Rolling down but taking a little premium too. Might still have good premium post election with the Fed coming.
Rolled SPX Nov 05 2024 5835.0 Puts to Nov 06 2024 5825.0 Puts @ 4.50 credit (30.60 total now)
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BA
I think the vote will pass this time.
Rolled BA Nov 15 2024 145.0 Puts to Nov 15 2024 155.0 Puts @ 3.40 credit (5.40 total now)
And:
Sold BA Nov 15 2024 150.0 Puts @ 2.70
SPX 0-dte trades for 11/4/24
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX Nov 4th 5640/5660-5790/5810 condors for 1.10, IV 23.01%, deltas -.06 +.06
Looking at a chart for this condor the price has been lowering all night so I’m going to enter before market, since today has no major economic moves. IV seems high just because what’s coming the rest of the week.
Earnings 11/4 – 11/8
Econ Calendar 11/4 – 11/8
REVISED Tuesday morning (previous post had wrong time zone, this is now Eastern)
Election & PMI on Tuesday; Auctions Tue & Wed, Payrolls & FED decision Thursday, and Michigan Inflation data Friday.
All times Eastern
SOXL
#optionsexpiration
soxl 11/1/2024 ,28.5 put
OptionsExpiration
Rolled up some VXX and VFC Calls and rolled down some NUGT and NUE Puts, but much better than last week.
Taking most of next week off so I’ve rolled most positions out past 11/08.
EXPIRED:
AVGO 145/157.5 Bull Put Spread
AVGO 150/160 Bull Put Spread
AVGO 152.5/162.5 Bull Put Spread
AVGO 212.5/187.5 Bear Call Spread
AVGO 197.5/185 Bear Call Spread
CVS 74/59 Bear Call Spread
DJT 23/28 Bull Put Spread
DJT 75/58 Bear Call Spread
DJT 70/56 Bear Call Spread
GLD 246/250 Bull Put Spread
GLD 247.5/251 Bull Put Spread
NUE 160/155 Bear Call Spread
SOXL 23/27 Bull Put Spread
SOXL 23.5/27.5 Bull Put Spread
SOXL 44/40 Bear Call Spread
SOXL 55/50 Bear Call Spread
SPY 555/565 Bull Put Spread
TQQQ 58/66 Bull Put Spread
TQQQ 86/81 Bear Call Spread
TSLA 205/227.5 Bull Put Spread
TSLA 290/270 Bear Call Spread
TSLA 287.5/260 Bear Call Spread
VFC 14/18 Bull Put Spread
VXX 49.5 Diagonal Put
VXX 50.0 Diagonal Puts
VXX 43/49.5 Bull Put Spread
VXX 43.5/49.5 Bull Put Spread
VXX 44/49.5 Bull Put Spread
VXX 70/59 Bear Call Spread
VXX 70/60 Bear Call Spread
VXX 70/62 Bear Call Spread
BOIL 10.0 Covered Calls
BOIL 10.5 Covered Call
SOXL 44.0 Covered Call
WBA 10.0 Covered Calls
AAP 33.5 Put
APA 22.5 Put
DJT 29.5 Put
DJT 29.0 Put
EL 60.0 Puts
INTC 18.0 Put
INTC 18.5 Put
SMCI 25.0 Put
SMCI 20.0 Put
SOXL 27.0 Put
ASSIGNMENTS:
1 JBLU 6.0 Put
2 VFC 18.5 Covered Calls
Against stock put to me at 17.0 and 18.5 last week.
DJT Put Roll
Bought to close 1 DJT 11/01/2024 30.0 Put at $0.01
Replaced it with 1 short DJT 11/08/2024 9.0 Put at $0.26.
#ElectionWeek
SNOW
Selling against synthetic stock. Goal is to get out at even at some point.
