Dec 30 2022 7.0 Covered Calls at $0.09 for a possible zero day scalp
#DoubleDip
Bought to close VXX Dec 30 2022 16.5 Covered Calls at $0.01. Sold at $0.13
Sold VXX Dec 30 2022 14.5 Covered Calls at $0.07 for another possible zero day scalp
#DoubleDip
Rolled VXX Dec 30 2022 15.5 Puts to next week for a $0.12 Credit
Bought to close LABU Dec 30 2022 6.5 Diagonal Calls at $0.19 (really awful timing when I sold these 2 days ago)
Sold to Open LABU Jan 06 2023 7.0 Diagonal Calls at $0.21 and added $0.50 to the short strike
SPY OptionsExpiration
1 SPY Dec 29 2022 374.0 Put. Sold last Friday at $0.57
1 SPY Dec 29 2022 373.0 Put. Sold yesterday at $0.29
1 SPY Dec 28 2022 372.0 Put. Sold yesterday at $0.38
#DailyLadder
SOXL LABU VXX 1-dte
Bought to close some of the short SOXL Dec 30 2022 8.5 Puts at $0.01. Sold yesterday at $0.11
Sold some SOXL Dec 30 2022 10.0 Covered and Diagonal Calls at $0.06, $0.10 and $0.13
Sold some LABU Dec 30 2022 7.0 Covered and Diagonal Calls at $0.05 and $0.22
Sold some VXX Dec 30 2022 14.5 Covered Calls at $0.06
SPY OptionsExpiration
1 SPY Dec 27 2022 374.0 Put. Sold yesterday at $0.39
#DailyLadder
SPY
Adding to my SPY #DailyLadder
Bought 1 SPY Jan 10 2023 350.0 Put at $0.26
Sold 1 SPY Dec 29 2022 372.0 Put at $0.38 – hopefully expires tomorrow
SOXL TNA SPY
Sold SOXL Dec 30 2022 8.5 Puts at $0.11 and $0.15
Sold TNA Dec 30 2022 32.5 Diagonal Calls at $0.21
#OnlySpreads
Sold 1 SPY Dec 29 2022 373.0 Put at $0.29
Sold 1 SPY Dec 30 2022 373.0 Put at $0.46
#DailyLadder
SPY OptionsExpiration
1 SPY Dec 27 2022 367.0 Put, sold last week at $0.51
#DailyLadder
LABU TNA VXX UVXY SPY
No covered ladders this week. Big sales at safe strikes instead.
Partial fill on a sale of LABU Dec 30 2022 8.0 Covered Calls at $0.05
Sold TNA Dec 30 2022 34.5 Covered Calls at $0.15
Sold VXX Dec 30 2022 16.0 Covered Calls at $0.07
Sold UVXY Dec 30 2022 8.0 Covered Calls at $0.08
SPY – Completing this week’s #DailyLadder
Sold 1 SPY Dec 28 2022 374.0 Put at $0.39
Sold 1 SPY Dec 30 2022 369.0 Put at $0.56
I have one SPY short put rolling off today
Markets
Closed Monday
Have a great Christmas weekend
OptionsExpiration
Shorts Expiring today:
LABU 7.0 Covered Calls
LABU 12.5/7.5 Bear Call Spreads
LABU 10/7.5 Bear Call Spreads
SOXL 19/12.5 Bear Call Spreads
SOXL 18/12.5 Bear Call Spreads
SOXL 17/11.5 Bear Call Spreads
SOXL 16/11.5 Bear Call Spreads
SOXL 11.0 Covered Calls
SOXL 6/9 Bull Put Spreads
SOXL 6/9.5 Bull Put Spreads
SPY 340/369 Bull Put Spread
SPY 345/372 Bull Put Spread
SPY 350/374 Bull Put Spread
TNA 33.5 Covered Calls
TNA 43/33.5 Bear Call Spread
TNA 44/34 Bear Call Spread
TQQQ 20.0 Covered Calls
TQQQ 21.5 Covered Calls
TQQQ 27/21.5 Bear Call Spreads
UVXY 12.5/7.5 Bear Call Spreads
UVXY 7.5 Covered Calls
UVXY 8.0 Covered Calls
UVXY 8.5 Covered Calls
VXX 20/15.5 Bear Call Spread
VXX 15.5 Covered Calls
VXX 16.5 Covered Calls
VXX 17.0 Covered Calls
SPY Put
Extending my #DailyLadder
Bought to Open SPY Jan 06 2023 360.0 Put at $0.47
Sold to Open SPY Dec 29 2022 374.0 Put at $0.57 for a $0.10 Credit for the first write.
