Sold 1 CVS 03/08/2025 61/64 Bull Put Spread at $0.19 Credit
#EveryLittleBitHelps
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QQQ
BTO 12/17/27 430 calls @ $133
Lot of Vega baked in
AMZN BOIL DLTR UPS Spreads
Sold 1 AMZN 03/28/2025 217.5/212.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.18 Credit
Sold 1 BOIL 03/28/2025 63/67 Bull Put Spread at $0.53 Credit
Sold 1 DLTR 03/28/2025 51/55 Bull Put Spread at $0.33 Credit
Sold 1 UPS 03/28/2025 101/106 Bull Put Spread at $0.19 Credit
BA Strangle
Sold 1 BA 03/28/2025 165/170/192.5/200 Strangle at $0.38 Credit
TSLA
STO TSLA Apr11 220/200 Bull Put @1.00
SPX 0-dte trades for 3/25/25
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX Mar 25th 5690/5710-5830/5850 condors for 1.20, IV 22.77%, deltas -.07 +.05
AMZN Call
$AMZN STO 3/28/210 call at .50
@jeffcp66 I’m getting logged out during the day. Has not happened before. Any changes at the website?
Thank you
VXX Strangle
Sold 1 VXX 03/28/2025 41/44/51/60 Strangle at $0.31 Credit
TSLA
BTC TSLA Apr04 200/180 Bear Put @0.35 (Sold for $1.00)
AMZN
Big bounce and three weeks to go. I’ll take these.
Bought to Close AMZN Apr 17 2025 180.0 Put @ .67 (sold for 3.20)
Bought to Close AMZN Apr 17 2025 185.0 Put @ 1.07 (sold for 2.71)
SPY
Changed my mind. With a big run up to the 200 day and three weeks to go and April 2nd looming I’m booking all the 70 and 80 percenters.
Bought to Close SPY Apr 17 2025 505.0 Put @ .46 (sold for 3.10)
Bought to Close SPY Apr 17 2025 510.0 Puts @ .53 (sold for 2.80)
Bought to Close SPY Apr 17 2025 515.0 Put @ .61 (sold for 3.25)
Bought to Close SPY Apr 17 2025 520.0 Put @ .72 (sold for 3.25)
Bought to Close SPY Apr 17 2025 525.0 Put @ .89 (sold for 3.25)
Bought to Close SPY Apr 17 2025 530.0 Put @ 1.08 (sold for 3.20)
NVDA GOOGL DELL Calls
#coveredcalls #syntheticcoveredcalls
$NVDA STO 3/28 125 call at .60
$NVDA STO 3/28 125 call at .50
$DELL STO 3/28 125 call at .32
$GOOGL STO 3/28 172.5 call at .45
LMT NKE DLTR Puts
Sold 1 LMT 03/28/2025 405/410 Bull Put Spread at $0.50 Credit
Sold 1 NKE 03/28/2025 60/65 Bull Put Spread at $0.24 Credit
Sold 1 DLTR 03/28/2025 52/57 Bull Put Spread at $0.43 Credit #Earnings this week
BOIL TSLA TQQQ OKLO NVDA BA DELL GOOGL Calls
Sold 1 BOIL 03/28/2025 97/92 Bear Call Spread at $0.53 Credit
Sold 1 TSLA 03/28/2025 315/310 Bear Call Spread at $0.23 Credit
Sold 1 TQQQ 03/28/2025 73/69 Bear Call Spread at $0.45 Credit
Sold 1 OKLO 03/28/2024 40/36 Bear Call Spread at $0.43 Credit #Earnings this week
Sold 1 NVDA 03/28/2024 130/127 Bear Call Spread at $0.28 Credit
Sold 1 BA 03/28/2024 192.5/187.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.73 Credit
Sold 1 DELL 03/28/2024 110/105 Bear Call Spread at $0.24 Credit
Sold 1 GOOGL 03/28/2024 177.5/172.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.33 Credit
SPY
Sold this as a directional type trade so I’ll go ahead and book it. Letting everything else ride.
Bought to Close SPY Apr 17 2025 560.0 Put @ 5.34 (sold for 12.50)
CLF SPCE Calls
Sold 1 CLF 03/28/2025 10.5 Covered Call at $0.09
Sold SPCE 03/28/2025 5.0 Covered Calls at $0.03
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SPX 0-dte trades for 3/24/25
#SPX0dte Like last Monday, a noticeable drop in expected move and narrowing on delta 6 condor. But this time it’s a bigger change… down to only 155 point width. Pre-market deltas have tended to be unreliable so I’m going to wait until after the 9:45am data.
