#ShortPuts #IRA – I’m feeling a little heavy in this ticker so taking one off that wasn’t looking too good just a couple days ago.
Bought to close REGN Jan 20th 350.0 Put @ 1.35 (sold for 5.70)
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UVXY new options
All tiny starter positions in the #IRA. Hoping for a chance to add on some spikes…
Sold UVXY MAR 17 2017 30.0/35.0 Bear call spreads @ 1.22
Sold UVXY JUN 16 2017 30.0/40.0 Bear call spreads @ 1.92
Sold UVXY JAN 19 2018 30.0/40.0 Bear call spreads @ 1.75
Sold UVXY JAN 19 2018 25.0/40.0 Bear call spreads @ 2.70
SVXY
#ShortPuts #IRA #tastyworks – Clearing out for the tastyworks move…
Bought to Close SVXY JAN 20 2017 100.0 Put @ 1.21 (sold for 6.10)
Bought to Close SVXY JAN 20 2017 80.0 Put @ .15 (sold for 2.30)
Bought to Close SVXY FEB 17 2017 70.0 Put @ .86 (sold for 2.50)
Bought to Close SVXY MAR 17 2017 60.0 Put @ 1.15 (sold for 2.30)
tastyworks!
Got the invitation yesterday and first account set up and ready to fund. I’ll be clearing out my smallest #IRA (all SVXY short puts) and moving it over to try them out. …unless TDA matches. Waiting for a response…
IBB
#ShortPuts #IRA – Throwing a couple out there…
Sold IBB MAR 17 2017 250.0 Put @ 3.75
Sold IBB JUN 16 2017 225.0 Put @ 4.00
$LULU put closed
BTC $LULU Jan 20 60.00 put for 0.05.
Had sold for 0.77 in #IRA. Freeing up some cap.
CMG
$ShortPuts #IRA – Nice bounce so thinning out some more. Decks are cleared for earnings on Feb 2nd.
Bought to Close CMG MAR 17 2017 275.0 Put @ .83 (sold for 4.10)
REGN
#ShortPuts – This thing could go anywhere so managing another one aggressively in the #IRA ….
Bought to Close REGN Jan 20 2017 320.0 Put @ .60 (sold for 5.00)
Still holding a few others…short puts and strangles.
CMG playing it safe
#ShortPuts #IRA – This thing has been under fire for awhile. Booking it on this morning’s bounce. Could easily be down 20 tomorrow. Freeing up a nice chunk of change as well…
Bought to Close CMG Jan 06 2017 370.0 Put @ 1.05 (sold for 4.80)
Still short a March 275.0 so will probably book it on any weakness…
NVDA again
#ShortPuts #IRA -Selling these in the IRA after closing the EWZ position. Putting the margin back to work…
Sold NVDA FEB 3 2017 90.0 Puts @ 1.70
EWZ
#ShortPuts #IRA – Nice bounce in Brazil today…taking these off a few weeks early.
Bought to Close EWZ Jan 20 2017 30.0 Puts @ .11 (sold for .98)
SVXY
Just for fun I’m adding a long term position similar to my positions on AMZN and GOOGL. Buying a 2019 call and selling 2 bull put spreads underneath it to reduce the initial cost. Then, selling weekly calls against the position. This type of trade is allowed in the #IRA. Based on my initial cost I’ll only need to sell an average of 27 dollars per week in premium to get that back. If we get a big pullback I’ll add “big league”…LOL
Bought to Open SVXY JAN 18 2019 (1) 70.0 Call and sold (2) 50.0/30.0 Bull Put Spreads @ 28.50 net
Then:
Sold SVXY JAN 13 2017 95.0 Call @ 2.25
VXX starter
AMZN
Can’t double up on these in an #IRA so closing on weakness and hoping for a bounce to sell next week. Gotta be careful here…starting to squeeze and Christmas delivery news could come at any time. Considering going out 2 weeks next time for more upside room.
Bought to Close AMZN DEC 23 2016 782.5 Call @ .13 (sold for 4.00)
SVXY
#ShortPuts #IRA -Taking some more risk off betting on a chance to re-sell these at some point…
Bought to Close SVXY MAR 17 2017 40.0 Put @ .50 (sold for 2.80)
Bought to Close SVXY MAR 17 2017 45.0 Put @ .75 (sold for 4.00)
SVXY roll
#CoveredCalls #IRA – Doing a conservative roll until we see how the transition of power goes. If all is well I’ll then look out to May or June for a big roll up. Until then, leaving plenty of downside room without hurting profits at all.
Rolled SVXY Dec 30th 74.5 calls out to Jan 20th 75.0 @ .90 credit.
Picking up another 1.40 of upside for about an extra 3 weeks of holding.
