#OptionsExpiration #Weeklys #Sep22 – a…

#OptionsExpiration #Weeklys #Sep22 – a light week this week, and a light week next week as well.
Added a bit to my long $DUST stock position and exited the last of my $TRIP stock.

— Expirations —
AZO (Weekly) Sep 22 2017 660 Calls
DUST (Weekly) Sep 22 2017 20 Puts
DUST (Weekly) Sep 22 2017 25 Calls (Covered)
SVXY (Weekly) Sep 22 2017 30 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) Sep 22 2017 35 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) Sep 22 2017 40 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) Sep 22 2017 55 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) Sep 22 2017 60 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) Sep 22 2017 72 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) Sep 22 2017 90 Calls (Covered)
UVXY (Weekly) Sep 22 2017 55 Calls
UVXY (Weekly) Sep 22 2017 64 Calls

— Assignments —
DUST (Weekly) Sep 22 2017 31 Puts
DUST (Weekly) Sep 22 2017 34 Puts
TRIP (Weekly) Sep 22 2017 40 Calls (Covered)

$SVXY #ShortCalls – 10 minutes…

$SVXY #ShortCalls – 10 minutes after the close, covered a couple of calls for gains.
Bought to close SVXY Sep 22 2017 88.0 Calls @ 0.97 – Sold at 1.05 this week
Bought to close SVXY Sep 22 2017 89.0 Calls @ 0.20 – Sold at 1.06 this week.

$MYL #ShortCalls – Bought to…

$MYL #ShortCalls – Bought to close MYL Jan 19 2018 50.0 Calls @ 0.01. They won’t trade any lower and it’s still 4 months to expiration.
Originally sold on 05/23/2017 @ 0.64

$SVXY #ShortCalls – Bought to…

$SVXY #ShortCalls – Bought to close 1 SVXY Sep 22 2017 91.0 Call @ 0.01.
Sold earlier this week for 1.08

$KR #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$KR #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 KR Apr 20 2018 19.0 Put @ 1.50

$SVXY #ShortCalls #Rollup – Got…

$SVXY #ShortCalls #Rollup – Got a nice dip on the opening so I rolled the ones most likely to be assigned out a week.
Bought to close SVXY Sep 22 2017 85.0 Calls/Sold SVXY Sep 29 2017 86.5 Calls @ 0.12 Credit
Bought to close SVXY Sep 22 2017 86.0 Calls/Sold SVXY Sep 29 2017 87.5 Calls @ 0.12 Credit
Bought to close SVXY Sep 22 2017 87.0 Calls/Sold SVXY Sep 29 2017 89.0 Calls @ 0.12 Credit

$DUST #ShortCalls – a couple…

$DUST #ShortCalls – a couple of orders this morning.
Sold DUST Nov 17 2017 35.0 Calls @ 0.75 – highest strike
Sold 1 DUST Dec 15 2017 35.0 Call @ 1.30

$VIX – dropped below the…

$VIX – has dropped below the pre-market low and is now at 9.54

$NUGT #ShortPuts – sold all…

$NUGT #ShortPuts – sold all these on the opening this morning. Paired these off with calls I sold on the last rally.
NUGT SEP 29 2017 30.0 Puts @ 0.58
NUGT OCT 6 2017 28.5 Puts @ 0.58
NUGT OCT 20 2017 26.0 Puts @ 0.56
NUGT OCT 27 2017 25.0 Puts @ 0.60

$VIX – below the morning…

$VIX – below the morning low at 9.67. Nothing to do here that I can see.

$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold NUGT…

$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold NUGT Oct 27 2017 25.0 Puts @ 0.57.
Having difficulties getting any DUST Calls sold, so going a different way. And these options trade in 1 penny increments.

$GWW – Finally breaking out…

$GWW – Finally breaking out of it’s 2 month trading box. No longer a #FallingKnife

$VIX Futures – Why traders…

$VIX Futures – Why traders think selling Volatility works:
Only 6,000 September VX calls didn’t go bust.
Over 4.8 million worth ZERO.

#vxxgame

#NoFedFear – the VIX hit…

#NoFedFear – the VIX hit a new monthly low of 9.83 this morning.

