SIG #FallingKnife
Adding a ladder rung to my July 55 puts:
Sold $SIG Apr 21 60 puts @ 1.20.
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$GILD #FallingKnife – another decent…
$GILD #FallingKnife – another decent candidate
Falling Knife?
#fallingknife
$AMZN STO 3/17 740/750 BUPS @ 1.20 (Dr Science @ OMM idea)
PSX #FallingKnife Sold $PSX Aug…
PSX #FallingKnife
Sold $PSX Aug 18 65 puts @ 1.35
$DECK – today’s #FallingKnife -…
$DECK – today’s #FallingKnife – 3 Year low at 40.74
$UAA #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$UAA #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold UAA Jul 21 2017 17.5 Puts @ 0.90 with the stock at 20.81
RL puts
Sold $RL Jul 21 60 puts @ 1.30.
#FallingKnife
$UPS #FallingKnife – another good…
$UPS #FallingKnife – another good candidate
$XOM – getting to #FallingKnife…
$XOM – getting to #FallingKnife territory.
Also check out $COG and $SIG
#FallingKnife candidates today – $QCOM…
#FallingKnife candidates today – $QCOM $WHR
Selling WHR puts
$WHR #ShortPuts Looking to start a ladder in this. My first sale is Mar 17 150 puts @ 1.00.
PVH puts
Sold $PVH Mar 17 80 puts @ 1.30. If it goes down another 11% I’ll take the stock at 78.70.
#FallingKnife
#OptionsExpiration #Monthlys #Dec16 – monthly…
#OptionsExpiration #Monthlys #Dec16 – monthly expirations are always big ones.
Plenty of #FallingKnife Put sales expired. $NUGT and $DUST mostly cooperated.
A Huge number pf Volatility trades rolled off ($SVXY Puts and $UVXY Calls).
Only one small put assignment in a decent stock and a large sale of SVXY generated a lot of cash and a big year end profit.
Only 2 more weekly cycles in this tax year.
— Expirations —
AGN Dec 16 2016 175 Puts
AMGN Dec 16 2016 120 Puts
AMGN Dec 16 2016 125 Puts
BMY Dec 16 2016 50 Puts
BMY Dec 16 2016 52.5 Puts
BMY Dec 16 2016 55 Puts
CF Dec 16 2016 30 Calls
CVS Dec 16 2016 69 Puts
CVS Dec 16 2016 75 Puts
CVS Dec 16 2016 80 Calls
DUST Dec 16 2016 35 Puts
DUST Dec 16 2016 70 Calls
DUST Dec 16 2016 90 Calls
ESV Dec 16 2016 6 Puts
FOSL Dec 16 2016 21 Puts
FOSL Dec 16 2016 22 Puts
FSLR Dec 16 2016 30 Puts
ILMN Dec 16 2016 115 Puts
INTC Dec 16 2016 32 Puts
MCO Dec 16 2016 105 Calls (Covered)
RCL Dec 16 2016 55 Puts
SDRL Dec 16 2016 4 Calls (Covered)
SNI Dec 16 2016 50 Puts
SPLS Dec 16 2016 7 Puts
SVXY Dec 16 2016 38 Puts
SVXY Dec 16 2016 39 Puts
SVXY Dec 16 2016 40 Puts
SVXY Dec 16 2016 40 Puts
SVXY Dec 16 2016 41 Puts
SVXY Dec 16 2016 42 Puts
SVXY Dec 16 2016 43 Puts
SVXY Dec 16 2016 44 Puts
SVXY Dec 16 2016 59 Puts
SVXY Dec 16 2016 61 Puts
SVXY Dec 16 2016 61.5 Puts
SVXY Dec 16 2016 62 Puts
SVXY Dec 16 2016 68 Puts
SVXY Dec 16 2016 95 Calls
SWN Dec 16 2016 10 Puts
SWN Dec 16 2016 13 Calls
UAA Dec 16 2016 27.5 Puts
UAA Dec 16 2016 30 Puts
ULTA Dec 16 2016 150 Puts
UVXY Dec 16 2016 15 Calls
UVXY Dec 16 2016 15.5 Calls
UVXY Dec 16 2016 19 Calls
UVXY Dec 16 2016 19.5 Calls
UVXY Dec 16 2016 20 Calls
UVXY Dec 16 2016 20.5 Calls
UVXY Dec 16 2016 21 Calls
UVXY Dec 16 2016 22 Calls
UVXY Dec 16 2016 25 Calls
UVXY Dec 16 2016 26 Calls
UVXY Dec 16 2016 27 Calls
UVXY Dec 16 2016 28 Calls
UVXY Dec 16 2016 40 Calls
UVXY Dec 16 2016 41 Calls
UVXY Dec 16 2016 55 Calls
VRSN Dec 16 2016 65 Puts
— Assignments —
SVXY Dec 16 2016 85 Calls (Covered)
TRIP Dec 16 2016 50 Puts
CVS
#ShortPuts #FallingKnife – These are out to January so freeing up margin in an #IRA instead of waiting another month.
