STC August 222, 95/100 bull ball spread at 1.75, the number today was not good and the summit on Friday makes me nervous.
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SPX Hedge
Out to Sep monthly. Jackson Hole could be the trigger next week. Thinking JP will be hawkish.
Sold Sep monthly 6550/6575 bear call spread
Bought Sep monthly 6200/6100 bear put spread
Net debit .25
AMZN
Got the quick bounce so taking it.
Bought to Close AMZN Sep 19 2025 230/215 Bull Put Spread @ 4.70 (sold for 9.00)
SPX
Out the rest of the day so an early roll to same strike.
Rolled SPX Aug 14 2025 6435.0 Puts to Aug 15 2025 6435.0 Puts @ 8.00 credit (15.95 total now)
Thursday trades
Sold the last tiny bit of CVS at $67.01. Bought in December 2024 at $45.97
#FormerFallingKnife
Sold SPCE Aug 15 2025 4.0 Covered Calls at $0.02
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SPX 0-dte trades for 8/14/25
#SPX0dte Sold to Open 6355/6375-6485/6505 condors for 1.15, IV 19.70%, deltas -.06 +.06
Wednesday trades
Sold a tiny bit of PEP at 148.76
Sold a tiny bits of TROW at 109.01 and $110.01
Sold a tiny bit of CVS at $66.01
#FormerFallingKnife
Sold 1 VFC Aug 15 2025 14.0 Covered Call at $0.03
Sold 1 DOW Aug 15 2025 24.0 Covered Call at $0.03
#EveryLittleBitHelps
TLT
Bought to Close TLT Aug 15 2025 87.5 Calls @ .40 (sold for .58)
Bought to Close TLT Aug 15 2025 88.0 Calls @ .17 (sold for .46)
Sold TLT Sep 12 2025 89.0 Calls @ .64
SPX
Rolled SPX Aug 13 2025 6400.0 Puts to Aug 14 2025 6435.0 Puts @ 4.75 credit (7.95 total now)
CRCL META NFLX SOXL
#shortputs
#alittlebitisbetterthannada
SOLD CRCL 15 AUG 2025 127/126 PUT @.14
SOLD META 15 AUG 2025 755/752.5 PUT @.10
SOLD NFLX 15 AUG 2025 1172.5/1170 PUT @.10
#rolling
SOLD CALENDAR SOXL from 15 AUG 2025 25.5 CALL /to 22 AUG 2025/ @.30
SPX 0-dte trades for 8/13/25
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX Aug 13th 6400/6420-6495/6515 condors for 1.05, IV 14.18%, deltas -.08 +.07
Sharp drop in IV and premium today, so this one is a bit aggressive. Overnight move was bullish but only represents about 20 SPX points which is modest compared to recent weeks.
SPX
Waited for some weakness but never got it. Take what I can get tomorrow.
Bought to Close SPX Aug 12 2025 6350.0 Puts @ .10 (sold for 8.00)
Sold SPX Aug 13 2025 6400.0 Puts @ 3.20
Tuesday Trades
Bought 1 AAP Aug 22 2025 68.0 Call / Sold 1 AAP Aug 15 2025 65.0 Call at $0.41 Diagonal Bear Call Credit
Added a tiny bit to my CE position at $39.50 on the open.
Sold the last of my KEY position at $17.79. Bought at $10.00 and at $8.75 in 2023
Sold 1 CAG Aug 15 2025 20.0 Covered Call at $0.05
Sold 1 CZR Aug 15 2025 26.5 Covered Call at $0.03
#EveryLittleBitHelps
TQQQ,
BTO August 22, 95/100 call spread at 1.56
The TQQQ made a new all time high and that usually means it goes higher.
TLT
Jumping back in the bond pit selling just before the next Fed meeting.
Sold TLT Sep 12 2025 86.5 Puts @ 1.15
Sold TLT Sep 12 2025 87.0 Puts @ 1.41
Sold TLT Sep 12 2025 87.5 Puts @ 1.70
Sold TLT Sep 12 2025 88.0 Put @ 2.01
EDIT: I do have long Sep 70 strike puts I’m selling against along with short calls.
SPX 0-dte trades for 8/12/25
#SPX0dte I’m skipping the wide condor given the large move after CPI report. Until this market returns to some semblance of normality I will be picking my spots more selectively.
