Sold 1 SPY 02/26/2024 510.0 Call at $0.36
Sold 1 SPY 02/26/2024 505.0 Put at $0.18
Total Strangle Premium of $0.54
Author Archives: Option Iceman
TJX UPS CHTR Put Spreads
Sold 1 TJX 03/01/2024 90/95 Bull Put Spread at $0.48 Credit
Sold 1 UPS 03/01/2024 139/143 Bull Put Spread at $0.22 Credit
Sold 1 CHTR 03/01/2024 267.50/272.50 Bull Put Spread at $0.35 Credit
Bitcoin UP, Gold Down
Sold a tiny bit more of FBTC at $47.01
Bought at $38.00
Added a tiny bit of NEM at $30.00
Earnings this week
SPY Expiration
Sold 1 SPY 02/23/2024 512.0 Diagonal Call
Sold 1 SPY 02/23/2024 506.0 Diagonal Put
Closing the last NVDA position
Bought to close 1 NVDA 02/23/2024 845/825 Bear Call Spread at $0.01
SCHD VTRS Stock
Sold a tiny bit of SCHWAB US DIVIDEND EQUITY ETF at a new high of $78.02.
Bought at $68.00
Sold 1 small portion of my VTRS at $13.62
Bought at $12.50
ADM Covered Call Roll
Bought to close 1 ADM 02/23/2024 57.0 Call at $0.04. Originally sold at $0.25
Sold 1 ADM 03/08/2024 57.0 Covered Call at $0.42
SPY Strangle 0dte
Sold 1 SPY 02/23/2024 512.0 Diagonal Call at $0.22
Sold 1 SPY 02/23/2024 506.0 Diagonal Put at $0.14
Total Strangle premium of $0.36
Closing NVDA META Calls and CHTR Puts
Bought to close 1 NVDA 910/900 Bear Call Spread at $0.01
Bought to close 1 META 540/505 Bear Call Spread at $0.01
Bought to close 1 CHTR 265/280 Bull Put Spread at $0.01
Closing PANW SMCI Puts and BOIL Calls
Bought to close 1 PANW 230/240 Bull Put Spread at $0.01
Bought to close 1 SMCI 500/510 Bull Put Spread at $0.01
Bought to Close 1 BOIL 21/19 Bear Call Spread at $0.01
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 470/480 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 469/479 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 485 Diagonal Put
1 SPY 508 Diagonal Call
1 SPY 509 Diagonal Call
NVDA Puts
Bought to close 1 NVDA 02/23/2024 600.00 Put at $0.01 with a GTC order on the open.
Five minutes later I sold the long side, 1 NVDA 02/23/2024 590.00 Put at $0.07 so I made a bit more on the spread than I thought I would
SPY Expiration
I’m certain of these at least
1 SPY 470/480 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 469/479 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 491 Diagonal Put
SPY Late Fills
Sold SPY 02/22/2024 499.0 Diagonal Calls at $0.26 and $0.28
Buyers anticipating an NVDA blowout as these are almost 2 points out of the money with 5 minutes until the close.
Also Sold 1 SPY 02/22/2024 505/500.0 Bear Call Spread at $0.13 Credit (one minute before the close)
PANW SMCI BOIL NVDA Spreads
Sold 1 PANW 02/23/2024 225/235 Bull Put Spread at $0.19 Credit
Sold 1 SMCI 02/23/2024 400/410 Bull Put Spread at $0.20 Credit
Sold 1 BOIL 02/23/2024 21/19 Bear Call Spread at $0.14 Credit
Sold 1 NVDA 02/23/2024 910/900 Bear Call Spread at $0.13 Credit
#OnlySpreads
SPY 0dte
Sold 1 SPY 02/21/2024 491.00 Put at $0.18
Sold 1 SPY 02/21/2024 498.00 Call at $0.40
Prior to NVDA #Earnings the range today on SPY has been about 2 points
PANW UPS
Sold 1 PANW 02/23/2024 230/240 Bull Put Spread at @ $.0.27 Credit
Sold 1 UPS 03/01/2024 155/150 Bear Call Spread at $0.47 Credit
Paired with the Bull Put Spread sold Tuesday
#OnlySpreads
Tuesday’s Spreads
Sold 1 WHR 02/23/2024 100/105 Bull Put Spread at $0.45 Credit
Sold 1 NVDA 02/23/2024 590/600 Bull Put Spread at $0.81 Credit
Sold 1 CHTR 02/23/2024 265/280 Bull Put Spread at $0.58 Credit
Sold 1 BIIB 02/23/2024 205/215 Bull Put Spread at $1.30 Credit
Sold 1 UPS 02/23/2024 130/144 Bull Put Spread at $0.29 Credit
Sold 1 SMCI 02/23/2024 500/510 Bull Put Spread at $0.60 Credit
Sold 1 META 02/23/2024 530/500 Bear Call Spread at $0.65 Credit
#OnlySpreads
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 470/480 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 469/479 Bull Put Spread
No short Calls coming due for the next few days
SPY Call
Rolled today’s 501 Call to the 502 Call for tomorrow for a decent Credit
ADM Covered Call Rolls
Bought to close 1 ADM Feb 16 2024 57.0 Call at $0.05 and Sold 1 ADM Feb 23 2024 57.0 Call at $0.25
Bought to close 1 ADM Feb 16 2024 60.0 Call at $0.02 and Sold 1 ADM Mar 01 2024 57.0 Call at $0.52.
