12/20

I have 28 orders today, so I’ll sort through highlights. Also there were orders yesterday that I didn’t recap so if you were tracking a particular position and it disappeared don’t hesitate to ask.
1. My best trade of the day was scalping TSLA based on #UOA. I caught a big Jan 345 opening order for 3820 contracts so I quick bought a #BUCS and some shares and netted $1440 before going flat.
2. RCL needed a little #defense on a #BUPS, break even not yet breached, which is the best time for defense. I have on a Jan 123/120 credit spread x 10, so I butterflied it by selling more 123 and buying 126, x 4. By doing it early I only need 4 contracts to do the following: 1. cut long deltas in half (from 142 to 72), 2. move BE from 122.27 to 121.68, 3. raise max loss from $2,227 to $1,678, 4. Increase max profit
3. Bought NTNX shares at 35.25 and 34.75, I have 800 shares now
4. FAS Fuzzy roll to next week
5. MSFT #ShortPut scalps for this week the 85’s and 85.5’s, flat now for $370
6. MU new #Fuzzy Apr 46/46/41 with Dec 29 47 short calls
7. Caught some LOW UOA…when a fund buys expensive calls at an underlying high it’s a powerful trade, so followed along buying some Jan 92 calls at 1.52.
8. CELG rolled Fuzzy calls to next week

Fuzzies that still need managed this week: DWDP, JPM,

LRCX #Overhedge Defense is a…

LRCX #Overhedge
Defense is a little like luring in a squirrel to take a nut from your hand. Sudden moves and the plan goes awry. But #Defense usually needs to be done boldly with confidence. Knowing what to do in advance helps with that confidence. Does that sound like conflicting thoughts? Defense is just as much art as skill, and I don’t always get it right. Bruce Marshall says it GREAT…when not done carefully, defense turns your trade into a Three Stooges trade. Perfect picture there. I have #ShortPuts on LRCX and put on some hedges yesterday. I woke up this morning realizing I had overhedged.
I have short Dec 8 210 puts, so you see the trouble I was in yesterday.
I sold Dec 15 200/205 BeCS against my position, in a size that cut deltas too much on my puts. So I rolled back half that hedge this morning (for a loss) just to put the deltas back to where I want them on the long side.
LRCX definitely my problem child right now, but I’m always ready to take assignment and work it through on the other side.

FB #Defense I’ve got #ShortPuts…

FB #Defense
I’ve got #ShortPuts on FB (sized for assignment–always), at the time they were delta-19, the 177.5 for .71 cr. With this little upswing I sold a BeCS against those puts to create a #JadeLizard type setup. I sold the Dec 15 182.5/185 for .56 cr. This gives me a new break even of 176.23. I accomplished the following: 1. extended profit range 2. increased max profit 3. flattened deltas 4. added risk to the upside