btc 3 SEP 2021, 4570/4575 CALL @.15/sold for .30
silly me thinking market would move down/lol
better then a loss, though.
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SOXL
#ShortPuts – Starter.
Sold SOXL OCT 15 2021 40.0 Put @ 2.05
ENPH
STO $ENPH Sep-17-2021 200 #CoveredCalls @1.20 against existing stock.
MRNA Call Close / TQQQ Put Close / BNTX Call Roll
#coveredcalls
$MRNA BTC 9/10 410 call at 3.75. STO at 22.00 on 8/23
$BNTX BTC 9/3 380 call and STO 9/10 365 call at added credit of 2.78
#shortputs
$TQQQ BTC 9/10 110 call at .15. STO 1.53. Thank you @ramie77
$TQQQ BTC 9/17 80 call at .10. STO 1.44. Thank you @jsd501
CRWD
#ShortPuts – Selling the expected move and below the 50 day.
Sold CRWD OCT 1 2021 250.0 Put @ 4.00
ZM post earnings
#ShortPuts – Half in a day, gotta take it.
Bought to Close ZM SEP 17 2021 270.0 Put @ 1.85 (sold for 3.70)
ZM post earnings
#ShortPuts – Sold ZM SEP 17 2021 270.0 Put @ 3.70
SNOW UPST CLOV AMC Call / SOXL Put / NVDA Put Close
#coveredcalls
$SNOW STO 9/3 310 call at 1.70
$UPST STO 9/3 242.50 call at 1.80
$CLOV STO 9/3 9 call at .12
#shortcalls
$AMC STO 9/3 51 call at 1.80
#shortputs
$SOXL STO 9/17 43 put at 1.03
$NVDA BTC 9/17 220 put at .20. STO at 2.52. Thank you @ramie77
ROKU
#ShortPuts – Bought to Close ROKU SEP 3 2021 325.0 Put @ .35 (sold for 4.00)
TQQQ,STO October 8, 105 put at 1.41
TQQQ, STO October 15, 100 put at 1.48
VXX early Put roll
Rolled 1 VXX 09/03/2021 27.5 Put to 1 VXX 09/10/2021 27.0 Put @ 0.07 Credit and lowered the short strike 0.50 for an extra week
LABU Call
Sold 1 LABU Sep 03 2021 67.5 Call at $1.57
LABU at the top of it’s recent range
TLRY Option Ladder
Sold TLRY Sep 17 2021 16.0 Calls at $0.21, $0.25 and $0.30.
Extending my Covered Ladder
SNAP,
STO September 17, 73.5 put at 1.80
VXX1 – Old(pre-split) long Puts
Yesterday at the close:
Sold to close VXX1 Jan 21 2022 4.0 Puts at $0.34 (partial position).
Bought this lot on 03/30/2021 @ $0.08.
I’ll try to scale out of more at higher prices.
#VXXContango
SPX trades
#SPX7dteLong Sold to close $SPX Sep 3rd 4525/4505 put spreads for 8.00. Condors bought yesterday for 13.75.
This strategy has been working much better if I leg out on the swings. When I started it during the pandemic in 2020, the market was moving pretty big, so I could wait for expiration day and usually get the full 20.00. If I exited one side early, there was too much risk it would keep going in that direction. But now with volatility lower, using the swings is a better bet… especially with an Upside Warning and (economic recovery) giving me confidence that dips are short-lived.
COIN NVAX TSLA BNTX NVCR PFE CRWD Call
#coveredcalls
$COIN STO 9/3 272.50 call at 1.80
$NVAX STO 9/3 255 call at 2.60
$TSLA STO 9/3 750 call at 2.11
$BNTX STO 9/3 380 call at 4.80
$NVCR STO 9/17 150 call at 2.40
$PFE STO 9/3 47.50 call at .31. These are shares assigned Friday.
$CRWD STO 9/3 310 call at 3.10
HOOD
#ShortPuts – Lots of news today about payment for order flow. For safety, turning my position into a JadeLizard and buying some disaster puts.
