#SPXcampaign These trades in the first hour:
Bought to close $SPX Feb 27th 2375/2400 call spreads for .20. Sold as part of a #CondorRoll on Feb 15th for 2.85.
Sold to Open $SPX March 31st 2250/2225 put spreads for 1.35, when SPX was at 2363.
Clinging on to Feb 28th 2365/2390 call spread.. Hoping for expiry worthless or at least cheaply.
#SPXcampaign Sold to Open $SPXPM March 17th 2275/2300/2420/2445 iron condors for 4.20, as a #CondorRoll from call spread stopped yesterday for 3.85.
#SPXcampaign For the ITM March 1st spread I closed this morning, sold these spreads separately to complete a #CondorRoll
Sold to Open $SPX March 8th 2315/2340 call spreads for 21.75
Sold to Open $SPX March 8th 2320/2295 put spreads for 2.20
#SPXcampaign Sold to Open $SPX March 24th 2255/2230 put spreads for 1.35, with SPX at 2361.
#CondorRoll Sold to Open SPX March 10th 2295/2320/2415/2440 condors for 3.90. This is a roll from calls stopped yesterday after the bell for 3.75.
#ITMroll Bought to close SPX March 1st 2305/2330 call spreads for 22.90. Sold for 21.00 last Wednesday. Will roll into March 8th 2315/2340 later when SPX goes higher.
Stopped: Bought to close SPX March 3rd 2380/2405 call spreads for 3.85. Sold as part of a #CondorRoll for 3.00 on Feb 13th. Will look for a roll later today.
#SPXcampaign This order filled at 14 minutes after the close, so I will roll tomorrow:
Bought to close $SPX March 16th 2400/2425 call spreads for 3.75. Sold as part of a #CondorRoll for 2.80 on Feb 13th.
#SPXcampaign Bought to close $SPX Feb 28th 2305/2330 call spreads for 23.30. Sold for 16.50 last Tuesday.
#CondorRoll …or actually an Iron Butterfly… Each leg sold separately on ups/downs of the morning:
Sold to Open SPX March 6th 2315/2340 call spreads for 21.40
Sold to Open SPX March 6th 2315/2290 put spreads for 2.00
In other news:
Bought to close SPX Feb 27th 2300/2275 put spreads for .20. Sold as part of a #CondorRoll for 2.85 last Wednesday (call side is threatened but not stopped yet)
Bought to close SPX March 10th 2190/2165 put spreads for .20. Sold for 1.50 on Feb 6th.
#SPXcampaign Another day, another call spread stopped. Or two.
Bought to close $SPX March 16th 2390/2415 call spreads for 4.20. Sold Monday for 1.55.
#CondorRoll: Sold to Open SPX March 16th (same date) 2260/2285/2415/2440 iron condor for 4.45.
#ITMRoll: Bought to close SPX Feb 22nd 2300/2325 call spreads for 23.75. Sold for 7.50 on Feb 9th.
#CondorRoll (although each side sold separately):
Sold to open SPX March 1st 2305/2330 call spreads for 21.00
Sold to Open SPX March 1st 2320/2295 put spreads for 3.00
#SPXcampaign Yesterday, STOPPED, bought to close $SPX March 10th 2365/2390 call spreads for 3.80. Sold for 1.30 last Thursday. (4.00 stop was hit at the highs yesterday)
#CondorRoll this morning… bringing in to a closer expiration date with 1.5x position size.
Sold to Open SPX Feb 27th 2275/2300/2375/2400 iron condors for 2.85, with SPX at 2335.
Also yesterday:
Bought to close SPX Feb 16th 2300/2275 put spreads for .20. Sold for 4.50 last Thursday.
#SPXcampaign Bought to close $SPX Feb 16th 2335/2360 call spreads for 4.25. Sold for 1.40 on Jan 20th.
#ReverseRoll Sold to Open $SPXPM Feb 17th 2320/2295 put spreads for 3.45, 1.5x position size. I keep daring the market to have kind of pullback… it’ll work one of these times.
Bought to close SPX March 10th 2360/2385 call spreads for 3.90. Sold for 1.45 last Tuesday.