Bought to Close CVS JAN 20 2017 70.0 Puts @ .19 (sold for 1.45)
$RH #ShortCalls #FallingKnife – Sold…
$RH #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold RH JAN 20 2017 27.5 Puts @ 0.85 with the stock at 30.89
WYNN
#FallingKnife – ? I already have a long term position managing strangles so not adding here.
ESRX
#FallingKnife – ?
$ILMN #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$ILMN #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 ILMN Jan 20 2017 100.0 Put @ 1.05
$ILMN #ShortPuts #FallingKnife #OptionLadder -…
$ILMN #ShortPuts #FallingKnife #OptionLadder – sold these early today
Sold ILMN Dec 9 2016 118.0 Puts @ 0.60 – these expire in two days
Sold ILMN Dec 16 2016 115.0 Puts @ 0.75
Sold ILMN Dec 23 2016 110.0 Puts @ 0.70
Sold ILMN Dec 30 2016 105.0 Puts @ 0.65
$AGN #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$AGN #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold AGN Dec 16 2016 175.0 Puts @ 0.75.
GILD
Sold $GILD May 19 60 puts @ 1.38 with the stock at 72.11.
$MNK #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$MNK #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold MNK Jan 20 2017 40.0 Puts @ 0.90
$AMGN #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Bought…
$AMGN #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Bought to close AMGN DEC 2 2016 125.0 Puts @ 0.01. They won’t trade any lower.
$ALXN #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$ALXN #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 ALXN JAN 20 2017 90.0 Put @ 1.35
#OptionsExpiration #Monthly #Nov18 – Monthly…
#OptionsExpiration #Monthlys #Nov18 – Monthly expirations are always big. #FallingKnife positions put on months ago are expiring. Volatility trades were big this week with $SVXY setting a marginal new YTD high today.
Several Covered Calls also expired.
Only one assignment this week in $CVS
— Expirations —
AAL Nov 18 2016 22 Puts
AAPL Nov 18 2016 102 Puts
ABC Nov 18 2016 60 Puts
AGN Nov 18 2016 180 Puts
AGN Nov 18 2016 185 Puts
ABMD Nov 18 2016 90 Puts
AMGN Nov 18 2016 130 Puts
AMGN Nov 18 2016 135 Puts
CF Nov 18 2016 20 Puts
CF Nov 18 2016 22.5 Puts
CF Nov 18 2016 30 Calls (Covered)
CF Nov 18 2016 35 Calls (Covered)
CLDX Nov 18 2016 4 Puts
CLX Nov 18 2016 110 Puts
DG Nov 18 2016 60 Puts
DUST Nov 18 2016 37 Puts
DUST Nov 18 2016 70 Calls
DVA Nov 18 2016 50 Puts
GILD Nov 18 2016 65 Puts
KORS Nov 18 2016 30 Puts
MCO Nov 18 2016 105 Calls (Covered)
MYL Nov 18 2016 40 Calls (Covered)
MYL Nov 18 2016 42.5 Calls (Covered)
NUGT Nov 18 2016 11 Calls (Covered)
NUGT Nov 18 2016 7.5 Puts
SRCL Nov 18 2016 60 Puts
SRCL Nov 18 2016 65 Puts
SVXY Nov 18 2016 40 Puts
SVXY Nov 18 2016 45 Puts
SVXY Nov 18 2016 50 Puts
SVXY Nov 18 2016 65 Puts
SVXY Nov 18 2016 81.5 Calls (Covered) – this one is close …
SVXY Nov 18 2016 82 Calls (Covered)
SVXY Nov 18 2016 82.5 Calls (Covered)
SVXY Nov 18 2016 83 Calls (Covered)
SVXY Nov 18 2016 83.5 Calls (Covered)
SVXY Nov 18 2016 84 Calls
SVXY Nov 18 2016 84.5 Calls
SVXY Nov 18 2016 85 Calls
SVXY Nov 18 2016 90 Calls
TWTR Nov 18 2016 16.5 Puts
TWTR Nov 18 2016 19 Calls (Covered)
UA Nov 18 2016 30 Puts
UVXY Nov 18 2016 23 Calls (Covered)
UVXY Nov 18 2016 23.5 Calls (Covered)
UVXY Nov 18 2016 24 Calls (Covered)
UVXY Nov 18 2016 25 Calls (Covered)
UVXY Nov 18 2016 26 Calls (Covered)