Earnings 3/24 – 3/28
Econ Calendar 3/24 – 3/28
SOXL
#optionsexpiration
soxl 17 put
soxl 23 call
Today’s expirations
$AAPL Mar 21 210 puts
$AMD Mar 21 95 puts
$AMZN Mar 21 230 calls (covered)
$GLD Mar 21 265 puts
$SPY Mar 21 560 puts
$TSLA Mar 21 240 puts
$UVXY Mar 21 25/35 bear call spreads
STO TSLA Apr04 200/180 Bull…
STO TSLA Apr04 200/180 Bull Put @ 1.00
TSLA Puts
$TSLA STO 3/28 200 put at .68
$TSLA STO 4/4 205 put at 3.40
VXX Calls Rolled
Rolled VXX 03/21/2025 66/49 Bear Call Spreads to VXX 03/28/2025 65/52 Bear Call Spreads at $0.28 Credit
Should be the last VXX trade for this week
TQQQ,
I covered all my strangles for a small profit and am 100% cash again.
SPX 0-dte trades for 3/21/25
#SPX0dte Fourteen minutes after the bell, sold to Open $SPX Mar 21st 5505/5525-5725/5745 condors for 1.50, IV 40.25%, deltas -.06 +.05
CLF SOXL Puts
For next week …
Sold 1 SOXL 03/28/2025 14.0 Put at $0.06
Sold 1 CLF 03/08/2025 8.5 Put at $0.14
#TinyPuts
NVDA
BTC…NVDA 21 MAR 25 115 PUT @.25….STO 2/27/25 @ 4.50….
WBD MCHP Puts
Sold 1 WBD 03/21/2025 10.5 Put at $0.07
Sold 1 MCHP 03/21/2025 50.0 Put at $0.18
#TinyPuts
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SPX
Added on the opening pop.
Sold SPX Apr 17 2025 5900/5905 Bear Call Spreads @ 1.25
SPX
Rollout to Jun. Up slightly to reduce the debit. I’ll keep pounding the SPY put sales and SPX bear call spreads while waiting.
Rolled SPX Mar 21 2025 6065.0 Puts to Jun 20 2025 6070.0 Puts @ 5.25 debit (18.85 total now)
Rolled SPX Mar 21 2025 6070.0 Puts to Jun 20 2025 6080.0 Puts @ 2.60 debit (18.90 total now)
TQQQ,
I closed my 58/70 call spread at 7.25, just not comfortable with the market.
SOXL TQQQ CE Calls
Sold 1 SOXL 03/21/2025 22.0 Covered Call at $0.09
Sold CE 03/21/2025 60.0 Covered Calls at $0.05
#EveryLittleBitHelps
Bought to close 1 TQQQ 03/21/2025 72.0 Covered Call at $0.01
Sold 1 TQQQ 03/21/2025 66.0 Covered Call at $0.32
#DoubleDip
VXX BA Calls Rolled
Rolled VXX 03/21/2025 67/48 Bear Call Spreads to VXX 03/28/2025 67/48.5 Bear Call Spreads at $0.19 Credit
Rolled VXX 03/21/2025 75/47.5 Bear Call Spreads to VXX 03/28/2025 67/48 Bear Call Spreads at $0.13 Credit
Raised both short strikes $0.50
Rolled 1 BA 03/21/2025 162.5 Call to 1 BA 03/28/2025 165.0 Call at $1.04 Debit but raised the short strike $2.50
SPX 0-dte trades for 3/20/25
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX Mar 20th 5510/5530-5725/5745 condors for 1.50, IV 39.29%, IV -.05 +.06
Sold a minute after the bell near opening lows. The deltas shifted about 20 points downward at the open from where they had been in pre-market. But then we bounced off open lows and deltas went back to pre-market levels. Makes it a quandary whether to wait for opening volatility or to sell in relative calm of premarket.
