Moving out to July. Down at the expected move and the 50 day.
Sold SPY Jul 18 2025 560.0 Put @ 4.85
Sold SPY Jul 18 2025 565.0 Put @ 5.60
Recent Updates Page 23
QQQ
STO QQQ 6/9/25 520 PUT @ $1.44
SPX
Still outside the expected move and just above where we opened the week.
Rolled SPX Jun 06 2025 5875.0 Put to Jun 06 5920.0 Put @ 3.50 credit. (13.10 total now)
QQQ
Closed all LEAP CALLS bought in early April underlying moved up from ~$425 to ~$528
SPX 0-dte trades for 6/5/25
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX Jun 5th 5890/5910-6055/6075 for 1.30, IV 26.50%, deltas -.08 +.05
Deltas are likely off again, but premium is elevated so took advantage of that, although it still went up more after selling. I’m guessing the pre-market spike up and IV are response to Christine Lagarde’s comments at beginning of her presser (ECB cut rates again).
SVOL USFR MSTY
#raisingcash for MSTY
SOLD SVOL@17.67
SOLD USFR@50.35
SLV Expiration
1 SLV 06/04/2025 33/31.5 Bear Call Spread
SPX
Small roll for extra premium. Still outside the expected move.
Rolled SPX Jun 06 2025 5850.0 Put to Jun 06 5875.0 Put @ 2.60 credit. (9.60 total now)
SPY
Just outside the expected move and at the 200 day.
Sold SPY Jun 20 2025 575.0 Puts @ 2.15
SPX 0-dte trades for 6/4/25
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX Jun 4th 5880/5900-6025/6045 condors for 1.15, IV 22.16%, deltas -.06 +.06
SPX
Sold SPX Jun 06 2025 5850.0 Put @ 7.00
SLV Calls
Sold 1 SLV 06/04/2025 33/31.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.15 Credit
Sold 1 SLV 06/06/2025 33.5/32 Bear Call Spread at $0.15 Credit
SPX
Whiz trade out to July for a little hedge. Bearish double vertical.
Sold SPX Jul 18 2025 6200/6210 BeCS
Bought SPX Jul 18 2025 5725/5700 BePS
Net debit 1.50
NNE Strangle / AMZN CVX NVDA SMCI TSLA AAPL CEP Calls
#shortstrangles
$NNE STO 6/6 37/31 strangle at 1.10
#coveredcalls #syntheticcoveredcalls
$AMZN STO 6/6 215 call at .35
$CVX STO 6/6 140 call at .40
$NVDA STO 6/6 144 call at .46
$NVDA STO 6/6 145 call at .52
$SMCI STO 6/6 45 call at .27
$TSLA STO 6/6 375 call at 1.35
$AAPL STO 6/6 210 call at .25
$CEP STO 6/20 55 call at 1.80
SPX
Waiting on a dip to reload. Looking a lot lower and out to Friday for the high IV.
Bought to Close SPX Jun 03 2025 5830.0 Put @ .15 (sold for 5.70)
CRF CLM
#raisingcash
SOLD CRF @7.57257
SOLD CLM @7.83
SOXL
#coveredcalls
SOLD SOXL 6 JUN 25 19 CALL @.16
SPY
Taking all the gains for June. Bought some cheapos to sell against in July.
Bought to Close SPY Jun 04 2025 583.0 Puts @ .23 (sold for 1.60)
Bought to Close SPY Jun 20 2025 550.0 Put @ .92 (sold for 3.50)
Bought to Close SPY Jun 20 2025 555.0 Put @ 1.17 (sold for 3.25)
Bought to Close SPY Jun 20 2025 560.0 Put @ 1.48 (sold for 4.07)
Bought to Close SPY Jun 20 2025 565.0 Put @ 1.92 (sold for 4.25)
Bought to Close SPY Jun 20 2025 570.0 Put @ 2.45 (sold for 5.27)
Bought to Open SPY Jul 18 2025 350.0 Puts @ .12
PFE SOXL Calls
Sold 1 PFE 06/06/2025 24.5 Covered Call at $0.02
Sold 1 SOXL 06/20/2025 22.0 Covered Call at $0.16
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SPX 0-dte trades for 6/3/25
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX Jun 3rd 5830/5850-5980/6000, IV 23.13%, deltas -.05 +.07 (TOS), -.06 +.06 (IB).