UVXY again
#IRA – Another starter position that I never got a chance to add to…
Bought to Close UVXY JAN 20 2017 25.0/35.0 Bear call spreads @ .06 (sold for 1.00)
UVXY
#IRA – Starter position that I never got a chance to add to…
Bought to Close UVXY JAN 20 2017 30.0/40.0 Bear call spreads @ .04 (sold for 1.00)
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)
AMZN fat finger
#ShortCalls #IRA -Thought I had the closing order in for a nickel….but nooooo! Oh well…sell ’em again.
Bought to Close AMZN DEC 16 2016 780.0 Call @ .42 (sold for 4.10)
Sold AMZN DEC 23 2016 782.5 Call @ 4.00
SVXY….book ’em
Just in case something crazy happens…
Bought to Close SVXY DEC 16 2016 65.0 Put @ .05 (sold for 1.05)
Bought to Close SVXY DEC 16 2016 80.0 Put @ .50 (sold for 3.20)
SVXY
Freeing up cash in an #IRA ….
Bought to Close SVXY JAN 20 2017 45.0 Put @ .30 (sold for 2.60)
AMZN long call diagonal
#IRA – Selling against a long 2019 position…
Bought to Close AMZN DEC 9 2016 775.0 Call @ .05 (sold for 3.67)
Sold AMZN DEC 16 2016 780.0 Call @ 4.10
VIX call spreads
#IRA – Taking these off near max gain. Hoping Fed meeting will get me into a Jan position. These have been working every month. How long does VIX get and stay above 20 for an extended time? Especially when these are priced based on the front month future.
Bought to Close VIX DEC 21 2016 20.0/25.0 Bear call spreads @ .07 (sold for .80)
BOIL
#IRA – Sold BOIL MAR 17 2017 20.0/25.0 Bear call spreads @ 1.40
GOOGL roll
#IRA – Breaking out above the 50 so rolling out and up…
Rolled GOOGL Dec 9th 790 call to Dec 30th 800 call @ .30 credit.
This is sold against a 2019 long position. If it turns out to be a fakeout I’ll roll it back in and down.
EWW puts
No sense waiting 5 weeks for a dime in an #IRA …
Bought to Close EWW JAN 20 2017 38.0 Puts @ .10 (sold for .80)
$EWW
@fuzzballl trade continues to work.
SVXY
#ShortPuts – Gradually freeing up cash in an #IRA
Bought to Close SVXY JAN 20 2017 40.0 Put @ .25 (sold for 2.75)
$SVXY #ShortPuts #VXXGame #IRA -…
$SVXY #ShortPuts #VXXGame #IRA – Bought to close SVXY JAN 20 2017 25.0 Puts @ 0.05. They won’t trade any lower.
Originally sold at 5.20 on 1/15/2016 as a low risk trade. A greater than 20% return on cash in an IRA
SPX
#spxcampaign #ira #OptionsExpiration
STO Dec 9 2225/2250 BeCS for $1.35 completing the IC for this expiration.
STO Dec 12 2230/2255 BeCS for $1.30 for the same reason.
Today will expire on my IRA the following SPX spreads: 2120/2105 BuPS; 2160/2145 BuPS and 2230/2245 BeCS
ADSK Bullish Trade
#IRA #CreditSpread
ADSK had bad earnings and tanked; however, on the weekly chart the price drop stopped on the 21 EMA and it seems to be wanting to rebound.
STO Jan 20 ADSK 65/55 BuPS for $1.25; my stop will be at 65…the R/R cutting the position at 65 is 1:1.
SVXY experiment
Since I’m nearly all cash in an #IRA that I use strictly to trade SVXY I’m gonna try something here. While waiting on the big pullback I’m going to sell one aggressive put every couple weeks for juicy premium. If the pullback doesn’t come for months it’ll be a nice income…when the pullback does come it’ll be very easy to average this single position way down to a better level.
Sold SVXY DEC 16 2016 80.0 Put @ 3.20
GOOGL
#CoveredCalls #IRA Setting up next week…
Buy to Close GOOGL DEC 2 2016 792.5 Call @ .96 (sold for 2.63)
Sold GOOGL DEC 9 2016 790.0 Call @ 4.77
CMG
#ShortPuts #IRA Thanks for the idea Jeff…
Sold CMG Jan 6 2017 370.0 Put @ 4.80
GOOGL
#ShortCalls Bought to Close GOOGL NOV 25 2016 795.0 Call @ .13 (sold for 2.25)
Sold GOOGL DEC 2 2016 792.5 Call @ 2.63
UVXY call spreads
#IRA No sense waiting a month for 3 cents…
Bought to Close UVXY DEC 16 2016 35.0/45.0 Bear call spreads @ .03 (sold for 1.00)
AMZN call
Since this is in an #IRA I can’t sell the new one until closing the old one. So, to take advantage of the weekend:
Bought AMZN NOV 18 2016 765.0 Call @ .16 (sold for 2.50)
Sold AMZN NOV 25 2016 777.5 Call @ 3.43
SVXY put
Bought to Close SVXY DEC 16 2016 40.0 Put @ .10 (sold for 2.25)
Bought to Close SVXY DEC 16 2016 45.0 Put @ .15 (sold for 2.50)
Freeing up some room in the #IRA for next selloff….
