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OptionsExpiration
EXPIRED
CMG 42.4/47.2 Bull Put Spread
CRWD 210/220 Bull Put Spread
DXCM 55/60 Bull Put Spread
FCX 40/42.5 Bull Put Spread
LVS 35.5/38.5 Bull Put Spread
LVS 35/38 Bull Put Spread
NOC 395/412.5 Bull Put Spread
NUE 175/165 Bear Call Spread
NUE 150/155 Bull Put Spread
SCHW 72/68 Bear Call Spread
SCHW 60/63 Bull Put Spread
SOXS 18/21 Bull Put Spread
SPY 528/533 Bull Put Spread
SPY 535/540 Bull Put Spread
TQQQ 82/78 Bear Call Spreads
TSLA 300/310 Bear Call Spread
TSLA 305/315 Bear Call Spread
UPS 122.0 Diagonal Put
UPS 123.0 Diagonal Put
UPS 124.0 Diagonal Put
UPS 125.0 Diagonal Put
UVXY 35/31 Bear Call Spread
1 BOIL 15.5 Covered Call
1 SBUX 84 Covered Call
WBA 13.0 Covered Calls
ASSIGNMENTS
1 BMY 43.5 Covered Call
BMY 44.0 Covered Calls
BMY 44.5 Covered Calls
1 BMY 45.0 Covered Call
1 SCHW 66.0 Covered Call
1 SQQQ 9.0 Covered Call
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 07/25/2024 565/553 Bear Call Spread
1 SPY 07/25/2024 533/538 Bull Put Spread
UVXY Calls
Sold 1 UVXY 07/26/2024 35/31 Bear Call Spread at $0.14 Credit
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SPY Put Ladder
Sold 1 SPY 07/24/2024 536/541 Bull Put Spread at $0.13 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 07/25/2024 533/538 Bull Put Spread at $0.24 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 07/26/2024 528/533 Bull Put Spread at $0.24 Credit
#EveryLittleBitHelps
VXX Reverse split
Effective today – 1 for 4
SPY Expiration
SPY 535 /550 Bull Put Spread
SPY 535/551 Bull Put Spread
SPY 561/559 Bear Call Spread
SPY 560/559 Bear Call Spread
TQQQ Calls
Sold 1 TQQQ 07/26/2024 82/78 Bear Call Spread at $0.32 Credit
UPS Puts
Partly a disaster recovery trade
Bought 1 UPS 08/02/2024 115 Put / Sold 1 UPS 07/26/2024 124 Put at $0.54 Diagonal Credit
Bought 1 UPS 08/02/2024 115 Put / Sold 1 UPS 07/26/2024 123 Put at $0.33 Diagonal Credit
Bought 1 UPS 08/02/2024 115 Put / Sold 1 UPS 07/26/2024 122 Put at $0.28 Diagonal Credit
SPY Trades
Sold 1 SPY 07/23/2024 559.0 Call at $0.27
Sold 1 SPY 07/23/2024 550.0 Put at $0.31
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 537/547 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 538/548 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 570/556 Bear Call Spread
1 SPY 565/555 Bear Call Spread
1 SPY 559/555 Bear Call Spread
More SPY Spreads
Bought 1 SPY 07/25/2024 534 Put/ Sold 1 SPY 07/24/2024 544 Put for a $0.44 Diagonal Credit
FCX SCHW SOXL Covered Calls
Sold 1 FCX 07/26/2024 46.0 Covered Call at $0.86
Sold 1 SCHW 07/26/2024 66.0 Covered Call at $0.35
Sold 1 SOXL 07/26/2024 54.0 Covered Call at $1.20
All written against stock put to me on Friday
Monday Spreads
Sold 1 SCHW 07/26/2024 72/67 Bear Call Spread at $0.19 Credit
Sold 1 CRWD 07/26/2024 210/220 Bull Put Spread at $0.24 Credit
Sold 1 SOXS 07/26/2024 18/21 Bull Put Spread at $0.36 Credit
Sold 1 TSLA 07/26/2024 310/300 Bear Call Spread at $0.24 Credit
TQQQ Stock and Calls
So the TQQQ 71.0 put that I thought had expired last Friday got assigned anyway after the stock drifted a few cents below the strike price after hours.