TOS still seems to have problems with deltas in premarket…. the more off we are from yesterday’s close, the worse it is.
Monday morning trades
Sold 1 BA 06/06/2025 212.5 Call at $1.74
Sold CLF 06/06/2025 8.0 Covered Calls at $0.10
Sold CLF 06/13/2025 9.5 Covered Calls at $0.07
Sold 1 AAP Diagonal 51/49 Bear Call spread at $0.14 Credit
Sold 1 BOIL 06/06/2025 67/62 Bear Call Spread at $0.62 Credit
Sold 1 MSFT 06/06/2025 475/470 Bear Call Spread at $0.56 Credit
Sold 1 MSFT Diagonal 482.5/470 Bear Call Spread at $0.41 Credit
Sold 1 OKLO 41.5/45 Bull Put Spread at $0.36 Credit
Sold 1 OKLO 68/60 Bear Call Spread at $0.55 Credit
Sold 1 SOXL 06/06/2025 10/13.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.15 Credit
Sold 1 TQQQ 06/06/2025 81/76 Bear Call Spread at $0.30 Credit
SPY,
STO July 31, 540 puts at 4.65 for a small amount.
SPX
Bought to Close SPX Jun 02 2025 5800.0 Put @ .45 (sold for 4.20)
Sold SPX Jun 03 2025 5830.0 Put @ 5.70
SPX 0-dte trades for 6/2/25
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX June 2nd 5785/5805-5955/5975 condors for 1.40, IV 28.03%, deltas -.06 +.08
Earnings 6/2 – 6/6
Econ Calendar 6/2 – 6/6
Options Expiration
$CVX 140 call
$IBIT 65 call
$NVDA 140 call
$AMZN 210 call
$SMCI 43.5 call
$GOOGL 177.5 call
$META 657.5 call
$HOOD 70 call
$AI 28 call
OptionsExpiration
After covering shorts and after rollouts to next week or beyond here is what was left:
EXPIRED:
AAP 45.0 Put
AAP 52.0 Diagonal Call
AAP 53/52 Bear Call Spreads
CLF 8.0 Covered Calls
CLF 5.5 Puts
MSFT 462.5 Diagonal Call
NVDA 106/116 Bull Put Spread
NVDA 107/116 Bull Put Spread
NVDA 108/116 Bull Put Spread
NVDA 157.5/152.5 Bear Call Spreads
PFE 24.5 Covered Call
SOXL 19.0 Covered Call
SOXL 20.5/19 Bear Call Spreads
SOXL 25/21 Bear Call Spread
SPCE 6.0 Covered Calls
TQQQ 73.0 Diagonal Call
TQQQ 74.0 Diagonal Call
TSLA 400/392.5 Bear Call Spread
TSLA 392.5/387.5 Bear Call Spread
TSLA 392.5/385 Bear Call Spread
VFC 14.0 Covered Call
VFC 14.5 Covered Call
VXX 65/61 Bear Call Spread
VXX 65/60.5 Bear Call Spread
WBA 12.0 Covered Calls
ASSIGNMENTS:
CLF 6.0 Puts
SPY
Bought to Close SPY May 30 2025 585.0 Puts @ .02 (sold for 1.78)
Sold SPY Jun 04 2025 583.0 Puts @ 1.60
TLT
Rolled TLT May 30 2025 86.0 Calls to Jun 13 2025 88.0 Calls @ .04 credit (.48 total now)
SPY,
STO July 18, 545 put at 4.72
SPY
Sold SPY Jun 20 2025 570.0 Put @ 5.27
SOXL
#rolling MORE
#kickthecan
SOLD CALENDAR SOXL /30 MAY 2025 17 PUT/to 6 JUN 2025 PUT @.51
SOLD CALENDAR SOXL /30 MAY 2025 15 PUT/ TO 6 JUN 2025 PUT @.52
SOLD CALENDAR SOXL /30 MAY 2025 15.5 PUT/ TO 6 JUN 2025 PUT@.65
#optionsexpiration
SOXL 18.5 call
SPX
Went ahead and covered the SPX LEAP position I set yesterday. One and a half times the expected move.