#CoveredCalls
CHTR Put
Sold 1 Feb 16 2024 280.00 Put at $0.17
Expires tomorrow
Bitcoin ETF
Sold a tiny bit more of IBIT at $30.01.
Purchased at $25.00
VXX Long Term Puts
Bought VXX Jan 17 2025 5.0 Puts at $0.09, $0.08 and $0.07
Adding to my position.
#VXXContango
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 02/14/2024 499.00 Call
SPY 498.49+4.41 (+0.89%)
At close: 04:00PM EST
SPY Call
Sold 1 SPY 02/15/2024 501.00 Call at $0.42
ARM OGN BIIB Puts
Sold 1 ARM 02/16/2024 95.0 Put at $0.08
Sold 1 OGN 02/16/2024 15.0 Put at $0.25
Bought 1 BIIB 02/23/2024 210 Put and Sold 1 BIIB 02/16/2024 220 Put at a Diagonal Credit of $0.52
SPY Call 0dte
Sold 1 SPY 02/14/2024 499.00 Call at $0.42
This was yesterday’s high print on this option
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 02/13/2024 497.00 Call sold on 02/06 at $1.57
SPY Puts
Back in the game on these
Sold 1 SPY 02/22/2024 470/480 Bull Put Spread at $0.28 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 02/21/2024 470/480 Bull Put Spread at $0.28 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 02/20/2024 470/480 Bull Put Spread at $0.28 Credit
BIIB ALB UPS Put Spreads
Sold 1 BIIB 02/16/2024 215/220 Bull Put Spread at $0.35 Credit
Bought 1 ALB 02/23/2024 85 Put/ Sold 1 ALB 02/16/2024 93 Put for a Diagonal Spread Credit of $0.27
Bought 1 UPS 02/23/2024 125 Put/ Sold 1 UPS 02/16/2024 140 Put for a Diagonal Spread Credit of $0.46
This one is paired with some Bear Call Spreads
FBTC
Lightening up a bit more on my tiny position of this Bitcoin ETF.
Sold a bit at $44.01. Getting rid of my current highest cost lot bought at $39.00.
Average cost on my remaining position is $36.25
Option Assignments Friday
Bought 100 HRL at $29.50
Bought 100 NEM at $33.00
Already wrote the NEM 02/16/2024 33.5 Covered Call at $0.32 and
the HRL 02/16/2024 30.0 Covered Call at $0.10
IBIT
Lightening up on my tiny position of this Bitcoin ETF.
Sold a bit at $28.01. Getting rid of my highest cost lot bought at $26.00.
FBTC
Lightening up on my tiny position of this Bitcoin ETF.
Sold a bit at $42.01. Getting rid of my highest cost lot bought at $40.00.
VXX TSN MOS Cash covered Puts
Since fidelity froze my ability to do spreads:
Sold 1 VXX 02/16/2024 13.5 Put at $0.18
Sold 1 TSN 02/16/2024 51.0 Put at $0.15
Sold 1 MOS 02/16/2024 29.00 Put at $0.21
#FidelitySucks
CVS Call
Bought to close 1 CVS 02/09/2024 76.0 Diagonal Call at $0.01.
Sold on 02/02 at $0.76.
