#ShortPuts – C’mon Mr. Market.
Sold SPY JUN 16 2023 410.0 Put @ 4.10
Recent Updates Page 92
SPX same day
#SPX1dte Sold to Open $SPX May 23rd 4125/4145-4225/4245 condors for 1.35, deltas -.08 +.08
Long shot
#SPX1dte Bought to open $SPX June 2nd 4330/4350 call spreads for .90. I want to add occasional long spreads to hedge the gut punch this strategy can deliver. This one is speculation that a debt ceiling deal will be reached this week and give us short-term pop higher.
VIX 1-day so far
Here is the 30-minute chart of the entire history of $VIX1D. Starts low and ends high every single day except for one.
Risk off
#SPX1dte Bought to close $SPX May 22nd 4235/4255 call spreads for .10. Same order is in for the puts.
Another day of whipsaw, although manageable. Until debt ceiling issue is resolved, I’m taking safest route possible and closing wings when i can.
T RIVPA ET PFLT
moving to other divi stocks
Not happy with performance
SOLD T @16.38
SOLD RIVpA @22.65
SOLD ET @12.83
SOLD PFLT @10.97
SPX same day
#SPX1dte Sol to Open $SPOX May 22nd 4135/4155-4235/4255 condors for 1.05, deltas -.08 +.06
SPY
#ShortPuts – A little starter out in June.
Sold SPY JUN 16 2023 405.0 Put @ 3.00
SPX stopped
#SPX1dte Well, wrong again, and a fourth week of losses. I still have a long shot to make some money on the long call spread but looking pretty doubtful.
Bought to close $SPX May 19th 4175/4155 put spreads for 2.40.
I’m frankly stunned at how difficult this became compared to the first quarter of the year.
SPX risk reversal
#SPX1dte #RiskReversal Yesterday we got our first $VIX close of three needed to trigger a new Upside Warning. So after getting stopped out of short call spread at the close, I am going bullish today.
Sold to Open $SPX May 19th 4175/4155 put spread for 1.15
Bought to open May 19th 4245/4265 call spreads for .95
Net credit: +.20
Looking to sell the first half for around 2.00 and then wait to see what happens for second half.
If I am wrong, then put side stop is currently at 4198.
SPX start and stop
#SPX1dte With approx 30 minutes left in session, sold to Open $SPX May 19th 4105/4125-4230/4350 condors for 1.10, deltas -.08 +.07.
Then, SPX erupted, topping out over 4200, forcing a stop of the call side. Closed for 1.50 shortly after the closing bell.
May look to add a new call side in the morning, either short or long.
SPY
#ShortPuts – A few more.
Bought to Close SPY MAY 26 2023 405.0 Put @ .45 (sold for 4.25)
Bought to Close SPY JUN 02 2023 390.0 Put @ .37 (sold for 2.20)
Bought to Close SPY JUN 02 2023 395.0 Put @ .52 (sold for 2.75)
TLT
#CoveredCalls #SyntheticCoveredCalls – Re-loading the whole enchilada.
Sold TLT JUN 02 2023 105.0 Calls @ .44
XBI
#CoveredCalls #ShortPuts – A few.
Rolled XBI MAY 19 2023 78.5 Calls to JUN 09 2023 79.5 Calls @ even (3.10 total now)
Sold XBI JUN 16 2023 80.0 Puts @ 1.30
TLT
#CoveredCalls #SyntheticCoveredCalls – A few.
Bought to Close TLT MAY 19 2023 106.0 Calls @ .02 (sold for .55 and .81)
SPY
#ShortPuts – A late fill yesterday and one this morning.
Bought to Close SPY MAY 26 2023 397.5 Put @ .34 (sold for 2.40)
Bought to Close SPY MAY 26 2023 400.0 Put @ .28 (sold for 2.75)
SPX stopped
#SPX1dte Another day, another stop-out. BTC $SPX 4195/4215 call spreads for 2.30. Condors sold this morning for 1.15.