Sold HOOD SEP 17 2021 43.0/45.0 Bear Call Spreads @ .75
Bought HOOD OCT 15 2021 20.0 Puts @ .09
TSLA
BTC Sep-03-2021 645/655 Put Vertical @ 0.12 Limit. End of a long chain of rolls.
SPX new trades
#SPX7dteLong Bought to open $SPX Sep 3rd 4505/4525-4535/4555 condors for 13.70, with SPX at 4534.
OSTK
#ShortPuts – It’s still hanging around the lower end of it’s range so I’ll keep selling. Booked a few and added a few.
Bought to Close OSTK SEP 17 2021 55.0 Puts @ .20 (sold for .88)
Bought to Close OSTK SEP 17 2021 60.0 Puts @ .44 (sold for 1.70)
Sold OSTK SEP 24 2021 63.0 Puts @ 1.13
Sold OSTK SEP 24 2021 64.0 Puts @ 1.32
Sold OSTK SEP 24 2021 65.0 Put @ 1.56
ZM earnings
#ShortPuts #Earnings – Earnings tonight but going out a little in time to sell something lower.
Sold ZM SEP 17 2021 305.0 Put @ 3.95
TQQQ
#ShortPuts – Taking 80 percent of max three weeks early.
Bought to Close TQQQ SEP 17 2021 105.0 Put @ .38 (sold for 2.00)
Bought to Close TQQQ SEP 17 2021 107.5 Put @ .43 (sold for 2.10)
Bought to Close TQQQ SEP 17 2021 110.0 Put @ .47 (sold for 2.30)
#soxl sto 17 SEP 43…
sto 17 SEP 43 PUT @1.00
VXX Contango Trade
Bought to open VXX Jan 21 2022 10.0 Puts / Sold to Open VXX Sep 03 2021 24.0 Puts at $0.02 Credit
Long DTE = 144
Short DTE = 4
VXX at 25.75
#VXXContango
OSTK
#ShortPuts – Adding a couple.
Sold OSTK SEP 17 2021 65.0 Puts @ 1.10
COIN Calls
Sold 1 COIN Sep 03 2021 270.0 Diagonal Call at $2.85
Sold 1 COIN Sep 03 2021 280.0 Diagonal Call at $1.05
#xop sto 3 SEP 21…
sto 3 SEP 21 79 PUT @.38 P
#dia spread sto 3 SEP…
#dia spread
sto 3 SEP 21 350/349 PUT @.08
#xle sto 3 SEP 21…
sto 3 SEP 21 47.5 PUT @.18
COIN and TNA Puts
Sold 1 COIN Sep 03 2021 237.5 Diagonal Put at $0.95.
Replaces the COIN 08/27/2021 180.0/247.5 Bull Put Spread that expired Friday.
Sold 1 TNA Sep 03 2021 85.0 Diagonal Put at $0.83
Replaces the TNA 08/27/2021 75.0 Diagonal Put that expired Friday and is paired with a some short calls for this week.
AMC Calls
Sold 1 AMC Sep 03 2021 44.0 Diagonal Call at $3.42
Sold 1 AMC Sep 03 2021 46.0 Diagonal Call at $2.04
Replaces the AMC 08/27/2021 41.0 Diagonal Call and AMC 08/27/2021 42.0 Diagonal Call that expired Friday
Premiums are much higher this week than last week.
#spx btc 10 SEP 4245/4240…
btc 10 SEP 4245/4240 PUT @.10/sold for .50
VXX1 (pre-split) Puts
Several trades as I squeeze a bit more premium out of these:
Sold to close my last VXX1(pre-split) 09/17/2021 7.0 Put at $0.92
Acquired the entire position on these on 03/05/2021 at $0.15 as the long side of a long expired diagonal spread.
