Author Archives: Option Iceman
VXX Calls
Sold VXX 03/07/2025 55/50 Bear Call Spreads at $0.31 Credit
Sold 1 VXX 03/07/2025 56/51 Bear Call Spread at $0.26 Credit
Sold 1 VXX 03/07/2025 57/52 Bear Call Spread at $0.26 Credit
EXC Stock
Sold the last of my tiny position in EXC at $44.46. Bought in Feb 2024 at $33.50
#FormerFallingKnife
Tiny Puts
Sold 1 AAP 03/07/2025 33.0 Put at $0.06
Sold APA 03/07/2025 19.5 Puts at $0.08 and $0.16
Sold 1 APA 03/07/2025 19.0 Put at $0.06
Sold 1 DOW 03/07/2025 36.0 Put at $0.08
Sold 1 DOW 03/07/2025 35.0 Put at $0.07
Sold 1 HAL 03/07/2025 25.0 Put at $0.09
Sold 1 MSTX 03/07/2025 12.0 Put at $0.10
Sold SOXL 03/07/2025 17.0 Puts at $0.09 and $0.11
Sold 1 SOXL 03/07/2025 16.0 Put at $0.06
Sold 1 SPCE 03/07/2025 3.5 Put at $0.06
#TinyPuts
OptionsExpiration
Partial list:
AAP 35 Put
AAP 35.5 Put
APA 20 Puts
CLF 12 Covered Call
DOW 37 Put
F 9.35 Put
KOLD 16 Put
MSTX 15 Puts
MSTX 16 Puts
SOXL 18.5 Put
#TinyPuts #CoveredCalls
AMD Puts rolled
Rolled 1 AMD 02/28/2025 90/100 Bull Put Spread to 1 AMD 03/07/2025 90/96 Bull Put Spread at $0.05 Credit
Took the short put out of the money and lowered the short strike 4 points
#KickTheCan
NVDA Leap
Sold my last LEAP in NVDA. May reload someday
Sold to close 1 NVDA Sep 18 2026 60.0 Put at $3.60. Bought at $3.25
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 02/27/2025 568/573 Bull Put Spread
SPY Ladder
Sold 1 SPY 03/04/2025 561/566 Bull Put Spread at $0.15 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 03/05/2025 558/563 Bull Put Spread at $0.16 Credit
#SPYLadder
APA DOW F Puts
Sold 1 APA 02/28/2025 20.0 Put at $0.07
Sold 1 DOW 02/28/2025 37.0 Put at $0.09
Sold 1 F 02/28/2025 9.35 Put at $0.04
#TinyPuts
MRK Calls rolled
Rolled 1 MRK 02/28/2025 93.0 Covered Call to next week at $0.36 Credit
Rolled 1 MRK 02/28/2025 96/93 Bear Call Spread to next weeks 97/94 Bear Call Spread at $0.23 Credit
DDOG OKLO TQQQ TTD Calls 1DTE
Sold 1 DDOG 02/28/2025 127/122 Bear Call Spread at $0.15 Credit
Sold 1 OKLO 48/43 02/28/2025 48/43 Bear Call Spread at $0.18 Credit
Sold 1 TQQQ 02/28/2025 87/83 Bear Call Spread at $0.38 Credit
Sold 1 TTD 02/28/2025 85/76 Bear Call Spread at $0.18 Credit
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SPY and VIX Expiration
1 VIX 02/26/2025 25/20 Bear Call Spread
1 SPY 02/26/2024 574/579 Bull Put Spread
VXX trades
Sold 1 VXX 02/28/2025 53/47.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.32 Credit
Sold 1 VXX 02/28/2025 42.0 Put at $0.14
Rolled 1 VXX 03/07/2025 42.0 Put to 1 VXX 03/14/2025 41.5 Put at $0.18 Credit
AAP TLT SPY
Sold 1 AAP 02/28/2025 35.0 Put at $0.10
#TinyPuts
Sold my tiny position in TLT at $92.01. Bought at $85.00 and never got a chance to add to it lower.
