Sold 1 SPY 09/05/2024 533/543 Bull Put Spread at $0.36 Credit
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SPY Calls
Rolling 1 SPY Bear Call Spread out past the SPY September ex-dividend date.
Closed the SPY 09/06/2024 576/530 Bear Call Spread and sold 1 SPY 10/11/2024 576/535 Bear Call Spread ay $0.07 Credit.
Lowered the carry cost of the position $500
SLB Put
Sold 1 SLB 09/06/2024 40.5 Put at $0.09
#Tiny99PercentPuts
VXX Long term Puts
Bought VXX Jan 17 2025 24.0 Puts at $0.10.
135 days to expiration
#VXXContango
AVGO Puts
Sold 1 AVGO 130/139 Bull Put Spread at $0.46 Credit
#Earnings tomorrow
DLTR Puts
Sold 1 DLTR 09/06/2024 60.0 Put at $0.26
#Tiny99PercentPuts
Rolled the long put of my Bull Put spread out a week
Sold to close 1 DLTR 09/06/2024 65.0 Put at $2.22.
Replaced it with 1 DLTR 09/13/2024 55.0 Put at $0.18
#DamageControl
SPY Puts
Sold to close 1 SPY 09/04/2024 543.0 Put at $0.23 to avoid a total loss from expiration today
Replaced it with 1 long SPY 09/05/2024 535.0 Put at $0.21 for a $0.02 Credit on the roll.
Sold 1 SPY 09/05/2024 544.0 Put at $1.01 against the new long position
SPY after the close
Sold 1 SPY 09/04/2024 546 Put at $0.33 – adding to my position
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 547 Diagonal Put – Sold on 08/28 at $0.48
On the last leg down
For this week:
Sold 1 TQQQ 52/57 Bull Put Spread at $0.20 Credit
Sold 1 BA 145/150 Bull Put Spread at $0.24 Credit
Sold 1 VXX 80/70 Bear Call Spread at $0.32 Credit
For Next Week:
Sold 1 VXX Sep 13 2024 80/70 Bear Call Spread at $0.42 Credit
HAL SLB
Tiny Buys
HAL at $30.00
SLB at $42.00
#FallingKnife
Spreads for this week
Sold 1 GTLB 36/39 Bull Put Spread at $0.26 Credit
Sold 1 AVGO 134/143 Bull Put Spread at $0.47 Credit
Sold 1 DOCU 48/52 Bull Put Spread at $0.24 Credit
Sold 1 DLTR 65/72 Bull Put Spread at $0.68 Credit
Sold 1 VXX 79/57 Bear Call Spread at $0.27 Credit
Sold 1 VXX 74/60 Bear Call Spread at $0.28 Credit
Sold 1 MU 79/84 Bull Put Spread at $0.24 Credit
Tiny Puts for this week
Sold 1 DG 75.0 Put at $0.06
Sold 1 BOIL 7.5 Put at $0.07
Sold 1 SOXL 28.0 Put at $0.08
Sold 1 TQQQ 57.0 Put at $0.10
Sold 1 DLTR 65.0 Put at $0.24
Sold 1 MU 85.0 Put at $0.31
OptionsExpiration
What is left after closeouts and rollouts:
Expired:
BBWI 28 Put
BOIL 8 Put
BOIL 7.5 Put
DG 80 Put
LABU 115 Put
MU 80 Put
SOXL 21 Put
SQQQ 7.5 Put
TQQQ 56 Put
TZA 12.5 Put
WBA 9 Puts
#Tiny99PercentPuts
ADSK 295/285 Bear Call Spread
BBWI 45/41 Bear Call Spread
BBY 105 Diagonal Call
BOIL 13.5 Covered Call
BOIL 10.5 Covered Call
CHWY 35/31 Bear Call Spread
CVS 64 Covered Call
FCX 46.5 Covered Call
FCX 48.5/46.5 Bear Call Spread
GAP 29/27 Bear Call Spread
GLD 242.5/237.5 Bear Call Spread
NUGT 46/47 Bull Put Spread
SOXL 53 Covered Call
SOXL 55/41 Bear Call Spread
SPY 552 Diagonal Put
SPY 543/548 Bull Put Spread
TQQQ 55/62.5 Bull Put Spread
TQQQ 83/71 Bear Call Spread
TQQQ 86.5/74 Bear Call Spread
TQQQ 87/77 Bear Call Spread
UPS 120/126 Bull Put Spread
VFC 22.5/18.5 Bear Call Spread
VXX 35/44.5 Bull Put Spread
VXX 40/44 Bull Put Spread
