#SPX1dte Sold to Open $SPX Jun 30th 4320/4340-4445/4465 condors for 1.05, SPX at 4389, deltas -.07 +.05, IV 15%
Expiring: Jun 29th 4305/4325-4415/4435 condors, sold yesterday for .95
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DKNG Covered Straddle
#coveredcalls #shortputs
$DKNG STO 7/7 26.5 straddle at 1.34. Call is covered
SNOW TLT
#ShortPuts #SyntheticStock – A few.
SNOW: Back in it. Selling at the expected move the week before earnings and below all the major moving averages. Starter position.
Sold SNOW Aug 18 2023 150.0 Put @ 3.30
TLT: Added to synthetic. Cost basis on the rest of the synthetic shares is down to zero.
Bought TLT JAN 17 2025 105.0/105.0/75.0 Synthetic Stock /Disaster Puts @ 1.65
SPX R/R
#SPX1dte Sold to close HALF of #RiskReversal I entered last Friday: $SPX Jun 30th 4455/4475 call spreads for .60. R/R entered for -0.20 debit.
SPY,
STO August 11, 400 puts at .95
VXX PNC
Sold VXX Jun 30 2023 26 Calls at $0.15, $0.16, $0.21, $0.22 and $0.25.
Sold VXX Jun 30 2023 26.5 Calls at $0.15, $0.17 and $0.18.
Sold VXX Jun 30 2023 27 Calls at $0.13
Sold PNC Jun 30 2023 120.0 Put at $0.50
Sold PNC Jun 30 2023 118.0 Put at $0.20
Already short 121 and 124 Calls so turning them into strangles.
SNOW Put Closed
The hedge worked! It didm’t snow in June.
$SNOW BTC 7/6 150 put at .18. STO at 2.36. Thank you @fuzzballl
Switching back
#SPX1dte Sold to Open $SPX Jun 29th 4305/4325-4415/4435 condors for .95, deltas -.06 +.06, SPX at 4369, IV 13.1%
It was an informative test run going long, but I think it’s better suited for occasional shots while sticking to short strategy on the regular.
SPY
#ShortPuts – First one in this expiration.
Sold SPY Aug 18 2023 425.0 Put @ 3.75
SPY,
STO August 18, 400 puts at 1.34
SPX scraps
#SPX1dte Sold to close $SPX Jun 28th 4330/4310 put spreads for .45. Condors bought yesterday for .70.
I do not think a big drop is in the cards today so taking what I can.
SPY
STO July 21, 420 put at 1.16
STO July 28, 420 put at 1.76
SPY,
BTC June 30, 390 puts at .02, STO at 3.43
SPX 1-dte long
#SPX1dte Bought to open $SPX Jun 28th 4310/4330-4430/4450 condors for .70, deltas -.05 +.05
SPX partial
#SPX1dte Sold to close HALF of position: $SPX Jun 27th 4380/4400 call spreads for 2.00. Condors bought yesterday for .85. Holding second half to see if I can grab a juicier price.
SNOW
#ShortPuts – Taking these a couple weeks early. Looking to re-load in Aug on the next dip.
Bought to Close SNOW Jul 07 2023 150.0 Puts @ .28 (sold for 2.25)
SPY,
BTC June 30, 385 puts at .02, sold at 2.81
SPX1-dte
#SPX1dte Bought to open $SPX Jun 27th 4260/4280-4380/4400 condors for .80, just AFTER closing bell, deltas -.05 +.05
Expired at a loss: Jun 26th 4285/4305-4395/4415 condors, bought Friday for 1.00
Going long really flips the script. You have to bear through consecutive small losses to get that less frequent but potentially larger win. My usual short approach is enjoying multiple small wins but then getting smacked down by less frequent but bigger losses.
XBI
#ShortPuts – Adding.
Sold XBI Jul 21 2023 83.0 Puts @ 2.20
SPY TLT
#ShortPuts #CoveredCalls #SyntheticCoveredCalls – Catching up on Friday.
SPY: Adding.
Sold SPY JUL 21 2023 425.0 Put @ 2.25
Sold SPY JUL 28 2023 425.0 Put @ 3.10
TLT: Landed right in the sweet spot this week.
