#LongCalls A bright spot, sold $SQ Jan 2019 60 calls for 35.25. Bought for 3.51 average price between last November and January. My attempts at short term diagonals ended up being a loss overall since this stock had such wild swings and blew through my calls a few times. So cost basis is actually increased to around 5.50.
Tag Archives: LongCalls
XBI
#LongCalls #LEAPS – And finally….adding, booking, and selling.
Bought XBI JAN 17 2020 97.0 Call @ 8.35 (adding)
Bought to Close XBI OCT 12 2018 97.0 Calls @ .05 (sold for 1.07)
Sold XBI NOV 2 2018 95.0 Calls @ 1.10 (half ratio)
LABU
#LongCalls #LEAPS – My biggest loser today. Got caught a little under ratio’d so need to get some more sales. Giving it plenty of room. I’ll be looking to add to the #LEAPS on another big down day.
Sold LABU NOV 2 2018 95.0 Calls @ 1.35
AMBA
#LongCalls #LEAPS – Same as AMAT. Current batch profitable so adding new above resistance. I’m banking on the volatility expansion also helping call premium and the overhead resistance to slow down any major rally.
Sold AMBA OCT 26 2018 39.5 Calls @ .55
AMAT
#LongCalls #LEAPS – Ratio’d and laddered.
Bought to Close AMAT OCT 19 2018 43.0 Calls @ .05 (sold for .41)
Another batch the following week are about 50 percent profitable so I can stop those out at even if it rallies. Selling another batch the week after. Should all be prior to earnings.
Sold AMAT NOV 2 2018 40.0 Calls @ .53
#longcalls #closing #preearnings C JPM…
#longcalls #closing #preearnings C JPM
Closed the Oct. 12 long calls today
C bought for .55, sold for .98
JPM 116 bought for 1.12, sold for 2.06
JPM 117 bought for .47, sold for 1.51
Thanks Jeff and Mama
WYNN
#LongCalls #LEAPS – Starter position out in 2021. Earnings still a few weeks away and leaving room to add. Always decent premium in this one.
Bought WYNN JAN 15 2021 130.0 Calls @ 26.85
Sold WYNN OCT 12 2018 130.0 Calls @ 1.48
EWZ
#LongCalls #LEAPS – These were stuck in non-ratio’d limbo for a long time but finally looking better. Rolling the LEAPS out to 2021 for a small debit. Well worth the extra year of selling against them.
Rolled EWZ JAN 17 2020 40.0 Calls to JAN 15 2021 40.0 Calls @ 1.55 debit
And:
Sold EWZ OCT 26 2018 40.0 Calls @ .63
DG
#LongCalls #LEAPS – Gonna be a long grind on this one out to 2021. Off to a good start. Triple selling these up near the all time highs. Staying in expirations prior to earnings.
Bought to Close DG OCT 12 2018 113.0 Calls @ .05 (sold for .60)
Sold DG OCT 26 2018 110.0 Calls @ .75
LABU
#LongCalls #LEAPS – Added one to the 2020 position averaging down…
Bought LABU JAN 17 2020 110.0 Call @ 13.70
Chips are breaking out
#PieTrades #LongCalls
Sold $MU Oct 12th 47 #CoveredCall for .90.
Still long Oct 5th 45 calls, bought for 2.02 on Sep 20th, which hasn’t worked out yet and probably should have taken a 50% loss last week. But maybe I’ll get the breakout just in time.
Trades
#shortputs
Rolled Again
$GOOGL BTC 10/5 1190/1210 BUPS and STO 10/19 1190/1210 BUPS at 1.47 extra credit. Earnings after expiration.
#shortcalls
$CRON STO 10/5 12.50 calls at .50 Covered
$AMZN STO 10/5 2012.5 calls at 27.00 Sold against 10/19 1900 calls. Earnings 10/25
#longcalls
Closed Early
$BA STC 10/19 350/370 BUCS at 17 .00 BTO 9/12 at 8.13
$VRSN BTO 11/16 160/165 BUCS at 2.41
AMAT AMBA DUST and scaling in
#LongCalls #LEAPS – Something I’ve started doing on these longer term positions is really working nicely. I’m setting the initial position after a pullback (or run up for short positions) and only starting with about a half position. This allows nice gains if my timing is perfect (ya right! LOL) but more importantly it allows a nice averaging down into the full position and drastically reducing the cost basis (in addition to the weekly selling).
Added another AMAT today:
Bought AMAT JAN 17 2020 50.0 Call @ 2.43
I’ve added 3 times now. Original half position at 7.70 and adds at 2.55, 2.55, and 2.43 reducing basis to 5.75 overall. Weekly sales have further reduced this to 4.12 with the position out to 2020. LEAPS are trading at 2.40 now so slightly underwater but not nearly as bad as it would be had I gone all in from the beginning.
