#FuzzyLEAPs Rolled $SPY Dec 15th 683 put to Dec 16th 683 put, 1.10 credit (7.18 so far)
My other put is the 684 already rolled until tomorrow, so I will wait until then unless we drop ITM today.
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Earnings 12/15 – 12/19
Econ Calendar 12/15 – 12/19
All times ET
OptionsExpiration
CPB 28.0 Put
CPB 27.5 Put
CPB 27.0 Put
DOW 22.5 Put
BAX 20.5 Covered Call
DOW 29.0 Covered Call
MSTX 6.0 Covered Call
SPCE 5.0 Covered Calls
GLD 375/378 Bull Put Spread
MSTX 8/6.5 Bear Call Spread
PG 137/138 Bull Put Spread
SOXL 57/54 Bear Call Spread
Assignments:
1 BAX 19.0 Covered Call
1 CMG 35.0 Covered Call
SPY
Rolled longs out to Feb and started a Feb ladder at the 200 day and outside the expected move.
Rolled SPY Jan 16 2026 350.0 Puts to Feb 20 2026 350.0 Puts @ .14 debit
Sold SPY Feb 20 2026 620.0 Put @ 4.20
SOXL
#optionsexpiration
#onlyspreads
soxl-54/57-call
SPX XSP
SPX:
Rolled SPX Dec 12 2025 6870.0 Puts to Dec 15 2025 6860.0 Puts @ even (8.00 total now)
Rolled SPX Dec 12 2025 6875.0 Put to Dec 15 2025 6870.0 Put @ 2.10 credit (11.10 total now)
XSP:
Rolled XSP Dec 12 2025 685.0 Puts to Dec 15 2025 684.0 Puts @ .40 credit (2.00 total now)
TQQQ,
STO January 23, $49 puts at 2.51
SPY rolls
Rolled $SPY Dec 12th 682 put to Dec 15th 683 put (up one strike), .50 credit, 6.08 total
Rolled Dec 12th 684 put to Dec 15th 684 put, .55 credit, 1.05 so far
TQQQ,
Yesterday, I sold my position in the TQQQ at 55.00 and my cost was 49.28, I just forgot to post the trade.
SPX XSP
Waited for a decent pullback but never really got one.
Bought to Close SPX Dec 11 2025 6850.0 Put @ .15 (sold for 8.00)
Bought to Close SPX Dec 11 2025 6850.0 Puts @ .15 (sold for 9.60)
Sold SPX Dec 12 2025 6870.0 Puts @ 8.00
Sold SPX Dec 12 2025 6875.0 Put @ 9.00
XSP:
Rolled XSP Dec 11 2025 685.0 Puts to Dec 12 2025 685.0 Puts @ .75 credit (1.61 total now)
SPY roll 12/11/25
Rolled $SPY Dec 11th 682 put to Dec 12th 682 put, .75 credit, 5.58 total.
GLD Expiration
1 GLD 12/10/2025 373/377 Bull Put Spread
GLD, STO December 19, $390…
GLD, STO December 19, $390 puts at 5.00
SPX XSP
SPX:
Bought to Close SPX Dec 10 2025 6830.0 Put @ .05 (sold for 12.00)
Bought to Close SPX Dec 10 2025 6850.0 Puts @ .60 (sold for 43.75)
Sold SPX Dec 11 2025 6850.0 Put @ 8.00
Sold SPX Dec 11 2025 6850.0 Puts @ 9.60
XSP:
Bought to Close XSP Dec 10 2025 683.0 Puts @ .04 (sold for 1.33)
Sold XSP Dec 11 2025 685.0 Puts @ .86
DOW Stock and put
Sold the DOW shares I acquired via a 23.0 Put assignment on Friday at $23.81
Then Sold 1 DOW 12/12/2025 22.5 Put at $0.06
#EveryLittleBitHelps
Fed surprise cut
https://x.com/FirstSquawk/status/1998830289087562007
NVDA AAPL MSFT
These 3 stocks now account for 20% of the entire SP500 index
NFLX Spread
Sold 1 NFLX 12/12/2025 88/91.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.22 Credit
SPY roll
Rolled $SPY Dec 10th 682 put to Dec 11th 682 put, 1.06 credit, 4.83 total so far for a week in the trade.
