1 SPY 473 Call
SPY 471 Puts
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SPY Expiration
1 SPY Jan 16 2024 472.00 Put
Bitcoin ETFs
Added a tiny bit of FBTC at $37.00
SPY Expiration
SPY 480 and 477 Calls
SPY 473 Put
Bitcoin ETFs
Dipping my little toe in
Bought a tiny bit of FBTC at $40, $39 and $38.00.
Scaling in slowly
Bought a tiny bit of IBIT at $26 and $25.
Options should be available eventually.
More Earnings Coming
Earnings season Starts
SPY Expiration Friday
SPY Jan 03 2024 473 Calls
SPY Jan 05 2024 472 Calls
#OnlySpreads
SPY Expiration
1 SPY Jan 03 2024 469 Call
1 SPY Jan 03 2024 471 Call
SPY Puts
SPY Puts
Sold 1 SPY Jan 08 2024 465 Put at $0.65
Sold 1 SPY Jan 08 2024 466 Put at $0.81
Sold 1 SPY Jan 09 2024 464 Put at $0.84
Paired with SPY Bear Call Spreads already on the books
SPY Calls barely working
SPY Expiration:
SPY 481/474 Bear Call Spread
SPY 481/473 Bear Call Spreads
BOIL Put
Rolled this week’s short 30 Puts to next week’s 29 Puts at $0.40 Credit and picked up a point on the short strike
First good news on this one in a while
SPY Calls finally working again
SPY Expiration
SPY Dec 20 2023 481/475 Bear Call Spread
SPY Put
Sold 1 SPY Dec 13 2023 460.0 Put at $0.17.
Paired with the calls I’m already short for today.
#OnlySpreads
SPY Expiration
1 SPY Dec 12 2023 469/465 Bear Call Spread
SPY Dec 12 2023 465 Diagonal Calls (leaves me with some extra long calls for tomorrow)
#OnlySpreads
SPY Calls
My short 465 calls for today look safe (for now).
Adding new positions for tomorrow
Sold 1 SPY Dec 13 2023 466 Call at $0.49
Sold 1 SPY Dec 13 2023 467 Call at $0.30
Sold 1 SPY Dec 13 2023 468 Call at $0.19
#OnlySpreads
SPY Question
Does anyone know when the SPY ex-div date is???
VIX is crashing
A new low below 12.
Market to the moon
SPY Expiration
SPY Dec 11 2023 466/462 Bear Call Spreads (just barely – $0.01 out of the money)
1 SPY Dec 11 2023 465/463 Bear Call Spread
#OnlySpreads
SPY Calls
Sold SPY Dec 12 2023 465.0 Calls at $0.38
#OnlySpreads
ENPH Condor Expiration
1 ENPH Dec 08 2023 117/107/102/99 Short Iron Condor sold for $2.15.
#OnlySpreads
SPY Expiration
1 SPY Dec 08 2023 466/463 Bear Call Spread
1 SPY Dec 06 2023 465/462 Bear Call Spread
#OnlySpreads
BOIL – rolling out a week
Rolled deep in the money BOIL puts out a week for decent credits and rolled down the following:
Rolled BOIL 32 Puts to BOIL 31 Puts for $0.47 Credit
Rolled BOIL 31 Puts to BOIL 29 Puts for $0.56 Credit
Rolled 1 BOIL 30 Put to 1 BOIL 29 Put for $0.90 Credit
SPY Expiration
1 SPY Dec 07 2023 466/460 Bear Call Spread
SPY Dec 06 2023 466/459 Bear Call Spreads
#OnlySpreads
SPY Expiration
1 SPY Dec 06 2023 466/460 Bear Call Spread
1 SPY Dec 06 2023 459 Call
#OnlySpreads
Tiny Stock Gains
Sold some more:
VNO at $28.02
USB at $40.01
BBY at $75.01
CPB at $43.01
#FormerFallingKnife #GoingToCash
SPY Expiration
SPY Dec 05 2023 457 Calls
SPY Dec 05 2023 458 Call
SPY Dec 05 2023 459 Call
BOIL CVS SPY
BOIL vs Put Assignment Friday
Sold 1 BOIL Dec 08 2023 38 Covered Call at $0.90
CVS Covered Call Ladder
Sold 1 CVS Dec 08 2023 73 Covered Call at $0.28
Sold CVS Dec 15 2023 73 Covered Calls at $0.58 and $0.68
Sold 1 CVS Dec 22 2023 74 Covered Call at $0.59
SPY Calls for today
Sold SPY Dec 05 2023 457 Calls at $0.98
Sold 1 SPY Dec 05 2023 458 Call at $0.22
Sold 1 SPY Dec 05 2023 459 Call at $0.13
#OnlySpreads
SPY Expiration
SPY Dec 04 2023 457 Calls