VXX 56/51 Bear Call Spread
VXX 67/57 Bear Call Spread
VXX 80/60 Bear Call Spread
WBA 10.5 Covered Calls
#EveryLittleBitHelps
GLD NUGT AMZN SOXL VXX
A busy opening
Sold 1 GLD 09/04/2024 225/229 Bull Put Spread at $0.27 Credit – expires Weds
Sold 1 NUGT 08/30/2024 46/47 Bull Put Spread at $0.15 Credit – expires today
Sold 1 NUGT 09/06/2024 39/43.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.24 Credit
Dan Fitz and Carter Worth both put out bullish videos on Gold and the miners
Sold 1 AMZN 09/06/2024 187.5/180 Bear Call Spread at $0.37 Credit
Sold 1 SOXL 09/06/2024 44.0 Covered Call at $0.50
Bought 1 VXX Jan 17 2025 26.0 Put / Sold 1 VXX 09/06/2024 43.5 Put at $0.24 Credit
MU DG late reports
Sold 1 MU Aug 30 2024 80 Put at $0.08
Sold 1 DG Aug 30 2024 80 Put at $0.17
#Tiny99PercentPuts
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 08/29/2024 544/549 Bull Put Spread – sold Monday at $0.24
SPY Puts
An aggressive diagonal for tomorrow
Bought 1 SPY 09/03/2024 530 Put/Sold 1 SPY 08/30/2024 552 Put at $0.28 Credit.
At least I have 1 SPY Put ladder position expiring today
AMZN
Sold 1 AMZN 08/30/2024 177.5/175 Bear Call Spread at $0.13 Credit
#EveryLittleBitHelps
more than 5x times failed at highs…lower highs, lower lows….
DG BBY
Retailers moving in opposite directions
Sold 1 DG 08/30/2024 80/85 Bull Put Spread at $0.30 Credit
Bought 1 BBY 09/13/2024 115 Call / Sold 1 BBY 08/30/2024 102 Call at $0.44 Credit
Bought 1 BBY 09/06/2024 110 Call / Sold 1 BBY 08/30/2024 105 Call at $0.14 Credit
NVDQ CRWD HPQ spreads closed
Bought to close 1 NVDA 08/30/2024 165/155 Bear Call Spread at $0.01
Bought to close 1 CRWD 08/30/2024 210/220 Bull Put Spread at $0.01
Bought to close 1 HPQ 08/30/2024 27.5/32.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.01
#ReleasingMargin
SPY GLD Expiration
1 SPY 08/28/2024 545/550 Bull Put Spread – Sold on Monday at $0.17
1 GLD 08/28/2024 240/235 Bear Call Spread – Sold on Friday at $0.48
TQQQ VXX on a slight market bounce
Sold 1 TQQQ 09/06/2024 80/75 Bear Call Spread at $0.30 Credit
Sold 1 VXX 09/06/2024 40/44 Bull Put Spread at $0.58 Credit
Markets
Some serious drops today
SMCI down 21%
ANF down 19%
FL down 11%
VXX Calls – SPY Puts
The market pullback must be getting serious
Sold 1 VXX 08/30/2024 56/51 Bear Call Spread at $0.29 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 09/09/2024 525/535 Bull Put Spread at $0.40 Credit
CRWD SPY Puts
Sold 1 CRWD 08/30/2024 200/210 Bull Put Spread at $0.24 Credit
Sold SPY 09/03/2024 542/547 Bull Put Spread at $0.29 Credit
Sold SPY 09/04/2024 541/546 Bull Put Spread at $0.29 Credit
Sold SPY 09/05/2024 535/545 Bull Put Spread at $0.60 Credit
Sold SPY 09/06/2024 525/535 Bull Put Spread at $0.30 Credit
Extending my #SPYLadder
GAP VFC Calls
Sold 1 GAP 08/30/2024 29/27 Bear Call Spread at $0.22 Credit
Sold 1 VFC 08/30/2024 18.5 Call at $0.15
Sold this against a leftover call from last week
#DoubleDip
TQQQ Call
Sold 1 TQQQ 08/30/2024 74.0 Call at $0.34
Sold against a long call left over from last week
#DoubleDip
GLD again
Two expirations per week
