#closed
BTC AMZN 4 AUG 2023 121 PUT @.01 sto @1.10
BTC AMZN 4 AUG 2023 132 PUT @.01 sto@3.65
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SNOW short puts
Sold to open $SNOW Sep 15 150 puts @ 5.15 (23 delta) with the stock at 169.06. To go long or keep the premium.
TLT
#SyntheticCoveredCalls – A little aggressive but counting on an oversold bounce. Rolling synthetic only and leaving the regular covered calls at 101.
Rolled TLT Aug 11 2023 101.0 Calls to Aug 11 2023 97.5 Calls @ .39 credit (.78 total now)
SNOW TSLA XBI
#CoveredCalls #ShortPuts – Not letting anything other than TLT get assigned for now. With the Fidelity cash sweep up to 4.97% perfectly happy just letting the cash back put sales. I’ll be letting all my SPY stock go in two weeks (assuming we’re over 400) and unloading the TSLA as soon as it’s back to even.
SNOW: Small gain on the bounce.
Bought to Close SNOW AUG 04 2023 167.5 Put @ 1.25 (sold for 3.05)
Bought to Close SNOW AUG 04 2023 170.0 Put @ 2.35 (sold for 2.30)
TSLA: Covered rolling and keeping downside protection.
Rolled TSLA Aug 04 2023 240.0 Call to Aug 11 2023 240.0 Call @ 1.05 credit (28.95 total now)
XBI: Rolling
Rolled XBI AUG 04 2023 83.0 Puts to AUG 11 2023 82.5 Puts @ .20 credit (.95 total now)
Rolled XBI AUG 04 2023 83.5 Puts to AUG 18 2023 82.5 Puts @ .15 credit (1.05 total now)
Rolled XBI AUG 04 2023 84.0 Puts to AUG 18 2023 83.0 Puts @ .03 debit (.95 total now)
Rolled XBI AUG 04 2023 84.5 Puts to AUG 18 2023 84.0 Puts @ .14 credit (1.35 total now)
SHOP short puts
Sold to open $SHOP Sep 15 60 puts @ 3.48 with the stock at 59.82. Looking to go long.
July Jobs Report
#Jobs — Lower than expected, but steady growth continues.
Gain of +187,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. expected gain of 200K
Unemployment down by 0.1 to 3.5%, vs expected no change
U6 unemployment 6.7%, down by 0.2
Labor force participation at 62.6% for 5th straight month
Average hourly earnings up by 0.4%; 4.4% increase over the year, stronger than expected
May jobs revised down by -25K to +281K
June jobs revised down by -24K to +185K
TEAM
BTC $TEAM 145/155 8/18/2023 #BuPS @0.12 was STO 7/18 as a roll from June. Total $2.98 premium.
TQQQ,
BTC September 8, 42 puts at 2.65,sold at 1.80 so took a small hit on this one. Market feels heavy here.
BOIL
Bought to close 1 BOIL 08/04/2023 55.00 Put at $0.05. Sold at $0.90.
Sold to open 1 BOIL 08/11/2023 53.00 Put at $0.61
#OnlySpreads
AMZN
#shortputs
Sto AMZN 4 AUG 2023 121 PUT @1.10
SPY
Back in after a long absence:
Sold 1 SPY 08/04/2023 454.0 Call at $0.27 / Bought 1 SPY 08/07/2023 464.0 Call at $0.01
Sold 1 SPY 08/07/2023 455.0 Call at $0.37 / Bought 1 SPY 08/08/2023 465.0 Call at $0.02
#OnlySpreads
TLT
#ShortPuts – One add.
Sold TLT Sep 15 2023 95.0 Put @ 2.25
Risk off
#SPX1dte Bought to close $SPX Aug 3rd 4445/4425 put spreads for .10. Condors sold this morning for 1.10
TROW VXX SOXL Spreads
Sold 1 VXX 08/04/2023 37/29.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.13 Credit
Sold 1 SOXL 08/04/2023 20/23.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.14 Credit
Bought to close 1 TROW 122 Call at $0.05. Sold as part of a TROW 133/122 Bear Call spread I rolled to last week at a $8.88 Credit.
Rolled 1 TROW 133/115 Bear Call spread to next week’s TROW 133/116 Bear Call spread at $0.10 Credit.
#OnlySpreads
LABU
#assignment
8.4.2023 /LABU 6.5 PUT
GOING TO START ROLLING ON WENSDAY!?
