1 SPY 560/572 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 565/575 Bull Put Spread
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VXX Puts
Bought VXX Jan 17 2025 32.0 Puts at $0.19, $0.18, $0.17 and $0.16
Bought 1 VXX Jan 17 2025 33.0 Put at $0.21
Tiny Puts
Sold 1 DOW 10/25/2024 48.5 Put at $0.06
Sold 1 VFC 10/25/2025 17.0 Put at $0.06
Sold 1 APA 10/25/2024 24.0 Put at $0.07
Sold 1 INTC 10/25/2024 21.0 Put at $0.08
Sold 1 AAP 10/25/2024 36.5 Put at $0.09
Sold 1 HAL 10/25/2024 27.5 Put at $0.10
Sold 1 BOIL 10/25/2024 8.0 Put at $0.10
Sold 1 CNC 10/25/2024 53.0 Put at $0.11
Sold 1 LABU 10/25/2024 90.0 Put at $0.11
#EveryLittleBitHelps
Monday Spreads
Sold 1 VXX 10/25/2024 62/56 Bear Call Spread at $0.24 Credit
Sold 1 VXX 10/25/2024 70/60 Bear Call Spread at $0.18 Credit
Sold 1 TQQQ 10/25/2024 85/79 Bear Call Spread at $0.22 Credit
Sold 1 TQQQ 10/25/2024 61.5/68 Bull Put Spread at $0.18 Credit
Sold 1 NUGT 10/25/2024 51.5/55 Bull Put Spread at $0.40 Credit
Sold 1 GLD 10/23/2024 244/249 Bull Put Spread at $0.27 Credit
Sold 1 GLD 10/25/2024 242/246 Bull Put Spread at $0.11 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 10/23/2024 564/574 Bull Put Spread at $0.18 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 10/22/2024 565/575 Bull Put Spread at $0.14 Credit
OptionsExpiration
Rolled some AMZN, GLD, NUGT and VXX Calls up. I’m left with these that all expired
AMZN 155/180 Bull Put Spread
ASML 610/620 Bull Put Spread
ASML 630/640 Bull Put Spread
AVGO 152/165 Bull Put Spread
AVGO 160/168 Bull Put Spread
CVS 71/64 Bear Call Spread
CVS 68 Diagonal Call
CVS 69 Diagonal Call
GLD 238/243 Bull Put Spread
NUGT 38/4435 Bull Put Spread
NUGT 48/50.5 Bull Put Spread
OXY 49/51 Bear Call Spread
SOXL 25/30 Bull Put Spread
SPY 564/572 Bull Put Spread
SPY 567/577 Bull Put Spread
TQQQ 63/67 Bull Put Spread
TQQQ 63.5/68 Bull Put Spread
TQQQ 80/75 Bear Call Spread
TQQQ 85/77 Bear Call Spread
VXX 79/54 Bear Call Spread
VXX 74/57 Bear Call Spread
VXX 80/60 Bear Call Spread
CVS 56 Put
FCX 45.5 Put
LABU 100 Put
LRCX 68.5 Put
OXY 51 Put
SQQQ 7 Put
VFC 18.5 Put
VZ 41.5 Put
SOXL 46 Covered Call
SOXL 48 Covered Call
AVGO Puts
Sold 1 AVGO Oct 25 2024 157.5/167.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.36 Credit
VXX Calls
Sold 1 VXX Oct 25 2024 72/54 Bear Call Spread at $0.41 Credit
Sold 1 VXX Oct 25 2024 73/54.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.41 Credit
VXX Long Term Diagonal Put Spread
Bought 1 VXX Jan 17 2025 31.0 Put at $0.21 – 90 days to expiration
Sold 1 VXX Oct 25 2024 49.5 Put at $0.28 – 7 days to expiration
In addition, I sold 1 VXX Oct 25 2024 49.0 Put at $0.16 against other Jan 2025 long puts
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 10/17/2024 570/580 Bull Put Spread – Sold today at $0.22
1 SPY 10/17/2024 569/574 Bull Put Spread – Sold yesterday at $0.18
AVGO Puts
For next week:
Sold 1 AVGO 10/25/2024 160/170 Bull Put Spread at $0.43 Credit
SPY Put Ladder
Restarting these:
Sold 1 SPY 10/17/2024 570/580 Bull Put Spread at $0.22 Credit – expires today
Sold 1 SPY 10/18/2024 567/577 Bull Put Spread at $0.25 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 10/21/2024 565/575 Bull Put Spread at $0.35 Credit
