1 SPY Apr 23 2024 483/493 Bull Put Spread – sold yesterday at $0.14
1 SPY Apr 23 2024 484/494 Bull Put Spread – sold last Weds at $0.72
1 SPY Apr 23 2024 485/495 Bull Put Spread – sold on Apr 15 at $0.27
Author Archives: Option Iceman
BMY GILD Put Spreads
Sold 1 BMY Apr 26 2024 42.5/47.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.23 Credit
Sold 1 GILD Apr 26 2024 60/65 Bull Put Spread at $0.31 Credit
CLF NUE VXX Diagonal Puts
Bought 1 CLF May 03 2024 16 Put / Sold 1 CLF Apr 26 2024 18.5 Put at $0.13 Credit
Bought 1 NUE May 03 2024 170 Put / Sold 1 NUE Apr 26 2024 175 Put at $0.28 Credit
VXX Long Term
Bought VXX Jan 17 2025 5.0 Puts / Sold VXX Apr 26 13.5 Puts at $0.03 and $0.04 Credit
(trying to add free long term puts to my current position)
#VXXContango
AGNC BIIB EQT STX T TSLA VXX VZ WBA – small puts
Sold 1 AGNC Apr 26 2024 8.5 Put at $0.06
Sold 1 BIIB Apr 26 2024 175 Put at $0.45
Sold 1 EQT Apr 26 2024 35.5 Put at $0.10
Sold 1 STX Apr 26 2024 85 Put at $0.15
Sold 1 T Apr 26 2024 15.5 Put at $0.08
Sold 1 TSLA Apr 26 2024 85 Put at $0.07
Sold 1 VXX Apr 26 2024 13 Put at $0.04
Sold 1 VZ Apr 26 2024 37 Put at $0.07
Sold 1 WBA Apr 26 2024 17.5 Put at $0.08
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SPY Puts – New ladder
Just after the close
Sold 1 SPY Apr 23 2024 483/493 Bull Put Spread at $0.14 Credit
Sold 1 SPY Apr 24 2024 482/492 Bull Put Spread at $0.36 Credit
Sold 1 SPY Apr 25 2024 481/491 Bull Put Spread at $0.53 Credit
Sold 1 SPY Apr 26 2024 481/491 Bull Put Spread at $0.77 Credit
SPY Expiration
1 SPY Apr 22 2024 485/490 – 515/520 Iron Condor Spread – Sold last Wednesday at $0.66
also
1 SPY 485/495 Bull Put Spread – sold Apr 15 at $0.21
1 SPY 481/491 Bull Put Spread – rolled down to this yesterday(orig credit $0.17 plus roll credit of $0.12)
CLF PEP Puts
SOXL Covered Call
Sold 1 SOXL Apr 26 2024 32.0 Covered Call at $1.41 against stock put to me Friday
AAPL BA CZR GILD META ON TSLA Put Spreads
Sold 1 AAPL Apr 26 2024 155/160 Bull Put Spread at $0.33 Credit
Sold 1 BA Apr 26 2024 150/155 Bull Put Spread at $0.34 Credit
Sold 1 CZR Apr 26 2024 32/36 Bull Put Spread at $0.19 Credit
Sold 1 GILD Apr 26 2024 59/64 Bull Put Spread at $0.23 Credit
Sold 1 META Apr 26 2024 390/395 Bull Put Spread at $0.27 Credit
Sold 1 ON Apr 26 2024 52/57 Bull Put Spread at $0.34 Credit
Sold 1 TSLA Apr 26 2024 100/105 Bull Put Spread at $0.17 Credit
OT – Redfin
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/economy-might-booming-housing-recession-195209142.html
Earnings 4/22 – 4/26
Next week brings 43% of SPX set to report earnings highlighted by META/MSFT/GOOGL (aka $6.1T of mkt cap) reporting on Weds & Thurs …on the macro front, key reports include 1Q GDP on Thurs & March PCE on Fri.
