$NFLX #ShortPuts – back on 06/15/2015 I Sold 1 NFLX Dec 18 2015 580.0 Put @ 39.70 protecting some short December 840.0 Calls.
I bought to close the resulting NFLX Dec 18 2015 82.86 Puts at a penny this morning. Still waiting to cover the Dec 120 Calls by Friday.
$SVXY #CoveredCalls #IRA – so between 3 and 3:30 Friday I bought SVXY in my “SVXY-Only” IRA at 44.30 and sold the Dec 11 45.0 Calls at 0.20. Since the stock closed above 45, I expected to be assigned, but I was not.
S0… on the opening this morning I sold the Dec 18 53.0 Calls at 0.55 against my long stock.
Sometimes you catch a break 🙂
$UVXY #VXXGame – Liquidated even more long stock at 42 and 43(more than half my remaining long) and then sold many more Puts for this week
Sold UVXY Dec 18 2015 25.5 Puts @ 0.35
Sold UVXY Dec 18 2015 26.0 Puts @ 0.40
$UVXY #VXXGame – Liquidated more long stock at 40.41 and then sold more Puts for this week
Sold UVXY Dec 18 2015 26.5 Puts @ 0.35
Sold UVXY Dec 18 2015 27.0 Puts @ 0.43 (edit to correct the price)
$UVXY #ShortPuts – Sold UVXY Dec 18 2015 25.5 Puts @ 0.40
UVXY – new calls available up to the 65 strike for all the January Weeklys
$UVXY – Sold 200 UVXY at 41.00 in the pre-market. Left over from an old put assignment at 40 from several months ago. Its going to be that type of day.
#OptionsExpiration – volatile week. GMCR ruined what would have been a good month to date.
DUST (Weekly) Dec 11 2015 15 Puts
DUST (Weekly) Dec 11 2015 19 Calls
KMI (Weekly) Dec 11 2015 15.5 Puts
NFLX (Weekly) Dec 11 2015 115 Puts
NUGT (Weekly) Dec 11 2015 36.5 Calls
SVXY (Weekly) Dec 11 2015 65 Calls
SVXY (Weekly) Dec 11 2015 70 Calls
UVXY (Weekly) Dec 11 2015 20 Puts
UVXY (Weekly) Dec 11 2015 21 Puts
UVXY (Weekly) Dec 11 2015 21.5 Puts
UVXY (Weekly) Dec 11 2015 41 Calls
UVXY (Weekly) Dec 11 2015 42 Calls
UVXY (Weekly) Dec 11 2015 43 Calls
UVXY (Weekly) Dec 11 2015 44 Calls
UVXY (Weekly) Dec 11 2015 55 Calls
UVXY (Weekly) Dec 11 2015 60 Calls
UVXY (Weekly) Dec 11 2015 65 Calls
UVXY (Weekly) Dec 11 2015 70 Calls
WYNN (Weekly) Dec 11 2015 61.5 Puts
WYNN (Weekly) Dec 11 2015 57 Puts
— Assignments —
GMCR (Weekly) Dec 11 2015 60 Calls – had to buy in the stock to cover the calls
GMCR (Weekly) Dec 11 2015 61 Calls – ”
SVXY (Weekly) Dec 11 2015 47 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) Dec 11 2015 48 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) Dec 11 2015 49 Puts
UVXY (Weekly) Dec 11 2015 38 Calls (Covered)
$UVXY #ShortCalls #VXXGame #TopOfTheChain
Sold 1 UVXY Mar 18 2016 165.0 Call @ 3.30
Sold 1 UVXY Jan 20 2017 170.0 Call @ 12.10
$VIX crossed 23; IV30 of VIX (vol of VIX) up to 117.5%
Feeling very panicky. So.. ya know, let’s not.
$UVXY #ShortCalls #VXXGame #topofthechain
Sold 2 UVXY Jan 15 2016 170.0 Calls @ 0.72
Sold 1 UVXY Mar 18 2016 165.0 Call @ 2.57
@GreenGhost is back again on SMM/OMM. Jeesh!
$UVXY $SVXY – things may settle down by the open, but I just saw UVXY above 34 (up 11%) and SVXY below 50.