Sold 1 GLD 242.5/237.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.26
SBUX
Sold the last of my SBUX stock at $96.02
Shares left over from an old put assignment at about $77
SPY Puts
Extending my Put Ladder
Sold 1 SPY 08/30/2024 543/548 Bull Put Spread at $0.29 Credit
Tiny Puts
Yesterday’s #Tiny99PercentPuts
1 BBWI 28 Put at $0.10
1 BOIL 8 Put at $0.10
1 LABU 115 Put at $0.25
1 SOXL 21 Put at $0.06
1 SQQQ 7.5 Put at $0.06
1 TQQQ 56 Put at $0.06
1 TZA 12.5 Put at $0.09
#EveryLittleBitHelps
UPS SPY VXX Puts
Sold 1 UPS 08/30/2024 118/126 Bull Put Spread at $0.24 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 08/28/2024 545/550 Bull Put Spread at $0.17 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 08/29/2024 544/549 Bull Put Spread at $0.24 Credit
Sold 1 VXX 08/30/2024 44.5 Put at $0.65
Sold 1 VXX 08/30/2024 44.0 Put at $0.45
Both sold against long puts leftover from last week
#DoubleDip
TQQQ HPQ Puts
Sold 1 TQQQ 08/30/2024 55/62.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.35 Credit
Sold 1 HPQ 08/30/2024 27.5/32.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.31 Credit
ADSK BBWI BBY CHWY FCX NVDA VFC Calls
Sold 1 ADSK 08/30/2024 295/285 Bear Call Spread at $0.34 Credit
Sold 1 BBWI 08/30/2024 45/41 Bear Call Spread at $0.28 Credit
Sold 1 BBY 08/30/2024 102/96 Bear Call Spread at $0.62 Credit
Sold 1 CHWY 08/30/2024 35/31 Bear Call Spread at $0.40 Credit
Sold 1 FCX 08/30/2024 48.5/46.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.25 Credit
Sold 1 NVDA 08/30/2024 165/155 Bear Call Spread at $0.55 Credit
Sold 1 VFC 08/30/2024 21/17.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.20 Credit
OptionsExpiration
Good week:
Expired:
AAP 40 Put
APA 27.5 Puts
HAL 30 Put
LABU 97 Put
SOXL 26 Put
TQQQ 55 Put
VFC 15 Put
#Tiny99PercentPuts
M 13.5/15 Bull Put Spread
SOXL 29/33 Bull Put Spread
SOXL 42.5 Covered Call
SOXL 56 Covered Call
SPY 570/565 Bear Call Spread
TQQQ 71.0 Covered Call
TQQQ 80/73 Bear Call Spread
TQQQ 74 Diagonal Call
TQQQ 64/68 Bull Put Spread
TQQQ 63/67 Bull Put Spread
TQQQ 62/66 Bull Put Spread
UPS 119/125 Bull Put Spread
UPS 127 Diagonal Put
VFC 22.5/17.5 Bear Call Spread
VXX 40/43 Bull Put Spreads
VXX 40/44.5 Bull Put Spread
VXX 80/55 Bear Call Spread
VXX 70/53 Bear Call Spread
VXX 68/55 Bear Call Spread
VXX 65/55 Bear Call Spread
TQQQ
Assuming that my TQQQ 71, 73 and 74 calls for today will expire, setting up a trade for next week
Sold 1 TQQQ 08/30/2024 83/77 Bear Call Spread at $0.28 Credit
GLD again
Sold 1 GLD Aug 28 2024 240/235 Bear Call Spread at $0.48 Credit
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 08/22/2024 568/565 Bear Call Spread (sold today)
SPY Calls
Sold 1 SPY 08/23/2024 570/565 Bear Call Spread at $0.24 Credit
SPY Puts
Sold 1 SPY 09/06/2024 465/515 Bull Put Spread at $0.33 Credit
Adding to my long term SPY Put Ladder
VXX TQQQ
Sold 1 VXX 08/23/2024 70/53 Bear Call Spread at $0.24 Credit
Sold 1 VXX 08/23/2024 68/55 Bear Call Spread at $0.18 Credit
Sold 1 VXX 08/23/2024 65/55 Bear Call Spread at $0.16 Credit
