#LongCalls #LEAPS – Just noticed a fill in my little Tastyworks account…hopefully a little pop in the morning to sell next week.
Bought to Close FAS MAY 4 2018 67.0 Calls @ .05 (sold for 2.55)
Tag Archives: LEAPS
PYPL
#LongCalls #LEAPS – LMAO…a fat finger finally helped me. Was so busy this morning when I sold next week’s weeklies I just noticed I only sold 1 instead of 10. Stock up nicely now so adding the rest. Makes up for some of my fat finger losers! 🙂 🙂
Half strike higher and 13 cents more…
Sold PYPL MAY 11 2018 74.5 Calls @ .81
Jan 2020 LEAPS
#LongCalls #LEAPS – Most new positions I have on are 2020’s. Maybe a good time to start getting the shopping list together for some more 2020s.
FAS is the one I’ll be really looking to add a 2020. Also watching XBI, XLY, and EWZ.
ADSK
#ShortStrangles #LongCalls #LEAPS – This is a repair trade and some short strangles that’s turning into a longer term position with the decent premium. Earnings not for another 3 weeks…
Bought to Close ADSK MAY 4 2018 129.0 Calls @ .05 (sold for 1.85)
Sold ADSK MAY 11 2018 128.0 Calls @ 1.00
FAS
#LongCalls #LEAPS – Same as SMH here…selling at the overhead 200ma. Let’s see if it holds…
Bought to Close FAS MAY 4 2018 65.0 Calls @ .05 (sold for 2.75)
Sold FAS MAY 11 2018 63.0 Calls @ .81
SMH
#LongCalls #LEAPS – Selling next week at the overhead 200ma resistance…
Bought to Close SMH MAY 4 2018 100.0 Calls @ .05 (sold for .71)
Sold SMH MAY 11 2018 98.5 Calls @ .84
CELG
#LongCalls #LEAPS – Earnings in the morning so going for the double dip. Selling at the expected move.
Bought to Close CELG MAY 4 2018 100.0 Calls @ .02 (sold for .65)
Sold CELG MAY 4 2018 89.5 Calls @ .55
LUV
#LongCalls #LEAPS – Selling new batch at the descending 20ma…
Bought to Close LUV MAY 4 2018 54.0 Calls @ .05 (sold for .40)
Sold LUV MAY 18 2018 53.5 Calls @ .60
PYPL
#LongCalls #LEAPS – Didn’t get a chance to sell these yesterday. Small bounce in the first few minuts allowed a sale next week…
Sold PYPL MAY 11 2018 74.0 Calls @ .68
PYPL
#LongCalls #LEAPS – Filled 10 seconds before the close. No time for the triple dip but the double dip paid off. Second batch this week…
Bought to Close PYPL MAY 4 2018 75.0 Calls @ .05 (sold for .50)
XOM convert to ERX
#LongCalls #LEAPS – A little more theta and a little more pullback allowed me to get out of my XOM snoozer.
Sold to Close XOM JAN 17 2020 75.0 Calls @ 7.47
Bought to Close XOM MAY 4 2018 75.5 Calls @ 1.36
All said and done including weekly sales made a whopping .16 per contract after commissions. I’ll take it!
Now…staying in energy but moving on to something with a little more premium.
Bought ERX JAN 17 2020 36.0 Calls @ 10.49 (89 weeks needs 12 cents per week)
Sold ERX MAY 11 2018 37.5 Calls @ .50
DIS, XBI
STO DIS May 11 105 call at 0.34. earnings on 5/8. Currently 1st strike outside expected move.
STO XBI May 11 92 call at 0.40 #syntheticstock #leaps
REGN
#Earnings tomorrow before the open. Not really an earnings play but taking advantage of the high IV to double dip. Rolling to just inside the expected move trying to force a turnaround. This particular position is really taking a long term outlook since I went synthetic at 400. Updated all of my #LEAPS and #SyntheticStock positions last night. This one is out to 2020 and still only requires 74 cents per week…
Rolled REGN MAY 4 2018 345.0 Calls to MAY 4 2018 310.0 Calls @ 3.20 credit (5.60 total credit now)
TNA,XBI and DIS
BTC DIS 4 May 103 call at 0.03 STO 0.30 waiting to sell next weeks with earnings on 5/8.
