$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY NOV 3 2017 74.0 Puts @ 0.85

$DUST #CoveredCalls – using a…

$DUST #CoveredCalls – using a little bit of strength in DUST to roll my covered calls up for a credit.
Bought to close DUST Oct 27 2017 27.5 Calls/Sold DUST Nov 3 2017 28.0 Calls @ 0.25 Credit.
I made a little on this weeks’s calls and bumped my exit price by 0.75.

$SVXY #ShortPuts #IRA – Keeping…

$SVXY #ShortPuts #IRA – Keeping my timeframe short
Sold SVXY Nov 3 2017 69.0 Puts @ 0.41
Sold SVXY Nov 3 2017 68.0 Puts @ 0.41
Sold SVXY Nov 10 2017 60.0 Puts @ 0.51

$DUST #ShortPuts #IRA – Bought…

$DUST #ShortPuts #IRA – Bought to close 1 DUST Dec 15 2017 14.0 Put @ 0.05. It won’t trade any lower.
Originally sold on 09/07/17 at 1.10.

$PRGO #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$PRGO #ShortPuts – Bought to close PRGO Jan 19 2018 50.0 Puts @ 0.05. They won’t trade any lower and don’t expire until next year.
Sold in August at 1.15 and again at 1.50.

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Keeping my…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Keeping my timeframe very, very short
Sold SVXY Nov 3 2017 73/72/71/70 Puts all @ 0.52

$UVXY #ShortCalls – some random…

$UVXY #ShortCalls – some random speculative trades
Sold 1 UVXY Mar 16 2018 91.0 Call @ 2.56 – highest strike
Sold UVXY Jan 19 2018 91.0 Calls @ 1.40 – highest strike
Sold UVXY Dec 15 2017 91.0 Calls @ 0.75 – highest strike
Sold UVXY Nov 17 2017 45.0 Calls @ 0.57
Sold UVXY Nov 10 2017 35.0 Calls @ 0.56
Sold UVXY Nov 3 2017 27.50 Calls @ 0.55
Sold UVXY Oct 27 2017 22.5 Calls @ 0.31

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY NOV 3 2017 71.0 Puts @ 0.52

$UVXY #ShortCalls – Sold UVXY…

$UVXY #ShortCalls – Sold UVXY Dec 15 2017 91.0 Calls @ 0.56.
Highest available strike.

Added @ 0.63

$UVXY #ShortCalls – nibbling here…

$UVXY #ShortCalls – nibbling here
Sold UVXY Oct 27 2017 22.0 Calls @ 0.30
Sold UVXY Nov 3 2017 26.0 Calls @ 0.52

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY NOV 3 2017 73.0 Puts @ 0.41

$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold NUGT…

$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold NUGT OCT 27 2017 30.0 Puts @ 0.30 with the stock at 31.13.
This account last exited NUGT at 36.0 after writing covered calls for months. Not afraid to go long again but I would rather see the puts expire.

$WHR #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$WHR #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold WHR APR 20 2018 120.0 Puts @ 1.50. Thanks Ramie

$NSC #ShortPuts #Earnings – Sold…

$NSC #ShortPuts #Earnings – Sold NSC Oct 27 2017 125.0 Puts @ 0.40 with the stock at 132.58

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY Nov 3 2017 75.0 Puts @ 0.40 with the stock at 103.69

$NSC #ShortPuts #Earnings – Sold…

$NSC #ShortPuts #Earnings – Sold NSC Oct 27 2017 124.0 Puts @ 0.35 with the stock at 132.31
Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) declares $0.61/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous.
Forward yield 1.83%
Payable Dec. 11; for shareholders of record Nov. 3; ex-div Nov. 2.
So I would probably take the stock in to collect a quick dividend.

$GWW #ShortPuts – Sold GWW…

$GWW #ShortPuts – Sold GWW Apr 20 2018 145.0 Put @ 2.60 with the stock at 202.20

$OXY #ShortPuts – Bought 1…

$OXY #ShortPuts – Bought 1 OXY Nov 17 2017 50.0 Put @ 0.01. Sold in May at 1.35.

