Dumped my entire stock position in SWK for a small overall gain at $85.01
(Actually made a bit more money when I sold the Jan 16th 57.5 put just last month)
Author Archives: Option Iceman
SLV Trades
Sold 1 SLV 02/11/2026 105/100 Bear Call Spread at $0.33 Credit
Rolled 1 SLV 02/04/2026 77/86 Bull Put Spread to 1 SLV 02/6/2026 73.5/85 Bull Put Spread at $0.08 Credit
Wednesday Trades
Bought to close 1 CMG 02/06/2026 32.0 Put at $0.01
Bought to close 1 CMG 02/06/2026 32.5 Put at $0.01
Bought to close 1 CMG 02/06/2026 33.0 Put at $0.01
Replaced these by selling 1 SOXL 02/06/2026 39.0 Put at $0.13 and
by selling 1 CNC 02/06/2026 34.0 Put at $0.15
#TinyPuts
Sold CAG 02/06/2026 20.0 Covered Calls at $0.05
#EveryLittleBitHelps
Sold the last of my BAX position at $21.03
Sold a tiny bit more of CLX at $117.01
Sold a tiny bit more of COP at $106.20
Sold a tiny bit more of DOW at $32.09
Sold a tiny bit more of DVN at $42.32
Sold a tiny bit more of LYB at $56.90
Sold a tiny bit more of UPS at $114.30 and a larger trade at $114.51
Sold a tiny bit more of VFC at $21.41
#FormerFallingKnife #RaisingCash
Bought a tiny bit more of PAYX at $96.80
#FallingKnife
HPQ Put
Sold 1 HPQ 02/06/2026 18.0 Put at $0.10
DOW DVN LTB UPS VFC Stocks
Taking some gains near recent highs to build up some cash
Sold a tiny bit of DOW at 29.18 and 31.08
Sold a tiny bit of DVN at 41.31
Sold a tiny bit of LYB at 54.01
Sold a tiny bit of UPS at 113.01
Sold a tiny bit of VFC at 20.87
Gains all around
GLD SLV Trades
Sold 1 GLD 02/04/2026 475/470 Bear Call Spread at $0.27 Credit
Sold 1 GLD 02/06/2026 490/485 Bear Call Spread at $0.26 Credit
Rolled 1 SLV 02/04/2026 104/77.5 Bear Call Spread to 1 SLV 02/13/2026 100/83 Bear Call Spread at $0.12 Credit
Tightened the spread from 26.5 points to 17 Points and pushed the short call out of the money for now
GLD SLV Expiration
1 GLD 500/495 Bear Call Spread
1 SLV 95/91.5 Bear Call Spread
More BOIL Puts
Sold 1 BOIL 02/06/2026 13.5 Put at $0.07
Sold 1 BOIL 02/06/2026 13.0 Put at $0.07
Sold 1 BOIL 02/06/2026 12.5 Put at $0.07
#TinyPuts
Monday Trades
Sold 1 BOIL 02/06/2026 14.0 Put at $0.07
Sold 1 CMG 02/06/2026 31.5 Put at $0.06
Sold 1 CMG 02/06/2026 32.0 Put at $0.09
Sold 1 CMG 02/06/2026 32.5 Put at $0.13
Sold 1 CMG 02/06/2026 33.0 Put at $0.19
Sold 1 PSKY 02/06/2026 10.5 Put at $0.07
Sold 1 SMCI 02/06/2026 24.5 Put at $0.34
Sold 1 SOXL 02/06/2026 40.0 Put at $0.13
Sold 1 SOXL 02/06/2026 39.5 Put at $0.15
#TinyPuts
Sold HPQ 02/06/2026 20.5 Covered Calls at $0.08
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SLV After hours trade
Sold 1 SLV 02/11/2026 55/60 Bull Put Spread at $0.29 Credit
OptionsExpiration
SOXL 55/60 Bull Put Spread
SOXL 54.5/59 Bull Put Spread
SOXL 53.5/55.5 Bull Put Spread
TMO 660/655 Bear Call Spread
CMCSA 25.5 Put
HPQ 18.5 Puts
IP 36.0 Put
IP 35.0 Put
IP 34.0 Put
KMB 95.0 Put
MSTX 3.0 Put
T 22.0 Put
T 21.5 Put
#TinyPuts
DOW 32.0 Covered Call
HPQ 20.5 Covered Calls
MSTX 6.0 Covered Call
SPCE 5.0 Covered Calls
TZA 10.0 Covered Calls
#EveryLittleBitHelps
Assignments:
1 PSKY 11.50 Put
1 BOIL 22.0 Covered Call – stock put to me at $18.50
GLD Calls Closed
Bought to close 1 GLD 01/30/2026 Bear Call Spread at $0.01
