$SVXY #ShortPuts #OptionLadder – I sold these with SVXY at 150.
The stock would need to drop by more than half to make me wrong.
Sold SVXY JUL 14 2017 75.0 Puts @ 0.65
Sold SVXY JUL 21 2017 75.0 Puts @ 0.90
Sold SVXY Aug 18 2017 75.0 Puts @ 1.40
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$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold various…
$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold various weekly Puts on the drop to 150
Sold 1 SVXY Jun 16 2017 120.0 Put @ 1.04 – Expires Friday
Sold 1 SVXY Jul 7 2017 90.0 Put @ 1.02
Sold 1 SVXY Jul 21 2017 78.0 Put @ 1.04
Sold 1 SVXY Jul 21 2017 79.0 Put @ 1.14
Sold SVXY Aug 18 2017 75.0 Puts @ 1.40
$UVXY #ShortCalls – Sold 1…
$UVXY #ShortCalls – Sold 1 UVXY Dec 15 2017 37.0 Call @ 1.75 with the stock at 11.
Highest strike and my first trade at this expiration.
$SVXY #ShortPuts #IRA – Put…
$SVXY #ShortPuts #IRA – Put sales for THIS week with the stock at 153
Sold SVXY Jun 16 2016 112.0 Puts @ 0.55
Sold SVXY Jun 16 2016 113.0 Puts @ 0.60
Sold SVXY Jun 16 2016 114.0 Puts @ 0.65
#OptionsExpiration #Weeklys #Jun09 – some…
#OptionsExpiration #Weeklys #Jun09 – somewhat of a slow week until some late day fireworks today.
A light week for me, but next week’s #Monthly expiration is BIG
No Assignments this week.
— Expirations —
APA (Weekly) Jun 9 2017 46 Puts
DUST (Weekly) Jun 9 2017 23.5 Puts
DUST (Weekly) Jun 9 2017 24 Puts
NUGT 25/100 (Weekly) Jun 9 2017 10 Calls (Covered)
SVXY (Weekly) Jun 9 2017 75 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) Jun 9 2017 85 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) Jun 9 2017 113 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) Jun 9 2017 114 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) Jun 9 2017 115 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) Jun 9 2017 120 Puts
UVXY (Weekly) Jun 9 2017 12.5 Calls (Covered)
UVXY (Weekly) Jun 9 2017 13 Calls (Covered)
UVXY (Weekly) Jun 9 2017 13.5 Calls (Covered)
UVXY (Weekly) Jun 9 2017 14 Calls (Covered)
UVXY (Weekly) Jun 9 2017 26 Calls
$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY…
$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY JUL 21 2017 85.0 Puts @ 1.17.
Replaces some of my Jun 9 2017 85.0 Puts expiring today
$SVXY #ShortPuts – More trades…
$SVXY #ShortPuts – More trades in an #IRA
Sold SVXY JUN 23 2017 97.0 Puts @ 0.47
Sold SVXY JUN 16 2017 112.0 Puts @ 0.36
$UAA #CoveredCalls – added more…
$UAA #CoveredCalls – added more positions
Sold UAA Oct 20 2017 25.0 Calls @ 0.69
Sold UAA Jul 21 2017 22.5 Calls @ 0.56
$UVXY #ShortCalls – Sold 1…
$UVXY #ShortCalls – Sold 1 UVXY Jul 14 2017 16.5 Call @ 1.04. Highest strike
Also Sold UVXY Jul 21 2017 32.0 Calls @ 0.53. Also the highest strike.
$SVXY #ShortPuts #IRA – I…
$SVXY #ShortPuts #IRA – I had my orders already in
Sold 1 SVXY Jul 21 2017 82.0 Put @ 1.09
Sold 1 SVXY Sep 15 2017 65.0 Put @ 1.09
$SVXY #ShortPuts – I had…
$SVXY #ShortPuts – I had my orders already in and then left for several hours. Wow!
Used Up all the cash in a big #IRA selling these:
SVXY JUN 16 2017 97.0 Puts @ 0.30
SVXY JUN 16 2017 98.0 Puts @ 0.30
SVXY JUN 16 2017 99.0 Puts @ 0.30
SVXY JUN 16 2017 109.0 Puts @ 0.43
SVXY JUN 16 2017 118.0 Puts @ 0.50
SVXY JUN 16 2017 120.0 Puts @ 0.80
#Markets – I’ve BEEN AWAY…
#Markets – I’ve BEEN AWAY FROM THE MARKET. AMZN and GOOG down almost 40
SVXY pulls back from a new high
What happened?????