Lucky Me 🙂
Sold the TQQQ stock position on the open at $73.66 !!
Also sold 1 TQQQ 07/26/2024 82/78 Bear Call Spread at $0.46 Credit.
SPY Calls
Bought 1 SPY 07/23/2024 560 Call/ Sold 1 SPY 07/22/2024 555 Call for a $0.29 Diagonal Credit
Bought 1 SPY 07/23/2024 561 Call/ Sold 1 SPY 07/22/2024 556 Call for a $0.16 Diagonal Credit
OptionsExpiration
BMY 43.5 Covered Call
BOIL 15.5 Covered Call
BOIL 16 Covered Calls
CVS 64 Covered Call
VXX 12 Covered Calls
NKE 66/71 Bull Put Spreads
NKE 66/70 Bull Put Spread
BMY 36/39.5 Bull Put Spread
UAL 34/39 Bull Put Spread
TQQQ 66/71 Bull Put Spread (barely)
SCHW 57.5/62 Bull Put Spread (barely)
SOXL 59/55 Bear Call Spread
NUE 177.5/170 Bear Call Spread
SPY 537/547 Bull Put Spread
SPY 542/547 Bull Put Spread
SPY 543/548 Bull Put Spread
SPY 552 Diagonal Call (big, big winner)
ASSIGNMENTS:
GILD 71.0 Covered Call
FCX 46 Put
SCHW 66 Put
SOXL 53 Put
Friday Spreads
Sold 1 UPS 07/26/2024 126/131 Bull Put Spread at $0.29 Credit
Sold 1 NOC 395/412.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.94 Credit
#Earnings next week
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 07/18/2024 547/552 Bull Put Spread
SPY Diagonal Put
Bought 1 SPY 07/23/2024 535 Put / Sold 1 SPY 07/19/2024 549 Put at $0.52 Credit
The short expires tomorrow
SPY FCX Spreads
SOXL Calls
Sold 1 SOXL 07/19/2024 59/55 Bear Call Spread at $0.24 Credit.
Trying to offset some of the pain of my SOXL put positions
LVS Puts
Sold 1 LVS 07/26/2024 35.5/38.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.30 Credit
#Earnings next week
VXX Long Term Puts
Bought VXX Jan 17 2025 6.0 Puts at $0.10
Bought VXX Jan 17 2025 5.0 Puts at $0.03
#VXXContango
CLF Calls Rolled
Bought to close CLF 07/19/2024 17.0 Covered Calls at $0.02.
Sold to open Sold CLF 08/02/2024 17.5 Covered Calls at $0.21
TSLA Calls Closed
Bought to close 2 TSLA 07/19/2024 315/300 Bear Call Spreads at $0.01.
Sold on Monday at $0.28 and $0.56.
Closing DJT Spread
Bought to close 1 DJT 07/19/2024 70/65 Bear Call Spread at $0.01. Sold on Monday at $0.28
Wednesday Spreads
Sold 1 SOXL 07/19/2024 48/52 Bull Put Spread at $0.28 Credit (too early)
Sold 1 SOXL 07/19/2024 46/50 Bull Put Spread at $0.23 Credit
Sold 1 SCHW 07/19/2024 60/63 Bull Put Spread at $0.23 Credit (way too early)
Sold 1 SCHW 07/19/2024 57.5/62 Bull Put Spread at $0.28 Credit
Sold 1 TQQQ 07/19/2024 68/73 Bull Put Spread at $0.33 Credit (also too early)
Sold 1 TQQQ 07/19/2024 66/71 Bull Put Spread at $0.23 Credit
SOXL Put
Sold 1 SOXL Jul 19 2024 53.0 Put at $0.19 (I was really, really too early)
#EveryLittleBitHelps
BMY Covered Call
Closed 1 BMY 07/19/2024 43.5 Covered Call at $0.01
Replaced it with 1 BMY 07/26/2024 44.5 Covered Call at $0.16.