I have 3 other short SPY puts rolling off today
SPY SOXL VXX UVXY
Bought to Open 1 SPY Jan 06 2023 344.0 Put at $0.21
Sold to Open 1 SPY Dec 23 2022 374.0 Put at $0.23. (Hopefully expires today)
#DailyLadder
Sold SOXL Dec 23 2022 9.0 Puts at $0.06 (Hopefully expires today)
Sold SOXL Dec 30 2022 8.5 Puts at $0.17
Bought to close VXX Dec 23 2022 16.0 Calls at $0.02
Sold to Open VXX Dec 30 2022 16.5 Calls at $0.13 for a $0.11 Credit
Bought to close VXX Dec 23 2022 15.5 Puts/ Sold to Open VXX Dec 30 2022 15.5 Puts at $0.16 Credit
Bought to close VXX Dec 23 2022 14.5 Puts / Sold to Open VXX Dec 30 2022 14.0 Puts at $0.05 Credit
Took some of that cash and:
Bought VXX Jun 16 2023 6.0 Puts at $0.04 (a hedge against future #VXXContango writes)
Bought to Close UVXY Dec 23 2022 9.0 Calls at $0.01
Sold to Open UVXY Dec 30 2022 8.0 Calls at $0.16 for a $0.15 Credit
Stocks
Re-started a tiny position in KSS at $23.80. Div = 7.93%
I had dumped my former position at $31.75 on 11/11
Added a tiny bit of VNO at $20.70. Div = 9.88%
#SP500 #FallingKnife
SPY OptionsExpiration
Expired:
1 SPY Dec 22 2022 371.0 Put. Sold on Monday at $0.41
#DailyLadder
SPY OptionsExpiration
Expired:
1 SPY Dec 21 2022 373.0 Put sold on Monday at $0.42
#DailyLadder
SPY – extending the put Ladder
Bought to Open 1 SPY Jan 13 2023 340.0 Put at $0.52
Sold to Open 1 SPY Dec 23 2022 372.0 Put at $0.58 for a $0.06 Credit for the first write.
#DailyLadder
SPY OptionsExpiration
SPY Dec 20 2022 350/375.0 Bull Put Spread
Sold the short put yesterday at $0.38
Bought the long put on 12/07 and wrote against it several times, recovering the original cost each time
#DailyLadder
Stocks
Added a tiny bit of HAS at $55.00. Div = 5.00%
Added a tiny bit of EXR at $144.00 Div = 4.08%
#SP500 #FallingKnife
TNA UVXY VXX Calls
Sold TNA Dec 23 2022 33.5 Covered Calls at $0.13, $0.14 and $0.15
Sold TNA Dec 23 2022 33.5 Diagonal Calls at $0.20, $0.22 and $0.24
Sold 1 TNA Dec 23 2022 34.0 Diagonal Call at $0.17
Sold UVXY Dec 23 2022 7.5 Covered Calls at $0.21, $0.22, $0.24 and $0.25
Sold UVXY Dec 23 2022 8.0 Covered Calls at $0.12
Sold VXX Dec 23 2022 15.5 Covered Calls at $0.14 and $0.16
UVXY Calls
Sold UVXY Dec 23 2022 8.0 Covered Calls at $0.11
SOXL Puts
Sold SOXL Dec 23 2022 9.5 Puts at $0.15
Stocks
Added a tiny bit to my VFC position at $25.94. Div = 7.74%
Started a tiny position in EXR at $146.50. Div = 4.08%
#SP500 #FallingKnife
SPY Ladder, TQQQ VXX LABU
SPY – Restarting my #DailyLadder
Sold 1 SPY Dec 20 2022 375.0 Put at $0.38 – Expires Tomorrow
Sold 1 SPY Dec 21 2022 373.0 Put at $0.42
Sold 1 SPY Dec 22 2022 371.0 Put at $0.41
Sold 1 SPY Dec 23 2022 369.0 Put at $0.43
Sold 1 SPY Dec 27 2022 367.0 Put at $0.51
Covered Calls – all partial fills
Sold TQQQ Dec 23 2022 21.5 Calls at $0.10
Sold LABU Dec 23 2022 7.5 Calls at $0.10
Sold 1 VXX Dec 23 2022 16.0 Call at $0.12
OptionsExpiration
Weak market crushed my long stocks but at least all the short calls and covered calls on those names expired.
