$KR #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 KR Apr 20 2018 19.0 Put @ 1.50
Tag Archives: FallingKnife
$AGN #FallingKnife Sold $AGN Jan…
$AGN #FallingKnife
Sold $AGN Jan 19 2018 160 puts @ 1.50 with the stock at 203.58. Stock hasn’t been at the strike price in nearly 4 years (Jan 2014).
$GWW – Finally breaking out…
$GWW – Finally breaking out of it’s 2 month trading box. No longer a #FallingKnife
$RL #ShortPuts – Bought to…
$RL #ShortPuts – Bought to close RL Oct 20 2017 60.0 Puts @ 0.05. Out at minimum value a month early.
Originally sold as a #FallingKnife trade on 5/16 and 5/17/2017 at 1.25 and 1.55
$AAOI #ShortPuts – Bought to…
$AAOI #ShortPuts – Bought to close 1 AAOI Sep 22 2017 50.0 Put @ 0.05. It won’t trade any lower.
Originally sold as a #FallingKnife trade on 08/07/17 @ 1.40.
$CELG #ShortPuts – Bought to…
$CELG #ShortPuts – Bought to close 1 CELG Oct 20 2017 95.0 Put @ 0.01. It won’t trade any lower and I’m out a month early.
Originally sold as a #FallingKnife trade on 05/08/2017 at 1.39.
Still short the Jan 85.0 Put.
#OptionsExpiration #Monthlys #Sep15 – A…
#OptionsExpiration #Monthlys #Sep15 – A BIG ONE! – lots and lots of old #FallingKnife and #VXXGame positions falling off today.
Some #CoveredCalls getting assigned with profits, some #ShortPuts getting me long some new stocks. After all is said and done, I’m much closer to an all cash position as we head into October and another large expiration in 5 weeks.
— Expirations —
AAOI Sep 15 2017 55 Puts
AGN Sep 15 2017 175 Puts
AZO Sep 15 2017 580 Calls
DUST Sep 15 2017 18.5 Puts
DUST Sep 15 2017 21 Puts
EFX Sep 15 2017 90 Puts
ESRX Sep 15 2017 55 Puts
FOSL Sep 15 2017 26 Calls (Covered)
FSLR Sep 15 2017 22.5 Puts
GWW Sep 15 2017 175 Calls (Covered)
GWW Sep 15 2017 180 Calls (Covered)
M Sep 15 2017 28 Calls (Covered)
MDLZ Sep 15 2017 35 Puts
NUGT Sep 15 2017 44 Calls (Covered)
NUGT 25/Sep 15 2017 10 Calls (Covered)
NUGT 25/Sep 15 2017 11 Calls (Covered)
NUGT Sep 15 2017 20 Puts
SVXY Sep 15 2017 25 Puts
SVXY Sep 15 2017 27.5 Puts
SVXY Sep 15 2017 32.5 Puts
SVXY Sep 15 2017 35 Puts
SVXY Sep 15 2017 37.5 Puts
SVXY Sep 15 2017 40 Puts
SVXY Sep 15 2017 41 Puts
SVXY Sep 15 2017 42.5 Puts
SVXY Sep 15 2017 44 Puts
SVXY Sep 15 2017 45 Puts
SVXY Sep 15 2017 55 Puts
SVXY Sep 15 2017 69 Puts
SVXY Sep 15 2017 74 Puts
SVXY Sep 15 2017 75 Puts
TRIP Sep 15 2017 34 Puts
TRIP Sep 15 2017 35 Puts
UAA Sep 15 2017 25 Calls (Covered)
URBN Sep 15 2017 20 Puts
UVXY Sep 15 2017 50 Calls
UVXY Sep 15 2017 65 Calls
UVXY Sep 15 2017 68 Calls
UVXY Sep 15 2017 91 Calls
UVXY 25/Sep 15 2017 11 Calls (Covered)
UVXY 25/Sep 15 2017 12 Calls (Covered)
UVXY 25/Sep 15 2017 60 Calls (Covered)
XEC Sep 15 2017 85 Puts
— Assignments —
ESV Sep 15 2017 7 Puts
FOSL Sep 15 2017 15 Puts
HP Sep 15 2017 45 Calls (Covered) – raising cash
HES Sep 15 2017 41 Calls (Covered) – raising cash
HES Sep 15 2017 41.5 Calls (Covered) – raising cash
HES Sep 15 2017 42 Calls (Covered) – raising cash
RRC Sep 15 2017 21 Puts
RRC Sep 15 2017 22 Puts
RRC Sep 15 2017 23 Puts
TRIP Sep 15 2017 40 Calls (Covered) – raising cash
SVXY Sep 15 2017 81 Calls (Covered) – raising cash
SVXY Sep 15 2017 82 Calls (Covered) – raising cash
SVXY Sep 15 2017 82.5 Calls (Covered) – raising a lot of cash
$AN #ShortPuts – Bought to…
$AN #ShortPuts – Bought to Close 1 AN OCT 20 2017 35.0 Put @ 0.05. Out a month early at minimum value.