$ALXN #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$ALXN #ShortPuts – Bought to close 1 ALXN Nov 17 2017 80.0 Put @ 0.05. Out at minimum value 2 months early.
Originally sold on 05/23/2017 @ 2.00

$RL #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$RL #ShortPuts – Bought to close RL Oct 20 2017 60.0 Puts @ 0.05. Out at minimum value a month early.
Originally sold as a #FallingKnife trade on 5/16 and 5/17/2017 at 1.25 and 1.55

$UVXY #ShortCalls – Bought to…

$UVXY #ShortCalls – Bought to close 1 UVXY Dec 15 2017 65.0 Call @ 1.49. Covered two in one day.
Sold this one on 08/10/17 @ 10.00.

$FOSL #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$FOSL #ShortPuts – Bought to close 1 FOSL Nov 17 2017 9.0 Put @ 1.10.
This stock has been dropping almost from the day I sold the put at 1.30 and the stock got down to 6.80 before rebounding modestly.
It is still ITM so I’m taking it while it is profitable.

$VIX – hit 9.88 this morning. And UVXY has fallen 10%.

btfd

$DUST #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$DUST #ShortPuts – Bought to close DUST Oct 20 2017 14.0 Puts @ 0.05. Out at minimum value 5 weeks early.
Originally sold only 11 days ago on 09/07/17 @ 0.40.
I’ve also got strike 20 puts expiring this Friday.

$AAOI #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$AAOI #ShortPuts – Bought to close 1 AAOI Sep 22 2017 50.0 Put @ 0.05. It won’t trade any lower.
Originally sold as a #FallingKnife trade on 08/07/17 @ 1.40.

$UVXY #ShortCalls #ClassicVXXGame – Bought…

$UVXY #ShortCalls #ClassicVXXGame – Bought to close 1 UVXY Jan 18 2019 65.0 Call @ 8.70.
Sold this one on 08/10/17 at 18.00.

$UVXY #ShortCalls – Bought to…

$UVXY #ShortCalls – Bought to close 1 UVXY Jan 19 2018 65.0 Call @ 2.80.
Sold this one on 08/10/17 at 9.00.

$UVXY #ShortCalls – Bought to…

$UVXY #ShortCalls – Bought to close 1 UVXY Dec 15 2017 65.0 Call @ 1.73.
Sold this one on 07/27/17 at 6.70.

$CELG #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$CELG #ShortPuts – Bought to close 1 CELG Oct 20 2017 95.0 Put @ 0.01. It won’t trade any lower and I’m out a month early.
Originally sold as a #FallingKnife trade on 05/08/2017  at 1.39.
Still short the Jan 85.0 Put.

$UVXY #ShortCalls – Bought to…

$UVXY #ShortCalls – Bought to close 1 UVXY Mar 16 2018 60.0 Call @ 4.90
Originally sold on 08/10/17 at 14.00. This is the last one of these options I have.
However I still am short March 82.0 and March 91.0 Calls which I will most likely ride to minimum value.

$EFX #ShortPuts # FallingKnife -…

$EFX #ShortPuts # FallingKnife – Sold 1 EFX Jan 19 2018 50.0 Put @ 1.20 with the stock at 93.02.
I waited until I covered the Sep 90 puts in this account before putting more risk on in this stock.

#OptionsExpiration #Monthlys #Sep15 – A…

#OptionsExpiration #Monthlys #Sep15 – A BIG ONE! – lots and lots of old #FallingKnife and #VXXGame positions falling off today.
Some #CoveredCalls getting assigned with profits, some #ShortPuts getting me long some new stocks. After all is said and done, I’m much closer to an all cash position as we head into October and another large expiration in 5 weeks.

— Expirations —
AAOI Sep 15 2017 55 Puts
AGN Sep 15 2017 175 Puts
AZO Sep 15 2017 580 Calls
DUST Sep 15 2017 18.5 Puts
DUST Sep 15 2017 21 Puts
EFX Sep 15 2017 90 Puts
ESRX Sep 15 2017 55 Puts
FOSL Sep 15 2017 26 Calls (Covered)
FSLR Sep 15 2017 22.5 Puts
GWW Sep 15 2017 175 Calls (Covered)
GWW Sep 15 2017 180 Calls (Covered)
M Sep 15 2017 28 Calls (Covered)
MDLZ Sep 15 2017 35 Puts
NUGT Sep 15 2017 44 Calls (Covered)
NUGT 25/Sep 15 2017 10 Calls (Covered)
NUGT 25/Sep 15 2017 11 Calls (Covered)
NUGT Sep 15 2017 20 Puts