Should be a fun day
$WYNN $NFLX #ShortPuts #ScalpTrade – sold a couple of options that expire tomorrow
WYNN Dec 11 2015 61.5 Puts @ 0.11
NFLX Dec 11 2015 115.0 Puts @ 0.15
$UVXY #ShortCalls #VXXGame – sold all these for next week. Partially covered with short Puts and long stock.
Sold UVXY Dec 18 2015 75.0 Calls @ 0.25
Sold UVXY Dec 18 2015 80.0 Calls @ 0.21
Sold UVXY Dec 18 2015 85.0 Calls @ 0.18
Sold UVXY Dec 18 2015 90.0 Calls @ 0.15
Sold UVXY Dec 18 2015 95.0 Calls @ 0.15
$UVXY #ShortCalls #ScalpTrade #VXXGame – sold these as UVXY made a potential near term double top just above 31
Sold UVXY Dec 24 2015 70.0 Calls @ 0.60
Sold UVXY Dec 18 2015 70.0 Calls @ 0.33
Sold UVXY Dec 11 2015 44.0 Calls @ 0.19 – these expire Friday
$KMI #ShortPuts – Sold KMI DEC 11 2015 15.5 Puts @ 0.20. These expire Friday
$WYNN #ShortPuts #Rolling – for safety I covered my short Dec 65 Puts @ 1.00 and replaced with several more Dec 60 Puts @ 0.45. This ratio roll actually brought in additional cash.
$DUST #ShortPuts – going back to the well again on DUST. Still trying to force NUGT higher …
Sold DUST (Weekly) Dec 11 2015 15 Puts @ 0.50. These expire Friday
$KOLD may have finally run out of gas 🙂
$UVXY #ShortCalls #VXXGame – Sold UVXY DEC 24 2015 70.0 Calls @ 0.39. Top of the chain.
$UVXY #ShortCalls #Weeklys – Sold UVXY Dec 11 2015 42.0 Calls @ 0.18 for a scalp trade. Strike is a point higher than my last sale for the same premium
$UVXY #ShortCalls – Sold UVXY Dec 11 2015 41.0 Calls @ 0.18 for a scalp trade. This month’s high was 10 points below the strike
DUST – just sold 1/2 of the remaining stock put to me Friday at 16.77(Friday’s high)
NFLX – just cracked – lower
DUST – dumped most of the long stock that I was put on Friday at 15.5 & 16.0 just now at 16.30
$DUST #CoveredCalls – Sold DUST(Weekly) Dec 11 2015 19.0 Calls @ 0.15. These expire Friday.
Keurig Green Mountain (NASDAQ:GMCR) announces it will be acquired by privately-owned JAB Holding Company for $92 per share in a deal valued at $13.9B. JAB Holding is an experienced collector of large consumer product brands.
GMCR stakeholder Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) says it backs the buyout and indicates it will work with JAB to stay on as a major Keurig single-serve partner.
The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2016.
GMCR closed at $51.70 on Friday. Shares are currently on a trading halt, but will soon skyrocket.
Damn!!!
VIX, VXX – http://vixandmore.blogspot.com/2015/12/the-current-vix-etp-landscape.html
#OptionsExpiration #Weeklys #Dec04 – Pretty good week for selling premium. The pain in DUST is more than offset by my gain in NUGT. I don’t expect DUST will stay down too long.
I have a full plate of positions for next Friday already, thanks to the volatility yesterday.
— Expirations —
GMCR (Weekly) Dec 4 2015 58 Calls
NUGT (Weekly) Dec 4 2015 35 Calls (Covered)
SVXY (Weekly) Dec 4 2015 55 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) Dec 4 2015 65 Calls (Covered)
SVXY (Weekly) Dec 4 2015 70 Calls (Covered)
UVXY (Weekly) Dec 4 2015 22.5 Puts
UVXY (Weekly) Dec 4 2015 23 Puts
UVXY (Weekly) Dec 4 2015 38 Calls (Covered)
UVXY (Weekly) Dec 4 2015 41 Calls (Covered)
UVXY (Weekly) Dec 4 2015 60 Calls
WYNN (Weekly) Dec 4 2015 55 Puts (Covered)
— Assignments —
DUST (Weekly) Dec 4 2015 15.5 Puts
DUST (Weekly) Dec 4 2015 16 Puts
$UVXY #ShortPuts – I sold so many calls for next week yesterday that I’m putting some puts in place as a balance.
