#VXXGame Rolled $SVXY Dec 15th 105 calls to March 125 for .25 credit
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Rolling SVXY
Rolled $SVXY Jan 110 calls up and out to Mar 118 for 1.76 credit
Bulls on Parade
Open was highest TICK reading since early September
CRM, HPQ, HP, earnings AMC today
DE earnings BMO Nov 22
SPX puts closed
#SPXcampaign In pre-market, closed on GTC order: $SPX Nov 22nd 2560/2535 put spreads for .30. Sold for 2.80.
After market close yesterday, Sold Dec 4th 2575/2600 call spreads for 13.40 as an #ITMroll. Wish I’d waited until this morning!
$VIX $SVXY – we are…
$VIX $SVXY – we are probably headed for a 9 handle on the VIX today. SVXY at a new all time high in the premarket
pre-market
BTC 38 DTE /ES strangle for 5.25. Sold for 8.35 9 days ago.
Will sell new one later in the week when the next weekly cycle comes out. My experiment with this is to have trades open 7-10 days, take 25-40% profits and recycle weekly instead of holding for 3 weeks for 50% gains. By recycling capital faster should have better returns and less risk. I was watching old TT re-runs and a few years ago there was a segment on turning capital over quicker that may be more efficient than holding longer for incremental higher gains.
Bulls Bears Eating Turkey Oh My / Three to One Bulls – Jeffian Slip?
For everyone travelling, be safe. You are all needed back here.
Happy Thanksgiving – thankful for a lot including the members of this site.
Go @jeffcp66
Earnings / SPX Campaign /Short Puts /Closed Early
#earnings
$DLTR STO 11/24 92 put @ .95
#spxcampaign
$SPX STO 12/4 2545.2570 @ 4.40 Thank you @jeffcp66
#shortputs
$VEEV STO 12/15 55/60 BUPS @ 1.26 Had a BUCS for Nov Opex. Was profitable. Waiting for an earnings run, but a little more cautious.
Closed Early
$SPX BTC 11/20 2555/2580 BUPS @ 1.80 STO 11/17 at 3.10. 45% of max. I was not trading today and set a GTC order at 1.80. Glad it worked out. Thank you @jeffcp66
More SPX
#SPXcampaign Closed $SPX Nov 20th 2580/2555 for .35. Sold for 3.10 on Friday.
Closed Nov 27th 2580/2555 put spreads for 3.88. Sold for 6.55.
#Rolling Sold Dec 4th 2570/2545 put spreads for 4.00.
Closed Nov 27th 2570/2595 call spreads for 14.55. Sold for 16.00 last Monday.
#ITMroll Selling Dec 4th 2575/2600 call spreads, no fill yet
AAOI
#CoveredCalls – Slow day…
Bought to Close AAOI NOV 24 2017 46.5 Calls @ .05 (sold for 1.35)
Sold AAOI DEC 1 2017 44.0 Calls @ 1.15
Turkey week, anticipate a little…
Turkey week, anticipate a little rally so went close to the money on these
STO SVXY 12/15/17 105 puts at 4.45
12/22 85 puts at 1.35
12/15 100 puts at 3.15
Hope to collect the decay over the long weekend then roll them farther OTM. Small size on these.
May also close or roll the /ES strangle by Wed. Has already made the 40% in 1 week on decay so will probably roll to next 45 DTE as soon as they release (usually Thurs but suspect Wed. or Fri. this week).
My experiment with /ES is to try to take profits at a lower target but decrease holding time so I can turn it over faster. 25-35% every week would be a better return than waiting 3 weeks for 50% if I can do it 52 times a year.
Holding on SPY IC/credit spreads for another week or 2, premiums are low right now!
Hope everyone has a safe and fun holiday! 🙂
$HSIC #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$HSIC #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 HSIC Apr 20 2018 60.0 Put @ 2.35 with the stock at 66.24.
Adding to my position.
$HSIC #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$HSIC #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 HSIC Apr 20 2018 60.0 Put @ 1.95 with the stock at 67.61
#spccampaign $SPX Closed my Nov…
#spccampaign $SPX
Closed my Nov 24th 2525/2505 BuPS @ 0.20 off a GTC order. Winding down for Thanksgiving and the joys of traveling.
$ROKU Bought to close half of my ROKU Dec 17th 30 Puts @ 1.10. Originally sold for 1.25 on a whim. Decided to reduce the exposure.
And with that I am done here. Have a great Holiday one and all. Safe travels and peaceful time with family and friends.