SVXY Sep 15 2017 25 Puts
SVXY Sep 15 2017 27.5 Puts
SVXY Sep 15 2017 32.5 Puts
SVXY Sep 15 2017 35 Puts
SVXY Sep 15 2017 37.5 Puts
SVXY Sep 15 2017 40 Puts
SVXY Sep 15 2017 41 Puts
SVXY Sep 15 2017 42.5 Puts
SVXY Sep 15 2017 44 Puts
SVXY Sep 15 2017 45 Puts
SVXY Sep 15 2017 55 Puts
SVXY Sep 15 2017 69 Puts
SVXY Sep 15 2017 74 Puts
SVXY Sep 15 2017 75 Puts

TRIP Sep 15 2017 34 Puts
TRIP Sep 15 2017 35 Puts
UAA Sep 15 2017 25 Calls (Covered)
URBN Sep 15 2017 20 Puts

UVXY Sep 15 2017 50 Calls
UVXY Sep 15 2017 65 Calls
UVXY Sep 15 2017 68 Calls
UVXY Sep 15 2017 91 Calls
UVXY 25/Sep 15 2017 11 Calls (Covered)
UVXY 25/Sep 15 2017 12 Calls (Covered)
UVXY 25/Sep 15 2017 60 Calls (Covered)

XEC Sep 15 2017 85 Puts

— Assignments —
ESV Sep 15 2017 7 Puts
FOSL Sep 15 2017 15 Puts
HP Sep 15 2017 45 Calls (Covered) – raising cash
HES Sep 15 2017 41 Calls (Covered) – raising cash
HES Sep 15 2017 41.5 Calls (Covered) – raising cash
HES Sep 15 2017 42 Calls (Covered) – raising cash
RRC Sep 15 2017 21 Puts
RRC Sep 15 2017 22 Puts
RRC Sep 15 2017 23 Puts
TRIP Sep 15 2017 40 Calls (Covered) – raising cash
SVXY Sep 15 2017 81 Calls (Covered) – raising cash
SVXY Sep 15 2017 82 Calls (Covered) – raising cash
SVXY Sep 15 2017 82.5 Calls (Covered) – raising a lot of cash

$SVXY #CoveredCalls #Rollup – Rolling…

$SVXY #CoveredCalls #Rollup – Rolling up a portion of my short calls while letting others get assigned.
Bought to close SVXY Sep 15 2017 83.0 Calls/Sold SVXY Sep 29 2017 85.5 Calls @ 0.31 Credit
Bought to close SVXY Sep 15 2017 84.0 Calls/Sold SVXY Sep 29 2017 86.5 Calls @ 0.66 Credit
Bought to close SVXY Sep 15 2017 85.0 Calls/Sold SVXY Sep 29 2017 88.5 Calls @ 0.61 Credit.
All this with the VIX index at 10.13 and SVXY at 86.05

$EFX #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$EFX #ShortPuts – Bought to close some of my EFX Sep 15 2017 90.0 Puts @ 0.05.
Even with less than an hour to go, I don’t trust this one.
Luckily Congress doesn’t work on Friday 🙂

$VIX $SVXY – so I’m…

$VIX $SVXY – so I’m undecided how much of my overly large SVXY stock position to let get called away. I could roll most of this week’s calls up and out a week or two, or I could just let the stock go.
The $VIX index hit 10.0 this morning so we could be close to a VIX bottom here. Or Not!
Add to that the fact the SVXY has stayed in a 0.60 – 0.70 range since 10:30 this morning.
I guess I’ll need to make the decision soon 🙂

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Bought to close SVXY Sep 22 2017 45.0 Puts @ 0.01.
Originally sold on 08/10/17 at 1.65.

$AN #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$AN #ShortPuts – Bought to Close 1 AN OCT 20 2017 35.0 Put @ 0.05. Out a month early at minimum value.
Originally sold as a #FallingKnife trade on 04/03/2017 at 1.30.

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY Oct 6 2017 55.0 Puts @ 0.39

$SVXY #CoveredCalls – I rolled…

$SVXY #CoveredCalls – I rolled part of a couple positions since I overwrote my long stock.
Bought to close SVXY Sep 15 2017 81.0 Calls/Sold SVXY Oct 6 2017 85.0 Calls @ 0.15 Credit.
Bought to close SVXY Sep 15 2017 82.0 Calls/Sold SVXY Oct 6 2017 87.0 Calls @ 0.15 Credit.