EWZ puts
Sold EWZ JAN 20 2017 30.0 Puts @ 0.98
REGN put
Closed a bunch of IBB yesterday so looking for some biotech exposure in the #IRA . Here’s a starter..hoping for a deeper pullback to add.
Sold REGN JAN 20 2017 350.0 Put @ 5.70
SVXY calls
#IRA #CoveredCalls Adding a point and a half and a dime credit…rolling out 2 weeks.
Buy to Close SVXY NOV 18 2016 72.0 Calls @ 6.60
Sell to Open SVXY DEC 2 2016 73.5 Calls @ 6.70
VIX call spreads
#IRA Nov 20/25 bear call spreads expired today (sold for .90 average)…first time I’ve used these but selling spreads on any small pop seems like a good bet.
GOOGL 2019 trade
The long term “Whiz” trade on GS worked so nicely, (would’ve been much better with a gradual increase!) I’m adding another one on GOOGL. Placed similar trade on AMZN after the earnings drop… #IRA
Bought to Open GOOGL JAN 18 2019 650.0 Call @ 195.00
Sold GOOGL JAN 18 2019 500.0/400.0 Bull put spread @ 12.00
And every week for the next 113 weeks (unless it’s screaming higher):
Sold GOOGL NOV 18 2016 790.0 Call @ 2.70
CVS puts
Sold CVS JAN 20 2017 70.0 Puts @ 1.45
EWW puts
Sold EWW JAN 20 2017 38.0 Puts @ 0.80
AMZN
In the #IRA selling against a long term 2019 position…
Bought to Close AMZN NOV 11 2016 785.0 Call @ .01 (sold for 6.40)
Sold AMZN NOV 18 2016 765.0 Call @ 2.50
$SVXY #ShortPuts #ClassicVXXGame #IRA -…
$SVXY #ShortPuts #ClassicVXXGame #IRA – Bought to close 2 SVXY Jan 20 2017 20.0 Puts @ 0.05.
These can’t trade any lower and still have 70 days to run.
Sold both these on 1/15/16. One at 2.80 and a second at 3.40 later that day.
UVXY call spreads
Bought to Close UVXY NOV 18 2016 30.0/40.0 Bear call spreads @ .03 (sold for 1.32)
DUST calls
Sold $DUST Dec 2 60 calls @ 1.00. Highest strike.
GS ideas anyone?
A few months ago I put on a long term trade in Jan 2018. Sold put spreads and bought calls and as a basis reduction was selling short term calls. I sure didn’t see a 20 point 4 day move coming so the short calls are DITM with no rolling options available without going out to April (ouch).
It’s nicely profitable so:
1. Considering just taking the whole thing off and maybe waiting for a pullback to re-enter….possibly holding the 2019 bull put spreads to at least make a little if it continues up.
2. Roll short calls out to April and see what happens. Could still close the whole thing when it finally peaks. April roll to 175 would reduce short deltas a little so not a bad deal.
3. Anything I’m missing on how to handle this? If Janet raises in December we could really see this thing head higher.
$UVXY #CoveredCalls #Rollup #IRA -…
$UVXY #CoveredCalls #Rollup #IRA –
Bought to close UVXY Nov 4 2016 21.0 Calls @ 0.03.
SOLD UVXY Nov 11 2016 25.5 Calls @ 1.70
I did this so I could sell these new options today, before the weekend strips the premium away.
$SVXY #ShortPuts #IRA – Sold…
$SVXY #ShortPuts #IRA – Sold SVXY Nov 25 2016 40.0 Puts @ 0.35 with the stock at 65.24
$SVXY #ShortPuts #IRA – Sold…
$SVXY #ShortPuts #IRA – Sold SVXY Dec 2 2016 40.0 Puts @ 0.45 with the stock at 65.64.
Trying to build an #OptionLadder at the 40 Strike for all avail weeklys
$SVXY #ShortPuts #IRA – Sold…
$SVXY #ShortPuts #IRA – Sold 1 SVXY Mar 17 2017 37.0 Put @ 2.40 with the stock at 65.61
$SVXY #ShortPuts #IRA – Sold…
$SVXY #ShortPuts #IRA – Sold SVXY Dec 16 2016 40.0 Puts @ 0.80 with the stock at 65.98
Cash backed so no margin issues.
