Bought to close 1 SPY 04/23/2025 500/515 Bull Put Spread and Sold 1 SPY 04/30/2025 505/515 Bull Put Spread at $0.20 Credit.
Tightened the spread 5 points by going out an extra week
#ReleasingMargin
Author Archives: Option Iceman
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 04/14/2025 563/553 Bear Call Spread – sold this morning at $0.30
1 SPY 04/14/2025 562/554 Bear Call Spread – sold this morning at $0.21
TJX SPY Calls
Sold 1 TJX 04/17/2025 138/133 Bear Call Spread at $0.32 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 04/15/2025 560/554 Bear Call Spread at $0.21 Credit #1DTE
CVX Puts
Not trusting the downside so all puts are diagonals for extra safety
Sold 1 CVX 04/25/2025-04/17/2025 124/131 Diagonal Bull Put Spread at $0.16 Credit
PCG INTC CMCSA EIX
Sold my tiny position in PCG at $17.11 – Bought on 02/04 at $15.00
Sold the last of my INTC at $20.56 – Bought on 8/8/2024 at $18.87
Sold my tiny position in CMCSA at $34.01 – Bought on 01/30 at $33.00
Sold the last of my EIX at $56.70 – Bought on 01/30 at $54.00
#RaisingCASH
SOXL CLF SPCE Covered Calls
Sold 1 SOXL 04/17/2025 13.0 Covered Call at $0.22
Sold SOXL 04/17/2025 17.0 Covered Calls at $0.04
Sold 1 CLF 04/17/2025 9.0 Covered Call at $0.04
Sold SPCE 04/17/2025 4.0 Covered Calls at $0.02
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SPY Calls 0DTE
Sold 1 SPY 04/14/2025 563/553 Bear Call Spread at $0.30 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 04/14/2025 562/554 Bear Call Spread at $0.21 Credit
TQQQ OKLO BA Calls
Sold 1 TQQQ 04/17/2025 60/54 Bear Call Spread at $1.41 Credit
Sold 1 TQQQ 04/17/2025 60/55 Bear Call Spread at $0.98 Credit
Sold 1 TQQQ 04/17/2025 60/55.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.84 Credit
Sold 1 TQQQ 04/17/2025 60/56 Bear Call Spread at $0.66 Credit
Sold 1 OKLO 04/17/2025 30/26.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.19 Credit
Sold 1 BA 04/17/2025 180/170 Bear Call Spread at $0.78 Credit
XEL EIX FMC CPB KHC BG MOS Stock
Sold the last tiny bit of XEL at $68.85
Bought on 3/6/2024 at $47.50
Sold half of my tiny position in EIX at $56.01
Bought on 2/6/2025 at $51.00
Sold the last tiny bit of FMC at $37.05
Bought on 2/7/2025 at $34.00
Sold the last tiny bit of CPB at $38.51
Bought on 1/10/2025 at $38.00
Sold the last tiny bit of KHC at $29.51
Bought on 1/10/2025 at $29.00
Sold half of my tiny position in BG at $74.85
Bought at 74 on 2/4/2025 -(other half bought at $69)
Sold half of my tiny position in MOS at $25.61
Bought at 25 on 9/10/2024 -(other half bought at $23)
#RaisingCash
BBBY COP DOW UPS Stocks
Tiny fills of some more yield plays in the pre-market:
BBY at $55.00
COP at $80.00
DOW at $25.00
UPS at $90.00
#SP500 #FallingKnife
APA LYB TGT Stocks
Nibbling a little bit on some yield plays
Bought APA at $14.00
Bought LYB at $53.00
Bought TGT at $89.00
#SP500 #FallingKnife
SOXL CLF WBA LVS VFC Calls
Sold 1 SOXL 04/11/2025 13.0 Covered Call at $0.11 – vs. stock put to me at $12 Friday
Sold SOXL 04/11/2025 17.0 Covered Calls at $0.03 and $0.06
Sold 1 SOXL 04/17/2025 17.0 Covered Call at $0.12
Sold 1 SOXL 04/25/2025 17.0 Covered Call at $0.18
Sold 1 SOXL 05/02/2025 17.0 Covered Call at $0.24