$UVXY #ShortCalls #ClassicVXXGame – Bought…

$UVXY #ShortCalls #ClassicVXXGame – Bought to close 1 UVXY Jan 18 2019 65.0 Call @ 9.80.
I still have others to cover but lightening up with UVXY near a new low.
Sold this one on 08/10/17 at 15.70

$TSCO #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$TSCO #ShortPuts – Bought to close TSCO Oct 20 2017 50 Puts @ 0.05.
Originally sold on 05/23/2017 @ 1.15 and again on 5/24 @ 1.75 as a #FallingKnife trade.
I’m out a month early at minimum value.

$EQT #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$EQT #ShortPuts – Bought to close 1 EQT DEC 15 2017 40.0 Put @ 0.05
Originally sold on 06/21/2017 @ 1.15 as a #FallingKnife trade.
I’m out 3 months early at minimum value.

$EFX #News – While not…

$EFX #News – While not entirely surprising given the demands from politicians, The Hill reports that The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday announced that it had launched an investigation into the Equifax breach that left sensitive information for 143 million Americans exposed to hackers.
“The FTC typically does not comment on ongoing investigations,” FTC spokesman Peter Kaplan said in an email.  
“However, in light of the intense public interest and the potential impact of this matter, I can confirm that FTC staff is investigating the Equifax data breach.”
It is extremely rare for the agency to publicly confirm an investigation.
As The Hill notes, Congress has also been scrutinizing the credit reporting agency. Multiple committees have announced hearings on the breach and on Wednesday the House Commerce Committee invited Equifax CEO Richard Smith to testify before on the company’s handling of the crisis.

Remember what happened when JPMorgan had to go before congress because of the London Whale losses. It was a golden opportunity to sell puts to motivated buyers. We should see a lot of negative news flow on $EFX this fall, but I smell opportunity if you stay far enough out of the money and trade small.

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY Sep 22 2017 60.0 Puts @ 0.20 with the stock at 84.70.
These expire in 6 days.

$EFX #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$EFX #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 EFX Oct 20 2017 65.0 Put @ 1.30 with the stock at 91.77

$DUST #ShortPuts – Rolled some…

$DUST #ShortPuts – Rolled some deep in the money short puts out a few months.
Bought to close DUST Sep 15 2017 30.0 Puts/Sold DUST Nov 17 2017 29.0 Puts @ 0.30 Credit.

$DUST #CoveredCalls – Sold DUST…

$DUST #CoveredCalls – Sold DUST Sep 22 2017 25.0 Calls @ 0.30 with the stock at 22.68.
These expire in 6 days.

$EFX #ShortPuts – Sold 1…

$EFX #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – with the stock at 100.50 –
Sold 1 EFX OCT 20 2017 75.0 Put @ 1.20
Sold 1 EFX Jan 19 2018 60.0 Put @ 1.20
Sold 1 EFX Apr 20 2018 60.0 Put @ 2.00

$AZO #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$AZO #ShortPuts – Bought to close AZO SEP 15 2017 480.0 Puts @ 0.05.
Originally sold at 2.30 & again at 3.50 after the #Earnings drop in May

$EFX #ShortPuts #Speculation – Sold…

$EFX #ShortPuts #Speculation – Sold EFX SEP 15 2017 90.0 Puts @ 0.70 with the stock at 102.60. These expire in 2 days.
Lowest available strike.

$DUST #CoveredCalls – Sold DUST…

$DUST #CoveredCalls – Sold DUST Sep 22 2017 25.0 Calls @ 0.25 with the stock at 22.18.
Less that 8 trading days until expiration.

$AZO #ShortCalls – Sold 1…

$AZO #ShortCalls – Sold 1 AZO Sep 22 2017 660.0 Call @ 1.15.
Highest available strike price and the breakeven is above the top of the earning gap on 5/23.

$GWW #CoveredCalls – Sold 1…

$GWW #CoveredCalls – Sold 1 GWW OCT 20 2017 180.0 Call @ 1.80 with the stock at 166.80

$GWW #CoveredCalls – Sold 1…

$GWW #CoveredCalls – Sold 1 GWW OCT 20 2017 175.0 Call @ 3.10 with the stock at 166.65

$AZO #ShortCalls #OptionLadder – sold…

$AZO #ShortCalls #OptionLadder – sold these on this morning’s gap at 562.0 Paired with long term short Puts.
Sold AZO SEP 15 2017 580.0 Calls @ 0.40 – these expire Friday
Sold AZO SEP 22 2017 660.0 Calls @ 0.60
Sold AZO SEP 29 2017 660.0 Calls @ 0.90

$UVXY #ShortCalls #ClassicVXXGame – Bought…

$UVXY #ShortCalls #ClassicVXXGame – Bought to close 1 UVXY Jan 18 2019 65.0 Call @ 10.90. Still have others to cover but lightening up with UVXY at a new low.
Sold this one on 08/10/17 at 14.50.