SLV Put Rolls
Rolled 1 SLV 01/30/2026 71.5/77 Bull Put Spread to 1 02/06/2026 67.5/74 Bull Put Spread at $0.14 Credit
Rolled 1 SLV 01/30/2026 71.0/77.5 Bull Put Spread to 1 02/09/2026 60/71 Bull Put Spread at $0.14 Credit
Friday Rolls
Rolled 1 SOXL 01/30/2026 68/63 Bear Call Spread to 1 SOXL 02/06/2026 73/63.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.27 Credit
Rolled 1 GLD 01/30/2026 458/463 Bull Put Spread to 1 GLD 02/06/2026 444/454 Bull Put Spread at $0.88 Credit
Rolled 1 HUM 01/30/2026 190/195 Bull Put Spread to 1 HUM 02/13/2026 190/192.50 Bull Put Spread at $0.05 Credit
(Tightened up the spread and lowered the short Put 2.5 Points)
SLV Expiration
1 SLV 01/28/2026 71/77.5 Bull Put Spread
GLD Puts
Sold 1 GLD 01/30/2026 458/463 Bull Put Spread at $0.26 Credit
Sold 1 GLD 02/02/2026 453/458 Bull Put Spread at $0.36 Credit
SOXL news
ASML negative on the day
Pre-market peak 1604.16
Low a few minutes ago 1415.62
A warning?
SLV SOXL Puts
Sold 1 SLV 02/02/2026 81/87.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.53 Credit
Sold 1 SOXL 01/30/2026 54.5/59 Bull Put Spread at $0.22 Credit
Sold 1 SOXL 01/30/2025 55/60 Bull Put Spread at $0.27 Credit
SOXL Puts
Sold 1 SOXL 53.5/55.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.16 Credit
IP PSKY T Puts
Sold 1 IP 01/30/2026 35.0 Put at $0.10
Sold 1 IP 01/30/2026 34.0 Put at $0.10
Sold 1 PSKY 01/30/2026 11.5 Put at $0.12
Sold 1 T 01/30/2026 21.5 Put at $0.06
PAYX Stock
Added a tiny bit more PAYX at $104.80. Probably my last buy for now.
EX-Div tomorrow
#DividendCapture #FallingKnife
HUM Puts
Sold 1 HUM 01/30/2026 195/200 Bull Put Spread at $1.00 Credit
Bought 1 HUM 02/06/2026 190.0 Put / Sold 1 HUM 01/30/2026 200.0 Put at $0.60 Diagonal Credit
SLV Put Ladder
Sold 1 SLV 02/04/2026 71/77.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.43 Credit
Sold 1 SLV 02/02/2026 71/77.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.26 Credit
Sold 1 SLV 01/30/2026 71/77.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.18 Credit
Sold 1 SLV 01/28/2026 71/77.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.15 Credit
PAYX Stock
Added a tiny bit more PAYX at $105.80
EX-Div Jan 28th for $1.08/share
Monday trades
Sold HPQ 01/30/2026 20.5 Covered Calls at $0.07
Sold 1 DOW 01/30/2026 32.0 Covered Call at $0.12
#EveryLittleBitHelps
Sold 1 CMCSA 01/30/2026 25.5 Put at $0.06
Sold 1 IP 01/30/2026 36.0 Put at $0.15
Sold 1 KMB 01/30/2025 95.0 Put at $0.20
Sold 1 T 01/30/2026 22.0 Put at $0.09
#TinyPuts
DVN Stock
Sold another tiny bit of DVN at $39.20 pre-market
#FormerFallingKnife
OptionsExpiration
SOXL 35/40 Bull Put Spread
SOXL 44/48.5 Bull Put Spread
SOXL 44.5/49.5 Bull Put Spread
SOXL 45/50 Bull Put Spread
SOXL 45.5/50.5 Bull Put Spread
SPY 651/658 Bull Put Spread
XSP 655/660 Bull Put Spread
HLT 307.5/302.5 Bear Call Spread (after several roll ups)
BOIL 15/21 Bull Put Spread
CPB 25.0 Put
DOW 33.0 Covered Call
HPQ 19.0 Put
INTC 44.5 Put
SOXL 54.0 Put
SPCE 4.5 Covered Calls
Assignments:
HPQ 20.0 Puts – will write covered calls next week
BOIL 18.0 Covered Call
BOIL 22.0 Covered Call
DVN HAL SLB Stocks
Sold tiny bits of all these at or above the former highs:
