https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/gartman-bull-market-has-ended-and-bear-market-has-begunin-earnest

You know what that means. Back the truck up and load up!

Sold $SPXW 10/6 4165/4190/4385/4410 iron condor @ 4.10. Short puts 12∆, short calls 11∆.

Sold to open:
$TQQQ Oct 22 90 put @ 1.35
$TQQQ Nov 19 70 put @ 1.40

I closed just about everything early. Remaining expirations only in TQQQ:
$TQQQ Oct 1 95 puts
$TQQQ Oct 1 110 puts
$TQQQ Oct 1 120 puts

Sold to open $AMAT Nov 19 120 puts @ 3.56. Stock bouncing off support, strike (28 delta) below the 200 day moving average.

With the market weakness and SPX closing less than 30 points above the short strike, I’m closing this one out and taking a small loss. Bought to close $SPX Oct 1 4255/4280/4445/4470 iron condor @ 5.50. Sold for 4.40 yesterday.

Bought to close $SPX Sep 30 4255/4280/4435/4460 iron condor @ .20. Sold for 4.05 on 9/28

$SPX Sep 29 4285/4260 bull put spread expiring. Sold for 2.10 yesterday.

Sold to open $LABU Nov 19 35 puts @ 1.20

Sold to open $SPX Oct 1 4255/4280/4445/4470 iron condor @ 4.40. Short strikes both 13 delta.

Sold to open $SPX Sep 30 (quarterlies, expires Thursday PM) 4255/4280/4435/4460 iron condor @ 4.05 with SPX around 4367. Short puts 17 delta, short calls 11 delta.

Sold to open $SPX Sep 29 4285/4260 bull put spread @ 2.10 with SPX at 4360

Sold to open:
$TQQQ Oct 1 120 put @ 1.26
$TQQQ Oct 15 105 put @ 1.76
$TQQQ Oct 22 100 put @ 1.80
$TQQQ Oct 29 90 put @ 1.57
$TQQQ Nov 5 85 put @ 1.55

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Bought to close Sep 24 4295/4320/4475/4500 iron condor @ .85. Sold for 4.15 Wednesday. Taking it off this morning to avoid risking another Friday afternoon rally.

Bought to close $AAPL Oct 15 135 puts @ .80. Sold for 1.69 on 9/20. Over 50% of the profit realized in 2 days so I’m sticking by my rules and taking it off quickly.

Sold to open $BBY Nov 19 95 puts @ 1.42 with the stock at 106.72. Delta 18. Earnings not expected until after Nov expiration. Stock is trading near the bottom of its recent range. Strike price (95) is below the lowest level from January and March of 2021. IV rank 37.

Post-Fed announcement. Sold $SPX Sep 24 4295/4320/4475/4500 iron condor @ 4.15, short puts 15 delta, short calls 12 delta.

Bought to close Sep 22 4175/4200/4425/4450 iron condor @ 1.15. Sold yesterday for 4.30, capturing 73% of the premium. Decided to take the remaining risk off. Trade executed after market close (before 4:15pm ET).

70 seems like good support and held up during yesterday’s selloff. STO Oct 15 70 puts @ 1.61.

Sold $SPX Sep 22 4175/4200/4425/4450 iron condor @ 4.30

Sold $TQQQ Oct 15 100 put @ 2.21

Sold to open $AAPL Oct 15 135 puts @ 1.69, with the strike right around the 200 day moving average. If assigned, cost basis would be 133.31.

With the stock at 10.77, rolled $SKLZ Sep 17 12.50 puts out to Oct 15 12.50 puts @ .51 credit, dropping cost basis down to 10.84.

Bought to close $LULU 9/17 450/460 bear call spread @ .17. Sold for 1.20 on 9/9.

Sold to open Oct 22 95 put @ 1.50

Sold to open $LULU 9/17 450/460 bear call spread @ 1.20 with the stock coming off its post-earnings opening highs.

Sold to open $ABBV Oct 15 105 puts @ 1.62. Looks like the low from last week’s selloff could hold with the stock bouncing today. If assigned at 105, dividend yield will be around 5%.

Rolled $DOCU 9/17 325/335 bear call spread down to 290/300 for 2.60 credit, to create an iron fly with the 290/280 bull put spread. Total premium taken in 5.40.

Post-earnings move up seems to be slowing down. Sold to open $DOCU Sep 17 280/290/325/335 iron condor @ 2.80. Short puts 22 delta, short calls 25 delta.

Sold to open $SKLZ 9/17 12.50 puts @ 1.15. Stock at 12.20.

Sold to open:
$TQQQ Sep 10 110 put @ 1.60
$TQQQ Sep 17 100 put @ 1.40

Sold to open $NVDA Sep 17 180 puts @ 2.55, delta 17. Earnings next week. Strike is near the July lows, a level at which I wouldn’t mind taking assignment.