TRTN
#Assignment Assigned at 40.07 on Nov 17 45 put, collected 3.12 premium opening trade. Shares trading at 38.79 will keep divy stock, ex-div Nov 11, unless it moves to tank zone….
SPX calls sold, puts closed
#SPXcampaign Sold $SPX Dec 22nd 2640/2665 call spreads for 1.60.
Closed SPX Nov 24th 2535/2510 put spreads for .35. Sold for 1.95.
$UVXY #ShortPuts – Sold UVXY…
$UVXY #ShortPuts – Sold UVXY (Weekly) Dec 8 2017 13.5 Puts @ 0.57 with the stock at 15.30
Econ Calendar week of 11/20/17
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Notable Earnings After Close Fri (Last Week)/Before Open Mon:
BITA
Notable Earnings After Close Mon/Before Open Tues:
A, ADI, BECN, BURL, CBRL, CHS, CMCM, CPB, DLTR, DSW, DSX, DY, EV, EVLV, GBDC, HRL, INTU, JEC, LOW, MDT, NJR, PANW, PDCO, SIG, URBN, VIPS, ZTO
Notable Earnings After Close Tues/Before Open Wed:
BZUN, CAL, CPRT, CRM, DE, GES, GME, HPE, HPQ, SE, SFL
Oops
#assignment
Assigned on expiring $MZOR 60 put. Apparently stock went below $60 after hours. Option expiration never sleeps. Not an issue since my intent in selling these puts was to acquire some stock.
#optionexpiration SVXY 85 Puts SVXY…
#optionsexpiration
SVXY 85 Puts
SVXY 80 Puts
SVXY 70 Puts
Have great weekend all.
Expirations, Have a nice weekend.
SVXY 60 puts
SVXY65 puts
SVXY 70 puts
LH 145 puts
Options Expiration
#OptionsExpiration
SVXY $70 puts
SVXY $80 puts
Assignment:
Expect assignment of TRTN 45 puts sto 3.20 credit, cost basis 41.80 have a little to make up on ex-dividend date 11/20. TRTN closed at 40.70.
Have great weekends everybody.
OptionsExpiration
SVXY $55 puts
SVXY $80 puts
SVXY $100/$95 put spreads
UVXY $22 calls
UVXY $40 calls
UVXY $50 calls
MSFT $81/$78 put spreads
Other trades today
BTC DWDP 11/17 $71/66 put spreads @ $0.10
BTC C 11/17 $71.5 puts @ $0.05
BTC IWM 11/24 puts @ $0.05
BTC SPX 11/20 $2555/$2550 put spreads @ $0.10
BTC RCL 11/17 $124 puts @ $1.25, bought stock @ $122.71 wanted to own the stock and cheaper to buy them vs getting assigned. Didn’t think they had chance of closing above $124, but they did. Still made more $ going long the stock than I lost by closing early vs letting expire.
Options Expiration
Expired Full Profit
$AMZN 850/890 BUPS
$NFLX 175/185 BUPS
$SPX 2440/2465 BUPS Thank you @jeffcp66
$CMG 260/265 BUPS
$WYNN 135/145 BUPS
$AMZN 1085/1095 BUPS
$SEDG 30 put
$GPS 27 put
$CTRL 25 put
$OLLI 45 put
$SVXY 70 put Thank you @jdietz1954
$WDC 85 put
$MZOR 60 put
$MZOR 55 put
$EXPE 120 put (Bridget at OMM)
$KEM 26 calls (But got crushed by the stock – these were covered)
$ROST 65 put Earnings Trade
Expirations All Loss
$WMT 90/95 BUPS Not so earnings trade
$MS 50/52 BUCS
Thanks to all who contribute. Have a great weekend.
Options Expiration for Nov 17
$ADBE Nov 17 175 puts
$CELG Nov 17 90 puts
$EXPE Nov 17 120 puts
$SVXY Nov 17 65 puts
$UVXY Nov 17 21.50 calls
$UVXY Nov 17 50 calls
$UVXY Nov 17 60 calls
$UVXY Nov 17 70 calls
Market is looking tired. Let’s see what happens over the next couple of weeks after it becomes apparent that there won’t be any tax reform this year.
Have a great weekend everyone.
#OptionsExpiration #Monthly #Nov17 – A…
#OptionsExpiration #Monthly #Nov17 – A smaller than normal monthly expiration cycle because of lower than average volatility, and because I have been covering positions early at minimum prices.