Bought to Close TLT JUN 23 2023 103.5 Calls @ .02 (sold for .30 and .38)
Sold TLT JUL 07 2023 104.5 Calls @ .54
Bought to Close TLT JUN 23 2023 103.0 Puts @ .04 (sold for 2.45)
Sold TLT JUL 07 2023 103.5 Puts @ 1.10
Rolled TLT JUN 23 2023 104.0 Puts to JUN 30 2023 104.0 Puts @ .37 credit (2.60 total now)
SPX 1-dte LONG
#SPX1dte Bought to Open $SPX Jun 26th 4285/4305-4395/4415 condors for 1.00, deltas -.06 +.06, SPX at 4353, IV 7.55%.
Need a move in either direction for profit.
SPY,
STO August 4, 400 puts at 1.01
SOXL PUT ROLL
#shortputs
$SOXL BTC 6/23 24.50 put and STO 6/30 24.50 put at .15 added credit and fingers crossed.
Risk Reversal
#SPX1dte Since these are so cheap I’m adding another #RiskReversal, since with Upside Warning and declining $VIX, I’m less concerned with a correction coming in the next week (although it is still entirely possible, in which case I will stop out of put side).
Sold to Open $SPX Jun 30th 4250/4230 put spreads
Bought to Open Jun 30th 4455/4475 call spreads
Net DEBIT -0.25
TQQQ,
I have this long term trade in 2025 and STC the calls at an average price of 11.40 today with my cost basis at 10.49 and I am still short the 40 puts at 11.71 for January 2025. I remember the 1970,s and the FED had a really hard time getting inflation under control until Volker came along.
SPY,
BTC June 30, 380 puts at .02, sold at 2.29
APLY NVDY
#tinybuys
BOT APLY @22.18
BOT NVDY @23.51
SPX stop hit
#SPX1dte Another day, another stop. Been doing a lot of thinking this week and realized that whatever has caused the change in SPX option chain does not matter. It has changed. At least for now. The distance between .06 deltas for the next day is consistently under 100 and sometimes under 90. This stands in contrast to the 1st quarter this year, during a prolonged upside warning, where the distance stayed above 120 even on calm days.
The $VIX spent that quarter mostly between 17 and 23. This week we have been drifting to 3-year lows even as we head for a down week. This is likely the reason for the tight range, and it hopefully can widen again after we go through a small (or big) correction.
Until then, the last two weeks demonstrate that going LONG on these condors is the more profitable approach. On the traditional #SPX1dte short daily condors, stops were hit on 7 out of the 9 trading days. I could have easily made 2.00 on each one of those days, by buying a condor for about -1.00 and selling one side for at least +3.00. It’s a much tougher strategy to manage however, as selling for 3.00 may remove the chance to sell for more, or even ending day fully ITM for 19.00 profit, which could have been the case last Thursday. But of course, waiting for those types of windfalls risks losing all profit.
This is a tough switch to make. I tried it last summer, but as soon as I switched the market calmed to the point that I had to switch back to short. I stayed with the short strategy ever since. So if I make this switch, it may be short lived; I can wait for widths to return to 105 points or more consistently. Or I may switch between them on a daily basis, based on conditions.
SPY,
BTC June 30, 405 put at .05, sold at 3.21
SPX 1-dte
#SPX1dte Sold to Open $SPX Jun 23rd 4315/4335-4420/4440 condors for 1.00, SPX at 4376, deltas -.07 +.06, IV 12.4%
AMZN Call
#syntheticcoveredcalls
$AMZN STO 6/23 132 call at .28
SPX 1-dte
#SPX1dte Sold to Open $SPX Jun 22nd 4390/4410 call spreads for .50. Paired with 4330/4310 put spreads sold yesterday for .50. Pretty tight range, so we’ll see how it goes.
AAPL Call Roll
#syntheticcoveredcalls
$AAPL BTC 6/23 180 call and STO 6/30 182.50 call at cost of $1.10. If called away gain 2.50 which offsets more than half the $1.10. Covered by 7/21 170 long call.
SPX 1-dte
#SPX1dte Sold to Open $SPX Jun 22nd 4330/4310 put spreads for .50, delta -.07.