Sold SPX Jun 02 2025 5800.0 Put @ 4.20
TQQQ,
My timing could have been better but it is not any where near a full position and if assigned I can write covered calls until forever like fuzzballl.
SPX 0-dte trades for 5/30/25
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX May 30th 5780/5800-5980/6000 condors for 1.30, IV 31.70%, deltas -.06 +.05
SPY TLT
Late fills.
Added to LEAP SPX synthetic shorts. Not covering this one with a put sale. Hoping to get a couple uncovered eventually for the next big dip.
SPX Dec 2029 5900/5900/6300 Syn Short @ 374.05 debit
And:
Sold TLT Jun 20 2025 88.0 Put @ 2.59
Sold TLT Jun 20 2025 89.0 Put @ 3.40
SPY
Rolled SPY May 30 2025 580.0 Puts to May 30 2025 585.0 Puts @ .65 credit (1.79 total now)
TLT
Uncovering some of my synthetic longs.
Bought to Close TLT Jun 13 2025 88.0 Calls @ .38 (sold for .66)
TQQQ,
STO July 18, 50 puts at 1.09
TQQQ,
STO June 20, 55 puts at .61
TQQQ,
STO June 13, 60 puts at .84
SPX 0-dte trades for 5/29/25
#SPX0dte Sold to Open May 29th 5800/5820-6015/6035 condors for 1.45, IV 34.39%, deltas -.07 +.05
Deltas off on TOS… IB shows deltas as -.05 +.07
NVDA Puts
In quick succession:
Sold 1 NVDA 05/30/2025 106/116 Bull Put Spread at $0.14 Credit
Sold 1 NVDA 05/30/2025 107/116 Bull Put Spread at $0.14 Credit
Sold 1 NVDA 05/30/2025 108/116 Bull Put Spread at $0.14 Credit
SPY
Sold SPY May 30 2025 580.0 Puts @ 1.14
TSLA META NVDA SOXL Calls
Sold 1 TSLA 05/30/2025 392.5/385 Bear Call Spread at $0.84 Credit
Sold 1 TSLA 05/30/2025 392.5/387.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.54 Credit
Sold 1 TSLA 05/30/2025 392.5/390 Bear Call Spread at $0.26 Credit
Sold 1 META 05/30/2025 682.5/677.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.18 Credit
Sold 1 NVDA 05/30/2025 157.5/152.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.27 Credit
Sold 1 NVDA 05/30/2025 160/155 Bear Call Spread at $0.19 Credit
Sold 1 SOXL 05/30/2025 20.5/19 Bear Call Spread at $0.19 Credit
SPX 0-dte trades for 5/28/25
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX May 28th 5835/5855-5985/6005 condors for 1.20, IV 22.89%, deltas -.06 +.06
TQQQ,
BTC June 20, 55 puts at .70 cents.
BTC June 27, 50 puts at .58 cents.
Just taking risk off the table with this big run up today. I am not able to predict what Trump is going to say or do so better safe than sorry.
SOXL TQQQ TSLA Calls
Sold 1 SOXL 05/30/2025 20.5/19 Bear Call Spread at $0.14 Credit
Sold 1 TQQQ Diagonal 78/73 Bear Call Spread at $0.40 Credit
Sold 1 TSLA 05/30/2025 400/392.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.54 Credit
SPY
Gotta take ’em on a move like this especially in just a couple days.