Rolled TNA 4 May 72 call to 11 May 70 call for 0.82 credit.
Yesterday BTC XBI 4 May 93 call at 0.04 STO 1.10. looking for a bounce to sell again.
#syntheticstock #leaps.
TNA
#LongCalls #LEAPS – In an #IRA so have to close before I can sell the following week. Paying a couple extra pennies to get next week going sooner.
Bought to Close TNA MAY 4 2018 72.0 Calls @ .08 (sold for 1.23)
Sold TNA MAY 11 2018 69.5 Calls @ 1.05
TQQQ
#LongCalls #LEAPS – Added one to my existing position…
Bought TQQQ JAN 17 2020 150.0 Call @ 38.00
Sold TQQQ MAY 4 2018 147.0 Call @ 1.70
TQQQ
#LongCalls #LEAPS #DisasterPuts – Been throwing around this idea for awhile. Taking a shot as an experiment. Instead of buying expensive put protection I’m buying some cheap ones but at twice the size. If this thing implodes I’ll take profits and buy more LEAP calls. If it doesn’t implode I won’t even notice the cost of these in a few weeks of weekly call sales.
Bought to Open TQQQ JAN 18 2019 32.5 Puts @ .80
Using 2019 since there weren’t any cheap ones in 2020. I’ll look at those if they add lower strikes…
BABA
#LongCalls #LEAPS – Going back in here….had pretty good luck last time. Earnings on Friday before the open so I’d like to capture as much of that premium as possible. After earnings I’ll decide whether to keep it long term or not. Might make a few bucks on an earnings pop and get out. I like the ticker either way…
Bought to Open BABA JAN 17 2020 180.0 Calls @ 34.50
Max loss 34.50 with 90 weeks to run. Need 38 cents per week to cover. That seems reasonable…
So:
Sold BABA MAY 4 2018 185.0 Calls @ 1.81
I may adjust those a little depending on where the stock is Thursday afternoon.
PYPL
#LongCalls #LEAPS – A little early but needed a sale this week…
Sold PYPL MAY 4 2018 75.0 Calls @ .50
FB PYPL LUV TQQQ
#LongCalls #LEAPS – Out all day Thursday and Friday but did get a few trades in.
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FB:
Had to roll my aggressive FB sales. Using some of the 7.11 premium received so far to finance the roll.
Rolled FB Apr 27 2018 160.0 Calls to May 25 2018 162.5 Calls @ .60 debit
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PYPL:
The roll down and in worked. Out a week earlier with additional credit. Didn’t get a fill on next week’s sale yet.
Bought to Close PYPL Apr 27 2018 76.0 Calls @ .01 (sold for 1.58)
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LUV:
Going for the double dip week similar to my SMH position.
Bought to Close LUV May 4 2018 57.0 Calls @ .05 (sold for .60)
Sold LUV May 4 2018 54.0 Calls @ .40
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TQQQ:
Rolling…
Rolled TQQQ Apr 27 2018 144.0 Calls to May 04 2018 147.0 Calls @ 2.12 credit (3.37 total on this batch now)
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TNA
#LongCalls #LEAPS – I can’t help myself. Been wanting in this one for awhile. I did hold back and only do a half position just in case. Going out to 2020…
Bought TNA JAN 17 2020 70.0 Calls @ 17.22
90 weeks to run so needing 19 cents per week to cover. That shouldn’t be too much of a problem.
So:
Sold TNA MAY 4 2018 72.0 Calls @ 1.23
PYPL
#LongCalls #LEAPS – With the weakness in the stock and the additional volatility pumped into these for earnings tonight I’m rolling my short calls back in and down. Guessing there won’t be any crazy up moves. This would get me out a week early and allow a re-sale of next week.
Rolled PYPL MAY 4 2018 78.5 Calls to PYPL APR 27 2018 76.0 Calls @ .58 credit.
SMH
#LongCalls #LEAPS – 200ma might be resistance now. Let’s find out…rolling short calls down to just above it.
