STO September 19, $60 puts at 2.01
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SPX
It’s been awhile but now back to full strength. From now on I’ll leave a couple of the LEAPS shorts uncovered and sell against the rest. I was setting up to do that back in April when we tanked so didn’t get a chance to really take advantage of the drop. (although SPY was very very good to me) 🙂 🙂
Closing July for decent profits and resuming daily sales that will bring in more premium overall.
Bought to Close SPX Jul 18 2025 6060.0 Puts @ 23.20 (sold for 29.30)
Bought to Close SPX Jul 18 2025 6100.0 Puts @ 29.70 (sold for 37.30)
Sold SPX Jul 03 2025 6140.0 Puts @ 2.45
Sold SPX Jul 03 2025 6150.0 Puts @ 3.30
Holding a 6130 for tomorrow @ 21.50 credit also.
SMCI Roll Call (Present)
#coveredcalls
$SMCI BTC 7/3 46.5 call and STO 7/11 48 call at added credit of .20 and $1.50 more if stock calle away
SPY Put
Bought 1 SPY 08/15/2025 405 Put at $0.15 (life of contract low)
Thanks @fuzzballl for the idea
Hope to write against it several times on any pullback
PPG Stock , TZA Put, VFC Call
Sold a tiny bit of PPG at $118.01. Still have a tiny bit bought at $106.
#FormerFallingKnife
Sold 1 TZA 07/03/2025 11.0 Put at $0.09
#TinyPuts
Sold 1 VFC 07/03/2025 13.5 Covered Call at $0.03
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SLV Calls
Sold 1 SLV 07/03/2025 33.0 Diagonal Call at $0.26
PLTR Roll Put
#shortputs
$PLTR BTC 7/3 132 put and STO 7/11 130 put at added credit of 2.30 and $2 less if stock put tome
TLT
Jumping back in.
Sold TLT Jul 11 2025 87.5 Puts @ .81
Sold TLT Jul 18 2025 87.0 Puts @ .79
CNC Put
Sold 1 CNC 07/18/2025 32.5 Put at $1.15
CLF Calls
Sold CLF 07/18/2025 10.5/9 Bear Call Spreads at $0.23 Credit
SPX 0-dte trades for 7/2/25
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX July 2nd 6105/6125-6230/6250 condors for 1.15, IV 18.16%, deltas -.06 +.06
Markets
All major U.S. stock markets will be closed on Friday July 4, in observance of the Independence Day holiday. Additionally, major U.S. stock markets will close early at 1 pm ET on Thursday July 3. The Extended Hours session will be available from 1 – 5 p.m. ET.
CLF DOW BMY
Sold CLF 07/03/2025 8.5 Covered Calls at $0.02
#EveryLittleBitHelps
Sold 1 DOW 07/03/2025 25.5 Put at $0.09
Sold 1 BMY 07/03/2025 45.0 Put at $0.12
#TinyPuts
TQQQ,
STO, August 15, $60 puts at 1.01
QQQ
Rolled QQQ 7/3/25 536 Short Calls to 7/7/25 536 @ .6 credit
TLT
Taking gains a couple weeks early.
Bought to Close TLT Jul 18 2025 85.0 Puts @ .15 (sold for .81)
Bought to Close TLT Jul 18 2025 86.0 Puts @ .29 (sold for 1.25)
Bought to Close TLT Jul 18 2025 87.0 Puts @ .54 (sold for 1.75)
Bought to Close TLT Jul 18 2025 88.0 Put @ .94 (sold for 2.40)
SPY,
BTC July 18, 555 puts at .34, sold ay 1.35
BTC July 25, 550 puts at .52, sold at 1.59
BTC July 31, 545 puts at .68, sold at 1.47
I just want to make room for TQQQ and the margin at Fidelity for these is very high.
SPX
Roll up to the expected move.
Rolled SPX Jul 03 2025 6100.0 Put to Jul 03 2025 6130.0 Put @ 3.25 credit (21.50 total now)
SPX 0-dte trades for 7/1/25
#SPX0dte Sold to Open July 1st $SPX 6100/6120-6230/6250 condors for 1.10, IV 19.54%, deltas -.06 +.06
Higher IV due to Powell/LaGarde speeches, and lots of data coming after the open. Likely won’t consider another trade until after 10am ET.