#FormerFallingKnife
Sold 1 SPY 03/03/20025 564/569 Bull Put Spread at $0.14 Credit
#SPYLadder
Earnings tomorrow
SOXL Puts
Sold 1 SOXL 02/28/2025 17/20.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.13 Credit
Also sold 1 SOXL 02/28/2025 18.0 Put at $0.06
#TinyPuts
RDDT AMD ALGN
Sold 1 RDDT 02/28/2025 139/144 Bull Put Spread at $0.50 Credit
Sold RDDT 02/28/2025 180/185 Bear Call Spreads at $0.14 and $0.22 Credit
Sold 1 RDDT 02/28/2025 177/5/182.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.24 Credit
Sold 1 AMD 02/28/2025 95/100 Bull Put Spread at $0.34 Credit
Sold 1 ALGN 2/28/2025 170/175 Bull Put Spread at $0.42 Credit
SPY NUGT Puts – VXX Calls
Sold 1 SPY 02/27/2025 568/572 Bull Put Spread at $0.16 Credit
#SPYLadder
Sold 1 NUGT 02/28/2025 43/45.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.24 Credit
Sold VXX 02/28/2025 55/50 Bear Call Spreads at $0.30 and $0.39 Credit
MSTX Puts
Sold MSTX 02/28/2025 15.0 Puts at $0.15 and $0.25
Sold MSTX 02/28/2025 16.0 Puts at $0.25 and $0.35
NVDA Leap
On Friday, Sold 1 NVDA Sep 18 2026 65.0 LEAP Put at $3.40. Bought at $3.25.
Will look to re-load at about $2.90 if the stock bounces
OptionsExpiration
Not going to do the whole list but I had 3 covered calls assigned:
1 ADM 47.0 Call – vs. Put assignment at 46.0
1 JBLU 7.0 Call – vs Put assignment at 7.0
1 OXY 50.0 Call – vs Put assignment at 47.0
#RaisingCash
MRK
Sold 1 MRK 02/28/2025 93.0 Covered Call at $0.06
Rolled 1 MRK 02/21/2025 80/86 Bull Diagonal Put Spread down to 1 MRK 02/28/2025 79/85 Diagonal Put Spread at $0.06 Credit
#EveryLittleBitHelps
CVS ADM CE MCHP
Rolled 1 CVS 02/21/2025 65.0 Call out a week at $0.47 Credit
Rolled 1 ADM 02/21/2025 46.5 Put out a week at $0.30 Credit
Added a tiny bit of CE stock at $54.00
Sold my tiny lot of MCHP at $61.22, Bought Dec 05 2024 at $60 and never added to it.
SOXL Calls
Sold 1 SOXL 02/28/2025 40/36.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.19 Credit
VIX Expiration – VXX Rollover
1 VIX Feb-19-2025 $15 PUT (AM) expired
Rolled 1 VXX 02/21/2025 44.0 Put to 1 VXX 02/28/2025 43.5 Put at $0.14 Credit
CE KOLD OKLO Puts
Sold 1 CE 02/21/2025 50/55 Bull Put Spread at $0.65 Credit
Sold 1 KOLD 02/21/2025 20/22 Bull Put Spread at $0.78 Credit
Sold 1 KOLD 02/21/2025 17/19 Bull Put Spread at $0.20 Credit
Sold 1 OKLO 02/21/2024 41/43 Bull Put Spread at $0.22 Credit
HII Stock
Sold a tiny bit of HII at $172.01
Bought Feb 06 2025 at $161.00
#FormerFallingKnife
SOXL
About to break above both the 20 and 50 day MA and it’s downtrend line. The move in INTC is helping.
Worth watching
NVDA Leap
Bought 1 NVDA Dec 18 2026 60.0 Put at $3.25.
Something to write against one day
Stocks
with price greater than 100% above the 200 day moving average.
