Borrowing a TastyTrade idea for a downside hedge: Bought $SPX Feb 20 6575/6600/6625 put butterfly @ .35 debit.

Rolled $SPX Dec 22 6855 put up and out to Dec 23 6860 put @ 8.45 credit

https://x.com/FirstSquawk/status/1998830289087562007

Due to government shutdown
(in case someone hasn’t already mentioned it)

25% pullback over the last week and now a bounce back up above the 50DMA. Sold to open Sep 19 130/120 bull put spread @ 1.17.

Sold to open a $NFLX Aug 29 1090/1100/1320/1330 iron condor @ 2.50, short strikes 16 delta

Bought to close $AMZN Apr 25 190 puts @ 2.63
Original sale (Apr 4 190 puts) + roll out to Apr 25: 4.36 credit
Profit: 1.73

Mopping up the wreckage:

$AMZN Apr 17 205 put:
Accumulated credit: 3.31
Assigned @ 205.00/covered for 173.38 = 31.62 debit
Rolled to May 16 205 put, sold for 31.95
Position is now directional/in the money May 16 short 205 put with total credit 3.64 (breakeven 201.36)

$AMZN Apr 17 170 put expired for full profit (1.20)

$UVXY Apr 17 25/35 bear call spread:
Sold for 1.20 credit
Assigned short calls/took full loss on call spread: 10.00 debit
Net loss 8.80
Waiting until Monday to reinitiate a replacement position

$UVXY Apr 17 30/40 bear call spread
Sold for 1.56 credit
Bought 30 calls @ 5.85 debit
Net loss 4.29
Waiting until Monday to reinitiate a replacement position

Sold $UVXY Jun 20 65/75 bear call spread @ 1.80

Worden T2108 (% of stocks above the 40 day moving average) currently at 7.61, was as low as 6.56 intraday.

Rolled $AMZN Apr 4 190 puts out to Apr 25 190 puts @ 3.10 credit.
Total credit in position: 4.36

$AMZN Apr 4 200 puts were assigned overnight. Sold the stock and rolled out to 4/25 200 puts for 1.11 credit.
Total credit in position: 3.35

Sold to open $UVXY May 16 25/35 bear call spread @ 1.38

Rolled $AMZN Mar 28 200 puts out 1 week to Apr 4 200 puts @ 1.09 credit.
Total credit taken in now 2.24.

Sold to open $UVXY Apr 17 30/40 bear call spread @ 1.56

Sold to open Apr 17 170 put @ 1.20
Ladder is now:
Mar 21 205 put
Mar 28 200 put
Apr 4 190 put
Apr 17 195 put
Apr 17 170 put

Sold to open $UVXY Apr 17 25/35 bear call spreads @ 1.20

Sold $PLTR Apr 17 75/65 bull put spread @ 1.38

Sold $AMZN Apr 4 190 puts @ 1.26.
Ladder is now
Mar 21 205 puts
Mar 28 200 puts
Apr 4 190 puts

Sold to open $AMZN Mar 28 200 puts @ 1.15, adding a rung to create a ladder with Mar 21 205 puts sold on 2/7.

Sold to open $TSLA Mar 21 240 puts @ 1.45, adding a rung to create a ladder with Mar 21 260 puts sold on 2/6.

Sold to open $AMZN 3/21 205 puts @ 1.31

Sold to open $TSLA Mar 21 260 puts @ 1.41

Sold to open $AMD Mar 21 95 puts @ 1.19

Sold to open $AAPL Mar 21 210 put @ 2.11

Sold to open $NVDA Feb 21 100 put @ 1.33

Sold to open $UVXY March 21 25/35 bear call spread @ 1.21

Sold to open $UVXY Feb 21 25/35 bear call spreads @ 1.13-1.18

Sold to open $UVXY Jan 17 25/35 bear call spreads @ 1.35-1.40

Well that was quick. 2 hours of martial law and it’s over. Selling some premium into the bounce: Sold to open Jan 17 50 puts @ 1.33.

Sold to open $ASML Nov 15 660 put @ 10.32, 20 delta

Sold to open:
$NVDA Oct 4 90 put @ 1.44
$NVDA Oct 18 86 put @ 1.49
Strikes are below the swoon on August 5.

Sold to open $UVXY Sep 20 30/40 bear call spread @ 1.40

Bought to close $CRWD 8/30 240/230 bull put spread @ 1.88 for a minimal loss (sold for 1.78 in July).

Sold $SPX Aug 5 4960/4925 bull put spread @ 3.05

Sold to open $CRWD 8/30 240/230 bull put spread @ 1.78

Sold to open $CRWD 8/30 240/230 bull put spread @ 1.78

Theory is that the stock will pin at 1200 at the close today. Sold to open $NVDA Jun 7 1195/1200/1205 iron fly @ 4.50. Risking .50.

Have frozen due to some error, apparently. Has been about an hour (started at 10:42 ET).

With crazy high volatility in silver right now, sold to open $SLV June 21 25/28/32/35 iron condor @ .96. Premium around 1/3 the width of the strikes.

Taking 70% of the available profit on this quick trade. Bought to close $TTD Mar 15 95/100 bear call spread @ .27. Sold for .90 on Feb 16.

After the post-earnings pop at the open, the stock has backed off its highs and is in the low part of the range. Selling a call spread with the short strike above today’s high. Sold $TTD Mar 15 95/100 bear call spread @ .90.

Bought to close $CELH Feb 16 48.33 puts @ .16. Sold for 1.29 on 1/19.

