#earnings I hope this doesn’t get me banned but I bought a Sept 60 call and bought a Sept 50 put for a total of 2.06. WUBA is a Chinese internet ad company.
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MLM Martin Marietta Sept 200/210…
MLM Martin Marietta Sept 200/210 call spread for 1.80, MLM is at 193
#earnings TGT sold Sept. 16…
#earnings TGT sold Sept. 16 70/75/75/80 iron fly for 3.23 had to go out in time not sure I’ll be able to actively manage this Friday
HTZ closed a 40/57.50 earnings…
HTZ closed a 40/57.50 earnings trade strangle for 70, sold Aug 8 for 138
JNJ Followed a TT iron…
JNJ
Followed a TT iron fly/iron condor 115/120/120/125 for Sept. 16 for 3.04
HAIN–down today so far
HAIN–down today so far
HAIN
32,152 calls in the Sept 55 expiration on a day the stock went up 3.22 which is 6%. Sept 60 had 6,000, Aug 55 and 60s had 14,000 between them.
Sept. 55 puts had over 5,000, otherwise almost no other option activity. I wonder if an evening custodian was snooping and told some friends about something he read on a desk?
Earnings are Wednesday, ladies and gentlemen, start your engines.
AAPL snuck in a Sept….
AAPL snuck in a Sept. 110/115 call spread for 1.13, counting on AAPL stalling a little.
Have a nice weekend all
IBB Closed Aug 26 305/315…
IBB
Closed Aug 26 305/315 call spread for .64, sold Aug. 9 for 1.40.
#earnings closed Aug. 19 PCLN…
#earnings closed Aug. 19 PCLN 1205/1215/1525/1535 iron condor for .10, sold for 1.48 on Aug. 3. I still think we can make money on the iron fly a few of us have, I am still in it anyway.
#earnings NVDA closed 55/65 strangle…
#earnings NVDA closed 55/65 strangle for .51 sold yesterday for 1.58
NVDA 4 #earnings trades on…
NVDA 4 earnings trades on NVDA over at TT, 2 bullish and a neutral strangle. Aug. 19 55/65 strangle for 1.78, Aug. 12, 56/51 BuPS for .75, Aug. 19, 55/46 BuPS, and an Aug 12 jade lizard, short 62 call and 57 put, long 63 call for 1.46. NVDA is approaching 60.
Not sure what to try yet.
UVXY Bought back for .49…
UVXY Bought back for .49 Aug 19 25 call sold yesterday for .93
MUR closed Aug. 19 25/30 strangle for .45 that was sold for .90 on 07/29
IBB sold Aug 26 305/315…
IBB sold Aug 26 305/315 call spread for 1.40 with IBB around 295
VRX valeant pharma reports tomorrow…
VRX valeant pharma reports tomorrow morning. it’s 52 week range is 18-253. Is anybody interested?
HTZ followed a TT #earnings…
HTZ followed a TT #earnings trade on Hertz, sold a Sept. 16 40/57.50 strangle for 1.25 with HTZ at 47.60 or so.
UVXY sold Aug 19 25…
UVXY sold Aug 19 25 call for .93, was assigned from a 24 put that was profitable earlier last week. My cost basis is now 22.30. I have been under the impression that markets occasionally go down but I’m not so sure about that anymore.
SPX call spread Aug. 31…
SPX call spread Aug. 31 2225/2235 for 1.00
PCLN For you gamblers, you…
PCLN For you gamblers, you can probably get a 1435/1445 Aug. 5 call spread for 1.20 or so with PCLN at 1427
SVXY Call spreads Sept 16,…
SVXY Call spreads Sept 16, 80/85 at 1.10
TSLA-too risky for me but…
TSLA-too risky for me but at TT there is a posted Aug. 5 195/225/225/237.50 for 11.50 credit, interesting trade.
#earnings TSLA Aug. 19, 190/200/250/260…
#earnings TSLA Aug. 19, 190/200/250/260 for 1.80 with TSLA at 227.
SRPT saw a trade at…
SRPT saw a trade at TT on this ticker. Premium seems to be really high, scary high, temptingly high…
CMI #earnings closed August 5…
CMI #earnings closed August 5 iron condor for .84 sold yesterday for 1.51.
STX #earnings bought an Aug….
STX #earnings
bought an Aug. 19 33 call and 26 put, playing a big move, 1.03 for the call, .19 for the put, have an in the money covered call position for August as well
DIA followed a TT trade,…
DIA followed a TT trade, Sept 16 long put spread 185/181, it will go down sometime before the middle of September-right?