Just FYI
PLTR BOIL OXY Calls
Sold 1 PLTR 02/21/2025 138/133 Bear Call Spread at $0.26 Credit
Sold 1 BOIL 83/78 Diagonal Bear Call Spread at $0.19 Credit
Sold 1 OXY 02/21/2025 55/52 Bear Call Spread at $0.18 Credit
PEP DDOG MRK TTD RDDT HSY CRL CSGP Put Spreads
Sold 1 PEP 02/21/2025 135/140 Bull Put Spread at $0.24 Credit
Sold 1 DDOG 02/25/2025 118/123 Bull Put Spread at $0.26 Credit
Sold 1 DDOG 02/25/2025 119/122 Bull Put Spread at $0.17 Credit
Sold 1 MRK 02/21/2025 75/80 Bull Put Spread at $0.26 Credit
Sold TTD 02/21/2025 71/75 Bull Put Spread at $0.31 Credit
Sold 1 RDDT 02/21/2025 165/170 Bull Put Spread at $0.19 Credit
Sold 1 HSY 02/21/2025 152.5 Put at $0.71 (against an existing 150 Put)
Sold 1 CRL 02/21/2025 135/140 Bull Put Spread at $0.58 Credit
Sold 1 CSGP 02/21/2025 60/65 Bull Put Spread at $0.36 Credit
CLF JBLU OXY WBA Covered Calls
Sold CLF 03/07/2025 14.0 Covered Calls at $0.10
Sold 1 JBLU 02/21/2025 7.0 Covered Call at $0.15 (Capital One re-adds JetBlue as a transfer partner)
Sold 1 OXY 02/21/2025 50.0 Covered Call at $0.70
Sold WBA 02/28/2025 14.0 Covered Calls at $0.02
#EveryLittleBitHelps
INTC Stock
Sold a tiny bit of INTC at $25.25
Bought last August at $20.21
#FormerFallingKnife
Dividends still matter
Ex-Div on Tuesday
$F 0.3
$AB 1.05
$BG 0.68
$SO 0.72
$ADM 0.51
$APO 0.46
$COF 0.6
$DHT 0.17
$EQT 0.16
$JBL 0.08
$JNJ 1.24
$MUR 0.33
$NRP 0.75
$PRU 1.35
$ROK 1.31
$UPS 1.64
$CTSH 0.31
OptionsExpiration
Lots of #Earnings plays this week that mostly worked via Bull Put Spreads
EXPIRED:
ADM 48.0 Covered Call
ADM 47.0 Covered Call
CLF 12.0 Covered Calls
JBLU 7.0 Covered Call
OXY 49.0 Covered Call
SPCE 6.0 Covered Call
ALB 60/65 Bull Put Spread
ALB 66/71 Bull Put Spread
BIIB 125/130 Bull Put Spread
BOIL 50/57 Bull Put Spread
BOIL 59/62 Bull Put Spreads
CLF 13.5/12 Bear Call Spread
DDOG 121/126 Bull Put Spread
DDOG 120/130 Bull Put Spread
DHI 118/122 Bull Put Spread
HSY 132/157.5 Bull Put Spread
LEN 110/114 Bull Put Spread
MRNA 25/27 Bull Put Spread
NUGT 56/55 Bear Call Spread
PEP 137/141 Bull Put Spread
PLTR 127/122 Bear Call Spread
RDDT 177.5/187.5 Bull Put Spread
SOXL 18/24.5 Bull Put Spread
SOXL 20/26.5 Bull Put Spread
TQQQ 73.5/78.5 Bull Put Spread
TQQQ 74.5/79.5 Bull Put Spread
TQQQ 97/90 Bear Call Spread
TTD 75/79 Bull Put Spread
TTD 70/80 Bull Put Spread
VXX 38.5/41 Bull Put Spread
VXX 50/45 Bear Call Spread
VXX 57/47 Bear Call Spreads
VXX 58/48 Bear Call Spread
WYNN 66/71 Bull Put Spread
F 9.0 Put
KHC 27.5 Put
MRNA 25.0 Put
SOXL 26.0 Put
#TinyPuts
ASSIGNMENTS:
1 CLF 11.0 Covered Call vs. stock put to me at $9.50
NVDA Leaps
Bought 1 NVDA 12/18/2026 60.00 Put at $3.25
My last buy was the Sep 2026 Put at the same price. I will be selling short term puts against them on the next pullback
CLF Call rolled
Rolled 1 CLF 02/14/2025 11.5 Covered Call to 1 CLF 02/21/2025 11.5 Call at $0.27 Credit
MRK STZ Puts