Bought to Close SPY May 30 2025 585.0 Puts @ 2.20 (sold for 5.05)
Bought to Close SPY Jun 20 2025 540.0 Put @ 1.34 (sold for 4.42)
Bought to Close SPY Jun 20 2025 545.0 Put @ 1.60 (sold for 5.05)
PLTR Put AMZN NVDA SMCI META GOOGL Call
$PLTR STO 5/30 119 put at 1.99
#coveredcalls #syntheticcoveredcalls
$NVDA STO 5/30 146 call at 1.15
$AMZN STO 5/30 210 call at .70
$SMCI STO 5/30 43.50 call at .50
$GOOGL STO 5/30 177.5 call at .45
$META STO 5/30 657.50 call at 1.57
UNH,
BTC June 6, 250 puts at .90, sold at 1.75
Tuesday morning trades
Sold 1 TQQQ Diagonal 77/72 Bear Call Spread at $0.29 Credit
Sold 1 TQQQ Diagonal 82/74 Bear Call Spread at $0.23 Credit
Sold 1 MSFT Diagonal 475/462.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.74 Credit
Sold 1 MSFT Diagonal 472.5/460 Bear Call Spread at $1.06 Credit
Sold 1 BA Diagonal 220/210 Bear Call Spread at $0.39 Credit
Sold 1 AAP Diagonal 55/50 Bear Call Spread at $0.43 Credit
Sold 1 AAP Diagonal 60/52 Bear Call Spread at $0.45 Credit
Sold NVDA 05/30/2025 157.5/152.5 Bear Call Spreads at $0.17 and $0.22 Credits
#Earnings
Sold 1 VFC 05/30/2025 14.0 Covered Call at $0.04
Sold CLF 05/30/2025 6.0 Puts at $0.08 and $0.11
Sold 1 CLF 05/30/2025 5.5 Put at $0.06
Sold 1 SOXL 06/13/2025 21.0 Covered Call at $0.25
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SPX 0-dte trades for 5/27/25
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX May 27th 5750/5770-5940/5960 condors for 1.10, IV 27.63%, deltas* -.09 +.04
*These are the deltas from TOS, but they are off again. I went more by premium. Probably could have gone even higher on the put side.
#optionsexpiration $TSLA 360 call $NVDA…
#optionsexpiration
$TSLA 360 call
$NVDA 137 call
$AMZN 210 call
$SMCI 47 call
Earnings 5/26 – 5/30
Econ Calendar 5/26 – 5/30
SOXL
#alittlebitisbetterthannada
#Btc to enable resale of covered calls
BOT SOXL 23 MAY 2025 20 CALL @.01
—–
#coveredcalls
tIP SOLD SOXL ) 30 MAY 2025 18.5 CALL @.16
———
#rolling to not get assigned
tIP SOLD CALENDAR SOXL 23 MAY 2025 17 PUT /30 MAY 2025/@.34
___________———–
#optionsexpiration today
SOXL 9.5 put
SOXL 10.5 put
OptionsExpiration
After rollouts to next week or beyond here is what was left:
EXPIRED:
AAP 25.0 Put
AAP 25.5 Put
AAP 26.5 Put
AAP 27.5 Put
AAP 26/28.5 Bull Put Spread
AAP 26.5/28.5 Bull Put Spread
AAP 27/28.5 Bull Put Spread
AAP 50/49 Bear Call Spreads
BA 215/210 Bear Call Spread
BOIL short 40/44/60/74 Iron Condor
BOIL short 40/45/61/70 Iron Condors
BOIL 66/62 Bear Call Spread
BOIL 66/63 Bear Call Spread
BOIL 66/64 Bear Call Spread
BOIL 66/65 Bear Call Spread
CLF 6.5 Puts
CLF 9.0 Covered Call
CVS 57/59 Bull Put Spread
CVS 58/60 Bull Put Spread
CVS 66/62 Bear Call Spread
HAL 24.0 Covered Call
LABU short 40/43/60/62 Iron Condor
MSFT short 430/437.5/470/475 Iron Condor
MSFT short 432.5/440/472.5/477.5 Iron Condor
SOXL 11.5/14.5 Bull Put Spread
SOXL 11.5/14 Bull Put Spread
SOXL 19/17 Bear Call Spread
SOXL 17.0 Covered Call
TQQQ short 57.5/61/72/76 Iron Condor
TQQQ short 57.5/61.5/73/80 Iron Condor
TQQQ 58/62 Bull Put Spread
TQQQ 59/62.5 Bull Put Spread
TQQQ 60/63 Bull Put Spread
VFC 15.0 Covered Call
VFC 17.0 Covered Call
VXX short 48/50/63/70 Iron Condor
VXX short 48/52/64/69 Iron Condor
VXX 68/63 Bear Call Spread
VXX 63.5/59 Bear Call Spread
VXX 64/59 Bear Call Spread
VXX 64/59.5 Bear Call Spread
VXX 64/60 Bear Call Spread
ASSIGNMENTS:
1 CLF 7.0 Put
TQQQ,
STO June 27, $50 puts at 1.17
VXX Calls rolled
Rolled 1 VXX 64/58 Bear Call Spread out a week to 1 VXX 65/60.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.30 Credit.