SOXL OKLO
#coveredcalls
#followed @optioniceman
tIP SOLD SOXL 21 MAR 25 23 CALL @.07
#rolled
#toehurt
tIP ROLLED OKLO 4 APR 25/16 MAY 25 45 PUT @1.05
tIP ROLLED OKLO 4 APR 25/16 MAY 25/ 40 PUT @1.31
TQQQ,
BTO April 17 58 calls and sold the March 28 70 calls at 6.91 debit
TQQQ,
STO April 4, 45/85 strangle at .35
STO April 17, 45/85 strangle at .53
STO April 11, 45/85 strangle at .42
SPX
Sold SPX Apr 17 2025 5900/5905 Bear Call Spreads @ 1.25
TSLA Calls
Sold 1 TSLA 03/21/2025 260/255 Bear Call Spread at $0.35 Credit
Paired with the TSLA Puts sold yesterday
More VXX Puts
Sold VXX 03/21/2025 42/47 Bull Put Spreads at $0.30 Credit
Sold VXX 03/21/2025 42/46.5 Bull Put Spreads at $0.20 Credit
CLF SOXL Puts
Sold CLF 03/21/2025 8.5 Puts at $0.03
Sold 1 SOXL 03/21/2025 17.0 Put at $0.11
#EveryLittleBitHelps
VXX Puts
Sold VXX 03/21/2025 42/47 Bull Put Spreads at $0.15, $0.16, $0.19 and $0.24 Credits
Sold VXX 03/21/2025 42/46.5 Bull Put Spreads at $0.13 and $0.16 Credits
For next week Sold VXX 03/28/2025 41/46 Bull Put Spreads at $0.32 and $0.41 Credits
CVX Stock
Sold a tiny bit of CVX at $163.01
Bought in Nov 2023 at $143.00
#FormerFallingKnife
BA Strangle
Sold 1 BA 03/21/2025 157.5/162.5/177.5/182.5 Strangle at $1.31 Credit
SPX 0-dte trades for 3/19/25
#SPX0dte Given the high volatility for Fed decision I was able to get a buck for extra wide condor, rather than going for riskier 6-delta strategy, which is going for about 1.80. I’ll be comfortable with this going into the press conference provided there is no significant movement before then.
Sold to Open $SPX Mar 19th 5480/5500-5735/5755 condors for 1.00, IV 42.46%, deltas -.04 +.04
#welcome – Hello Bistro Team!…
#welcome – Hello Bistro Team!
It’s been a solid 5 years since my last post, and I haven’t been trading too much in that time. (Although I’ve definitely peeked in here every few months!) I got a job with Salesforce in Jan 2020, and they decided to close their office in Hillsboro, OR in Nov 2024. I decided not to take a relocation and opt for severance with my teenagers in high school. I had the good fortune of shoving all of my 401k into PLTR through a self-directed BrokerageLink account at Fidelity in 2021 after watching a demo video of their software. I went all in and DCA’d down to about $14.00 avg. cost, so the past two years has been simply mind-blowing.
Sold a few CC’s at $119 that were exercised and fund my daytrading maintenance at TastyTrade a couple weeks back. Still have severance coming in a couple of weeks, and I’m excited at the opportunity to maybe trade full time, at least while I’m on unemployment! Been trading 0 DTE credit spreads/iron condors on the SPX. I’d like to dip a toe into 0/1 DTE calendars there as well possibly.
I searched through some posts but couldn’t find any referrals to CPAs/tax folks that people use, so I’d appreciate any nods in that direction if you have a service you trust. I’d like to pursue incorporation of some sort too – any advice there would be great as well, if you trade as a legal entity. From what I’ve read at the library and internet so far, I can deduct health care premiums, and possibly set up a solo-401k to put a good $69K and change away tax free? Not even close to that profitability yet, and not future tripping, just want a solid plan for the future and the kids!
Feels good to be back, Thank you Jeff and the usual suspects for the site and content!
SPX
Bought to Close this Friday 5800/5805 Bear Call Spreads @ .30 (sold for 1.25)
SPX
Fat fingered the mid price. Guess I’ll hold and see what happens.
Sold to Open this Friday BuPS 5500/5495 @ .85
BOIL Calls
Sold 1 BOIL 03/21/2025 94/89 Bear Call Spread at $1.42 Credit
VXX Puts
Sold VXX 03/21/2025 42/47 Bull Put Spreads at $0.13 and $0.14 Credits
VXX Calls
Sold VXX 03/21/2025 61/56 Bear Call Spreads at $0.26 and $0.34 Credits
Sold 1 VXX 03/21/2025 62/57 Bear Call Spread at $0.21 Credit
DECK NVDA TSLA Puts
Sold 1 DECK 03/21/2025 105/110 Bull Put Spread at $0.45 Credit
Sold 1 NVDA 03/21/2025 104/108 Bull Put Spread at $0.30 Credit
Sold 1 TSLA 03/21/2025 190/200 Bull Put Spread at $0.47 Credit
SPX 0-dte trades for 3/18/25
#SPX0dte At the open bell, sold to open $SPX Mar 18th 5550/5570-5735/5755 condors for 1.60, IV 33.78%, deltas -.07 +.05
SPY
For the 2nd straight day the SPY had a 90%+ up day
Very Rare. About once every 3 years.