Bought to Close SMH MAY 4 2018 104.0 Calls @ .16 (sold for 1.33)
Sold SMH MAY 4 2018 100.0 Calls @ .71
TQQQ
#LongCalls #LEAPS – Forgot I had this order in. When it filled I started looking at booking the nice gain on my short 250 LEAP. Did all that and selling another this week going for the double dip. Will roll the LEAP trade into my long LEAP basis and look to sell it again on the next rally.
Bought to Close TQQQ APR 27 2018 155.0 Calls @ .20 (sold for 3.20)
Sold TQQQ APR 27 2018 144.0 Calls @ 1.25
And the LEAP:
Bought to Close TQQQ JAN 17 2020 250.0 Calls @ 10.80 (sold for 16.10)
DG PYPL
#LongCalls #LEAPS #SyntheticStock -I posted on this subject down below in response to a question and felt it was worth throwing out there again up here at the top. Like to run it by you guys and gals to see if I’m missing anything.
After looking closely over the weekend at my synthetic conversions to just straight long calls or long puts, I’m still happy with those. What I’m having a change of heart on is the selling of the upside of the LEAPS. After looking at the loss of long deltas in the conversion (closing the BuPS to leave just long calls) it just looks like the extra sale against the upside LEAP position gets the entire position way to short. I think there’s plenty to be made with just the basic weekly sales without adding the risk of turning it into a loser on a big rally.
I’m leaving TQQQ as is but closing the others that I had sold that were quite a bit tighter. Just not worth the risk….
Bought to Close DG JAN 18 2019 115.0 Calls @ 2.75 (sold for 2.75)
Bought to Close PYPL JAN 18 2019 100.0 Calls @ 2.08 (sold for 1.93) I’ll take that small loss out of the last weekly sale…
Joining the TQQQ Queue
#LongLEAPs Bought to Open $TQQQ Jan 2020 150 call for 41.00. To break even, underlying only has to reach its all-time high from last month, and I got 21 months to do it. Meanwhile, I’ll be selling calls against it.
FAS
#LongCalls #LEAPS – Banks aren’t running away so rolling but staying aggressive with the sales…
Rolled FAS APR 20 2018 63.5 Calls to MAY 4 2018 65.0 Calls @ .95 credit
TQQQ
#LongCalls #LEAPS – Staying aggressive and selling at the 50ma. Hopefully they’ll be easy to roll.
Bought to Close TQQQ APR 20 2018 155.0 Calls @ .10 (sold for 3.30)
Sold TQQQ APR 27 2018 155.0 Calls @ 3.20
AZO
#BullCallSpreads #LEAPS -Going back into the belly of the beast with something more realistic to the upside. Buying a narrower spread but using two contracts instead of one. Also, a lower debit so easier to get it covered and be risk free. Let’s see if 600ish can hold…(not looking good so far). A bounce back up to the 200ma resistance would be a good point to take profits. Buying the vertical below and selling the weekly at it.
Bought to Open AZO JAN 18 2019 600.0/620.0 Bull Call Spreads @ 9.95
39 weeks to run so needing 26 cents per week to cover. I’m going for way more than that to get the risk off as soon as possible…
Sold to Open AZO MAY 4 2018 625.0/645.0 Bear Call Spreads @ 2.70
SMH
#LongCalls #LEAPS – My newest 2020 position that’s just getting started…
Bought to Close SMH APR 20 2018 106.5 Calls @ .05 (sold for .72)
Sold SMH MAY 4 2018 104.0 Calls @ 1.33
SQ….Getting back into this one…BTO…
SQ….Getting back into this one…BTO Jan 20 47 calls….need 0.15 per week to cover…STO next weeks 51 call for 0.35….#longcalls #leaps #syntheticstock
Goodbye CRUS hello SMH
#SyntheticStock #LongCalls #LEAPS – Here’s what I finally decided. The more I trade these types of things the more I like the ETFs vs individual stocks and the straight LEAPS vs synthetic stock if the premium is worth it.
Closed my half size position in CRUS at a loss of 1.50. Taking a full size SMH position (twice the CRUS size) out in 2020 so I’ll roll the .75 loss into the new SMH trade.