Sold UVXY Dec 11 2015 21.5 Puts @ 0.22
Sold UVXY Dec 11 2015 21.0 Puts @ 0.15
$NUGT #ShortCalls – Sold NUGT Dec 11 2015 36.5 Calls @ 0.50. Just one of many new position I took in NUGT today.
These expire next Friday
$UVXY #ShortStrangle – didn’t notice this fill from yesterday
Sold 2 UVXY Dec 18 2015 20.0 Put @ 0.27 \Sold 2 UVXY Dec 18 2015 60.0 Call @ 0.83
Total Credit = 1.10
$UVXY #ShortCalls – Sold 1 UVXY Jan 20 2017 170.0 Call @ 9.10
$UVXY #ShortCalls – Sold UVXY JAN 15 2016 170.0 Calls @ 0.70. A ridiculous strike price.
$UVXY #ShortCalls – just couldn’t resist selling these for next week
Sold UVXY Dec 11 2015 70.0 Calls @ 0.30
Sold UVXY Dec 11 2015 60.0 Calls @ 0.47
Sold UVXY Dec 11 2015 55.0 Calls @ 0.60
$NUGT #ShortCalls – Sold NUGT Jun 17 2016 72.0 Calls @ 3.30. Top of the chain
$KOLD #ShortCalls – Sold 1 KOLD May 20 2016 215.0 Call @ 20.40 on the opening this morning
$UVXY #ShortCalls #VXXGame – sold both these with slightly different risk profiles.
Sold UVXY Dec 11 2015 70.0 Calls @ 0.15 – ultra short-term play where the stock would have to almost triple in a week
Sold 1 UVXY Jan 08 2016 50.0 Call @ 2.24 – top of the chain, about a month out and a fat premium.
edit: Added
Sold UVXY Dec 11 2015 70.0 Calls @ 0.19
Sold 1 UVXY Jan 08 2016 50.0 Call @ 2.43
$SVXY #ShortPuts – these are the first Puts I’ve sold in a while in this name because being long the stock is challenge enough. But these look tempting for the next two weeks.
Sold SVXY Dec 11 2015 48.0 Puts @ 0.55
Sold SVXY Dec 18 2015 42.0 Puts @ 0.55
edit: also added
Sold SVXY Dec 11 2015 47.0 Puts @ 0.55
Sold SVXY Dec 18 2015 41.0 Puts @ 0.55
SVXY #ShortPuts #ScalpTrade – Sold SVXY DEC 4 2015 55.0 Puts @ 0.55. Expires is 2 days
$UVXY #ShortCalls #VXXGame – Sold 1 UVXY Jan 08 2016 50.0 Call @ 1.67 . Highest strike
$UVXY #ShortCalls #ScalpTrade – Sold UVXY Dec 11 2015 70.0 Calls @ 0.12. Paired with short puts
$SVXY #CoveredCalls – Sold SVXY Dec 24 2015 67.5 Calls @ 1.15. Short trading week for this cycle
$NUGT $DUST – sharp reversal from yesterday’s move. Short NUGT calls and DUST Puts looking good
#VXXGame #CoveredCalls – sold both of these as I keep adding during the stock’s recovery
Sold SVXY Dec 18 2015 70.0 Calls @ 0.30
Sold SVXY Jan 08 2016 70.0 Calls @ 1.40
#VXXGame #CoveredCalls – Sold SVXY Dec 31 2015 71.0 Calls @ 0.65. Jumped up to a slightly higher strike price
#VXXGame #CoveredCalls- Sold SVXY Dec 31 2015 70.0 Calls @ 0.75. I will continue to add as long as the premium rises.
Edit: Added on at 0.85.