#CondorRoll Sold to Open SPX March 16th 2200/2225/2400/2425 condors for 2.80, 1.5x position size
#SPXcampaign As we sail up higher I am stopping out on some standard call spreads. Using a 4.00 stop, and #Rolling into puts or condors
Bought to close $SPX Feb 16th 2330/2355 call spreads for 4.05. Sold for 1.45 on Jan 18th.
#ReverseRoll Sold to Open $SPX Feb 24th 2300/2275 put spreads for 2.85, 1.5x position size.
Bought to close $SPX March 3rd 2345/2370 call spreads for 4.30. Sold for 1.40 on Feb 1st.
#CondorRoll Sold to open SPX March 3rd 2250/2275/2380/2405 iron condors for 3.00, 1.5x position size.
Also, bought to close SPX Feb 21st 2250/2225 put spreads for .20. Sold for 3.60 on Feb 1st.
#SPXcampaign Sold to Open $SPX March 3rd 2345/2370 call spreads for 1.40, with SPX at 2281. Missed fills on the early pop up.
#Rolling Sold to Open $SPX Feb 6th 2290/2315 call spreads for 4.10. It seems we are having trouble getting higher. So I am hedging my long trades with aggressive short trades. I will roll this if we break above 2290 before Monday’s expiration.
#OptionsExpiration Expired last night: SPX Jan 31st 2225/2200 put spreads. Sold as part of a #CondorRoll for 4.60 on Jan 6th.
#SPXcampaign On the small pullback I bought to close $SPX Jan 30th 2285/2310 call spreads for 5.65. Sold as part of a #CondorRoll yesterday for 4.35.
#SPXcampaign #CondorRoll The consolidation continues with the small gap down immediately recovering. Continuing to sell 1-week out 4-dollar(ish) condors:
Sold to Open $SPX Jan 30th 2220/2245/2285/2310 iron condors for 4.35, with SPX at 2270.
#SPXcampaign Bought to close $SPX Jan 19th 2240/2215 put spreads for .40. Sold as part of a #CondorRoll for 3.25 on Jan 11th. Letting the 2300/2325 call side expire. Because this settles tomorrow morning, could not risk an overnight gap, especially with the weakness we’re now seeing.
In pre-market, Bought to close $SPX Jan 31st 2330/2355 call spreads for .20. Sold as part of a #CondorRoll for 4.80 on Jan 6th.
Just after the bell, Bought to close $SPXPM Jan 20th 2225/2200 put spreads for .20. Sold for 2.65 on Jan 5th.
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Expiring: SPX 2290/2315 call spreads, sold as part of a #CondorRoll for 4.65 on 1/10.
#SPXcampaign We continue to consolidate so I will continue to sell short term, aggressive condors.
#CondorRoll Sold to Open $SPX Jan 25th 2215/2240/2285/2310 iron condors for 4.00.
Also, selling standard 5-week call spread.. no fills on the day’s highs so I’m just getting something filled: Sold to Open $SPX Feb 16th 2330/2355 for 1.45.
#SPXcampaign #CondorRoll To replace the $SPXPM call spread closed this morning:
Sold to Open $SPX July 27th 2280/2305 call spreads for 7.40
Sold to Open $SPX July 27th 2235/2210 put spreads for 1.75
#SPXcampaign Sold my remaining two spreads for the Feb 10th expiry:
Sold to open $SPX Feb 10th 2340/2365 call spreads for 1.30
Sold to Open $SPX Feb 10th 2180/2155 put spreads for 1.45 (couldn’t trade yesterday during the dip, and I missed out on much better opportunities)
Stopping an ITM spread, looking to sell a condor for the Jan 27th expiry as a #CondorRoll
Bought to close $SPXPM Jan 20th 2275/2300 call spreads for 9.10. Sold for 8.60 on Jan 5th.
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Bought to close $SPX Jan 19th 2330/2355 call spreads for .20. Sold for 1.60 on Dec 23rd.
Sold to Open $SPX Jan 23rd 2290/2315 call spreads for 4.35 as a roll.