Sold 1 MRK 02/21/2025 79/81 Bull Put Spread at $0.24 Credit
Sold 1 MRK 02/21/2025 78/80 Bull Put Spread at $0.16 Credit
Sold 1 STZ 02/21/2025 155/157.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.35 Credit
NUGT MRK CVS Rolls
Rolled 1 NUGT 02/4/2025 54.0 Call to 1 NUGT 02/21/2025 55.0 Call at $0.59 Credit plus 1 extra point of the short call strike
Rolled 1 MRK 02/4/2025 85.0 Put to 1 MRK 02/21/2025 84.0 Put at $0.10 Credit plus 1 less point on the short put strike
Rolled 1 CVS 02/4/2025 65.0 Call to 1 CVS 02/21/2025 65.0 Call at $0.36 Credit
BOIL stock
Sold a tiny bit more of BOIL at $76.01
#RaisingCash
PLTR Calls – 1DTE
Sold 1 PLTR 02/14/25 Call 127/122 Bear Call Spread @ 0.22 Credit
SOXL
Sold 1 SOXL 02/14/2025 26.0 Put at $0.08
Sold 1 SOXL 02/21/2025 33.0 Covered Call at $0.08
#EveryLittleBitHelps
BOIL CVS stock
Sold tiny bits of BOIL at $74.01 and $75.01
Sold tiny bits of CVS at $65.01 and $66.01
#FormerFallingKnife
#RaisingCash
RDDT DDOG TTD Puts
Sold 1 RDDT 02/14/2025 167.5/177.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.53 Credit
Sold 1 DDOG 02/14/2025 121/126 Bull Put Spread at $0.45 Credit
Sold 1 TTD 02/14/2025 75/79 Bull Put Spread at $0.43 Credit
#PostEarnings
MRNA LEN DHI PEP MRK Puts
Sold 1 MRNA 02/14/2025 25/27 Bull Put Spread at $0.19 Credit
Sold 1 LEN 02/14/2025 110/114 Bull Put Spread at $0.15 Credit
Sold 1 DHI 02/14/2025 118/122 Bull Put Spread at $0.16 Credit
Sold 1 PEP 02/14/2025 137/141 Bull Put Spread at $0.18 Credit
Sold 1 MRK 02/14/2025 83/85 Bull Put Spread at $0.24 Credit
BIIB TQQQ SOXL VXX Puts
Sold 1 BIIB 02/14/2025 125/130 Bull Put Spread at $0.65 Credit
Sold 1 TQQQ 02/14/2025 73.5/78.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.47 Credit
Sold 1 SOXL 02/14/2025 24.5 Put at $0.14
Rolled 1 VXX 02/14/2025 44.5 Put to 1 VXX 02/21/2025 44.0 Put at $0.15 Credit
VXX CVS NUGT Calls
Sold 1 VXX 02/14/2025 56/48 Bear Call Spread at $0.22 Credit
Sold 1 VXX 02/14/2025 57/47 Bear Call Spread at $0.33 Credit
Rolled 1 long CVS 02/14/2025 64.0 Call to 1 CVS 02/21/2025 67.5 Call at $0.09 Credit
Bought 1 NUGT 02/21/2025 61.0 Call and Sold 1 NUGT 02/14/2025 54.0 Call at $0.50 Diagonal Credit
BOIL Calls
Rolled up 1 BOIL 02/14/2025 71.0 Call to 1 BOIL 02/21/2025 77.0 Call at $0.09 Credit
TQQQ BOIL Puts
Sold 1 TQQQ 02/14/2025 74.5/79.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.35 Credit
Sold 1 BOIL 02/14/2025 50/57 Bull Put Spread at $0.23 Credit
CLF Calls
Sold 1 CLF 02/21/2025 15/12.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.32 Credit
Sold 1 CLF 02/28/2025 16/13.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.25 Credit
ALB CE Puts
Sold 1 ALB 02/14/2025 60/65 Bull Put Spread at $0.37 Credit
Sold 1 CE 02/21/2025 55/60 Bull Put Spread at $0.63 Credit
PSX Stock
Sold a tiny bit of PSX (pre-market) at $129.31. Bought in December at $118.00
Sold 1 tiny bit more on the open at $131.51. Bought at $115.00.
