$SVXY #ShortCalls #AfterTheClose – Sold…

$SVXY #ShortCalls #AfterTheClose – Sold SVXY Oct 28 2016 80.0 Calls @ 0.85 adding to my position

$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.

$SVXY #ShortCalls #Weeklys – Sold…

$SVXY #ShortCalls #Weeklys – Sold SVXY Nov 4 2016 81.5 Calls @ 1.10 adding to my position

$DUST #ShortCalls #Rollup – doing…

$DUST #ShortCalls #Rollup – doing a second or third rollup on this stock
Bought to close DUST Oct 21 2016 34.0 Calls @ 4.63 – originally sold at 6.10
Sold DUST Nov 11 2016 37.0 Calls @ 5.40

$SVXY #ShortCalls #Weeklys – Sold…

$SVXY #ShortCalls #Weeklys – Sold SVXY Oct 28 2016 80.0 Calls @ 0.75 adding to my small position

$SVXY #ShortCalls – Sold SVXY…

$SVXY #ShortCalls – Sold SVXY Nov 4 2016 81.5 Calls @ 1.00 – after hours fill at 4:15 as the stock spikes to 77.19

$SVXY #ShortCalls #Rollup – trying…

$SVXY #ShortCalls #Rollup – trying to get ahead of the typical Friday Rally in SVXY by rolling today.
Bought to close SVXY Oct 21 2016 72.0 Calls @ 4.08 with the stock at 76.01
Sold SVXY Nov 11 2016 76.0 Calls @ 4.55.
Pushed the strike price up 4 points plus received a 0.47 Credit. The time premium was gone from the existing position.

$DUST #ShortCalls – Sold DUST…

$DUST #ShortCalls – Sold DUST Oct 21 2016 45.0 Calls @ 0.15.
Sold these before the bid disappeared. These expire Friday

NFLX #ShortCalls Sold $NFLX Nov…

NFLX #ShortCalls
Sold $NFLX Nov 18 135 calls @ .80 and .81. Offsets Nov 130 short puts so no margin requirement.

$NFLX #ShortCalls – Sold NFLX…

$NFLX #ShortCalls – Sold NFLX Oct 28 2016 131.0 Calls @ 0.43 with the stock at 122.15.
I’ll pair these with some short Puts if I can find a reasonable premium

2018 NUGT calls

$NUGT #ShortCalls Sold $NUGT Jan 19 2018 52 calls @ 2.50. Highest strike.

good morning everyone – I…

good morning everyone – I took the NFLX earning trade – strangle 80/120 OCT 21. I am looking for suggestions as to how to manage. I have 3 options that I can think of – close it for a loss or buy a call or roll it out to week/month. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks

#shortcalls

#shortcall

$UVXY #ShortCalls #OptionLadder – sold…

$UVXY #ShortCalls #OptionLadder – sold all these today for next week –
Sold UVXY Oct 21 2016 27.0 Calls @ 0.14
Sold UVXY Oct 21 2016 27.5 Calls @ 0.13
Sold UVXY Oct 21 2016 28.0 Calls @ 0.12

$SVXY #ShortCalls #Rollup Bought to…

$SVXY #ShortCalls #Rollup
Bought to close SVXY OCT 14 2016 70.0 Calls @ 1.11 – originally sold at 5.20
Sold SVXY OCT 21 2016 72.0 Calls @ 1.61
Add just 1 week to my holding period to get a 2 point higher strike price plus a 0.50 credit.

$UVXY #ShortCalls – missed one….

$UVXY #ShortCalls – missed one. Sold UVXY NOV 4 2016 35.0 Calls @ 0.61

$UVXY #ShortCalls/#CoveredCalls – sold most…

$UVXY #ShortCalls/#CoveredCalls – sold most of these when $UVXY pushed above 19 this morning.