CPI 2.7% in July, less than expected
The consumer price index increased a seasonally adjusted 0.2% for the month and 2.7% on a 12-month basis, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday. That compared to the respective Dow Jones estimates for 0.2% and 2.8%.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/12/cpi-inflation-report-july-2025.html
SOXL TQQQ
Sold 1 SOXL Aug 15 2025 21.0/ 23.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.15 Credit
Bought 1 TQQQ Aug 22 2025 100.0 Call / Sold 1 TQQQ Aug 15 2025 95.0 Call at $0.17 Diagonal Bear Call Credit
SPY SPX TLT
Not a bad week of not watching the market. Survived Sturgis but still on the road. Checking in when I can.
SPY:
Bought to Close SPY Sep 19 2025 580.0 Put @ 1.71 (sold for 5.12)
Bought to Close SPY Sep 19 2025 590.0 Put @ 2.24 (sold for 6.42)
SPX:
Bought to Close SPX Aug 11 2025 6350.0 Puts @ .30 (sold for 48.15, 52.35, 61.90)
And selling same strike again. 🙂 🙂 🙂
Sold SPX Aug 12 2025 6350.0 Puts @ 8.00
And:
Bought to Close SPX Aug 15 2025 5800.0 Put @ .60 (sold for 10.40)
Bought to Close SPX Aug 15 2025 5900.0 Put @ .80 (sold for 20.00)
TLT:
Bought to Close TLT Aug 15 2025 86.0 Puts @ .07 (sold for 1.22)
Bought to Close TLT Aug 15 2025 86.5 Puts @ .14 (sold for 1.49)
Bought to Close TLT Aug 15 2025 87.0 Puts @ .25 (sold for 1.65)
More Monday trades
Sold 1 HAL Aug 15 2025 24.0 Covered Call at $0.03
#EveryLittleBitHelps
Sold 1 CMCSA Aug 15 2025 30.5 Put at $0.06
Sold 1 LYB Aug 15 2025 45.0 Put at $0.10
Sold 1 OKE Aug 15 2025 70.0 Put at $0.10
#TinyPuts
SPY diagonal put
Bought 1 SPY Aug 14 2025 628.0 Put / Sold 1 SPY Aug 13 2025 631.0 Put at $0.12 Diagonal Bull Put Credit
Monday trades
Sold WBA Aug 15 2025 12.0 Covered Calls at $0.07
Sold 1 DOW Aug 15 2025 19.5 Put at $0.07
Sold 1 PSKY Aug 15 2025 9.5 Put at $0.06
Sold 1 LABU Aug 15 2025 52/54.5 Bull put Spread at $0.23 Credit
QQQ
(last week)
Rolled Short calls from 8/15/25 550 to 9/30/25 555 @ 4.70 credit
BTO QQQ 12/31/25 530 Calls @ 49.23
SPX 0-dte trades for 8/11/25
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX Aug 11th 6315/6335-6435/6455 condors for 1.00, IV 17.11%, deltas -.07 +.06
I’m taking the brief Downside Warning’s end on Friday as a sign the moves will quiet a bit. At least for today. We’ll see if CPI starts to get ugly tomorrow morning.
Earnings 8/11 – 8/15
Econ Calendar 8/11 – 8/15
OptionsExpiration
VFC 14.5 Covered Call
WBA 12.0 Covered Calls
SPCE 5.0 Covered Calls
CZR 26.5 Covered Call
HAL 24.0 Covered Call
DOW 23.5 Covered Call
PSKY (formerly PARA) 10.0 Put
APA 16.35 Put
BAX 21.0 Put
DOW 21.0 Put
DOW 20.5 Put
DOW 20.0 Put
DVN 29.0 Put
PFE 22.0 Put
SOXL 20.0 Put
TZA 10.5 Put
SOXL/OKLO/ETHA/BOIL
#optionsexpiration
SOXL/23.5/put
OKLO/SPREAD/80-72PUT
ETHA/24/PUT
BOIL/64/65CALL
AXP/280/282.5/PUT
TQQQ,
STO September 19, $75 puts at 1.64 earlier today. I am starting small because next week we get the PPI, CPI and import prices.