Plenty of #FallingKnife trades expiring ($ABC $CVS $ESRX $FL $FOSL $GILD $M $NOV $TAP) plus a few volatility positions ($SVXY and $UVXY)
Taking a nice gain on $LB that was acquired via Put assignment in August and going long one new stock $NBL. A scattering of other covered call positions are expiring.
— Expirations —
ABC Nov 17 2017 70 Puts
ANF Nov 17 2017 11 Puts
ANF Nov 17 2017 15 Puts
CVS Nov 17 2017 65 Puts
DUST Nov 17 2017 35 Calls
ESRX Nov 17 2017 52.5 Puts
FL Nov 17 2017 26 Puts
FL Nov 17 2017 30 Puts
FOSL Nov 17 2017 7 Puts
GILD Nov 17 2017 70 Puts
KR Nov 17 2017 24 Calls (Covered)
M Nov 17 2017 20 Puts
NOV Nov 17 2017 29 Puts
NUGT Nov 17 2017 25.5 Puts
RRC Nov 17 2017 23 Calls (Covered)
SLB Nov 17 2017 57.5 Puts
SVXY Nov 17 2017 75 Puts
SVXY Nov 17 2017 76 Puts
SVXY Nov 17 2017 77 Puts
SVXY Nov 17 2017 78 Puts
SVXY Nov 17 2017 79 Puts
SVXY Nov 17 2017 80 Puts
SVXY Nov 17 2017 85 Puts
TAP Nov 17 2017 77.5 Puts
UVXY Nov 17 2017 18.5 Calls (Covered)
UVXY Nov 17 2017 19 Calls (Covered)
UVXY Nov 17 2017 25 Calls
UVXY Nov 17 2017 25.5 Calls
UVXY Nov 17 2017 26 Calls
UVXY Nov 17 2017 26.5 Calls
UVXY Nov 17 2017 27 Calls
UVXY Nov 17 2017 27.5 Calls
UVXY Nov 17 2017 28 Calls
UVXY Nov 17 2017 28.5 Calls
UVXY Nov 17 2017 45 Calls
— Assignments —
LB Nov 17 2017 47.5 Calls (Covered)
NBL Nov 17 2017 27.5 Puts – going long a few shares.
#optionsexpiration Expiring worthless $SVXY Nov…
#optionsexpiration
Expiring worthless
$SVXY Nov 17 93P
$SVXY Nov 17 94 P
$SVXY Nov 17 100P
$NUGT Nov 17 $30C
$SVXY Nov 17 110/115 Call spread
PCLN
#ShortStrangles – Hey @jsd501 ….nice recovery! Sitting exactly halfway between our strikes now.
STMP
#CoveredCalls – Another stubborn one hanging out at the call strike. Still selling aggressively for max downside protection. Not something I’m wanting to be holding long term.
Bought to Close STMP NOV 17 2017 175.0 Calls @ .46 (sold for 3.50)
Sold STMP NOV 24 2017 172.5 Call @ 4.53
$PXD #ShortPuts – Bought to…
$PXD #ShortPuts – Bought to close 1 PXD Jan 19 2018 90.0 Put @ 0.05.
It doesn’t expire until next year and it won’t trade any lower.
Originally sold on 08/04/2017 at 1.20.
Also short Jan 95.0 Puts that are also bid at a nickel. Just waiting for the fill on the buyback order.
VRX
#LongCallDiagonals – Stubborn stock just wouldn’t come back so rolling…
Rolled VRX NOV 17 2017 14.5 Calls to DEC 1 2017 15.0 Calls @ various fills from .10 – .14 credit
Picking up another 60 to 64 cents of upside…
DUST in the wind
#ContangoETFs BTC $DUST Dec 15th call for .10. Sold for 1.25 on Sept 20th. Now I have no positions in DUST or NUGT. Waiting for whichever one makes a strong rally and I’ll sell calls again.
$BBBY #CoveredCalls – Sold BBBY…
$BBBY #CoveredCalls – Sold BBBY Feb 16 2018 25.0 Calls @ 0.54 with the stock at 20.93
Short Puts / Long Calls / SPX Campaign / Rolling Long Calls
#shortputs
$ICHR STO 12/15 30 puts @ 3.30
$GWW 12/15 175/185 BUPS @ .91 (SUZ at OMM)
#longcalls
$ICHR BTO 2/16/201830 calls @ 2.50
#spxcampaign
$SPX STO 12/15 2460/2485 BUPS @ 1.50
$SPX STO 11/20 2555/2580 BUPS @ 3.10 Thank you @jeffcp66
Rolled Long Calls
$SQ STC 11/17 39 calls BTO 12/15 43 calls Took in 1.43 credit on roll
$FB STC 11/17 175 calls BTO 12/08 180 calls Took in 1.80 credit on roll
$DUST #CoveredCalls #Rollout – Bought…
$DUST #CoveredCalls #Rollout – Going out another 2 weeks.