Many but not all are at the #TopOfTheChain

UVXY OCT 14 2016 22.0 Calls @ 0.24 – expires tomorrow

UVXY OCT 21 2016 31.0 Calls @ 0.23 – expires next Friday
UVXY OCT 21 2016 32.0 Calls @ 0.18
UVXY OCT 21 2016 33.0 Calls @ 0.18
UVXY OCT 21 2016 34.0 Calls @ 0.18

UVXY OCT 28 2016 40.0 Calls @ 0.22

1 UVXY NOV 11 2016 25.5 Call @ 1.63

UVXY DEC 16 2016 55.0 Calls @ 1.32

UVXY JAN 20 2017 60.0 Calls @ 1.79

UVXY MAR 17 2017 60.0 Calls @ 3.15

UVXY JAN 19 2018 60.0 Calls @ 7.30

$UVXY #ShortCalls #ClassicVXXGame – Sold…

$UVXY #ShortCalls #ClassicVXXGame – Sold 1 Jan 19 2018 60.0 Call @ 6.25 with the stock at 17.23

$UVXY #ShortCalls – as the…

$UVXY #ShortCalls – as the stock punched through 17 I sold the following:

Sold UVXY Oct 14 2016 21.5 Calls @ 0.24 – these expire Friday
Sold UVXY Oct 14 2016 22.5 Calls @ 0.18 – these expire Friday
Sold UVXY Oct 21 2016 30.0 Calls @ 0.18
Sold UVXY Oct 28 2016 40.0 Calls @ 0.14
Sold UVXY Nov 4 2016 35 Calls @ 0.39

$DUST #ShortCalls – Sold DUST…

$DUST #ShortCalls – Sold DUST Oct 14 2016 61.0 Calls @ 0.40. These expire in 4 days

$SVXY #ShortCalls #Rollup – I’m…

$SVXY #ShortCalls #Rollup – I’m short Calls each week in this account against my remaining long position. This week’s Option is at a nice gain so I’m rolling it into a week that I have no position in.
Bought to close SVXY Oct 7 2016 73.5 Calls @ 1.63 – sold on a previous rollup at 5.66
Sold SVXY Nov 18 2016 79.0 Calls @ 4.53
Gained 5.5 points on the strike price plus another 2.90 in cash per contract.

Next week’s contract is a strike 74 call sold at 8.70 on another rollup. I can always allow an assignment against my long term stock holding when I think the market is done rising.

$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.

$UVXY #ShortCalls – since my…

$UVXY #ShortCalls – since my #OptionLadder for this week is expiring I sold all these for next week with the stock trading at about 16.40.
Sold UVXY Oct 14 2016 25.0 Calls @ 0.13
Sold UVXY Oct 14 2016 26.0 Calls @ 0.13
Sold UVXY Oct 14 2016 26.5 Calls @ 0.13

$NUGT #ShortCalls – Bought to…

$NUGT #ShortCalls – Bought to close NUGT Dec 16 2016 52.0 Calls @ 0.05. They can’t trade any lower.
Sold on 8/26 @ 1.45.

$UVXY #ShortCalls – since my…

$UVXY #ShortCalls – since my #Option ladder for this week was expiring I sold all these for next week with the stock trading at about 16.50.
Sold UVXY Oct 7 2016 26.5 Calls @ 0.13
Sold UVXY Oct 7 2016 27.0 Calls @ 0.12
Sold UVXY Oct 7 2016 27.5 Calls @ 0.11
Sold UVXY Oct 7 2016 28.0 Calls @ 0.11
Sold UVXY Oct 7 2016 28.5 Calls @ 0.11

$SVXY #ShortCalls #Rollup – Extended…

$SVXY #ShortCalls #Rollup – Extended my holding period on the stock a week to get two more points on the assignment.
Bought to Close SVXY Sep 30 2016 72.0 Calls / Sold SVXY Oct 7 2016 74.0 Calls @ 0.25 Credit

Originally sold the Sep 30 72 Calls @ 6.69 and covered them at 2.00

$SVXY #ShortCalls #Rollup – tough…

$SVXY #ShortCalls #Rollup – tough to catch a break on a Friday with SVXY. It always seems to rally.
At least the calls I bought back were at nice gains. And more cash was added to the account.
Bought to Close SVXY Sep 30 2016 69.0 Calls / Sold SVXY Nov 4 2016 75.0 Calls @ 0.20 Credit
Bought to Close SVXY Sep 30 2016 68.0 Calls / Sold SVXY Nov 11 2016 75.0 Calls @ 0.28 Credit