Bought to Close SNOW Nov 01 2024 117.0 Calls @ .23 (sold for 2.65)
Sold SNOW Nov 08 2024 117.0 Calls @ 3.08
DJT Iron Condor
Sold 1 DJT 11/08/2024 90/80 Bear Call Spread at $0.33 Credit
Sold 1 DJT 11/08/2024 3/13 Bull Put Spread at $0.65 Credit
#ElectionWeek
TQQQ Puts
Sold 1 TQQQ 11/15/2024 50/60 Bull Put Spread at $0.67 Credit
Sold 1 TQQQ 11/15/2024 49/59 Bull Put Spread at $0.60 Credit
Avoiding #ElectionWeek for this one
SMCI Put Roll
Bought to close 1 SMCI 11/01/2024 22.0 Put at $0.02.
Replaced it with 1 short SMCI 11/08/2024 14.0 Put at $0.37
VXX
Another round.
Bought to Close VXX Nov 01 2024 53.0 Puts @ .05 (sold for 1.60)
Sold VXX Nov 08 2024 54.0 Puts @ 2.20
SPX
Straight roll. See if we get any sort of follow through on Mon or Tue.
Rolled SPX Nov 01 2024 5835.0 Puts to Nov 05 2024 5835.0 Puts @ 1.50 credit (26.10 total now)
DJT Puts
Sold DJT 11/08/2024 5.0 Puts at $0.07 and $0.10
#ElectionWeek
#EveryLittleBitHelps
VXX Puts
Sold 1 VXX 11/08/2024 49.0 Put at $0.36
Sold against the VXX Mar 21 2025 24.0 Put I bought yesterday at $0.13
Sold 1 VXX 11/08/2024 45/49.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.38 Credit
VXX Calls
Rolled 1 VXX 11/01/2024 55.0 Call to 1 VXX 11/08/2024 60.0 Call at $1.04 Credit
Sold 1 VXX 11/08/2024 75/65 Bear Call Spread at $0.54 Credit
Sold 1 VXX 11/08/2024 80/70 Bear Call Spread at $0.34 Credit
#ElectionWeek
SPX 0-dte trades for 11/1/24
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX 5765/5785-5800/5820 condors for 1.00, IV 22.25%, deltas -.05 +.06
October Jobs Report
#Jobs — Much lower than expected, likely reflecting hurricane effects
Gain of +12,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. expected gain of 100K
Unemployment unchanged at 4.1%, vs expected unchanged
U6 unemployment 7.7%, unchanged
Labor force participation down 0.1 at 62.6%
Average hourly earnings up by 0.4%; +4.0% Y/Y
August jobs revised down by -81K to +78K
September jobs revised down by -31K to +223K
SOXL
#shortputs
At the bell!
Sto SOXL 1 NOV 24, 28.5 PUT @.37
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 555/565 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 553/563 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 590 Diagonal Call
AMZN earnings
Lottery ticket:
Bought Nov 01 2024 175/180/185 put butterfly @ .60
SPY
Add to Dec ladder.
Sold SPY Dec 20 2024 510.0 Put @ 3.00
VXX
Adding to synthetic short one more time.
VXX Jan 16 2026 55/55/85 @ 13.50 debit.
And:
Sold VXX Nov 08 2024 54.0 Puts @ 2.05
SOXL GLD 1dte
Sold 1 SOXL 11/01/2024 23.5/27.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.17 Credit
Sold 1 SOXL 11/01/2024 23.0/27.0 Bull Put Spread at $0.14 Credit
Sold 1 GLD 11/01/2024 247.5/251 Bull Put Spread at $0.25 Credit
Sold 1 GLD 11/01/2024 246/250 Bull Put Spread at $0.28 Credit
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SPY post election
Sold 1 SPY 11/11/2024 525/565 Bull Put Spread at $4.47 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 11/12/2024 540/561 Bull Put Spread at $2.95 Credit
#OnlySpreads
TQQQ,
BTC November 8, $82 calls at .42, sold at .91 last week. Now I am going to sit untill the election.