AMBA is an even better example. Original position at 11.20 with adds at 11.00 twice to get to a half position. Added the other half after the implosion at 5.20 and 3.40.
New basis is 7.44 with weekly sales reducing that to 3.93. The LEAPS are trading at 4.65 so the position is actually profitable in spite of over a 30 percent selloff since starting the trade. What really helped was piling into my full position on the big earnings drop on Aug 31st. Actually caught the bottom there so a big help.
Same thing with the DUST short position. Started at 14.50 with adds at 14.20, 14.00, 13.49, and 12.50 getting to only an 80 percent position but the trade is nicely profitable already.
PYPL SMH
#LongCalls #LEAPS – Finally got part of the PYPL weeklies to expire and all of SMH with a nickel to spare…LOL Replacing SMH with a lower ratio and rolling the rest of PYPL.
Rolled PYPL SEP 28 2018 87.0 Calls to OCT 12 2018 88.5 Calls @ .20 credit
Sold SMH OCT 12 2018 108.0 Calls @ .85
LABU XBI
#LongCalls #LEAPS – Replacing some nice expirations this week….
LABU:
Sold LABU OCT 12 2018 99.0 Call @ 1.90
Sold LABU OCT 19 2018 100.0 Call @ 2.45
XBI:
Sold XBI OCT 12 2018 97.0 Calls @ 1.07
AMAT DG ERX EWW GLD OLED TLT WTW
#LongCalls #LEAPS -Been an extremely busy week away from the market so catching up here. I’ve got a few more tomorrow that I’ll need to watch also.
AMAT:
Sold AMAT OCT 26 2018 41.0 Calls @ .43
DG:
Rolled LEAPS out to 2021 and continuing to sell against.
Sold DG OCT 12 2018 113.0 Calls @ .60
Sold DG OCT 19 2018 112.0 Calls @ .65
ERX:
Closed position since it’s near resistance. Made .73 per contract on a little quickie.
EWW:
Rolled EWW SEP 28 2018 48.0 Calls to OCT 19 2018 48.5 Calls @ .14 debit (ratio’d)
GLD:
Sold GLD OCT 19 2018 113.5 Calls @ .52
OLED:
Bought to Close OLED SEP 28 2018 140.0 Call @ .05 (sold for 1.32)
TLT:
Still running a #PerpetualRollingStrangles on this one….
Sold TLT OCT 26 2018 119.0 Calls @ .40
WTW:
Still messing with a #CoveredCalls position…
Bought to Close WTW SEP 21 2018 70.0 Calls @ .23 (sold for 2.45)
Sold WTW OCT 5 2018 68.0 Calls @ 3.23
NKE BUCS
#longcalls
$NKE STC 9/28 77.50/87.50 BUCS at 7.20 BTO at 5.45
PYPL FB AMZN LABU BIDU Close Early Plus Expirations Assignments
#longcalls
Closed Early
$PYPL BTC 9/21 90/95 BUCS for .85 STO at 1.97
$AMZN BTC 9/21 1800 call at 116.80 BTO 8/6 at 65.62 Not around all day and got clobbered at EOD. Fortunately I have earned an MOB (Masters of Option Bistro) degree and sold 22.84 of calls against the long calls (rolling often) Thanks to all the Jolly rollers who taught me that aspect.
$BIDU STC 9/21 220/230 BUCS at 9.50 BTO at 4.08
$LABU STC 9/21 95.50 calls at .35 BTO at 3.90
#shortputs
$FB BTC 9/21 155/165 BUPS for .40 STO at 2.50
Closed Early
$AMZN BTC 9/21 1880/1900 BUPS at .05. STO 8/29 for 2.70
#optionsexpiration
$TNDM 40 call Covered
$KR 31 call Covered
$NVDA 285 call
$MTN 300 call
$DBX 26.5 call Covered
$ESPR 40 put
$TNDM 35 put
$MO 61 put
$SRPT 137/142 BUCS
$NFLX 320/335 BUPS
Total Loss
$TSLA 330/340 BUPS
#Assigned
$TNDM 45 and 44 puts Basis 41.4
Thanks to all that make the bistro special. Have a great weekend
BABA
#LongCalls #LEAPS – Taking the quick winner on the bounce. 4 out of 4 on BABA this year. Still on the radar for a new entry.
Sold to Close BABA JAN 17 2020 160.0 Calls
Bought to Close BABA SEP 21 2018 160.0 Calls
All said and it’s a 3.34 winner on a huge 2 lot. I’ll take it for a quickie…
AMBA EWZ
#LongCalls #LEAPS – Going out a little bit on these with stops and alerts set on the nearer term sales.