DVN at $38.88
HAL at $34.04
SLB at $49.68
#FormerFallingKnife
BOIL
Just noticed this
Early Assignment last night on some BOIL 19.0 Covered Calls
Bought the stock on 01/09 at $18.5 and $16 on put assignments
SPY Expiration
Both expired so far this week
SPY 01/21/2026 663/668 Bull Put Spread
SPY 01/22/2026 659/664 Bull Put Spread
PAYX Stock
Started a tiny new position in PAYX at the previous 52-week low at $107.80
Ex-div 01/28; Div = 3.88 %
XSP Puts
Sold 1 XSP 01/232026 655/660 Bull Put Spread at $0.28 Credit
NFLX Put Ladder
Sold 1 NFLX 01/23/2026 73/79 Bull Put Spread ar $0.33 Credit
Sold 1 NFLX 01/23/2026 73/78 Bull Put Spread ar $0.24 Credit
Sold 1 NFLX 01/23/2026 73/77 Bull Put Spread ar $0.16 Credit
#Earnings tonight
SPY Put Ladder
Sold 1 SPY 01/21/2026 663/668 Bull Put Spread at $0.20 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 01/22/2026 659/664 Bull Put Spread at $0.24 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 01/23/2026 651/658 Bull Put Spread at $0.21 Credit
SOXL Put Ladder
Sold 1 SOXL 01/23/2026 45.5/50.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.38 Credit
Sold 1 SOXL 01/23/2026 45/50 Bull Put Spread at $0.25 Credit
Sold 1 SOXL 01/23/2026 44.5/49.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.30 Credit
Sold 1 SOXL 01/23/2026 44/48.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.25 Credit
SPX
OptionsExpiration
Got by the big monthly expiration with a little pain from rolling up some calls, especially SLV and SOXL.
All was not lost though as TMO was a big winner.
EXPIRED:
SLV 60/70 Bull Put Spread
SLV 68/71 Bull Put Spread
SLV 70/74.5 Bull Put Spread
SLV 90/87 Bear Call Spread
SLV 85.5/83 Bear Call Spread
SOXL 43/46 Bull Put Spread
SOXL 43/47 Bull Put Spread
SOXL 43.5/47 Bull Put Spread
SOXL 45/47.5 Bull Put Spread
TMO 570/577.5 Bull Put Spread
TMO 572.5/582.5 Bull Put Spread
TMO 645/640 Bear Call Spread
TMO 635/630 Bear Call Spread
BAX 22.5 Covered Calls
CE 65.0 Covered Calls
DOW 32.0 Covered Call
MSTX 6.0 Covered Call
SPCE 4.5 Covered Calls
BOIL 14.0 Put
BOIL 15.0 Put
GIS 42.5 Put
MSTX 3.5 Put
MSTX 3.0 Put
SOXL 55.0 Put
SWKS 57.5 Put
No new assignments this week
HPQ Puts
Rolled 1 HPQ 01/16/2026 20.5 Put to 1 HPQ 01/23/2026 20.0 Put at $0.13 Credit (small gain on this week’s put)
Sold 1 additional HPQ 01/23/2026 20.0 Put at $0.21
#TinyPuts
CPB Put
Sold 1 CPB 01/23/2026 25.0 Put at $0.07
#TinyPuts
BOIL Covered Calls
Rolled 1 BOIL 18.0 Covered Call to next week at $0.35 Credit
Rolled BOIL 19.0 Covered Calls to next week at $0.29 Credit
Rolled 1 BOIL 22.0 Covered Call to 1 BOIL Feb 06/2026 22.0 Call at $0.45 Credit (extending my BOIL Call ladder)
SOXL CMG HLT SLV Call spreads
Rolled Spreads that were in-the-money out and up for credits to next week
Letting a whole bunch of SOXL and SLV Puts expire (I hope)
SOXL Put
Sold 1 SOXL 01/16/2026 55.0 Put at $0.31
#1DTE
SOXL SWKS Puts
Sold 1 SOXL 01/16/2025 50.0 Put at $0.07
Sold 1 SWKS 01/16/2025 57.5 Put at $0.22
#TinyPuts
SLV Expiration
1 SLV 55/60 Bull Put Spread
1 SLV 71/74.5 Bull Put Spread
1 SLV 73/75.5 Bull Put Spread
CVX Stock
Sold out of my last tiny bit of CVX at the former 52-week high of $168.96.