SPY Dec 04 2023 458 Call
#OnlySpreads
Tiny stock gains
Sold small pieces of all these:
AAP at $54.86
BXP at $64.29
FITB at $30.30
MMM at $100.45
PARA at $15.81
UPS at $156.01
VNO at $27.01
ZION at $39.01
#FormerFallingKnife #GoingToCash
UVXY blip
A tiny bump up off of new lows in UVXY:
Sold UVXY Dec 15 2023 17/13 Bear Call Spreads at $0.14 Credit
Sold UVXY Dec 15 2023 17.5/13.5 Bear Call Spreads at $0.12 Credit
Sold UVXY Dec 15 2023 18/13.5 Bear Call Spreads at $0.12 Credit
Sold UVXY Dec 29 2023 17/14 Bear Call Spreads at $0.19 Credit
#OnlySpreads
Stocks
Closed out my last tiny positions in these for gains
WHR at $114.01
CCI at $117.61
MTB at $130.01
Sold a bit more ZION at $37.01
#FormerFallingKnife
More BOIL Puts
Bought to close BOIL Dec 01 2023 36.0 Puts at $0.05
Replaced them with 1 short BOIL Dec 08 2023 35.0 Put at 1.55
#OnlySpreads
SPY Calls today
Sold SPY Dec 01 2023 460.0 Diagonal Calls at $0.12, $0.20 and $0.29
Crazy strong market
FIDELITY is DOWN
“Sorry, we have run into a small problem.
Don’t worry, it’s nothing you did, just a minor system error on our end. We’re working on it and hope to have it resolved soon.”
BOIL Puts
Bought to close BOIL Dec 01 2023 34 Puts at $0.05
SPY Expiration
SPY Nov 30 2023 462/458 Bear Call Spread
SPY Nov 30 2023 445/451 Bull Put Spread
#OnlySpreads
SPY Expiration
SPY Nov 29 2023 459 Calls sold today
SPY Nov 29 2023 457 Calls sold yesterday
#OnlySpreads
SNOW Condor
Added one more condor with the strikes a bit higher than my first one:
Sold 1 SNOW Dec 01 2023 210/205/148/143 Iron Condor at $0.63 Credit
#Earnings #OnlySpreads
Today’s options
Sold SPY Nov 29 2023 459 Calls at $0.23 and $0.35
Sold 1 COF Dec 01 2023 111 Call at $0.45
Sold 1 BOIL Dec 01 2023 34 Put at $0.50
Sold 1 ENPH Dec 01 2023 107 Call at $0.52
Sold 1 EXPE Dec 01 2023 140 Call at $0.76
Stocks
Taking small gains.
Sold CCI at $114.67
Sold TGT at $132.36
Sold SCHD at $71.89
#GoingToCash
SPY Expiration
SPY Nov 28 2023 456.0 Calls sold yesterday at $0.34, $0.35, $0.37 and $0.42
1 SPY Nov 28 2023 457.0 Call sold yesterday at $0.17
1 SPY Nov 28 2023 449/452 Bull Put spread sold at $0.13 Credit
Today’s options
Sold BOIL Dec 01 2023 34 Puts at $0.37 and $0.57
Sold 1 COF Dec 01 2023 109 Call at $0.50
Sold 1 GNRC Dec 01 2023 117 Call at $0.60
Sold 1 DLTR Dec 01 2023 102 Put at $0.70
Sold COF Dec 01 2023 107 Calls at $0.97 and $1.09
Sold 1 DG Dec 01 2023 128 Call at $2.15
#OnlySpreads
VIX
Another 52-week low in the VIX today
NO FEAR in this market
SPY Expiration
SPY Nov 27 2023 456 Calls sold earlier today
Other Short Options this week
1 EXPE Dec 01 2023 138 Call at $1.21
1 DLTR Dec 01 2023 132 Call at $1.18
1 BOIL Dec 01 2023 37 Put at $1.09
1 TGT Dec 01 2023 133 Call at $0.91
1 BOIL Dec 01 2023 36.5 Put at $0.90
1 EXPE Dec 01 2023 139 Call at $0.85
1 DG Dec 01 2023 130 Call at $0.82
BOIL Dec 01 2023 36 Puts at $0.75, $0.76 and $0.80
1 QCOM Dec 01 2023 129 Call at $0.72
1 ETSY Dec 01 2023 78 Call at $0.67
1 TGT Dec 01 2023 128 Put at $0.55
1 GNRC Dec 01 2023 107 Put at $0.43
1 KR Dec 01 2023 42 Put at $0.34
1 QCOM Dec 01 2023 131 Call at $0.33
1 EXPE Dec 01 2023 130 Put at $0.25
And for today
SPY Nov 27 2023 456 Calls at $0.13 and $0.16
SNOW Condor
Sold 1 SNOW Dec 01 2023 200/195/147/142 Iron Condor at $0.77 Credit
#Earnings #OnlySpreads
Thanks for the idea @fuzzballl
MMM
Sold a tiny bit more of MMM at $96.91.