In my usual horrendous method of legging in, I sold this before the afternoon low, expecting a rally into close. Looking to sell call side if that rally materializes.
XBI
#ShortPuts – A couple more adds on the morning dip.
Sold XBI Jul 21 2023 85.0 Puts @ 2.05
SPX risk off
#SPX1dte Bought to close $SPX Jun 21st 4345/4325 put spreads for .30. Condors sold yesterday for 1.15
Am I sick of stops being hit nearly every day? Yes. But into this upside warning it feels like 1st Quarter of this year, where we’d swing in the morning but relax after first hour. With $VIX hitting new lows this morning, I held out. I would like to see the 120-170 point width we saw in 1Q return, but deltas remain frustratingly narrow.
LABU SOXL
#rolling
LABU JUNE 23 TO JUNE 30/ 7 PUT @.13 CREDIT
SOXL JUNE 23 TO JUNE 30/25 PUT @.33 CREDIT
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#shortputs
STO LABU 23 JUN 2023 6.5 PUT @.15
New VIX THREE YEAR low
#VIXindicator The $VIX just hit a new low, exceeding the low from Friday and touching its lowest level since February of 2020.
VXX
Sold 1 VXX Jun 23 2023 28.0 Call at $0.70
SPX 1-dte
#SPX1dte Sold to Open $SPX June 21st 4325/4345-4435/4455 condors for 1.15, SPX at 4389, deltas -.07 +.06
SPY XBI
#ShortPuts – A couple adds this morning.
Sold SPY Jul 21 2023 425.0 Puts @ 2.15
Sold XBI Jul 21 2023 85.0 Puts @ 2.00
EVF SOXL SPCE
#tinybuy
BOT EVF @5.33
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#shortputs
SOLD SOXL 23 JUN 2023 25 PUT @.86
SOLD SPCE 23 JUN 2023 4.5 PUT @.17
SPX stopped
#SPX1dte Bought to close $SPX June 20th 4360/4340 put spreads for 1.65. Small loss to start week. I avoided a trade that spanned the long weekend, but definitely plan to switch to overnight trades as the spreads on the morning trades have become too narrow.
SPY
BTC June 23,
380 puts at .02, STO @2.51
385 puts at .02, STO @3.02
390 puts at.02, STO @3.71
SPX same day
#SPX1dte Sold to Open $SPX June 20th 4340/4360-4440/4460 condors for .90, deltas -.07 +.05, IV 18.9%
TSLA SOXL LABU
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#assignment
SOXL 17.50 CALL
LABU 4.50 CALL
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#optionsexpiration
TSLA 253.33 put sto @2.60
SOXL STRIKES/23,20,24.5 PUTS
LABU 6.50 PUT
Expired
#optionsexpiration
$AI 36 put
$U 35 put
CMA SOXL LABU Risk on
Sold 1 CMA Jun 23 2023 45.5 Call at $0.38
Sold SOXL Jun 23 2023 27.0 Calls at $0.51 and $0.52
Sold SOXL Jun 23 2023 22.5 Puts at $0.14
Sold LABU Jun 23 2023 7.5 Calls at $0.12
Sold LABU Jun 23 2023 6.5 Puts at $0.13 and $0.14
#OnlySpreads
AMD PUT Roll
#shortputs
$AMD Roll 6/16 126 put to to 6/23 125 put at added credit of .35 and $1 less if put to me.
TLTW JEPI SOXL LABU
#FORTHEDIVY
BOT TLTW @33.13
#NOTHAPPYWITHPEFORMANCE
SOLD JEPI @54.93
#shortputs
STO SOXL 2023 JUN 23 25 PUT @.90
STO LABU 2023 JUN 23 7 PUT @0.26
SPX BUCS Close
#bucs
$SPX BTC 6/16 4375/4385 BUCS at $19.70. BTO 6/9 at $1.30
Monday holiday
This is the first year stock market will be closed for Juneteenth.
TLT
#CoveredCalls #SyntheticCoveredCalls #ShortPuts – A few.
