Sold 1 TQQQ 03/14/2025 68.0 Covered Call at $0.22
Sold 1 CLF 03/14/2025 11.0 Covered Call at $0.03
#EveryLitttleBitHelps
Author Archives: Option Iceman
TROW LYB HST Stocks
Added a tiny bit more TROW at $92.99 just before the XDIV date tomorrow
Added a tiny bit of LYB at $72.00
Started a tiny position in HST at $15.00
#SP500 #FallingKnife
VXX Puts
Sold VXX 03/14/2025 46/50 Bull Put Spreads at $0.13, $0.15 and $0.16 Credits
META BA OKLO Strangles
Sold 1 META 03/14/2025 545/550/670/675 Strangle at $0.48 Credit
Sold 1 BA 03/14/2025 135/140/167.50/172.5 Strangle at $0.50 Credit
Sold 1 OKLO 03/14/2025 20/22/32/34 Strangle at $0.45 Credit
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 03/11/2024 544/549 Bull Put Spread
NVDA DECK RDDT Strangles
Sold 1 NVDA 03/14/2025 90/95/120/125 Strangle at $0.50 Credit
Sold 1 DECK 03/14/2025 110/115/130/135 Strangle at $0.82 Credit
Sold 1 RDDT 03/14/2025 149/144 Bear Call Spread at $0.30 Credit.
Paired with 1 RDDT 03/14/2025 95/100 Bull Put Spread sold yesterday, creating a strangle
BA Calls
Sold 1 BA 03/14/2025 165/160 Bear Call Spread at $0.34 Credit
Paired with BA Puts sold yesterday
TROW stock
Added a tiny bit of TROW at $97.00
Ex-Div on 03/14 for $1.27 – Yield = 5.14%
#SP500 #FallingKnife
MSFT Calls
Sold 1 MSFT 03/14/2025 400/395 Bear Call Spread at $0.67 Credit
Paired with MSFT Puts sold yesterday
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 03/10/2025 545/550 Bull Put Spread
BA DECK MSFT RDDT UAL Puts
Sold 1 BA 03/14/2025 131/136 Bull Put Spread at $0.34 Credit
Sold 1 DECK 03/14/2025 104/109 Bull Put Spread at $0.33 Credit
Sold 1 MSFT 03/14/2025 345/350 Bull Put Spread at $0.24 Credit
Sold 1 RDDT 03/14/2025 95/100 Bull Put Spread at $0.84 Credit
Sold 1 UAL 03/14/2025 62/67 Bull Put Spread at $0.33 Credit
SPY Puts
Sold 1 SPY 03/11/2025 544/549 Bull Put Spread at $0.27 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 03/12/2025 540/545 Bull Put Spread at $0.33 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 03/13/2025 535/540 Bull Put Spread at $0.33 Credit
#SPYLadder
ARE CCI FANG VZ Stocks
Sold a tiny bit of ARE at $103.64. Bought this lot on 12/18 at $100.00
Sold the last tiny bit of CCI at $98.04. Bought on 01/08 at $87.00
Sold a tiny bit of VZ at $47.18. My highest and oldest lot in this account bought in May 2022.
#FormerFallingKnife
Started a tiny new position in FANG at $138.00
#SP500 #FallingKnife
AAP CLF INTC MSTX SOXL Puts
Sold 1 AAP 03/14/2025 33.0 Put at $0.39
Sold 1 CLF 03/14/025 9.0 Put at $0.11
Sold CLF 03/14/025 8.5 Puts at $0.06 and $0.08
Sold 1 INTC 03/14/2025 18.5 Put at $0.12
Sold MSTX 03/14/2025 11.0 Puts at $0.10, $0.20 and $0.25
Sold 1 SOXL 03/14/2025 15.0 Put at $0.17
#TinyPuts
BMY TROW Stock
Sold a tiny bit of my BMY stock at $63.01
Bought at $42.00 last May
#FormerFallingKnife
Bought a tiny bit of TROW at $98.00
Ex-Div on 03/14 for $1.27 – Yield = 5.13%
#SP500 #FallingKnife
BIIB stock
Closed out my tiny BBIB stock position at $151.01 and 152.01.
Bought at 137.98 and 148.00
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 03/06/2025 555/560 Bull Put Spread
SPY Puts
Sold 1 SPY Mar 10 2025 550/555 Bull Put Spread at $0.30 Credit
SPY Expiration
1 SPY Mar 05 2025 558/563 Bull Put Spread
COP MOS
Added a tiny bit of MOS at $23.00
Added a tiny bit of COP at $87.00
#SP500 #FallingKnife
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 03/04/2025 561/566 Bull Put Spread expiring
Sold 1 SPY 03/07/2025 555/560 Bull Put Spread at $0.48 Credit to replace it
#SPYLadder
HAL MSTX SOXL Puts
Sold 1 HAL 03/05/2025 23.5 Put at $0.16
Sold 1 MSTX 03/05/2025 11.0 Put at $0.15
Sold 1 SOXL 03/05/2025 15.0 Put at $0.15
#TinyPut
SPY Puts
Sold 1 SPY 03/06/2025 555/560 Bull Put Spread at $0.25 Credit
#SPYLadder
SPY Expiration
SPY 03/03/2025 564/569 Bull Put Spread
VXX Calls
Sold 1 VXX 03/07/2025 60/52 Bear Call Spread at $0.30 Credit
Sold 1 VXX 03/07/2025 60/53 Bear Call Spread at $0.30 Credit
SPY Chart
QQQ Chart
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
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