$UAL #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$UAL #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 UAL Mar 16 2018 50.0 Put @ 1.73

$DUST #ShortCalls – Bought to…

$DUST #ShortCalls – Bought to close 1 DUST Dec 15 2017 50.0 Call @ 0.05. It won’t trade any lower and doesn’t expire for 2 months.
Originally sold at 6.80 so a really nice gain.

$PRGO #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$PRGO #ShortPuts – Bought to close 1 PRGO Jan 19 2018 50.0 Put @ 0.05. It won’t trade any lower and doesn’t expire until next year.
Sold at 1.30 on 05/30/2017.

$SVXY #ShortCalls – covered some…

$SVXY #ShortCalls – covered some deep ITM Calls to release some much needed margin.
Bought to close SVXY Jan 18 2019 77.5 Calls @ 46.90

$UVXY #CoveredCalls – sold some…

$UVXY #CoveredCalls – sold some small positions that expire Friday.
Sold UVXY Oct 27 2017 18.0 Calls @ 0.26
Sold UVXY Oct 27 2017 18.5 Calls @ 0.22

$GWW #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$GWW #ShortPuts – Bought to close 1 GWW Dec 15 2017 135.0 Put @ 0.05. It won’t trade any lower.
Sold for 1.40 on 5/15/17

$EQT #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$EQT #ShortPuts – Bought to close EQT Dec 15 2017 45.0 Puts @ 0.05. They won’t trade any lower and still have 2 months until expiration.
Originally sold on 06/06/2017 @ 1.55 and added a few weeks later at 1.75

$SVXY $ShortPuts – I will…

$SVXY $ShortPuts – I will likely be forced to cover some short calls in this runaway freight train this week so I’m getting rid of the offsetting short Puts
Bought to close SVXY Dec 15 2017 17.5 Puts @ 0.10 – sold at 0.67
Bought to close SVXY Dec 15 2017 27.5 Puts @ 0.21 – sold at 1.09
Bought to close SVXY Jan 19 2018 11.0 Puts @ 0.11 – Sold at 1.23
Bought to close SVXY Jan 19 2018 12.5 Puts @ 0.12 – Sold at 1.30
Bought to close SVXY Jan 19 2018 15.0 Puts @ 0.15 – Sold at 0.36
Bought to close SVXY Jan 19 2018 34.0 Puts @ 0.74 – Sold at 3.40
Bought to close SVXY Jan 19 2018 34.5 Puts @ 0.75 – Sold at 3.45

$DUST #CoveredCalls – Sold DUST…

$DUST #CoveredCalls – Sold DUST Oct 27 2017 26.5 Calls @ 0.15 replacing last week’s strike 26 calls.

#OptionsExpiration #Monthlys #Oct20 – A…

#OptionsExpiration #Monthlys #Oct20 – A fairly big expiration as a whole bunch of Puts are expiring. The biggest are $GWW $MYL that have been weak for a long time but are acting better now. Some covered Calls expiring too.

Adding to some existing long stock positions at lower prices but I may be waiting for a while for them to recover. Will continue to sell covered calls on any rallies.

— Expirations —
APA Oct 20 2017 40 Puts
DUST Oct 20 2017 26 Calls (Covered)
GWW Oct 20 2017 145 Puts
GWW Oct 20 2017 150 Puts
GWW Oct 20 2017 155 Puts
GWW Oct 20 2017 160 Puts
JEC Oct 20 2017 47.5 Puts
K Oct 20 2017 60 Puts
KR Oct 20 2017 28 Calls (Covered)
MAT Oct 20 2017 17 Calls (Covered)
MRO Oct 20 2017 20 Calls (Covered)
MUR Oct 20 2017 22.5 Puts
MYL Oct 20 2017 32.5 Puts
MYL Oct 20 2017 35 Puts
NUGT Oct 20 2017 26 Puts
PCG Oct 20 2017 45 Puts
QCOM Oct 20 2017 45 Puts
TAP Oct 20 2017 78 Puts
UAA Oct 20 2017 25 Calls (Covered)
URI Oct 20 2017 75 Puts
UVXY Oct 20 2017 20.5 Calls (Covered)
UVXY Oct 20 2017 20 Calls (Covered)
X Oct 20 2017 18 Puts
XOM Oct 20 2017 70 Puts
ZGNX Oct 20 2017 2 Puts
ZGNX Oct 20 2017 3 Puts
ZGNX Oct 20 2017 49 Calls
ZGNX Oct 20 2017 50 Calls
ZGNX Oct 20 2017 55 Calls

