#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX Mar 26th 5205/5235-5240/5270 condors for 12.90, IV 14.08%
20-winged test going for 11.05
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AAPL LULU TSLA Re-writes
Since the short side of last week’s Diagonal Put spreads expired on Friday:
Sold 1 AAPL 03/28/2024 167.50 Put at $0.66
Sold 1 LULU 03/28/2024 367.50 Put at $0.42
Sold 1 TSLA 03/28/2024 155.00 Put at $0.25
#DoubleDip
SPX
#SyntheticShortStock – Straight roll today.
Rolled SPX Mar 25 2024 5240.0 Puts to Mar 26 2024 5240.0 Puts @ 4.50 credit (21.05 and 21.55 total now)
COIN Call Roll
#coveredcalls
$COIN BTC 3/28 270 call and STO 4/5 280 call at added credit of 2.40 and additional $10 if called away
SPY AVGO META TQQQ AMD
#onlyspreads
#everylittlebithelps
STO SPY 1 APR 2024 508/504 PUT @.09
STO AVGO 28 MAR 2024 1265/1260 PUT @.29
STO META 28 MAR 2024 480/475 PUT @.23
STO TQQQ 28 MAR 2024 57.5/55.5 PUT @.10
STO SPY 1 APR 2024 508/504 PUT @.10
STO AMD 28 MAR 2024 165/162.5 PUT @.31
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#coveredcalls
SOLD F 5 APR 2024 13.5 CALL @.08
SPX 0-dte 3/25/24
#SPX0dte At 8:56 ET, sold to Open $SPX Mar 25th 5200/5230-5235/5265 condors for 14.85, IV 14.45%
Upside Warning reinstated
#VIXindicator This fired at the close today. It comes after the last one was canceled on Feb 13th, but with no Downside Warning in the interim. So it may not be as strong, but don’t be surprised at more movement higher.
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 03/22/2024 490/495 Bull Put Spread – Sold on 03/15 at $0.27 (the last of my put spreads)
1 SPY 03/22/2024 529/524 Bear Call Spread – Sold yesterday at $0.49
SPX
#SyntheticShortStock – Straight roll.
Rolled SPX Mar 22 2024 5240.0 Puts to Mar 25 2024 5240.0 Puts @ 6.10 credit (16.55 and 17.05 total now)
DWAC Puts
Sold 1 DWAC Mar 28 2024 20.0 Put at $0.27
Also sold 1 DWAC Mar 28 2024 15/24 Bull Put Spread at $0.49 Credit
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/trump-tied-spac-tumbles-after-shareholder-approve-deal
Economic Calendar 3/25 – 3/29
Friday holiday so shortened week, but also pretty quiet in terms of data releases.
WBA Covered Strangle into Earnings
Sold 1 WBA Mar 28 2024 23.0 Covered Call at $0.21
Sold 1 WBA Mar 28 2024 18.0 Put at $0.07
#EveryLittleBitHelps
LULU Diagonal Put
Bought 1 LULU 03/28/2024 355.0 Put / Sold 1 LULU 03/22/2024 382.5 Put at $0.57 Credit
LULU low of the day so far is $390.55
ACN Diagonal Put
Bought 1 ACN 03/28/2024 330.0 Put / Sold 1 ACN 03/21/2024 340.0 Put at $0.35 Credit
Hoping the short expires so I can write a new one for next week
SPX o-dte 3/22/24
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX Mar 22nd 5210/5240-5245/5275 condors for 13.05, IV 15.67%, at 9:36 ET
Premium was dropping rapidly as I tried to sell this.
