Rolled 1 SPY 01/02/2025 570/580 Bull Put Spread to 1 SPY 01/06/2025 565/575 Bull Put Spread at $0.36 Credit
Lowered the short strike 5 points
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PPG Stock
Started a tiny position in PPG at $117.00
#SP500 #FallingKnife
First SP500 stock at a new low in 2025
VXX Puts
Rolled 1 VXX 01/03/2025 37/44.5 Bull Put Spread to 1 VXX 01/10/2025 39/43.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.29 Credit
Lowered the short strike a point and tightened up the spread risk
What happened to MSTX options
Cash Distribution (Capital Gains) Option Symbol: 12/31/2024
Defiance Daily Target 2x Long MSTR ETF (MSTX) has announced a short-term capital gains distribution of $14.42760884 per MSTX share.
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 555/575 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 565/575 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 571/581 Bull Put Spread
Happy New year everyone
SPY Spreads
Sold 1 SPY Jan 02 2025 569/579 Bull Put Spread at $0.48 Credit
Sold 1 SPY Jan 02 2025 600/595 Bear Call Spread at $0.12 Credit
Halted Trading in Symbol MSTX
Please be advised Trading on the Options Exchanges has Halted in Symbol MSTX as of 10:41
CLF Call
Sold 1 CLF Jan 03 2025 10.5 Covered Call at $0.03
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SPY Calls
Sold 1 SPY Jan 02 2025 610/600 Bear Call Spread at $0.20 Credit
MSTX Puts
Sold 1 MSTX Jan 03 2025 27 Put at $0.15
Sold 1 MSTX Jan 03 2025 35 Put at $0.35
Sold 1 MSTX Jan 10 2025 35 Put at $0.95
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 570/580 Bull Put Spread – sold at $0.30
SPY Puts
Sold 1 SPY 01/03/2025 570/580 Bull Put Spread at $0.55 Credit
Closed 1 SPY 12/30/2024 590/570 Bull Put Spread for $0.51.
Sold this on a roll on 12/20/2024 for $6.29 Credit
Made back most of what I lost on the spread I covered when I rolled
VXX Calls
Sold 1 VXX Jan 03 2025 58/48.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.78 Credit
Tiny Puts for the new year
Sold 1 VFC Jan 03 2025 19 Put at $0.06
Sold 1 HAL Jan 03 2025 25.5 Put at $0.06
Sold CLF Jan 03 2025 8.5 Puts at $0.06
Sold 1 SOXL Jan 03 2025 23.5 Put at $0.09
Sold 1 BAX Jan 03 2025 28 Put at $0.10
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SPY collapse
Rolled 1 SPY 12/19/2024 583 Put to 1 SPY 12/20/2024 575 Put at $0.28 Credit
ARE BAX BIIB COP HAL MPC PSX stocks
Started a tiny new position in ARE at $100.00
Started a tiny new position in BIIB at $148.00
Started a tiny new position in COP at $96.00
Added a tiny bit of BAX at $29.00
Added a tiny bit of HAL at $27.00
Added a tiny bit of MPC at $135.00
Added a tiny bit of PSX at $113.00
#FallingKnife
Post Fed Trades
Sold 1 SPY 12/30/2024 570/580 Bull Put Spread at $0.30 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 12/27/2024 574/584 Bull Put Spread at $0.36 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 12/20/2024 585/590 Bull Put Spread at $0.26 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 12/19/2024 583/592 Bull Put Spread at $0.16 Credit
#OptionLadder
Sold 1 DIA 12/20/2024 420/425 Bull Put Spread at $0.31 Credit
Sold VXX 12/20/2024 53/49 Bear Call Spreads at $0.19 Credit
Sold 1 VXX 12/27/2024 55/49 Bear Call Spread at $0.33 Credit
Rolled VXX 12/20/2024 44.0 Puts to VXX 12/27/2024 43.0 Puts at $0.06 Credit
DJIA Index
A lot of talk abought the Dow’s 9 day losing streak. Here is why, under the covers:
DVN MPC Stocks
Added a tiny bit of DVN at $32.78
Started a tiny position in MPC at $140.00
#FallingKnife
CLF DVN NUE
#TinyPuts
Sold 1 CLF 12/20/2024 9.5 Put at $0.07