The market is just not offering the condor-width or the premium for the level of swings we are seeing intraday. After placing this trade in pre-market, I was almost stopped out to DOWN side, then after the open we have swung all the way up to stop out on UP side.
I hope this is a temporary issue and that the next correction (or decent pullback) will put us back to where we’ve been for a few years now. As it stands now, I am stuck in an irreversible slump.
And as happened yesterday, right at the moment I determine I must not let the SPX go further against me and to bite the bullet, the reversal comes almost immediately.
SOXL
#coveredcalls
Will see if it runs otta steam by Friday!
STO SOXL 19 MAY 2023 17.5 CALL @.19
SPX same day
#SPX1dte Sold to open $SPX May 18th 4100/4120-4195/4215 condors for 1.15, deltas -.08 +.08
SPX 1 DTE
BTC 4050/4070-4165/4185 condors for .20. STO at 1.15
SPXpire
#SPX1dte Expired: $SPX May 17th 4100/4120-4185/4205 condors, sold a couple hours earlier for .70
Waiting for morning for Thursday trade.
TLT
#ShortPuts – A small add.
Sold TLT MAY 26 2023 103.0 Puts @ 1.20
SPY
#ShortPuts – A little risk reduction on the move today.
Bought to Close SPY MAY 19 2023 405.0 Put @ .18 (sold for 2.90)
Bought to Close SPY MAY 19 2023 407.5 Put @ .29 (sold for 5.55)
SPX stopped
#SPX1dte Bought to close $SPX May 17th 4165/4185 call spreads for 2.20. Condors sold yesterday for 1.10. That makes me flat for the week, only two days to go. I have had three losing weeks in a row, let this not become a fourth.
TLT
#CoveredCalls – Bought to Close TLT MAY 19 2023 107.0 Calls @ .02 (sold for 1.13)
U Call / EYE Hear
#coveredcalls
$U STO 5/19 30 call at .43
XBI
#ShortPuts – Starter.
Sold XBI JUN 16 2023 80.0 Puts @ 1.30
TLT XBI
#SyntheticStock #ShortPuts – A slow week so far.
TLT: Added to synthetic.
Bought TLT JAN 17 2025 105.0/105.0/75.0 Synthetic Stock /Disaster Puts @ 2.80
Sold TLT MAY 26 2023 105.0 Calls @ .63
XBI: Awful liquidity in the synthetic so closing for tiny winners and moving back to put sales.
The good:
Sold XBI JUN 20 2025 80.0/80.0/40.0 Synthetic Stock with Disaster Puts @ 8.75 avg. (basis 4.85)
The bad:
Bought to Close XBI MAY 19 2023 80.0 Calls @ 5.00 ( sold for 1.40)
The result:
Net gain of .30 on the entire position. (mid was around 11.00 for the synthetic and filled below 9.00…uugh)
SPX 1-dte
#SPX1dte Sold to Open $SPX May 17th 4050/4070-4165/4185 condors for 1.10, SPX at 4125, deltas -.06 +.07
SPY,
STO, June 30
380 puts at 2.25
385 puts at 2.75
390 puts at 3.35
SPX 1-dte
#SPX1dte Expiring: $SPX May 15th 4030/4050-4165/4185 condors, sold Friday for 1.10
Spread is cheap and narrow for tomorrow so I will wait to sell in the morning
VIX
bot VIX 17 MAY 2023 [AM] 50 CALL @.01 /had bto.32
Market Movers???
SPX 1-dte
#SPX1dte Sold to Open $SPX May 15th 4030/4050-4165/4185 condors for 1.10, deltas -.06 +.06.
Sorry forgot to press “Post” on Friday.
BKNG EWZ SOXL
BKNG 2495/2500 put spread/sto @.20
EWZ 28.50 AND 29.00 PUT STO @ .35 AND .36
SOXL 12 PUT STO @.16
SPX risk off
#SPX1dte Bought to close $SPX May 12th 4070/4050 put spreads for .10. Condors sold yesterday for 1.05.