$NUGT #CoveredCalls #WeeklyRoll – this…
$NUGT #CoveredCalls #WeeklyRoll – this has been a cash machine for 5 weeks straight.
Repeating for next week.
Bought to close NUGT JUN 9 2017 36.0 Calls @ 0.19 (Sold for 0.91 last Friday)
Sold NUGT JUN 16 2017 36.0 Calls @ 1.51
It’s all about the net Credit. Rolling seems to work better than waiting for the worthless option to expire, at least with this stock.
I’m still waiting for assignment one of these weeks.
$VIX – just set a…
$VIX – just set a new decade low at 9.37.
I hate to say it but it’s time to sell some SVXY Calls.
Looking at the 320 LEAPS for 2019
$UAA #CoveredCalls – Sold UAA…
$UAA #CoveredCalls – Sold UAA Jul 21 2017 22.5 Calls @ 0.42.
It seems I was a bit early on this trade and could get more now.
This was a former #FallingKnife stock that has put in an extended base between 18.50 and 22.00 since the end of January.
$DUST #ShortPuts – rolled a…
$DUST #ShortPuts – rolled a couple of difficult to trade ITM puts for next week down a bit while splitting the position into 2 parts.
Bought to close DUST Jun 16 2017 36.0 Puts/Sold DUST Jul 14 2017 35.0 Puts @ 0.05 Credit
Bought to close DUST Jun 16 2017 36.0 Puts/Sold DUST Jul 21 2017 35.0 Puts @ 0.35 Credit.
Actually took a nice gain on the Puts being covered.
$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY…
$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY JUN 16 2017 100.0 Puts @ 0.30 with the stock at 155.79. Gift!
$JWN – Nordstrom no longer…
$JWN – Nordstrom no longer a #FallingKnife after today’s news.
Already short this #OptionLadder –
JWN JUL 21 2017 32.5 Puts
JWN OCT 20 2017 32.5 Puts
JWN JAN 19 2018 30.0 Puts
$VIX – the chart speaks for itself
$DUST #ShortPuts – on Monday…
$DUST #ShortPuts – on Monday this week’s Put looked pretty good. Now … not so much.
So I rolled it.
Bought to close DUST Jun 9 2017 30.0 Puts/ Sold DUST Jul 7 2017 28.0 Puts @ 0.10 Credit.
Dropped the breakeven 2 points with the new strike at yesterday’s high.
$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY…
$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY Jun 9 2017 119.5 Puts @ 0.26 with the stock at 150.75. These expire in two days
$UVXY #ShortCalls – for next…
$UVXY #ShortCalls – for next week with the stock at 11.41
Sold UVXY Jun 16 2017 18.0 Calls @ 0.23
Sold UVXY Jun 16 2017 18.5 Calls @ 0.22
Sold UVXY Jun 16 2017 19.0 Calls @ 0.19
Sold UVXY Jun 16 2017 19.5 Calls @ 0.19
Sold UVXY Jun 16 2017 20.0 Calls @ 0.19
$UVXY #ShortCalls – Sold 1…
$UVXY #ShortCalls – Sold 1 UVXY Aug 18 2017 23.0 Call @ 1.16 with the stock at 11.33. Highest strike.
$XLE #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$XLE #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 XLE(Quarterly) Dec 29 2017 56.0 Put @ 1.27
$URI #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$URI #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 URI Oct 20 2017 75 Put @ 1.25 with the stock at 105.0
$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY…
$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY JUL 21 2017 85.0 Puts @ 1.13
$NUGT #CoveredCalls -I still have…
$NUGT #CoveredCalls -I still have some odd lots from before the split. Writing covered calls on those.
Adjusted assignment value is $40 on the new stock.
Sold NUGT 25/100 Jun 9 2017 10.0 Calls @ 0.22.
$GWW #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$GWW #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 GWW JUL 21 2017 160.0 Put @ 2.55. Adding to a 1 option position at a better premium.
$UVXY #ShortCalls – Sold 1…
$UVXY #ShortCalls – Sold 1 UVXY Aug 17 2017 23.0 Call @ 1.04. Highest available strike price (for now)
$UVXY #CoveredCalls – nickels and…
$UVXY #CoveredCalls – nickels and dimes every week. Waiting for the big one (like the residents of LA)
Sold UVXY Jun 9 2017 13.0 Calls @ 0.19
Sold UVXY Jun 9 2017 13.5 Calls @ 0.16
Sold UVXY Jun 9 2017 14.0 Calls @ 0.14
$WHR #ShortPuts – Bought to…
$WHR #ShortPuts – Bought to close 1 WHR Jun 16 2017 130.0 Put @ 0.01. It won’t trade any lower and doesn’t expire for 2 more weeks. Using the margin elsewhere.