Bought to close DUST Nov 17 2017 28.0 Calls/Sold DUST Dec 1 2017 28.0 Calls @ 0.30 Credit.
Bought to close DUST Nov 17 2017 28.5 Calls/Sold DUST Dec 1 2017 28.5 Calls @ 0.22 Credit.
$NUGT #CoveredCalls #Rollout – Bought…
$NUGT #CoveredCalls #Rollout – Bought to close NUGT Nov 17 2017 31.0 Calls/Sold NUGT Nov 24 2017 31.0 Calls @ 0.30 Credit.
Giving this one another week.
SQ is a monster
#LongCalls I didn’t post this (sorry) because it’s not my usual forte to buy calls, but on Nov 7th…
Bought two (2) $SQ March 50 calls for .85. They are trading at 3.50 today. I have been trying to add some other calls, and maybe even some #LongCallDiagonals but I never get any kind of pullback.
In the same vein, and for the same reasons (I think mobile pay is the future) I also
Bought two (2) $PYPL April 90 calls for .65 on Oct 26th. Also up but not as much as Square.
I don’t think either are done going up, but it would be nice to have an entry opportunity.
SPX trades
In pre-market, closed $SPX Nov 27th 2600/2625 for 2.95. Sold for 3.40.
#ReverseRoll Sold Nov 20th 2580/2555 put spreads for 3.10. These expire Monday.
Closed Nov 24th 2560/2585 call spreads for 18.40. Sold for 17.20 last week. Working on #ITMroll.
Closed Nov 17th 2575/2550 put spreads for .85. Sold for 5.80.
Sold Dec 14th (monthly) 2485/2460 put spreads for 1.50.
$CMI #FallingKnife Sold $CMI Jun…
$CMI #FallingKnife
Sold $CMI Jun 15 2018 120 put @ 1.60 with the stock at 159.86 and right at the 200 day moving average.
EDIT: Added a Mar 16 2018 135 put @ 1.65
HIMX
#SyntheticStock – It’s either going to roll over and die again here at 12.00 or breakout for a run higher. Either way I’m raising my front month position a little. Really doesn’t matter since I’m in the trade for free as long as it’s above 10…with 61 more weeks to run.
Rolled HIMX NOV 17 2017 10.0 Calls to DEC 29 2017 10.5 Calls @ .22 debit
Originally sold the 10 calls @ .50 so giving a little back but still increasing upside by .78 on a fairly sizable position (hey, go big when it’s free!).
TLT
This was a bonus #ShortStrangles I had on in addition to the #PerpetualRollingStrangles . Not wanting to let a decent winner get away (it was a bonus after all 🙂 ) I’m booking it. Looking to maybe do it again out in Jan.
Bought to Close TLT DEC 15 2017 121.0/129.0 Strangles @ .55 (sold for 1.55)
WYNN
#ShortStrangles – Finally booking the puts and looking to roll the ITM 130 calls. All of the profitable put sales from the last couple months are going towards raising the basis in the short calls. Hoping to turn into a covered call position at some point. WYNN is turning into a #PerpetualRollingStrangles type trade. Been in it over a year now and works great for those.
In spite of the DITM calls it’s still in my top 10 performers for the year… 🙂
Bought to Close WYNN NOV 17 2017 152.5 Puts @ .15 (sold for 8.02 accumulated premium)
TEVA
#CoveredCalls – Small position…
Sold TEVA JAN 19 2018 15.0 Calls @ .55
$BBBY #CoveredCalls – Sold BBBY…
$BBBY #CoveredCalls – Sold BBBY May 18 2018 27.5 Calls @ 0.56 with the stock at 20.77
#shortputspread #earnings CMG Taking one…
Taking one on the chin with a Nov. 17 295/300 BuPS, (sold for 1.05) wasn’t able to roll without expanding the strikes, can’t win em all. Qdoba here I come.