Sold to open VXX1 Sep 17 2021 6.0 Puts at $0.18 and $0.19
Sold against long VXX1 January 21 2022 6.0, 7.0 and 8.0 puts so no downside risk
#VXXContango
SPX trades
#SPX7dte Sold to close $SPX Aug 30th 4500/4520 call spreads for 17.50. Put side sold Thursday for 8.25, so 25.75 total credit. Condors bought for 14.20 last Tuesday so 11.55 total profit.
Options Expiration
#optionsexpiration
PFE 52.5 call
$BNTX 410 call
$UPST 225 call
$TSLA 730 call
$MSTR 740 call
$PANW 340 put
$SNOW 255 and 265 Put
NVAX 215 put
OptionsExpiration
The JHole meeting caused me to have to roll a lot of positions that were on the edge of expiring. TNA and LABU were up over 7% today.
== Expired ==
AMC 08/27/2021 41.0 Diagonal Call
AMC 08/27/2021 42.0 Diagonal Call
AMC 08/27/2021 43.0 Diagonal Call
COIN 08/27/2021 277.5 Diagonal Call
COIN 08/27/2021 180.0/247.5 Bull Put Spread
LABU 08/27/2021 51.0 Diagonal Put
LABU 08/27/2021 50.0 Diagonal Put
SQQQ 08/27/2021 9.5 Covered Call
TLRY 08/27/2021 23.0/16.0 Bear Call Spreads
TLRY 08/27/2021 11.0/12.5 Bull Put Spreads
TNA 08/27/2021 75.0 Diagonal Put
TQQQ 08/27/2021 90.0/120.0 Bull Put Spreads
VXX 08/27/2021 61.0/31.0 Bear Call Spreads
VXX 08/27/2021 60.0/31.0 Bear Call Spreads
VXX 08/27/2021 31.0 Covered Calls
VXX 08/27/2021 30.5 Covered Calls
VXX 08/27/2021 30.0 Covered Calls
VXX 08/27/2021 29.5 Covered Calls
VXX 08/27/2021 23.0/25.5 Bull Put Spreads
VXX 08/27/2021 22.0/25.5 Bull Put Spreads
VXX 08/27/2021 21.0/25.5 Bull Put Spreads
VXX 08/27/2021 20.0/25.0 Bull Put Spreads
AMC Call Rollup
Bought to Close AMC Aug 27 2021 40.0 Diagonal Calls at $0.43. Sold at $0.56 and $1.10 in the last 5 days.
Sold to Open AMC Sep 03 2021 45.0 Diagonal Calls at $1.67 to replace them.
Bumped the short strike 5 Points.
Letting my short 41, 42 and 43 calls expire
TQQQ,
STO October 8, 95 put at 1.10
#spx btc 8 SEP 4270/4265…
btc 8 SEP 4270/4265 PUT @.10/sold for .50
#soxl btc SOXL 17 SEP…
LABU Call Roll
Bought to close 1 LABU Aug 27 2021 57.5 Call / Sold to Open 1 LABU Sep 03 2021 58.5 Call at $0.05 Credit
TQQQ Call roll
Bought to Close 1 TQQQ Aug 27 2021 143.0 Call at $1.85(breakeven) / Sold to Open 1 TQQQ Sep 03 2021 146.0 Call at $2.07 for a $0.22 Credit and added 3 points to the short strike and pushed it back out of the money.
SOXL
#ShortPuts – Might as well take all of them in both accounts with 3 weeks to go. Will be looking to start an October ladder on any weakness.
Bought to Close SOXL SEP 17 2021 39.0 Put @ .64 (sold for 2.00)
Bought to Close SOXL SEP 17 2021 40.0 Put @ .76 (sold for 2.60)
Bought to Close SOXL SEP 17 2021 41.0 Put @ .92 (sold for 2.30)
Bought to Close SOXL SEP 17 2021 42.0 Put @ 1.07 (sold for 3.00)
SPX trades
#SPX7dteLong Sold to close $SPX Aug 27th 4485/4505 call spreads for 17.60. Put side sold for 2.75 yesterday so 20.35 total credit. Condors bought for 14.20 on Monday, so 6.15 profit.