Originally sold as a #FallingKnife trade on 1/30/2017 at 1.51.
$RRC #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$RRC #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 RRC Dec 15 2017 19.0 Put @ 1.30
#FallingKnife candidates today $SNI $NFX…
#FallingKnife candidates today $SNI $NFX $XEC
$SVXY #ShortPuts – didn’t take…
$SVXY #ShortPuts – didn’t take much of a dip to get these done this morning, replacing last week’s options.
Sold SVXY Jun 9 2017 120.0 Puts @ 0.47
Sold SVXY Jun 9 2017 115.0 Puts @ 0.35
Sold SVXY Jun 9 2017 114.0 Puts @ 0.35
Sold SVXY Jun 9 2017 113.0 Puts @ 0.35
#OptionExpiration #Weeklys #Jun2 – a…
#OptionsExpiration #Weeklys #Jun2 – a decent week while waiting for volatility to wake up.
$SVXY and $UVXY positions rolling off have left few risk positions to deal with until the #Monthly expiration in 2 weeks.
$NUGT and $DUST positions expiring in #IRA accounts leave a lot of dry powder to be reinvested on the next big move in gold, whatever direction that might be.
No assignments this week.
— Expirations —
DUST (Weekly) Jun 2 2017 28 Puts
DUST (Weekly) Jun 2 2017 49 Calls
NUGT 25/100 (Weekly) Jun 2 2017 6.5 Puts
NUGT 25/100 (Weekly) Jun 2 2017 7 Puts
NUGT 25/100 (Weekly) Jun 2 2017 7.5 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) Jun 2 2017 85 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) Jun 2 2017 90 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) Jun 2 2017 115 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) Jun 2 2017 119 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) Jun 2 2017 119.5 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) Jun 2 2017 120 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) Jun 2 2017 125 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) Jun 2 2017 135 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) Jun 2 2017 142 Puts
UVXY (Weekly) Jun 2 2017 13.5 Calls (Covered)
UVXY (Weekly) Jun 2 2017 14 Calls (Covered)
UVXY (Weekly) Jun 2 2017 16 Calls (Covered)
UVXY (Weekly) Jun 2 2017 27 Calls
UVXY (Weekly) Jun 2 2017 28 Calls
UVXY (Weekly) Jun 2 2017 30 Calls
UVXY (Weekly) Jun 2 2017 40 Calls
$SVXY #ShortCalls #Rollup – Bought…
$SVXY #ShortCalls #Rollup – Bought to close SVXY JUN 2 2017 146.0 Calls/ Sold SVXY JUN 23 2017 150.0 Calls @ 0.87 Credit.
After several rollups, I’m hoping this one expires.
$HBI #ShortPuts – Bought to…
$HBI #ShortPuts – Bought to close HBI Jul 21 2017 18.0 Puts @ 0.05. They won’t trade any lower.
Originally sold as a #FallingKnife trade on 02/03/2017 at 1.10.
Out of the trade 49 days early and looking for more candidates.
$RRC $NFX $XOM #FallingKnife candidates
$RRC $NFX $XOM #FallingKnife candidates
$NUGT #CoveredCalls – at least…
$NUGT #CoveredCalls – at least the 4th lucrative weekly roll in a row in this stock.
Bought to close NUGT JUN 2 2017 36.0 Calls/Sold NUGT JUN 9 2017 36.0 Calls @ 0.85 Net Credit.
Still waiting for assignment one of these weeks.
$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY…
$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY JUN 16 2017 89.0 Puts @ 0.40
$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold 1…
$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold 1 SVXY AUG 18 2017 75.0 Put @ 1.20. My first position in this expiration cycle.
$SVXY #ShortPuts – With the…
$SVXY #ShortPuts – With the stock around 151 I’m selling the following:
Sold SVXY Jun 16 2017 90.0 Puts @ 0.41
Sold SVXY Jun 23 2017 85.0 Puts @ 0.50
Sold SVXY Jun 23 2017 80.0 Puts @ 0.39
Sold SVXY Jun 23 2017 75.0 Puts @ 0.30.