SPY and GLD Expirations
1 SPY 569/574 Bull Put Spread – sold at $0.14 Credit yesterday
1 GLD 238/243 Bull Put Spread – sold at $0.28 Credit on Monday
#EveryLittleBitHelps
Wednesday Spreads
Bought 1 NUGT 10/25/2024 61 Call / Sold 1 NUGT 10/18/2024 54.5 Call for a $0.25 Diagonal Credit
Sold 1 VXX 10/18/2024 79/60 Bear Call Spread at $0.19 Credit
Mostly Puts
Sold 1 TQQQ 10/18/2024 63/68 Bull Put Spread at $0.18 Credit
Sold 1 AVGO 10/18/2024 152/165 Bull Put Spread at $0.17 Credit
Sold 1 SOXL 10/18/2024 25/30 Bull Put Spread at $0.23 Credit
Sold 1 NUGT 10/18/2024 48/50.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.18 Credit
Sold 1 TQQQ 10/18/2024 63.5/67 Bull Put Spread at $0.16 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 10/17/2024 569/574 Bull Put Spread at $0.18 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 10/18/2024 564/572 Bull Put Spread at $0.30 Credit
Sold 1 GLD 10/18/2024 238/243 Bull Put Spread at $0.16 Credit
Sold 1 ASML 10/18/2024 630/640 Bull Put Spread at $0.36 Credit
Sold 1 OXY 10/18/2024 49/51 Bull Put Spread at $0.21 Credit
Sold 1 ASML 10/18/2024 610/620 Bull Put Spread at $0.18 Credit
#OnlySpreads
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 10/15/2024 573/578 Bull Put Spread
Sold today at $0.18
GLD Expiration
1 GLD 10/14/2024 228/236 Bull Put Spread
SOXL Covered Calls
Sold 1 SOXL Oct 18 2024 46 Covered Call at $0.09
Sold 1 SOXL Oct 25 2024 49 Covered Call at $0.12
#EveryLittleBitHelps
Monday tiny Puts
1 VZ Oct 18 2024 41.5 Put at $0.06
1 OXY Oct 18 2024 51 Put at $0.08
1 OGN Oct 18 2024 17.5 Put at $0.10
1 SQQQ Oct 18 2024 7 Put at $0.11
1 VFC Oct 18 2024 18.5 Put at $0.11
1 LABU Oct 18 2024 100 Put at $0.19
#Tiny99PercentPuts
OptionsExpiration
Some Call rolls in AVGO, AMZN, GLD, NUGT and TQQQ. Here’s what left:
Expirations:
AMZN 160/175 Bull Put Spread
AMZN 172.5/182.5 Bull Put Spread
AVGO 147/160 Bull Put Spread
AVGO 155/165 Bull Put Spread
AVGO 195/190 Bear Call Spread
CVS 69/68 Bear Call Spread
GLD 232.5/240 Bull Put Spread
NUGT 42/46 Bull Put Spread
RBLX 45/42 Bear Call Spread
SOXL 25/30 Bull Put Spread
SPY 505/535 Bull Put Spread – the last of my SPY Puts
SPY 546/564 Bull Put Spread
TQQQ 51/61 Bull Put Spread
TQQQ 56/65.5 Bull Put Spread
TQQQ 75 Diagonal Call
TQQQ 76 Diagonal Call
TQQQ 83/77 Bear Call Spreads
VXX 73/65 Bear Call Spread
VXX 80/62 Bear Call Spread
VXX 70/58 Bear Call Spread
SOXL 45 Covered Call
SOXL 46 Covered Call
BA 143 Put
MRNA 53 Put
SOXL 27.5 Put
TSLA 210 Put
Assignments:
1 CVS 64 Covered Call
1 CVS 65 Covered Call
both vs. CVS put assignments at 64.0 on 05/03/24
VXX Calls Rolled
Rolled 1 VXX 10/11/2024 74/54 Bear Calls Spread to 1 VXX 10/25/2024 74/57 Bear Call Spread at $0.51 Credit
CLF Covered Calls
Bought to close CLF 10/11/2024 13.5 Covered Calls at $0.01
Replaced them with CLF 10/18/2024 13.50 Covered Calls at $0.19
Partial Fill
Bought to close the rest of my CLF 10/11/2024 13.5 Covered Calls at $0.01
Replaced them with CLF 10/25/2024 14.0 Covered Calls at $0.20
TSLA 0DTE
Sold 1 TSLA 10/11/2024 210 Put at $0.12
#EveryLittleButHelps
SPY vs. VXX vs. GLD
SPY explodes to yet another new high but VXX is still hanging in there above 54. Gold is rallying too!!