AMBA:
Sold AMBA OCT 12 2018 38.5 Calls @ .60
EWZ:
Bought to Close EWZ SEP 21 2018 35.0 Calls @ .01 (sold for .43)
Sold EWZ OCT 5 2018 34.0 Calls @ .55
AMAT
#LongCalls #LEAPS – Added one to reduce basis. 60 percent size now…
Bought AMAT JAN 17 2020 50.0 Call @ 2.55
BABA
#LongCalls #LEAPS – Looking a little weak here. Early in the trade so can stay aggressive. Rolling weeklies down but not out.
Rolled BABA SEP 21 2018 165.0 Calls to SEP 21 2018 160.0 Calls @ 1.77 credit
SPX Campaign / GOOGL Rolled / MU Calls
#spxcampaign
$SPX STO 9/28 2815/2840 BUPS at 1.80 Thank you @jeffcp66
#shortputs
Rolled
$GOOGL BTC 9/14 1160/1180 and STO 9/28 1140/1160 at .67 credit Thank you @jsd501 Will be an interesting two weeks. I have my Dramamine ready.
$TNDM STO 10/12 43 puts at 2.39 Like the stock, own some and I think the downdraft will be short lived
#longcalls
$MU BTO
#longcalls
$MU BTO 10/19 45 calls at 2.40 Credit Suisse Positive Comments
$NKE BTO 9/28 77.50/87.50 BUCS at 5.45 Stock going up. Earnings 9/25 AM Hope to remember to close before earnings.
Everyone have a safe and restful weekend. Prayers to those in harms way.
AMAT AMBA AZO BABA DG ERX GLD HIMX LABU SMH XBI
#LongCalls #LEAPS – Unfortunately I’ve got to leave before the close so had to take care of these a little early. That was a good thing on some and not so good on others. Either way….rolling and selling.
AMAT:
Bought to Close AMAT SEP 28 2018 46.0 Calls @ .01 (sold for .44)
AMBA:
Overall profitable so far in spite of the selloff. Being careful with a whipsaw now.
Rolled AMBA SEP 14 2018 38.0 Calls to SEP 28 2018 39.0 Calls @ .15 credit
AZO:
Trade repair I entered as a 1×1 LEAP position. Long up 85 points but blocked by weekly. Rolling both sides up for earnings to get the weekly more rollable for later. A big pullback would give me max profit. Slight overall debit will come out of weekly premium received so far.
Rolled AZO JAN 17 2020 640.0 Call to JAN 17 2020 690.0 Call @ 33.61 credit
Rolled AZO SEP 14 2018 670.0 Call to SEP 28 2018 710.0 Call @ 34.10 debit
BABA:
Fairly new position non-ratio’d. Still using deltas for roll guidance and looking for the quick winner.
Rolled BABA SEP 14 2018 162.5 Calls to SEP 21 2018 165.0 Calls @ 1.21 credit
DG:
Long term that was a non ratio that got run over. Finally got it back to a partial ratio. Looking for break even and then out. Almost rid of most of these old ones that got run over and will look to replace on better entries next time.
Rolled DG SEP 14 2018 104.0 Calls to OCT 5 2018 105.0 Calls @ .19 debit
ERX:
Ratio’d and coming along nicely.
Rolled ERX SEP 14 2018 34.0 Calls to ERX SEP 21 2018 34.5 Calls @ .34 credit
GLD:
Treading carefully well below the LEAPS. Maybe I should sell these more aggressively to force a rally and help my ever expanding short DUST position…LOL
Sold GLD OCT 12 2018 115.5 Calls @ .41
HIMX:
An old one that hasn’t worked. Selling weekly to get as much back as I can with even being the goal here too. Just need one decent rally to get out before end of year. Replacing this week’s expiration.
Sold HIMX OCT 26 2018 6.5 Calls @ .22
LABU:
Bought to Close LABU SEP 14 2018 98.0 Calls @ .05 (sold for 1.75)
Sold LABU SEP 28 2018 98.5 Calls @ 2.10
SMH:
Long term that got run over but got it back to ratio’d. Starting to look better now. Market makers are not good in this one.
Rolled SMH SEP 14 2018 105.0 Calls to SEP 28 2018 106.5 Calls @ .12 credit
XBI:
Same as BABA above. Fairly new position non-ratio’d. Still using deltas for roll guidance and looking for the quick winner. Replacing weeklies that filled yesterday for min value right at the close.
Sold XBI SEP 28 2018 97.5 Calls @ .80
Have a great weekend everyone!
XBI
#LongCalls #LEAPS – Late fill so looking tomorrow for the next sale…
Bought to Close XBI SEP 14 2018 97.5 Calls @ .02 (sold for 1.02)
WDC
#LongCalls #LEAPS – Could be a fake out today so starting gradually with about one third position and non-hedged.