CMI #iron condor Sold an…
CMI #ironcondor
Sold an Aug 5 115/105/124/126 condor for 1.51. I set it up as a jade lizard and added the long put for margin, profitable between 113.50 and 125.50, a little risky.
this weeks #earnings trades-so far…
this weeks #earnings trades-so far
FB-loser double long calendar
AMZN-winner, iron condor for next week, can’t get a fill yet
MBLY-winner strangle
GPRO-winner so far, naked put
XOM-winner long straddle,
BA-iron fly for August 12, break even right now
BMY-winner, double calendar
TWTR-loser, undefined, some was hedge for covered calls
ALXN-winner iron condor
Everything was around $110 or less.
AAPL-no position
Many thanks for everyone’s input on a fun week
$MUR sold Aug 19 25/30…
$MUR sold Aug 19 25/30 strangle for .88 with Murphy Oil at 27.50
NUGT sold Sept 19 240/250…
NUGT sold Sept 19 240/250 call spread for 1.24, put in for 1.15, go figure
AMZN #ironcondor Sold an August…
AMZN #ironcondor Sold an August 5 660/650/840/850 for 1.11. I went with next week in case of trouble and regular job gets in the way tomorrow.
UVXY it seems at and…
UVXY it seems at and in the money options beginning next week are rich in premium
AAPL-I hope someone here was…
AAPL-I hope someone here was bullish on AAPL
TWTR #earnings bought a July…
TWTR #earnings bought a July 29 butterfly call spread 16/18.50/18.50/21 for .83, profitable between 16.83 and 20.17.
TSLA closed Aug. 19 185/195/195/200…
TSLA closed Aug. 19 185/195/195/200 put butterfly for .30 sold June 22 for 1.58
GLD #iron condor sold an…
GLD #ironcondor sold an Aug. 19 124/115/130/131/ for 1.53 with GLD at 125.65. Followed a jade lizard at TT but added the long put to reduce the margin requirement. Profitable above 122.70 at expiration.
Earnings MBLY sold a Jan…
Earnings MBLY sold a Jan 29 44/52.50 strangle for .75, with Mobileye at 48.72. In the last 3 years, from CBOE, biggest gain was 2.7%, biggest drop was 5.69%, the average was 2.44%. The strikes are about 9% out of the money. Sure hope I’ve interpreted the data properly, may pick up a hedge to the upside, they are into auto driving systems.
SPX closed August 12, 2000…
SPX closed August 12, 2000 2025 put spread, got 60%, I know it’s a down day, preparing for a little correction.
Sometimes I fall of the…
Sometimes I fall of the wagon and buy an option or two. Here is an interesting study at TT about buying in this type of low volatility environment.
https://tastytrade.com/tt/blog/long-straddles-is-there-ever-an-opportunity?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=80
SPY rolled a 209.5/213 call…
SPY rolled a 209.5/213 call spread to Aug. 5 for a debit of .34, someday the market will go down a few days in a row, someday
AMZN closed July 29 650/640…
AMZN closed July 29 650/640 put spread for 60%, look forward to wild wild earnings
NFLX #earnings took a chance…
NFLX #earnings took a chance yesterday buying an out of the money put and call, looked good first thing but NFLX seems to have stabilized so I sold the put, overall a small loss on the trade. NFLX can now rally.
MRO and MTCH buy writes for Aug 19 Marathon Oil and Match (on-line dating)
NFLX Good Morning sold Aug….
NFLX Good Morning sold Aug. 19 82/75 put spread for 1.27
NFLX Silly trade at the…
NFLX Silly trade at the bell, bought an 82 put and a 115 call for a debit of 76, Friday expiration. Now it’s off to Voodoo doughnuts
AMZN sold a July 29…
AMZN sold a July 29 650/640 put spread for 1.08 with Amazon at 734
EEM Emerging market ETF Sold…
EEM Emerging market ETF Sold Aug. 19 35/37 call spread for .92 with EEM at 35.60. I’m usually a way out of the money spread seller, giving this a try.
BAC, Bank of America I…
BAC, Bank of America I bought an August 19, 14 put for .63
TOL Toll Brothers, bought an August 19, 27 put for .75
CF closed the short Aug….
CF closed the short Aug. 19 25 put part of a 25/30 BuPS falling knife Iceman rec. made half, closing early has been working well for me. Still short a November 22.50 put, along with keeping the long August and currently worthless 30 put.
FXI China large cap ETF…
FXI China large cap ETF bought an Aug. 19 35.50 put for .98. It looks to this untrained eye that it’s at the top of the roller coaster about to head down.