— Assignments —
GWW Oct 20 2017 175 Calls (Covered) Nice gain on the stock
GWW Oct 20 2017 180 Calls (Covered) Nice gain on the stock
KR Oct 20 2017 27 Puts
MAT Oct 20 2017 20 Puts
MAT Oct 20 2017 21 Puts
MAT Oct 20 2017 22 Puts
UVXY Oct 20 2017 17 Puts

$ZGNX #ShortCalls – Giving up!…

$ZGNX #ShortCalls – Giving up!
Bought to close ZGNX Oct 20 2017 31.0 Call @ 8.80. They can’t be easily rolled, and I considered going short the stock because they are a long way from a marketable drug but I’m taking my lumps and walking away.

$UAA #CoveredCalls – Sold UAA…

$UAA #CoveredCalls – Sold UAA NOV 3 2017 20.5 Calls @ 0.22 with the stock at 17.48

$UVXY #ShortCalls – Bought to…

$UVXY #ShortCalls #VXXGame – Bought to close 1 UVXY Dec 15 2017 65.0 Call @ 0.49.
Originally Sold on 8/10/17 at 11.60.
Only 1 more of these left to cover.

$GE #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$GE #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold GE JUN 15 2018 22.0 Puts @ 1.30 this morning on the earnings news.
You won’t get rich selling options on a stock that mostly moves like a big glacier. But I wouldn’t mind owning it at 20.70.

$UAA #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$UAA #ShortPuts – Bought to close UAA Oct 20 2017 17.5 Puts @ 0.41 with the stock at 17.11 to avoid possible assignment tonight.
Originally sold in March at 1.51

$TSN #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$TSN #ShortPuts – Bought to close TSN Jan 19 2018 47.0 Puts @ 0.05. They won’t trade any lower and don’t expire for 3 more months.
Originally sold in May at 1.20.

$LB #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$LB #ShortPuts – Bought to close LB Nov 17 2017 32.5 Puts @ 0.05. They won’t trade any lower so there is no point in waiting another month to make the last nickel.
Originally sold in April at 1.20.

$CELG #ShortPuts #FallingKnife #OptionLadder -…

$CELG #ShortPuts #FallingKnife #OptionLadder – Sold CELG APR 20 2018 90.0 Puts @ 1.26

$CELG #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$CELG #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 CELG MAR 16 2018 95.0 Put @ 1.37

$APA #ShortPuts #OptionLadder – Bought…

$APA #ShortPuts #OptionLadder – Bought to close APA Oct 20 2017 42.5 Puts @ 0.50 to avoid possible assignment of this ITM position.
Sold these in April at 1.37 and again at 1.57, so still a nice gain.
Still short today’s 40 Puts, plus Jan 37.5 and 35 Puts, and April 32.5 Puts for a nice #OptionLadder

$FLR #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$FLR #ShortPuts – Bought to close 1 FLR OCT 20 2017 42.5 Put @ 0.05 to avoid possible assignment tomorrow. The stock opened down at 42.27 this morning before recovering or I would have let this one run out.
Originally sold on 05/17/2017 at 1.65 as a #FallingKnife trade.
Still short the Jan 35 and 40 Puts that are nicely profitable.

$TSCO #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$TSCO #ShortPuts – Bought to close 1 TSCO OCT 20 2017 60.0 Put @ 1.35 to avoid possible assignment tomorrow. The stock has been below 59 all day today.
Originally sold at 1.80, and along with my buy back of the Oct 55 Puts at 0.05 on 10/03, this stock was still a decent money maker.
Still short the Jan 45 and 50 puts trading at nice gains.