Bought to Close TLT Jun 16 2023 104.0 Calls @ .01 (sold for .28)
Sold TLT Jun 23 2023 103.5 Calls @ .30 and .38
Rolled TLT Jun 16 2023 103.0 Puts to Jun 23 2023 103.0 Puts @ .40 credit (2.55 total now)
Rolled TLT Jun 16 2023 104.0 Puts to Jun 23 2023 104.0 Puts @ .15 credit (2.30 total now)
CMA SOXL LABU VXX Risk off
Bought to Close 1 CMA Jun 16 2023 43.5 Call at $0.05
Bought to Close 1 VXX Jun 16 2023 34 Call at $0.01
Bought to Close 1 VXX Jun 16 2023 33 Call at $0.01
Bought to Close 1 VXX Jun 16 2023 31 Call at $0.01
Bought to Close 1 SOXL Jun 16 2023 28 Call at $0.01
Bought to Close SOXL Jun 16 2023 27 Calls at $0.01
Bought to Close LABU Jun 16 2023 7.5 Calls at $0.01
SPX risk off
#SPX1dte Bought to close $SPX Jun 16th 4500/4520 call spreads for .10. Condors sold yesterday for 1.05.
I’m keeping the second half of Jun 23rd 4450/4470 call spreads into next week. I believe these can go ITM.
SPY FDX INTC stocks
Sold the last of my tiny SPY position at $439.44. Bought this lot on 10/13/2022 at $349.43. Very close to the recent high (at least for a little while)
Sold out of my tiny INTC position in one account at $36.01. The Q2 dividend was cut from $0.365 to $0.125 so the yield is no longer attractive. Bought this 10 times from Jan 2022 at $47.87 until Oct 2022 at $25.73. Only made 1.1% overall without the dividends
Sold half of my tiny remaining position in FDX at $236.00. Bought on 09/16/2022 at $160.00
#FormerFallingKnife #RaisingCash
PNC TGT
Sold PNC Jun 16 2023 131 and 132 Calls at $0.20 and $0.10 while also selling PNC Jun 16 2023 125 Puts at $0.19
#1DTE
Bought to close TGT Jun 16 2023 123 Puts at $0.01. Sold earlier this week at $0.56 and $0.57
#OnlySpreads
VXX scalps
Sold VXX Jun 16 2023 29.0 Calls at $0.13, $0.14 and $0.16
Rolled down Jun 16 2023 35.0, 34.0 and 33.0 Covered Calls and sold VXX Jun 16 2023 28.0 Covered Calls at Credits of $0.23, $0.26 and $0.29.
I might have to cover them tomorrow, but that’s OK with me because my stock will be strong and rolling up will be easy.
Bought to close 1 VXX Jun 16 26.0 Put at $0.01. Sold earlier this week at $0.14
TSLA
#shortputs
Sto TSLA 16 JUN 2023 253.33 PUT @2.60
SPX 1-dte
#SPX1dte Sold to Open $SPX Jun 16th 4345/4365-4500/4520 condors for 1.05, deltas -.08 +.06, IV 19.55%, SPX at 4430.
SPY
#ShortPuts – Might as well take these too. Bigger position sold on Fed dip yesterday.
Bought to Close SPY JUN 23 2023 430.0 Puts @ .44 (sold for 1.70)
SPY
#ShortPuts – After a couple fairly aggressive roll ups on these for additional premium gonna take them a couple weeks early after this massive run.
Bought to Close SPY JUN 30 2023 420.0 Put @ .46 (sold for 5.35)
Bought to Close SPY JUN 30 2023 425.0 Put @ .66 (sold for 6.75)
KRE
#SyntheticStock #SyntheticCoveredCalls – Just a small one I was messing with. Couldn’t get a decent roll on the short calls so closing the whole thing. The liquidity seems there but the mid was .30 credit on the roll to July and couldn’t even get a fill at even after sitting for 2 days. See ya!
The good:
Sold KRE JAN 17 2025 40.0/40 0/30.0 Synthetic Stock with Disaster Puts @ 6.75 (basis 1.70)
The bad:
Bought to Close KRE JUN 16 2023 39.0 Calls @ 4.45 (sold for 1.00)
The result:
Gain of 1.60 on the overall position
SPX long
#SPX1dte #RiskReversal Sold to close HALF of position: $SPX Jun 23rd 4450/4470 call spreads for 5.00. Risk reversals entered last Friday for -.30 debit. Saving second half at least into tomorrow, possibly for next week.
