#ShortPuts – Adding to the ladder.
Sold TQQQ MAY 21 2021 94.0 Put @ 2.30
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TQQQ,
I have cut back on my positions in the TQQQ at the higher strike prices. However, I am still short the 110 puts for this Friday and the 95 puts for May 14. I am comfortable with the 75 strikes and lower for the near future but, I have noticed that the volume on the down days is higher than the volume on the up days so I am being cautious.
more SNOW
#ShortPuts – Closing and opening.
Bought to Close SNOW APR 30 2021 220.0 Put @ .37 (sold for 6.40)
Sold SNOW MAY 21 2021 217.5 Put @ 3.50
LABU
#ShortPuts – Getting rid of my last straggler at the higher strikes.
Bought to Close LABU APR 30 2021 78.0 Put @ 1.24 (sold for 3.35)
VXX Adjustments
Adjusting positions for the split:
Bought to close VXX(adj) 04/30/2021 14.0 Calls @ 0.01. Sold at 0.19 & 0.20.
Bought to close VXX(adj) 04/30/2021 12.5 Calls @ 0.01. Sold at 0.14.
Sold 1 VXX 05/21/2021 45.0 Covered Call @ $2.06
LABU
#ShortPuts – Going back in with new starter positions.
Sold LABU MAY 21 2021 65.0 Put @ 1.75
Sold LABU MAY 21 2021 68.0 Put @ 2.40
SNOW
#ShortPuts – Replacing last week’s expiration.
Sold SNOW MAY 21 2021 217.5 Put @ 3.40
TQQQ
#ShortPuts – Adding…
Sold TQQQ MAY 21 2021 95.0 Put @ 2.35
LAZR
#ShortPuts – A little early on this one.
Sold LAZR MAY 21 2021 22.5 Puts @ 1.70
LABU Call
Sold 1 LABU Apr 30 2021 87.5 Call at $1.83
TQQQ Put Closed / TQQQ BLNK MRVL Calls Sold / PENN Put Roll
#shortputs
$TQQQ BTC 6/18 55 put at .50. STO at 4.20. Thank you @jsd501
$TQQQ BTC 6/18 50 put at .40. STO at 3.16.
$PENN BTC 4/30 108 put and STO 5/7 107 put at added cost of .30
#coveredcalls
$TQQQ STO 4/30 113 call at 1.50
$BLNK STO 4/30 39.50 call at .90
$MRVL STO 4/30 48 call at .40
TLRY
Sold TLRY Apr 30 2021 19.0 Diagonal Calls at $0.28, replacing calls that expired Friday
TQQQ,
STO June 4, 80 put at 1.36
TQQQ,
STO June 4, 110Puts at 8.05 for a small trade.
OSTK Earnings
#ShortPuts – Adding to the earlier sale. Laddering out and down.
Sold OSTK MAY 7 2021 60.0 Put @ 1.85
Sold OSTK MAY 7 2021 57.5 Put @ 1.26
Sold OSTK MAY 14 2021 55.0 Put @ 1.25
SPX trades
#SPX7dteLong Bought to Open $SPX Apr 30th 4165/4185-4195/4215 iron condors for 15.45, with SPX at 4188.
Expected to expire the max credit of 20.00: Apr 26th 4130/4150 call spreads. Condors bought for 16.75 last Tuesday.
#SPX1dte Expected to expire worthless: Apr 26th 4120/4140-4235/4255 condors, sold Friday for 1.05.
LABU
#ShortPuts – Never got a chance to add to these. Taking them a few weeks early on the big run up to the 200 day.
Bought to Close LABU MAY 7 2021 60.0 Put @ .35 (sold for 2.55)
Bought to Close LABU MAY 14 2021 60.0 Put @ .80 (sold for 2.45)
OSTK Earnings
#ShortPuts – Earnings not until Thursday but with the stock a little bit weak today throwing out a starter. Leaving room to add a couple more.
Sold OSTK APR 30 2021 62.5 Puts 1.82
Closing AXP
Bought to close $AXP May 21 135 puts @ .44. Sold for 1.35 on Friday.
LABU
Sold to Open 1 LABU Apr 30 2021 85.0 Call at $1.50.
LABU = 80, up 5 already today
VXX
#Contango trade – a really long one
Bought to Open 4 Contracts 1 Jan 20 2023 2.0 Puts at $0.20.
Adjusted for Friday’s split this is like 1 Jan 2023 8.0 Put with the stock @ 39.65.