SPX same day
#SPX1dte Sold to Open $SPX Aug 3rd 4425/4445-4545/4565 condors for 1.10, deltas -.05 +.07, IV 23.35%
UVXY VXX SOXL Spreads
Late day fills
Sold 1 UVXY 08/04/2023 33/24.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.13 Credit
Sold 1 UVXY 08/04/2023 33/23.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.18 Credit
Sold 1 VXX 08/04/2023 37/29 Bear Call Spread at $0.15 Credit
Sold SOXL 08/04/2023 20/23.5 Bull Put Spreads at $0.07 and $0.09 Credits
Sold SOXL 08/04/2023 20/24 Bull Put Spreads at $0.11 Credit
#OnlySpreads
GRMN BOIL
Sold out of my last GRMN stock at $108.33. Bought for an avg of $105.00.
Bought 1 BOIL 08/11/2023 42.00 Put / Sold 1 BOIL 08/04/2023 51.00 Put at $0.36 Credit
#OnlySPreads
SPY
#ShortPuts – Sold SPY Sep 15 2023 425.0 Put @ 2.50
AMZN
#coveredcalls
Sto AMZN 11 AUG 2023 132 CALL @4.02
In case i get assigned this Friday
SPX stopped
#SPX1dte Bought to close $SPX Aug 2nd 4505/4485 put spreads for 1.60. Condors sold this morning for 1.00.
SPX same day
#SPX1dte Sold to Open $SPX Aug 2nd 4485/4505-4600/4620 condors for 1.00, deltas -.07 +.06, IV 22.1%
CVS DLR Spreads
Bought 1 CVS 08/11/2023 82.0 Call/ Sold 1 CVS 08/04/2023 78.0 Call for $0.32 Credit
Bought 1 DLR 08/11/2023 133.0 Call/ Sold 1 DLR 08/04/2023 127.0 Call for $0.35 Credit
#OnlySpreads
TLT
#ShortPuts – Another.
Sold TLT Sep 15 2023 99.0 Put @ 2.30
AI
Rolled $AI Aug-18-2023 40 calls (covered) // Sep-15-2023 45 @0.70 credit.
TLT
#ShortPuts – Starter.
Sold TLT Sep 15 2023 98.0 Put @ 1.75
Earnings
Another week of important earnings reports kicks into high gear today with a wide array of companies reporting. Some notable names include AMD (AMD), Caterpillar (CAT), JetBlue (JBLU), Starbucks (SBUX), Uber (UBER), Merck (MRK), and Pfizer (PFE). These reports will provide insights into various sectors such as semiconductor chips, automotive, aviation, pharmaceuticals, coffee, and technology. With approximately 170 S&P 500 companies reporting their results this week
SPX same day
#SPX1dte Sold to Open $SPX Aug 1st 4510/4530-4610/4630 condors for .95, deltas -.05 +.07, IV 19.1%
Put Risk off
#SPX1dte Bought to close $SPX Aug 1st 4535/4515 put spreads for .45. Condors sold earlier for 1.30.
Put deltas got up to -.09 a few minutes ago, but dropped to -.06 when I was filled. Call strike is +.04 so I will let that sit overnight. I will look to reload put side in the morning.
AMZN Put
#shortputs
$AMZN STO 8/18 123 put at 1.49
NET Call
#coveredcalls
$NET STO 8/4 74 call at 2.50
AI TSLA CAVA Calls
#coveredcalls #syntheticcoveredcalls
$AI STO 8/4 44.5 call at .76
$TSLA STO 8/4 280 call at 1.19
$CAVA STO 8/4 75 call at .70
SPX next day
#SPX1dte Sold to Open $SPX Aug 1st 4515/4535-4625/4645 condors for 1.30, deltas -.07 +.07
F
STO F 4 AUG 2023 13 PUT @.11
AMZN
STO AMZN 4 AUG 2023 132 PUT @3.65
META
Sto META 4 AUG 2023 305/295 PUT @.36
MARA
#shortputs
STO MARA 4 AUG 2023 //15.5,16 AND 16.5 PUT @.21,37 AND .56 CREDIT.
SPX same day
#SPX1dte Sold to Open $SPX July 31st 4530/4550-4620/4640 condors for .876, deltas -.07 +.06, IV 17.65%
SOXL F TSLA MSFT MARA CMG META
#optionsexpiration
SOXL,F,TSLA,MSFT,MARA,CMG,META
TSLA 260 PUT SOLD @8.19
#assignment
TSLA 260 CALL
AI ROKU TMUS GOOGL Call / Expirations
#coveredcalls
$AI BTC 7/28 42.50 call and STO 8/4 45 call at added credit of .64
$ROKU STO 8/4 84 call at .49
$TMUS STO 7/28 141 call at .86
$GOOGL BTC 7/28 133 call and STO 8/4 136 call at added credit of .33
#optionsexpiration
$TSLA 270 call
$CROX 129 call
$VZ 35.5 call
$MARA 17.5 call
$TMUS 141 call
$AI 39 put
#assignment
$ROKU 84 call I sold this morning for .49. Stock went up $10 more after the covering. I almost feel naked, or undressed at the least!