Sold 1 TQQQ 08/23/2024 62/66 Bull Put Spread at $0.28 Credit
TQQQ Puts
Sold1 TQQQ 08/23/2024 64/68 Bull Put Spread at $0.18 Credit
Sold1 TQQQ 08/23/2024 63/67 Bull Put Spread at $0.14 Credit
SPY Calls
Sold 1 SPY 08/22/2024 568/565 Bear Call Spread at $0.27 Credit
Expires today
VXX Diagonal Puts
Bought 1 VXX Aug 30 2024 40 Put / Sold 1 VXX Aug 23 2024 44.5 Put at $0.14 Credit
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SPY GLD Expiration
1 SPY 567/563 Bear Call Spread (sold today)
1 GLD 240/235 Bear Call Spread
APA HAL Puts
Sold 1 APA Aug 23 2024 27.5 Put at $0.06
Sold 1 HAL Aug 23 2024 30.0 Put at $0.08
#TinyPuts
SPY VXX
Both up today
That doesn’t happen often
SPY Calls sold
Sold my excess SPY 08/21/2024 560.0 Calls at $1.27 to avoid a total loss if they expire today.
Bought at $0.20 and $0.42 to hedge short ITM calls that have already been rolled forward
SPY M TZA Spreads
Sold 1 SPY 08/21/2024 567/563 Bear Call Spread at $0.21 Credit
Expires today
Sold 1 M 08/23/2024 13.5/15 Bull Put Spread at $0.14 Credit
Sold 1 TZA 08/23/2024 13.5/14.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.14 Credit
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SPY Long(er) Term Puts
The last of my SPY puts expired yesterday so dipping my toe in again:
Sold 1 SPY 09/20/2024 460/515 Bull Put Spread at $0.72 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 09/13/2024 465/520 Bull Put Spread at $0.54 Credit
TQQQ and GLD
Sold 1 TQQQ 87/73 Diagonal Bear Call Spread at $0.75 Credit
Sold 1 TQQQ 86.5/74 Diagonal Bear Call Spread at $0.42 Credit
Sold 1 GLD 08/21/2024 240/235 Bear Call Spread at $0.51 Credit
High premiums because of the JHole speech
Tiny Puts for this week
Sold 1 VFC Aug 23 2024 15 Put at $0.06
Sold 1 TQQQ Aug 23 2024 55 Put at $0.07
Sold 1 SOXL Aug 23 2024 26 Put at $0.07
Sold 1 AAP Aug 23 2024 40 Put at $0.10
Sold 1 LABU Aug 23 2024 97 Put at $0.20
#Tiny99PercentPuts
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 500/537 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 520/538 Bull Put Spread
I had to roll all my calls for today up and out (again)
VXX Long Term Puts
Bought VXX Jan 17 2025 24.0 Puts at $0.15
#VXXContango
OptionsExpiration
Not as many fireworks this week:
Expired:
#Tiny99%Puts
1 AAP 50 Put
1 ALB 67 Put
1 CMCSA 37 Put
1 CSCO 39 Put
1 INTC 18 Put
1 PFE 27 Put
1 SOXL 27 Put
1 TPR 32 Put
1 VFC 15.5 Put
1 WBA 10 Put
#EveryLittleBitHelps
1 BOIL 12 Covered Call
1 FCX 46 Covered Call
1 SOXL 24/29 Bull Put Spread
1 VXX 45 Diagonal Put
1 VXX 105/74 Bear Call Spread
1 VXX 100/72 Bear Call Spread
1 VXX 89/57 Bear Call Spread
1 VXX 82/72 Bear Call Spread
1 VXX 80/50 Bear Call Spread
1 VFC 21/18 Bear Call Spread
1 INTC 16/19 Bull Put Spread
SPY 500/538 Bull Put Spread
VXX Put Rolled down
Rolled down 1 VXX 08/16/2024 45.5 Diagonal Put to 1 VXX 08/23/2024 43.0 Put at $0.16 Credit
SBUX Call Assigned way early
Back on August 8th I sold 1 SBUX Sep 06 2024 81.0 Covered Call at $0.52 with the stock around 74.75
After the giant move higher on 08/13 and to get the dividend, someone exercised it.