Originally sold as a #FallingKnife trade on 04/03/2017 at 1.30.
$TSCO #ShortPuts – Bought to…
$TSCO #ShortPuts – Bought to close TSCO Oct 20 2017 50 Puts @ 0.05.
Originally sold on 05/23/2017 @ 1.15 and again on 5/24 @ 1.75 as a #FallingKnife trade.
I’m out a month early at minimum value.
$EQT #ShortPuts – Bought to…
$EQT #ShortPuts – Bought to close 1 EQT DEC 15 2017 40.0 Put @ 0.05
Originally sold on 06/21/2017 @ 1.15 as a #FallingKnife trade.
I’m out 3 months early at minimum value.
$EFX #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$EFX #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 EFX Oct 20 2017 65.0 Put @ 1.30 with the stock at 91.77
$EFX #ShortPuts – Sold 1…
$EFX #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – with the stock at 100.50 –
Sold 1 EFX OCT 20 2017 75.0 Put @ 1.20
Sold 1 EFX Jan 19 2018 60.0 Put @ 1.20
Sold 1 EFX Apr 20 2018 60.0 Put @ 2.00
$EFX #FallingKnife Sold $EFX Apr…
$EFX #FallingKnife
Sold $EFX Apr 20 2018 60 put @ 1.45. Lowest strike. I’ll add 1 contract at a time as the premium rises or lower strikes are added.
EFX
$GE #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$GE #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold GE Mar 16 2018 23 Puts @ 1.24
$T #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$T #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold T Apr 20 2018 32 Puts @ 1.15
$DISCA #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$DISCA #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold DISCA Jan 19 2018 20 Puts @ 1.25
$DIS #FallingKnife ?
$DIS #FallingKnife ?
$DG #ShortPuts – Bought to…
$DG #ShortPuts – Bought to close 1 DG NOV 17 2017 55.0 Put @ 0.05. It won’t trade any lower and November is a long way off.
Originally sold as a #FallingKnife trade on 04/03/2017 @ 1.35
$URBN #ShortPuts – Bought to…
$URBN #ShortPuts – Bought to close URBN Sep 15 2017 19.0 Puts @ 0.05. They won’t trade any lower.
Originally sold as a #FallingKnife trade on 3/22/17 @ 1.20
$ALXN #ShortPuts – Bought to…
$ALXN #ShortPuts – Bought to close ALXN Nov 17 2017 70.0 Puts @ 0.05.
They won’t trade any lower and I’m out 73 days early.
This former #FallingKnife trade was sold on 05/24/2017 @ 1.60.
$AN #ShortPuts – Bought to…
$AN #ShortPuts – Bought to close AN OCT 20 2017 34.0 Puts @ 0.05. It won’t trade any lower and still has 7 weeks until expiration.
Originally sold as a #Fallingknife trade on 04/03/17 @ 1.10
$AMBA
Potential #fallingknife getting started
$SJM #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$SJM #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 SJM APR 20 2018 90.0 Put @ 1.70 with the stock at 103.50
#fallingknife BBY Does anyone see…
#fallingknife BBY
Does anyone see BBY as a falling knife? It’s down 7.60, 12% after earnings.
$SJM #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$SJM #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 SJM Jan 19 2018 95.0 Put @ 1.65 with the stock at 104.28
$PETS #FallingKnife STO $PETS Sept…
$PETS #FallingKnife
STO $PETS Sept 15 $25 puts @ $.50
$DVN #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$DVN #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 DVN JAN 19 2018 26.0 Put @ 1.12 with the stock at 30.20.