ALK Alaska Airlines sold Aug 65/70 Call spread for 1.25 with ALK at 63.70, a little risky
GT Bought an Aug. 19…
GT Bought an Aug. 19 27 put for 1.20 with Goodyear at 26.81
NUGT Sold 235/250 call spread…
NUGT Sold 235/250 call spread for 1.30
SPX I would just like…
SPX I would just like to say that immediately after I sold a put spread, SPX went down a couple points, I’m doing my part
USO follwed a long put…
USO follwed a long put spread over at TT Sept 16 11/9 for .51 debit
SPX closed July 1970/1945 BuCS…
SPX closed July 22 1970/1945 BuCS for .25, sold for 1.25 on July 5-I love this game!
SPY following Robyn at TT,…
SPY following Robyn at TT, new kind of trade for me. Sold an August 19 207 put, bought a Jan. 224 put for a debit of 14.45, 1.91 credit on the August put. The goal is a 20% ROC this month.
SPY sold August 19 197/216…
SPY sold August 19 197/216 strangle for 1.92
$MYL STO Aug 19 45/47.50…
$MYL STO Aug 19 45/47.50 BeCS for .85
$AMBA In September and October…
$AMBA In September and October of 2015 I became the proud owner of 400 shares of AMBA after 4 put spreads went way in the money. I was assigned 200 @ $100.00 and 200 @ $85. I had received around $9000 from selling the good puts. I have been selling calls and have my cost basis down to 61.42. Today I rolled some 52.50 calls out to November 62.50. Pretty volatile stock. 52 week range is 33-125.
Not that this means anything…
Not that this means anything this year- how the S&P has traded in July since 1950
http://us8.campaign-archive2.com/?u=9c3804a16b0968abce7a3b26a&id=95e7aa7a7c
$PCLN #ironcondor STO Aug 5…
$PCLN #ironcondor STO Aug 5 1050/1040/1450/1460 for 1.49 with PCLN at 1262. Earnings are a couple days before expiration. Adapted a TT strangle
$FB adapted an #ironcondor over…
$FB adapted an #ironcondor over at TT sold an August 19 110/105/120/125 for 2.01 with FB at 113
$TLT trolling TastyTrade today-interesting research…
$TLT trolling TastyTrade today-interesting research on TLT from Friday https://www.tastytrade.com/tt/daily_recaps/2016-07-01/episodes/tlt-profile-trading-07-01-2016
$UVXY sold July 8, 9.50…
$UVXY sold July 8, 9.50 put for .93, 4 trading days plus an hour.
$UVXY rolled July 1 10.5…
$UVXY rolled July 1 10.5 put to July 8 for a credit of 21
$SPY failed scalp attempt-I sold…
$SPY failed scalp attempt-I sold 2-July 1 210 calls yesterday paired with some mostly worthless long calls, bailed right away this morning, no loss.
$SPY I have July 15,…
$SPY I have July 15, 213 and 216 wayward long calls left over from spreads after closing the short legs following Brexit. I sold 2, 210 calls expiring tomorrow for .25 each, will be watching closely.
$PCLN June 27 sold a…
$PCLN June 27 sold a 1040/1025 BuPS for 1.26 thinking PCLN shares had overreacted (I think RK pointed that out-thank you), bought back today for .22
$VXX bought back Aug. 19…
$VXX bought back Aug. 19 VXX 20 call for .61, sold Monday for 1.61. Thank you VXX game proponents
Iron Fly. Last week a…
Iron Fly. Last week a few of us sold a 2090/2100/2100/2110 iron fly expiring last Friday. This genius inadvertently sold it for June 29(I can read and count, usually). If this rally continues into tomorrow, I could end up making money in which case I’ll swear off beer and volunteer at a soup kitchen or two, well maybe the soup kitchens.
$DB Duetsche Bank Bought a…
$DB Duetsche Bank Bought a July 15, 15 put for 1.35. It has been slammed, rallied a little today and seems to be heading south again.
$UVXY Sold July 8 11.50…
$UVXY Sold July 8 11.50 put for .90
$PCLN Sold a July 15…
$PCLN Sold a July 15 1040/1025 BuPS for 1.26 while I was getting my oil changed. It was around 1182 at the time.
$SPX sold July 8, 1900/1890…
$SPX sold July 8, 1900/1890 put spread for 1.05
$VXX sold Aug 19 20…
$VXX sold Aug 19 20 call for 1.63. I’m short a 21 put that has been rolled, so I guess I have a 21/22 ratio calendar strangle California condor or something like that
$PCLN down another 50 today
$PCLN down another 50 today
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