After the bell: Sold to Open Jan 19th 2215/2240/2300/2325 iron condors for 3.25 as a roll. Slightly less aggressive than the near-term one I sold yesterday.
Expiring today: Jan 11th 2260/2235 put spreads. Sold for 1.55 on Friday.
#SPXcampaign Well it looks as if the rally is fizzling, dimming the prospects for a bigger bull push. It is still possible, but it could also be a much slower grind. As long as we’re having these small daily moves, I will sell some near-term condors to continue to fulfill my #Rolling needs.
#CondorRoll Sold to Open $SPX Jan 18th 2225/2250/2290/2315 iron condors for 4.65, with SPX at 2272.
#SPXcampaign Bought to close $SPX Jan 23rd 2300/2325 call spreads for 4.75. Sold for 2.65 on Tuesday.
#CondorRoll Sold to Open $SPX Jan 31st 2200/2225/2330/2335 iron condors for 4.80.
#SPXcampaign Sold to Open $SPXPM Jan 20th 2275/2300 call spreads for 8.60, completing the #CondorRoll from earlier today.
#SPXcampaign Bought to close $SPX Jan 13th 2260/2285 call spreads for 11.15
#CondorRoll Sold to Open $SPXPM Jan 20th 2225/2200 put spreads for 2.65
Going to sell either the 2270 or 2275 call spread later today or tomorrow, when SPX is higher.
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We hit 2260 this morning so had to stop out of call spreads expiring tomorrow. I waited for the pullback off the highs:
Bought to close $SPX Jan 4th 2260/2285 call spreads for 4.00. Sold for 1.45 on Friday.
Sold to open $SPX Jan 23rd 2300/2325 call spreads for 2.55
Sold to Open $SPX Jan 23rd 2165/2140 put spreads for 1.60
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Sold to Open $SPX Jan 9th 2165/2190/2275/2300 iron condors for 4.25. Fairly tight condor with only six trading days to expiry. 1.5x position size; partial roll from Jan 3rd call spread I exited on Tuesday.
#SPXcampaign Bought to close $SPX Dec 23rd 2210/2185 put spreads for .15. Sold for 2.25 on Dec 9th.
#CondorRoll. Sold to Open Jan 11th 2200/2225/2300/2325 iron condors for 7.25. A fairly aggressive trade on the belief we will rise more into the new year and then begin to consolidate/drop after the 1st. This is making up for stopped call spreads over the last couple weeks.
#SPXcampaign Bought to close $SPX Dec 21st 2250/2275 call spreads for 14.50. Sold as part of a #CondorRoll for 11.90 on Dec 9th. Rolling to the following condor, moving call short up 10 points:
Sold to Open $SPX Dec 28th 2200/2225/2260/2285 iron condors for 15.15.
This is the #ITMroll strategy for call spreads: roll with minimum of one week left to expiration… slide your short 5 or 10 points up make up the difference by adding a put spread. I will do this again next week if the call side is still threatened.
#SPXcampaign Bought to close $SPX Dec 23rd 2290/2315 call spreads for 6.30. Sold as part of an iron condor for 7.70 last Thursday. Provided the 2225/2200 put spread survives, this #CondorRoll will profit. But it was a roll to begin with so the net position is still underwater. Will look to sell a roll at a later date; to difficult at these levels to sell a roll… while we are extremely overbought, the SPX won’t stop going up, and I do not want to sell more call spreads to only have to stop them in a few days. Selling puts is too difficult with the index so high. If we get any pullback this week I will be stopping some more call spreads and selling put spreads.
#SPXcampaign #Rolling #CondorRoll $SPX
Bought to close Dec 15th 2250/2275 call spreads for 10.30.