Bought in September 2024 at $139.00
Thanks Venezuela
SOXL Puts
Sold 1 SOXL 01/16/2026 43/47 Bull Put Spread at $0.20 Credit
#EveryLittleBitHelps
BOIL Put
Sold 1 BOIL 01/16/2025 14.0 Put at $0.06
#TinyPuts
CLX DOW GIS SLB
Taking some smallish gains on part of these positions near recent recovery highs
Sold CLX at $110.90 (recent low at $96.66)
Sold DOW at $28.17 (recent low at $20.40)
Sold GIS at $45.01 (recent low at $42.79)
Sold SLB at $46.63 – bought in September 2024 at $41
#FormerFallingKnife
SLV Puts
Sold 1 SLV 01/14/2026 71/74.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.14 Credit
Sold 1 SLV 01/16/2026 68/71 Bull Put Spread at $0.16 Credit
BAX MSTX SOXL
Sold BAX 01/16/2026 22.5 Covered Calls at $0.02
Sold 1 MSTX 01/16/2026 6.0 Covered Call at $0.02
Sold 1 MSTX 01/16/2026 3.5 Put at $0.07
Sold 1 MSTX 01/16/2026 3.0 Put at $0.03
Sold 1 SOXL 01/16/2026 41.0 Put at $0.06
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SOXL
Added one more:
Bought 1 SOXL 01/23/2026 64.0 Call / Sold 1 SOXL 01/16/2026 59.0 Call at $0.24 Diagonal Credit
SLV Expiration
1 SLV Jan 12/2026 57/61 Bull Put Spread
BOIL Call Ladder
On the open
Sold 1 BOIL 01/16/2026 22.0 Covered Call at $0.10
Sold 1 BOIL 01/23/2026 22.0 Covered Call at $0.25
Sold 1 BOIL 01/30/2026 22.0 Covered Call at $0.41
SLV SOXL Spreads
Sold 1 SLV 01/14/2026 80/77.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.71 Credit (on the opening this morning)
Sold 1 SLV 01/16/2026 85.5/83 Bear Call Spread at $0.31 Credit (on the opening this morning)
Sold 1 SLV 01/16/2026 90/87 Bear Call Spread at $0.16 Credit (just now)
Sold 1 SOXL 01/16/2026 43.5/46 Bull Put Spread at $0.19 Credit (on the opening this morning)
Bought 1 SOXL 01/23/2026 64.0 Call / Sold 1 SOXL 01/16/2026 59.0 Call at $0.12 Diagonal Credit
AMZN
AMAZON PHARMACY TO START SELLING NOVO NORDISK’S WEGOVY PILL
- $25/mo on insurance plans
- $149/mo cash-pay option
- free shipping to all 50 states, same-day delivery available to ~half of customers
$HIMS $NVO $LLY $AMZN
OptionsExpiration
GLD 430/425 Bear Call Spread
HLT 282.5/285 Bull Put Spread
HLT 282.5/287.5 Bull Put Spread
NVDA 172.5/175 Bull Put Spread
NVDA 212.5/207.5 Bear Call Spread
NVDA 202.5/197.5 Bear Call Spread
SLV 57/62 Bull Put Spread
SLV 60/65 Bull Put Spread
SLV 80/75 Bear Call Spread
SOXL 40/45 Bull Put Spread
SOXL 41/45.5 Bull Put Spread
APA 22.5 Put
CAG 16.0 Put
CPB 25.5 Put
LW 40.0 Put
BAX 23.0 Covered Calls
BOIL 25.0 Covered Call
MSTX 6.5 Covered Call
TZA 10.0 Covered Calls
Assignments:
1 BAX 20.5 Covered Call
1 IP 43.0 Covered Call
BOIL 18.5 Puts
BOIL 18.0 Put
BOIL 16.0 Puts
SOXL Spread
Sold 1 SOXL 01/16/2026 60/57.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.46 Credit
EMN DOW Stock
Sold out of my tiny position in EMN at $70.25
Bought on August 1 2025 at $57.00 and really never got the chance to average down.