SOXL
#everylittlebithelps
#shortputs
#alittlebitisbetterthannada
tIP SOLD SOXL 3 JUL 2025 13 PUT @.01
QQQ
Rolled QQQ 7/2/25 536 Short Calls to 7/3/25 536 @ .35 credit
SPX
Rolling 25 percent of the position. Here ya go Mr. Market!
Rolled SPX Jul 18 2025 6060.0 Puts to Jul 18 2025 6100.0 Puts @ 8.00 credit (37.30 total now)
SPX 0-dte trades for 6/30/25
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX Jun 30th 6110/6130-6240/6260 condors for 1.05, IV 19.15%, deltas -.06 +.06
Earnings 6/30 – 7/4
Econ Calendar 6/30 – 7/4
SOXL
#shortputs
tIP SOLD SOXL 3 JUL 2025 25 PUT @1.02
QQQ
Rolled QQQ 6/30/25 536 Short Calls to 7/2/25 536 @ .50 credit
TQQQ,
I put on a September 19, 75 collar at 7.45
SMH,
BTC June 27, 255 puts at .01, sold at 1.52
SPX
Just rolling one to give Mr. Market something to think about.
Rolled SPX Jul 03 2025 6060.0 Put to Jul 03 2025 6100.0 Put @ 5.75 credit (18.30 total now)
SOXL
#optionsexpiration today
soxl 8.5 put
soxl 17 put
soxl 17.5 put
soxl 18 put
SOXL
CLOSE HALF OF SPREAD
STC SOXL 27 JUN 2025 26 CALL @.15
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ROLL SHORT SIDE OF SPREAD OUT/covered
SOLD CALENDAR SOXL /27 JUN 2025 25 call /TO- 3 JUL 2025 25 CALL @.62
SPY
Take the quickie.
Bought to Close SPY Jul 03 2025 595.0 Puts @ .26 (sold for 1.50)
SPX 0-dte trades for 6/27/25
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX Jun 27th 6085/6105-6195/6215 condors for .95, IV 16.10%, deltas -.07 +.05
SPX
Rolling up the rest of July position:
Rolled SPX Jul 18 2025 6050.0 Puts to Jul 18 2025 6060.0 Puts @ 2.40 credit (29.10 total now)
Bought to Close Jun 26 2025 6050.0 Put @ .05 (sold for 4.90)
Sold SPX Jul 03 2025 6060.0 Put @ 12.55
Typical summer trading. Relentless push…
Typical summer trading. Relentless push higher on light volume with occasional severe volatility shocks.
I don’t think this is the smart money buying all time highs on light volume and largely bad news. Hopium for a rate cut? Doubt that is happening when inflation is still high and gas is at $4 a gallon locally and we tend to be on the cheaper side locally as our oil and gas comes straight off big ships. Trade appropriately!
But still frustrating that I have to adjust trades around the dumb money that is late to the party. Oh well, I can take their money if they are going to give it away so freely.
Hope everyone is having a good summer and staying cool! We bike raced Tuesday night and the heat index was 107, lots of fluids kept everyone going.
BWB with calendar or directional adjustments are still doing well as long as you keep the expirations off FOMC and CPI weeks. On those weeks the market makers flip the volatility skew and then only profitable on expiration day and very close to the end of the day. Much better to make 10% weekly and get out way before the gamma effects kick in.
Cheers!
CLS,
STO July 150 puts at 6.60 because it is making a new all time high.
SPX 0-dte trades for 6/26/25
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX Jun 26th 6065/6085-6130/6150 condors for 1.10, IV 16.80%, deltas -.07 +.06
SLV Call Rolled
Bought to close 1 SLV 06/25/2025 33.0 Call at $0.02
Sold 1 SLV 06/27/2025 33.0 Call at $0.25
Didn’t want to chance an assignment
SPY,
STO July 31, 545 puts at 1.25
PEP Stock, DOW Put
Added a tiny bit of PEP at $127.75
#SP500 #FallingKnife
Sold 1 DOW 06/27/2025 26.5 Put at $0.11
#TinyPuts
SPY
Sold SPY Jul 03 2025 595.0 Puts @ 1.50
SPX
Bought to Close SPX Jun 24 2025 6000.0 Put @ .40 (sold for 10.30)
Sold Jun 26 2025 6050.0 Put @ 4.90
And rolling up about half the position:
Rolled SPX Jul 18 2025 6050.0 Puts to Jul 18 2025 6060.0 Puts @ 2.95 credit (29.65 total now)
CAG CPB CLX GIS
Added tiny positions in several good yielding stocks at the yearly lows
CAG at $21.18
CPB at $31.58
CLX at $120.14
GIS at $52.39
#SP500 #FallingKnife
MSFT OKLO SOXL TQQQ Diagonal Call Spreads
Sold 1 MSFT Diagonal 497.5/492.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.37 Credit
Sold 1 OKLO Diagonal 69/64 Bear Call Spread at $0.23 Credit
Sold 1 SOXL Diagonal 26/24 Bear Call Spread at $0.34 Credit
Sold 1 TQQQ Diagonal 82/79 Bear Call Spread at $0.28 Credit
Will definitely need one down day before Friday’s expiration
WBA Calls
Have no idea how this filled at this price.