KRE SPY TLT
#ShortPuts #SyntheticCoveredCalls – A few.
KRE: Small synthetic stock position.
Bought to Close KRE MAY 12 2023 39.5 Calls @ .01 (sold for .70)
Sold KRE JUN 16 2023 39.0 Calls @ 1.00
SPY: One add.
Sold SPY JUN 09 2023 400.0 Put @ 3.10
TLT: Synthetic stock and long stock.
Bought to Close TLT MAY 12 2023 106.0 Calls @ .01 (sold for .55)
Sold TLT MAY 19 2023 106.0 Calls @ .56
F SOXL
#shortputs
Sto F 19 MAY 2023 12 PUT @.32
#rolling
SOXL 26 MAY 2023/12 MAY 2023 12 CALL @.20
SOXL 26 MAY 2023/12 MAY 2023 15.5 PUT @.30
F
#shortputs
sto F 19 MAY 2023 12 PUT @.35
SPX 1-dte
#SPX1dte Sold to Open $SPX May 12th 4050/4070-4175/4195 condors for 1.05, SPX at 4127, deltas -.06 +.06
GOOGL
#SyntheticStock – This one never had a chance. Run over from the beginning so never got close to a full position.
The good:
Sold GOOGL JUN 20 2025 95.0/95.0/40.0 Synthetic Stock with Disaster Puts @ 30.00 (basis 8.50)
The bad:
Bought to Close GOOGL JUN 02 2023 95.0 Calls @ 21.85 (sold for 1.75)
Bought to Close GOOGL JUN 02 2023 96.0 Calls @ 21.00 (sold for 2.10)
The result:
Gain of 1.40 on the 95 covered call position
Gain of 2.60 on the 96 covered call position
SPX risk off
#SPX1dte Closed put side for .10.
AMZN
#SyntheticStock – Been another good run in this one. Seems like it’s due for a rest so taking it off. As always, when covered calls get run over it cuts into (potential) profits. I’ll still take it! 🙂 🙂 🙂
The good:
Sold AMZN JUN 20 2025 100.0/100.0/45.0 Synthetic Stock with Disaster Puts @ 21.45 (basis 4.00)
The bad:
Bought to Close AMZN MAY 19 2023 99.0 Calls @ 13.70 (sold for 2.50)
Bought to Close AMZN MAY 19 2023 100.0 Calls @ 12.75 (sold for 5.45)
The result:
Gain of 6.25 on the 99 covered call position
Gain of 10.15 on the 100 covered call position
SPX same day
#SPX1dte Sold to Open $SPX May 11th 4065/4085-4180/4200 condors for 1.15, delta -.07 +.06
CROX Put Roll
#shortputs
$CROX BTC 5/12 118 put and STO 5/19 116 put at added credit of .30 and $2 lower if assigned
SPX stopped
#SPX1dte BTC put side for 6.55. I honestly have no excuse for this, so I won’t try to make one.
AI Call Roll / AMD Call
#shortstrangles
$AI BTC 5/12 2o call and STO 5/19 21 call at added credit of .10 and gain $1 if called away next week. Put side of strangle should expire
#coveredcalls
$AMD STO 5/12 103 call at .40
SPX same day
#SPX1dte Sold to Open $SPX May 10th 4200/4220 call spreads for .45, when delta was +.04.
Looking to sell the 4085/4065 put spreads.
April CPI report
Core CPI up 5.5%, year over year, as expected.
Non-core up 4.9%, vs 5.0% expected.
Up 0.4% in April.
SPXpire
#SPX1dte Expected to expire: $SPX May 9th 4070/4090-4160/4180 condors sold this morning for 1.30,
I will sell tomorrow after the CPI reaction settles in.