SPX
#RocketManHedge – A little adjustment on the pullback. Doesn’t look like we’re going to crash so focusing now on collecting more premium than the max loss on the hedge. Should still make some scratch up or down while still helping on the pullbacks.
Bought to Close SPX NOV 20 2017 2565.0 Put @ .95 (sold for 8.00 two days ago)
Sold SPX NOV 24 2017 2575.0 Put @ 4.95
Max loss on the original hedge was 50 points if above 2575. Already cut that down to 22 points in 3 weeks with 8 more weeks to run. Sell a little at a time and still carry some downside help…
RH mgmt
#Earnings #ShortStrangles #Rolling
After my $RH Dec 1st 80/95 strangle got crushed yesterday, I have been legging into new positions.
Closed Dec 1st 95 calls for 10.20, 11.75, 12.60 (still holding 2 more)
Sold Dec 1st 95 puts for 2.00 and 1.30
Sold Dec 1st 100 puts for 3.20 and 2.55
Closed Dec 1st 80 put for .40. These should be .05 now but premium is hanging on.
Sticking with Dec 1st, prior to earnings for now. Haven’t sold calls yet as that has been continuously futile. I will probably try a couple on peaks.
$M #CoveredCalls – Sold M…
$M #CoveredCalls – Sold M May 18 2018 28.0 Calls @ 0.63 with the stock at 20.58
$KR is on the move
$KR is on the move
$GWW #ShortPuts – Bought to…
$GWW #ShortPuts – Bought to close GWW Jan 19 2018 130.0 Puts @ 0.05.
They don’t expire until next year.
Originally sold in May at 1.25 as a #FallingKnife trade.
Still short other Puts in this stock.
Roll of STMP
#SPXcampaign #Rolling #ITMroll
Sold $STMP Dec 1st 200/180 put spreads for 17.75. This replaces my 200/185 put spreads expiring today, which will debit me 15.00. I went wider to make up the credit, with a 2-lot. A third option was assigned early with 190.35 cost basis, which I will hold for the eventual move back to 200.
a few for the team
Couldn’t help myself, was assigned early on a bunch of the WDC CC so had some cash this morning.
#vxxgame STO SVXY 21 DTE 100 puts at 4.09, 4.05, and 3.8 (this thing decays fast!).
We need some volatility, can’t find any good weekly premium out there except the triples and vxx products.
TQQQ wiz trade
BTC November 17 135 call and rolled to November 24 136 call for a credit of .50 cents.
Sorry, it was a net credit od .50 cents. The trade has 60 more weeks to go.
DGX
I was assigned early last night at 100 minus the $2.00 premium received and presold the $100 calls yesterday at 1.70
$ANF $FL – #Earnings #OneDayWonders…
$ANF $FL – #Earnings #OneDayWonders –
Sold ANF Nov 17 2017 11.0 Puts @ 0.27 & 0.28 with the stock at 12.79
ROKU Sold Dec 15th 30…
ROKU Sold Dec 15th 30 Puts for 1.25 when ROKU was at 41.11. A little (a lot) early on this. Should have waited but really liked the premium. Will a 27% pull back end up biting me? Theta will tell.
House Passes Tax Bill
House Passes Tax Bill
ROKU
#ShortStrangles – First time in this one. Following @Bridget over at OMM ( 🙂 🙂 🙂 ). She has an iron condor pretty narrow…30/35/45/50. I’m going regular strangle with more room to the upside. Great premium and low margin in this one.
Sold ROKU DEC 15 2017 35.0/60.0 Strangles @ 3.19
Afternoon all
SPX #SPCcampaign Closed my Nov 22th 2500/2485 BuPS @ .20 off a GTC order when SPX hit 2584.71. Quite a reversal from yesterdays dip.
$ANF $FL – #Earnings #OneDayWonders…
$ANF $FL – #Earnings #OneDayWonders –
Sold ANF Nov 17 2017 11.0 Puts @ 0.23 with the stock at 12.74
Sold FL Nov 17 2017 26.0 Puts @ 0.25 with the stock at 31.91
NH-NL historical data
I’m intrigued by what @geewhiz112 and @las9427 mentioned about the New-High/New-Low indicator when I said I was suspending my Downside Warnings for assessment. I have found someone offering data going back to 1980 for a fee (McClellan), but I first wanted to check with y’all to see if anyone has access to the data. I would want back at least to 2001. Let me know if any ideas. Thanks!
Rolling NFLX
#coveredcalls
$NFLX BTC 11/17 197.50 calls to 11/24 200 calls for .20 added credit plus up 2.50 if stock called away.
