Expiring:
$AMZN 1450/1400 BuPS
$AMZN 1360/1370/1620/1630 IC
$APA 32.50 puts
$BA 310/320/345/355 IC
$BA 310/300 BuPS
$CAT 140/130 BuPS
$DUST 35 calls
$FB 162.50/152.50 BuPS
$HSIC 62.50 puts
$KOLD 55 calls
$MA 120 puts
$NFLX 260 puts
$OLED 90 puts
$QQQ 155 puts
$QQQ 156 puts
$REGN 300 puts
$SPY 263/251 BuPS
$TSLA 325/335 BeCS
$TSLA 327.50/342.50 BeCS
$UVXY 20/30 BeCS

Expiring for full loss. Will look to re-establish after earnings:
$FB 175/170 BuPS

Last minute roll: $KR Apr 20 25 puts out to May 18 25 puts for .42 credit to avoid assignment.

Assignments:
$QRVO 72.50 puts–going long stock. I meant to roll this but I lost track of it this afternoon. Will sell calls against it next week.
$CYBR 50 covered calls–stock being called away
$X 40/36 inverted strangle–with the stock finishing at 36.65, I’m being assigned on both sides–5.90 credit taken in so a 1.90 overall profit.

Have a great weekend everyone.

#optionsexpiration

$AAPL Feb 16 135 puts
$AGN Feb 16 150 puts
$AMZN Feb 16 1575 call (covered)
$AMZN Feb 16 1250 put
$BA Feb 16 375 calls
$CAT Feb 16 175 calls
$FCX Feb 16 18 puts
$IYR Feb 16 70 calls
$KOLD Feb 16 50 calls
$KOLD Feb 16 55 calls
$QQQ Feb 16 156 puts
$SVXY Feb 16 130 calls
$TXN Feb 16 114 calls
$UVXY Feb 16 18 calls
$UVXY Feb 16 26 calls
$UVXY Feb 16 35 calls

Inverted strangles that expired (will be assigned both sides):
$SQ Feb 16 40 calls/45 puts–total premium taken in 5.82 less 5.00 strangle width=.82 profit
$XBI Feb 16 91 calls/94 puts–total premium taken in 3.98 less 3.00 strangle width=.98 profit

Assignments

Stock being called away:
$X Feb 16 37 calls (covered)

Stock being assigned:
$SVXY Feb 16 73 put
$SVXY Feb 16 75 put
$SVXY Feb 16 80 put
Just about done with the outstanding short SVXY puts. I am now long…let me think…I believe the official term is “a f***ton”. I haven’t written any calls against the position yet but hopefully can start next week, targeting the ones with the lowest basis.

Have a great long weekend everyone.

#OptionsExpiration

A much larger than usual expiration, mostly because I let these gains run into the new tax year and by then, most of them were so far out of the money they weren’t worth closing. Of course the insane bull market was a big help as well. In any event, looking for the return of volatility so I replace a lot of these positions. My theta numbers have gotten way too low. All of the following expired.

$AAPL Jan 19 140 puts
$AGN Jan 19 160 puts
$AKAM Jan 19 40 puts
$AKAM Jan 19 37.50 puts
$ALXN Jan 19 85 puts
$ALXN Jan 19 60 puts
$APA Jan 19 35 puts
$BA Jan 19 270 puts
$CAH Jan 19 60 puts
$CAT Jan 19 140 puts
$CAT Jan 19 60 puts
$CELG Jan 19 85 puts
$CHRW Jan 19 60 puts
$CHRW Jan 19 55 puts
$CMG Jan 19 275 puts
$COST Jan 19 183 puts
$CSX Jan 19 50 puts
$CVS Jan 19 65 puts
$DUST Jan 19 80 calls
$DUST Jan 19 90 calls
$DUST2 Jan 19 30 calls*
$EFX Jan 19 50 puts
$ESRX Jan 19 47.50 puts
$ESV Jan 19 5 puts
$FLR Jan 19 40 puts
$FOSL Jan 19 8 puts
$GILD Jan 19 47.50 puts
$GWW Jan 19 210 puts
$GWW Jan 19 130 puts
$HES Jan 19 42.50 puts
$HP Jan 19 40 puts
$IBB Jan 19 66.67 puts
$ILMN Jan 19 115 puts
$ISRG Jan 19 410 puts
$LRCX Jan 19 165 puts
$M Jan 19 20 puts
$MOS Jan 19 19 puts
$MYL Jan 19 30 puts
$MYL Jan 19 27 puts
$NUGT Jan 19 58 calls
$NUGT Jan 19 66 calls
$NUGT1 Jan 19 17 calls*
$NUGT1 Jan 19 18 calls*
$NUGT1 Jan 19 19 calls*
$NUGT1 Jan 19 20 calls*
$NUGT1 Jan 19 25 calls*
$NUGT1 Jan 19 30 calls*
$NVDA Jan 19 120 puts
$PG Jan 19 80 puts
$QQQ Jan 19 148 puts
$QQQ Jan 19 147 puts
$SBUX Jan 19 50 puts
$SIG Jan 19 40 puts
$SJM Jan 19 105 puts
$SJG Jan 19 100 puts
$SQ Jan 19 35 puts
$SVXY Jan 19 65 puts
$TAP Jan 19 75 puts
$TAP Jan 19 70 puts
$TRIP Jan 19 30 puts
$TSCO Jan 19 50 puts
$UHS Jan 19 90 puts
$UVXY Jan 19 60 calls
$UVXY1 Jan 19 55 calls*
$UVXY1 Jan 19 60 calls*
$UVXY3 Jan 19 60 calls*
$WDC Jan 19 70 puts
$WDC Jan 19 60 puts
$XOM Jan 19 67.50 puts

*pre-split strikes

No assignments.

Have a great weekend everyone. If anyone is going to the SMM/OMM dinner in NY with Iceman on Monday, have a great time and please have a drink for me. Or at least some mu shu.

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