NVDA TSLA GOOGL Covered Call
#coveredcalls #syntheticcoveredcalls
$NVDA STO 12/12 195 call at .42
$GOOGL STO 12/12 327.5 call at .81
$TSLA STO 12/12 467.50 call at 1.54
SPX
Rolled SPX Dec 09 2025 6850.0 Puts to Dec 10 2025 6850.0 Puts @ 18.00 credit (43.75 total now)
XSP
Happy Fed Day Eve! Great premium tomorrow.
Bought to Close XSP Dec 09 2025 683.0 Puts @ .11 (sold for 2.95)
Sold Dec 10 2025 683.0 Puts @ 1.33
SPY roll
Rolled $SPY Dec 8th 682 put to Dec 9th 682 put for 1.45.
This is against the 685 LEAP spread, with total now of 3.77 in daily put sales. Still waiting to add another position after closing my 675 one yesterday.
PG stock
Started a tiny new position in PG at $139.00.
#SP500 #FallingKnife
SPX XSP
Standing orders filled while I was out.
SPX:
Rolled SPX Dec 08 2025 6850.0 Puts to Dec 09 2025 6850.0 Puts @ 10.00 credit (25.75 total now)
XSP:
Rolled XSP Dec 08 2025 683.0 Puts to Dec 09 2025 683.0 Puts @ .65 credit (2.95 total now)
More Spreads
Sold 1 DLTR 12/12/2025 130/127 Bear Call Spread at $0.64 Credit
Sod 1 PG 12/12/2025 135/137 Bull Put Spread at $0.39 Credit
SOXL
#callcreditspread
STO SOXL 12 DEC 2025 54/57 CALL @.24
followed Thanks @optioniceman
Spreads
Sold 1 SOXL 12/12/2025 57/54 Bear Call Spread at $0.24 Credit
Sold 1 CMG 12/12/2025 38/35 Bear Call Spread at $0.20 Credit
Sold 1 FISV 12/12/2025 71/69 Bear Call Spread at $0.22 Credit
Sold 1 ULTA 12/12/2025 560/565 Bull Put Spread at $0.90 Credit
Sold 1 ULTA 12/12/2025 555/557.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.30 Credit
Sold 1 GLD 12/10/2025 372/377 Bull Put Spread at $0.27 Credit
SPCE MSTX CMG Calls
Sold SPCE 12/12/2025 5.0 Covered Calls at $0.11
Sold 1 MSTX 12/12/2025 6.5 Covered Call at $0.15
Sold 1 CMG 12/12/2025 35.0 Covered Call at $0.31
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SPY rolls
Rolled $SPX Dec 8th 682 put to Dec 9th 682 put, .62 credit
Trying to roll up my 675 LEAP spread today
Earnings 12/8 – 12/12
Econ Calendar 12/8 – 12/12
OptionsExpiration
TZA 10.0 Covered Calls
SPCE 4.5 Covered Calls
MSTX 6.5 Covered Call
IP 43.0 Covered Call
CMG 34.5 Covered Call
BAX 19.0 Covered Call
CPB 29.0 Put
DOW 22.5 Put
FBTC 66.0 Put
MSTX 3.5 Put
TZA 7.0 Put
Assignments:
1 DOW 23.0 Put
GLD
#optionsexpiration
12.05.2025 GLD 379/374 PUT SPREAD
EWZ
#everylittlebithelps
#creditspread
SOLD EWZ 19 DEC 2025 30/29 PUT @.07
QQQI
#coveredcalls
SOLD QQQI 19 DEC 2025 55 CALL @.53
VIX
Throwing an extra little hedge out there.
Bought to Open VIX Jan 21 2026 20/35 Bull Call Spreads @ 1.29
SPX XSP
SPX:
Rolled SPX Dec 05 2025 6825.0 Put to Dec 08 2025 6850.0 Put @ 9.05 credit (25.20 total now)
Added in both accounts:
SPX Dec 2029 6800/6800/7200 @ 432.25
And:
Sold SPX Dec 08 2025 6850.0 Puts @ 11.00
XSP:
Rolled XSP Dec 05 2025 682.0 Puts to Dec 08 2025 683.0 Puts @ .73 credit (2.30 total now)
ETF Splits
Five Select Sector SPDR ETFs are undergoing a 2-for-1 split today, December 5, 2025.