634 DTE (Days to Expiration)
TSLA “earnings”
#ShortPuts – Not a true earnings trade but still might get some of the volatility collapse unless the stock really tanks. Selling one and a half times the expected move and at recent lows and down near the 200 day.
Sold TSLA MAY 21 2021 575.0 Put @ 6.10
Options Expiration
#OptionsExpiration – A few this week.
OSTK 67.5 Puts (sold for 1.20)
SNOW 225 Put (sold for 3.10)
CC vs CC + BuPS on ABT and LNC
Comparison after 300 days ….positions remain open
I should have mentioned in the original post that if the stock declines in value the BuPS adds to the loss…..
Tracking Dividend Stocks for Covered Calls
Appreciate all the posts and helpful culture of the site. Hoping this might help some out.
Over the past couple of weeks I increased my focus on writing CC’s against stocks with attractive dividends. I created the attached Google sheet to help out.
Worksheet has a fair amount of automation. User is responsible to add a ticker in the proper week from Jan to Mar. Ticker gets added in the appropriate spot for Q2,Q3 and Q4. Income sheet looks up the ticker on Yahoo and returns exdiv date and yield (yield is shown as a negative for some reason as exdate and yield are in the same Yahoo cell with yield in brackets). User adds the number of shares for the ticker on the income sheet. Worksheet calculates the monthly, quarterly and annual dividend income for the tickers you own.
i find it to be a good visual tool so you can see what is coming and not get shares called away because you miss the exdiv date. It also allows me to quickly identify potential candidates on my list.
Yahoo link seems to work well….but it can be slow. If I like using I might purchase a more reliable data source.c
A picture of what the first page looks like is below. Feel free to make suggestions.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IpL-ogLz3YJQKfdKE7OtuIEaleRoBcCYHDCaK_dEbVY/edit?usp=sharing
SPY Ladder after 74 days…not making money yet….
Expiration Assignment
#optionsexpiration
$LABU 50 put
$MRVL 47.5 put
#assignment
$MARA 50 put
$RIOT 57 put
$WYNN 132 put
OptionsExpiration
EXPIRED:
== Calls ==
LABU 04/23/2021 76.0/135.0 Bear Call Spread
LABU 04/23/2021 80.0 Diagonal Call
SLB 04/23/2021 29.50/40.0 Bear Call Spreads
TLRY 04/23/2021 20.0/42.0 Bear Call Spread
TLRY 04/23/2021 20.5/43.0 Bear Call Spread
TLRY 04/23/2021 20.5/44.0 Bear Call Spread
WFC 04/23/2021 44.0 Diagonal Calls
VXX 04/23/2021 10.5/26.0 Bear Call Spreads
VXX 04/23/2021 11.0 Covered Calls
VXX 04/23/2021 11.5 Covered Calls
VXX 04/23/2021 12.0 Covered Calls
VXX 04/23/2021 12.5 Covered Calls
VXX 04/23/2021 13.0 Covered Calls
VXX 04/23/2021 13.5 Covered Calls
== Puts ==
LABU 04/23/2021 65.0/45.0 Bull Put Spread
LABU 04/23/2021 60.0 Diagonal Puts
TLRY 04/23/2021 15.0/12.0 Bull Put Spreads
TNA 04/23/2021 80.0 Diagonal Put
TQQQ 04/23/2021 99.0 Diagonal Put
WFC 04/23/2021 41.0/30.0 Bull Put Spreads
ASSIGNMENTS: None
SPX final trades
#SPX1dte Sold to Open $SPX Apr 26th 4120/4140-4235/4255 iron condors for 1.05, with SPX at 4186, IV 7.15%, deltas -.07 +.06
WFC Calls
Just like last week I thought after a weak open at 42.63 that these would expire.
Rolling up again.
Bought to close WFC Apr 23 2021 43.5 Calls / Sold to Open WFC Apr 30 2021 44.0 Calls @ 0.12 Credit.
TQQQ Call
Bought to close 1 TQQQ Apr 23 2021 109.0 Call at $0.97. Sold this last Friday on a rollup @ $4.42.
Replaced it with a short TQQQ Apr 30 2021 115.0 Call at $1.09.
At least the short TQQQ 99.0 Put will expire
LABU Call Rollup
The short puts worked well but I had to roll one of the calls,
Bought to close 1 LABU Apr 23 2021 74.0 Call / Sold to Open 1 LABU Apr 30 2021 80.0 Call Net Credit at $0.34 Credit.
Still holding out hope that my 76.0 and 80.0 calls expire shortly
SNAP Iron Condor
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.
UVXY Put Roll
Rolled UVXY Apr 23 2021 5.0 Puts to UVXY Apr 30 2021 5.0 Puts at $0.18 Credit.