I will be adding aggressively if I get the chance
$DUST #ShortPuts – Bought to…
$DUST #ShortPuts – Bought to close DUST JUN 16 2017 19.0 Puts @ 0.05. They won’t trade any lower.
Originally sold on 02/23/2017 at 2.55
$SWN #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$SWN #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold SWN SEP 15 2017 6.0 Puts @ 0.53 with the stock at 6.40
$ESV #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$ESV #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold ESV Dec 15 2017 6.0 Puts @ 0.85
$MRO #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$MRO #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold MRO OCT 20 2017 11.0 Puts @ 0.48
$NFLX #ShortPuts – Bought to…
$NFLX #ShortPuts – Bought to close 1 NFLX JUN 16 2017 130.0 Put @ 0.01. It won’t trade any lower.
Originally sold on 01/25/17 @ 6.95
#FallingKnife candidates today – $HP…
#FallingKnife candidates today – $HP $ESV $PRGO $DO $ALXN
$UVXY #CoveredCalls – Sold UVXY…
$UVXY #CoveredCalls – Sold UVXY Jun 2 2017 14.0 Calls @ 0.15 for next week with the stock at 10.96
#OptionsExpiration #Weeklys #May26 – a…
#OptionsExpiration #Weeklys #May26 – a good expiration as many of the positions taken on the last $VIX spike of two weeks ago are expiring. $NUGT positions are expiring and $DUST Puts were rolled down.
A holiday shortened week next week with significantly less exposure to a VIX spike going forward. No assignments this week.
— Expirations —
NUGT 25/100 (Weekly) May 26 2017 7 Puts
NUGT 25/100 (Weekly) May 26 2017 7.5 Puts
NUGT 25/100 (Weekly) May 26 2017 8 Puts
NUGT 25/100 (Weekly) May 26 2017 15.5 Calls (Covered)
SVXY (Weekly) May 26 2017 70 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) May 26 2017 75 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) May 26 2017 80 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) May 26 2017 85 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) May 26 2017 88 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) May 26 2017 89 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) May 26 2017 90 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) May 26 2017 100 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) May 26 2017 103 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) May 26 2017 104 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) May 26 2017 105 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) May 26 2017 106 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) May 26 2017 107 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) May 26 2017 108 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) May 26 2017 109 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) May 26 2017 111 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) May 26 2017 112 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) May 26 2017 112.5 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) May 26 2017 145 Puts
UVXY (Weekly) May 26 2017 16 Calls (Covered)
UVXY (Weekly) May 26 2017 16.5 Calls (Covered)
UVXY (Weekly) May 26 2017 17 Calls (Covered)
UVXY (Weekly) May 26 2017 17.5 Calls (Covered)
UVXY (Weekly) May 26 2017 18 Calls (Covered)
UVXY (Weekly) May 26 2017 22.5 Calls
UVXY (Weekly) May 26 2017 23 Calls
UVXY (Weekly) May 26 2017 23.5 Calls
UVXY (Weekly) May 26 2017 24 Calls
UVXY (Weekly) May 26 2017 24.5 Calls
UVXY (Weekly) May 26 2017 25 Calls
UVXY (Weekly) May 26 2017 25.5 Calls
UVXY (Weekly) May 26 2017 26 Calls
UVXY (Weekly) May 26 2017 26.5 Calls
UVXY (Weekly) May 26 2017 27 Calls
UVXY (Weekly) May 26 2017 30 Calls
UVXY (Weekly) May 26 2017 40 Calls
UVXY (Weekly) May 26 2017 42 Calls
$NUGT #CoveredCalls – Rolled this…
$NUGT #CoveredCalls – Rolled this week’s NUGT MAY 26 2017 36.0 Calls to next week’s 36.0 Call for a 0.92 Credit.
$ALXN #ShortPut #FallingKnife – Sold…
$ALXN #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 ALXN Nov 17 2017 75 Put @ 3.20 with the stock at 96.75
$SVXY #ShortPuts – got a…
$SVXY #ShortPuts – got a few orders off early. Only 4 trading days next week.
Sold SVXY JUN 2 2017 115.0 Puts @ 0.32
Sold SVXY JUN 2 2017 119.0 Puts @ 0.42
$DUST #ShortPuts #Rolldown – rolled…
$DUST #ShortPuts #Rolldown – rolled down these Puts 1 more time for a huge gain on the one being covered.
Bought to close DUST MAY 26 2017 29.0 Puts @ 0.65 – right at intrinsic value
Sold DUST Jun 2 2017 28.0 Puts @ 0.98 – these are still OTM and expire in 4 trading days.