Sold 1 DVN 12/20/2024 31.5 Put at $0.07
Sold 1 NUE 12/20/2024 117.0 Put at $0.20
#EveryLittleBitHelps
WBA SOXL TOL Calls
Sold WBA 12/20/2024 12.0 Covered Calls at $0.04
Sold 1 SOXL 12/27/2024 40.0 Covered Call at $0.13
#EveryLittleBitHelps
Sold TOL 12/20/2024 155/145 Bear Call Spreads at $0.25
COP CVS LEG PSX Stocks
Started a tiny bit in COP at $100.00
Added a tiny bit of CVS at $48.00
Added a tiny bit of LEG at $10.95
Started a tiny position in PSX at $118.00
#FallingKnife
Options Expiration
Big losses on old AVGO, SPY and TQQQ Call spreads, and an early assignment on a NUE 140 Put destroyed my week, despite the winners below:
Expired:
AVGO 143/150 Bull Put Spread
AVGO 145/152.5 Bull Put Spreads
AVGO 147/155 Bull Put Spread
BOIL 60/50 Bear Call Spread
BOIL 59/50 Bear Call Spread
BOIL 32/35.5 Bull Put Spread
CVS 65/57 Bear Call Spread
NUE 167.5/155 Bear Call Spread
NUGT 53.5/49.5 Bear Call Spread
ORCL 145/157.5 Bull Put Spread
ORCL 150/160 Bull Put Spread
SPY 579/599 Bull Put Spread
TQQQ 74/80 Bull Put Spread
VFC 24/22 Bear Call Spread
VXX 54/47.5 Bear Call Spreads
VXX 57/48 Bear Call Spreads
VXX 56/47.5 Bear Call Spreads
VXX 45/47 Bear Call Spreads
CLF 13.5 Covered Calls
NUGT 47 Covered Call
NUGT 49 Covered Call
SOXL 38.5 Covered Call
WBA 10.5 Covered Calls
AI 27 Put
AVGO 145 Put
SOXL 24 Put
SPCE 6 Puts
TQQQ 77 Put
AI TOL NUE
Closed 1 AI 12/13/2024 25.5/35 Bull Put Spread at $0.01 #releasingmargin
Rolled 1 TOL 134/140 Bull Put Spread to next week’s TOL 130/139 Bull Put Spread at $0.08 Credit
Rolled 1 TOL 133/139 Bull Put Spread to next week’s TOL 130/139 Bull Put Spread at $0.75 Credit
Rolled 1 NUE 12/123/2024 129.0 Put to next week’s NUE 125.0 Put at $0.05 Credit
DOW LYB Stocks
Added a tiny bit to DOW at $41.00
Added a tiny bit to LYB at $75.00
#SP500 #FallingKnife
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 598 Diagonal Put
NUE Diagonal Put
Bought 1 NUE 12/20/2024 120 Put / Sold 1 NUE 12/13/2024 129 Put at $0.27 Credit
#1DTE
VXX Put Rolldown
Rolled 1 VXX 12/13/2024 43.0 Put to next week’s VXX 42.0 Put for $0.03 Credit
CVS DVN Stock
Added tiny bit to my CVS position at $51.00 and $50.00
Added tiny bit to my DVN position at $34.00 (ex-div tomorrow – yield 5.75%)
#SP500 #FallingKnife
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 616/608 Bear Call Spread
1 SPY 593/601 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 1 600.0 Diagonal Put
BAX CVS
#TinyTrades
Bought BAX at $31.00 and $30.83
Bought CVS at $52.71
#SP500 #FallingKnife
SPCE Put
Sold 1 SPCE 12/13/2024 6.0 Put at $0.09
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SPY Calls
Bought 1 SPY 12/12/2024 613 Call / Sold 1 SPY 12/11/2024 608 Call at $0.15 Diagonal Credit
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 607 Diagonal Call
SPY Put
Sold 1 SPY 12/11/2024 600 Put at $0.28
WBA TQQQ SPCE
Sold WBA 01/17/2025 17.5 Covered Calls at $0.06
Walgreens Shares Spike Off 28-Year Lows On Private-Equity Interest
Sold 1 TQQQ 12/13/2024 77.0 Put at $0.08
Sold 1 SPCE 12/13/2024 6.0 Put at $0.08
#TinyTrades
More Spreads
Sold 1 AVGO 12/13/2024 145/150 Bull Put Spread at $0.25 Credit
Sold 1 BOIL 12/13/2024 32/35.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.18 Credit
ORCL AVGO SOXL Puts
Tiny Trades:
Bought to close 1 ORCL 12/13/2024 150.0 Put at $0.01
#ReleasingMargin
Sold 1 AVGO 12/13/2024 145.0 Put at $0.08
Sold 1 SOXL 12/13/2024 24.0 Put at $0.06
#EveryLittleBitHelps
Thanks for the idea @walter6871
TOL Puts
Sold 1 TOL 12/13/2024 134/139 Bull Put Spread at $0.25 Credit (post-earnings)
GLD SPY Expiration