LKQ LYB Stock, HAL Call
Started a tiny new position in LKQ at $29.00
Added a tiny bit of LYB at $49.00
#SP500 #FallingKnife
Sold a HAL Aug 08 2025 24.0 Covered Call at $0.02
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SOXL
#rolling
out/and/up/and.50Cents/higher!
SOLD/ SOXL/from 8 AUG 2025/25 CALL/to15 AUG 2025 25.5-call/ @.42
SPX 0-dte trades for 8/8/25
#SPX0dte BOUGHT to open $SPX Aug 8th 6275/6295-6405/6425 condors for .95, IV 19.26%, deltas -.06 +.07
After 9 straight days of big moves, I feel forced to reverse strategy and try this long on both sides. Over these nine days the pattern has mostly been to start the move about a half hour or more into the day. So I found my strikes at my usual time, about 45 minutes before the open. This time they would gave SOLD for 1.05. I waited until after the open for a cheaper BUY price. So we’ll see if this becomes the 10th day, two full trading weeks, where the SPX moves past the expected move on 6-ish-delta condors. Since I’m now long, it’s probably the day it won’t happen!
SOXL Diagonal Call
Bought 1 SOXL Aug 22 2025 31.0 Call / Sold 1 SOXL Aug 15 2025 28.0 Call at $0.15 Credit
WBA
Sold WBA Aug 08 2025 12.0 Covered Calls at $0.02
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SPX 0-dte trades for 8/7/25
#SPX0dte After 8 days straight of Expected Move getting hit, I’m throwing in the towel and getting directional. Although it is downside that was most tested, I think we bottomed on Friday and now will recover to new highs. So I’m trying a bullish #RiskReversal. This condor would have gotten me about 1.10 had I sold both sides.
Sold to open $SPX Aug 7th 6315/6295 puts, delta -.07
Bought to open 6430/6450 calls, delta -.05
Total CREDIT +.20
IV 19.30%
SOXL
roll SOXL/8 AUG 2025 25 PUT /to 15 AUG 25-PUT @.56
roll SOXL 8 AUG 2025 24.5 PUT/to-15 AUG 2025-24.5-put/ @.64
roll SOXL/8 AUG 2025 24 PUT/to 15 AUG 2025-24put/ @.67
PARA DOW Put
Sold 1 PARA Aug 08 2025 10.0 Put at $0.06.
Sold 1 DOW Aug 08 2025 20.5 Put at $0.08.
Also have a 23.5 Covered Call on DOW
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SPX
#onlyspreads
BTC VERTICAL SPX 7 AUG 2025 6125/6120 PUT @.05
SOXL Put
Sold 1 SOXL Aug 08 2025 17/21 Bull Put Spread at $0.13 Credit
Sold 1 SOXL Aug 08 2025 20.0 Put at $0.07
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SPX 0-dte trades for 8/6/25
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX Aug 6th 6225/6245-6360/6380 condors for 1.05, IV 19.60%, deltas -.06 +.05
Tuesday trades
Sold 1 DOW Aug 08 2025 21 Put at $0.08
Sold 1 TZA Aug 08 2025 10.5 Put at $0.08
#TinyPuts
SOXL/OKLO
#shortputs
tIP Sto SOXL 8 AUG 2025 23.5 PUT @.79
#onlyspreads
Sto OKLO 8 AUG 2025 72/70 PUT @.26
SPX 0-dte trades for 8/5/25
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX Aug 5th 6250/6270-6385/6405 condors for 1.15, IV 19.53%, deltas -.07 +.06
forgot to click “post” but this was placed about 38 minutes before the open.
SMH,
STO August 29, 250 puts at 1.28
STO September 5, 245 puts at 1.25
LYB Stock
Added tiny bits of LYB ay $51.11 and $51.00
#SP500 #FallingKnife
Monday trades
Sold VFC Aug 08 2025 14.5 Covered Calls at $0.02
Sold 1 DOW Aug 08 2025 23.5 Covered Call $0.06
Sold 1 CZR Aug 08 2025 26.5 Covered Call at $0.32
#EveryLittleBitHelps
Sold 1 DOW Aug 08 2025 20.0 Put at $0.06
Sold 1 APA Aug 08 2025 16.5 Put at $0.07
Sold 1 DVN Aug 08 2025 29.0 Put at $0.09
Sold 1 PFE Aug 08 2025 22.0 Put at $0.09
#TinyPuts
TQQQ,
I closed my positions on the TQQQ because of the uncertainties. First loss is my least loss and I am still ahead for the year.