Replaced it with 1 CVS 02/16/2024 77.5 Call at $0.16.
Bought to close 1 CVS 02/09/2024 77.0 Diagonal Call at $0.01.
Sold on 02/02 at $0.50
Replaced it with 1 CVS 02/16/2024 78.0 Call at $0.18.
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 02/08/2024 499.0 Diagonal Call
#OnlySpreads
ROK CHRW Puts
Bought to close 2 ROK 02/16/2024 240.0/230.0 Bull Put Spreads at $0.05 Debit
Sold this on 01/31 at $0.71 Credit
Releasing $2k in spread requirements 6 days early
Bought to close 1 CHRW 02/16/2024 70.0/65.0 Bull Put Spread at $0.05 Debit
Sold this on 02/01 at $0.57 Credit
Released another $500 spread requirement 6 days early
CMG Calls
Bought to close 1 CMG 02/09/2024 2970.0/2910.0 Bear Call Spread at $0.05 Debit
Sold this on Tuesday about 10 minutes before #Earnings at $0.85 Credit.
Releasing $6k in spread requirements a day early
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 468/473 Bull Put Spread
last one of these – for now
#OnlySpreads
NYCB
Cheap Thrills
Sold NYCB 02/09/2024 2.50 Put at at $0.20
Sold NYCB 02/09/2024 2.00 Put at at $0.10
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 468/473 Bull Put Spread
CMG Calls
Sold 1 CMG 02/09/2024 2970.0/2910.0 Bear Call Spread at $0.85 Credit
#Earnings tonight.
Stock is $2494.0
SPY CVS UPS
SPY ROLL
Bought to close 1 SPY 02/06/2024 493.00 Call at $0.88 for a decent gain and Sold 1 SPY 02/13/2024 497.00 Call at $1.58,
I don’t trust the market to stay at this level through the close today
CVS Diagonal Call
Bought 1 CVS 02/16/2024 80.00 Call while selling 1 CVS 02/09/2024 77.00 Call at $0.34 Credit
Adding to my position with #Earnings this week
UPS Diagonal Call
Bought 1 UPS 02/16/2024 152.50 Call while selling 1 UPS 02/09/2024 147.00 Call at $0.28 Credit
Adding to my position post-earnings after the stock plunged and pushed a Bull Put spread into the money.
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 468/473 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 494 Diagonal Call
#OnlySpreads
Options Expiration
Big week because of earning spreads
GOOG Bull Put Spread and GOOG Bear Call Spread
TMO Bull Put Spread and TMO Bear Call Spread
BA Bull Put Spread and BA Bear Call Spread
CVS Bull Put Spreads and CVS Bear Call Spreads
MSFT Bear Call Spread
WHR Bull Put Spread
IWM Bear Call Spreads
BMY Bull Put Spread
VXX Covered Calls
VXX Bear Call Spreads
UVXY Covered Calls
UVXY Bear Call Spreads
ADM Diagonal put
ADM Bear Call Spreads
META Diagonal Call
BOIL Covered Calls
BOIL Put
CVS Diagonal Calls
Bought 1 CVS 02/16/2024 81.0 Call at $0.16
Sold 1 CVS 02/09/2024 77 .0 Call at $0.50
#Earnings on Feb 07
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 500/491 Bear Call Spread
BMY Puts
Sold 1 BMY 02/02/2024 42.5/46 Bull Put Spread at $0.20 Credit
1 DTE
#Earnings
DD MOS Puts
Sold 1 DD 02/09/2024 57/60 Bull Put Spread at $0.50
Sold 1 MOS 02/09/2024 27.5/30.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.50
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 01/31/2024 494.0 Call.
Rolled into this at the close yesterday from the SPY 01/30/2024 491.0 Call.
#OnlySpreads
SPY Puts
Sold 1 SPY 02/06/2024 468.0/473.0 Bull Put Spread at $0.22 Credit
Paired with several Bear Call spreads on SPY
#OnlySpreads
TMO Puts
Sold 1 TMO 02/02/2024 515/525 Bull Put Spread at $0.50.
Paired with the Bear call spread I sold on Monday.
#PostEarnings
IWM SPY Calls Rolled
Bought to close IWM 01/31/2024 200 and 201 Calls at $0.01
Sold 1 IWM 02/02/2024 201 Calls at $0.33 and 1 IWM 02/02/2024 202 Call at $0.22
#DoubleDip
Bought to close SPY 01/31/2024 491 Calls at $0.01.