Off Topic…My first ChatGPT (Bored)
Explain what option positions take a long view of a stock
ChatGPT
Option positions that take a long view of a stock are those that profit from an increase in the underlying stock’s price over time. The two primary types of option positions that take a long view of a stock are:
Call options: A call option gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy a specific stock at a predetermined price (strike price) on or before a specific date (expiration date). If the stock price increases above the strike price, the call option holder can exercise their option and buy the stock at the lower strike price, then sell it in the open market at the higher market price, realizing a profit.
Bull call spreads: A bull call spread involves buying a call option at a lower strike price and selling a call option at a higher strike price. This creates a limited-risk, limited-reward position that profits if the stock price increases above the higher strike price. The potential profit is limited to the difference between the two strike prices, minus the cost of the options.
In both cases, the option holder is betting that the stock price will increase over time, and profits from the increase in the stock price.
Fuzzy adds:
No mention of selling puts. C’mon man!
BKNG EWZ
Sto BKNG 12 MAY 2023 2500/2495 PUT @.20
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#shortputs
Sto EWZ 12 MAY 2023 29 PUT @.36
SPX same day
#SPX1dte Sold to Open $SPX May 9th 4070/4090-4160/4180 condors for 1.30, deltas -.08 +.09. Banking on another quiet day before CPI report, so deltas are both aggressive and width is only 70 points.
EWZ
Sto EWZ 12 MAY 2023 28.5 PUT @.35 BATS
SPX 1-dte
#SPX1dte Expected to expire: $SPX May 8th 4080/4100-4180/4200 condors, sold this morning for 1.10.
At 45 minutes before closing bell, the 6-delta condor for tomorrow was 95 points wide and worth about .90. Both numbers too low, so there seems to currently be no benefit in selling in afternoon. I will wait again for morning.
Then Wednesday morning before the bell we have the CPI report.
SHOP Call / AI Strangle
#coveredcalls
$SHOP STO 5/12 67 call at .65
#shortstrangles
$AI STO 5/12 20/18 strangle at .80
SPY, STO June 23:
380 put at 2.51
385 put at 3.02
390 put at 3.71
SPX same day
#SPX1dte In pre-market, sold to open $SPX May 8th 4080/4100-4180/4200 condors for 1.10, deltas -.09, +.06.
Going one strike more aggressive on put side after Friday’s rally.
LABU Call Roll / Expiratio
#coveredcalls
$LABU BTC 5/5 6.50 call and STO 5/12 6.50 call at added .22 credit
#optionsexpiration
$PACW 6 call. Sold this morning at .25
#spx1dte
3960/3980 – 4140/4120 at 1.50
BTC call side at .40. Put side expired. I was away from trading for the afternoon and place the BTC order. Quite a ride I didn’t know I took.
Have a great weekend
SPX no trade
#SPX1dte After only a couple days of decent width (155 points for today’s trade, which got stopped out anyway), it’s pretty frustrating to see only a 110 pt spread for a weekend trade. I’m not going to do it. I will sell Monday morning.
TQQQ,
STO January 2025, 40 puts at 15.55, I think we will be much higher by 2025
ACLS PLL PACW Call
#coveredcalls
$ACLS STO 5/19 125 call at 1.20
$PLL STO 5/19 60 call at .95
$PACW STO 5/5 6 call at .25
TLT
#CoveredCalls #SyntheticCoveredCalls – A few. Received regular divvy today too along with these “synthetic” divvys.
🙂 🙂 🙂
Bought to Close TLT MAY 05 2023 106.0 Calls @ .01 (sold for 2.00)….should fill soon
Bought to Close TLT MAY 05 2023 107.0 Calls @ .01 (sold for .95)
Sold TLT MAY 12 2023 106.0 Calls @ .55
Sold TLT MAY 19 2023 106.0 Calls @ .82
KRE
#CoveredCalls #SyntheticCoveredCalls – A few.
KRE: Another round.