SPX 0-dte trades for 8/4/25
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX Aug 4th 6170/6190-6325/6345 condors for 1.30, IV 23.20%, deltas -.06 +.06
Earnings 8/4 – 8/8
Econ Calendar 8/4 – 8/8
AMEX-ETHA
expirations/FRIDAY
AMEX-285/287.5-PUT-SPREAD
ETHA-23-PUT
OptionsExpiration
Expired:
AAP 51 Put
BAX 21 Put
BMY 44 Put
PCG 13 Put
VFC 10 Put
HAL 24.5 Covered Call
VFC 14.5 Covered Call
VFC 15 Covered Call
Assignments:
1 TZA 11.0 Covered Call
1 TZA 11.5 Covered Call
1 BAX 26.0 Put
1 CSR 26.0 Put
1 DOW 22.5 Put
PLTR Put
#shortputs
$PLTR STO 8/8 135 put at 2.29. Earnings Monday. Strike is below expected move.
AMZN
Rarely trade individual companies any more but this looked fun. Playing for a bounce. If no bounce then lower the better for stock assingment. No matter how low it goes I’ll get assignment at 6 dollars above where it’s trading by closing the long put at the last second.
Sold AMZN Sep 19 2025 230/215 Bull Put Spread @ 9.00
SPX SPY
Wild morning. I’ll be out all next week (Sturgis baby!!) so taking everything out to at least the 11th.
SPX hedge:
Almost a double in a day.
Sold to Close SPX Sep 19 2025 6000/5950 Bear Put Spreads @ 8.10 (bought for 4.30)
SPX Put sales against LEAPS:
Since I left two LEAPS uncovered going out to Aug monthly and down by the 200 day.
Sold SPX Aug 15 2025 5800.0 Put @ 10.30
Sold SPX Aug 15 2025 5900.0 Put @ 20.00
Rolling the rest and adjusting to same strike.
Rolled SPX Aug 01 2025 6350.0 Puts to Aug 11 2025 6350.0 Puts @ 15.00 credit (61.90 total now)
Rolled SPX Aug 01 2025 6360.0 Puts to Aug 11 2025 6350.0 Puts @ 4.00 credit (52.20 total now)
Rolled SPX Aug 01 2025 6410.0 Put to Sep 19 2025 6375.0 Put @ 14.00 credit (49.50 total now)
SPY:
Here we go again. Out to the 200 day and lower.
Sold SPY Sep 19 2025 580.0 Put @ 5.12
Sold SPY Sep 19 2025 590.0 Put @ 6.42
Forgot I didn’t have these for margin reduction:
Bought to Open SPY Sep 19 2025 300.0 Puts @ .11
EMN DOW Stock
Started a new tiny position in EMN at $57.00
Added a tiny bit of DOW at $21.95
#SP500 #FallingKnife
SOXL
SOLD SOXL 1 AUG 2025 25 PUT/TO 8 AUG 25 PUT/ @.71
SOLD SOXL 1 AUG 2025 24.5 PUT/TO 8 AUG 24.5 PUT/ @.82
SOLD SOXL 1 AUG 2025 24 PUT/TO 8 AUG 24 PUT/ @.83
SPX 0-dte trades for 8/1/25
#SPX0dte Sitting on my hands for now. Have been trying to sell call spread on any bounce, but not getting a chance. Missed my fill in pre market. Given this week’s pattern of fading after the open I was not going to sell a put spread today. Upside Warning is canceled. Downside one will take effect with $VIX close over 19.34.
July Jobs Report
#Jobs — Lower than expected and hugely lower prior month revisions
Gain of +73,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. expected gain of 100K
Unemployment up by 0.1 at 4.2%
U6 unemployment 7.9%, up by 0.2
Labor force participation down 0.1 to 62.2%
Average hourly earnings up by 0.3%; +3.9% Y/Y
May jobs revised down by -125K to +19K
June jobs revised down by -133K to +14K
CLX Stock
Sold the last tiny bit of CLX after hours at $132.22
Bought on 6/26 at $119.00
#FormerFallingKnife
SPX
#spxcampaign
SOLD SPX 7 AUG 2025 6125/6120 PUT @.25
SPX
Down to the wire today.