Not logical 😦
AVGO Puts
Sold 1 AVGO 10/18/2024 160/168 Bull Put Spread at $0.58 Credit
Sold 1 AVGO 10/25/2024 150/162.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.70 Credit.
#Earnings not until Dec 5th
VXX Calls Rolled
Rolled this week’s VXX 80/53 Bear Call Spread to next week’s VXX 80/54 Bear Call Spread for $0.32 Credit
SPY Expiration
1 SPY Oct 10 2024 564/570 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY Oct 10 2024 543/563 Bull Put Spread
SPY Puts
Sold 1 SPY Oct 10 2024 564/570 Bull Put Spread at $0.20
Sold 1 SPY Oct 11 2024 546/564 Bull Put Spread at $0.19
#EveryLittleBilHelps
SPY and GLD Expiration
1 SPY 10/09/2024 545/566 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 10/09/2024 533/553 Bull Put Spread
Running low on SPY Puts
1 GLD 10/09/2024 235/240 Bull Put Spread
TQQQ Calls
Bought 1 TQQQ 10/18/2024 85 Call / Sold 1 TQQQ 10/11/2024 77 Call at $0.28 Diagonal Credit
AVGO
Sold 1 AVGO 10/11/2024 195/190 Bear Call Spread at $0.25 Credit
Sold 1 AVGO 10/11/2024 155/165 Bull Put Spread at $0.13 Credit
VXX Puts
Bought VXX 01/17/2025 25.00 Puts at $0.07
#VXXContango
BA Put
Sold 1 BA 10/11/2024 143 Put at $0.34
VXX – late fills
Bought 1 VXX 01/17/2025 26.0 Put at $0.19
Bought 1 VXX 01/17/2025 27.0 Put at $0.19
Bought 1 VXX 01/17/2025 28.0 Put at $0.19
#VXXContango
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 544/558 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 543/558 Bull Put Spread
VXX Calls
Sold 1 VXX Oct 11 2024 80/62 Bear Call Spread at $0.46 Credit
RBLX
Trying out a new stock
Sold 1 RBLX Oct 11 2024 45/42 Bear Call Spread at $0.26
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/pedophile-hellscape-roblox-shares-tank-after-hindenburg-alleges-inflated-metrics-rampant
VXX Long Term Puts
Bought VXX Mar 21 2025 23.0 Puts at $.20, $0.19 and $0.18
Bought 1 VXX Mar 21 2025 24.0 Put at $.25
Bought 1 VXX Mar 21 2025 25.0 Put at $.30
Bought 1 VXX Mar 21 2025 26.0 Put at $.35
Bought 1 VXX Mar 21 2025 27.0 Put at $.40
164 DTE
Bought 1 VXX Jan 17 2025 25.0 Put at $0.19
101 DTE
#VXXContango
GLD and NUGT Puts
Sold 1 GLD Oct 09 2024 235/240 Bull Put Spread at $0.26 Credit
Sold 1 GLD Oct 11 2024 232.5/240 Bull Put Spread at $0.38 Credit
Sold 1 GLD Oct 14 2024 228/236 Bull Put Spread at $0.14 Credit
Bought 1 NUGT Oct 18 2024 38 Put / Sold 1 NUGT Oct 11 2024 45 Put at $0.38 Diagonal Credit
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 525/547 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 553/563 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 583/576 Bear Call Spread
TQQQ Calls