1 GLD 235/245 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 594/604 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 617/611 Bear Call Spread
TOL Puts
Sold 1 TOL 12/13/2024 133/140 Bull Put Spread at $0.28 Credit (earnings today AMC)
SPY Puts
Bought 1 SPY 12/16/2024 589 Put / Sold 1 SPY 12/12/2024 598 Put at $0.21 Diagonal Credit
#EveryLittleBitHelps
Monday Spreads
Sold 1 AI 12/13/2024 25.50/35 Bull Put Spread at $1.04 Credit (earnings today AMC)
Sold 1 ORCL 12/13/2024 150/160 Bull Put Spread at $0.26 Credit (earnings today AMC)
Sold 1 ORCL 12/13/2024 145/157.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.26 Credit (earnings today AMC)
Sold 1 AVGO 12/09/2024 135/155 Bull Put Spread at $0.63 Credit
Sold 1 AVGO 12/09/2024 143/152.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.22 Credit
Sold 1 NUGT 12/09/2024 53.5/49.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.16 Credit
Sold 1 VFC 12/13/2024 24/22 Bear Call Spread at $0.24 Credit
Sold 1 TSLA 12/20/2024 280/310 Bull Put Spread at $0.43 Credit
Bought 1 CVS 12/27/2024 63 Call / Sold 1 CVS 12/13/2024 57.0 Call at $0.23 Diagonal Credit
Sold VXX 12/09/2024 54/47.5 Bear Call Spreads at $0.16 Credit
OptionsExpiration
AVGO 135/160 Bull Put Spread
BOIL 28/33 Bull Put Spread
BOIL 60/50 Bear Call Spread
BOIL 65/55 Bear Call Spread
CRM 270/280 Bull Put Spread4
CVS 65/60 Bear Call Spread
NUGT 50/47 Bear Call Spread
SPY 604 Diagonal Put
TQQQ 55/70.5 Bull Put Spread
VXX 50/45 Bear Call Spreads
VXX 51/45 Bear Call Spread
VXX 52/45 Bear Call Spreads
VXX 41 Diagonal Put
DLTR 49 Put
DG 55 Put
SOXS 18.5 Put
INTC 20 Put
FL 17.5 Put
CLF 14.0 Covered Calls
NUGT 47.0 Covered Calls
SOXL 36.0 Covered Call
SOXL 37.0 Covered Call
SPY Calls and Puts
Sold 1 SPY 12/10/2024 603 Put at $0.44
Sold 1 SPY 12/09/2024 604 Put at $0.27
Sold 1 SPY 12/09/2024 611 Call at $0.25
#OnlySpreads
NWL TROW APA CE DVN LYB OXY Stock
Sold my last tiny bit of NWL at $10.24
Sold a bit of TROW at $125.01
#FormerFallingKnife
Added a tiny bit of APA at $21.00
Added a tiny bit of CE at $69.00
Added a tiny bit of DVN at $35.00
Added a tiny bit of LYB at $76.00
Added a tiny bit of OXY at $48.00
#FallingKnife
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 612/608 Bear Call Spread
1 SPY 612/607 Bear Call Spread
SPY Puts
The relentless move up has kept me from setting up new put Spreads
Sort of forcing this …
Bought 1 SPY Dec 09/2024 594 Put / Sold 1 SPY Dec 06 2024 604 Put at $0.38 Credit
INTC Put
Sold 1 INTC Dec 06 2024 20.0 Put at $0.06
#TinyTrade
DVN DOW MCHP CE LYB Stock
Added tiny bits of these at new lows
DVN at $36.00
DOW at $42.00
MCHP at $60.00
CE at $70.00
LYB at $77.00
#SP500 #FallingKnife
VXX Calls
Last one for this week
Sold 1 VXX Dec 06/2024 50/45 Bear Call Spread at $0.14 Credit
GLD Expiration
1 GLD 249/246 Bear Call Spread
VXX Calls
Sold VXX Dec 06/2024 52/45 Bear Call Spreads at $0.13 and $0.14
Sold VXX Dec 06/2024 51/45 Bear Call Spreads at $0.14 and $0.15
Offsetting VXX Puts that I’m forced to roll out
VXX Puts
Sold to close VXX Dec 06 2024 40.0 Puts at $0.08. Bought at $0.03 and $0.05
Bought 1 VXX Jan 17 2025 35 Put at $0.26
Paid for it by selling i VXX Dec 06 2024 41.0 Put at $0.33
NWL DVN LYB
#TinyTrades
Sold NWL at $9.82
Bought DVN at $37.00
Bought LYB at $78.66
BOIL SOXS FL Puts
Sold 1 BOIL Dec 06 2024 28/33 Bull Put Spread at $0.18 Credit
Sold 1 SOXS Dec 06 2024 18.5 Put at $0.06
Sold 1 FL Dec 06 2024 17.5 Put at $0.10 (post earnings)
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 610/606 Bear Call Spread
1 SPY 609/606 Bear Call Spread
GLD NUGT Calls
Sold 1 GLD Dec 04 2024 249/246 Bear Call Spread at $0.19 Credit