OptionsExpiration
A very, very busy week
==Expirations==
Cash Covered Put Sales:
BAC 34 and 33.5 Puts
BIIB 185 Put
BK 50 Put
BOIL 11.5 Put
BXP 55 Put
D 45 Put
DJT 17.5, 15.0 and 12.5 Puts
F 11.82 Put
KEY 13 Put
LABU 70 and 65 Puts
PFE 25 Puts
RF 17 Put
UAL 35 Put
UVXY 34 Put
VFC 12 and 11.5 Puts
VXX 13.5 Puts
WBA 17.5 and 17 Puts
WU 12 Put
Credit Spreads:
ABT 99/104 Bull Put Spread
BIIB 185/190 Bull Put Spread
BIIB 182.5/187.5 Bull Put Spread
NFLX 510/515 Bull Put Spread
UPS 135/140 Bull Put Spread
Covered Calls:
BOIL 15 Call
VFC 13 Call
VTRS 13 Call
VXX 15.5 Call
WBA 21 Call
==Assignments==
NWL 7.0 Put
SOXL 32.0 Put
SPY Puts Rolled
The first time I’ve had to roll one of these Put ladder positions in months
Bought to close SPY Apr 19 2024 485/495 Bull Put Spread / Sold 1 SPY Apr 22 2024 481/491 Bull Put Spread at $0.12 Credit
GILD Puts rolled
Rolled this week’s GILD 63/69 Bull Put Spread to next week’s GILD 63/69 Bull Put Spread for $0.11 Credit
#KickTheCan
UPS Put Rolldown
Bought to close 1 UPS 04/19/2024 139/144 Bull Put Spread at $0.55. Sold at $0.99
Replaced it with 1 UPS 135/140 Bull Put Spread at $1.32 Credit
#Earnings next week.
SBUX Covered Calls
Rolled this week’s SBUX 88.0 Covered Call to next week’s SBUX 88.0 Call at $0.77 Credit
Rolled another of this week’s SBUX 88.0 Covered Calls to next week’s SBUX 89.0 Call at $0.44 Credit
BIIB Put Rolldown
Rolled this week’s BIIB 197.5 Put to next week’s 192.5 Put at $0.02 Credit
Rolled this week’s BIIB 195.0 Put to next week’s 190.0 Put at $1.30 Credit
Lowered each strike 5 points and hoping for a good #Earnings report
#FallingKnife
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 04/18/2024 485/495 Bull Put Spread – sold Monday at $0.16
PFE Stock
Saw a report that Pfizer just hit a 9-year low.
#FallingKnife
https://finance.yahoo.com/m/9a6f7dfd-febf-37fb-912a-e0504d778fbc/is-pfizer-stock-a-sell-as.html
NFLX BIIB Puts
Sold 1 NFLX Apr 19 2024 510/515 Bull Put Spread at $0.27 Credit
#Earnings tonight
Sold 1 BIIB Apr 19 2024 182.5/187.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.60 Credit
Sold 1 BIIB Apr 19 2024 185/190 Bull Put Spread at $1.05 Credit
BIIB UVXY WBA Puts 1-DTE
Sold 1 BIIB Apr 19 2024 185.0 Put at $0.15
Sold 1 UVXY Apr 19 2024 34.0 Put at $0.09
Sold 1 WBA Apr 19 2024 17.5 Put at $0.13
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SPY and GLD Expirations
1 SPY Apr 17 2024 485/495 Bull Put Spread – sold Monday at $0.14
1 SPY Apr 17 2024 511.0 Call – sold today at $0.18
GLD Apr 17 2024 230/225 Bear Call Spreads – sold last Tuesday at $0.34 and yesterday at $0.31
SPY Iron Condor
Sold 1 SPY Apr 22 2024 485/490 – 515/520 Iron Condor Spread at $0.66 Credit
SPY Puts
Extending my Put Ladder
Sold 1 SPY 04/23/2024 484/494 Bull Put Spread at $0.72 Credit
PFE Puts
Sold PFE Apr 19 2024 25.0 Puts at $0.06 and $0.08
SPY Call 0-DTE
Sold 1 SPY Apr 17 2024 511.0 Call at $0.18
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 510 Call – sold today at $0.11
1 SPY 487/497 Bull Put Spread – sold Apr 4th at $0.29
1 SPY 485/495 Bull Put Spread – sold Monday at $0.12
ABT Puts
Sold 1 ABT Apr 19 2024 99/104 Bull Put Spread at $0.37 Credit
SPY Call 0-DTE
Sold 1 SPY Apr 16 2024 510.0 Call at $0.11
UPS Puts / GLD Calls
Sold 1 UPS 135/140 Apr 19 2024 Bull Put Spread at $0.31 Credit