#FormerFallingKnife
CLF Calls
Sold 1 CLF 02/14/2025 13.5/12 Bear Call Spread at $0.24 Credit
I also have long stock
BOIL VXX ADM OXY Calls
Sold 1 BOIL 02/14/2025 71/68 Bear Call Spread at $0.63 Credit
Sold 1 VXX 02/14/2025 57/47 Bear Call Spread at $0.28 Credit
Sold 1 ADM 02/14/2025 47.0 Covered Call at $0.20
Sold 1 OXY 02/14/2025 49.0 Covered Call at $0.11
WYNN ALB Puts
Sold 1 WYNN 02/14/2025 66/71 Bull Put Spread at $0.20 Credit
Sold 1 ALB 02/14/2025 66/71 Bull Put Spread at $0.93 Credit
ADM VFC CLF NUGT TQQQ
Sold to close 1 ADM 02/14/2025 44.5 Put at $0.25. Not needed since the assignment of the short ADM put Friday.
Sold 1 VFC 02/21/2025 21/23.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.48 Credit
Sold CLF 02/28/2025 13.5 Covered Calls at $0.09
Sold 1 CLF 02/14/2025 11.5 Covered Call at $0.35
Sold 1 NUGT 60/56 Diagonal Bear Call Spread at $0.15 Credit
Sold 1 TQQQ 97/90 Diagonal Bear Call Spread at $0.27 Credit
Late trades
Just noticed these
Started a new position in FMC at $34.00
Started a new position in NKE at $69.00
#SP500 #FallingKnife
Liquidated my entire (very old) position in LNC at $37.14
#FormerFallingKnife
Sold 1 F 02/14/2024 9.0 Put at $0.09
#TinyPuts
OptionsExpiration
Got put a bit of stock but also got some called away. The massive down opening on Monday was really good to me this week.
I have very little rolled to next week.
EXPIRED:
AAP 42/45 Bull Put Spread
AMD 100/104 Bull Put Spread
AMD 95/100 Bull Put Spread
BOIL 45/47.5 Bull Put Spread
BOIL 45/48.5 Bull Put Spread
BOIL 45/52.5 Bull Put Spread
BOIL 50.5/54 Bull Put Spread
BOIL 71/63 Bear Call Spread
BOIL 71/66 Bear Call Spread
BOIL 71/67 Bear Call Spread
BOIL 71/69 Bear Call Spread
CLF 12.5 Covered Calls
CLF 11.0 Covered Calls
CMG 48/53 Bull Put Spread
CVS 62/57 Bear Call Spread
CVX 139/144 Bull Put Spread
DECK 195/180 Bear Call Spread
DECK 190/180 Bear Call Spread
GOOGL 175/180 Bull Put Spread
HSY 140 Diagonal Put
JBLU 7.0 Covered Call
MCHP 45/48 Bull Put Spread
MRK 99/94 Bear Call Spread
NUGT 56/52 Bear Call Spread
NUGT 56/51 Bear Call Spread
NVDA 95 Diagonal Put
OXY 49.0 Covered Call
PPG 109/112 Bull Put Spread
PSX 108/113 Bull Put Spread
SOXL 22.5 Diagonal Put
SOXL 32/37.5 Bear Call Spread
SOXL 32.5/42 Bear Call Spread
SOXL 36.5 Covered Call
TQQQ 65/70 Bull Put Spread
TQQQ 61/73 Bull Put Spread
VFC 30/26.5 Bear Call Spread
VXX 40.5 Diagonal Put
VXX 41.0 Diagonal Puts
VXX 39/41 Bull Put Spreads
VXX 39/41.5 Bull Put Spread
VXX 53/46.5 Bear Call Spreads
VXX 53/47 Bear Call Spread
VXX 53/47.5 Bear Call Spread
VXX 54/48 Bear Call Spread
VXX 54/48.5 Bear Call Spread
VXX 55/49 Bear Call Spread