This week’s Puts were sold on 04/17/2017 at 6.63 on another #rolldown.
$TRIP #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$TRIP #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 TRIP Jan 16 2018 30.0 Put @ 1.25 with the stock at 39.84
$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY…
$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY Jun 2 2017 120.0 Puts @ 0.42. Expires a week from tomorrow with the strike below last week’s trough low.
edit: Also Sold SVXY Jun 2 2017 119.50 Puts @ 0.42.
And the strike prices are below both the April low and the May low
$HP – New #FallingKnife candidate
$HP $DVN $DO $SWN – New #FallingKnife candidates
#OIL must be crashing the way that Oil and Gas producers and drillers are acting.
Can the SP500 still rally if the energy stocks are falling? Can AMZN FB AAPL NFLX GOOG keep it going all by themselves
$NUGT $DUST combo platter for Friday.
I’m short some NUGT 36.0 Calls(Covered) and some DUST 29.0 Puts for Friday.
I will have to ride both positions into Friday’s close to see which positions expire and which I need to cover or roll. Should be interesting.
$TSCO #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$TSCO #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 TSCO Jan 19 2018 45.0 Put @ 1.40 with the stock at 52.95
$SVXY – it’s looking like…
$SVXY – it’s looking like the SVXY Puts at 148 that I rolled down last Friday to 145 for this week will expire. Of course I could have taken the stock and done OK too.
$VIX now at 9.93.
$DUST #ShortCalls – DUST reversed…
$DUST #ShortCalls – DUST reversed lower this afternoon after a morning rally.
Bought to close DUST Jun 16 2017 51.0 Calls @ 0.05. Sold on 04/25/17 at 1.15
Bought to close DUST Jun 16 2017 49.0 Calls @ 0.05. Sold on 04/26/17 at 1.25
Closed out 3 1/2 weeks early. I still have Jun 2 49.0 Calls and Jun 16 65.0 Calls that I’m letting expire.
$DUST #ShortPuts #IRA – Bought…
$DUST #ShortPuts #IRA – Bought to close DUST Jun 16 2017 18.0 Puts @ 0.05. They won’t trade any lower and it releases cash 3 1/2 weeks early in the IRA.
Originally sold at 1.15 and again at 1.45 on 3/15/17.
$RL #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$RL #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 RL Oct 20 1017 55.0 Put @ 1.20 with the stock at 66.79
$TRIP #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$TRIP #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 TRIP Dec 15 2017 32.0 Put @ 1.35 with the stock at 40.26
$TSCO #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$TSCO #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 TSCO Oct 50.0 Put @ 1.75. You could do better now.
$ALXN #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – sold…
$ALXN #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – sold these this morning with the stock at 101.0
Sold 1 ALXN Nov 17 2017 80.0 Put @ 3.40
Sold 1 ALXN Nov 17 2017 70.0 Put @ 1.60
$TRIP #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$TRIP #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 TRIP JAN 19 2018 30.0 Put @ 1.15
$AZO #Shortputs #FallingKnife – another…
$AZO #Shortputs #FallingKnife – another leg down to 580 and these filled
Sold 1 AZO DEC 15 2017 430.0 Put @ 4.30
Sold 1 AZO SEP 15 2017 480.0 Put @ 3.50.
Both are the lowest available strike prices
$ALXN #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$ALXN #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 ALXN Nov 17 2017 75.0 Put @ 2.10 with the stock at 104.75
$MYL #CoveredCalls – Sold MYL…
$MYL #CoveredCalls – Sold MYL Jan 19 2018 50.0 Calls @ 0.64 With the stock at 39.50
$AZO #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$AZO #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 AZO SEP 15 2017 480.0 Put @ 2.30. Lowest available strike price.
$RL #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$RL #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 RL JAN 19 2018 50.0 Put @ 1.25 with the stock at 67.71
$ALXN #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$ALXN #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 ALXN Nov 17 2017 70.0 Put @ 1.50 with the stock at 103.26
$QCOM #ShortPuts – Bought to…
$QCOM #ShortPuts – Bought to close QCOM JUN 16 2017 45.0 Puts @ 0.01. They won’t trade any lower and still have a month to run.
Originally sold on 01/30/17 at 0.92
$XOM #ShortPuts – Bought to…
$XOM #ShortPuts – Bought to close XOM JUN 16 2017 70.0 Puts @ 0.01. They won’t trade any lower and still have a month to run