Sold 1 GLD 230/225 Apr 17 2024 Bear Call Spread at $0.31 Credit (expires tomorrow)
D DJT LABU RF VFC Puts
Sold 1 D April 19 2024 45.0 Put at $0.10
Sold 1 DJT April 19 2024 12.5 Put at $0.07
Sold 1 DJT April 19 2024 15.0 Put at $0.14
Sold 1 LABU April 19 2024 65.0 Put at $0.16
Sold 1 RF April 19 2024 17.0 Put at $0.05
Sold 1 VFC April 19 2024 11.5 Put at $0.11
#EveryLittleBitHelps
VXX Long Term Puts
Bought to open VXX Jan 17, 2025 5.00 Puts at $0.06
#VXXContango
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 04/15/2024 488/498 Bull Put Spread – Sold last Thursday at $0.28
UVXY Calls
New post-split calls
Sold 1 UVXY 04/19/2024 55/48 Bear Call Spread at $0.38 Credit
BAC F SOXL UAL Puts
Sold 1 BAC 04/19/2024 33.5 Put at $0.06 #Earnings
Sold 1 F 04/19/2024 11.82 Put at $0.06
Sold 1 SOXL 04/19/2024 32.0 Put at $0.06
Sold 1 UAL 04/19/2024 35.0 Put at $0.07 #Earnings
#EveryLittleBitHelps
BAC BK BOIL BXP LABU WU Puts
Sold 1 BAC 04/19/2024 34.0 Put at $0.07 #Earnings
Sold 1 BK 04/19/2024 50.0 Put at $0.11 #Earnings
Sold 1 BOIL 04/19/2024 11.5 Put at $0.06
Sold 1 BXP 04/19/2024 55.0 Put at $0.10
Sold 1 LABU 04/19/2024 70.0 Put at $0.16
Sold 1 WU 04/19/2024 12.0 Put at $0.05
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SPY Put Spread Laddder
Sold 1 SPY 485/495 04/16/2024 Bull Put Spread at $0.12 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 485/495 04/17/2024 Bull Put Spread at $0.14 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 485/495 04/18/2024 Bull Put Spread at $0.16 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 485/495 04/19/2024 Bull Put Spread at $0.17 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 485/495 04/22/2024 Bull Put Spread at $0.21 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 485/495 04/23/2024 Bull Put Spread at $0.27 Credit
BIIB SBUX Stock
Sold the stock put to me Friday at 200 at 200.51 in the pre-market
Plus the $1.25 original put premium.
Sold SBUX 04/19/2024 88.0 Covered Calls at $0.16 and $0.26.
Replacing similar calls that expired Friday
SOXS Split
after the close Friday 4/12 – 1 for 10 reverse split
OptionsExpiration
Another wild wild week
Expirations:
SPY 489/499 Bull Put Spread
SPY 530/527 Bear Call Spread
SBUX 88 Covered Calls
BOIL 16 and 16.5 Covered Calls
UPS 139/144 and 137/143 Bull Put Spreads
UPS 162.5/155 and 162.5/150 Bear Call Spreads
GLD 227.5/222.5 Bear Call Spread
NFLX 585/590 Bull Put Spread
NFLX 645/640 Bear Call Spread
NVDA 785/790 and 795/800 Bull Put Spreads
NVDA 935/930 and 925/920 Bear Call Spreads
C 55/58 Bull Put Spread
UVXY(adj) 9/8 and 10/8 Bear Call Spreads
VXX 18.5/15.5 Bear Call Spreads
KEY 14.5 Put
DJT 20.0 Put
WBA 17.5 Put
USB 40.5 Put
PARA 10 and 10.5 Puts
WFC 52.0 Put
C 56.0 and 55.0 Puts
TNA 34.0 Put
VZ 39.5 Put
TSLA 135 Put
CHTR 240.0 Put
Assignments:
WBA 18 Puts
VFC 12.5 Put
BIIB 200 Put
All new lows today
VXX UVXY Calls rolled up
Haven’t had to do this in a while
Bought to close 1 VXX 04/12/2024 20/14.5 Bear call spread at $0.44
Sold to open 1 VXX 04/19/2024 20/15.5 Bear Call Spreads at $0.46 Credit
Bought to close VXX 04/12/2024 17.5/15 Bear call spreads at $0.16
Sold to open VXX 04/26/2024 19.5/17 Bear Call Spreads at $0.23 Credit
Bought to close UVXY2(adj) 04/12/2024 7.50 Covered Call at $0.15
Sold 1 UVXY2(adj) 04/19/2024 8.5 Call at $0.31
GLD
Gold just collapsed.