#Earnings on July 26th
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 07/16/2024 544/557 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 07/16/2024 548/558 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 07/16/2024 549/559 Bull Put Spread
ZION Stock
Sold most of my tiny position in ZION at $49.01, $50.01 and $50.15.
#FormerFallingKnife
NUE Calls
Sold 1 NUE 07/19/2024 177.5/170 Bear Call Spread at $0.83 Credit
Monday Spreads and Covered Calls
Sold NKE 07/19/24 66/71 Bull Put Spreads at $0.15 and $0.25 Credits
Sold TSLA 07/19/2024 315/300 Bear Call Spreads at $0.28 and $0.56 Credits
Sold 1 DJT 07/19/2024 70/65 Bear Call Spread at $0.28 Credit
Sold 1 UAL 07/19/2024 34/39 Bull Put Spread at $0.21 Credit
Sold 1 BMY 07/19/2024 36/39.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.21 Credit
Sold 1 GILD 07/19/2024 71.0 Covered Call at $0.41
Sold CLF 07/19/2024 17.0 Covered Calls at $0.08
Sold 1 SBUX 07/19/2024 80.0 Covered Call at $0.08
Sold 1 BMY 07/26/2024 44.0 Covered Call at $0.18
SPY Expiration
1 SPY short diagonal 547 Put
1 SPY short 549/554 Bull Put Spread – sold today at $0.21 Credit
PEP Put
Bought to close 1 PEP Jul 12 2024 150 Put at $0.01
TSLA Calls
Sold 1 TSLA 07/12/2024 300/290 Bear Call Spread at $0.28 Credit
VIX Put Expiration
1 VIX JUL 10 2024 $12 PUT Expired this morning
NUE Puts
Sold 1 NUE 07/12/2024 144/148 Bull Put Spread at $0.33 Credit
BMY Covered Calls
Sold 1 BMY 07/26/2024 44.0 Covered Call at $0.28
Sold 1 BMY 07/26/2024 45.5 Covered Call at $0.14
TSLA Calls
Sold 1 TSLA 07/12/2024 310/295 Bear Call Spread at $0.42 Credit
SBUX Puts
Sold 1 SBUX 07/12/2024 69/72 Bull Put Spread at $0.17 Credit
The short put is close to the 52 week low
#EveryLittleBitHelps
PEP Puts
#Earnings play
Sold 1 more PEP 07/12/2024 150/157.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.63 Credit
PEP Puts
#Earnings play
Sold 1 PEP 07/12/2024 150/157.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.47 Credit
OptionsExpiration
EXPIRED:
BMY 43.5 Covered Call
BMY 44 Covered Calls
BMY 44.5 Covered Call
BMY 45 Covered Call
CVS 64 Covered Call
GILD 69 Covered Call
WBA 20.5 Covered Calls
SQQQ 9 Covered Call
PARA 11.5 Covered Call
VFC 15 Covered Call
VXX 13 Covered Calls
NVDA 102 Put
WBA 11.5 Put
GME 18 Put
UPS 128 Put
AAP 60 Put
SQQQ 8 Put
BOIL 15.5 Put
NUE 146/149 Bull Put Spread
UPS 129/132 Bull Put Spread
CMG 61.9 Diagonal Put
GME 19/21/31/40 Short Iron Condor
GME 23 Diagonal Put
GILD 74/70 Bear Call Spread
TSLA 177.5/187.5/210/220 Short Iron Condor
SBUX 70/77 Bull Put Spread
SPY 533/541/549/550 Short Iron Condor
ASSIGNMENTS:
None
VXX long term puts
Bought VXX Jan 17 2025 5.0 Puts at $0.04.