Sold against long June 4.0 and 5.0 Puts already in the account.
SPX 7dte
#SPX7dteLong Sold to close $SPX Apr 23rd 4170/4190 call spreads for 8.65. Coupled with 11.00 for put spreads yesterday, 19.65 total. Condors bought for 15.65 on Monday.
AXP May
Sold to open $AXP 5/21 135 puts @ 1.35. Post-earnings with IV still elevated.
11 Months into AMAZ Covered Call Campaign
VXX Put winner
Bought to close VXX 04/23/2021 9.50 Diagonal Puts @ 0.01.
They won’t trade any lower and I’m out before tomorrow’s reverse split in VXX.
Sold these last week on a rolldown @ 0.18 average price.
#VXXContango
O Puts Roll / CZR Put / SNOW Put Close
#shortputs
$O BTC 5/21 62.50 put and STO 5/21 67.5 put at added .70 credit
$CZR STO 4/30 94.50 put at 2.51
$SNOW BTC 4/30 220 put at 2.40. STO at 6.40. Market giving me the chills. Thank you @fuzzballl
SPX trades
#SPX7dteLong Bought to Open $SPX Apr 28th 4110/4130-4140/4160 iron condors for 16.95, with SPX at 4138
VXX Put rolldown
A rare chance to roll down the strike.
Bought to close VXX Apr 23 2021 10.5 Puts / Sold to Open VXX Apr 30 2021 10.0 Puts at $0.02 Credit.
Sold the 10.50 puts last Friday on a roll @ 0.85. Covered today @ 0.32.
The new short strike has now reached the strike of my long June 10 Puts.
#VXXContango
TQQQ PUT Close
#shortputs
$TQQQ BTC 5/21 50 put at .10. Thank you @jsd501
JMIA Iron Condor
Sold $JMIA 5/21 20/25/40/45 iron condor @ 1.58 with the stock at 30.15. Short puts are much closer than short calls but because of call skew this is more delta neutral/slightly bullish.
SPX trades
#SPX7dteLong Well, day could not end worse with SPX almost precisely in middle of the Dead Zone. Had the chance to sell for over 17 near the open but wanted to wait it out for max profit of 20.00. A Screamingly bullish day denied me. So I sold put side for .90 and call side for 1.35 in the last half hour of the day. 4145/4165-4175/4195 condors bought for 15.40 last Thursday, so 13.15 loss.
#SPX1dte Expiring worthless: 4050/4070-4180/4200 condors, sold yesterday for 1.00.
LABU
#ShortPuts – One of my bigger positions so taking it on the bounce today.
Bought to Close LABU APR 23 2021 70.0 Puts @ 2.08 (sold for 4.05)
Throwing a new starter out there too.
Sold LABU MAY 14 2021 60.0 Put @ 2.45
VXX and UVXY Puts
2 Rolls today
Rolled UVXY 7.0 Puts to next week for a 0.07 Credit
Rolled VXX 11.0 Puts to next week for a 0.17 Credit
LABU Calls
As a partial offset to the short puts I sold earlier in the week,
Bought 1 LABU May 21 2021 100 Call / Sold to Open LABU Apr 23 2021 74.0 Call at $0.35 Credit
and
Sold 1 Sold to Open LABU Apr 23 2021 76.0 Call @ 0.65 against a long call already in the account.
That gives me 2 short straddles for this week:
Short 65.0/74.0 Straddle – total premium $3.30
Short 60.0/76.0 Straddle – total premium $2.30
ROKU
#CoveredCalls – Stock was assigned at 450 but all the premium sold has reduced basis to 392.60. Rolling next week’s call to below my basis but with earnings the following week should be a decent roll opportunity if needed.
Rolled ROKU APR 30 2021 400.0 Call to APR 30 2021 370.0 Call @ 4.10 credit
BIIB
ShortPuts – Earnings tomorrow. I’ll be out the rest of the week so taking this one out and down quite a bit. Selling near the expected move and closer to longer term support.
Sold BIIB MAY 21 2021 245.0 Put @ 3.50
LABU Put Roll
#shortputs
$LABY BTC 4/23 71 put and STO 4/30 69 put at added credit of .30
Help Me Understand (not a political post one way or another)
What do these percentages mean in actual dollars? Assume a 100 grand buy and sell in just stock. No idea how it would affect options. Based on notional? (ouch). If I’m reading this correctly it’s quite eye opening.
https://cnb.cx/3v7tMpt
NIO and VIAC Covered Calls
Markets
TLRY
Sold TLRY Apr 23 2021 15.0 Puts at $0.37.