$AAOI #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$AAOI #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 AAOI MAR 16 2018 22.5 Put @ 1.60 with the stock at 42.05

$OXY #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$OXY #ShortPuts – Bought to close OXY NOV 17 2017 50.0 Puts @ 0.01. Still a month to go before expiration.
Originally sold on 05/04/2017 at 1.17. Still have the Nov 52.5 Puts to cover.

$GWW #ShortPuts – Sold 1…

$GWW #ShortPuts – Sold 1 GWW APR 20 2018 150.0 Put @ 2.90 with the stock at 204.65.
The strike price is 5 points below the yearly low

$UVXY #CoveredCalls – Sold UVXY…

$UVXY #CoveredCalls – Sold UVXY Oct 20 2017 20.5 Calls @ 0.15. These expire tomorrow

$MYL #ShortPuts – Sold MYL…

$MYL #ShortPuts – Sold MYL Jan 19 2018 32.5 Puts @ 0.56 with the stock at 37.77.
These will replace similar Oct puts that expire tomorrow.

$AGN #ShortPuts #OptionLadder – sold…

$AGN #ShortPuts #OptionLadder – sold these on the opening with the stock at 184.31
AGN MAY 18 2018 125.0 Puts @ 1.52
AGN MAR 16 2018 135.0 Puts @ 1.28
AGN FEB 16 2018 140.0 Puts @ 1.21
AGN JAN 19 2018 150.0 Puts @ 1.36

$UVXY #ShortCalls – Bought to…

$UVXY #ShortCalls – Bought to close 1 UVXY Jan 19 2018 65.0 Call @ 1.28.
This is my last short strike 65 call for this month. Still short 82.0 and 91.0 Calls
Originally sold this one on 08/10/17 at 14.80.

$GWW #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$GWW #ShortPuts – Bought to close GWW Dec 15 2017 120.0 Puts @ 0.05. Out 2 months early at minimum value.
Originally sold as a #FallingKnife trade in July at 1.15 and 1.25.

$APA #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$APA #ShortPuts – Bought to close APA Oct 20 2017 40.0 Puts @ 0.01.
Also short the 42.5 Puts for Friday and the Jan 35 Puts

$GWW #ShortPuts – The earnings…

$GWW #ShortPuts – The earnings report moved the stock a bit, but the conference call lit a fire under it for now. It’s no longer a #FallingKnife but there is still a big earnings gap in the chart from last spring.
Sold GWW APR 20 2018 155.0 Puts @ 3.10. The strike price is at the yearly low.

$PCG #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$PCG #ShortPuts – Bought to close PCG Oct 20 2017 50.0 Puts @ 0.05 to close out a 1 day trade.
Sold these yesterday at an average price of 0.85.
Letting my strike 45 puts run to expiration this Friday.

$PCG #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$PCG #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold PCG Oct 20 2017 45.0 Puts @ 0.80 with the stock in freefall.
It finally hit the butcher block at 50.

#OptionsExpiration #Weeklys #Oct 13 -…

#OptionsExpiration #Weeklys #Oct 13 – almost nothing this week.
–Expirations —
$SVXY (Weekly) Oct 13 2017 79 Puts
$TAP (Weekly) Oct 13 2017 78 Puts
–Assignments —
$UVXY (Weekly) Oct 13 2017 17.5 Puts

$ULTA $DISH $ESRX $WBA #ShortPuts…

$ULTA $DISH $ESRX $WBA #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – all S&P stocks at or near their 52Week Low –
Sold ULTA DEC 15 2017 145.0 Put @ 1.45
Sold DISH MAR 16 2018 42.5 Put @ 1.70
Sold ESRX MAY 18 2018 47.5 Put @ 1.37
Sold WBA JUN 15 2018 55.0 Put 1.32

$DUST #ShortCalls – Bought to…

$DUST #ShortCalls – Bought to close DUST Jan 19 2018 90.0 Calls @ 0.05. They won’t trade any lower and carry extra high margin requirements as a 3x product.
They also run for another 3 months.
Originally sold most of these during the DUST run to the high 30’s in Feb at prices from 4.20 to 4.80.
Also sold in early March at 6.80 and 8.00

$UVXY #ShortCalls – Bought to…

$UVXY #ShortCalls – Bought to close 1 UVXY Dec 15 2017 65.0 Call @ 0.76.
Originally sold on 08/10/17 at 10.10.
I still have a couple of these left, sold at higher prices.