Pretty soon it will make more sense to add small lots of UVXY stock instead of covering these calls.

$UVXY #ShortCalls – Bought to…

$UVXY #ShortCalls – Bought to close 1 UVXY Jan 19 2018 65.0 Call @ 3.90. Still have others to cover.
Sold this one on 08/09/17 at 8.00

NYC Picnic I have been…

#SMMPicnic – The post below is from Jay over on SMM. No need to still be an SMM member.

NYC Picnic I have been posting about this for a few weeks. If you are interested in coming please get back to me so I can get an idea of how many of us there will be. Thanks below is my previous post

OT NYC Picnic – Oct 7th I think either at 12 or 1:00 in Strawberry fields Central Park – more direct info to follow – We usually meet up on 72nd street and Central Park West and walk in together. Please email me of your interest in going so we have a general idea of a head count if the weather is not good to move it indoors some where and so I have an email list for contacting you regarding the gathering. We have been very successful with these in the past and I think you will all enjoy meeting Dan and Gary and conversing with fellow traders and put a face to the names here. Please email me at aragorn555_2010@yahoo dot com.

Below is What Gary wrote previously

#NYC Picnic – SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2017. Hey Team. We are all set for some fun in Central Park on Oct. 7, 2017. I’ll work with @Aragorn on specifics and let you know but we usually meet early afternoon and all bring lunch, lounge chairs, etc. So, SAVE THE DATE!!
Can’t wait to see all of you.

$MYL #CoveredCalls – Bought to…

$MYL #CoveredCalls – Bought to close MYL Oct 20 2017 45.0 Calls @ 0.01.
Originally sold on 04/26/17 at 0.65

$UVXY #ShortCalls – Bough to…

$UVXY #ShortCalls – Bought to close 1 UVXY Dec 15 2017 65.0 Call @ 3.00 with UVXY at a new low.
Originally sold on 07/27/17 at 6.05, but I sold others all the way up to 13.60.

$AZO – it seems the…

$AZO – it seems the hurricanes have changed the prospects for the auto part stocks

$TGT #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$TGT #ShortPuts – Bought to close 1 TGT Oct 20 2017 45.0 Put @ 0.01.
Sold at 1.25 and I’m out a month early

$HES #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$HES #ShortPuts – Bought to close HES Sep 22 2017 34.0 Puts @ 0.01. They won’t trade any lower.
Originally sold at 0.53 on 8/21/17

$SVXY #CoveredCalls – Adding to…

$SVXY #CoveredCalls – Adding to my positions
Sold SVXY SEP 15 2017 82.0 Calls @ 1.02
Sold SVXY SEP 15 2017 82.5 Calls @ 0.85
Sold SVXY SEP 15 2017 83.0 Calls @ 0.62

$UVXY #ShortCalls #ClassicVXXGame – Bought…

$UVXY #ShortCalls #ClassicVXXGame – Bought to close 1 UVXY Mar 16 2018 60.0 Call @ 6.30.
My original sell price on this one was 12.30. One more of these left to go (sold at 14.00)
I’m also carrying short 82 call and short 91 calls as well.
Making this trade with the VIX at 10.29, so the timing is probably OK.

$SWN #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$SWN #ShortPuts – Bought to close SWN Sep 15 2017 6.0 Puts @ 0.24/0.22/0.20.
Originally sold at 0.56/0.53/0.49 in May 2017.
These are still in the money.

$UVXY #ShortCall – Bought to…

$UVXY #ShortCalls – Bought to close 1 UVXY Sep 15 2017 68.0 Call @ 0.01.
Originally sold on 08/10/2017 at 4.37.
Only in this trade 30 days.

$URBN #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$URBN #ShortPuts – Bought to close 1 URBN Sep 15 2017 20.0 Put @ 0.05.
It won’t trade any lower.
Originally sold on 03/08/2017 at 1.20.