$SVXY #ShortCalls – my first…

$SVXY #ShortCalls – my first roll today. After yesterday’s plunge I was hoping for a better fill. Still it does increase the strike price 2 points and put a little more cash in the account.
Bought to close SVXY Sep 30 2016 68.0 Calls @ 4.91
Sold SVXY Oct 14 2016 70.0 Calls @ 5.20

$UVXY #ShortCalls #VXXGame #TopOfTheChain- the…

$UVXY #ShortCalls #VXXGame #TopOfTheChain- the news about $DB crushed the financials and spiked the VIX.
Sold UVXY Oct 21 2016 45.0 Calls @ 0.35 with the stock at 18.83
Sold UVXY Oct 28 2016 45.0 Calls @ 0.51
Sold UVXY Nov 4 2016 35.0 Calls @ 1.14
Sold UVXY Nov 18 2016 45.0 Calls @ 1.33

$SVXY #ShortCalls – Sold SVXY…

$SVXY #ShortCalls – Sold SVXY Oct 7 2016 80.0 Calls @ 0.50. very wide b/a spread

$UVXY #ShortCalls #VXXGame – Top…

$UVXY #ShortCalls #VXXGame – Top of the chain trades
Sold UVXY Oct 21 2016 55.0 Calls @ 0.36
Sold 1 UVXY Nov 4 2016 29.0 Call @ 1.64
Sold UVXY Dec 16 2016 55.0 Calls @ 1.78
Sold UVXY Jan 20 2017 60.0 Calls @ 2.33
Sold UVXY Mar 17 2017 60.0 Calls @ 3.40

$UVXY #ShortCalls #VXXGame – this…

$UVXY #ShortCalls #VXXGame – this game works until it doesn’t
Sold UVXY Sep 30 2016 26.0 Calls @ 0.14 with the stock at 18.25

UVXY calls

Sold $UVXY Nov 4 29 calls @ 1.10. Highest strike in the newest weekly series.
#VXXGame

#shortcalls

$UVXY #ShortCalls #VXXGame – selling…

$UVXY #ShortCalls #VXXGame – selling some for next week as the VIX index hovers around 12.50 and UVXY trades at 16.50 –
Sold UVXY Sep 30 2016 22.0 Calls @ 0.17
Sold UVXY Sep 30 2016 22.5 Calls @ 0.15
Sold UVXY Sep 30 2016 23.0 Calls @ 0.13
Sold UVXY Sep 30 2016 23.5 Calls @ 0.11

$SVXY #ShortCalls – sold a…

$SVXY #ShortCalls – sold a bunch of things at the open and then couldn’t get anything else done the rest of the day at the limits I set after the fills.
Sold SVXY Sep 23 2016 77.0 Calls @ 0.20 – these expire tomorrow
Sold SVXY Sep 30 2016 80.0 Calls @ 0.30 – for next week with the strike above the 2016 high
Sold SVXY Oct 14 2016 85.0 Calls @ 0.45
Sold SVXY Nov 16 2016 90.0 Calls @ 1.70
Sold SVXY Dec 16 2016 90.0 Calls @ 3.10
Sold SVXY Dec 16 2016 95.0 Calls @ 2.00

$NUGT #ShortCalls – Sold NUGT…

$NUGT #ShortCalls – Sold NUGT OCT 21 2016 36.0 Calls @ 0.55 with the stock at 23.69
and Sold 1 NUGT MAR 17 2017 52.0 Call @ 2.40 (Top of the Chain)

$SVXY #ShortCalls #VXXGame – Sold…

$SVXY #ShortCalls #VXXGame – Sold SVXY Dec 16 2016 95.0 Calls @ 1.65.