Sold 1 CLF 04/11/2025 9.0 Covered Calls at $0.03 – vs. stock put to me at $8 Friday
Sold CLF 04/11/2025 9.5 Covered Calls at $0.04
Sold 1 CLF 04/17/2025 9.5 Covered Call at $0.06
Sold WBA 04/11/2025 13.0 Covered Calls at $0.03
Sold 1 LVS 04/11/2025 39.0 Covered Call at $0.06
Sold VFC 04/11/2025 15.0 Covered Calls at $0.06 – vs. stock put to me at $14 Friday
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SPY Puts rolled
I never would have believed I would have to do this
Rolled 1 SPY 04/04/2025 516/521 Bull Put Spread to 1 SPY 512/520 04/07/2025 Bull Put Spread at $0.19 Credit
Hoping for a bear market rally soon
Nibbling on some higher yield stocks
TROW at $83.00
SWK at $60.00
VTRS at $8.00
LYB at $60.00
TGT at $91.00
BBY at $60.00
UPS at $100.00
PSX at $99.00
#SP500 #FallingKnife – off a cliff today
SPY
$SPY short term line in sand
Tariff impact
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 04/03/2025 520/525 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 04/03/2025 518/523 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 04/03/2025 582/577 Bear Call Spread
TQQQ Calls / VXX Puts closed
Bought to close TQQQ 04/04/2025 70/65 Bear Call Spreads at $0.01
Bought to close TQQQ 04/04/2025 69/66 Bear Call Spreads at $0.01
Bought to close VXX 04/04/202541.5/46.5 Bull Put Spreads at $0.01
#ReleaseMargin
VXX Puts
After hours during the President’s presser
Sold 1 VXX 04/04/2025 40.5/46 Bull Put Spread at $0.19 Credit
Sold 1 VXX 04/04/2025 40/46 Bull Put Spread at $0.19 Credit
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 04/02/2025 524/529 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 04/02/2025 523/528 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 04/02/2025 574/571 Bear Call Spread
BA Calls
Sold 1 BA 04/04/2025 180/177.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.24 Credit
SPY Calls
Sold 1 SPY 04/03/2025 582/577 Bear Call Spread at $0.33 Credit
#1DTE
TQQQ Calls
Sold TQQQ 04/04/2025 69/66 Bear Call Spreads at $0.15 and $0.22 Credits
Sold TQQQ 04/04/2025 71/65.5 Bear Call Spreads at $0.23 and $0.28 Credits
VXX Puts
Sold VXX 04/04/2025 41.5/46.5 Bull Put Spreads at $0.14, 0.16 and $0.20 Credits
Sold 1 VXX 04/04/2025 40.5/46 Bull Put Spread at $0.13 Credit
Sold 1 VXX 04/04/2025 40/46 Bull Put Spread at $0.13 Credit
Paired with many VXX Bear Call Spreads
MSTR COST AMZN Calls
Sold MSTR 04/04/2025 347.5/345 Bear Call Spreads at $0.21 and $0.31 Credits
Sold 1 MSTR 04/04/2025 352.5/350 Bear Call Spread at $0.24 Credit
Sold 1 COST 04/04/2025 1010/1005 Bear Call Spread at $0.17 Credit
Sold AMZN 04/04/2025 207.5/205 Bear Call Spreads at $0.17 and $0.29 Credits
Sold 1 AMZN 04/04/2025 212.5/210 Bear Call Spread at $0.15 Credit
Thanks @walter6871 for the ideas
LULU SOXL LABU CLF
Sold LULU 04/04/2025 315/305 Bear Call Spreads at $0.27 and $0.37 Credits
Sold 1 LABU 04/04/2025 42.0 Put at $0.21
Sold 1 SOXL 04/04/2025 11.5 Put at $0.06
Sold SOXL 04/04/2025 20.5 Covered Calls at $0.03
Sold CLF 04/04/2025 9.5 Covered Calls at $0.03
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 530/535 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 529/534 Bull Put Spread