UVXY Nov 18 2016 27 Calls
UVXY Nov 18 2016 28 Calls
UVXY Nov 18 2016 30 Calls
UVXY Nov 18 2016 31 Calls
UVXY Nov 18 2016 32 Calls
UVXY Nov 18 2016 33 Calls
UVXY Nov 18 2016 35 Calls
UVXY Nov 18 2016 37 Calls
UVXY Nov 18 2016 38 Calls
UVXY Nov 18 2016 39 Calls
UVXY Nov 18 2016 40 Calls
UVXY Nov 18 2016 41 Calls
UVXY Nov 18 2016 42 Calls
UVXY Nov 18 2016 45 Calls
WFM Nov 18 2016 28 Puts
— Assignments —
CVS Nov 18 2016 78 Puts
$AMGN #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Bought…
$AMGN #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Bought to close AMGN Nov 18 2016 130.0 Puts @ 0.01. They won’t trade any lower.
Originally sold at the end of October @ 0.73 and 0.82
#OptionsExpiration #Weeklys #Nov11 – probably…
#OptionsExpiration #Weeklys #Nov11 – probably the biggest weekly expiration I have ever had.
Since I picked up additional $SVXY at 65 last week, I was very aggressive selling SVXY calls from 76 to 81. They all expired.
$NFLX covered puts got assigned taking me out of the stock I shorted at 123 after earnings. #FallingKnife trades in $AGN AMGN $BMY (all health care related) and $UA worked as well.
$NUGT caught up with my short put speculations but the stock is volatile and covered calls will be easy to sell.
— Expirations —
AGN (Weekly) Nov 11 2016 185 Puts
AMGN (Weekly) Nov 11 2016 135 Puts
BMY (Weekly) Nov 11 2016 45 Puts
NUGT (Weekly) Nov 11 2016 16 Calls (Covered)
SVXY (Weekly) Nov 11 2016 47 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) Nov 11 2016 48 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) Nov 11 2016 49 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) Nov 11 2016 50 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) Nov 11 2016 51 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) Nov 11 2016 52 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) Nov 11 2016 55 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) Nov 11 2016 59 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) Nov 11 2016 76 Calls (Covered)
SVXY (Weekly) Nov 11 2016 77 Calls (Covered)
SVXY (Weekly) Nov 11 2016 78 Calls (Covered)
SVXY (Weekly) Nov 11 2016 79 Calls (Covered)
SVXY (Weekly) Nov 11 2016 80 Calls
SVXY (Weekly) Nov 11 2016 81 Calls
SVXY (Weekly) Nov 11 2016 85 Calls
SVXY (Weekly) Nov 11 2016 90 Calls
UA (Weekly) Nov 11 2016 30 Puts
UVXY (Weekly) Nov 11 2016 25.5 Calls (Covered)
UVXY (Weekly) Nov 11 2016 26 Calls (Covered)
UVXY (Weekly) Nov 11 2016 27 Calls (Covered)
UVXY (Weekly) Nov 11 2016 28 Calls (Covered)
UVXY (Weekly) Nov 11 2016 29 Calls (Covered)
UVXY (Weekly) Nov 11 2016 30 Calls
UVXY (Weekly) Nov 11 2016 31 Calls
UVXY (Weekly) Nov 11 2016 32 Calls
UVXY (Weekly) Nov 11 2016 33 Calls
UVXY (Weekly) Nov 11 2016 35 Calls
UVXY (Weekly) Nov 11 2016 37 Calls
UVXY (Weekly) Nov 11 2016 38 Calls
UVXY (Weekly) Nov 11 2016 39 Calls
UVXY (Weekly) Nov 11 2016 40 Calls
— Assignments —
NFLX (Weekly) Nov 11 2016 119 Puts (Covered) – covering my short stock
NUGT (Weekly) Nov 11 2016 10.5 Puts
NUGT (Weekly) Nov 11 2016 11 Puts
NUGT (Weekly) Nov 11 2016 13.5 Puts
SVXY (Weekly) Nov 11 2016 73 Calls (Covered) – stock bought 5 days ago at 65
SVXY (Weekly) Nov 11 2016 74 Calls (Covered) – profit for a long term stock holding
SVXY (Weekly) Nov 11 2016 75 Calls (Covered) – profit for a long term stock holding
$CVS #ShortPuts – so …….