BOIL
OptionsExpiration
Had to roll some TROW and CMA bear call spreads after big moves this week.
Others did OK.
BOIL1 3.5 (pre-split) Covered Calls
BOIL 43/57 Bull Put Spread
BOIL 85/78 Bear Call Spread
CMA 40/45 Bull Put Spreads
DLR 130/125 Bear Call Spread
MMM 114.0 Diagonal Call
SWKS 122/117 Bear Call Spread
UVXY 20/20.5/21 Covered Calls
VXX 24/24.5/25/25.5/26/27 Covered Calls
Several VXX Bear Call Spreads
Assignments:
Early Assignment yesterday on some 32 and 31 VXX Puts.
Adjusted cost under 24
SPY,
I covered all my shorts in the SPY for a nice profit and STO TQQQ, 42 puts for September 8 at 1.80
TSLA
#CoveredCalls – Keeping plenty of downside protection in place.
Rolled TSLA Jul 28 2023 245.0 Call to Aug 04 2023 240.0 Call @ 5.65 credit (27.90 total now)
QQQ,
STO September 384 puts at 8.60 in my IRA. Since the start of this year the S&P 500 is up 20% but the QQQ is up 45% so far. If I get assigned I will just keep the ETF.
SPX stopped
#SPX1dte Bought to close $SPX July 28 4600/4620 call spreads for 1.60. Condors sold this morning for 1.00.
Horrible week due to my major error yesterday. I had ruminated in the past that when I hit midweek with profit target already met, I need to be overly careful on Thursday and Friday. I forgot that, and when I should have closed put spread to remove risk, I instead sold a next-day condor. That error sucked 10.00 out of my accounts when market took a mid-day dive.
If today turns out to be a super rally I will take profits on the long Aug 2nd calls I entered this morning.
SNOW TLT XBI
#CoveredCalls #SyntheticCoveredCalls #ShortPuts – Getting a few in on the early strength.
SNOW: Rolling.
Rolled SNOW JUL 28 2023 175.0 Put to AUG 04 2023 170.0 Put @ .05 credit (2.30 total now)
TLT: Another round of synthetic divvys.
Bought to Close TLT JUL 28 2023 103.0 Calls @ .01 (sold for .33 and .70)
Sold TLT AUG 11 2023 101.0 Calls @ .38 and .39
XBI: Closed and rolled.
Bought to Close XBI JUL 28 2023 83.0 Puts @ .38 (sold for .95)
Rolled XBI JUL 28 2023 85.0 Puts to AUG 04 2023 84.5 Puts @ even (1.25 total now)
Rolled XBI JUL 28 2023 84.5 Puts to AUG 04 2023 84.0 Puts @ .05 credit (.98 total now)
Rolled XBI JUL 28 2023 84.0 Puts to AUG 04 2023 83.5 Puts @ .10 credit (.93 total now)
Rolled XBI JUL 28 2023 84.0 Puts to AUG 04 2023 83.0 Puts @ .01 credit (.78 total now)
SPX 3-dte R/R
#SPX1dte #RiskReversal I can’t see a strong reason for yesterday’s dip, and with $VIX resuming its downward trend this morning, it’s possible the Upside Warning is still strong.
Sold to Open $SPX Aug 2nd 4465/4445 put spreads
Bought to Open Aug 2nd 4650/4670 call spreads
Total DEBIT -.25
SPX same day
#SPX1dte Sold to Open $SPX July 28th 4495/4515-4600/4620 condors for 1.00. Deltas -.08 +.06, IV 19.3%
This should have been 1.05 or 1.10, I made an entry error and got filled for 1.00.
XBI
#ShortPuts – One add.
Sold XBI Aug 18 2023 80.0 Put @ 1.27
TLT
#CoveredCalls #SyntheticCoveredCalls – A few partials coming in.
Bought to Close TLT Jul 28 2023 103.0 Calls @ .01 (sold for .70)
Bought to Close TLT Jul 28 2023 104.0 Calls @ .01 (sold for .33 and .35)
SPX stopped
#SPX1dte Bought to close $SPX July 27th 4560/4540 put spreads for 4.00. Major suckage. I was so happy to be up +4.00 on a Wednesday, and it all goes up in smoke on a day I was trying to be careful.
Economic Calendar week of 7/31 – 8/4
Jobs report for June released FRIDAY morning
SPX next day
#SPX1dte Sold to Open $SPX July 28th 4520/4540-4640/4660 condors for 1.00, SPX at 4595, deltas -.07 +.06, IV 12.9%
My bullish call fizzled out quickly so now focused on tomorrow.