Sold WBA 06/27/2025 12.0 Covered Calls at $0.10 (on a $0.02 limit}
SPX 0-dte trades for 6/25/25
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX Jun 25th 6030/6050-6145/6165 condors for .95, IV 16.88%, deltas -.07, +.06
This is lowest chain IV since the February market highs. A pretty massive drop overnight.
TQQQ OKLO VFC WBA Calls
Sold 1 TQQQ Diagonal 82/79 Bear Call Spread at $0.18 Credit
Sold 1 OKLO Diagonal 69/64 Bear Call Spread at $0.13 Credit
Sold 1 VFC 06/27/2025 13.5 Covered Call at $0.03
Sold WBA 06/27/2025 12.0 Covered Calls at $0.02
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SOXL
#bearcallspreads
#WALKONTHEwildside!
SOLD VERTICAL SOXL 27 JUN 2025 25/26 CALL @.19
TQQQ,
STO June 27, 78 puts at 1.61
SPY,
STO July 25, 550 puts at 1.41
QTUM,
I bought a position in this ETF to hold for a few years because it is a quantum computer ETF and if it works it will be big IMHO.
SPY,
STO July 18, 555 puts at 1.15
SPY
Taking gains.
Bought to Close SPY Jun 27 2025 580.0 Puts @ .20 (sold for 1.65)
Bought to Close SPY Jul 18 2025 555.0 Put @ 1.17 (sold for 3.30)
Bought to Close SPY Jul 18 2025 560.0 Put @ 1.39 (sold for 4.00)
Bought to Close SPY Jul 18 2025 565.0 Put @ 1.66 (sold for 3.28)
SPX
Rolling to tomorrow’s expected move.
Rolled SPX Jun 24 2025 5940.0 Put to Jun 25 2025 6000.0 Put @ 5.00 credit (10.30 total now)
SPX 0-dte trades for 6/24/25
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX Jun 24th 5970/5990-6115/6135 condors for 1.05, deltas -.06 +.06, IV 21.82%
SOXL
#pennysfromheaven
#shortputs
#alittlebitisbetterthannada
SOLD SOXL 27 JUN 2025 18 PUT @.25
SOLD SOXL 27 JUN 2025 17.5 PUT @.19
SOLD SOXL 27 JUN 2025 8.5 PUT @.01
PLTR NVDA TSLA META Calls
#coveredcalls #syntheticcoveredcalls
$PLTR STO 6/27/ 147 all .63
$NVDA STO 6/27 149 call at .30
$TSLA STO 6/27 375 call at 2.02
$META STO 6/27 717.50 call at 1.45
KHC PEP Puts
Sold 1 KHC 06/27/2025 25.0 Put at $0.06
Sold 1 PEP 06/27/2025 124.0 Put at $0.20
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SPX
Bought to Close SPX Jun 23 2025 5925.0 Put @ .30 (sold for 26.25)
Sold SPX Jun 24 2025 5940.0 Put @ 5.30
SPX
Forgot I had this order in. Filled on the sudden dip.
Whiz trade out to July for a little hedge. Bearish double vertical.
Bought to Close SPX Jul 18 2025 6200/6210 Bear Call Spreads
Sold to Close SPX Jul 18 2025 5725/5700 Bear Put Spreads
Net credit 2.00 (bought for .83 avg.)