Bought to Close KRE MAY 05 2023 39.5 Calls @ .05 (sold for .64)
Sold KRE MAY 12 2023 39.5 Calls @ .70
SPY,
Yesterday I STO:
June 16,
380 puts at 4.15
385 puts at 4.95
390 puts at 5.90
AMZN GOOGL XBI
#CoveredCalls #SyntheticCoveredCalls – All yesterday rolling up and out.
AMZN: Synthetic covered. Had call ladders but trying to get everything to the same strike for simplicity.
Rolled AMZN MAY 05 2023 98.0 Calls to MAY 19 2023 99.0 Calls @ .21 credit (2.50 total now)
Rolled AMZN MAY 05 2023 99.0 Calls to MAY 19 2023 100.0 Calls @ .42 credit (3.15 total now)
Rolled AMZN MAY 05 2023 100.0 Calls to MAY 19 2023 100.0 Calls @ 1.40 credit (6.20 total now)
GOOGL: Synthetic covered. Had call ladders but trying to get everything to the same strike for simplicity.
Rolled GOOGL MAY 05 2023 94.0 Calls to JUN 02 2023 95.0 Calls @ .15 credit (1.75 total now)
Rolled GOOGL MAY 05 2023 95.0 Calls to JUN 02 2023 96.0 Calls @ .28 credit (1.05 total now)
Rolled GOOGL MAY 05 2023 96.0 Call to JUN 02 2023 96.0 Call @ 1.28 credit (3.90 total now)
XBI: Covered and synthetic covered.
Rolled XBI MAY 05 2023 78.0 Calls to MAY 19 2023 78.5 Calls @ .24 credit (3.05 total now)
Rolled XBI MAY 05 2023 79.0 Calls to MAY 19 2023 80.0 Calls @ even (1.40 total now)
SPX risk off
#SPX1dte Bought to close $SPX May 5th 3985/3965 put spreads for .05. Call side flirting with my stop point so I’m watching.
April Jobs Report
#Jobs — Higher than expected, record low UE, lost -149K on prior month revisions.
Gain of +253,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. expected gain of 180K
Unemployment down by 0.1 to 3.4%, tied for lowest since 1969, vs. expected gain to 3.6%
U6 unemployment 6.6%, down by 0.1
Labor force participation 62.6%, same as last month
Average hourly earnings up by 0.5%; 4.4% increase over the year; both 0.2% than expected..
March jobs revised down by -71K to +165K
February jobs revised down by -78K to +248K
SPX 1-dte
#SPX1dte Sold to Open $SPX May 5th 3965/3985-4140/4160 condors for 1.30, deltas -.06 +.06
Width and premium have returned to this trade in recent days.
Expiring: May 4th 3990/4010-4160/4180 condors, sold yesterday for 1.15
KRE
Brought KRE stock @36.00
BTO KRE Aug 18…36 Put @3.95
STO KRE Jun 23…40 Call @1.30
Will be looking for next call sale to cover remaining 2.65 of Put purchase
Jobs Report tomorrow!
SPX,
STO May 4, 3990/4010 put spread at .75 this morning.
SHOP Strangle / LABU AEHR Call
#shortstrangles
$SHOP STO 5/5 46/53 strangle at 1.09
#coveredcalls
STO 5/5 LABU 6.50 call at .06
STO 5/19 AEHR 30 call at .60
SPX-1dte
#SPX1dte Sold to Open $SPX May 4th 3990/4010-4160/4180 condors for 1.15, delta -.06 +.05. Only partial fill so far.
SPY
#ShortPuts – I’d LOVE to get my covered calls back so here you go Mr. Market. The bait is in the water and the cork is bobbing. (sorry still in fishing mode! LOL)
Sold SPY MAY 19 2023 405.0 Put @ 2.90
Sold SPY MAY 26 2023 397.5 Put @ 2.40
Sold SPY MAY 26 2023 400.0 Put @ 2.75
Sold SPY JUN 02 2023 390.0 Put @ 2.20
Sold SPY JUN 02 2023 395.0 Put @ 2.75