GLD dropped from 225 to 217 in just a couple of hours
Sure helps out my Bear Call spreads 🙂
GILD BIIB UPS Put Rolls
Rolled this week’s GILD 04/12/2024 69.0 Put to next week at $0.39 Credit
Rolled another to the GILD 04/26/2024 68.0 Put at $0.53 Credit
At some point I might decide to take the stock
Rolled this week’s BIIB 04/12/2024 202.5 Puts to next week’s BIIB 04/19/2024 200.0 Puts at $0.28 Credit
Rolled this week’s UPS 04/12/2024 145.0 Put to next week’s UPS 04/19/2024 140.0 Put at $0.19 Credit
#FallingKnife
Earnings 4/15 – 4/19
Key stocks already at 52 week lows:
SBUX ZTS UNH BF/B BIIB BA GILD WBA
UVXY Covered Calls Rolled
Bought to close UVXY2 Apr 12 2024 9.0 Calls at $0.01
Sold UVXY 2 Apr 19 2024 8.5 Calls at $0.09
GLD (gold) Calls
Sold 1 GLD 04/19/2024 235/230 Bear Call Spread at $0.40 Credit
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 04/11/2024 530/527 Bear Call Spread – sold on Tuesday at $0.28
Banks
#earnings season kicks off before the open on Friday, April 12, 2024 with the Banks
WBA Put
Sold 1 WBA Apr 12 2024 17.5 Put at $0.08
#FallingKnife
NVDA Calls
Sold 1 NVDA 04/12/2024 925/920 Bear Call Spread at $0.30 Credit
Paired with the puts I sold Tuesday
GLD and SPY Expiration
2 GLD 04/10/2024 225/220 Bear Call Spreads – Sold yesterday at $0.51 and last week at $0.28
1 SPY 04/10/2024 530/526 Bear Call Spread – Sold yesterday at $0.24
USB PARA KEY Puts
Sold 1 USB Apr 12 2024 40.50 Put at $0.08
Sold 1 PARA Apr 12 2024 10.0 Put at $0.15
Sold 1 KEY Apr 12 2024 14.5 Put at $0.13
BIIB UPS Diagonal Puts
Bought 1 BIIB 04/19/2024 190.0 Put / Sold 1 BIIB 04/12/2024 200.0 Put at $0.95 Credit
Bought 1 BIIB 04/19/2024 190.0 Put / Sold 1 BIIB 04/12/2024 197.5 Put at $0.23 Credit
Bought 1 UPS 04/19/2024 139.0 Put / Sold 1 UPS 04/12/2024 144.0 Put at $0.12 Credit
UVXY NVDA NFLX Calls
Sold UVXY 04/12/2024 10/7.50 Bear Call Spreads at $0.12 and $0.13
Sold 1 NVDA 04/12/2024 935/930 Bear Call Spread at $0.13 Credit
Paired with the puts I sold yesterday
Sold 1 NFLX 04/12/2024 645/640 Bear Call Spread at $0.32 Credit
Paired with the puts I sold yesterday
C CHTR TNA VZ WBA WFC UPS Puts
Sold 1 C Apr 12 2024 55.0 Put at $0.07
Sold 1 CHTR Apr 12 2024 240.0 Put at $0.20
Sold 1 TNA Apr 12 2024 34.0 Put at $0.10
Sold 1 VZ Apr 12 2024 39.5 Put at $0.06
Sold WBA Apr 12 2024 18.0 Puts at $0.08 and $0.10
Sold 1 WFC Apr 12 2024 52.0 Put at $0.07
Sold UPS Apr 12 2024 143.0 Puts at $0.12
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 04/09/2024 530/523 Bear Call Spread – Sold yesterday at $0.24
VXX UVXY SPY Calls
Sold 1 VXX 04/12/2024 18.5/14.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.17 Credit
Sold 1 UVXY 04/12/2024 10/7.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.11 Credit
For the next 3 trading days:
Sold 1 SPY 04/10/2024 530/526 Bear Call Spread at $0.24 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 04/11/2024 530/527 Bear Call Spread at $0.28 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 04/12/2024 532/528 Bear Call Spread at $0.32 Credit
UDR HBAN Stock
Sold half of my tiny positions in UDR and HBAN
Sold HBAN at $14.04. Bought on 05/12/2022 at $12.61
Sold UDR at $37.92. Bought on 10/25/2023 at $34.00 (Sold today at yesterday’s high and it’s Ex-Div today so I get the $0.425 Dividend too)
C NVDA NFLX Puts
Sold 1 C 04/12/2024 55/58 Bull Put Spread at $0.18 Credit
#Earnings this week
Sold 1 NVDA 04/12/2024 795/800 Bull Put Spread at $0.24 Credit