SVXY puts
Sold SVXY MAR 17 2017 40.0 Put @ 2.80
Sold SVXY MAR 17 2017 45.0 Put @ 4.00
BMY puts
UA puts
Sold UA Dec 16 32.5 puts @ 1.30
IBB puts
In the #IRA ….selling at the 200ma and lower:
Sold IBB Nov 18 2016 270.0 Put @ 6.50
Sold IBB Dec 16 2016 260.0 Put @ 6.40
Sold IBB Jan 20 2017 250.0 Put @ 6.60
UVXY call spreads
Bought to Close UVXY OCT 21 2016 40.0/50.0 Bear call spreads @ .02 (sold for 1.00)
Only a starter position that I never got a chance to add to…
$NUGT #ShortPuts #RollOut #IRA -…
$NUGT #ShortPuts #RollOut #IRA – Another roll
Bought to close NUGT Oct 7 2016 12.0 Puts @ 0.05 – covered since they went in the money today
Sold NUGT Oct 14 2016 10.5 Puts @ 0.25
$NUGT #ShortPuts #RollOut #IRA -…
$NUGT #ShortPuts #RollOut #IRA – started the process of rolling out my NUGT puts expiring today
Bought to close NUGT Oct 7 2016 13.0 Puts/Sold NUGT Oct 14 2016 12.0 Puts for a 0.10 Credit.
Added a week to my holding period but gained a point on the strike price plus a little cash.
$NUGT #ShortPuts #IRA –NUGT continues…
$NUGT #ShortPuts #IRA –NUGT continues to fall. Now below 13.
NUGT OCT 7 2016 11.0 Puts @ 0.25
NUGT OCT 14 2016 11.0 Puts @ 0.55
NUGT OCT 28 2016 10.0 Puts @ 0.60
$NUGT #ShortPuts #IRA – Added…
$NUGT #ShortPuts #IRA – Added to positions sold this morning
NUGT OCT 21 2016 11.0 Puts @ 0.50
NUGT OCT 14 2016 12.0 Puts @ 0.55
NUGT OCT 7 2016 13.0 Puts @ 0.65
$NUGT #ShortPuts #IRA – sold…
$NUGT #ShortPuts #IRA – sold these cash backed Puts this morning
NUGT OCT 21 2016 11.0 Puts @ 0.30
NUGT OCT 14 2016 12.0 Puts @ 0.40
NUGT OCT 7 2016 13.0 Puts @ 0.35
$SVXY #CoveredCalls #IRA #Rollup -…
$SVXY #CoveredCalls #IRA #Rollup – the only roll I should have to do today in this stock. My other short calls in SVXY should expire today. YEAH!!
Bought to close SVXY Sep 16 2016 60.0 Calls @ 3.31 – originally sold at 4.20 s0 a win-win!!
Sold SVXY Sep 23 2016 62.0 Calls @ 3.84 – Only 1 more week and 2 points higher plus a 0.53 Cr.
$SVXY #ShortPuts #IRA – betting…
$SVXY #ShortPuts #IRA – betting AGAINST a 33% drop in the stock from 60 to 40
Sold SVXY Oct 7 2016 40.0 Puts @ 0.70
Sold SVXY Oct 21 2016 40.0 Puts @ 1.10
SPX ITM roll
#SPXcampaign I’ve been rolling this one for a few weeks, started as the Aug 18th 2130/2165. I waited until one week before expiry and roll 5-points higher, adding an additional call or put spread as necessary to make up for lost premium in each roll.
This week is the first time I’m making the roll while the full spread is OTM. This allowed me to jump 15 points higher. Now I can roll the spread higher when and if the short strike becomes ATM.
Bought to close $SPX Sept 15th 2150/2175 call spreads for 6.00. Sold for 19.50 last Tuesday.
Sold to Open $SPX Sept 23rd 2165/2190 call spreads for 6.00.
UVXY call spreads
Sold UVXY OCT 21 2016 25.0/35.0 Bear call spread @ 1.55 (high risk!)
Sold UVXY NOV 18 2016 30.0/40.0 Bear call spreads @ 1.15
UVXY call spreads
Filled after the close…
Sold UVXY DEC 16 2016 35.0/45.0 Bear call spreads @ 1.00
These are in an #IRA so I’ll continue adding to this even if it’s in the money. Each spread takes the same margin so might as well get as much as I can for them.
SVXY
STO January 40 puts @2.60, Scaling into these with lower strikes if we keep going down. These are in My IRA.
SVXY puts
Added another one 50 cents higher…
Sold 1 SVXY DEC 16 2016 45.0 Put @ 2.55
SVXY puts
Just a starter in the #IRA …
Sold 1 SVXY DEC 16 2016 45.0 Put @ 2.05
IBB…starting a new position
Jumping back in after being out a few months… #IRA
Sold IBB Dec 16 2016 250 Put @ 5.70
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