ROKU
#ShortPuts – Stock hasn’t really recovered from recent selling. Next week’s looks pretty safe so adding another.
Sold ROKU SEP 17 2021 325.0 Put @ 4.46
SOXL
#ShortPuts – Taking a few more with the stock back up near all time highs.
Bought to Close SOXL SEP 17 2021 39.0 Put @ .64 (sold for 2.50)
Bought to Close SOXL SEP 17 2021 40.0 Put @ .77 (sold for 2.60)
Bought to Close SOXL SEP 17 2021 41.0 Put @ .92 (sold for 2.30)
HOOD
#ShortPuts – Took a few off yesterday. Adding some today.
Sold HOOD SEP 17 2021 42.0 Put @ 1.66
Sold HOOD SEP 17 2021 43.0 Put @ 2.06
COUP LABU PINS SOXL TDOC
#CoveredCalls #ShortPuts – Rolling and booking.
COUP: Covered. Rolling into earnings.
Rolled COUP AUG 27 2021 217.5 Call to SEP 10 2021 220.0 Call @ 1.75 credit
LABU: Rolled calls way down for max downside protection. Rolling back up and out to get back in play. New basis 55.
Rolled LABU AUG 27 2021 45.0 Calls to SEP 17 2021 54.0 Calls @ 7.75 debit
PINS: Covered and I was double and triple selling the calls. Taking some for safety.
Bought to Close PINS SEP 3 2021 58.0 Calls @ .86 (sold for 1.31)
SOXL: Taking off some risk.
Bought to Close SOXL SEP 17 2021 35.0 Put @ .35 (sold for 2.10)
Bought to Close SOXL SEP 17 2021 36.0 Put @ .42 (sold for 2.00)
Bought to Close SOXL SEP 17 2021 37.0 Put @ .47 (sold for 2.00)
Bought to Close SOXL SEP 17 2021 38.0 Put @ .53 (sold for 2.00)
TDOC: Covered rolling.
Rolled TDOC AUG 27 2021 142.0 Call to SEP 3 2021 145.0 Call @ .17 credit
TQQQ Put
Bought to close 1 TQQQ Aug 27 2021 119.0 Put at $0.01. Sold last Friday at $0.74.
I’m letting my short 120 Put expire.
FAS,
BTO January 2023130 call and STO September 17,141 call for a debit of 29.00
If interest rates are going to rise, it will be good for banks. I just need to sell a short dated call for .42 cents per week to break even and I think I can do better than that for the next 73 weeks.
TQQQ,
STO October 15, 90 put at 1.25
VXX Puts
Bought to Close VXX Aug 27 2021 26.0 Diagonal Puts at $0.32. Sold last week on a rolldown at $0.52
Replaced them with new VXX Sep 03 2021 25.0 Diagonal Puts at $0.43.
Sold to close another VXX1(pre-split) 09/17/2021 7.0 Put at $0.86 (partial position).
Acquired the entire position on these on 03/05/2021 at $0.15 as the long side of a long expired diagonal spread.
#spx7dte sto 3 SEP 4570/4575…
sto 3 SEP 4570/4575 CALL @.30 CBOE
#aapl
btc 27 AUG 21 148 PUT @.34 NASDAQ/sold .75
COIN
Rolled $COIN Aug-27-2021 237.5/247.5 #BuPS // Sep-03-2021 @2.05 credit.
#spx btc 3 SEP 4285/4280…
btc 3 SEP 4285/4280 PUT @.10 CBOE/sold for.50
SNOW
ShortPuts – Jumping back in again. Selling just outside the expected and at the 50 day.
Sold SNOW SEP 17 2021 265.0 Put @ 3.00
VXX
one last set of call scalps for tomorrow
Sold VXX 08/27/2021 29.5 Calls at $0.22
Sold VXX 08/27/2021 30.0 Calls at $0.12
VXX at 27.40
TQQQ,
BTC August 27, 90 puts at .01, sold at 1.05
BTC August 27, 95 puts at .01, in my IRA, sold at .80
HOOD
#ShortPuts – Taking a little off. 65 percent of max 3 weeks early.