Sold 1 SPY 02/02/2024 492.00 Call at $0.44.
#OnlySpreads
GOOG
Bought to close the short side of my Bear Call spread at $0.01.
Sold 1 GOOG 02/02/2024 135.0/140.0 Bull Put Spread at $0.50
#PostEarnings
UPS WHR
Bought 1 UPS 02/09/2024 135.0 Put and Sold 1 UPS 02/02/2024 140.0 Put at a$0.18 Credit for the diagonal spread.
Sold 1 WHR 02/02/2024 102.0/107.0 Bull Put Spread at $0.50 Credit
SPYExpiration
SPY 01/30/2024 493.0 Calls
BA UPS Puts
Sold 1 BA 02/02/2024 182.5/187.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.50
Paired with the Bear call spread sold yesterday
#Earnings
Sold 1 UPS 02/02/2024 139/144 Bull Put Spread at $0.54
#PostEarnings
Markets
IWM Diagonal Call
Bought 1 IWM 02/02/2024 205.00 Call at $0.28
Sold 1 IWM 01/31/2024 200.00 Call at $0.60
#FedWeek
IRBT Put
Sold 1 IRBT 02/02/2024 13.0 Put at $0.50
#CashCovered
BA MSFT GOOG TMO Spreads
Sold 1 BA 02/02/2024 232.5/222.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.50
Sold 1 MSFT 02/02/2024 450.0/440.0 Bear Call Spread at $0.50
Sold 1 GOOG 02/02/2024 170.0/165.0 Bear Call Spread at $0.50
Sold 1 TMO 02/02/2024 610.0/610.0 Bear Call Spread at $0.50
#Earnings
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 01/26/2024 489.00 Call
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 01/25/2024 489.00 Call
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 01/24/2024 489.00 C all
Bitcoin ETF
Added a tiny bit more of FBTC at $34.00
Avg cost now $37.33
Bitcoin ETF
Added a tiny bit more IBIT at $23.00.
Avg cost now at $24.50
ADM Diagonal Put
Bought 1 ADM 02/16/2024 40.0 Put at $0.09
Sold 1 ADM 01/26/2024 50 Put at $0.42 for a $0.33 Credit for the first week.
Allows for 3 more writes against the long put before it expires.
#OnlySpreads
ADM
There must be a good options play here
“Why Food Processing Company Archer-Daniels-Midland Shares Are Sinking Today
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM.NaE) shares are trading lower after the company placed its CFO on administrative leave and updated its FY23 outlook on Sunday.
Also, the company has appointed Ismael Roig as its interim Chief Financial Officer.
The company placed Vikram Luthar on leave due to an investigation studying accounting practices and procedures related to its nutrition segment.
ADM’s investigation was initiated in response to the receipt of a voluntary document request by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). ADM said it is cooperating with the SEC.
Terry Crews, Lead Director, said, “Pending the outcome of the investigation, the Board determined that it was advisable to place Mr. Luthar on administrative leave. The Board will continue to work in close coordination with ADM’s advisors to identify the best path forward and ensure ADM’s processes align with financial governance best practices.”
FY23 Outlook: The company now expects adjusted EPS of above $6.90 vs. consensus of $7.28.
Also, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM.NaE) expects to report fourth quarter and FY23 operating profit for its AS&O and Carbohydrate Solutions reporting segments in line with previous indications provided in the third quarter 2023 earnings call.
Due to the ongoing investigation, the company has withdrawn its outlook for the nutrition segment.
Also, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM.NaE) expects to delay its fourth-quarter earnings release and the filing of its Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Price Action: ADM shares are down 20.2% at $54.44 on the last check Monday.”
VXX Long Term Put
Bought VXX Jan 17 2025 5.0 Puts at $0.10.
I expect to hold these through the next reverse split
SPY Expirations
1 SPY 01/18/2024 470.00 Put
1 SPY 01/18/2024 471.00 Put
SPY 01/18/2024 472.00 Puts
CVX
Added some CVX at $140.00. Div = 4.22%
#SP500 #FallingKnife
Bitcoin ETFs
Added a tiny bit of FBTC at $36.00
Added a tiny bit of IBIT at $24.00