$CVS #ShortPuts – so …. I forgot about an old #FallingKnife order I had in and I sold some CVS Dec 16 2016 75.0 Puts at 5.60 on the opening this morning with the stock at 69.51.
To offset this trade and some old Nov 80 short puts I still have, I sold some calls:
Sold CVS DEC 23 2016 80.0 Calls @ 0.52
Sold CVS JAN 20 2017 80.0 Calls @ 0.97
Sold CVS JAN 20 2017 82.5 Calls @ 0.53
$AMGN under Brexit low, eyeballing…
$AMGN #FallingKnife – under Brexit low, eyeballing Feb low.
$NKE $TSCO $MAC – new…
$NKE $TSCO $MAC – new lows for SP500 stocks today. Possible #FallingKnife trades
#FallingKnife trades – $GILD
#FallingKnife trades – $GILD $MCK $ABC $CAH $AMGN $ESRX
$CVS #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$CVS #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold CVS Nov 18 2016 75.0 Puts @ 0.30
$AMBD #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$ABMD #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 ABMD Mar 17 2017 70.0 Put @ 1.70 with the stock at 96.51
$UA #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$UA #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold UA Apr 21 2017 27.5 Puts @ 1.50
#FallingKnife candidates – $ABMD $DVA
#FallingKnife candidates – $ABMD $DVA $WYN $UA
$UA #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$UA #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 UA Apr 21 2017 27.5 Put @ 1.45
$CMG #ShortPuts – sold these…
$CMG #ShortPuts #FallingKnife #ScalpTrade – sold these with the stock at 364.54. These expire Friday
Sold CMG OCT 28 2016 350.0 Puts @ 0.90
Sold CMG OCT 28 2016 345.0 Puts @ 0.40
$UA #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – started…
$UA #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – started getting strike 30 and 27.5 short Put orders off today. Stay on the offer side of the quote and they will come to you
More puts on ILMN
I think this one has earned the #FallingKnife tag.
Sold $ILMN Mar 17 2017 95 puts @ 1.45.
$MYL #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Bought…
$MYL #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Bought to close MYL Oct 21 2016 37.5 Puts @ 0.12 to avoid possible assignment. Originally sold @ 0.40.
$UAL #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Bought…
$UAL #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Bought to close UAL Dec 16 2016 31.0 Puts @ 0.01. These can’t trade any lower and still have 57 days until expiration.
Originally sold @ 1.37 during the Brexit scare on 06/27/2016
$GILD #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$GILD #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold GILD Nov 18 2016 65.0 Puts @ 0.59 with the stock at 73.28
$BMY #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$BMY #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold BMY Nov 11 2016 45.0 Puts @ 0.39.
$MYL #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Bought…
$MYL #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Bought to close MYL Sep 23 2016 41.0 Puts @ 0.01 free up margin and avoid an afternoon swoon in the market and the stock.
Sold @ 0.48 in late August
$SRCL #FallingKnife – a stock…
$SRCL #FallingKnife – a stock dropping to a new 52-week low, illiquid options, but sound fundamentals.
Trying to sell Puts from 70 in Oct down to 50 in January
$ULTA #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$ULTA #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold ULTA DEC 16 2016 150.0 Puts @ 0.55
MCK puts
Sold $MCK Jan 20 2017 110 puts @ 1.50–CORRECTED–THIS WAS AN INCORRECT MONTH AND STRIKE
Correct trade: Sold $MCK Nov 18 145 puts @ 1.50
#FallingKnife
$BMY $FOSL #ShortPuts #FallingKnife -…
$BMY $FOSL #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – sold both these
Sold BMY Dec 16 2016 52.5 Puts @ 1.88
Sold FOSL Dec 16 2016 21.0 Puts @ 0.80
Some #FallingKnife flavored trades Sold…
Some #FallingKnife flavored trades
Sold $VRTX Oct 21 75 puts @ 1.30. Stock at 89.39, delta 14.