Sold 1 NUGT Dec 06 2024 50/47 Bear Call Spread at $0.18 Credit
CRM Puts
Sold 1 CRM Dec 06 2024 270/280 Bull Put Spread at $0.22 Credit
DG DLTR NUGT SOXL Tiny Trades
Sold 1 DG Dec 06 2024 55.0 Put at $0.10
Sold 1 DLTR Dec 06 2024 49.0 Put at $0.11
Sold NUGT Dec 06 47.0 Covered Calls at $0.10 and $0.15
Sold 1 SOXL Dec 06 37.0 Covered Call at $0.06
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 607/603 Bear Call Spread
1 SPY 604 Diagonal Call
AVGO Puts 1DTE
Sold 1 AVGO 11/29/2024 150/157.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.40 Credit
#ScalpTrade
DELL HPQ SYM Tiny Puts
Post-earnings
Sold 1 HPQ 11/29/2024 33.0 Put at $0.06
Sold 1 SYM 11/29/2024 20.0 Put at $0.10
Sold 1 DELL 11/29/2024 113.0 Put at $0.19
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 581/587 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 580/586 Bull Put Spread
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 605/601 Bear Call Spread
1 SPY 575/589 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 585/590 Bull Put Spread
BOIL Spread
Sold 1 BOIL 70/65 Bear Call Spread at $0.24 Credit
#ShortWeek
USB NWL Tiny Trades
Selling my oldest and highest USB stock at $53.72 – a new high
Selling my oldest and highest NWL stock at $9.68 – a new high
#FormerFallingKnife
VXX Call Spreads
Sold 1 VXX 11/29/2024 55/49.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.14 Credit
Sold VXX 11/29/2024 54/48.5 Bear Call Spreads at $0.19 And $0.23 Credits
#ShortWeek
TSLA Spreads
Sold 1 TSLA 11/29/2024 407.50/402.50 Bear Call Spread at $0.27 Credit
Sold 1 TSLA 11/29/2024 300/312 Bull Put Spread at $0.24 Credit
#ShortWeek
MSTX Put
Sold 1 MSTX Dec 20 2024 15.0 Put at $0.80.
Stock closed at $128.93
Options Expiration
Decent week with Call rolls in AVGO, TSLA, GLD, NUE. Lots of VXX Call spreads expired making back some of what I lost rolling VXX Puts
Expirations:
AVGO 135/150 Bull Put Spread
AVGO 145/150 Bull Put Spread
BOIL 60/56 Bear Call Spread
BOIL 60/55 Bear Call Spread
BOIL 41/43 Bull Put Spread
CVS 58 Diagonal Call
GLD 237/241 Bull Put Spread
NUE 136/148 Bull Put Spread
NUGT 48.5/45.5 Bear Call Spread
NUGT 35/42 Bull Put Spread
NVDA 110/120 Bull Put Spread
SPY 550/570 Bull Put Spread
SPY 562/580 Bull Put Spread
SPY 600 Diagonal Call
TQQQ 95/84 Bear Call Spread
TQQQ 62/67 Bull Put Spreads
TSLA 390/385 Bear Call Spread
VXX 62/52 Bear Call Spreads
VXX 61/51 Bear Call Spreads
VXX 60/50 Bear Call Spread
VXX 57.5/49.5 Bear Call Spread
VXX 57.5/49 Bear Call Spread
VXX 59/49.5 Bear Call Spread
VXX 59/49 Bear Call Spread
VXX 57.5/48.5 Bear Call Spread
VXX 45 Diagonal Puts
VXX 44 Diagonal Put
AAP 36.5 Put
MRNA 34 Put
PARA 10.5 Put
VFC 18.5 Put
VFC 18 Put
CLF 15.0 Covered Calls
SOXL 35 Covered Call
SOXL 36 Covered Call
Assignments:
1 BAX 33 Covered Call (stock put to me at 32 last week)
VXX Puts
last minute rolls
Rolled 1 VXX 11/22/2024 38/46 Bull Put Spread to 1 VXX 11/29/2024 40/44 Bull Put Spread at even money
Rolled 1 VXX 11/22/2024 46 Diagonal Put to 1 VXX 11/29/2024 46 Put at $0.97 Credit
TSLA Calls
Sold 1 TSLA 11/29/2024 405/400 Bear Call Spread at $0.25 Credit
SPY Put Ladder
Sold 1 SPY 11/25/2024 585/590 Bull Put Spread at $0.25
Sold 1 SPY 11/26/2024 581/587 Bull Put Spread at $0.25
Sold 1 SPY 11/26/2024 580/586 Bull Put Spread at $0.25
MRNA Covered Call closed
Exited the covered Call too early
Sold my MRNA stock and covered the MRNA 39.0 Covered Call for $38.52 Credit
Put to me at 37.5 last Friday
Should have kept it to the end of the day when it would have been assigned.
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