$UVXY #ShortCalls #ClassicVXXGame – Bought…

$UVXY #ShortCalls #ClassicVXXGame – Bought to close 1 UVXY Jan 19 2018 65.0 Call @ 4.90. This is the first of many of these that I am covering. My average sell price is around 11.00.
I’m also carrying short 82 call and short 91 calls as well.
Making this trade with the VIX at 10.51, so the timing is probably OK.

$SVXY #CoveredCalls – Adding to…

$SVXY #CoveredCalls – Adding to my positions
Sold SVXY SEP 15 2017 81.0 Calls @ 1.33
Sold SVXY SEP 15 2017 82.0 Calls @ 0.83
Sold SVXY SEP 15 2017 82.5 Calls @ 0.59

$UAA #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$UAA #ShortPuts – Bought to close UAA SEP 15 2017 17.5 Puts @ 0.31. Originally sold @ 0.66.

$HP #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$HP #ShortPuts – Bought to close 1 HP SEP 15 2017 45.0 Put @ 0.45. Originally sold at 1.25.
Still short December 40 puts.

$UVXY #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$UVXY #ShortPuts – Bought to close UVXY SEP 15 2017 25.0 Puts @ 0.01. This is the last of my puts on this stock.

$FLR #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$FLR #ShortPuts – Bought to close FLR SEP 29 2017 35.0 Puts @ 0.05. They won’t trade any lower.
Still 3 weeks until expiration.
Sold on 08/21/2017 at 0.60.

$SVXY #CoveredCalls – Re-selling covered…

$SVXY #CoveredCalls – Re-selling covered calls to replace positions that expired Friday with the stock at 79.40.
Sold SVXY SEP 15 2017 81.0 Calls @ 1.10
Sold SVXY SEP 15 2017 82.0 Calls @ 0.60
Sold SVXY SEP 15 2017 82.5 Calls @ 0.48

$HES #CoveredCalls – Sold HES…

$HES #CoveredCalls – Sold HES SEP 15 2017 41.5 Calls @ 0.20 with the stock at 40.31. These expire Friday

$SVXY #ShortPuts #OptionLadder – watching…

$SVXY #ShortPuts #OptionLadder – watching my SVXY Sep 8 2017 76.0 Puts expire. Replacing them.
Sold SVXY Oct 6 2017 65.0 Puts @ 2.11.

#OptionsExpiration #Weeklys #Sep8 – a…

#OptionsExpiration #Weeklys #Sep8 – a pretty calm expiration Friday. Too bad Oil stocks pulled back after rising all week. I would have liked to get rid of some HES stock.
Ending up long some DUST after many rolldowns but short a whole bunch of January Calls left over from the last big move up in the stock so I’m partially hedged already.

— Expirations —
HES (Weekly) Sep 8 2017 41 Calls (Covered)
HES (Weekly) Sep 8 2017 41.5 Calls (Covered)

SVXY (Weekly) Sep 8 2017 40 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) Sep 8 2017 45 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) Sep 8 2017 50 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) Sep 8 2017 55 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) Sep 8 2017 73 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) Sep 8 2017 75 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) Sep 8 2017 76 Puts

SVXY (Weekly) Sep 8 2017 82 Calls (Covered)
SVXY (Weekly) Sep 8 2017 83 Calls (Covered)
SVXY (Weekly) Sep 8 2017 84 Calls (Covered)

UVXY (Weekly) Sep 8 2017 27 Puts
UVXY (Weekly) Sep 8 2017 50 Calls
UVXY (Weekly) Sep 8 2017 60 Calls
UVXY (Weekly) Sep 8 2017 64 Calls
UVXY (Weekly) Sep 8 2017 65 Calls
UVXY (Weekly) Sep 8 2017 70 Calls
UVXY (Weekly) Sep 8 2017 75 Calls
UVXY (Weekly) Sep 8 2017 80 Calls
UVXY (Weekly) Sep 8 2017 85 Calls
UVXY (Weekly) Sep 8 2017 91 Calls

— Assignments —
DUST (Weekly) Sep 8 2017 29 Puts
DUST (Weekly) Sep 8 2017 33 Puts

$DUST #ShortPuts #Rolldown – too…

$DUST #ShortPuts #Rolldown – too bad the stock couldn’t hold above 20. Rolling down to avoid possible assignment.
Bought to close DUST Sep 8 2017 20.0 Puts/Sold DUST Sep 15 2017 18.5 Puts @ 0.05 Credit.
At least I made a bit of money on the puts I covered.