Bought WDC JAN 17 2020 57.5 Calls @ 8.80
Sold WDC SEP 21 2018 58.0 Calls @ 1.01
Roku Closed Puts / AMZN Short Puts /SPX Campaign / DBX CC / SPLK Long Calls
#shortputs
$ROKU BTC 9/14 61 puts at .05 STO 9/5 at 1.21 on $AMZN news sending $ROKU down. Should have bought stock.
$AMZN STO 10/19 1800/1850 BUPS at 7.52
#spxcampaign
$SPX STO 9/24 2760/2780/2960/2940 at 1.70 Thank you @jdietz1954
#shortcalls
$DBX STO 9/14 28 calls at .25 Will keep covering until the shares disappear!
#longcalls
$SPLK BTO 10/19 125/135 BUCS at 4.22
GLD
#LongCalls #LEAPS – Another busy week away from the market but still selling a little. Quite a few to watch as we get closer to Friday though.
Bought to Close GLD SEP 14 2018 116.0 Calls @ .01 (sold for .48)
Sold GLD OCT 5 2018 115.0 Calls @ .43
WTW Short Call / SPOT Short Puts / EXAS Rolling Again / MCD Long Call
#shortcalls
$WTW STO 9/21 74 call at $1 (covered – left over from earnings trade – if called away a breakeven)
#shortputs
$SPOT STO 10/19 170/175 BUPS at 1.90
Rolling
$EXAS BTC 10/19 60 put and STO 10/19 70 put for added 1.40 credit. Now banked 4.60 Thank you @ramie77 for original STO 1/2019 35 puts
#longcalls
$MCD BTO 10/19 165/170 BUCS at 2.05
DUST EWZ LABU
#LongCalls #LongPuts #LEAPS – Slow day today….replacing some expiring positions and adding to positions.
DUST:
Bought DUST JAN 17 2020 40.0 Put @ 13.59 (adding one)
Sold DUST SEP 21 2018 40.0 Put @ 1.10
EWZ:
Sold EWZ SEP 28 2018 35.0 Calls @ .46
LABU:
Bought LABU JAN 17 2020 110.0 Call @ 19.80 (adding one)
Sold LABU SEP 14 2018 98.0 Calls @ 1.75
BABA
#LongCalls #LEAPS – Exited this one back on Aug 23rd on the bounce up to the 200ma. Using the drop for a starter in a new one (4th time this year…LOL). It could go lower so starting with 40 percent size (2/5).
Bought BABA JAN 17 2020 160.0 Calls @ 27.20
Sold BABA SEP 14 2018 162.5 Calls @ 2.45
XBI
#LongCalls #LEAPS – Caught the top a week ago today (miracle!) to exit my 2019’s for pretty good profit. Getting back in now with the 2020’s. Getting better at these by scaling into the LEAPS gradually and then the ratio strategy when needed. This is a 30 percent (3/10) starter position beginning with a non ratio figuring more possible weakness.
Bought to Open XBI JAN 17 2020 97.0 Calls @ 11.25 (great fill with mid @ 11.90)
Sold XBI SEP 14 2018 97.5 Calls @ 1.02
In the early part of the trade with a non ratio I’ll roll the weekly calls aggressively if negative deltas are reached on a bounce…
DUST SMH
#LongCalls #LongPuts #LEAPS – September is going to be crazy at work so might not be in here as much. Did get a few trades in on Friday and just now getting around to the bookkeeping.
DUST:
Bought to Close DUST Aug 31 2018 38.5 Puts @ .05 (sold for 1.60)
Sold DUST Sep 14 2018 36.0 Puts @ .87
SMH:
Rolled SMH Aug 31 2018 104.5 Calls to Sep 14 2018 105.0 Calls @ .02 credit
AMZN Closed Early
#longcalls
$AMZN STC 9/21/1840/1880 BUCS at 37.50 BTO 8/6 at 19.90 Sleep better this weekend
ERX EWW WTW
#LongCalls #LEAPS – All rolled ITM weekly calls out a week or two for right around even or tiny debit. Won’t bore you with the details
XBI
#LongCalls #LEAPS -Here’s another one of my old non-ratio’d positions that I’ve been fighting for awhile. Finally got it back to a ratio a few weeks ago just in time for a nice run. It’s only out to 2019 so booking it and will reset on next drop.
Bought to Close XBI SEP 7 2018 97.0 Calls
Sold to Close XBI JAN 18 2019 93.0 Calls
All said and done it’s a 1.16 winner on a 10 lot.