At least I got most of my cash back.
SPY Long Calls rolled out
Sold today’s SPY 555.0 Long Calls at $0.44, 0.45 and $ 0.46 before they expire worthless.
Buying more time as I roll some short ITM Calls paired against these.
Bought 1 SPY 08/19/2024 560 Call at $0.14
Bought 1 SPY 08/20/2024 560. Call at $0.26
Bought 1 SPY 08/21/2024 560.0 Call at $0.42
VXX Puts closed
Bought 1 VXX 08/16/2024 44.0 Diagonal Put at $0.01
Bought 1 VXX 08/16/2024 44.5 Diagonal Put at $0.01
VIX
Fastest decline ever
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 515/527 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 543 Diagonal Put.
I had to roll all my calls for today up and out
TQQQ
Sold 1 TQQQ 08/23/2024 80/71 Bear Call Spread at $0.54 Credit
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 515/531 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 535.0 Diagonal Put
1 SPY 550/547 Bear Call Spread
VXX Puts
I have so many Bear Call spreads for this week and next that this didn’t seem like a big risk.
Bought 1 VXX 08/23/2024 40.0 Put at $0.02 and sold 1 VXX 08/16/2024 45.5 Put at $0.17 for a $0.15 Diagonal Credit.
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SPY Calls and Puts
After a calm opening:
Sold 1 SPY 08/14/2024 547.00 Call at $0.24
Sold 1 SPY 08/14/2024 535.00 Put at $0.27
#EveryLittleBitHelps
TQQQ Calls
Bought 1 TQQQ 09/06/2024 80.0 Call / Sold 1 TQQQ 08/30/2024 71.0 Call for a $0.82 Diagonal Credit
Also, I’m still long 1oo shares of the stock, put to me at $71.00
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 485/531 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 505/532 Bull Put Spread
Rolled my SPY 545/541 Bear Call Spread to a new diagonal for a $1.19 Credit
Bought 1 SPY 08/21/2024 555 Call and Sold 1 SPY 08/20/2024 547 Call
At least the Puts worked 🙂
SPY
Bought 1 SPY 08/14/2024 551.0 Call / Sold 1 SPY 08/13/2024 541.0 Call for a $0.24 Diagonal Credit.
Bought 1 SPY 08/14/2024 515.0 Put / Sold 1 SPY 08/13/2024 531.0 Put for a $0.24 Diagonal Credit.
#EveryLittleBitHelps
VXX Long term Puts
Bought 1 VXX Jan 17 2025 24.0 Put at $0.20
#VXXContango
SBUX
Slowing selling off excess SBUX
Sold tiny bits at 91.16, 91.96, 92.01, 92.10, 93.52, 94.01, 94.11, 94.25, 94.45, 94.66 and 94.88
#FormerFallingKnife
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 545/538 Bear Call Spread
1 SPY 545/539 Bear Call Spread
SPY for tomorrow
Bought 1 SPY 08/14/2024 550.0 Call / Sold 1 SPY 08/13/2024 540.0 Call for a $0.18 Diagonal Credit.
#EveryLittleBitHelps
Also rolled 1 short SPY 08/12/2024 535.00 Put to 1 SPY 08/13/2024 532.00 Put at $0.07 Credit
SPY Calls
Bought 1 SPY 08/13/2024 545.0 Call / Sold 1 SPY 08/12/2024 539.0 Call for a $0.13 Diagonal Credit.
#EveryLittleBitHelps
VXX Calls
Sold 1 VXX 08/16/2024 72.0 Call at $0.43.
Then added:
Sold 1 VXX 08/16/2024 74.0 Call at $0.52
Both are re-writes against leftover long calls from last week’s diagonal spreads
#DoubleDip
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