MARA
#rolling
rolled MARA 17 put, July 23 to aug 4 credit .57
SPY,
STO September 8, 425 puts at 1.03
SPX risk reversal
#SPX1dte As yesterday’s trades expired worthless I am at +4.00 for the week, exceeding my $3 target. I did not want to risk that by selling a condor the evening after the Fed decision, which often triggers an overnight move. Sure enough, the market rose overnight and has now shown more strength after economic news.
Although we may be too toppy to continue higher today, I am still entering a bullish trade. I had to go with a pretty wide delta disparity to avoid paying a high debit.
Sold to Open $SPX July 27th 4560/4540 put spreads, delta -.15
Bought to Open July 27th 4635/4655 call spreads, delta +.05
Total DEBIT -.45, IV 17.8%
I don’t expect to reach the short call strike but getting close would allow for 2.00 to 4.00 in profit.
Economic news
Jobless claims at 221,000 vs estimate of 235,000.
Q2 U.S. GDP +2.4% vs estimate of 2.0%
Market already higher overnight is now spiking more.
F LABU CMG SPCE MSFT
#shortputs
Sto F 28 JUL 2023 12.5 PUT @.04
Sto LABU 28 JUL 2023 6 PUT @.30
#onlyspreads
Sto CMG 28 JUL 2023 1850/1840 PUT @.55
Sto CMG 28 JUL 2023 1830/1820 PUT @.17
Sto MSFT 28 JUL 2023 325/315 PUT @.26
#coveredcalls
Sto SPCE 4 AUG 2023 4 CALL @.16
Fed up .25%
SPX put spread
#SPX1dte Sold to Open $SPX July 26th 4520/4500 put spreads for 1.25. At time of fill: SPX at 4557, delta -.12
GOOGL MARA Call
#coveredcalls
$GOOGL STO 7/28 133 call at .47
$MARA STO 7/28 17.5 call at .26
WDAY,
BTO September 15, 210 call at 25.90for a small spec trade. It is deep in the money and has a delta of 80 so should hold its value
Fed Risk/Reversal
#SPX1dte Betting that we rise into the announcement and spike higher from there.
Sold to open $SPX July 26th 4510/4490, delta -.07
Bought to Open July 26th 4615/4635 call spreads, delta +.05
Total credit on trade: +.25
SPY,
BTC July 28, 420 put at .02, sold at 1.76
TSLA MSFT MARA
#shortputspread
Sto TSLA 28 JUL 2023 255/245 PUT @.81
Sto MSFT 28 JUL 2023 327.5/317.5 PUT @1.11
#shortputs
Sto MARA 28 JUL 2023 16 PUT @.35
SPX risk off
#SPX1dte Bought to close $SPX July 25th 4590 calls for .30. Condors sold for 1.05 yesterday. Also put spread sold this morning for .60, so profit on day 1.35
SPX same day add-on
#SPX1dte Sold to Open $SPX July 25th 4540/4520 put spreads for .60. This is in addition to my condor sold yesterday.
META SOXL F
#onlyspreads
Sto META 28 JUL 2023 235/225 PUT @.20
#shortputs
Sto SOXL 28 JUL 2023 22.5 PUT @.23
Sto SOXL 28 JUL 2023 23 PUT @.32
#coveredcalls
Sto F 28 JUL 2023 14 CALL @.35
SPX 1-dte
#SPX1dte Sold to Open $SPX July 25th 4490/4510-4590/4610 condors for 1.05, SPX at 4552, IV 11.4%, deltas -.07 +.07
Expiring: July 24th 4490/4510-4575/4595 condors. sold this morning for 1.15
XBI
#ShortPuts – Got lucky with the expiration on Friday so jumping right back in.
Sold XBI Jul 28 2023 83.0 Puts @ .95
Sold XBI Jul 28 2023 84.0 Puts @ .83
Sold XBI Jul 28 2023 85.0 Puts @ 1.25
TSLA
#CoveredCalls – Thought it might stay weak so rolled short call down for more protection. Of course that guarantees a bounce! LOL
Rolled TSLA Jul 28 2023 250.0 Call to Jul 28 2023 245.0 Call @ 3.50 credit (21.25 total now)
AI
Roll AI Jul-28-2023 40 calls (covered) // Aug-18-2023 @1.9 credit
AI CROX Calls
#coveredcalls
$AI STO 7/28 40.5 call at 1.05 These were shares put to me over the weekend at $39
$CROX STO 7/28 129 call at 4.82. Earnings are this Thursday
Y,
BTC July 28, 395 puts at .02, sold at 1.31
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