NVDA Put
#shortputs
$NVDA STO 11/8 135 put at 4.93
SPY VXX BIIB EL SOXL DJT
Sold 1 SPY 11/01/2024 555/565 Bull Put Spread at $0.29 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 11/04/2024 550/560 Bull Put Spread at $0.27 Credit
Bought to open 1 VXX Mar 21 2025 24.0 Put at $0.13
Bought to close 1 BIIB 11/01/2024 160.0 Put at $0.05 to free up margin to sell the options below:
Sold 1 EL 11/01/2024 60.0 Put at $0.55
Sold 1 SOXL 11/01/2024 27.0 Put at $0.09
Sold 1 DJT 11/01/2024 25.0 Put at $0.18
Sold 1 INTC 11/01/2024 18.0 Put at $0.11
SPX 0-dte trades for 10/31/24
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX Oct 31st 5705/5725-5845/5865 condors for 1.25, IV 22.59%, deltas -.06 +.06
SPY and GLD Expiration
1 SPY 540/567 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 558/568 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 594/587 Bear Call Spread
1 GLD 246/250 Bull Put Spread
VXX
Sold to close 1 VXX Nov 15 2024 75.0 Call at 1.04. BTO last Friday at $0.84
Bought to open 1 VXX Mar 21 2025 23.0 Put at $0.13.
142 Days to expiration
#VXXContango
MCD
Took a shot at a post Ecoli bounce. Not getting it so selling the same strikes on the call side to reduce max loss. Just one contract.
Sold MCD Nov 15 2024 300/305 Bear Call Spread @ 1.05 (total for both sides now 3.65)
I’ll have to decide on expiration day if I want the stock or not. Planning on just taking the loss unless Mickey Deez really tanks. Would maybe consider keeping it around 280.
SPX
IV and expected moves between today and Friday of election week. Highest I have ever seen. Mind blowing put premiums.
RDDT
BTC 11/1/24 $90 Calls; STO 1/15/27 $95 Puts for $3.15 Credit
Now holding a Synthetic long position in RDDT. Strong Earnings report forced adjustment.
DJT SMCI Puts
Sold 1 DJT Nov 01 2024 29.0 Put at $0.15
Sold 1 SMCI Nov 01 2024 25.0 Put at $0.20
Sold 1 SMCI Nov 01 2024 22.0 Put at $0.10
SPX 0-dte trades for 10/30/24
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX Oct 30th 5760/5780-5875/5895 condors for 1.30, IV 18.47%, deltas -.07 +.07
SPY Calls
Sold 1 SPY 10/30/2024 594/586 Bear Call Spread at $0.36 Credit
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 557/571 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 562/572 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 585 Diagonal Call (Sold today at $0.15)
DJT
Rolled my DJT 65.0 Long calls UP
Sold 1 DJT 11/01/2024 65.0 Call and bought 1 DJT 11/01/2024 70.0 Call at $0.64 Credit
Sold 1 DJT 11/01/2024 65.0 Call and bought 1 DJT 11/01/2024 75.0 Call at $1.28 Credit
DJT
Rolled 11/1/24 58/65 calls up to 80/95 for $.24 debit
SPY Puts
Sold 1 SPY 10/31/2024 553/563 Bull Put Spreads at $0.16 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 10/31/2024 555/565 Bull Put Spread at $0.19 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 10/30/2024 558/568 Bull Put Spread at $0.16 Credit
#OnlySpreads
Tiny Puts
Sold 1 JBLU 11/01/2024 6.0 Put at $0.06
Sold 1 DJT 11/01/2024 30.0 Put at $0.15
Sold 1 DJT 11/01/2024 29.5 Put at $0.15
Sold 1 MSTX 11/15/2024 18.0 Put at $0.20
