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
Author Archives: Option Iceman
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
OptionsExpiration
SOXL 49/48 Bear Call Spreads
SOXL 50.5/48 Bear Call Spread
SOXL 50/48 Bear Call Spread
SOXL 35.5/40 Bull Put Spread
NVDA 195/192.5 Bear Call Spread
NVDA 192.5 Diagonal Call
SLV 59/61.5 Bull Put Spread
SLV 61/64 Bull Put Spread
SLV 71/68.5 Bear Call Spread
SPY 690/689 Bear Call Spread
SPY 688/687 Bear Call Spread
BOIL 21.0 Puts
SPCE 4.5 Covered Calls
Assignments:
1 BOIL 22.0 Put
Decent start to the new year
BOIL Put
Sold BOIL 01/09/2026 18.5 Puts at $0.16 and $0.20
#TinyPuts
SLV NVDA Calls
Sold 1 SLV 01/05/2026 74/71.5 Bear Call Spread ar $0.14 Credit
Sold 1 SLV 01/07/2026 77/74.5 Bear Call Spread ar $0.14 Credit
Sold 1 NVDA 01/09/2026 212.5/207.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.17 Credit
Zero day Spreads
Sold 1 SPY 01/02/2026 688/687 Bear Call Spread at $0.32 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 01/02/2026 690/689 Bear Call Spread at $0.07 Credit
Sold 1 SOXL 01/02/2026 49/48 Bear Call Spread at $0.28 Credit
SLV Expiration
SLV 12/31/2025 61/63.5 Bull Put Spread
SLV 12/31/2025 74/71.5 Bear Call Spread
SLV 12/31/2025 75/73.5 Bear Call Spread
SLV 12/31/2025 62.0 Puts
SLV 12/31/2025 61.5 Put
BOIL Puts
Sold BOIL 01/02/2026 21.0 Puts at $0.13
#TinyPuts
SLV Puts Rolled
Rolled 1 SLV 12/31/2025 62/65 Bull Put Spread to 1 SLV 01/07/2026 56.5/61.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.05 Credit
SLV Puts
Sold 1 01/05/2026 58.5/61 Bull Put Spread at $0.17 Credit
More SLV
Sold SLV 12/31/2025 62.0 Puts at $0.06 and $0.08
#TinyPuts #EveryLittleBitHelps
SLV Puts
Sold 1 SLV 12/31/2025 62/65 Bull Put Spread at $0.19 Credit
Sold 1 SLV 01/02/2026 61/64 Bull Put Spread at $0.14 Credit
Sold 1 SLV 01/05/2026 60/63 Bull Put Spread at $0.20 Credit
Sold 1 SLV 01/07/2026 59/62 Bull Put Spread at $0.26 Credit
SLV
Closed 1 SLV 12/29/2025 74/72.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.00 debit
Rolled to 1 SLV 12/31/2025 73.5/70.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.18 Credit
SLV Expiration:
SLV 12/29/2025 63.5 Put – Sold today at $0.20
SLV 12/29/2025 62.5 Put – Sold today at $0.10
SLV 12/29/2025 61.5/63.5 Bull Put Spread – Sold today at $0.14
LW Stock
Started a tiny new position in LW at $44.44. Decent dividend. Multiyear low
#FallingKnife
OptionsExpiration
A very good week finally!
DLTR 139/133 Bear Call Spread
DLTR 134/130 Bear Call Spread
DLTR 134/132 Bear Call Spreads
DOW 20.5/22 Bull Put Spread
DOW 21/22 Bull Put Spread
DOW 21/22.5 Bull Put Spreads
EOG 97/100 Bull Put Spread
GLD 415/410 Bear Call Spread (my last GLD position)
NFLX 88/90.5 Bull Put Spread
NFLX 88.5/91 Bull Put Spread
NFLX 100.5/98 Bear Call Spread
NFLX 101.5/100 Bear Call Spread
SOXL 30/32.5 Bull Put Spread
SOXL 48/45.5 Bear Call Spread
TTD 35..5 Diagonal Put
TTD 35.0 Diagonal Put
TTD 40/38 Bear Call Spread
TTD 40/39 Bear Call Spread
VTRS 12.0 Covered Call
BAX 20.5 Covered Call
MSTX 6.0 Covered Call
SPCE 5.0 Covered Call
SPCE 4.5 Covered Calls
DOW 30.0 Covered Call
BAX 22.5 Covered Calls
IP 43.0 Covered Call
#EveryLittleBitHelps
DOW 21.5 Puts
DOW 22.0 Put
TTD 32.5 Put
PSKY 10.0 Put
PSKY 11.0 Put
PSKY 11.5 Put
MSTX 4.0 Put
GIS 45.0 Put
BOIL 22.0 Put
CPRT 35.0 Put
#TinyPuts
DJT Calls
Sold DJT 12/19/2025 17/15.5 Bear Call Spreads at $0.13 and $0.18 Credits
Sold DJT 12/19/2025 17/16 Bear Call Spreads at $0.14 and $0.19 Credits
#1DTE #EveryLittleBitHelps
GLD Expiration
1 GLD 12/17/2025 372/377 Bull Put Spread
1 GLD 12/17/2025 381/385 Bull Put Spread
1 GLD 12/17/2025 382/386 Bull Put Spread
GLD Calls Rolled
Rolled 1 GLD 12/17/2025 410/405 Bear Call Spread to 1 GLD 12/19/2025 415/410 Bear Call Spread at $0.16 Credit
SOXL Puts
Sold 1 SOXL 12/19/2025 28/32 Bull Put Spread at $0.22 Credit
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