Sold $WHR Jan 20 2017 120 puts @ 1.35. Stock at 165.30, delta 7.
$ULTA #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$ULTA #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold ULTA Dec 16 2016 150 Puts @ 0.45 with the stock at 235.36
$MYL #CoveredCalls – Sold MYL…
$MYL #CoveredCalls – Sold MYL Oct 14 2016 45.0 Calls @ 0.53 against stock that was put to me last week.
$WFM #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold WFM Oct 21 2016 28.0 Puts @ 0.38
$MRO #CoveredCalls – Sold MRO OCT 21 2016 19.0 Calls @ 0.21
$MYL #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Dan…
$MYL #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Dan mentioned this morning that he thought Mylan may have bottomed. Maybe, maybe not. However, opportunities still exist to sell puts with strike prices below the YTD low of 37.59
$WYNN #FallingKnife – lots of…
$WYNN #FallingKnife – lots of good opportunities in the October short puts with plenty of room for a further decline
Well, things will get exciting…
Well, things will get exciting some day. Will you be ready?
HAIN in pain
#FallingKnife trade, anyone? Or more like falling anvil?
$BMY #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$BMY #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold BMY Dec 16 2016 55.0 Puts @ 1.84
$XOM $RIG #ShortPuts #FallingKnife -…
$XOM $RIG #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – sold these on the oil weakness
Sold XOM Aug 26 2016 80 Puts @ 0.37 – these have only a few weeks until expiration
Sold $RIG Nov 18 2016 7 Puts @ 0.29 – longer term with the strike below the YTD low
$HUM #ShortPuts #FallingKnife #ScalpTrade -…
$HUM #ShortPuts #FallingKnife #ScalpTrade – Sold HUM JUL 15 2016 140.0 Puts @ .60.
These expire Friday.
Humana was the only stock in the SP500 to hit a new low yesterday.
#Markets #FallingKnife #ShortPuts – I…
#Markets #FallingKnife #ShortPuts – I sold all the following yesterday. Only the UAL position was sold way too early.
Most of these are scheduled to expire Friday.
$AAL Jul 1 2016 25.5 Puts @ 0.44
$CF Jul 1 2016 23.5 Puts @ 0.56
$DUST Jul 1 2016 9.0 Puts @ 1.05
$FL Jul 15 2016 50.0 Puts @ 0.55
$IBB Jul 1 2016 235.0 Puts @ 1.30
$UAL Jul 1 2016 39.0 Puts @ 0.59
$VXX sold Aug 19 20…
$VXX sold Aug 19 20 call for 1.63. I’m short a 21 put that has been rolled, so I guess I have a 21/22 ratio calendar strangle California condor or something like that
Falling Knife Trades
Some Iceman-style #FallingKnife trades:
Sold $WHR Dec 16 100 puts @ 1.35
Sold $UAL Dec 16 27 puts @ 1.14
T2108
Does anyone know how low this got today and where it closed?
$BIIB #ShortPuts #Fallingknife – Sell…
$BIIB #ShortPuts #Fallingknife – Sell the Jan 2017 210.0 Put @ 10.50. A 5% return on cash in 7 months with a $200 breakeven
$CF #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$CF #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold CF November 18 2016 22.5 Puts @ 1.53.
$CF #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$CF #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold CF Nov 22.5 Puts @ 1.52. The strike is 10% below the 52 week low.
$NFLX #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$NFLX #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold NFLX Sep 16 2016 45.0 Puts @ 1.93
$LNKD #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$LNKD #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 LNKD FEB 12 2016 100.0 Put @ 2.45
$LNKD #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$LNKD #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 LNKD MAY 20 2016 95.0 Put @ 5.00. I was a bit early. I will wait for lower strike prices to add.
$TSLA #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$TSLA #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 TSLA MAR 18 2016 115.0 Put @ 1.20
$TSLA #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$TSLA #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 TSLA JUN 17 2016 85.0 Put @ 1.20. It been a long time since I took a new position in this name.
TSLA hit a two year low today
$NFLX #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$NFLX #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold NFLX JUN 17 2016 55.0 Puts @ 1.55
As Dan noted today $WFM…
As Dan noted today $WFM is breaking out today. I have several longer term #FallingKnife trades in this stock on the books
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