CFG LNC Stocks
Sold tiny bits of these at new highs
CFG at $36.01 – bought April of 2023 at $28.00
LNC at $30.29 – bought March of 2023 at $20.18
#spx0dte @9:39, very nervous with…
#spx0dte
@9:39, very nervous with the low premium but it is my day off so…
SELL -1 IRON CONDOR SPX 100 (Weeklys) 22 MAR 24 5245/5275/5240/5210 CALL/PUT @13.30 LMT IV:18.4
bracket:
limit: 11.95
Stop limit: 16.7/16.9
AAPL Diagonal Put
Bought 1 AAPL 03/28/2024 162.50 Put / Sold 1 AAPL 03/21/2024 170.00 Put at $0.33 Credit
Hoping the short expires or drops to a penny so I can write a new one for next week
GILD VIX
Sold 1 GILD Mar 22 2024 70 Put at $0.06 – expires tomorrow
Sold 1 VIXW Mar 27 2024 12.5 Puts at $0.06 and $0.07
#EveryLittleBitHelps
C PNC Stock
Sold a tiny bit of these at new highs
C at $61.14 – highest and oldest lot bought in March 2022 at $56.98
PNC at $158.01 – last remaining lot bought in May 2023 at $113.00
#FormerFallingKnife
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 03/21/2024 490/495 Bull Put Spread – Sold on 03/15 at $0.22
1 SPY 03/21/2024 525/524 Bear Call Spread – Sold today at $0.42
SPX
#SyntheticShortStock – Another round.
Bought to Close SPX Mar 21 2024 5200.0 Puts @ .45 and .55 (sold for 12.15)
Sold SPX Mar 22 2024 5240.0 Puts @ 10.45 and 10.95
TQQQ,
STO May 3, 55 puts at 1.32
SPX 0-dte 3/21/24
#SPX0dte At 9:31 ET, sold to Open $SPX 5220/5250-5255/5285 condors for 14.00, IV 16.41%
Premium on this went from 13.75 at open to now 14.20, even though SPX wasn’t moving dramatically.
20-winged test trade going for 11.85
VIX Put
1 VIX Mar 20 2023 13.0 short put expired this morning on the open
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 03/20/2024 495/500 Bull Put Spread – Sold on 03/15 at $0.38
SPX
#SyntheticShortStock – Another round. Staying aggressive.
Bought to Close SPX Mar 20 2024 5150.0 Puts @ .65 (sold for 13.70)
Sold SPX Mar 21 2024 5200.0 Puts @ 12.15
SPX
#IronFlies – My lottery ticket for fun today. Betting on a 5200 pin. My regular positions would like to see it lower so throwing something out there for a bounce.
Sold SPX Mar 20 2024 5190/5200/5200/5210 Iron Fly @ 9.20
Threw an order in to close it for 2.00 so it’ll be easy to cancel and replace if we get anywhere close.
SPX bought a lottery ticket:…
SPX
bought a lottery ticket: Bull Call Spread 5310/5320 for March 25 for .40.
IP Stock
Sold my remaining tiny lots of IP at $39.51 and $40.01
Stock bought back in 2022
All new highs
#FormerFallingKnife
No SPX trade 3/20/24
#SPX0dte Taking the day off to avoid possible volatility from FOMC rate decision.
I am watching a test position:
Sold $SPX Mar 20th 5140/5170-5175/5205 condors for 21.30, IV 31.70% at 9:39 ET
I want to see how much premium drop we can get before the 2pm event.
CMG
50 for 1 stock split coming in June
TSLA Puts
Bought 1 TSLA 03/28/2024 145.0 Put at $0.15 / Sold 1 TSLA 03/22/2024 160.0 Put at $0.32
GRPN Calls
Bought 1 GRPN 03/28/2024 18.0 Call at $0.10 / Sold 1 GRPN 03/22/2024 15.5 Call at $0.25
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 03/19/2024 495/500 Bull Put Spread – Sold on 03/15 at $0.27
MSTR
#onlyspreads
Sto MSTR 22 MAR 2024 1105/1100 PUT @.25
SPX
#SyntheticShortStock – Ready for a possibly wild day tomorrow (but finish unchanged) LOL!