DG Earnings
#Earnings trades layered on top of my #LongCalls #LEAPS positions. I don’t even mess with these trying to get the last nickel…
Bought to Close DG AUG 31 2018 99.5 Puts @ .10 (sold for .63)
Bought to Close DG AUG 31 2018 112.0 Calls @ .05 (sold for 1.00)
DG
#LongCalls #LEAPS #Earnings – Earnings in the morning so adding a little to the position. Long 2019 LEAPS and short this week’s calls. Adding strangles outside all of that. Sold 112 strike calls yesterday and adding puts today.
Sold DG AUG 31 2018 99.5 Puts @ .63
EWZ
#LongCalls #LEAPS – Still plugging away. Stop set on next week’s so adding another layer…
Bought to Close EWZ AUG 31 2018 35.0 Calls @ .02 (sold for .30)
Sold EWZ SEP 21 2018 35.0 Calls @ .43
FAS
#LongCalls #LEAPS – Trimming a little more here. This one was ratio’d and still got partially run over so taking a small winner on what feels like a down day…LOL Gradually building cash reserves at this point…
Bought to Close FAS AUG 31 2018 66.5 Calls
Sold to Close FAS JAN 17 2020 67.0 Calls
All said and done a .43 winner on a 10 lot. Not a big one here but FAS has been very good to me this year.
AMAT AMBA DG GLD
#LongCalls #LEAPS – A few sales this morning…
AMAT:
Sold AMAT SEP 28 2018 46.0 Calls @ .44 (ratio’d replacing this week’s)
AMBA:
Sold AMBA AUG 31 2018 43.0 Calls @ .83 (ratio’d for earnings this week)
DG:
Sold DG AUG 31 2018 112.0 Calls @ 1.00 (adding a couple more for earnings)
GLD:
Sold GLD SEP 14 2018 116.0 Calls @ .48
Sold GLD SEP 28 2018 118.0 Calls @ .40
AMZN HA Closed Early / Roll NFLX
#shortputs
Closed Part Early
$AMZN BTC 9/21 1780/1800 BUPS at 81% max profit
Closed ALL
$HA BTC 10/19 32 put at .10 STO 6/13 at 1.15 Thank you @ramie77
#longcalls
Closed part early
$AMZN STC 9/21 1800 call at 131.40. BTO at 66.52 on 8/2
#coveredcalls rolled
$NFLX BTC 9/7 345 calls and STO 9/21 365 calls at additional 1.67 debit
NVDA Short Calls / DBX Roll /ADSK “Mistake”
#shortcalls
$NVDA STO 9/21 285 calls at 2.10 Sold against Long October 265 calls
$DBX BTC 8/24 28 call and STO 9/7 30 call at even.
#longcalls
$ADSK STC 8/24 135 calls at 20.40. BTO 8/20 at 4.90. I was trying to capture the earnings run volatility and sell before earnings. My order Thursday was not filled as I forgot to lower my price. Voila! What a pleasant surprise.
XBI
#LongCalls #LEAPS – Finally getting a chance to ratio this one. Been rolling ITM weeklies for awhile…
Bought to Close XBI AUG 24 2018 95.5 Calls @ .45 (sold for 1.15)
Sold XBI SEP 7 2018 97.0 Calls @ .89
AMBA
#LongCalls #LEAPS – With #Earnings next week and this thing in a tight squeeze that’s leaning bullish I’m playing it carefully while selling under the LEAPS. Taking this week’s off at even and I’ll decide later where (or if ) to sell next week.
Bought to Close AMBA AUG 24 2018 39.0 Calls @ .50 (sold for .50)
GLD
#LongCalls #LEAPS – This one was so close to breakeven back in April I probably should’ve closed it but…all the experts were predicting a breakout to the upside and a run to glory. Well…we know how that played out…LOL.
I’ve been double and triple writing some of the weekly call sales on the way down so taking a little off now that there’s signs of life. A long way to go still but it’s out to 2020.
Bought to Close GLD AUG 31 2018 115.5 Calls @ .12 (sold for .40)
ADSK
#LongCalls #LEAPS – This was one I’ve been in for quite awhile. It goes all the way back to Dec with a strangle gone bad and then horrible timing on an overnight short stock assignment. Then turned it into a LEAPS non ratio position where the weekly sales got immediately run over. After finally working out of that by rolling up LEAPS to finance the roll up of the weeklies and gradually being able to turn it into a ratio’d position I was able to resume selling. So…after the big jump today and in spite of lousy exit fills ( I should’ve waited a little) I am out with a small profit from what was once a decent size ugly loss.
Sold to Close ADSK JAN 18 2019 130.0 Calls
Bought to Close ADSK AUG 24 2018 134.0 Calls
All said and done a .76 winner per contract!