The affected funds are XLK (Technology), XLY (Consumer Discretionary), XLE (Energy), XLU (Utilities), and XLB (Materials). Shares today will now trade at their post-split prices.
Option holders will receive 2X of the options they had at the pre-split price (albeit at the post-split strike price).
SPY rolls
Rolled $SPY Dec 5th 678 put to Dec 8th 679 put. Sold the 679 for .60, and allowing the 678 to deflate to .05 (far enough OTM to wait). I will be looking to roll this LEAP spread up soon.
Rolled $SPY Dec 5th 682 put to Dec 8th 682, credit .60
META Covered Call
$META STO 12/5 680 call at 1.20
SPX XSP
Rolled SPX Dec 04 2025 6825.0 Put to Dec 05 2025 6825.0 Put @ 8.75 credit (16.15 total now)
Rolled XSP Dec 04 2025 682.0 Puts to Dec 05 2025 682.0 Puts @ .85 credit (1.57 total now)
TZA
New low today on the strength of the Russell 2000 index
CPB Put
Sold 1 CPB 12/12/2025 28.0 Put at $0.43
#Earnings next week
NVDA Calls
$NVDA STO 12/5 187.50 call at .40
GLD Calls
Bought to close 1 GLD 12/05/2025 405.0 Call at $0.01 then
Sold to close 1 GLD 12/05/2025 410.0 Call also at $0.01
Releases $500 margin a day early
SPY roll
Moved up a strike, even though my LEAP spread is still down at 675. Was considering rolling up the LEAPs today but the weakness has me on pause.
Rolled Dec 4th 677 to Dec 5th 678, .55 credit,
DOW Put
Sold 1 DOW 12/05/2025 23.0 Put at $0.07
#TinyPuts #EveryLittleBitHelps
SPX XSP SPY
SPX:
Bought to Close SPX Dec 03 6780.0 Put @ .15 (Sold for 18.15)
Sold SPX Dec 04 2025 6825.0 Put @ 7.40
XSP:
Bought to Close XSP Dec 03 678.0 Puts @ .02 (sold for 1.98)
Sold XSP Dec 04 2025 682.0 Puts @ .72
SPY:
Still trying to put a lid on this thing. Short SPX Puts @ 6830 and 6900 and short SPX 6850/6855 Call Spreads for Dec.
Adding:
Sold SPY Dec 19 2025 700/685 Bull Put Spreads @ 9.45
EDIT: Added Jan long SPY puts @ 350 strike to possibly sell against on any implosions.
UVXY
New low today
GLD
#onlyspreads
STO GLD 5 DEC 2025 379/374 PUT @.31
GLD Puts rolled
Closed 1 GLD 12/03/2025 372/377 Bull Put Spread and rolled it to 1 GLD 12/052025 374/379 Bull Put Spread at $0.15 Credit
OKTA Calls closed
Bought to close 1 OKTA 12/05/2025 100.0 Call at $0.01 then
Sold to close 1 OKTA 12/05/2025 105.0 Call at $0.02
MSTX Calls
Bought 1 MSTX 12/12/2025 8.5 Call / Sold 1 12/05/2025 6.5 Call for a Diagonal Bear Call Spread of $0.14 Credit
Spy Roll 12/3/25
Rolled $SPY Dec 3rd 677 put to Dec 4th 677 put for .70, total rolls 4.26 since Nov 17th.
CRDO
#onlyspreads
#EARYclose
BTC VERTICAL CRDO 5 DEC 2025 135/130 PUT @.05
SPX XSP
Catching up.
Yesterday and today:
Rolled SPX Dec 01 2025 6775.0 to Dec 02 6780 to Dec 03 6780 @ 11.50 credit (18.15 total now)
Rolled XSP Dec 01 2025 677.0 to Dec 02 678.0 to Dec 03 678.0 @ 1.33 credit (1.98 total now)
OKTA Spreads
Sold 1 OKTA 12/05/2025 105/100 Bear Call Spread at $0.28 Credit
Sold 1 OKTA 12/05/2025 62/67 Bull Put Spread at $0.28 Credit
#Earnings tonight
MSTX Calls
Sold 1 MSTX 12/05/2025 7.5/6.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.14 Credit
SPY roll
Right after the open, rolled $SPY Dec 2nd 677 put to Dec 3rd 677 put, .52 credit. After the 11am drop in SPY, the credit for this roll went as high as .90
Seasick Yet
One minute $SPX chart today.