Sold 1 NFLX 04/12/2024 585/590 Bull Put Spread at $0.25 Credit
GLD SBUX UPS
Sold 1 GLD 04/17/2024 230/225 Bear Call Spread at $0.34 Credit
Sold 1 GLD 04/10/2024 225/220 Bear Call Spread at $0.51 Credit (expires tomorrow)
Sold SBUX 04/12/2024 88.0 Covered Calls at $0.52 and $0.58 against long stock Put to me Friday
Sold 1 UPS 04/12/2024 145.0 Put at $0.24
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 04/08/2024 522 Call – Sold this morning at $0.17
1 SPY 04/08/2024 535/530 Bear Call Spread – sold last Thursday at $0.24
1 SPY 04/08/2024 500/505 Bull Put Spread – sold last Tuesday at $0.17
UPS Diagonal Calls
Bought 1 UPS 04/19/2024 162.5 Call / Sold 1 UPS 04/12/2024 155.0 Call at $0.45 Credit
SPY Calls 1DTE
Sold 1 SPY 04/09/2024 530/523 Bear Call Spread at $0.24 Credit
SPY Call 0DTE
Sold 1 SPY 04/08/2024 522.00 Call at $0.17
OptionsExpiration
Expired on a wild week:
SPY 505/510 Bull Put Spread
SPY 530/525 Bear Call Spread
GLD 222.5/217.5 Bear Call Spread
LABU 88/99 Bull Put Spread
DIS 130/127 Bear Call Spread
DIS 130/126 Bear Call Spread
DIS 130/121 Bear Call Spread
UPS 140/143 Bull Put Spread
AAPL 160/165 Bull Put Spread
ACN 325/327.5 Bull Put Spread
ACN 325/330 Bull Put Spread
ACN 355/350 Bear Call Spreads
VXX 17/14.5 Bear Call Spread
UVXY 9.5 Covered Calls
AAP 89/87 Bear Call Spread
ULTA 410/420 Bull Put Spread
TSLA 155 Diagonal Put
BOIL 17.5 Covered Calls
BOIL 17.0 Covered Call
GILD 69.0 Put
GILD 68.0 Put
NKE 88.0 Put
ETSY 61.0 Put
WBA 18.0 Put
WBA 19.0 Put
CMCSA 40.5 Put
Assignments:
SBUX 88.0 Puts
WBA 19.5 Put
UPS Calls Closed
Bought to close 2 UPS 04/05/2024 155.00 Calls at $0.01 (Sold at $0.28 and $0.35)
Sold to close 1 UPS 04/05/2024 160.00 Call at $0.01 (Bought at $0.04)
Rolled 1 UPS 04/05/2024 149.0 Call UP to 1 UPS 04/12/2024 150.0 Call at $0.62 Credit
#ReleaseCapital
SPY vs VIX vs GLD
One of those unusual days when the SPY and the VIX ETF’s plus GLD (gold) are all UP
TSLA Zero DTE
Bought 1 TSLA 04/12/2024 130.0 Put / Sold 1 TSLA 04/05/2024 155.0 Put at $0.27 Credit
DJT Put rolled
Rolled out another week at the same strike
Rolled 1 DJT Apr 05 2024 20.0 Put to next week for $0.09 Credit
GLD
New high today
Sold 1 GLD 04/12/2024 227.5/222.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.28
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 04/04/2024 530/524 Bear Call Spread – sold Monday at $1.43
1 SPY 04/04/2024 505/510 Bull Put Spread – sold Tuesday at $0.17
1 SPY 04/04/2024 500/509 Bull Put Spread -Sold Tuesday at $0.23
SPY Puts
On the sudden pullback – SPY low so far is 514.85
Sold 1 SPY 04/12/2024 489/499 Bull Put Spread at $0.27 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 04/15/2024 488/498 Bull Put Spread at $0.28 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 04/16/2024 487/497 Bull Put Spread at $0.29 Credit
UVXY VXX Calls
On a sudden market pullback
Sold UVXY 04/12/2024 9/7.5 Bear Call Spreads at $0.07 Credit
Sold VXX 04/12/2024 17.5/15 Bear Call Spreads at $0.10 Credit
UPS Puts Closed
Bought to close 1 UPS 04/05/2024 136/145 Bull Put Spread at $0.01
Bought to close 1 UPS 04/05/2024 138/144 Bull Put Spread at $0.01
#ReleaseCapital
AAP SPY Calls
Sold 1 AAP 04/05/2024 89/87 Bear Call Spread at $0.18 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 04/08/2024 535/530 Bear Call Spread at $0.24 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 04/05/2024 530/525 Bear Call Spread at $1.05 Credit
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