Both sold yesterday
SPY Calls
Sold 1 04/02/2025 574/571 Bear Call Spread at $0.23 Credit
Paired with multiple short Put spreads sold yesterday
#1DTE
BOIL Puts / BA NKE Calls
Sold BOIL 04/04/2025 63/68 Bull Put Spreads at $0.22 and $0.24 Credits
Paired with BOIL Calls sold yesterday
Sold 1 BA 04/04/2025 180/175 Bear Call Spread at $0.49 Credit
Paired with BA Puts sold yesterday
Sold 1 NKE 04/04/2025 72/68 Bear Call Spread at $0.14 Credit
Paired with NKE Puts sold yesterday
TQQQ Calls
Sold 1 TQQQ 04/04/2025 70/65 Bear Call Spread at $0.27 Credit
Sold 1 TQQQ 04/04/2025 71/65.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.18 Credit
VXX Calls
Sold VXX 04/04/2025 58/55 Bear Call Spreads at $0.48 Credit
Sold 1 VXX 65/57 Diagonal Bear Call Spread at $0.31 Credit
SPY Expiration
SPY 03/31/2025 535/540 Bull Put Spreads – sold this morning
LVS WBA Calls
Sold 1 LVS 04/04/2025 42.0 Covered Call at $0.06
Sold WBA 04/04/2025 12.0 Covered Calls at $0.02
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SPY
In the green for now
CLF DOW HAL MSTX PFE SOXL SPCE VFC
Sold CLF 04/04/2025 8.0 Puts at $0.20 and $0.26
Sold 1 DOW 04/04/2025 32.0 Put at $0.11
Sold 1 HAL 04/04/2025 23.5 Put at $0.06
Sold 1 MSTX 04/04/2025 14.0 Put at $0.15
Sold 1 PFE 04/04/2025 24.0 Put at $0.10
Sold 1 SOXL 04/04/2025 12.0 Put at $0.13
Sold 1 SPCE 04/04/2025 2.5 Put at $0.14
Sold VFC 04/04/2025 14.0 Puts at $0.07 and $0.12
#TinyPuts
BA BOIL GOOGL NFLX NKE NUGT
Sold 1 BOIL 04/04/2025 100/95 Bear Call Spread at $0.54 Credit
Sold 1 BA 04/04/2025 155/160 Bull Put Spread at $0.34 Credit
Sold 1 GOOGL 04/04/2025 135/140 Bull Put Spread at $0.16 Credit
Sold 1 NFLX 04/04/2025 825/830 Bull Put Spread at $0.27 Credit
Sold 1 NKE 04/04/2025 60/61 Bull Put Spread at $0.18 Credit
Sold 1 NUGT 04/04/2025 50/55 Bull Put Spread at $0.40 Credit
SPY Put Ladder
Sold 1 SPY 03/31/2025 535/540 Bull Put Spread at $0.21 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 04/01/2025 529/534 Bull Put Spread at $0.21 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 04/02/2025 523/528 Bull Put Spread at $0.21 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 04/03/2025 518/523 Bull Put Spread at $0.21 Credit
#SPYLadder
OptionsExpiration
Everything was rolled out or will expire except:
Assignments:
1 SOXL 17.0 Put
1 LVS 38.5 Put
SWK Stock
Added a tiny bit of SWK at $77.00 – Div = 4.22%
#SP500 #FallingKnife
VXX Calls
Also for next week:
Sold VXX 04/04/2025 60/55 Bear Call Spreads at $0.35 Credit
BA NKE NUGT
For next week:
Sold BA 04/04/2025 160/165 Bull put Spreads at $0.40 Credit
Sold NKE 04/04/2025 59/63 Bull put Spreads at $0.33 Credit
Sold NUGT 04/04/2025 70/67 Bear Call Spreads at $0.38 Credit
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 03/27/2025 554/559 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 03/27/2025 555/560 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 03/27/2025 556/591 Bull Put Spread
LULU Iron Condors
DOW VTRS PPG Stocks
Added a tiny bit of DOW at $35.00 – Div = 7.87%
Added a tiny bit of VTRS at $8.75 – Div = 5.36%
Added a tiny bit of PPG at $106.00 – Div = 2.43%
#SP500 #FallingKnife
BA TSLA SPY VXX again