Sold 1 TQQQ 10/11/2024 82/76 Bear Call Spread at $0.15 Credit
SPY Puts
Sold 1 SPY 10/08/2024 544/558 Bull Put Spread at $0.32 Credit
Monday Spreads
Bought 1 AMZN Oct 18 2024 155 Put / Sold 1 AMZN Oct 11 2024 175 Put at $0.33 Diagonal Credit
Sold 1 AVGO Oct 11 2024 147/160 Bull Put Spread at $0.16 Credit
Sold 1 SOXL Oct 11 2024 25/30 Bull Put Spread at $0.15 Credit
Sold 1 TQQQ Oct 11 2024 51/61 Bull Put Spread at $0.14 Credit
Sold 1 VXX Oct 11 2024 80/65 Bear Call Spread at $0.34 Credit
Sold 1 VXX Oct 11 2024 80/58 Bear Call Spread at $1.14 Credit
OptionsExpiration
After a bunch of Call rolls I’m left with:
EXPIRED:
AMZN 172.5/180 Bull Put Spread
AMZN 172.5/182.5 Bull Put Spread
AMZN 197.5/187.5 Bear Call Spread
AVGO 145/155 Bull Put Spread
AVGO 150/160 Bull Put Spread
AVGO 182.5/177.5 Bear Call Spread
BBY 107/100 Bear Call Spread – finally out of BBY
BBY 106/100 Bear Call Spread
GLD 227.5/236 Bull Put Spread
NUGT 41/46 Bull Put Spread
NUGT 62/57 Bear Call Spread
SPY 543/556 Bull Put Spread
TQQQ 55/62 Bull Put Spread
TQQQ 57/64 Bull Put Spread
TQQQ 57/65 Bull Put Spread
TQQQ 80/77 Bear Call Spread
TQQQ 80/76 Bear Call Spread
TQQQ 79/75 Bear Call Spread
TQQQ 78/72.5 Bear Call Spread
VXX 46 Diagonal Puts
VXX 49 Diagonal Put
VXX 68/61 Bear Call Spread
VXX 63/58 Bear Call Spread
VXX 66/56 Bear Call Spread
AVGO 150 Put
DVN 36.5 Put
NIKE 72 Put
NUGT 42.5 Put
OXY 46.5 Put
SOXL 25 Put
TQQQ 58.5 Put
SOXL 47 Covered Call
ASSIGNMENTS:
1 DVN 40.5 Covered Call – vs.stock put to me at 39.50 last Friday
SPY Calls
Had to roll it once again – only $0.02 out of the money at 4:00
Rolled SPY 10/04/2024 580/573 Bear Call Spread to 1 SPY 10/07/2024 583/576 Bear Call Spread $0.28 Credit
SPY Puts
Starting a new Put Ladder after most of my SPY put spreads expired yesterday.
Sold 1 SPY 10/07/2024 553/563 Bull Put Spread at $0.28 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 10/09/2024 541/556 Bull Put Spread at $0.30 Credit
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 542/552 Bull Put Spread
1 SPT 544/559 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 550/560 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 545/561 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 554/562 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 580/573 Bear Call Spread (rolled up yesterday)
Was hoping this one would expire but it got over 568 just after 4:00 so ….
Rolled 1 SPY Oct 03 2024 580/568 Bear Call Spread to tomorrow’s SPY 10/04/2024 580/573 Bear Call Spread for $0.40 Credit
Markets and SPY
The S&P 500’s Dividend Yield has moved down to 1.27%, tied with Q4 2021 for the lowest yield since 2000.
