NUGT: Short calls in March
Author Archives: Ramie
SVXY Jan weeklies
Starting to fill in the first Jan weekly.
Sold $SVXY Jan 8 (weekly) 45 put @ 1.26.
New Years Eve #VXXGame Sold…
New Years Eve #VXXGame
Sold $UVXY Dec 31 56 calls @ .70. Highest strike.
Will it ever get KOLD again?
Sold Dec 18 200 (highest strike) for 2.00, with $KOLD at 162.
NUGT calls
Sold $NUGT Jun 17 2016 72 calls @ 3.00. Highest strike.
SVXY covered calls
Sold the following:
$SVXY Dec 31 65 call @ 1.75
$SVXY Jan 15 70 call @ 1.35
Added:
$SVXY Jan 15 68 call @ 2.00
Covered calls in SVXY
Sold $SVXY Dec 24 (weekly) 65 calls @ 1.25
New strikes for KOLD
Strikes now up to 200. Sold Jan 200 call @ 6.00.
Options Expiration
Expiring:
$AAPL 11/20/2015 120 calls (covered)
$AAPL 11/20/2015 105 puts
$AMBA 11/20/2015 45 puts
$AMZN 11/20/2015 635 puts
$AVGO 11/20/2015 95 puts
$BIB 11/20/2015 42.50 puts
$EOG 11/20/2015 75 puts (covered–I’m short the stock)
$FL 11/20/2015 52.50 puts
$JOY 11/20/2015 14 puts
$KOLD 11/20/2015 100 puts
$KORS 11/20/2015 37.50 puts
$LLY 11/20/2015 72.50 puts
$SVXY 11/20/2015 47.50 puts
$SVXY 11/20/2015 52 puts
$SVXY 11/20/2015 67 calls (covered)
$SVXY 11/20/2015 70 calls (covered)
$SWKS 11/20/2015 75 puts
$TDG 11/20/2015 200 puts
$UVXY 11/20/2015 100 calls
$UVXY 11/20/2015 26 puts
$WYNN 11/20/2015 55 puts
$ZSL 11/20/2015 67.60 calls
$ZSL 11/20/2015 85 calls
Asssignments–Going long stock:
$GMCR 11/20/2015 70 puts
$HAIN 11/20/2015 60 puts
Stock being called away:
$KOLD 11/20/2015 140 calls
NUGT calls
Sold $NUGT Jan 15 50 calls @ 1.15
NFLX: Closing some short puts
Bought to close $NFLX Nov 20 108 puts for .18. Sold on 11/16 for 1.27
Closing another:
Bought to close $NFLX Dec 4 100 puts for .41. Sold on 11/16 for 1.55
Building a ladder in $UA
Adding a January position to what has now become a short put ladder.
Sold $UA Jan 15 2016 70 put @ 1.20
I am now short the following puts:
Dec 80
Jan 70
Apr 65
XOP short puts
A small position to take advantage of the high IV rank (66). Strike is at the late Sep lows.
Sold $XOP Dec 18 32 puts @ .47
NFLX Short Puts
$NFLX Selling some additional premium to offset short call exposure.
Sold $NFLX Dec 11 (weekly) 100 puts @ 1.27
$SPX call spread
#SPXCampaign Sold Dec 11 2140/2165 BeCS @ 1.20. Short strike has a delta of 07 and is outside 1 standard deviation (2135), and above the all-time high.
$NFLX rollout
Rolling this week’s puts up to 30 delta strike for more premium.
Bought to close $NFLX Nov 20 100 puts @ .25 (sold for 1.20 on 10/30/15)
Sold to open $NFLX Nov 20 108 puts @ 1.27
Credit: 1.02
$NFLX Short Puts
Selling some additional premium to offset short call exposure.
Sold $NFLX Dec 4 (weekly) 100 puts @ 1.55
Options Expiration 11/13/15
A light week this week:
Expiring
$SPX 11/13/2015 2120/2145 call spreads
$SPX 11/13/2015 2140/2165 call spreads
$SVXY 11/13/2015 65 calls (covered)
Have a great weekend everyone.
NFLX
$NFLX breaking below 105, rapidly heading toward the 50 day moving average. Will be interested to see what happens into the close today.
$VIX Futures
Front 2 months of the futures are in backwardation again. Not sure how much longer it will last but something to note for volatility sellers.
www.vixcentral.com
$UA Short Puts
On the huge move down this morning, I’m throwing this one out there, taking a chance that the stock won’t be below the 8/24 market panic low at December expiration.
Sold $UA Dec 18 80 puts @ 1.55.
Delta is 23.
IV rank for $UA is currently in the 70th percentile.
Options have pretty good liquidity.
$NFLX short puts
Selling some premium to offset short call exposure. Sold $NFLX Nov 27 (weekly) 100 puts @ 1.25.
ZSL May call
#ContangoETFs Sold $ZSL May 20 2016 180 call @ 6.50. Highest strike in May.
$UVXY calls
Sold Dec 18 70 calls @ 1.08. Taking advantage of the move down in the market to get some positions in December.
ZSL Dec calls
Sold the highest strike in December. $ZSL 155 calls @ 1.40.
$SVXY puts
#VXXGame Using today’s pullback to add positions in a weekly where I didn’t have any.
Sold $SVXY Dec 4 (weekly) 50 put @ 1.55.