Bought to Close HOOD SEP 17 2021 36.0 Puts @ .35 (sold for 1.00)
#tqqq STO 1 OCT ,…
STO 1 OCT , 95 PUT @1.30
TQQQ
#ShortPuts – Starting a new ladder. Trying not to get too involved in October quite yet.
Sold TQQQ OCT 1 2021 110.0 Put @ 2.25
VXX Call Ladder and Put rolls
Sold VXX Sep 03 2021 32.5 Calls at $0.28 & 0.30
Sold VXX Sep 10 2021 32.5 Calls at $0.60, 0.63 & 0.72
Sold VXX Sep 17 2021 32.5 Calls at $1.03, 1.16 & 1.31.
Rolled this week’s VXX Aug 27 2021 28.0 Put to next week’s VXX Sep 03 2021 27.5 Put @ 0.14 Credit and a 0.50 gain on the short strike
Rolled this week’s VXX Aug 27 2021 27.0 Puts to next week’s VXX Sep 03 2021 26.0 Put @ 0.02 Credit and a 1.00 gain on the short strike.
Waiting on the remainder of this week’s puts to see if they can expire.
HOOD
#ShortPuts – Whiz was getting long term bullish on this yesterday. Now that LAZR has dried up I’m focusing more on this one. Adding a few.
Sold HOOD SEP 17 2021 40.0 Puts @ 1.14
Sold HOOD SEP 17 2021 41.0 Puts @ 1.40
Sold HOOD SEP 17 2021 42.0 Put @ 1.80
Sold HOOD SEP 17 2021 43.0 Put @ 2.10
SNOW earnings and post earnings
#ShortPuts – A few…
Bought to Close SNOW AUG 27 2021 255.0 Put @ .25 (sold for 3.00)
Bought to Close SNOW SEP 3 2021 255.0 Put @ 1.00 (sold for 4.45)
Sold SNOW SEP 17 2021 260.0 Put @ 3.00
SPX trades
#SPX7dteLong Sold to close $SPX Aug 27th 4475/4455 put spread for 2.75. Leaving 4485/4505 call side into tomorrow.
#SPX1dte Yesterday, expired worthless: Aug 25th 4430/4450-4515/4535 condors, sold Tuesday for .90
#aapl STO 27 AUG 148…
STO 27 AUG 148 PUT @.75 [TO OPEN]
right at closing yesterday
PFE Call Close / $SNOW Put / LABU Put Closed
#coveredcalls
$PFE BTC 8/27 52 call at .07. STO Monday at .85
#shortputs #earnings
$SNOW STO 8/27 255 put at 2.80. Add on to the riskier 265 put sold Monday. Earnings tonight.
$LABU BTC 8/27 59 puts at .80. Took in a total of 4.29 in profit by rolling through the dark days of $LABU.
$LABU BTC 8/27 62 puts at 1.80. Took in a total of 7.37 in profit by rolling through the dark days of $LABU.
VXX Call Ladder
Sold 1 VXX Sep 03 2021 32.5 Call at $0.24
Sold 1 VXX Sep 10 2021 32.5 Call at $0.54
Markets
People are buying stocks at these prices because values are superb 🙂
LABU Call
Sold 1 LABU Aug 27 2021 60.0 Diagonal Call at $2.21.
Paired with the LABU 50.0 put I rolled into last Friday at $3.10 that gives me a 50/60 short strangle for a $5.31 Premium for this Friday.
VXX Call
Bought to close 1 VXX Aug 27 2021 42.0 Covered Call at $0.01. Sold on 08/02 at $1.04
PLTR diagonal
BTO PLTR Dec-17-2021 15 puts @0.22
STO PLTR Sep-17-2021 25.5 puts @1.40
(Apologies for not posting recently)
HOOD
#ShortPuts – Small add.
Sold HOOD SEP 17 2021 38.0 Puts @ 1.15
Options Bistro 