#EveryLittleBitHelps
VXX Puts
Bought 1 VXX Jan 17 2025 33.0 Put at $0.15
Bought 1 VXX Jan 17 2025 34.0 Put at $0.17
Sold VXX Nov 01 2024 50.0 Puts at $0.21 and $0.23 to pay for them
Sold 1 VXX 11/01/2024 44/49.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.14 Credit
Sold 1 VXX 11/01/2024 45/49.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.15 Credit
AMZN INTC GOOGL Call
$AMZN STO 11/1 200 call at 2.07 Earnings Thursday
$INTC STO 11/1 23.50 call at .30 Earnings Thursday
$GOOGL STO 11/1 180 call at 1.57 Earnings tonight
SPX o-dte trades for 10/29/24
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX Oct 29th 5740/5760-5860/5880 condors for 1.15, IV 18.58%, deltas -.06 +.07
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 554/564 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 560/566 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 561/568 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 563/570 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 585 Diagonal Call (sold today at $0.25)
More Monday Spreads
Sold 1 CVS 11/01/2024 71/59 Bear Call Spread at $0.16 Credit
Sold 1 VFC 11/01/2024 22/19.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.26 Credit
Sold 1 NUE 11/01/2024 160/155 Bear Call Spread at $0.24 Credit
Sold 1 GLD 10/30/2024 246/250 Bull Put Spread at $0.16 Credit
Sold 1 DJT 11/01/2024 65/58 Bear Call Spread at $0.73 Credit
Sold 1 TSLA 11/01/2024 205/227.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.16 Credit
Tiny Puts
Sold 1 APA 11/01/2024 22.5 Put at $0.07
Sold 1 INTC 11/01/2024 18.5 Put at $0.07
Sold 1 BIIB 11/01/2024 160.0 Put at $0.15
#EveryLittleBitHelps
Expirations / PLTR Put
#optionsexpiration
$PLTR 41.50 put
$VKTX 59 put
$ELF 120 call
$BA 170 call
$AMZN 195 call
#shortputs
$PLTR STO 11/1 43 put at .31
DJT
Sold 11/1/24 58/65 Bear Call Spread @ $.62
Thanks Iceman
QQQ
STO 11/1/24 508 Calls @ $1.36
Sold against the LEAPS position
Monday Spreads
Sold 1 SPY 10/29/2024 562/572 Bull Put Spread at $0.14 Credit
Sold 1 DJT 11/01/2024 65/56 Bear Call Spread at $0.39 Credit
Sold 1 TQQQ 11/01/2024 86/81 Bear Call Spread at $0.41 Credit
Sold 1 AVGO 11/01/2024 152.5/162.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.65 Credit
Sold 1 VXX 11/01/2024 43/49.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.15 Credit
Sold 1 VFC 11/01/2024 21.5/19 Bear Call Spread at $0.24 Credit
Sold 1 AVGO 11/22/2024 130/150 Bull Put Spread at $1.09 Credit
SPX 0-dte trades for 10/28/24
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX Oct 28th 5750/5770-5880/5900 condors for 1.10, IV 19.10%, deltas -.07 +.05
Deltas seem a bit off again… despite the delta put being 2 pts higher than the call, the premium I’m getting from the call side is twice as much as the put side.
Earnings 10/28 – 11/1
The BIG WEEK, including Alphabet, Meta, Amazon, Apple.
Econ Calendar 10/28 – 11/1
REVISIONS – see comment
A little something each day except Monday; Jobs report on Friday.
SOXL
#optionsexpiration
soxl 32/put
OptionsExpiration
Rolled some TSLA, SOXL, SPY, and VXX Calls, Plus some NUE and NUGT puts.