Doesn’t sound like much but it feels much bigger…LOL
NVDA Closed Early / Short Calls WSM / Long Calls ANET
#shortputs
$NVDA BTC 9/21 225/230 BUPS at .15 STO at 1.48 on 7/31
#longputs
$WSM STO 9/21 67.50/62.50 BECS at 3.42 Don’t think earnings price spike will last. What do I know?
#longcalls
$ANET BTO 9/21 270/300 BUCS at 11.60 Lucked out. They are being added to S&P 500
BABA
#LongCalls #LEAPS – Taking advantage of the earnings bounce up to resistance. The overall position is approaching zero deltas again so booking it.
Sold to Close BABA JAN 17 2020 180.0 Calls @ 31.95
Bought to Close BABA AUG 24 2018 180.0 Calls @ 4.60
Ended up with 2.73 profit on a 3 lot…
Now if the China negotiations fall apart I can look to re-enter on the drop. 🙂
LABU TWLO
#LongCalls #LEAPS – Small trades bringing in some lunch money…
LABU:
These are ratio’d so with this week’s looking safe selling another half a little early. This is a tiny 2×1 starter where I may add to the LEAPS eventually.
Sold LABU SEP 7 2018 98.0 Call @ 1.20
TWLO:
Earnings trade where I rolled ITM short calls to ITM bull put spreads. Selling against those now (hopefully safely).
Sold TWLO SEP 7 2018 84.0 Calls @ .61
ADSK AMAT GLD PYPL RTN WTW
#LongCalls #LEAPS #CoveredCalls – Not a bad week for selling. Can’t wait until these are all (or most of ’em) #PureProfit. ADSK and PYPL weeklies are finally out of the money so selling can resume on them.
ADSK:
Bought to Close ADSK AUG 17 2018 132.0 Calls @ .05 (sold for 1.52)
Sold ADSK AUG 24 2018 134.0 Calls @ 3.00 (ratio’d for earnings next week)
AMAT
Sold AMAT AUG 31 2018 45.0 Calls @ .42 (replacing this week’s expiration that was sold for .87)
Earnings sucked so selling carefully now….
GLD:
Bought to Close GLD AUG 17 2018 116.5 Calls @ .01 (the rest of the partial from yesterday sold for .50)
PYPL:
Bought to Close PYPL AUG 17 2018 85.5 Calls @ .05 (sold for .36)
Sold PYPL AUG 31 2018 86.0 Calls @ .85
Sold PYPL SEP 7 2018 87.0 Calls @ .79
RTN:
Sold RTN AUG 31 2018 202.5 Calls @ 1.10 (still squeezing so ratio’d at the 200ma resistance)
WTW:
Sold WTW AUG 31 2018 73.0 Calls @ 1.15 (double selling covered calls with a stop on next week’s)
OLED yuuge adjustment
One I’ve been fighting for awhile. Started out as non ratio #SyntheticStock in 2019 that promptly got run over weeks ago. Gradually worked it back without making much headway. Added a 2020 #LongCalls #LEAPS position on the June pullback. Long story short…weeklies run over again but both core positions combined were nicely profitable.
To clean up the entire mess I booked the gains on the cores and rolled the ITM calls to Jan 2020 ITM put spreads for a nice credit. This will give me many weeks to sell against those put spreads to drastically lower the basis in case the stock is assigned then. I should be able to collect more credit than the width of the spread eventually.
This adjustment also frees up a ton of cash and really simplifies everything…
Sold to Close 2 Jan 2019 115/120/120 synthetic stock positions @ 10.71 (basis 22.49 so loss of $2356)
Sold to Close 3 Jan 2020 105 Calls @ 34.80 (basis 23.18 so gain of $3486)
Net gain on core positions of $1130. I’ll book that and not apply it to this call/put reverse roll:
Rolled Sep 7 2018 96.5 short calls to Jan 2020 145/105 Bull Put Spreads @ 1.66 credit
Original call sales brought in 1.25 so basis on the ITM put spreads is 2.91 on a 40 wide. That’s what I’ll be selling against now over the next 70 or so weeks. Using spread sales to protect against runaway upside.
Sold OLED SEP 7 2018 130.0/135.0 Bear Call Spreads @ .55
RTN
#LongCalls #LEAPS – Ratio’d with this week’s 200 short calls. I’ll be watching it closely. That’s a beautiful squeeze that looks ready to go higher.
GLD
#LongCalls #LEAPS – I’ve been staggering these out over 2-3 weeks selling the ratios. Once the near ones get profitable I put on a stop and sell the next batch. Just killing time with gradual basis reduction until it recovers.