Rolled SPX Jul 31 2025 6350.0 Puts to Aug 01 2025 6350.0 Puts @ 18.00 credit (46.90 total now)
Rolled SPX Jul 31 2025 6360.0 Puts to Aug 01 2025 6360.0 Puts @ 17.00 credit (48.20 total now)
DOW Put
Sold 1 DOW Aug 01 2025 22.5 Put at $0.14
#TinyPuts
Thursday stocks
Bought a tiny bit of BAX at $22.50
Bought a tiny bit of DOW at $23.00
Bought a tiny bit of GIS at $48.75
Bought a tiny bit of UPS at $86.00
#SP500 #FallingKnife
SPX
Just throwing this out there for a little extra kicker if we get a little selloff. Also lets me get slightly more aggressive on daily put sales.
Bought SPX Sep 19 2025 6000/5950 Bear Put Spreads @ 4.30
SPX/BOIL/AXP/SOXL/ETHA
BTC SPX 1 AUG 25 6215/6210 PUT @.05
BTC SPX 1 AUG 25 6195/6190 PUT @.05
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#bearcallspreads
STO VERTICAL BOIL-8 AUG 2025 64/65 CALL @.29
#shortputs
STO AXP 8 AUG 2025 282.5/280 PUT @.10
STO ETHA 8 AUG 2025 24 PUT @.12
#rolling
SOXL roll/1 AUG 2025 25 CALL//to-8 AUG 25-call/ @.67credit(2.96colected-so-far)
TQQQ,
BTO September 19, 87 calls at 9.20
TQQQ,
STO September 19, $95 puts at 7.75
SPX
Rolling on the bounce. Holding the rest for now.
Rolled SPX Jul 31 2025 6425.0 Put to Aug 01 2025 6410.0 Put @ 2.50 credit (35.50 total now)
SPX 0-dte trades for 7/31/25
#SPX0dte Sold to Open 6335/6355-6470/6490 condors for 1.10, IV 19.75%, IB deltas -.07 +.06
SPX
More high IV tomorrow.
Rolled SPX Jul 30 2025 6350.0 Puts to Jul 31 2025 6350.0 Puts @ 17.00 credit (28.90 total now)
Rolled SPX Jul 30 2025 6360.0 Puts to Jul 31 2025 6360.0 Puts @ 15.50 credit (31.20 total now)
Rolled SPX Jul 30 2025 6425.0 Put to Jul 31 2025 6425.0 Put @ 2.00 credit (33.0 total now)
SOXL
#shortputs
SOLD SOXL 1 AUG 2025 24 PUT @.16
Wednesday trades
Sold 1 TZA Aug 01 2025 11.5 Covered Call at $0.06
Rolled 1 TZA Aug 01 2025 12.5 Covered Call to 1 TZA Aug 01 2025 11.0 Covered Call at $0.19 Credit
Rolled SPCE Aug 01 2025 5.0 Covered Calls to SPCE Aug 08 2025 5.0 Covered Calls at $0.12 Credit
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SPX 0-dte trades for 5/30/24
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX July 30th 6285/6305-6430/6450 condors for 1.20, IV 21.43%, deltas -.07 +.06
Surprises are not expected from the Fed announcement, but increased IV giving a better width on the condor.
SPX
Recording most of these as rolls since I’m splitting some positions up and selling one in the money. Really a perfect day. Market down slightly but still above all my short strikes with increasing IV tomorrow.
Bought to Close SPX Jul 29 2025 6350.0 Put @ .20 (sold for 3.40)
Rolled SPX Jul 29 2025 6350.0 Puts to Jul 30 2025 6350.0 Puts @ 8.50 credit (11.90 total now)
Rolled SPX Jul 29 2025 6360.0 Puts to Jul 30 2025 6360.0 Puts @ 11.25 credit (15.70 total now)
This might put a lid on some of this nonsense. 🙂 🙂
Sold SPX Jul 30 2025 6425.0 Put @ 31.00 (sold too early!)