Again.
Rolled 2/16 1420 put up to 2/16 1590 put @ 10.63 credit. Total premium from all rolls is now 91.60, so breakeven now 1498.

Down over 10% this morning. Sold $CELH 2/16 48.33 puts @ 1.29.

Bought to close $ULTA Feb 2 500/510 bear call spread @ .60, taking position off for 70% of the available profit. Sold for 2.00 on 12/22.

With the expiration coming up on Friday and the stock around 68.50 and drifting down over the last week I took the position off for a profit and taking the risk off.
Bought to close $ARM Jan 19 67 puts @ .67. With a previous rollup total premium taken in was 2.38. Overall profit 1.71.

With the short puts pretty well in the money, I decided to play a bounce at the 50 DMA and roll $UPST Jan 19 40 puts out to Feb 16 40 puts @ 2.22 credit, total premium taken in with this roll is 4.60.

With the stock breaching the short put strike, I rolled $COIN Jan 19 135/145/230/240 iron condor out to Feb 16 120/130/165/175 iron condor @ .36 credit.

Original trade from 12/29.

Rolled $SNOW Jan 19 190 puts out to Feb 16 190 puts @ 4.24 credit. Total premium now 29.23 on the put sales and rolls so if I’m assigned at 190 my basis will be around 161.

Sold to open $NFLX Feb 16 415/405 bull put spread @ 1.47, short puts 17 delta. Earnings are 1/23 so I will be closing this before then.

Sold to open $COIN Jan 19 135/145/230/240 iron condor @ 2.34. Short strikes around 15 delta.

Sold to open $UPST Jan 19 40 puts @ 2.38

Looking like a top forming over most of December. Sold to open $ULTA Feb 2 500/510 bear call spread @ 2.00. Short calls 27 delta.

I was about to close this for a nice profit but that chart is making me want to stay involved some more.
Rolled $ARM Jan 19 57.50 puts up to Jan 19 67 puts (26 delta) @ 1.38 credit with the stock at 72.07.

With the stock at 1620, rolled Jan 19 1420 put out to Feb 16 1420 put (13 delta) @ 10.70 credit. With rolls, total premium taken in now 80.97.

Rolled $SNOW Jan 19 170 puts up to Jan 19 190 puts @ 3.85 credit with the stock around 197. Total premium now 24.99 on the put sales and rolls so if I’m assigned at 190 my basis will be around 165.

Bought to close $COIN Jan 19 65 puts @ .16. Sold for 2.48 on 11/8. Only 16 cents left to make with over a month left.

Increasing my exposure to the chip sector. Sold to open $ARM Jan 19 57.50 puts @ 1.00 with the stock at 64.82.

Not much left to make here, so I’m taking it off. Bought to close $LLY 12/15 540 put @ .35. Sold for 3.30 on 11/8.

Post-earnings stock at 187, rolled $SNOW Dec 15 150 puts up and out to 1/19 170 puts @ 3.02 credit. After 4 rolls, total premium on this position is 21.14 to offset any potential assignment of stock.

With the stock at 74, rolled 12/15 65 puts up and out to 1/19 70 puts @ 2.13 credit.
With rolls, I’m now back in the black overall with premium taken in of .52. Earnings are not until February and I want to stay involved in this uptrend.

With the stock at 1585, rolled Jan 19 1300 put up to 1420 put (16 delta) @ 11.26 credit. With rolls, total premium taken in now 70.27.

With the stock at 1461, rolled Dec 15 1250 put up and out to Jan 19 put (17 delta) @ 16.75 credit. Strike is around the 200 day moving average. With rolls, total premium taken in now 59.01.

With the stock at 65.78, rolled 11/17 65 puts out to 12/15 65 puts @ 1.87 credit.
With rolls, this position still has an overall negative because of a debit roll I did on 10/5 with the stock around 52. It has now recaptured the strike, and I’m staying with it. Now negative overall 1.61.

Post-earnings, intraday, the stock has put in a low and is pushing the HOD further up. Taking into account the market strength, I still believe the reaction was oversold. Willing to be a bit more aggressive on this put sale.
Sold $TTD Jan 19 2024 60 puts @ 2.54. Delta 29.

With the stock at 1373, rolled Dec 15 1170 put up to 1250 put (17 delta) @ 8.60 credit. Strike is around the 200 day moving average. With rolls, total premium taken in now 42.26.

Not the typical time for put sales, but the reaction to the news is strong and the trend is clear. IV rank is high (79).
Sold to open $LLY Dec 15 540 put @ 3.30, delta 09. Strike is below the recent lows on 10/30-10/31.

Sold to open $COIN Jan 19 2024 65 puts @ 2.48. Delta 14.

With the stock at 159.94, rolling short $SNOW Nov 17 150 puts out to Dec 15 150 puts (32 delta) @ 5.57 credit. The original position was Sep 15 150 puts. With 3 rolls, total credit is now 18.12.

Post earnings, stock at 1370, rolled Dec 15 1000 put up to 1170 put (12 delta) @ 11.45 credit. With rolls, total premium taken in now 33.66.

With the stock at 1243, rolled short $MELI Nov 1050 put down and out to Dec 15 1000 put (9 delta) @ 3.71 credit, giving tonight’s earnings a wide berth. Total premium taken in on this position is now 22.21.

Taking advantage of today’s move up to get out for most of the profit. Bought to close $COIN Oct 20 75/70 bull put spread @ .31. Sold for 1.24 on 9/18.