The 1-year low is 28.79
$XOM #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$XOM #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold XOM Jan 19 2018 70.0 Puts @ 1.11 with the stock at 77.39
$APA #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$APA #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold APA Jan 19 2018 35.0 Puts @ 1.33 with the stock at 41.10
$MYL #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$MYL #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 MYL JAN 19 2018 27.5 Put @ 1.42
HSIC #FallingKnife Sold $HSIC Jan…
HSIC #FallingKnife
Sold $HSIC Jan 19 2018 145 puts @ 2.00
$NFLX – Disney to pull…
$NFLX – Disney to pull their films from Netflix. $NFLX getting hit hard
$MAT #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$MAT #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold MAT JAN 19 2018 18.0 Puts @ 1.25
$HP #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$HP #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold HP MAR 16 2018 37.5 Puts @ 2.05 with the stock at 46.93
$UHS #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$UHS #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 UHS Jan 19 2018 90.0 Put @ 1.70 with the stock 107.49
#fallingknife #shortputs VIAB Followed Iceman…
#fallingknife #shortputs VIAB
Followed Iceman from Friday, sold Dec 27.50 put for 1.30
$FLR #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$FLR #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 FLR JAN 19 2018 35.0 Put @ 1.25 with the stock at 39.38
$FLR #FallingKnife Sold $FLF Jan…
$FLR #FallingKnife
Sold $FLR Jan 19 2018 35 puts @ 1.30
$MYL #ShortPuts #Fallingknife – Sold…
$MYL #ShortPuts #Fallingknife – Sold 1 MYL Jan 19 2018 27.5 Put @ 1.15 with the stock at 31.55
$MOS #ShortPuts #Fallingknife – Sold…
$MOS #ShortPuts #Fallingknife – Sold 1 MOS Jan 19 2018 20.0 Put @ 1.09 with the stock at 21.88
$VIAB #ShortPut #FallingKnife – Sold…
$VIAB #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 VIAB JAN 19 2018 27.5 Put @ 1.50 with the stock at 30.33.
The stock is very near the 3-year low at 30.11.
$MYL #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$MYL #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 MYL Jan 30.0 Put @ 1.65 with the stock at 32.91
$PRGO #ShortPuts #FallingKnife #OptionLadder –…
$PRGO #ShortPuts #FallingKnife #OptionLadder – sold these this morning.
Sold 1 PRGO NOV 17 2017 55.0 Put @ 1.30 with the stock at 67.09.
Sold 1 PRGO Jan 19 2018 50.0 Put @ 1.15 with the stock at 67.13.
The three year low is 65.47 from this past April.
$NBL #ShortPut #FallingKnife – Sold…
$NBL #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 NBL FEB 16 2018 22.5 Put @ 1.20 with the stock at 25.55.
The 3-year low is 23.77
$ABC #ShortPuts #FallingKnife #OptionLadder -…
$ABC #ShortPuts #FallingKnife #OptionLadder – sold these this morning.
Sold 1 ABC NOV 17 2017 70.0 Put @ 1.15 with the stock at 80.38
Sold 1 ABC Jan 19 2018 67.5 Put @ 1.25 with the stock at 80.72.
The three year low is 68.38
BTC 8/25 XBI 72.5 puts…
BTC 8/25 XBI 72.5 puts at 0.35. Originally sold at 2.25 as part of a roll so profitable on the original position.
I could have left it but want some extra margin to help adjust the WDC drop which would be a good #fallingknife candidate now. All time high 2 weeks ago, down 16 points now.
$AAOI #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$AAOI #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 AAOI Sep 15 2017 55.0 Put @ 1.40 with the stock at 69.10
Staying very small on this stock
$PXD #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$PXD #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 PXD JAN 19 2018 90.0 Put @ 1.20 with the stock at 134.21
The 3-year low on the stock is 103.50.
$MYL #FallingKnife Sold $MYL Jan…
$MYL #FallingKnife
Sold $MYL Jan 19 2018 30 puts @ 1.56.
Stock has gotten hit by 15% over the last few days. Earnings are next week.
$PXD #FallingKnife Taking Iceman’s trade…
$PXD #FallingKnife
Taking Iceman’s trade from yesterday.