Here is what was left:
EXPIRED:
AMZN 157.5/177.5 Bull Put Spread
AMZN 202.5/192.5 Bear Call Spread
AVGO 157.5/167.5 Bull Put Spread
AVGO 160/170 Bull Put Spread
AVGO 200/190 Bear Call Spread
BIIB 175/180 Bull Put Spread
BOIL 10 Covered Calls
CVS 71/58 Bear Call Spread
DJT 50/44 Bear Call Spread
DJT 46/41 Bear Call Spread
DJT 45/40.5 Bear Call Spread
DJT 45/40 Bear Call Spread
GLD 242/246 Bull Put Spread
NUE 136/140 Bull Put Spread
NUGT 61/55.5 Bear Call Spread
SPY 561/571 Bull Put Spreads
SPY 586 Diagonal Call
TQQQ 61.5/68 Bull Put Spread
TQQQ 83/79 Bear Call Spread
TQQQ 85/79 Bear Call Spread
TQQQ 86/80 Bear Call Spread
VFC 23/20 Bear Call Spread
VFC 23/19 Bear Call Spread
VXX 49.0 Diagonal Puts
VXX 49.5 Diagonal Put
VXX 62/57 Bear Call Spread
VXX 60/56 Bear Call Spread
VXX 60 Diagonal Call
WBA 11 Covered Call
AAP 35.0 Put
AAP 36.5 Put
APA 23.5 Put
APA 24.0 Put
BOIL 8.0 Put
CNC 51.0 Put
CNC 53.0 Put
DOW 48.5 Put
HAL 27.5 Put
INTC 21.0 Put
LABU 90.0 Put
WBA 9.0 Put
ASSIGNMENTS:
1 VFC 18.5 Put
1 VFC 17.0 Put
VFC #Earnings next Monday
1 WBA 9.5 Put
SOXL VFC MSTX
Sold 1 VFC 11/01/2024 18.5 Covered Call at $0.32
Sold 1 SOXL 11/01/2024 44.0 Covered Call at $0.07
Sold 1 MSTX 11/15/2024 15.0 Put at $0.15
@geewhiz112 Thanks for the idea
QQQ
I took profits and closed long position at $499.19 bought the calls back @ $.64 (sold at $.80) Flat now in QQQ except for LEAPS
SNOW
Selling against synthetic stock.
Bought to Close SNOW Oct 25 2024 117.0 Calls @ .10 (sold for 3.85)
Sold SNOW Nov 01 2024 117.0 Calls @ 2.65
VXX
Selling against synthetic shorts. Staying aggressive. Plenty of nice IV to roll into during election week if needed.
Bought to Close VXX Oct 25 2024 52.5 Puts @ .14 (sold for .88, 1.30, 1.40, 4.50)
Sold VXX Nov 01 2024 53.0 Puts @ 1.59
BA
Reloading.
Sold BA Nov 15 2024 145.0 Puts @ 2.03
BA earnings
Bought to Close BA Oct 25 2024 152.5 Puts @ .05 (sold for 1.57)
SPY Puts
Sold 1 SPY 10/29/2024 557/571 Bull Put Spread at $0.16 Credit
Sold 1 SPY 10/30/2024 540/567 Bull Put Spread at $0.18 Credit
#EveryLittleBitHelps
QQQ
#CoverdCalls STO 10/25/24 QQQ 500 Calls @ $.80
Feels like I’m waving goodbye to the $496 position Put to me 10 days ago.
SPX 0-dte trades for 10/25/24
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX Oct 25th 5745/5765-5865/5885 condors for 1.30, IV 18.10, deltas -.06 +.07, sold 17 minutes before the open.
COIN Call
#coveredcalls
$COIN STO 11/1 227.50 at 4.95
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 565/575 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 564/574 Bull Put Spread
1 SPY 583 Diagonal Call
QQQ
BTO 12/18/26 430 QQQ Calls @ $119.20
TLT
Still have a synthetic stock position I’m selling against.
Bought to Close TLT Nov 01 2024 97.5 Calls @ .03 (sold for .38)
Sold TLT Nov 08 2024 95.5 Calls @ .61
HOOD Put
$HOOD STO 11/1 26.50 put at 1.15
MSTX Put
Bitcoin Bet
$MSTX STO 11/15 40 put at 5.86
TSLA earnings
I’ll take it. LOL
Bought to Close TSLA Dec 20 2024 160.0 Puts @ .58 (sold for 1.95)
TQQQ.
I rolled my November 1, $82 calls to November 8, 82 calls for a credit of .70 cents.
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