SPY Puts
Today’s morning low in SPY was $566.82
Sold 1 SPY 10/03/2024 561.00 Put at $0.21 – Expires today
Sold 1 SPY 10/04/2024 556.00 Put at $0.40.
Both sold against leftover long puts from previous diagonal put spreads.
HES AAP Stock
Sold a tiny bit of HES stock at $141.85. Bought in early Sept at $129.00
#FormerFallingKnife
Added a tiny bit of AAP at $36.75. New low.
#FallingKnife
SPY and GLD Expirations
1 SPY 550/560 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 551/561 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 554/562 Bull Put Spread
1 GLD 526/536 Bull Put Spread
SPY Calls
Was hoping this one would expire but ….
Rolled 1 SPY Oct 02 2024 583/569 Bear Call Spread to tomorrow’s SPY 10/03/2024 580/573 Bear Call Spread for $0.22 Credit
VXX Long Term Puts
Shifting longs to March 2025 while financing the buy with 1 week Put Sales
Bought 1 VXX March 21 2024 23.0 Put at $0.42
Sold 1 VXX Oct 04 2024 49.0 Put at $0.58 for a $0.16 Diagonal Credit
#VXXContango
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 550/560 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 557/564 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 565 Diagonal Put
1 SPY 566 Diagonal Put
1 SPY 584/573 Bear Call Spread
1 SPY 580/572 Bear Call Spread
VXX Calls
Sold 1 VXX 10/04/2024 71/61 Bear Call Spread at $0.48 Credit
Sold 1 VXX 10/04/2024 72/62 Bear Call Spread at $0.44 Credit
SPY Calls
Bought to close 1 SPY 10/01/2024 577.00 Call at $0.01. Sold yesterday at $0.31
Sold 1 SPY 10/01/2024 572.00 Call at $0.15
#DoubleDip
Tuesday Spreads
Sold 1 NUGT 10/04/2024 64/57 Bear Call Spread at $0.18 Credit
Sold 1 TQQQ 10/04/2024 57/64 Bull Put Spread at $0.42 Credit
Sold 1 TQQQ 10/04/2024 55/62 Bull Put Spread at $0.28 Credit
Sold 1 AVGO 10/04/2024 145/155 Bull Put Spread at $0.24 Credit
Sell 1 VXX 10/04/2024 68/58 Bear Call Spread at $0.43 Credit
Bought 1 SPY 10/02/2024 554.00 Put / Sold 1 SPY 10/01/2024 564.00 Put at $0.25 Diagonal Credit
Sold 1 SPY 10/03/2024 542/552 Bull Put Spread at $0.26 Credit
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 549/560 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 550/562 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 567 Diagonal Put
1 SPY 577/574 Bear Call Spread (ended up surprisingly close)
Monday Spreads
Sold 1 SPY 10/02/2024 550/560 Bull Put Spread at $0.30 Credit
Sold 1 TQQQ 10/04/2024 57/65 Bull Put Spread at $0.33 Credit
Sold 1 AVGO 10/04/2024 150/160 Bull Put Spread at $0.28 Credit
Sold 1 NUGT 10/04/2024 41/46 Bull Put Spread at $0.33 Credit
Sold 1 GLD 10/04/2024 227.5/236 Bull Put Spread at $0.17 Credit
Sold 1 AMZN 10/04/2024 172.5/180 Bull Put Spread at $0.41 Credit
Bought 1 AMZN 10/11/2024 172.5 Put / Sold 1 AMZN 10/04/2024 182.5 Put at $0.64 Diagonal Credit
Sold 1 CVS 10/04/2024 67/64 Bear Call Spread at $0.44 Credit
Sold 1 VXX 10/04/2024 66/56 Bear Call Spread at $0.64 Credit
Monday Puts
Sold 1 AVGO Oct 04 2024 150 Put at $0.06
Sold 1 TQQQ Oct 04 2024 58.5 Put at $0.06
Sold 1 NKE Oct 04 2024 72 Put at $0.06
Sold 1 OXY Oct 04 2024 46.5 Put at $0.09
Sold 1 DVN Oct 04 2024 36.5 Put at $0.13
Sold 1 NUGT Oct 04 2024 42.5 Put at $0.15
#Tiny99PercentPuts
#EveryLittleBitHelps
Not your normal Friday VIX….