$UVXY #ShortCalls #ClassicVXXGame – Bought…

$UVXY #ShortCalls #ClassicVXXGame – Bought to close 1 Jan 18 2019 65.0 Call @ 5.65 with the stock at 16.60.
Originally sold on 08/10/17 @ 22.0.
This is the last of this particular contract. I’ve been averaging down my buybacks just like I averaged up my original sales.
It’s now been over 2 months since the last decent volatility event. I’m wondering if we get to year end without another one.

$UVXY #ShortPuts – another dumb…

$UVXY #ShortPuts – another dumb trade with UVXY at 16.64 and the VIX at 9.55
Sold UVXY Nov 3 2017 15.0 Puts @ 0.74

$AAOI now trading $44 -…

$AAOI now trading $44 – $47 after hours, No positions

$DISH #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$DISH #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 DISH MAR 16 2018 42.5 Put @ 1.50 with the stock at 49.5.

$VIAB #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$VIAB #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 VIAB Mar 16 2018 22.5 Put @ 1.25

$TDG #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$TDG #ShortPuts – Bought to close TDG Nov 17 2017 98.0 Puts @ 0.05.
The stock & options were adjusted by a corporate event since they were sold.
On 03/22/2017  Sold TDG Nov 17 2017 120.0 Puts @ 3.00 and on 3/24/17 I added to the position @ 4.20.
It was a real #FallingKnife back then.

$GPC #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$GPC #ShortPuts – Bought to close GPC Nov 17 2017 75.0 Puts @ 0.05. They won’t trade any lower and still have over a month to run.
Originally sold as a #FallingKnife trade on 07/13/2017 @ 1.50

$UVXY #ShortPuts – probably a…

$UVXY #ShortPuts – probably a stunningly stupid trade –
Sold UVXY Oct 27 2017 16.0 Puts @ 0.61 with UVXY at 17.62 and VIX at 9.75

$DUST #CoveredCalls #Rollup – Another…

$DUST #CoveredCalls #Rollout – Another roll as the stock drops back toward the low of the day.
Bought to close DUST Oct 13 2017 27.5 Calls/Sold DUST Oct 27 2017 27.5 Calls @ 0.25 Credit.

$DUST #CoveredCalls #Rollup – not…

$DUST #CoveredCalls #Rollup – not much premium for next week so I went out 2 weeks.
Bought to close DUST Oct 13 2017 27.0 Calls/Sold DUST Oct 27 2017 27.5 Calls @ 0.30 Credit/
Gained 1/2 point on the strike price along with the extra cash.

$SLV #ShortPuts #IRA – Bought…

$SLV #ShortPuts #IRA – Bought to close SLV Dec 29 2017 13.0 Puts @ 0.01. They won’t trade any lower and they don’t expire until year-end.
Sold on 05/08/2017 @ 0.24

$WBA #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$WBA #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 WBA Apr 20 2018 60.0 Put @ 1.47 with the stock at 70.36.

$WBA #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$WBA #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 WBA Jun 15 2018 60.0 Put @ 1.76

$K #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$K #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 K Mar 16 2018 57.5 Put @ 1.60

$COST #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$COST #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 COST Jun 15 2018 118.0 Put @ 1.33

$XEC #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$XEC #ShortPuts – Bought to close XEC Dec 15 2017 75.0 Puts @ 0.05. They wont trade any lower and still have over 2 months until expiration.
Sold in June as a #FallingKnife trade at 1.30, 1.60 and 2.10 (the stock was obviously falling at the time)

$CVS #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$CVS #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 CVS Feb 16 2018 65.0 Put @ 1.40.

$GILD #Shortputs – Bought to…

$GILD #Shortputs – Bought to close GILD Nov 17 2017 55.0 Puts @ 0.01. They won’t trade any lower.
Originally sold on 5/18/17 @ 1.34

$DUST #ShortCalls – Bought to…

$DUST #ShortCalls – Bought to close DUST Nov 17 2017 35.0 Calls @ 0.20 to release some margin.
Sold on 9/20 @ 0.60