Sold $PXD Jan 19 2018 95 puts @ 1.40.
AAOI puts
#Earnings I have not traded this before and normally don’t do the #FallingKnife trades, but too good to resist.
Sold $AAOI Sept 15th 55 puts for 1.25.
AAOI #fallingknife candidate will look…
AAOI #fallingknife candidate
will look to sell some puts on this today.
$PXD #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$PXD #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 PXD Jan 19 2018 95.0 Put @ 1.25 with the stock at 135.12.
I should be able to do better tomorrow.
$CAH #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$CAH #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 CAH JAN 19 2018 60.0 Put @ 1.15.
Thanks @ramie
$MOS #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$MOS #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 MOS Dec 15 2017 21.0 Put @ 1.25 with the stock at 22.20
$HES #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$HES #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold HES Jan 19 2018 35.0 Puts @ 1.35 with the stock at 42.37
$CAH #FallingKnife Sold $CAH Jan…
$CAH #FallingKnife
Sold $CAH Jan 19 2018 60 puts @ 1.10. Strike is below the Oct-Nov 2016 lows.
$ULTI #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$ULTI #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold ULTI JAN 19 2018 135.0 Put @ 1.40 with the stock at 202.
Lowest available strike. Not far from the 3-year low of 125.74
$UAA #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$UAA #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 UAA Jan 19 2018 17.5 Put @ 1.69.
I overloaded this account with short (partially covered) Calls yesterday, so I’m balancing the books a bit now.
$HP #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$HP #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold a couple more this morning with the stock at 49.81.
Sold 1 HP Dec 15 2017 42.5 Put @ 1.80
Sold 1 HP Dec 15 2017 40.0 Put @ 1.30
Sold HP Jan 19 2018 40.0 Puts @ 1.60
$TSLA #FallingKnife today
$TSLA #FallingKnife today
Sold TSLA AUG 4 2017 255.0 Puts @ 0.23 with the stock at 324.16.
Recent support levels not already broken are at 313 and 303.
$SNI #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Bought…
$SNI #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Bought to Close 1 SNI DEC 15 2017 55.0 Put @ 0.05.
It won’t trade any lower and there are still 137 days until expiration.
Originally sold on 06/05/2017 at 1.40.
I’m pretty sure I got this idea from @Ramie
$HP #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$HP #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold HP Dec 15 2017 42.5 Puts @ 1.65.
$HP #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$HP #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 HP Jan 19 2018 40.0 Put @ 1.35. The 3 year low on the stock is 40.02 from early January 2016
$SBUX #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$SBUX #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 SBUX Jan 19 2018 50.0 Put @ 1.36 with the stock at 54.74
WDC
#FallingKnife? – Been looking to get in this one at some point.
$ULTA #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$ULTA #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold ULTA Jan 19 2018 150.0 Puts @ 1.65 with the stock at 246.94
FFIV BMY
$UHS #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$UHS #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold UHS Jan 19 2018 90.0 Puts @ 1.50 with the stock at 111.01
$BBBY #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$BBBY #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold BBBY NOV 17 2017 27.5 Puts @ 1.73
$ALXN #ShortPuts – Bought to…
$ALXN #ShortPuts – Bought to close ALXN Aug 18 2017 90.0 Puts @ 0.05.
Covered some former #FallingKnife trades almost a month early at minimum value.
Sold on 03/14/2017 at 2.05
Sold on 04/07/17 at 2.45
Also on 05/26/2017 I sold 1 ALXN Aug 18 2017 90.0 Put @ 4.80. I’m letting that one run to expiration.
$GWW #SHortPuts – Bought to…
$GWW #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Bought to close 1 GWW Jul 21 2017 165.0 Put @ 0.35 to avoid assignment tonight.
Originally sold on 04/19/2017 at 1.40 so I still cleared a point profit.
$TRIP #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Bought…
$TRIP #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Bought to close 1 TRIP Jul 21 2017 38.0 Put @ 0.05 to avoid possible assignment tomorrow. The stock is falling hard today.
Originally sold on 05/26/2017 at 1.35.
$CMG #FallingKnife Sold $CMG Jan…
$CMG #FallingKnife
Sold $CMG Jan 19 2018 275 put @ 5.70.
Adding to a put ladder which is now Aug 355, Dec 350, Jan 275