#VXXContango
MMM Stock
Sold part of my tiny position in MMM at 104.01.
#FormerFakkingKnife
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 06/26/2024 542.00 Diagonal Put. Sold at $0.26
TSLA Calls
Sold 1 TSLA 06/28/2024 220.0/210.00 Bear Call Spread at $0.27 Credit
SBUX CMG Puts – GILD Calls
Sold 1 SBUX 06/28/2024 70.0/77.0 Bull Put Spread at $0.12 Credit
Sold 1 CMG 06/28/2024 64.0/64.4 Bull Put Spread at $0.17 Credit (first day of post split strikes)
Sold 1 GILD 06/28/2024 75.0/70.0 Bear Call Spread at $0.34 Credit
UPS Puts
Sold 1 UPS 06/28/2024 129/132 Bull Put Spread at $0.36 Credit
Just prior to FEDEX earnings
OptionsExpiration
EXPIRED:
ALB 90 Put
NVDA 121 Put
PARA 9.5 Put
SQQQ 8 Put
TSLA 165 Put
BMY 43.5 Covered Call
BMY 44.5 Covered Call
BOIL 23 Covered Calls
BOIL 25 Covered Call
SBUX 85 Covered Call
VFC 14.5 Covered Call
GME 10/23 Bull Put Spread
GME 48/40 Bear Call Spread
ASSIGNMENTS:
GILD 69 Covered Call (glad to get my cash back)
GME WBA GILD Calls
Sold 1 GME Jun 21 2024 48/40 Bear Call Spread at $0.07 Credit
Paired with one of the Diagonal Put Spreads I sold yesterday
Sold 1 GILD Jun 28 2024 69.0 Covered Call at $0.23
Sold WBA Jun 28 2024 20.5 Covered Calls at $0.04
Replacing similar Calls that expired last week.
#EveryLittleBitHelps
ALB NVDA TSLA Puts
Sold 1 ALB Jun 21 2024 90.0 Put at $0.08.
Sold 1 NVDA Jun 21 2024 121.0 Put at $0.05.
Sold 1 TSLA Jun 21 2024 165.0 Put at $0.06.
Using up all my buying power. Expires tomorrow.
#EveryLittleBitHelps
VIX Put Expiration
1 VIX Jun 18 2024 12.0 Put
GME Diagonal Puts
Bought 1 GME Jun 28 2024 19.0 Put / Sold 1 Jun 21 2024 23.0 Put at $0.15 Credit
Bought 1 GME Jul 05 2024 18.0 Put / Sold 1 Jun 21 2024 23.0 Put at $0.16 Credit
Covering the cost of my original buy of Jun 21 2024 10.0 Puts a month ago
Markets
Even within tech there is a staggering divergence – yesterday the Nasdaq hit a new record high despite more than 70% of the index closed lower on the session!
OptionsExpiration
The last one for a while as I wait for my account to be moved
EXPIRED:
1 BMY 43.5 Covered Call
1 BMY 44.5 Covered Call
1 CVS 61.0 Covered Call
1 GILD 69.0 Covered Call
1 VFC 14.0 Covered Call
VXX 13.0 Covered Calls
WBA 20.5 Covered Calls
1 UPS 133.0 Put
1 AAP 59.0 Put
1 KOLD 29.0 Put
1 BOIL 27.5/23.5 Bear Call Spread
1 GME 15.5/17.5/40/42 Short Iron Condor
1 GME 15.5/25/65/70 Short Iron Condor (now completely out of GME)
1 SBUX 86/80 Bear Call Spread
VXX 11.0 Diagonal Puts
VXX 17/13 Bear Call Spreads
ASSIGNMENTS:
1 SQQQ 9.0 Put (last night)
1 PARA 11.5 Put
CLF 16.0 Puts
Last Straw for Fidelity
After making a mistake and buying back at $0.01 a SPY put that I sold as part of a diagonal spread on the same day I sold it, Fidelity put my IRA on restriction for 90 days because I couldn’t meet a $28k day trade margin call.