#FormerFallingKnife
This Week’s Puts
All high probability of expiration
BMY Dec 01 2023 48 Put at $0.08
MRK Dec 01 2023 98 Put at $0.09
BOIL Dec 01 2023 31 Put at $0.10
HRL Dec 01 2023 30 Put at $0.10
NTAP Dec 01 2023 70 Put at $0.25
DLTR Dec 01 2023 99 Put at $0.33
OptionsExpiration
1 CMA Nov 24 2023 43 Put
1 AAP Nov 24 2023 47 Put
1 CVS Nov 24 2023 67 Put
1 USB Nov 24 2023 36.5 Put
1 HPQ Nov 24 2023 25.5 Put
1 JWN Nov 24 2023 12.5 Put
1 CVS Nov 24 2023 73.0 Covered Call
1 NVDA Nov 24 2023 445/450/545/550 Short Iron Condor
1 SPY Nov 24 2023 457 Diagonal Call
Assignments:
DG 118 Covered Calls
TINY Gains
Sold tiny bits of all these:
MTB at $126.01
PNC at $128.90
UPS at $151.88
MMM at $95.60
#FormerFallingKnife #GettingToCash
SPY Rolls and Expiration
Rolled 1 SPY Nov 21 2023 455 Call to 1 SPY Nov 22 2023 456 Call at $0.37 Credit
Rolled 1 SPY Nov 21 2023 456 Call to 1 SPY Nov 22 2023 457 Call at $0.21 Credit
Some short SPY Nov 21 2023 454 Calls expired wothless.
#OnlySpreads
NVDA Condor
Sold 1 NVDA Nov 24 2023 445/450/545/550 Condor at $1.41 Credit
#OnlySpreads #Earnings
JWN Put
Sold 1 JWN Nov 24 2023 12.5 Put at $0.13.
#Earnings
Earnings this week
Tiny gains
Sold more of my tiny positions in:
PARA at $13.50 and 13.75
INTC at $43.83
UPS at 148.20
GPS at $18.13
#SP500 #FormerFallingKnife
New Puts
Sold 1 CMA Nov 24 2023 43 Put at $0.15
Sold 1 AAP Nov 24 2023 47 Put at $0.15
Sold 1 CVS Nov 24 2023 67 Put at $0.19
Sold 1 USB Nov 24 2023 36.5 at $0.20
Sold 1 HPQ Nov 24 2023 25.5 Put at $0.11
OptionsExpiration
CVS 73 Covered Calls
LNC 25 Covered Call
UVXY 14 Covered Calls
WBA 22.5 Covered Calls
Bear Call Spreads expiring:
UVXY
VXX
WM
WMT
AAP
COF
PENN
Condor expiring:
NVDA
Assignments
TGT Covered Call
TSN Covered Cal
Both reversing old put assignments
NVDA Condor 1DTE
Sold 1 NVDA Nov 17 2023 505/502.50 Bear Call Spread at $0.36 Credit
Sold 1 NVDA Nov 17 2023 480/482.50 Bull Put Spread at $0.40 Credit
#Earning NEXT week
#OnlySpreads
MMM Assignment
Sold MMM at $95.00 on a Covered Call Assignment so the buyer could get the $1.50 quarterly dividend.
Not crying about it because I got the stock on an old Put assignment at $89.00.
Back to cash.
#CoveredCalls
DG Covered Call
Another week – another rollup
Bought to Close DG Nov 17 2023 117 C0vered Calls / Sold to Open DG Nov 24 2023 118 Calls at $0.25 Credit plus another point higher on the short strike.