Bought to Close GLD AUG 17 2018 116.5 Calls @ .01 partial fill so far (sold for .50)
Sold GLD SEP 7 2018 114.0 Calls @ .43
Still holding (with profits) Aug 24th 116’s and Aug 31st 115.5’s
ERX
#LongCalls #LEAPS – First couple rounds of sales were non-ratio’d so already covered a nice chunk of the LEAPS cost. Switching to ratio’d now after the selloff. 3×5 with no upside risk.
Bought to Close ERX AUG 24 2018 37.0 Calls @ .06 (sold for .73)
Sold ERX AUG 31 2018 33.5 Calls @ .75
AMZN At the Bell STC Last One
#longcalls
$AMZN STC 8/17 1820 calls at 97.00 BTO at 68.08 on 7/26
AMZN Long Calls / AMZN GOOGL Short Puts / TNDM Short Puts
#longcalls
Close Early
$AMZN STC 8/17 1820 calls at 95.50 BTO at 68.08 on 7/26 Have one left with a stop on it
#shortputs
$AMZN STO 9/7 1780/1800 BUPS at 2.70
$GOOGL STO 9/21 1190/1210 BUPS at 4.50
Closed Early
$TNDM BTC 8/17 30 put at .40 STO on 8/1 at 3.00 Thank you @honkhonk81
AMBA
#LongCalls #LEAPS – Early sale replacing this week’s…
Sold AMBA AUG 24 2018 39.0 Calls @ .50
BABA
#LongCalls #LEAPS – Earnings next week so I may adjust this call sale between now and then. Non-ratio so still looking to exit on negative deltas…
Bought to Close BABA AUG 17 2018 182.5 Calls @ .32 (sold for 2.20)
Sold BABA AUG 24 2018 180.0 Calls @ 3.37
FB Short Puts Close Early / Covered Call ALRM AAXN/ AMZN Calls Closed
#shortputs
Closed Early
$FB BTC 8/17/155/165 BUPS at .05 STO at 1.80 on 7/26
#coveredcalls
$ALRM STO 8/17 52.5 calls at .25
$AAXN STO 8/17 65 calls at .40
Looking to empty my positions while making dinner money.
#longcalls
$AMZN STC 8/17 1820 calls at 97 BTO at 68. Still have a few left. I probably should have closed them all.
AMAT ERX
#LongCalls #LEAPS – A couple rolls today…
AMAT:
Earnings next week…
Bought to Close AMAT AUG 10 2018 48.5 Calls @ .03 (sold for 1.60)
Sold AMAT AUG 17 2018 49.0 Calls @ .86
ERX:
Bought to Close ERX AUG 10 2018 37.0 Calls @ .05 (sold for .60)
Sold ERX AUG 24 2018 37.0 Calls @ .75
#longcalls GLD Followed one of…
#longcalls GLD
Followed one of those e-mail trades from TastyTrade’s Tom Preston, bought Sept. 113/116 call spread for 1.75.
TSLA
#LongCalls #LongPuts #LEAPS – It was an interesting experiment trading both sides. I think it could’ve worked but with all the crazy stuff going on I’m completely out. Taking a loss but luckily had captured a bunch of premium already. Normally I would stick it out and try to get to even but this is one of those cases where I think putting the cash to work elsewhere is the best for me.
Seems like I have one clunker every year…CMG in 2016 and REGN in 2017. One big loss that’s only partially offset by other winners within the ticker. Same here…loss that wipes out my TSLA 2018 gains plus a little more. But, that’s why you stay small in these types of positions.
Closed my put side yesterday with the final numbers being a 5.27 loss on a 2 lot.
Closed my call side today with the final numbers being an 18.30 loss on a 2 lot.
The cash will be deployed elsewhere and I’ll get that back…LOL Might even sell some TSLA spreads. BTW…I still like the cars and love the Space X program. Not particularly a fan of the Muskie though!
TSLA
#LongCalls #LongPuts #LEAPS – Trading both sides. Not willing to risk Muskie actually being serious about the buyout. Calls were already ITM so rolling them out and above my long 2020’s until things calm down.
Rolled TSLA AUG 31 2018 292.5 Calls to JAN 17 2020 360.0 Calls @ 4.24 debit
These had 32.56 of credit in them already so that reduces to 28.32. Had already reduced the basis in the long calls by quite a bit. A quick look at the numbers shows:
Long 2020 350/360 BeCS @ 23.30
If the buyout were to actually happen it would be a 13.30 loser but that’s better than without the roll. I’ll continue selling the put side for now.
BABA
#LongCalls #LEAPS – Started this yesterday as a non-ratio. Approaching negative deltas so rolling out and up. Negative deltas a second time and I’ll book it and move on down the road. This is all still prior to earnings…
Rolled BABA AUG 10 2018 180.0 Calls to AUG 17 2018 182.5 Calls @ .13 credit
Watching WTW Earnings / Close Early AMZN
#earnings
$WTW STO 8/10 89 puts at 3.80
$WTW STO 8/17 91/93 BUCS @ 1.00 Hope to fatten account
Closed Early
#longcalls
$AMZN STC 8/17 1725/1750 BUCS at 23.75 BTO at 10.82 on 7/5
TSLA
#LongPuts #LongCalls #LongLEAPStraddles – Still playing both sides. Rolled the calls and booked the puts and sold new puts.