$SVXY #ShortCalls #VXXGame – Sold…

$SVXY #ShortCalls #VXXGame – Sold SVXY NOV 18 2016 90.0 Calls @ 1.20 with the stock at 71.31.
First trade at this strike in this new monthly cycle

$SVXY #ShortCalls #VXXGame – Sold…

$SVXY #ShortCalls #VXXGame – Sold SVXY NOV 18 2016 85.0 Calls @ 2.00 with the stock at 70.24.
First trade in this new monthly cycle

$SVXY #ShortCalls – I was…

$SVXY #ShortCalls – I was on the road all day so couldn’t report these earlier. I stayed small so I could add later.
Sold SVXY Dec 16 2016 80.0 Calls @ 4.30
Sold SVXY Dec 16 2016 85.0 Calls @ 2.95
Sold SVXY Dec 16 2016 90.0 Calls @ 2.00
Sold SVXY Dec 16 2016 95.0 Calls @ 1.30.
All trades filled in the first minute of trading, then nothing for the rest of the day.

$DUST #ShortCalls #Rollup – rolled…

$DUST #ShortCalls #Rollup – rolled this speculative position out another couple of weeks.
Bought to close DUST Sep 16 2016 32.0 Calls @ 5.50
Sold DUST Sep 30 2016 35.0 Calls @ 5.60 – gained 3 points on the strike price.

At least my NUGT short Puts will expire today

$UVXY #ShortCalls – Sold to…

$UVXY #ShortCalls – Sold to Open 1 UVXY (Weekly) Oct 14 2016 45 Call @ 1.80.
They have started new strike 45 contracts for all the October weekly expirations. I’ll sell more on the next bounce in UVXY

$UVXY #ShortCalls – these are…

$UVXY #ShortCalls – these are all partially hedged with long stock. I’m staying small and at the TOP of the Chain –
Sold 1 UVXY OCT 7 2016 40.0 Call @ 2.29
Sold 1 UVXY OCT 14 2016 40.0 Call @ 2.82
Sold 1 UVXY OCT 21 2016 55.0 Call @ 2.01
Sold 1 UVXY OCT 28 2016 40.0 Call @ 3.80
Sold 1 UVXY NOV 18 2016 45.0 Call @ 3.85
Sold 1 UVXY Dec 16 2016 55.0 Call @ 4.47
Sold 1 UVXY Jan 20 2017 60.0 Call @ 5.00

UVXY #ShortCalls – added on…

UVXY #ShortCalls – added on to positions for this week
Sold UVXY Sep 16 2016 29.0 Calls @ 0.88 with the stock at 25.24
Sold UVXY Sep 16 2016 30.0 Calls @ 0.66 with the stock at 25.07

$UVXY #ShortCalls #Weeklys – sold…

$UVXY #ShortCalls #Weeklys – sold these on the opening this morning with the stock at 23.08
Sold UVXY Sep 16 2016 29.0 Calls @ 0.66
Sold UVXY Sep 16 2016 29.5 Calls @ 0.66

$UVXY #ShortCalls – still getting…

$UVXY #ShortCalls – still getting fills after the close – All these are the highest available strike prices (for now).
Sold 1 UVXY Oct 7 2016 40.0 Call @ 1.45
Sold 1 UVXY Oct 14 2016 40.0 Call @ 1.85
Sold 1 UVXY Nov 18 2016 45.0 Call @ 3.10

$SVXY #ShortCalls – margin pressure…

$SVXY #ShortCalls – margin pressure forced me into the following roll on 2/3 of my position.
Bought to close SVXY Sep 16 2016 70.0 Calls / Sold SVXY Jan 19 2018 115.0 Calls @ 2.45 credit.

$SVXY #ShortCalls #Rollup – Another…

$SVXY #ShortCalls #Rollup – Another rollup in a managed account –
Bought to close SVXY Sep 9 2016 70.5 Calls / Sold SVXY Oct 14 2016 74.0 Calls @ 0.40 credit.

$SVXY #ShortCalls #Rollup – Small…

$SVXY #ShortCalls #Rollup – Small trade in a managed account –
Bought to close SVXY Sep 16 2016 60.0 Calls / Sold SVXY Dec 16 2016 65.0 Calls @ 0.45 credit.

$SVXY #ShortCalls – margin pressure…

$SVXY #ShortCalls – margin pressure forced me into the following roll –
Bought to close SVXY Sep 16 2016 60.0 Calls / Sold SVXY Jan 19 2018 90.0 Calls @ 0.40 credit.