VXX 55/50 Bear Call Spread
VXX 56/51 Bear Call Spread
VXX 57/52 Bear Call Spread
WBA 12.5 Covered Calls
#TinyPuts
APA 20.5 Put
F 9.0 Put
MRNA 30.5 Put
MSTX 23.0 Puts
MTCH 28.0 Put
PFE 25.0 Put
SPCE 4.0 Put
ASSIGNMENTS
Got exercised early last night on 2 positions
1 MRK 93 Put
1 ADM 48 Put
Tonight I will get assigned on 1 ADM 46.0 Put and I’ll get called out on 2 NUGT 50 Covered Calls
Very much a win-win week for me
Jobs Data
Every single month in 2024 just got revised down in today’s jobs report—by an average of -626k. And if that wasn’t bad enough, the BLS business employment dynamics data and the Philly Fed’s early benchmark suggest even bigger downward revisions coming in the next annual update.
DHI LEN
Big breakdown in homebuilders today
I lived through 2008 so I’m ignoring the low P/Es and staying away
DECK Puts
Bought to close 1 DECK 02/07/2025 165/170 Bull Put Spread at $0.05
Sold last Friday at $0.50
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 02/06/2025 565/570 Bull Put Spread – sold Monday at $0.18
Totally out of SPY for now
VXX Calls – 1DTE
Sold VXX 02/07/2025 51/46.5 Bear Call Spreads at $0.14 Credit
F Puts
Sold F 02/07/2025 9.0 Puts at $0.02 and $0.03
#EveryLittleBitHelps
VXX Puts
Rolled down 1 VXX 02/07/2025 44.0 Put to 1 VXX 02/14/2025 43.5 Put at $0.28 Credit
Rolled down 1 VXX 02/07/2025 45.0 Put to 1 VXX 02/14/2025 44.5 Put at $0.09 Credit
NVDA Puts
Bought to close 1 NVDA 98/103 Bull Put Spread at $0.01.
Sold Monday at $0.44
#ReleaseMargin
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 02/05/2025 570/575 Bull Put Spread – sold Monday at $0.18
HSY BOIL Puts – VXX Calls
Sold 1 HSY 132/135 Diagonal Bull Put Spread at $0.13 Credit
Sold 1 BOIL 02/07/2025 50.5/52.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.16 Credit
Sold 1 VXX 02/07/2025 53/46.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.15 Credit
#EveryLittleBitHelps
CLF JBLU Calls
Sold 1 CLF 02/07/2025 11.0 Covered Call at $0.09
Sold 1 JBLU 02/07/2025 7.0 Covered Call at $0.03
#EveryLittleBitHelps
HSY MDLZ Stocks
Add a tiny bit to my HSY position at $141.00 and $139.00(pre-market)
Started a tiny new position in MDLZ at $54.25
#SP500 #FallingKnife
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 02/04/2025 576/581 Bull Put Spread
DECK MRK Calls
Sold 1 DECK 02/07/2025 190/180 Bear Call Spread at $0.20 Credit
Sold 1 MRK 02/07/2025 99/94 Bear Call Spread at $0.14 Credit
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SOXL MRNA Puts
Sold 1 SOXL 18/23 Diagonal Bull Put Spread at $0.16 Credit
Sold 1 MRNA 02/07/2025 30.5 Put at $0.07
#TinyPuts
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