MSTX SOXL Calls
Sold 1 MSTX 12/05/2025 8.5/6.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.12 Credit
Bought 1 SOXL 12/12/2025 54 Call / Sold 1 12/05/2025 47 Call for a Diagonal Bear Call Spread at $0.20 Credit
ULTA Calls
Sold 1 ULTA 12/05/2025 610/607.50 Bear Call Spread at $0.33 Credit
Crypto trades
Sold 1 FBTC 12/05/2025 66.0 Put at $0.15
Sold 1 MSTX 12/05/2025 3.5 Put at $0.14
#FallingKnife #TinyPuts
SPY rolls
For my live trade, on Nov 21st I had rolled a week ahead to today’s expiry. Sold the Dec 1st 677 put for 22.62 in that roll, and today it’s expiring worthless. I made the choice to wait out the day to see if I could get a better price on the Dec 2nd 677, but the day kept going higher so I only got .50, even though I don’t need to pay to close today’s option. Had I rolled near the open could have gotten as high as .80.
So the .50 roll gives me a total of 10.04 so far against my Jan 2028 LEAP spread (at 675 strike) that I paid 37.76 for. That spread is down about 2 bucks so trade is $800 in profit, for a 1-lot over 2 weeks.
Earnings 12/1 – 12/5
Econ Calendar 12/1 – 12/5
SPX Fun Fact
Closed Oct 31st @ 6840
Currently @ 6840
LEAPS have not changed in value this month so every bit of premium is straight to the bottom line!
We did open higher on Nov 3rd so Nov is showing slightly down for the month but in reality unchanged from Oct close.
SPX XSP
Bought to Close SPX Nov 28 2025 6750.0 Put @ .45 (sold for 89.40)
Sold SPX Dec 01 2025 6775.0 Put @ 6.65
Bought to Close XSP Nov 28 2025 675.0 Puts @ .10 (sold for 2.50)
Sold XSP Dec 01 2025 677.0 Puts @ .65
Gold vs. Interest rates
If you take CPI data at face value, the current real rate is between 1.6 and 1.25 percent (That’s the Fed funds rate minus the current CPI of 2.9 percent).
If the Federal Reserve cuts its rate by 25 basis points, as expected, the average real rate will fall below 1 percent. Two or three more cuts will result in a negative real rate. And if price inflation continues to increase, negative rates will manifest even faster.
Keep in mind that the true price inflation rate is higher than the CPI indicates. The government revised the CPI formula in the 1990s so that it understates the actual rise in prices. Based on the formula used in the 1970s, CPI is closer to double the official numbers. So, given the current BLS estimate of 2.9 percent, under the old formula, you’d be looking at CPI closer to 6 percent. In other words, real rates may well already be negative.
And that means there is no opportunity cost to holding gold or silver.
This is extremely bullish for precious metals. It explains why their prices have rallied every time the Fed has hinted at cutting. And it’s one of the reasons many analysts believe the gold and silver rally has plenty of legs left.
The truth is (although they would never say it out loud), the central bankers over at the Federal Reserve prefer negative real rates because it softens the government’s massive debt burden.
Happy Thanksgiving
GLD expiration
1 GLD 11/26/2025 391/390 Bear Call Spread
SPX
Rolling up to the bottom of the new expected move for Friday.
Rolled SPX Nov 28 2025 6715.0 Put to Nov 28 2025 6750.0 Put @ 3.50 credit (89.40 total now)
SPY
Taking about 75 percent 3 weeks early.
Bought to Close SPY Dec 19 2025 595.0 Put @ .76 (sold for 4.25)
Bought to Close SPY Dec 19 2025 600.0 Put @ .85 (sold for 4.75)
Bought to Close SPY Dec 19 2025 605.0 Put @ .98 (sold for 4.00)
Bought to Close SPY Dec 19 2025 610.0 Put @ 1.07 (sold for 4.00)
Bought to Close SPY Dec 19 2025 615.0 Put @ 1.25 (sold for 4.53)
Bought to Close SPY Dec 19 2025 620.0 Put @ 1.40 (sold for 4.58)
Bought to Close SPY Dec 19 2025 625.0 Put @ 1.60 (sold for 4.00)
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