Rolled to: Dec 23rd 2185/2210/2260/2285 iron condors for 10.65
Bought to close $SPXPM Dec 16th 2240/2265 call spreads for 15.10
Rolled to: $SPX Dec 21st 2205/2230/2250/2275 iron condors for 15.15
The above spreads are already ITM today… I will roll them at a minimum of one week before expiration. This next roll was caused by mistakenly closing a spread on Thursday, which turned out to work in my favor as I was able to replace it with a higher spread:
Bought to close Jan 6th 2290/2315 call spreads for 3.60 (Thursday)
Sold to open Jan 6th 2300/2325 call spreads for 3.65 (Friday)
Also Friday:
Bought to close Dec 23rd 2095/2070 put spreads for .20
Bought to close Dec 30th 2060/2035 put spreads for .20
Worst of all, expiring with MAX loss was Dec 9th 2225/2250 call spreads; something you never want to have happen, but a face-ripping rally combined with too much time needed away from my desk led to this. I will look to be selling aggressive rolls when the upside momentum shows clear signs of slowing (or reversing).
Let me know however I can help with your trades or rolls.
#SPXcampaign Bought to close $SPX Dec 15th 2245/2270 call spreads for 10.10. Sold as part of a #CondorRoll for 5.15 on Nov 23rd.
Rolled: Sold to Open $SPX Dec 23rd 2200/2225/2290/2315 iron condors for 7.70, with 1.25x position size.
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Yesterday, I stopped the Dec 23rd 2260/2285 call spreads for 5.35. Today, I rolled:
Sold to open $SPX Dec 30th 2135/2160/2295/2320 iron condors for 3.80, with 1.5x position size.
#SPXcampaign #CondorRoll #Rolling Since I believe risk is still to upside, I am rolling this one early. My stop on this was 2205 (20 points OTM); we came close yesterday and I believe we will break that level later today or Friday.
STOPPED: Bought to close $SPX Dec 9th 2225/2250 for 4.60. Sold as part of a #CondorRoll for 2.15 on Nov 3rd.
#CondorRoll: Sold to Open Dec 15th 2100/2125/2245/2270 condors for 5.10 (same position size).
#SPXcampaign Bought to close $SPX Dec 9th 1875/1850 put spreads for .10. Sold as part of a #CondorRoll for 2.10 on Nov 3rd.
#SPXcampaign Bought to close $SPX Dec 2nd 1925/1900 put spreads for .10. Sold as part of a #CondorRoll for 2.10 on Oct 28th.
#SPXcampaign After the bell, bought to close $SPX Nov 11th 2225/2250 call spreads for .10. Sold as part of a #CondorRoll on Friday for 2.10. The 1925/1900 put half is still going.
#SPXcampaign #CondorRoll Sold to Open Dec 2nd 1900/1925/2225/2250 iron condors for 2.10. Rolled from Nov 25th spread stopped earlier, using 1.5x position size.
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Sold to Open $SPX Nov 11th 1900/1925/2225/2250 iron condors for 2.00. This is a roll from earlier stopped spread, at 1.5x position size.
#SPXcampaign Bought to close July 22nd 2115/2140 call spreads for 8.70. Sold for 1.45 on Tuesday.
Sold to Open $SPX July 29th 2010/2035/2165/2190 iron condor for 6.05, 1.5x position size.
Also, Bought to close $SPX July 14th 2100/2125 call spreads for 10.50. Sold for 1.50 on Tuesday. Will wait to roll tomorrow or later.
There is no doubt I made a mistake on Friday and Monday by using #ReverseRoll and #CondorRoll strategies with stopped put spreads. I expected the down move to be at last a few days, not only two, followed by a 100-point rally by Thursday. The #SPXcampaign rules say to roll further out in the same direction, with only some consideration given to reverse or condor rolls. Had I rolled everything into puts, I’d be golden now. As it is, all of my put spreads have been closed and I am very pressured on the call side. Now, at this ridiculously extended level, I have no choice but to sell puts or condors as my margin will not allow more call spreads of sufficient size. There is little sense to be made of this market; all you can do is “roll” with it.
#SPXcampaign #CondorRoll Another 3-dollar stop hit, rolling into a condor.
Bought to close $SPX July 1st 1990/1965 put spreads for 3.00.
Sold to Open $SPX July 6th (Wednesday) 1825/1850/2160/2185 iron condor for 2.30, 1.5x position size.
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STOPPED, $SPX June 1st 2105/2130 call spreads for 3.20.
Sold to Open $SPX June 16th 1915/1940/2135/2160 iron condors for 3.30.
Sucks to have to roll it but can’t risk more crushing upside.
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