Rolled TSLA AUG 3 2018 290.0 Calls to AUG 31 2018 292.5 Calls @ .46 credit
Bought to Close TSLA AUG 3 2018 352.5 Puts @ 4.45 (sold for 13.15)
Sold TSLA AUG 10 2018 350.0 Puts @ 9.60
RTN
#LongCalls #LEAPS – This is a 2×4 ratio in an IRA. Another advantage to the ratios is that in a non taxable account you can let the current week expire while still getting the next sales going.
Sold RTN AUG 17 2018 200.0 Calls @ 1.24
I’ll let this week’s 197.5s expire…
EWZ
#LongCalls #LEAPS – My first chance to work with a recovering ratio. Sold 5×10 all the way down just killing time and bringing in some premium. With the ratio the big recovery is pretty painless.
Adding one contract back on the roll to get a small credit…
Rolled 5 EWZ AUG 3 2018 34.0 Calls to 6 EWZ AUG 31 2018 35.0 Calls @ $26 net credit.
AMBA
#LongCalls #LEAPS – Another week…this thing looks like it’s ready to head back up.
Bought to Close AMBA AUG 3 2018 40.5 Calls @ .05
Sold AMBA AUG 17 2018 40.0 Calls @ .75
TSLA
#LongPuts #LongCalls #LongLEAPStraddles – It’s gonna be another crazy trip on Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride next week with earnings. I rolled these calls down a couple times this week collecting more premium but they didn’t quite get taken out. I’m rolling straight out for next week to give my ITM short puts some protection.
Rolled TSLA JUL 27 2018 290.0 Calls to AUG 3 2018 290.0 Calls @ 10.10 credit (32.10 total now)
Not bad when figuring the 2020 LEAP calls only cost 69.45 and basis already reduced to 51.61…
ADSK
#LongCalls #LEAPS – Finally a pullback to get rid of a non ratio position. Selling next week minimally and ratio’d…
Bought to Close ADSK JUL 27 2018 135.0 Calls @ .01 (sold for 1.50)
Sold ADSK AUG 3 2018 133.0 Calls @ 1.20
AMBA AZO ERX FAS OLED PYPL
#LongCalls #LEAPS – Some rolls and adjustments….these are all ratio’s except for AZO which is a trade repair from an old strangle that I’m working.
AMBA:
Bought to Close AMBA JUL 27 2018 41.0 Calls @ .05 (sold for .62)
Sold AMBA AUG 3 2018 40.5 Calls @ .50
AZO:
Rolled AZO JUL 27 2018 662.5 Call to AUG 10 2018 665.0 Call @ .31 debit
Stock was up big on ORLY earnings earlier. We know how that worked out last quarter 🙂
ERX:
Rolled ERX JUL 27 2018 37.5 Calls to AUG 3 2018 38.0 Calls @ .15 credit
FAS:
Rolled FAS JUL 27 2018 65.5 Calls to AUG 10 2018 66.0 Calls @ even
OLED:
Rolled OLED JUL 27 2018 91.5 Calls to AUG 17 2018 95.5 Calls @ .13 credit
PYPL:
Using the earnings weakness to roll and reduce the ratio. Should pay off on the next bounce…
Rolled PYPL JUL 27 2018 85.0 Calls to AUG 17 2018 85.5 Calls @ total debit of $75.00 (reduced from 8 to 7)
Closed Early GOOGL Long Calls AVGO Short Puts / Short Calls FB
Closed Early
#longcalls
$GOOGL STC 7/27 1230/1260 BUCS at $27 BTO 6/21 at 6.80
#shortputs
$AVGO BTC 8/17 195/210 BUPS at 1.00 STO at 4.85
$AVGO BTC 8/17 180/190 BUPS at .15 STO at 1.50
Trade
#shortcalls
$FB STO 7/27 230 calls at .90. Sold against 190 LEAPS
$EXAS STO 8/3 65 calls at 2.65 (Covered)
TQQQ (again)
#LongCalls #LEAPS – Trading around this one again. Looking to reduce some of my positions so booking some profits. It was a 3×2 ratio so taking it off on the bounce today.
Sold to Close TQQQ JAN 17 2020 60.0 Calls
Bought to Close TQQQ AUG 3 2018 57.5 Calls
All said and done a 1.49 winner on the 3 lot. A great year in TQQQ so far…
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