Rolled 1 VXX 64/58.5 Bear Call Spread out a week to 1 VXX 65/61 Bear Call Spread at $0.30 Credit.
Tighter spreads with a short strike 2.5 points further out of the money
NVDA Weekly Chart
Right shoulder complete !
SPX
Come and get it! Selling at the expected move and same strike all my SPX short puts are sitting at. Starter position.
Sold SPX Jun 20 2025 6050/6060 Bear Call Spread @ 2.00
SPY
Rolled SPY May 23 2025 585.0 Puts to May 30 2025 585.0 Puts @ 2.90 credit (5.05 total now)
And:
Sold SPY Jun 20 2025 540.0 Put @ 4.42
Sold SPY Jun 20 2025 545.0 Put @ 5.05
SOXL
rolled CALENDAR SOXL 30 MAY 2025/23 MAY 2025 15.5 PUT @.62
rolled CALENDAR SOXL 30 MAY 2025/23 MAY 2025 15.5 PUT @.62
rolled CALENDAR SOXL 30 MAY 2025/23 MAY 2025 15 PUT @.64
SPX 0-dte trades for 5/23/25
Sold to Open $SPX May 23rd 5655/5675-5875/5895 condors for 1.20, IV 38.90%, deltas -.06 +.05.
Deltas wildly off before market so this was placed 12 minutes after the bell.
Paper trade: 2 minutes after bell: 5695/5715-5835/5855 for 5.40. Already about $1 in profit. The SPX spike up after placement barely affected the premium.
VIX
spikes to 25.53 up over 24% pre-market
SOXL Calls rolled
Bought to close 1 SOXL 05/23/2025 18.5/16.5 Bear Call Spread and Sold 1 SOXL 06/13/2025 21.5/17.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.52 Credit
AMZN CVX TSLA NVDA IBIT Calls
#coveredcalls #syntheticcoveredcalls
$AMZN STO 5/23 210 call at .20
$CVX STO 5/30 140 call at .52
$IBIT STO 5/30 65 call at 1.19
$TSLA STO 5/23 360 call at 1.12
$NVDA STO 5/23 137 call at .25
Embracing my inner @optioniceman. Thank you
PFE SPCE WBA Covered Calls
Rolled 1 PFE 24.5 Covered Call out a week for $0.07 Credit
Rolled SPCE 6.0 Covered Calls out a week for $0.05 Credit
Sold WBA 05/30/2025 12.0 Covered Calls at $0.02 and $0.03
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SPX
These were sold against Dec 2028 and Dec 2029 synthetic short positions. VIX curve back in contango so a good time to roll.
Rolled SPX Jun 20 2025 6070.0 Puts to Jul 18 2025 6050.0 Puts @ 10.25 credit (35.60 and 29.05 total now)
Rolled SPX Jun 20 2025 6080.0 Puts to Jul 18 2025 6050.0 Puts @ 2.50 credit (21.35 total now)
SPY synthetic stock
Short calls got run over so taking the gains and maybe reloading on a pullback.
Sold to Close SPY Dec 17 2027 450/500/500 Synthetic Stock
Sold to Close SPY Dec 17 2027 450/525/525 Synthetic Stock
Bought to Close SPY Jun 20 2025 530.0 Calls
Net gain per position: 11.75
Just for fun:
Net gain per position WITHOUT the call sales: 31.20 (ouch!!)
TLT
Bought to Close TLT May 23 2025 86.50 Calls @ .01 (sold for .44)
Sold TLT Jun 6 2025 85.50 Calls @ .52
AAP CPB Stocks
Sold a tiny bit of AAP stock at $48.62.
Bought at $48.00 way back on 10/24/2023
Sold a tiny bit more at $50.01
Bought at $49.00 on 10/23/2023
#FormerFallingKnife #RaisingCash
Started a tiny new position in CPB at $34.00
#SP500 #FallingKnife
AAP Calls
Sold AAP 05/23/2025 50/47 Bear Call Spreads at $0.53 and $0.63 Credits
Sold 1 AAP 05/23/2025 50/48 Bear Call Spread at $0.45 Credit
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