Sold 1 BA 03/28/2025 160/167.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.21 Credit
Sold 1 TSLA 03/28/2025 242.5/247.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.38 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 03/28/2025 548/553 Bull Put Spread at $0.16 Credit
Sold 1 VXX 03/28/2025 61/51 Bear Call Spread at $0.39 Credit
BA TSLA SPY VXX
Sold 1 BA 03/28/2025 160/170 Bull Put Spread at $0.28 Credit
Sold 1 TSLA 03/28/2025 245/250 Bull Put Spread at $0.38 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 03/28/2025 549/554 Bull Put Spread at $0.15 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 03/27/2025 554/559 Bull Put Spread at $0.16 Credit #1DTE
Sold 1 VXX 03/28/2025 60/50 Bear Call Spread at $0.47 Credit
Sold 1 VXX 03/28/2025 59/50 Bear Call Spread at $0.48 Credit
SPY BA TQQQ VXX
Sold 1 SPY 03/27/2025 555/560 Bull Put Spread at $0.16 Credit #1DTE
Sold 1 BA 03/28/2025 165/170 Bull Put Spread at $0.17 Credit
Sold 1 TQQQ 03/28/2025 54/59 Bull Put Spread at $0.16 Credit
Sold 1 VXX 03/28/2025 59/52 Bear Call Spread at $0.17 Credit
Sold 1 VXX 03/28/2025 59/51 Bear Call Spread at $0.20 Credit
Sold 1 VXX 03/28/2025 58/50 Bear Call Spread at $0.30 Credit
CVS Puts
Sold 1 CVS 03/08/2025 61/64 Bull Put Spread at $0.19 Credit
#EveryLittleBitHelps
AMZN BOIL DLTR UPS Spreads
Sold 1 AMZN 03/28/2025 217.5/212.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.18 Credit
Sold 1 BOIL 03/28/2025 63/67 Bull Put Spread at $0.53 Credit
Sold 1 DLTR 03/28/2025 51/55 Bull Put Spread at $0.33 Credit
Sold 1 UPS 03/28/2025 101/106 Bull Put Spread at $0.19 Credit
BA Strangle
Sold 1 BA 03/28/2025 165/170/192.5/200 Strangle at $0.38 Credit
VXX Strangle
Sold 1 VXX 03/28/2025 41/44/51/60 Strangle at $0.31 Credit
LMT NKE DLTR Puts
Sold 1 LMT 03/28/2025 405/410 Bull Put Spread at $0.50 Credit
Sold 1 NKE 03/28/2025 60/65 Bull Put Spread at $0.24 Credit
Sold 1 DLTR 03/28/2025 52/57 Bull Put Spread at $0.43 Credit #Earnings this week
BOIL TSLA TQQQ OKLO NVDA BA DELL GOOGL Calls
Sold 1 BOIL 03/28/2025 97/92 Bear Call Spread at $0.53 Credit
Sold 1 TSLA 03/28/2025 315/310 Bear Call Spread at $0.23 Credit
Sold 1 TQQQ 03/28/2025 73/69 Bear Call Spread at $0.45 Credit
Sold 1 OKLO 03/28/2024 40/36 Bear Call Spread at $0.43 Credit #Earnings this week
Sold 1 NVDA 03/28/2024 130/127 Bear Call Spread at $0.28 Credit
Sold 1 BA 03/28/2024 192.5/187.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.73 Credit
Sold 1 DELL 03/28/2024 110/105 Bear Call Spread at $0.24 Credit
Sold 1 GOOGL 03/28/2024 177.5/172.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.33 Credit
CLF SPCE Calls
Sold 1 CLF 03/28/2025 10.5 Covered Call at $0.09
Sold SPCE 03/28/2025 5.0 Covered Calls at $0.03
#EveryLittleBitHelps
VXX Calls Rolled
Rolled VXX 03/21/2025 66/49 Bear Call Spreads to VXX 03/28/2025 65/52 Bear Call Spreads at $0.28 Credit
Should be the last VXX trade for this week
CLF SOXL Puts
For next week …
Sold 1 SOXL 03/28/2025 14.0 Put at $0.06
Sold 1 CLF 03/08/2025 8.5 Put at $0.14
#TinyPuts
WBD MCHP Puts
Sold 1 WBD 03/21/2025 10.5 Put at $0.07
Sold 1 MCHP 03/21/2025 50.0 Put at $0.18
#TinyPuts
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SOXL TQQQ CE Calls