#VXXGame – reports coming in after the close
Sold UVXY Dec 04 2015 23.0 Puts @ 0.43 – these hopefully expire Friday or can be covered for a penny
Sold UVXY Dec 31 2015 20.0 Puts @ 1.32 – another holiday shortened week.
#VXXGame #CoveredCalls – Sold SVXY Dec 24 2015 66.0 Calls @ 1.35.
#VXXGame – sold these hoping to SVXY continues to rally. It’s working today (so far)
Sold SVXY Dec 18 2015 70.0 Calls @ 0.25 – adding on to my covered calls
Sold UVXY Dec 24 2015 20.0 Puts @ 0.88 – holiday shortened week.
$SVXY #CoveredCalls – Sold SVXY Dec 31 2015 70.0 Calls @ 0.70
$DUST #ShortPuts – trying to convince NUGT to rally some more –
Sold DUST (Weekly) Dec 4 2015 15.5 Puts @ 0.25
Sold DUST (Weekly) Dec 4 2015 16 Puts @ 0.35
These expire Friday.
#VXXGame – sold these in an IRA hoping to convince SVXY to rally 10%
Sold SVXY Jan 08 2016 66.0 Calls @ 2.30
Sold UVXY Dec 11 2015 21.0 Puts @ 0.31
Sold UVXY Dec 18 2015 20.0 Puts @ 0.57
$SVXY #CoveredCalls – Sold SVXY Dec 18 2015 70.0 Calls @ 0.20
$UVXY #ShortCalls #VXXGame – Sold UVXY Dec 11 2015 55.0 Calls @ 0.22
edit:
ZZZZZ….. this market is putting me to sleep
#VXXGame – Volatility-products + prayer
http://statisticalideas.blogspot.com/2015/06/volatility-products-prayer.html
#OptionsExpiration #Weeklys #Nov27 – A short but profitable week. No assignments.
— Expirations-
$CMG (Weekly) Nov 27 2015 500 Puts
$DUST (Weekly) Nov 27 2015 12 Puts
$MU (Weekly) Nov 27 2015 20 Calls (Covered)
$NUGT (Weekly) Nov 27 2015 60 Calls (Covered)
$SVXY (Weekly) Nov 27 2015 65 Calls (Covered)
$SVXY (Weekly) Nov 27 2015 66 Calls (Covered)
$SVXY (Weekly) Nov 27 2015 70 Calls (Covered)
$UVXY (Weekly) Nov 27 2015 23.5 Puts
$UVXY (Weekly) Nov 27 2015 24 Puts
$UVXY (Weekly) Nov 27 2015 38 Calls (Covered)
$UVXY (Weekly) Nov 27 2015 40 Calls (Covered)
$UVXY (Weekly) Nov 27 2015 53 Calls
$UVXY (Weekly) Nov 27 2015 55 Calls
$UVXY (Weekly) Nov 27 2015 60 Calls
$UVXY (Weekly) Nov 27 2015 65 Calls
$UVXY (Weekly) Nov 27 2015 70 Calls
$UVXY (Weekly) Nov 27 2015 80 Calls
$VRX (Weekly) Nov 27 2015 116 Calls
$VRX (Weekly) Nov 27 2015 117 Calls
$WYNN (Weekly) Nov 27 2015 57 Puts (Covered)
$SVXY #CoveredCalls – Sold SVXY Dec 31 2015 70.0 Calls @ 0.70. Only a partial fill on my order
$SVXY #CoveredCalls – Sold SVXY Dec 31 2015 70.0 Calls @ 0.65. Trying to build up my covered call position before yearend, but very few contracts are trading.
$UVXY #ShortPuts – Sold UVXY Dec 04 2015 22.5 Puts @ 0.29
$UVXY #ShortPuts – Sold UVXY DEC 4 2015 23.0 Puts at prices from 0.39 up to 0.42
$VRX #ShortCalls #Scalp – Sold VRX Nov 27 2015 116.0 Calls @ 0.34. Paired with longer term short puts I already have.
I might consider going short the stock at the strike price.
Edit: Added VRX Nov 27 2015 117.0 Calls @ 0.35
$CMG #ShortPuts – Sold 1 CMG Nov 27 2015 500.0 Put @ 5.00
$KOLD #ShortCalls #TopOfTheChain – so…. the top of the chain turned out not to be high enough. But positions are small and far off.