VIX is Waking Up
OptionsExpiration
After rolling TQQQ Calls and VXX Calls up, here is what’s left:
Expired:
AVGO 138/172.5 Bull Put Spread
DVN 38 Put
JDST 23 Put
MU 74 Put
NUGT 38/48 Bull Put Spread
NUGT 54 Diagonal Call
CLF 13 Covered Calls
SOXS 19 Put
SOXS 18 Put
SPY 543/558 Bull Put Spread
SPY 552/562 Bull Put Spread
SPY 567 Diagonal Put
SPY 574 Diagonal Call
UPS 117/126 Bull Put Spread
TQQQ 73.5 Diagonal Call
VXX 47 Diagonal Put
VXX 40/45 Bull Put Spread
VXX 45 Diagonal Puts
Assignments:
1 TQQQ 71.0 Covered Call – vs. stock put to me at $71 Aug 1st
1 FCX 46.0 Covered Call – vs. stock put to me at $46 Jul 19th
1 DVN 39.5 Put (5% dividend payer)
VXX Calls
Rolled 1 VXX 68/48 Bear Call Spread to next week for $0.40 Credit
BOIL Covered Calls
Bought to close BOIL 09/27/2024 12.00 Covered Calls at $0.04
Sold BOIL 10/04/2024 13.50 Covered Calls at $0.23
TQQQ Calls
Bought 1 TQQQ Oct 11 2024 85 Call / Sold 1 TQQQ Oct 04 2024 76 Call at $0.84 Diagonal Credit
#OnlySpreads
VXX Long term Puts
Financing more long Jan 2025 Puts
Bought 1 VXX 01/17/2025 25.00 Put / Sold 1 VXX 10/04/2024 46.00 Put at $0.18 Credit
Bought 1 VXX 01/17/2025 26.00 Put / Sold 1 VXX 10/04/2024 46.00 Put at $0.18 Credit
Bought back to close 1 VXX 09/27/2024 46.0 Diagonal Put at $0.01 to release some margin
#VXXContango
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 580/576 Bear Call Spread
EL Stock
The revival of China really pushed this one
Bought on 09/10 at $85.00. Sold today at $101.08
#TinyBuy
SPY Puts
Sold 1 SPY 09/27/2024 558/567 Bull Put Spread at $0.28 Credit
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SPY and GLD Expirations
1 SPY 531/541 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 558/567 Bull Put Spread – sold today
1 SPY 551/567 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 579/571 Bear Call Spread
1 SPY 579/574 Bear Call Spread
1 GLD 248/246 Bear Call Spread
SPY 0DTE
Sold 1 SPY 09/25/2024 558/567 Bull Put Spread at $0.17 Credit
CVS
Sold 1 CVS Oct 11 2024 64.0 Covered Call at $0.30
Sold 1 CVS Oct 18 2024 64.0 Covered Call at $0.44
SOXL
Rolled my SOXL 09/27/2024 45.0 Covered Calls to SOXL 10/04/2024 45.5 Covered Calls for $0.14 Credit
TQQQ Diagonal Calls
Bought 1 TQQQ 10/04/2024 80 Call / Sold 1 TQQQ 09/27/2024 73.50 Call at $0.34 Diagonal Credit
#OnlySpreads
SPY Puts and Calls
Sold 1 SPY 09/25/2024 579/574 Bear Call Spread at $0.21 Credit – #0DTE
Sold 1 SPY 09/26/2024 580/576 Bear Call Spread at $0.19 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 09/27/2024 543/567 Bull Put Spread at $0.86 Credit
VXX long term Puts
Added some more long VXX 01/17/2025 24.00 Puts at $0.06.
#VXXContango
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 532/542 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 547/565 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 565 Diagonal Put
Closed 1 SPY 578/571 Bear Call Spread at $0.10. Was due to expire until 2 minutes before the close
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