Monday Trades
Sold CLF 06/27/2025 8.5 Covered Calls at $0.02
Sold 1 SOXL 07/11/2025 25.0 Covered Call at $0.52
Sold CE 07/18/2025 60.0 Covered Calls at $0.75
Sold OKLO Diagonal 45/51 Bull Put Spreads at $0.23, $0.33 and $0.43 Credits
Sold 1 AAP Diagonal 53/51 Bear Call Spread at $0.13 Credit
Sold TQQQ Diagonal 80/76 Bear Call Spreads at $0.26, $0.36 and $0.46 Credits
Sold CVS Diagonal Bear Call Spreads at $0.17 and $0.27 Credits
Sold 1 MSFT 06/27/2025 440/450 Bull Put Spread at $0.19 Credit
Sold 1 SOXL Diagonal 25/23 Bear Call Spread at $0.13 Credit
SPX 0-dte trades for 6/23/25
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX Jun 23rd 5880/5900-6030/6050 for 1.15, IV 23.24%, deltas -.06 +.06
Earnings 6/23 – 6/27
Econ Calendar 6/23 – 6/27
Busy week of data and Powell yap. Also, war.
OptionsExpiration
AAP 55/52 Bear Call Spread
AAP 55/52.5 Bear Call Spread
BA 172.5/182.5 Bull Put Spreads
BA 205.0 Diagonal Call
BOIL 68/65 Bear Call Spread
BOIL 70/67 Bear Call Spread
CE 65.0 Covered Calls
CLF 7.5 Covered Calls
CLF 8.5 Covered Calls
CLF 9.0 Covered Calls
CLF 9.5/8.5 Bear Call Spread
CLX 120.0 Put
DOW 34.0 Covered Call
KHC 25.5 Put
MSFT 452.5/462.5 Bull Put Spread
MSFT 482.5/480 Bear Call Spread
OKLO 50/55 Bull Put Spreads
OKLO 54/58 Bull Put Spreads
OKLO 67/63 Bear Call Spread
OKLO 73 Diagonal Calls
PCG 13.0 Put
SOXL 22.0 Covered Call
SOXL 24.5/22.5 Bear Call Spread
SOXL 25/23.5 Bear Call Spread
SOXL 17.0 Put
SOXL 16.5 Put
SPCE 4.0 Covered Calls
TQQQ 61/66 Bull Put Spread
TQQQ 62/66 Bull Put Spread
TQQQ 64/67 Bull Put Spread
TQQQ 62/68 Bull Put Spread
TQQQ 62/67 Bull Put Spread
TQQQ 86/78 Bear Call Spreads
TQQQ 79.0 Diagonal Call
VFC 14.0 Covered Call
NNE Put
#shortputs
$NNE STO 6/27 35.5 put at 1.50
#optionsexpiration $SMCI 46 Call $MRX…
#optionsexpiration
$SMCI 46 Call
$MRX 50 call
$VKTX 30 call
$TSLA 327.5 call
$SMR 45 call
$SMR 48 call
$METT 722.5 call
$NVDA 150 call
$AMZN 222.5 call
$HOOD 81 call
$PLTR 152.5 call
$PLTR 100 put
$HOOD 73 put
SOXL
SOXL 20 JUN 2025 16 PUT
SOXL 20 JUN 2025 18.5 PUT
SOXL 20 JUN 2025 16.5 PUT
SOXL 20 JUN 2025 17 PUT
SOXL 20 JUN 2025 15.5 PUT
SOXL 20 JUN 2025 17.5 PUT
SOXL 20 JUN 2025 13 PUT
SOXL Calls
Bought to close 1 SOXL 06/20/2025 24/22 Bear Call Spread at $0.01
Bought to close 1 SOXL 06/20/2025 24.5/23 Bear Call Spread at $0.01
AAP Call Rolled
Rolled 1 AAP 06/30/2025 48.0 Call to 1 AAP 06/27/2025 49.5 Call at $0.19 Credit
Pushed the short strike up 1.5 points and back out of the money for now
HAL VFC Calls
Not sure how these filled
Rolled 1 HAL 06/20/2025 24.5 Covered Call to 1 HAL 06/27/2025 25.0 Covered Call at $0.08 Credit
Rolled 1 VFC 06/20/2025 14.5 Covered Call to 1 VFC 07/03/2025 15.0 Covered Call at $0.09 Credit
QQQ
Sold 6/30/25 536 Calls @ 2.05
SPX
Rolled SPX Jun 20 2025 5925.0 Put to Jun 23 2025 5925.0 Put @ 13.00 credit (26.25 total now)
CLF Rolldown
Rolled CLF 06/20/2025 8.0 Covered Calls to CLF 06/20/2025 7.5 Covered Calls at $0.16 Credit
#DoubleDip #ExpiresToday
#EveryLittleButHelps
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