Only 44 of 500 stocks down today
SOXL
#shortputs
#everylittlebithelps
SOLD SOXL 21 MAR 25 17 PUT @.09
TQQQ,
STO April 17, 45/85 strangle at .91
STO April 25, 45/85 strangle at .95
SPX
Sold to Open this Friday BeCS 5800/5805 @ 1.25
TROW TGT CE MRK BA NVDA VXX
Sold TROW 03/21/2025 100/95 Bear Call Spreads $0.57 and $0.80 Credits
Sold TGT 03/21/2025 117/110 Bear Call Spreads at $0.33 and $0.44 Credits
Sold 1 CE 03/21/2025 100/95 Bear Call Spread at $0.47 Credit
Sold 1 MRK 03/21/2025 100/97 Bear Call Spread at $0.31 Credit
Sold 1 BA 03/21/2025 145/152.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.53 Credit
Sold 1 NVDA 03/21/2025 106/110 Bull Put Spread at $0.34 Credit
Sold VXX 03/21/2025 42/46.5 Bull Put Spreads at $0.12 and $0.19 Credits
CLF AAP SOXL APA
Sold 1 CLF 03/21/2025 11.5 Covered Call at $0.07
Sold 1 AAP 03/21/2025 33.0 Put at $0.08
Sold 1 SOXL 03/21/2025 16.0 Put at $0.08
Sold 2 APA 03/21/2025 20.5 Covered Calls at $0.15
#EveryLittleBitHelps
TQQQ,
STO May 2, 45/85 strangle at 1.40, 46 days to expiration but I will probably take it off at 21 days.
SPX 0-dte trades for 3/17/25
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX Mar 17th 5515/5535-5715/5735 condors for 1.50, IV 35.81%, deltas -.06 +.06
IV and width have gotten smaller than any day of last 2 weeks.
Earnings 3/17 – 3/21
Econ Calendar 3/17 – 3/21
Retail sales Monday, Fed decision Wednesday
SPY
A rare 90%+ up day for the #SP500.
only 49/500 down on the day
VXX Call Covered
Rolled bunches of calls in VXX for the 2nd week in a row but covered this one
Bought to close 1 VXX 03/14/2025 52.0 Call at $0.01
Sold last Friday on a roll at $4.18
CVS Calls Rolled
Rolled 1 CVS 03/14/2025 72/65 Bear Call Spread to next week at $0.43 Credit
FANG Stock
Sold out of my tiny position in FANG at $150.01
Bought on 03/10 at $138.00 and never got a chance to add more
#FormerFallingKnife
APA BA MRK NVDA Calls rolled
Rolled 1 APA 03/14/2025 20.0 Covered Call to next week at $0.29 Credit
Rolled 1 BA 03/14/2025 172.5/160 Bear Call Spread to 1 BA 03/21/2025 172.5/162.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.93 Credit
(Rolled the short strike up 2.5 Points which lowered the spread requirement)
Rolled 1 MRK 03/14/2025 101/94 Bear Call Spread to 1 MRK 03/21/2025 100/96 Bear Call Spread at $0.04 Credit
(Rolled the short strike up 2 Points and the long strike down a point which lowered the spread requirement)
Rolled 1 NVDA 03/14/2025 125/120 Bear Call Spread to 1 NVDA 03/21/2025 126/122 Bear Call Spread at $0.23 Credit
(Rolled the short strike up a 2 points and the long strike up only 1 point which lowered the spread requirement)
All the rest of my BA, MRK and NVDA spreads are expiring
NUE UAL Spreads closed
Bought to close 1 NUE 03/14/2025 115/120 Bull Put Spread at $0.02
Bought to close 1 UAL 03/14/2025 65/70 Bull Put Spread at $0.01
#ReleasingMargin
SPX 0-dte trades for 3/14/25
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX Mar 14th 5430/5450-5665/5685 condors for 1.50, IV 41.25%, deltas -.07 +.05
Lowest chain IV of the week to start the day… I think premarket deltas a bit off and will shift toward upside at the open.
NVDA, BA, PLTO..
BTC NVDA 21 MAR 25 100 PUT @.41…..STO 3/6 @ 2.35…
STO PLTO 17 APR 25 12 PUT @.56.
#shortputs
BTC BA 21 MAR 25 205 CALL @.03…STO 2/12 @ 1.55
#coveredcalls
SPY Expiration
The last SPY position for now
1 SPY 03/13/2025 535/540 Bull Put Spread
FRT TGT TROW Stock
Started a tiny new position in FRT at $95.00
Started a tiny new position in TGT at $105.00
Added a tiny bit more to my TROW position at $92.20 and $91.99
#SP500 #FallingKnife
Market, I covered all my…
Market, I covered all my positions for a small loss and am again in all cash. I am still up on the year and just protecting my gains until the market tells me to get back in. I only trade the TQQQ so am waiting for a decline before I jump back in. Since it a leveraged ETF, It could go below 10 or more if the news is bad enough. Good luck to everyone.
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