Bought to Close SPX Mar 19 2024 5150.0 Puts @ .70 (sold for 26.00 and 26.70)
Sold SPX Mar 20 2024 5150.0 Puts @ 13.70
SPY
BTC SPY 20 MAR 2024 506/502 PUT @.10/SOLD @.43
SPX 0 DTE
#spx0dte
$SPX STO 3/19 5105/5135-5140/5170 at 17.25 at open
Closed at 15.50 around 9:45. 10% of max. Would have $1 more of profit if closed now. BTC order placed at same time as the STO fill. Satisfied. Greed was avoided.
PRE WBA UPS Puts
Sold 1 PFE Mar 22 2024 26.5 Put at $0.06
Sold 1 WBA Mar 22 2024 20.0 Put at $0.12
Sold 1 UPS Mar 22 2024 140/145 Bull Put Spread at $0.18
SPX 0-dte 3/19/24
#SPX0dte Given the 30-point move in the last 4 hours and also IV at over 20%, I’m going to wait for the open.
SOXS SQQQ BITO Puts
Sold 1 SOXS Mar 22 2024 3.0 Put at $0.09
Sold 1 SQQQ Mar 22 2024 10.0 Put at $0.09
Sold 1 BITO Mar 22 2024 24 Put at $0.07
#EveryLittleBitHelps
SPY
#optionsexpiration
#onlyspreads
484/ /488 PUT/3/18/2024
UPS
Sold 1 UPS 03/22/2024 160.0 Call at $0.34 against a leftover 165 Call from last week’s diagonal Call Spread
Sold 1 UPS 03/22/2024 140/145 Bull Put Spread at $0.14
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 03/18/2024 490/495 Bull Put Spread – sold on 03/11 at $0.29
SPX
#SyntheticShortStock – Good IV for rolling this week so taking a little more risk.
Rolled SPX Mar 19 2024 5145.0 Puts to Mar 19 2024 5150.0 Puts @ 2.00 credit (26.05 and 26.75 total now)
XBI
#ShortPuts – One add to the ladder.
Sold XBI Apr 19 2024 87.0 Put @ 1.15
VFC PARA MU NKE Puts
Sold 1 VFC Mar 22 2024 13.5 Put at $0.07
Sold 1 PARA Mar 22 2024 10.5 Put at $0.08
Sold 1 MU Mar 22 2024 72 Put at $0.09
Sold 1 NKE Mar 22 2024 83 Put at $0.12
#EveryLittleBitHelps
TQQQ,
STO May 17, 45 [uts at 1.02
SPX 0-dte 3/18/24
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX Mar 18th 5125/5155-5160/5190 condors for 15.60, IV 17.7%
20-winged test trade going for 12.75
Earnings 3/18 – 3/22
Economic Calendar 3/18 – 3/22
#FOMC interest rate decision is Wednesday afternoon
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 03/15/2024 495/500 Bull Put Spread – Sold on 03/05 at $0.41 Credit
TQQQ,
BTC March 22, 48 puts at .11 cents, sold at .75 cents. I an raising some cash because I think there is a buying opportunity coming in the next week or two.
TSLA
#SyntheticStock – Another round.
Bought to Close TSLA Mar 15 2024 165.0 Calls @ .15 (sold for 12.85)
Sold TSLA Mar 22 2024 160.0 Calls @ 5.40
SPX
#SyntheticShortStock – Finally getting a little weakness. Roll these down a little and hopefully reset the selling level a lot lower. Going out to Tue and down 10 points.
Rolled SPX Mar 15 2024 5155.0 Puts to Mar 19 2024 5145.0 Puts @ 1.75 credit (24.80 total now)
META
#onlyspreads
#everylittlebithelps
Sto META 22 MAR 2024 445/440 PUT @.19
SPY Puts
Sold 1 SPY 03/19/2024 495/500 Bull Put Spread at $0.27
Sold 1 SPY 03/20/2024 495/500 Bull Put Spread at $0.38
Sold 1 SPY 03/21/2024 490/495 Bull Put Spread at $0.22
Sold 1 SPY 03/22/2024 490/495 Bull Put Spread at $0.27
TQQQ,
It looks like my 45 puts that I sold at 1.01 will expire at zero today.