I’m done with them. Moving this entire account to TT
CSCO UPS Stock
Started tiny new positions
CSCO at $45.00
UPS at $133.00
#FallingKnife
VXX Long Term Puts
Bought VXX Jan 17 2025 6.0 Puts at $0.12
#VXXContango
TAP Stock
Started a tiny new position in TAP at $50.00
Time to buy a six pack 🙂
#FallingKnife
VIX Put
Sold 1 VIX Jun 18 2024 12.00 Put at $0.14
#EveryLittleBitHelps
VXX Long Term Puts
Bought VXX Jan 17 2025 6.0 Puts at $0.16 and $0.14
#VXXContango
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 06/11/2024 523/528 Bull Put Spread – sold yesterday at $0.22
Flat (at least in the near term) in SPY
SPY Puts
Sold 1 SPY 06/11/2024 523/528 Bull Put Spread at $0.22 Credit
Covered Calls and small Puts
Sold 1 BMY 06/14/2024 44.5 Covered Call at $0.04
Sold 1 BMY 06/21/2024 43.5 Covered Call at $0.17
Sold 1 BMY 06/21/2024 44.5 Covered Call at $0.09
Sold 1 BMY 06/28/2024 45.0 Covered Call at $0.12
Sold 1 GILD 06/21/2024 69.0 Covered Call at $0.07
Sold VXX 06/14/2024 13.0 Covered Calls at $0.05
Sold 1 PARA 06/14/2024 11.5 Put at $0.10
Sold 1 AAP 06/14/2024 59.0 Put at $0.12
Sold 1 SQQQ 06/14/2024 9.0 Put at $0.12
Sold 1 UPS 06/14/2024 133.0 Put at $0.38
Sold 1 KOLD 06/14/2024 29.0 Put at $0.40
#EveryLittleBitHelps
OptionsExpiration
Expired:
1 CPB 41 Put
1 CSCO 44.5 Put
1 HAL 33.5 Put
1 SLB 41.5 Put
1 PARA 11.5 Put
1 AAP 61 Put
1 KOLD 36 Put
1 BMY 43.5 Covered Call
1 BMY 45.5 Covered Call
1 BMY 47.0 Covered Call
1 BOIL 13.5/15/23/24.5 Iron Condor
1 CVS 63.0 Covered Call
1 GILD 69.0 Covered Call
1 GME 12.5/21.5/65/75 Iron Condor
1 GME 12.5/22.5/65/75 Iron Condor
1 GME 85/80 Bear Call Spread
1 VFC 14.0 Covered Call
1 VXX 16/13 Bear Call Spread
VXX 13.0 Covered Calls
Assignments:
CLF 17.0 Puts (last night)
CVS 61.0 Covered Call – stock put to me at 60 a few weeks ago
SBUX 80.0 Covered Call – stock put to me at 80 a few weeks ago
SPY Expiration
1 SPY Jun 06 2024 517/520 Bull Put Spread
The last of my current put ladder
VXX Long Term Puts
Bought 2 VXX Jan 17 2025 6.0 Puts at $0.17.
#VXXContango
GME on the open
Sold 1 GME Jun 07 85/80 Bear Call Spread at $0.23 Credit
Sold 1 GME Jun 14 2024 70/65 Bear Call Spread at $0.50 Credit
Sold GME Jun 07 2024 15/21.5 Bull Put Spreads at $0.12 Credit
SPY Expiration
1 SPY Jun 06 2024 513/521 Bull Put Spread
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 515/522 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 511/520 Bull Put Spread
SPY
Another new ALL TIME high 😦
GME SBUX Calls
Sold 1 GME Jun 14 2024 42/40 Bear Call Spread at $0.22 Credit
#Earnings on 06/11
Rolled 1 SBUX Jun 07 2024 80 Covered Call to 1 SBUX Jun 14 80.0 Call at $0.35 Credit
#EveryLittleBitHelps
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