Closing Another
I’m sure I will be too early again, but this feels better.
#spxcampaign
$SPX BTC 11/24 2545/2565 BUPS @ .80 STO 11/9 @ 3.10 (74% of full profit)
ROST Short Short Puts
Not sure why, but here goes Earnings tonight. Hope they do as well as $WMT
#shortputs
$ROST STO 11/17 65 puts @ 1.70
SPX calls stopped
#SPXcampaign Stopped $SPX Nov 17th 2590/2615 call spreads for 3.65. Sold for 2.50 on Tuesday. Although I closed many call spreads yesterday, I thought I could let this one expire. Not so. Will look to roll by day’s end. I don’t want to do anything too early as we’re back in freight train mode again.
$NWL Adding
Sold $NWL Jun 15 2018 23 put @ 1.35.
Put ladder is now:
Mar 26
Jun 25
Jun 23
AMZN
#SyntheticStock – Would’ve got a better fill yesterday but got greedy. Sure didn’t expect this move today but I’ll take it. Rolling up the synthetic position. Leaving the disaster put alone until we see some sort of a top.
Rolled AMZN JUN 21 2019 1000.0 Strike Synthetic Stock to JUN 21 2019 1050.0 Strike @ 48.25 credit
STMP assigned
#Earnings #Rolling #Assignment #LongStock
Before I had a chance to roll my $STMP Nov 17th 200/185 ITM put spreads, I was assigned 100 shares at 200.00. I sold the corresponding long put today for 9.35, so cost basis 190.65. Working on a roll of the rest as well as a covered call.
$ANF $FL – possible earnings…
$ANF $FL – possible earnings plays
Expiration early
A lot of WDC shares will be assigned tomorrow at 84-86 strikes, that will free up a lot of cash for next week. I am trading a chunk of my account as trading reserve perpetual income engine style. Basically take 3 names each week and sell weekly calls or puts with the expectation of being assigned and then roll and repeat. I held these for a while because the premiums leading up to earnings was great but now so far ITM better to let them call out and start over. The current tickers I am doing this with are EOG, WDC, and XBI but I switched to GILD. Should have stuck with XBI. GILD now #longputdiagonals. Works best with names that stay in a range with good weekly premium. I will also use SWKS, EXPE, AAL, FSLR, GS, TMUS, VLO, ANDV (used to be TSO), UAL, LUV, AAPL, GS and looking at MON but have not watched it long enough and hoping IBB will work after the split. Basically anything that will get me close to 1% return per week on risk on weekly option sales. I stick with the same 3 names until they break out of their range or the premiums drop then move on to another 3. Stupid simple but very effective.
Rolled SVXY this week to 12-8, 100 put for 4.25, sold for 1.79, one for the team. if assigned cost basis will be 94.65.
SVXY Dec. 55 put to Jan 18 for 0.85
50 put same for 0.70
TQQQ rolled 120 this week call to 12-8 for 1.2 credit sold for 1.81
Should have a lot of trades Monday and will start the SPY credit spreads/iron condors @jeffcp66 style as well for anyone that wants to follow. Start out 3-4 weeks (21-28 DTE), 3-5 point spreads in a small account so only 2-6 contracts then add a new one each week until 3-4 weeks of ladders. Goal is to double the account in a year and if I can bring in even $125 a week and control the losses should be attainable (it is only a $6500 account). Will adjust anything that goes ITM as @jeffcp66 does, either roll or reverse and offset difference with additional spreads. I may try adjusting them as soon as they hit the short strike to see if that would limit the losses but will keep enough cash on had to convert to calendar, diagonal, or butterfly if we have a 3-5 STD move like Aug. 15. Should be an easy enough experiment and will know how well it works in about 3 months.
Happy Thanksgiving for those checking out early and travelling!
$SVXY
At the open, STO Dec 8 $70 puts @ $0.67
Taking profits and lightening up on strength today.
STC $RHT Dec 15 $120 calls @ $6.50, bought for $4.90 (closed too early, but taking profits)
BTC $SPX Nov 17 $2560/$2555 put spreads @ $0.30, sold for $0.85 (looks like I took off too early but market looked a little shakey there at one point so went ahead and closed these)
$URBN #ShortPuts – Bought to…
$URBN #ShortPuts – Bought to close URBN Dec 15 2017 18.0 Puts @ 0.05. Out of this one a month early
Originally sold in May at 1.25 and again at 1.45