SPX 0-dte 3/15/24
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX 5130/5150-5155/5185 condors for 18.00, IV 22%
20-winged test going for 14.00.
HE MARA ULTY
STO HE 15 MAR /28 MAR 2024 12 PUT @.05
STO MARA 15 MAR 2024/22 MAR 2024 17 PUT @.72
STO MARA 15 MAR 2024/22 MAR 2024 18 PUT @.81
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#smallbuy
#onDIScount
BOT ULTY @18.57
UVXY Calls
Sold UVXY 03/22/2024 13/9.5 Bear Call Spreads at $0.08 Credit
Sold UVXY 03/28/2024 13/9.5 Bear Call Spreads at $0.12 Credit
Sold UVXY 04/05/2024 13/9.5 Bear Call Spreads at $0.14 Credit
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 03/14/2024 490/495 Bull Put Spread – Sold on 03/05 at $0.33 Credit
1 SPY 03/14/2024 525/520 Bear Call Spread – Sold on 03/01 at $0.67 Credit
TSLA late trades
Bought 1 TSLA 03/22/2024 145.0 Put / Sold 1 TSLA 03/15/2024 157.5 Put at $0.09 Credit
Hoping the short expires tomorrow leaving me with a long put to write against AGAIN.
Sold 1 TSLA 03/15/2024 180/170 Bear Call Spread at $0.15 for additional downside protection
TSLA
#SyntheticStock – Roll down again. Almost keeping up with the drop.
Rolled TSLA Mar 15 2024 170.0 Calls to Mar 15 2024 165.0 Calls @ 2.00 credit (12.85 total now)
SPX
#SyntheticShortStock – A straight roll…my favorite kind. Feels like a free day when no adjustments needed. Triple witching tomorrow so IV hanging in there nicely. Could’ve gotten over 10.00 if I would’ve held out a little longer. You never know.
Rolled SPX Mar 14 2024 5155.0 Puts to Mar 15 2024 5155.0 Puts @ 8.75 credit (23.20 total now)
TSLA 1-DTE
Sold 1 TSLA 03/15/2024 150/160 Bull Put Spread at $0.35
Sold 1 TSLA 03/15/2024 187.5/177.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.15
SPX 0-dte 3/14/24
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX Mar 14th 5145/5175-5180/5210 condors for 15.25, IV 18.29%
20-winged test going for 12.40
SPY Expiration
1 SPY 03/13/2024 490/495 Bull Put Spread – sold on 03/05 at $0.27 Credit
1 SPY 03/13/2024 523/519 Bear Call Spread – sold on 03/11 at $0.25 Credit
SPY
STO SPY 20 MAR 2024 506/502 PUT @.43
SPX 0DTE Iron Fly
$SPX STO 3/13 5155/5175/5195 Iron Fly at 13.30 around 9:45
$SPX BTC 3/13 5155/5175/5195 Iron Fly at 11.25 around 12:00
15% of max
SPX
#SyntheticShortStock – Rolling a little earlier today.
Rolled SPX Mar 13 2024 5150.0 Puts to Mar 14 2024 5155.0 Puts @ 7.40 credit (14.45 total now)
COIN AMZN Call
#coveredcalls #syntheticcoveredcalls
$COIN STO 3/15 270 call at $8.06
$AMZN STO 3/15 182.5 call at .15
QQQ ULTY SMH NVDA SPY
#onlyspreads
#everylittlebithelps
STO QQQ 20 MAR 2024 419/416 PUT @.09
Sto SMH 22 MAR 2024 198/196 PUT @.07
Sto NVDA 22 MAR 2024 730/725 PUT @.24
STO SPY 20 MAR 2024 498/494 PUT @.10
BOT ULTY @19.58
SPX 0-dte 3/13/24
#SPX0dte Sold to Open $SPX Mar 13th 5140/5170-5175/5205 condors for 14.65, IV 16.55%
20-winged test going for 11.95.
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