#CoveredCalls
SPY Diagonal Condor
Bought 1 SPY Nov 17 2023 457 Call and 442 Put
Sold 1 SPY Nov 16 2023 452 Call and 447 Put all for a $0.64 Credit
#OnlySpreads
Taking gains
Lightening up on a previous #FallingKnife stocks
TSN at $48.38
SWK at $90.71
#FormerFallingKnife
Taking gains
Lightening up on some previous #FallingKnife stocks
ARE at $99.16
ARE again at $103.77
VNO at $23.05
TFC at $31.27
ZION at $34.37
ZION again at at $36.01
USB at $36.28
CMA at $44.54
BXP at $57.28
SWK at $86.80
#FormerFallingKnife
HD Put Spread
Bought to close 1 HD 11/17/2023 267.50 / 272.50 Bull Put Spread at $0.02. Sold yesterday at $0.52 prior to #Earnings
#OnlySpreads
SPY Diagonal Bear Call Spreads
Bought 1 SPY Nov 15 2023 446 Call / Sold 1 SPY Nov 14 2023 441 Call at $1.47 Credit
Bought 1 SPY Nov 15 2023 447 Call / Sold 1 SPY Nov 14 2023 442 Call at $0.70 Credit
Bought 1 SPY Nov 15 2023 448 Call / Sold 1 SPY Nov 14 2023 443 Call at $0.47 Credit
#OnlySpeads
HD Put Spread
Sold 1 HD 11/17/2023 267.50 / 272.50 Bull Put Spread at $0.52 Credit
#OnlySpreads
New Weekly Spreads
Sold 1 AAP 68/64 Bear Call Spread at $0.62 Credit
Sold 1 WM 175/172.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.65 Credit
Sold 1 WMT 180/175 Bear Call Spread at $0.37 Credit
Sold 1 QCOM 132/127 Bear Call Spread at $0.37 Credit
Sold 1 UVXY 18/13.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.22 Credit
Sold 1 TGT 90/95 Bull Put Spread at $0.38 Credit
Sold 1 TGT 125/120 Bear Call Spread at $0.43 Credit
#OnlySpreads
Puts Expiring and the replacements
Expired Friday:
DVN 42.5 Put
EBAY 36.0 Put
GM 26.0 Put
MOS 31.0 Put
TPR 24.5 Put
New Positions for this week:
AAP 46.0 Put at $0.57
BBWI 25.0 Put at $0.20
TGT 98.0 Put at $1.09
Strikes are below 52-Week Lows
TSN UVXY Covered Calls
Bought to close 1 TSN Nov 10 2023 48.0 Covered Call at $0.03
Sold to open 1 TSN Nov 17 2023 50.0 Covered Call at $0.59 plus a 2 point higher strike.
Bought to close UVXY Nov 10 2023 13.5 Covered Calls at $0.01
Sold to open UVXY Nov 17 2023 14.0 Covered Calls at $0.23 plus a $0.50 higher strike.
#CoveredCalls
Closing the spread short side
Bought to close 1 AAP 11/10/2023 57.0 Call at $0.05.
Bought to close 1 COF 11/10/2023 105.0 Call at $0.05.
Bought to close 1 COF 11/10/2023 104.0 Call at $0.05.
Bought to close 1 GNRC Nov 10 2023 105.0 Call at $0.05
Bought to close 1 GNRC Nov 10 2023 98.0 Put at $0.04
Bought to close 1 EXPE 11/10/2023 123.0 Call at $0.01
Bought to close 1 DIS 11/10/2023 91.0 Call at $0.01
Bought to close PENN 11/10/2023 24.0 Calls at $0.01
Bought to close 1 WBD 11/10/2023 9.5 Put at $0.01
Bought to close 1 WYNN 11/10/2023 97.0 Call at $0.01
Buy to close 1 SPY 11/10/2023 431.0 Put at $0.01
All these trades at contract minimums
NEM BBY Stocks
Bought a tiny bit of both below prior lows
NEM at $34.00. Div = 4.60%
BBY at $63.00. Div = 5.75%
#SP500 #FallingKnife
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 446/440 Bear Call Spread
1 SPY 426/431 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 429/433 Bull Put Spread
#OnlySpreads
AAP COF Calls Closed
Bought to close 1 AAP Nov 10 2023 59.0 Call at $0.05. Sold on a spread roll last Friday at $0.58
Bought to close COF Nov 10 2023 107.0 Calls at $0.05. Sold on a spread roll last Friday at $0.95
#OnlySpreads
SPY Condor 1DTE
Sold 1 SPY Nov 10 2023 443/439/432/427 Iron Condor at $0.59
#OnlySpreads
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