Glad I didn’t re-initiate my SPY #DailyLadder trades after the last of my short puts expired Thursday.
==Short options Expiring==
KOLD 10.0 Diagonal Puts
LABU 7.5 Covered & Diagonal Calls
LABU 9.5/ 8 Bear Call Spreads
SOXL 12.5 Diagonal Calls
SOXL 15.0 Diagonal Calls
SOXL 15.5 Diagonal Calls
SOXL 20/16 Bear Call Spreads
SOXL 7.5/10 Bull Put Spreads
TLRY Covered Calls
TNA 40.0 Covered & Diagonal Calls
TNA 40.5 Covered & Diagonal Calls
TNA 41.0 Covered Call
TNA 41.5 Diagonal Call
TNA 42.0 Diagonal Call
TQQQ 22.5, 23.0 & 23.5 Covered Calls
TQQQ 27.5/21.5 Bear Call Spreads
TQQQ 28/24 Bear Call Spreads
TQQQ 29//24.5 Bear Call Spreads
TQQQ 30/25 Bear Call Spreads
UVXY 19/10 Bear Call Spread
UVXY 13/9.5 Bear Call Spreads
UVXY 12.5/8.5 Bear Call Spreads
UVXY 8.0 Diagonal Calls
VXX 26/18 Bear Call Spread
VXX 26/17.5 Bear Call Spreads
VXX 25/17 Bear Call Spreads
VXX 24/16.5 Bear Call Spreads
VXX 23/16 Bear Call Spreads
VXX 15.5 Covered Calls
==Assignments==
UVXY 8.5 Puts – adjusted stock cost after the put premium of $1.41 is $7.09
UVXY Straddle closed
Threading the needle on UVXY
Bought to close UVXY Dec 16 2022 7.5 Diagonal Call at $0.08. Sold at $0.56
Bought to close UVXY Dec 16 2022 7.5 Diagonal Puts at $0.02. Sold at $0.31
SPY Put
Sold to close 1 SPY Jan 06 2023 350.0 Put at $0.71. Bought at $0.69.
This was the long side of a diagonal spread I put on Monday.
The short side already expired
#WinWin
KOLD Call
Bought to close 1 KOLD Dec 16 2022 27.0 Covered Call at $0.02. Sold at $1.27
Sold to open 1 KOLD Jan 20 2023 27.0 Covered Call at $0.87
STOCKS
All at new lows:
Added a tiny bit of LNC at $29.29. Div = 5.84%
Started a tiny position in MTB at $139.00. Div = 3.40%
Started a tiny position in CMA at $63.00. Div = 4.27%
Started a tiny position in TSN at $61.93. Div = 3.06%
Started a tiny position in NTAP at $60.00. Div = 3.26%
#SP500 #FallingKnife
SOXL Calls
Bought to close SOXL Dec 16 2022 11.5 Calls at $0.16. Sold last week at $1.19
Sold to open SOXL Dec 23 2022 12.5 Calls at $0.18 for a $0.02 Credit and a 1 point higher strike price
All the rest of my SOXL Short Diagonal Calls will expire worthless
VXX Puts and Covered Calls
Bought to close VXX Dec 16 2022 15.5 Puts at $0.77
Sold to Open VXX Dec 23 2022 15.5 Puts at $0.94 for a $0.17 Credit
Bought to close VXX Dec 16 2022 15.0 Puts at $0.16. Sold last week on a roll at $0.54
Sold to Open VXX Dec 23 2022 14.5 Puts at $0.19 for a $0.03 Credit and a $0.50 lower strike
Bought to Close VXX Dec 16 2022 16.5 Calls at $0.04 so I could
Sell to Open VXX Dec 23 2022 16.5 Calls at $0.17 for a $0.13 Credit
Bought to Close VXX Dec 16 2022 17.0 Calls at $0.03 so I could
Sell to Open VXX Dec 23 2022 17.0 Calls at $0.14 for a $0.11 Credit
Bought to close VXX Dec 16 2022 17.5 Calls at $0.03
Rolled down to VXX Dec 16 2022 15.5 Calls at $0.10 (Scalp trade for some additional premium)
TQQQ Calls
Bought to close TQQQ Dec 16 2022 20.5 Calls at $0.43. Sold last week on a rollup at $1.32 and $1.89
Sold to Open TQQQ Dec 23 2022 21.5 Calls at $0.45 for a $0.02 Credit and an extra point on the short strike.
All the rest of my TQQQ Covered and Diagonal short Calls will expire worthless
Options Bistro 