Sold 1 KOLD Feb 19 2016 140.0 Call @ 25.40
Sold 1 KOLD May 20 2016 140.0 Call @ 34.40
Might even be able to sell some puts while I hold these.
$UVXY #LongPut – I’m exercising my long UVXY Nov 75 Put. Delivering 100 shares of long stock to whoever was still short this position.
Originally paid 27.50 for the put, so a really nice gain on the position.
#OptionsExpiration – A Big, big expiration – Would have been better if KOLD had stayed under 136. Still made money on the position because I bought the stock to protect the short calls.
AAPL Nov 20 2015 109 Puts
ALXN Nov 20 2015 90 Puts
BBY Nov 20 2015 25 Puts
BIB Nov 20 2015 42.5 Puts
BOIL Nov 20 2015 19 Puts
BOIL Nov 20 2015 33 Calls (Covered)
CC Nov 20 2015 5 Puts
CMG Nov 20 2015 530 Puts
DUST Nov 20 2015 14 Puts
FL Nov 20 2015 52.5 Puts
GMCR Nov 20 2015 60 Calls
KATE Nov 20 2015 23 Calls (Covered)
KOLD Nov 20 2015 97 Puts
KOLD Nov 20 2015 125 Puts
KORS Nov 20 2015 37.5 Puts
MU Nov 20 2015 14 Puts
NBL Nov 20 2015 32.5 Puts
NUGT Nov 20 2015 35 Calls (Covered)
NUGT Nov 20 2015 61 Calls (Covered)
NUGT Nov 20 2015 75 Calls (Covered)
SLG Nov 20 2015 95 Puts
SVXY Nov 20 2015 30 Puts
SVXY Nov 20 2015 65/66/70/71/72/73/74/75/76 Calls (Covered)
UVXY Nov 20 2015 24/25/25.5/26/26.5/27 Puts
UVXY Nov 20 2015 38/40/42 Calls (Covered)
UVXY Nov 20 2015 43/44/45/45/5/46 Calls
UVXY Nov 20 2015 46.5/47/47.5/48/48.5/49 Calls
UVXY Nov 20 2015 50/51/52/53/54/55 Calls
UVXY Nov 20 2015 80/90/91/92/93/95 Calls
UVXY Nov 20 2015 100/108/110/112 Calls
VXX Nov 20 2015 23 Calls
VXX Nov 20 2015 24 Calls
VXX Nov 20 2015 25 Calls
WFM Nov 20 2015 55 Puts
WYNN Nov 20 2015 57 Puts (Covered)
ZOES Nov 20 2015 22.5 Puts
ZSL Nov 20 2015 67.5 Calls
— Assignments —
FB Nov 20 2015 100 Calls – going short the stock
FCX Nov 20 2015 15 Puts
FCX Nov 20 2015 17 Puts
KOLD Nov 20 2015 136 Calls (Covered)
SVXY Nov 20 2015 53 Calls (Covered/IRA)
$CMG – 5 minute scalp – Sold CMG Nov 20 2015 530.0 Puts @ 0.35
$KOLD – the art of exiting an illiquid option position that just went in the money –
So I’m trying to exit my short call position @ 136 on KOLD but the bid / ask is 3 points apart. Rather than let the market maker take his pound of flesh, I’m going to buy the stock, either on a dip, or at the close and let them call it away.
I’ll still make money due to the large initial premium I got when I sold this.
$WSM #EarningsScalp – Sold WSM Nov 20 2015 55.0 Puts @ 0.23
$FL #EarningsScalp – Sold FL NOV 20 2015 52.5 Puts @ 0.25
$UVXY #VXXGame – Sold 1 UVXY Dec 24 2015 70.0 Call @ 1.23. #TopOfTheChain Adding on.
$NUGT #ShortCalls – Sold NUGT JAN 15 2016 50.0 Calls @ 1.30
$UVXY #VXXGame – Sold 1 UVXY Dec 24 2015 70.0 Call @ 1.13. Initial position. #TopOfTheChain
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