Also got the latest quarterly dividend payment today in my account.
Also sold part of my position in DOW at $26.35 for a small overall gain
HLT Calls
Rolled HLT 01/09/2026 300/297.5 Bear Call Spreads to HLT 01/16/2026 305/300 Bear Call Spreads at $0.20 Credit
GIS Stock
Added a bit more at $42.91.
Ex-div tomorrow
SLV and GLD Expiration
SLV 56.5/61.5 Bull Put Spread
SLV 59/62 Bull Put Spread
SLV 60/65 Bull Put Spread
SLV 77/74.5 Bear Call Spread
SLV 74.5 Diagonal Call
SLV 75.0 Diagonal Calls
GLD 425/420 Bear Call Spread
SLV Spreads
Sold 1 SLV 01/09/2026 60/65 Bull Put Spread at $0.18 Credit
Sold 1 SLV 01/09/2026 80/75 Bear Call Spread at $0.39 Credit
#EveryLittleBitHelps
CPB CAG Puts
Sold 1 CPB 01/09/2026 25.5 Put at $0.10
Sold 1 CAG 01/09/2026 16.0 Put at $0.05
#TinyPuts #EveryLittleBitHelps
HLT Spreads
Adding one more at a better credit:
Sold 1 HLT 01/09/2026 300/297.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.65 Credit
Also:
Sold 1 HLT 01/09/2026 282.5/287.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.22 Credit
Sold 1 HLT 01/09/2026 282.5/285 Bull Put Spread at $0.12 Credit
BOIL Put
Rolled the long side of a spread down and out
Sold to close 1 BOIL 01/09/2026 19.0 Put at $0.53 (Bought at $0.29)
Bought to open 1 BOIL 01/16/2026 17.0 Put at $0.34 for a $0.19 Credit
FallingKnife stocks
Added to all these at or below prior 52-week lows:
CAG at $16.28 and $16.25
CPB at $26.50 (Ex-div tomorrow)
GIS at $43.50 and $43.27 (Ex-Div 01/09)
HPQ at $21.21
KHC at $23.00
KMB at $97.00
LW at $40.40
All have decent dividends
KHC Stock
Added a tiny bit of KHC at $23.48
#SP500 #FallngKnife
HLT Spread
Sold 1 HLT 01/09/2026 300/297.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.35 Credit
BOIL SOXL GLD Spreads
Bought 1 BOIL 01/16/2026 15.0 Put / Sold 1 BOIL 01/09/2026 17.5 Put at $0.13 Diagonal Credit
Bought 1 SOXL 01/16/2026 58.0 Call / Sold 1 SOXL 01/09/2026 52.5 Call at $0.12 Diagonal Credit
Sold 1 GLD 01/07/2026 425/420 Bear Call Spread at $0.15 Credit
Sold 1 GLD 01/09/2026 430/425 Bear Call Spread at $0.22 Credit
SLV Expiration
1 SLV 74/71.5 Bear Call Spread
1 SLV 58.50/61 Bull Put Spread
1 SLV 60/63 Bull Put Spread
KMB Puts
Sold 1 KMB 01/09/2026 95/96 Bull Put Spread at $0.15 Credit
SLB HAL Stock
Sold a tiny bit of SLB at $45.01.
Bought at $40 in September of 2024
Sold a tiny bit of HAL at $33.03.
Bought at $30 in September of 2024
NVDA
Sold 1 NVDA 01/09/2026 197.5 Call at $1.26 against a long NVDA 202.5 Call left over from last week’s diagonal Spread
#DoubleDip
Sold 1 NVDA 01/09/2026 172.5/175 Bull Put Spread at $0.13 Credit
PG SLV Put Spreads
Sold 1 PG 01/09/2026 135/137 Bull Put Spread at $0.18 Credit
Sold 1 SLV 01/09/2026 57/62 Bull Put Spread at $0.18 Credit
Sold 1 SLV 01/12/2026 57/61 Bull Put Spread at $0.16 Credit
Sold 1 SLV 01/14/2026 55/60 Bull Put Spread at $0.22 Credit
Sold 1 SLV 01/16/2026 55/60 Bull Put Spread at $0.30 Credit
Sold 1 SLV 01/07/2026 60/65 Bull Put Spread at $0.27 Credit
CPB KMB Stock
Added tiny bits of CPB at $27.60 and KMB at $99.00 and $98.00
#SP500 #FallingKnife
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