Bought to Open SMH JAN 17 2020 105.0 Calls @ 14.80 (15.55 with CRUS loss added)
That is my max risk in the trade with 92 weeks to run requires 17 cents per week to cover.
So:
Sold SMH APR 20 2018 106.5 Calls @ .72
I feel much better about this now vs the CRUS trade. Thought about holding CRUS since it was getting closer to even but figured I’d s**t can it and just concentrate on the SMH position.
FAS
#LongCalls #LEAPS – This was a fun one. Market doesn’t exactly seem thrilled with the banks so far so I’m staying aggressive into next week too. Already collected 4.70 of the original 10.50 cost of the LEAPS. 3 weeks into the trade with 39 to go.
Bought to Close FAS APR 13 2018 65.0 Calls @ .07 (sold for 2.15)
Sold FAS APR 20 2018 63.5 Calls @ 1.80
SMH
#SyntheticStock #LongCalls #LEAPS – Really like the looks of this one for a long term position. Haven’t decided yet since I’m already in CRUS but definitely one to keep an eye on if it pulls back again. I missed it on that last drop to near the 200ma. Almost feel like I have to take a shot. 2019 105s would only need 23 cents per week to cover.
FB
#LongCalls #LEAPS – Roll out and up a week. Still a week before earnings…
Rolled FB APR 13 2018 162.5 Calls to APR 20 2018 165.0 Calls @ .50 credit
QQQ #Longcalls #Leaps #Shortcalls I…
QQQ #Longcalls #Leaps #Shortcalls I decided to follow along in the TQQQ trade but with a little less intensity as I gain experience with this. Bought Jan 17th 2020 161 Call at 19.50 with Qs at 161.33 My price discovery was a bit too aggressive and was filled immediately even though I was below the mark. Sold the April 13th 162 Call @ 1.02 with Qs at 161.20.
TQQQ
#LongCalls #LEAPS #BullCallSpreads – Thanks @jsd501 for the nice reminder on this ticker. Great premium for setting up a longer term position. As an experiment, I’m buying the Jan 2020 call spreads 100 points wide. TOS is showing an expected move of +/- of 100 points out to 2020. This reduced my entry cost (but caps long term profits).
Bought to Open TQQQ JAN 17 2020 150.0/250.0 Bull Call Spreads @ 28.30
92 weeks for the trade to run so only need 31 cents per week to cover the cost. Goal is to get it covered much sooner and keep selling against the position.
So:
Sold TQQQ APR 20 2018 155.0 Calls @ 3.30
VXX 2020
#LEAPS – Is anyone showing these available?
AMZN…same as GOOGL
#ShortCalls #LEAPS – Rolling out but not up…sliding these short calls out along the 20ma. Planning on collecting max premium next 2 weeks then rolling way up into earnings if still ITM. Sold against a long Leap call.
Rolled 770.0 call out to next week 770.0 @ 3.26 credit.
GOOGL
#ShortCalls #LEAPS – Rolling out but not up. Planning on collecting max premium next 2 weeks then rolling way up into earnings if still ITM. Sold against a long Leap call.
Rolled 802.50 call out to next week 802.50 @ 2.25 credit.
$SVXY #ShortCalls #Leaps –Sold 1…
$SVXY #ShortCalls #Leaps –Sold 1 SVXY Jan 19 2018 155.0 Call @ 5.20 adding to my position – Highest available strike price
$SVXY #ShortCalls #Leaps – so…
$SVXY #ShortCalls #Leaps – so … the market is never going down again and Volatility will stay low forever, right??
Sold 1 SVXY Jan 19 2018 145.0 Call @ 5.20
Sold 1 SVXY Jan 19 2018 150.0 Call @ 4.50
Sold 1 SVXY Jan 19 2018 155.0 Call @ 4.20 – Highest available strike price
About 50 % return on margin with the stock at it’s current price of 78.
$DUST #ShortCalls #LEAPS- Sold DUST2…
$DUST #ShortCalls #LEAPS- Sold DUST2 (20 sh contract) Jan 19 2018 30.0 Calls @ 2.00.
Thanks Ramie for the idea.
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