$GDX #ShortCalls – Bought to…

$GDX #ShortCalls – Bought to close GDX Sep 2 2016 27.5 Puts @ 0.11 to avoid assignment.
I rolled into these last week and the roll was profitable

$NUGT #ShortCalls – Sold 1…

$NUGT #ShortCalls – Sold 1 NUGT March 17 2017 52.0 Call @ 2.10. Highest available strike

$SVXY #ShortCalls #VXXGame – sold…

$SVXY #ShortCalls #VXXGame – sold all these long term Calls on the opening creating an #OptionLadder
Sold 1 SVXY Jan 19 2018 100 Call @ 14.80
Sold 1 SVXY Jan 19 2018 105 Call @ 13.20
Sold 1 SVXY Jan 19 2018 110 Call @ 12.50
Sold SVXY Jan 19 2018 120 Calls @ 9.80
Sold SVXY Jan 19 2018 125 Calls @ 9.00
Sold SVXY Jan 19 2018 130 Calls @ 7.90
Sold SVXY Jan 19 2018 135 Calls @ 7.10
Sold SVXY Jan 19 2018 140 Calls @ 6.40

$DUST #ShortCalls #Rollup – made…

$DUST #ShortCalls #Rollup – made some money on the short calls and I’m rolling the position up 5 points and out of the money
Bought to close DUST Sep 2 2016 33.0 Calls @ 1.37 (Originally sold @ 2.30)
Sold DUST Sep 23 2016 38.0 Calls @ 1.92

$DUST #ShortCalls – Sold 1…

$DUST #ShortCalls – Sold 1 DUST 20/100 MAR 17 2017 12.0 Call @ 2.10 adding to my position. This is the old pre split contract

$SVXY #ShortCalls #VXXGame – on…

$SVXY #ShortCalls #VXXGame – on my orders on SVXY leaps, I got the 2nd of them off this afternoon.
Sold 1 SVXY Jan 19 2018 110.0 Call @ 11.50 with the stock at 72.75.
Trying for another one a point higher.
#BPE – TOS tells me the buying Power effect is only 731.15 for the next one.

$DUST #ShortCalls – Sold 1…

$DUST #ShortCalls – Sold 1 DUST 20/100 Mar 17 2017 12.0 Call @ 1.40 with the stock at 36.74.
This is the old pre-split contract and the effective strike price is 60 on the new stock.
Adding to an existing position since the option only covers 20 shares.
#BPE (new hashtag for Buying power effect) is only 196.11

$SVXY #ShortCalls #VXXGame – with…

$SVXY #ShortCalls #VXXGame – with little else going on, I put some orders in last night on some leaps on SVXY. I got the first of them off this morning.
Sold 1 SVXY Jan 19 2018 100.0 Call @ 13.80 with the stock at 73.27.
Trying for another one a point higher. TOS tells me the buying Power effect is only 731.45 for the next one.

$UVXY #ShortCalls #VXXGame – sold…

$UVXY #ShortCalls #VXXGame – sold these on the move to 22 in UVXY
Sold UVXY Sep 2 2016 32/32.5/33 Calls – all at 0.22
Sold UVXY Sep 16 2016 45/46 Calls @ 0.37

$DUST #ShortCalls #Rollup – the…

$DUST #ShortCalls #Rollup – the split complicated matters but this roll was still also slightly cash flow positive.
Bought to close 10 DUST(ns) Aug 26 2016 5.5 Calls @ 0.90
Sold 2 DUST Sep 09 2016 30.0 Calls @ 4.60
This one was harder because it was further in the money.

$DUST #ShortCalls #Rollup – the…

$DUST #ShortCalls #Rollup – the split complicated matters but the roll was still slightly cash flow positive
Bought to close 10 DUST(ns) Aug 26 2016 6.0 Calls @ 0.40
Sold 2 DUST Sep 02 2016 33.0 Calls @ 2.30

$NUGT #ShortCalls – Sold 1…

$NUGT #ShortCalls – Sold 1 NUGT Dec 16 2016 52.0 Call @ 1.35. Highest available strike.