Sold 1 SOXL 03/21/2025 22.0 Covered Call at $0.09
Sold CE 03/21/2025 60.0 Covered Calls at $0.05
#EveryLittleBitHelps
Bought to close 1 TQQQ 03/21/2025 72.0 Covered Call at $0.01
Sold 1 TQQQ 03/21/2025 66.0 Covered Call at $0.32
#DoubleDip
VXX BA Calls Rolled
Rolled VXX 03/21/2025 67/48 Bear Call Spreads to VXX 03/28/2025 67/48.5 Bear Call Spreads at $0.19 Credit
Rolled VXX 03/21/2025 75/47.5 Bear Call Spreads to VXX 03/28/2025 67/48 Bear Call Spreads at $0.13 Credit
Raised both short strikes $0.50
Rolled 1 BA 03/21/2025 162.5 Call to 1 BA 03/28/2025 165.0 Call at $1.04 Debit but raised the short strike $2.50
TSLA Calls
Sold 1 TSLA 03/21/2025 260/255 Bear Call Spread at $0.35 Credit
Paired with the TSLA Puts sold yesterday
More VXX Puts
Sold VXX 03/21/2025 42/47 Bull Put Spreads at $0.30 Credit
Sold VXX 03/21/2025 42/46.5 Bull Put Spreads at $0.20 Credit
CLF SOXL Puts
Sold CLF 03/21/2025 8.5 Puts at $0.03
Sold 1 SOXL 03/21/2025 17.0 Put at $0.11
#EveryLittleBitHelps
VXX Puts
Sold VXX 03/21/2025 42/47 Bull Put Spreads at $0.15, $0.16, $0.19 and $0.24 Credits
Sold VXX 03/21/2025 42/46.5 Bull Put Spreads at $0.13 and $0.16 Credits
For next week Sold VXX 03/28/2025 41/46 Bull Put Spreads at $0.32 and $0.41 Credits
CVX Stock
Sold a tiny bit of CVX at $163.01
Bought in Nov 2023 at $143.00
#FormerFallingKnife
BA Strangle
Sold 1 BA 03/21/2025 157.5/162.5/177.5/182.5 Strangle at $1.31 Credit
BOIL Calls
Sold 1 BOIL 03/21/2025 94/89 Bear Call Spread at $1.42 Credit
VXX Puts
Sold VXX 03/21/2025 42/47 Bull Put Spreads at $0.13 and $0.14 Credits
VXX Calls
Sold VXX 03/21/2025 61/56 Bear Call Spreads at $0.26 and $0.34 Credits
Sold 1 VXX 03/21/2025 62/57 Bear Call Spread at $0.21 Credit
DECK NVDA TSLA Puts
Sold 1 DECK 03/21/2025 105/110 Bull Put Spread at $0.45 Credit
Sold 1 NVDA 03/21/2025 104/108 Bull Put Spread at $0.30 Credit
Sold 1 TSLA 03/21/2025 190/200 Bull Put Spread at $0.47 Credit
SPY
For the 2nd straight day the SPY had a 90%+ up day
Very Rare. About once every 3 years.
Only 44 of 500 stocks down today
TROW TGT CE MRK BA NVDA VXX
Sold TROW 03/21/2025 100/95 Bear Call Spreads $0.57 and $0.80 Credits
Sold TGT 03/21/2025 117/110 Bear Call Spreads at $0.33 and $0.44 Credits
Sold 1 CE 03/21/2025 100/95 Bear Call Spread at $0.47 Credit
Sold 1 MRK 03/21/2025 100/97 Bear Call Spread at $0.31 Credit
Sold 1 BA 03/21/2025 145/152.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.53 Credit
Sold 1 NVDA 03/21/2025 106/110 Bull Put Spread at $0.34 Credit
Sold VXX 03/21/2025 42/46.5 Bull Put Spreads at $0.12 and $0.19 Credits
CLF AAP SOXL APA
Sold 1 CLF 03/21/2025 11.5 Covered Call at $0.07
Sold 1 AAP 03/21/2025 33.0 Put at $0.08
Sold 1 SOXL 03/21/2025 16.0 Put at $0.08
Sold 2 APA 03/21/2025 20.5 Covered Calls at $0.15
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SPY
A rare 90%+ up day for the #SP500.
only 49/500 down on the day
VXX Call Covered
Rolled bunches of calls in VXX for the 2nd week in a row but covered this one
Bought to close 1 VXX 03/14/2025 52.0 Call at $0.01
Sold last Friday on a roll at $4.18
CVS Calls Rolled
Rolled 1 CVS 03/14/2025 72/65 Bear Call Spread to next week at $0.43 Credit
Options Bistro 