SPX stopped
#SPX1dte Bought to close $SPX Jun 15th 4405/4425 call spreads for 3.75. Super frustrating. Puts my week in the negatiuve, not counting my long call spreads which are in profit about 3.50. Stop hit, but couldn’t get decent pullback so ended up chasing higher.
I want to switch back to selling in afternoon to get wider on these condors. It has been awhile since we’ve had any large overnight moves, and I have been unable to reach the 3.00 per week target again since my April/May drawdown.
And of course, as soon as I’m forced out, the pullback begins in earnest.
SPX same day
#SPX1dte Sold to Open $SPX Jun 15th 4285/4305-4405/4425 condors for 1.05, deltas -.07 +.05, IV 24.2%
F SOXL
SOLD F 23 JUN 2023 13.5 PUT @.09
SOLD SOXL 16 JUN 2023 24.5 PUT @.30
SOLD SOXL 16 JUN 2023 24.5 PUT @.27
SOLD SOXL 16 JUN 2023 23 PUT @.10
No Comment
SPY XBI
#ShortPuts #CoveredCalls – A few.
SPY: Had to go out ot Aug to avoid divvy risk this week on the calls. The divvy and upside gained on the calls is better than going back to cash in SPAXX so I’ll keep the stock for now. Got some decent fills on the dip. Re-loaded a few puts as well.
Rolled SPY JUN 16 2023 392.0 Call to AUG 18 2023 395.0 Call @ .70 credit (13.60 total now)
Rolled SPY JUN 16 2023 395.0 Calls to AUG 18 2023 399.0 Calls @ .05 credit (12.00 total now)
Rolled SPY JUN 16 2023 396.0 Calls to AUG 18 2023 400.0 Calls @ .10 credit (12.10 total now)
Rolled SPY JUN 16 2023 397.0 Calls to AUG 18 2023 400.0 Calls @ .75 credit (13.25 total now)
Sold SPY JUN 23 2023 430.0 Puts @ 1.70
Sold SPY JUL 07 2023 425.0 Put @ 2.25
XBI: One add.
Sold XBI JUL 21 2023 85.0 Put @ 1.90
SPX put spread
#SPX1dte Sold to Open $SPX June 14th 4320/4300 put spreads for .95, filled at 10:16am, delta -.09
I’m expecting a rise higher after Fed announcement, so I may only sell put side today.
SPY
#ShortPuts – Taking these pre Fed. Hoping to reload on some big fluctuations after.
Bought to Close SPY JUN 16 2023 426.0 Puts @ .25 (sold for 1.72)
VXX SOXL LABU CMA ZION
Sold 1 VXX Jun 16 2023 31.0 Call at $0.24
Sold SOXL Jun 16 2023 27.0 Calls at $0.48 and $0.53
Sold LABU Jun 16 2023 8.0 Calls at $0.10, $0.11 and $0.12
Sold CMA Jun 16 2023 36.5 Puts at $0.37
Sold 1 ZION Jun 16 2023 27.0 Put at $0.49
Sold ZION Jun 16 2023 26.50 Puts at $0.25 and $0.42
SPX long positions
#SPX1dte Sold to close HALF of position: $SPX June 16th 4450/4470 call spreads for 1.20. #RiskReversal entered on June 5th for -.30 debit. I’ll make a decision later today on how long to hold second half, since this expires Friday.
I have the same long spread for June 23rd expiry, also a R/R entered for -.30 debit. Currently trading at +2.50, so I’ll give it room to grow.
SPX same day
#SPX1dte Sold to Open $SPX June 13th 4280/4300-4400/4420 condors for 1.10, deltas -.09 +.05, IV 24.5%.
Sold four and a half minutes after CPI data release.
CPI year over year was +4.0%, as expected. A pause in interest rate hikes is expected in tomorrow’s announcement.
AMD Put
#shortputs
$AMD STO 6/16 126 put at 2.77. Looking to acquire stock at today’s low, or pocket the cash.
Options Bistro 