$UVXY #ShortCalls #VXXGame – sold…

$UVXY #ShortCalls #VXXGame – sold all these on the open with the stock at 21.36
Sold UVXY Sep 2 2016 31.5 Calls @ 0.22
Sold UVXY Sep 9 2016 35.0 Calls @ 0.35
Sold UVXY Sep 9 2016 35.5 Calls @ 0.35
Sold UVXY Oct 21 2016 55 Calls @ 1.30

$TWLO #ShortCalls – saw an…

$TWLO #ShortCalls – saw an interesting segment on Fast Money about this recent IPO.
Sold TWLO Sep 70 Calls @ 0.75 as an initial position. Trying to add more

$NUGT #ShortCalls – Bought to…

$NUGT #ShortCalls – Bought to Close 1 NUGT JAN 20 2017 185.0 Call @ 23.00 for a slight profit.
This is my last long term short call on NUGT

$NUGT #ShortCalls – Bought to…

$NUGT #ShortCalls – Bought to close NUGT Dec 16 2016 185.0 Calls @ 22.00
Getting out of the way of the split tomorrow. Actually made a few bucks profit on this trade.

$UVXY #ShortCalls – covered all…

$UVXY #ShortCalls – covered all these within a few seconds of each other after having GTC orders in for a month
Bought to close UVXY(ns) Sep 16 2016 45/50/55/60/65/70/90/95 Calls @ 0.01
48 total calls

$NUGT #ShortCalls – clearing the…

$NUGT #ShortCalls – clearing the decks a bit before the split
Bought to close NUGT Jan 20 2017 100 Calls @ 60.11.
I can always reestablish bearish calls after the split.

$DUST #ShortCalls #Speculation – Sold…

$DUST #ShortCalls #Speculation – Sold DUST Aug 26 2016 5.5 Calls @ 0.30. Pure speculation and cheaper than shorting NUGT Puts.

If DUST stays in the current trading range, these should expire next Friday or will be cheap to cover

$UVXY #ShortCalls – Sold UVXY…

$UVXY #ShortCalls – Sold UVXY Aug 26 2016 28.5 Calls @ 0.16 for next week’s expiration.

$NUGT #ShortCalls – Sold NUGT…

$NUGT #ShortCalls – Sold NUGT Aug19 2016 175 Calls @ 1.05
My short Puts from 137 down to 130 are looking better now.

$UVXY #ShortCalls – Sold the…

$UVXY #ShortCalls – Sold the following for to add to my previous trades for Friday’s expiration. Easy to roll if they get in the money.
UVXY AUG 19 2016 26.5 Calls @ 0.12
UVXY AUG 19 2016 27.0 Calls @ 0.11
I wonder where SVXY will be if these get in the money … 🙂

$SVXY #ShortCalls #Rollup – since…

$SVXY #ShortCalls #Rollup – since my account seems to come under margin pressure every time SVXY approaches 74, I put in this diagonal rollup spread last week. It finally filled.
Bought to close SVXY Sep 16 2016 60.0 Calls @ 13.99
Sold SVXY Jan 19 2018 95.0 Calls at 14.22.
Cash flow positive at a 0.23 Credit and bumped the strike price 35 points. Gives me some room to maneuver for margin purposes.

$UVXY #ShortCalls – Sold UVXY…

$UVXY #ShortCalls – Sold UVXY AUG 19 2016 32.0 Calls @ 0.11. I think I caught the other side of someone’s market order to buy.

$SVXY #ShortCalls – As SVXY…

$SVXY #ShortCalls – As SVXY pulls back a bit, I’m getting a bigger credit for doing this roll. I also have an order in to liquidate more stock at the recent high of 74.16, should it return there anytime soon.
Bought to close SVXY Sep 16 2016 60.0 Calls @ 13.78
Sold SVXY Jan 19 2018 90.0 Calls @ 15.28

$UVXY #ShortCalls #VXXGame – Sold…

$UVXY #ShortCalls #VXXGame – Sold UVXY Oct 21 2016 55.0 Calls @ 2.05. This is the highest available strike price and represents almost 10% of the underlying equity, currently at 21.30