Pairs off with the TLRY 20.50 Calls I sold yesterday.
Total premium for the 15.0/20.50 Strangle is $0.88
SPX trades
#SPX7dteLong Bought to Open $SPX Apr 26th 4100/4120-4130/4150 iron condors for 16.75, with SPX at 4124.
#SPX1dte trade will follow in comments.
IWM TNA
With the Russell2000 being hit so hard today, I’m looking for a way to play a bounceback.
Targeting TNA as that vehicle
#OnlySpreads
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/small-caps-are-puking
SOXL TQQQ
#ShortPuts – A couple fills earlier. Adding to various ladders.
Sold SOXL MAY 21 2021 37.0 Put @ 3.10
Sold TQQQ MAY 21 2021 82.0 Put @ 2.00
WFC
Sold WFC Apr 23 2021 41.0 Puts at $0.15.
This pairs up with my short WFC 43.50 Calls for this week giving me a 41.0/43.50 short strangle.
Total Premium now $0.94
LABU
Sold 1 LABU Apr 23 2021 60.0 Put at $1.93.
This is my second one of these
TQQQ
Sold 1 TQQQ Apr 23 2021 99.0 Put at $0.58.
This pairs up with my short TQQQ 109.0 Call for this week giving me a 99.0/109.0 short strangle.
Total Premium now $5.00
ABT CC….ABT misses on revenue….might be opportunity to add
SPX trades
#SPX7dteLong Bought to Open $SPX Apr 23rd 4140/4160-4170/4180 iron condors for 15.60, with SPX at 4160.
Fingers crossed for a bullish close.
LABU
Sold 1 LABU Apr 23 2021 60.0 Put at $1.65.
Continuing to replace LABU Puts that expired Friday.
VXX – More Calls
Sold VXX Apr 23 2021 11.5 Calls at $0.16
Sold VXX Apr 23 2021 11.0 Calls at $0.21
Sold VXX Apr 23 2021 10.5 Calls at $0.31
I’ve done all that I can to encourage the stock higher so that some short puts expire on Friday.
TQQQ,
STO MAy 28, 90 put at 3.05 in my IRA
SOXL TQQQ
#ShortPuts – Adding to ladders.
Sold SOXL MAY 21 2021 38.0 Put @ 3.00
Sold TQQQ MAY 21 2021 88.0 Put @ 2.00
Sold TQQQ MAY 21 2021 87.0 Put @ 2.00
Sold TQQQ MAY 21 2021 86.0 Put @ 2.00
SPX 7dte
#SPX7dteLong Sold to close $SPX Apr 19th 4120/4100 put spreads for 1.25. Looking for a bounce to get full 20.00 on call side. Condors bought for 15.25 last Tuesday.
TLRY
Sold TLRY 04/23/2021 20.50 Calls @ 0.51.
Replaces strike 20 calls that expired Friday.
VXX Calls
On the first spike to 10.15 I sold:
VXX 04/30/2021 10.50 Calls @ 0.52
VXX 04/30/2021 11.00 Calls @ 0.42
VXX 04/30/2021 11.50 Calls @ 0.32
VXX 04/30/2021 12.00 Calls @ 0.26
VXX 04/30/2021 12.50 Calls @ 0.22
LAZR
#CoveredCalls – Sold LAZR MAY 21 2021 20.0 Calls @ 1.35
Earnings Calendar…
…in right column has been updated
LABU
Sold 1 LABU Apr 23 2021 65 Put at $2.10.
This is a start to replace the short LABU 65 and 60 Puts that expired Friday.
VXX
Selling some long Puts to get ready for Friday’s split.
Sold to close VXX Jan 21 2022 5.0 Puts @ 0.46.
This was my first lot of these puts bought on 05/26/2020 at $0.29.
I’ve been writing against them for almost a year. I still have plenty left with an average cost of $0.16
#VXXContango
TQQQ,
BTC April 23, 85 puts at .05, sold at .95 in my IRA
STO April 30, 110 put at 4.01 in the trading account.
SPX summary of week
#SPXWeeklySummary
#SPX1dte
Summary of week: Mon -.50 loss, Wed +.85, Fri +.85
+1.20 profit for week
#SPX7dteLong
Summary of week: Monday +4.60, Wednesday +.65, Friday +4.55.
+9.80 profit for week
This week’s expirations
5 wins, 1 loss
Total P/L combined: profit of +11.00
I was traveling Friday and didn’t place a 1dte trade for Monday. I am spending two weeks in the Denver area.
Options Bistro 