Stock not cooperating. Sold Aug 6/Aug 13 122 put calendar @ 1.76 for a 21% loss.

Sold Sep 17 40/30 bull put spread @ 3.05 with the stock at 53.63

Trying a @Hawk trade.
Bought Aug 6/Aug 13 122 put calendar @ 2.23. Will be closed before end of day today.

Bought to close $AMAT Aug 6 130/120 bull put spread @ .38. Sold for 2.45 on 7/8.

Sold to open $LABU Aug 20 45 puts @ 1.05

Rolled $NVDA Aug 13 900/910 bear call spread down to 840/850 @ .93 credit. Position is now 690/700/840/850 iron condor with 3.83 total premium taken in.

Sold 7/23 363 puts @ 4.36. Bought for 3.71 yesterday. Taking profits for now, but will look to reinitiate on more weaknesss in the Nasdaq.

Sold to open:
$TNA 7/30 75 put @ 1.40
$TNA 8/13 70 put @ 1.77
$TNA 8/20 70 put @ 2.24
$TNA 8/27 65 put @ 1.91

As did most of us that put on this trade I got assigned in the 3 accounts in which I was able to execute this trade. Full assignments in 2 of the accounts and partial assignment in 1 of them. I closed the trade where I was fully assigned for .86 and .90 profit, and I covered the partial assignment, leaving a small position in that account with a bit of time value now in the 20 calls. If assigned again here (it’s an IRA) I will obviously have to cover immediately but let’s see what happens. Still profitable with all the craziness so once again thanks @Hawk.

After today’s pullback, I’m trying a pre-earnings iron condor with IV elevated. Sold $NVDA Aug 13 (weekly) 690/700/900/910 iron condor @ 2.90 with the stock around 792.

Sold to open $AMAT Aug 6 130/120 bull put spread @ 2.45. Stock pulled back to support this morning and is bouncing. Earnings anticipated mid August so the 8/6 expiration looks safe.

Everything okay with you and yours up in Portland? It’s supposed to be “cooling down” to only 96 today.

Small position (1 contract). Sold Jul 16 40/145 strangle @ 9.67.

Sold to open $TLT Jul 16 145/150 bear call spread @ 1.30

I didn’t like the close today for my bearish SPY trade so I took it off for a loss in the extended hours session. Sold $SPY Jun 25 420 puts @ 2.05. Bought for 2.87 on Friday.

Gap up into resistance and fading. With market at its highs looking for a bit of a pullback. Bought $SPY 6/25 420 puts @ 2.87. Will take off if the market does its recent Friday up thing in the afternoon but if not I will probably leave over the weekend to hedge for a Monday move down.

Just sold the last of the 6/11+6/18 400 put calendar @ 6.00 for 200% profit on this lot. Scaled out in 4 tranches with an average overall profit of 140%. I’ll take this any time. Thanks again for the awesome trade idea @Hawk!

Sold 6/11+6/18 400 put calendar @ 5.00 for 150% profit on this lot. I have now taken 60% of my position off and will hopefully be completely out by later today or tomorrow. It’s been a terrific trade, thank you @Hawk.

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Sold to close 6/11+6/18 400 put calendar @ 3.00 for 50% profit on a small portion of my position. Still holding on to most of it, planning to scale out at higher profit targets.

Wow

Rolled profitable Jun 18 short 415 put up and out to Jul 2 500 put (12 delta) @ 5.83 credit

Looking for some consolidation for a few days here after this runup. Sold to open $GME Jun 4 180/190/300/310 iron condor @ 2.40 with the stock around 240. A bonus day of time decay with the short week next week.

Bought to close $IWM Jun 18 203/210/242/249 iron condor @ 2.05 for 50% of the profit (sold for 2.10)

STO $TQQQ May 28 80 puts @ 1.20

Taking advantage of the move up to get out of the $SNAP May 21 45/53/65/72 iron condor @ 1.47. Sold for 1.86.

Sold to open $TSLA Jun 18 415 put @ 5.30. Premium is a bit better right now.

Sold $TQQQ Jun 18 65 put @ 1.80

Sold to open $TSLA 7/16 400 put @ 5.64

Sold to open $IWM Jun 18 203/210/242/249 iron condor @ 2.10. Small bearish bias. Taking in 30% of the strike width.

Looks like the post-earnings selling might be slowing down. Sold to open $PINS Jun 18 60/55 bull put spread @ 1.05.

Post-earnings after the morning pop, sold to open $FB May 21 300/310/340/350 iron condor @ 3.30

Bought to close $AXP May 21 135 puts @ .44. Sold for 1.35 on Friday.

It looks like the selloff after this morning’s gap may be over. Sold $SNAP May 21 45/53/65/72 iron condor @ 1.86. The wings are uneven (8 wide on the put side/7 wide on the call side) only because of strike availability in the May monthly expiration.