SPX Campaign / Short Puts / Short Calls / Expired / Closed Early

#spxcampaign
$SPX STO 11/20 2545/2565 BUPS @ 3.10
$SPX STO 12/8 2485/2510 BUPS @ 2.65 Thank you @jeffcp66 IC
$SPX STO 12/8 2675/2650 BECS @ .55
$SPX STO 11/24 2505/2525 BUPS @ 1.25

#shortputs
$NVDA STO 12/15 170/185 BUPS @ 2.35
$ADBE STO 12/15 167.50/177.50 BUPS @ 1.45 Thank you @thomberg1201
$AMZN STO 11/17 1085/1095 BUPS @ 1.25
$OSTK STO 12/15 30/40 BUPS @ 1.82 (Bridget at OMM)

#shortcalls
$BABA STO 12/15 195/190 BECS @ 1.50

Expired Full Profit
$SPX 11/8 2515/2540 Thank you birthday guru

Closed Early
$CAT BTC 11/17 145/140 BECS @ 58% profit

TRTN

#ShortPuts STO TRTN 45 puts (ITM) @ 3.20, shares at 41.95, replacing exercised shares before dividend of .45 on Nov 30. Bump today attributed to positive earnings report.

#shortputs #earlyassignment MAT Aug. 8…

#shortputs #earlyassignment MAT
Aug. 8 I sold a Jan. 18 put for 1.25. Yesterday I as assigned 100 shares of MAT. I don’t understand why that happened, and especially why it happened to me, heh heh. I also am short a Dec. 15 20 put in MAT. MAT currently going for 13.95-buy hot wheels and Barbies for your children, grandchildren, kids in the neighborhood…

SVXY

#ShortPuts #IRA – Bought to Close SVXY NOV 17 2017 80.0 Put @ .25 (sold for 2.50)

#longcalldiagonals

WDC

#ShortPuts – For some reason today (maybe it’s the chicken) I’m feeling like trimming some risk. Also, clearing out a little to take a slightly bigger position than normal in NVDA earnings tomorrow.

Bought to Close WDC NOV 17 2017 85.0 Puts @ 1.00 (sold for 1.55)

Short Puts / Closed early

#shortputs
$GILD 12/15 67.5/72.5 BUPS @ 1.55 (Dr Science at OMM)
$SVXY STO 12/15 85 put @ 2.50 Thank you @jdietz1954
$SVXY STO 12/8 70 put @ 1.45 Thank you @jsd501

Closed Early
$AAOI BTC 11/17 50 puts @ 8.70 Getting out with small loss after a few rolls of the AAOI
$COST BTC 11/17 150 put @ .05 STO 10/6 @ 1.74
$SPX 11/10 2625/2600 BECS @ 54% profit Thank you @jeffcp66

$TRIP #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$TRIP #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 TRIP Jan 19 2018 28.0 Put @ 1.40

$HP #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$HP #ShortPuts – Bought to close HP Dec 15 2017 40.0 Puts @ 0.05. These won’t trade any lower and have over a month until expiration.
Originally sold in August at 1.15, 1.25, 1.30 and 1.55 as a #FallingKnife trade.
Still short the Dec 42.5, Jan 40 and Mar 37.5 Puts in an #OptionLadder.

$PRGO #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$PRGO #ShortPuts – Bought to close PRGO Nov 17 2017 55.0 Puts @ 0.05.
Originally sold on 08/04/2017  at 1.30.
I had already bought back the Jan 50 Puts at a nickel several weeks ago.

And the chicken background is really distracting 😦

#fallingknife #shortputs AKAM Bought January…

#fallingknife #shortputs AKAM

Bought January 18, 40 put for .05 sold May 5 for 1.12 gracias hielo hombre

$DUST #ShortPuts – Sold DUST…

$DUST #ShortPuts – Sold DUST Nov 10 2017 25.0 Puts @ 0.30. These also expire Friday

SPX Campaign / Short Puts / Closed Early

#spxcampaign
$SPX STO 11/17 2560/2585 BUPS @ 4.70
$SPX STO 11/20 2560/2585 BUPS @ 4.60

#shortputs
$GIS STO 4/20/2018 47.5 put @ 1.60

Closed Early
$CAT BTC 11/17 145/140 BECS @ 69% profit
$SVXY BTC 1/19/2018 22.50 put @ .20 STO 11/2016 @ 9.23
$AKAM BTC 11/17 42.50 put @ .05 STO 5/10 @ 1.66
$SPX BTC 11/10 2590/2565 @ 18.10 STO 10/27 @ 12.55
$FB BTC 11/17 155/165 BUPS @ .10 STO 10/6 @ 2.08 94% profit

$ALK #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$ALK #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 ALK APR 20 2018 50.0 Put @ 1.25

$PXD #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$PXD #ShortPuts – Bought to close PXD Jan 19 2018 90.0 Puts @ 0.05. They won’t trade any lower and don’t expire until next year.
Originally sold on 08/07/2017 at 1.25.

$FLR #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$FLR #ShortPuts – Bought to close FLR Jan 19 2018 37.5 Puts @ 0.05. They won’t trade any lower and don’t expire until next year.
Originally sold on 08/07/2017 at 2.15.

$NFX #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$NFX #ShortPuts – Bought to close NFX Dec 15 2017 25.0 Puts @ 0.05. They won’t trade any lower and still have over a month until expiration.
Sold at 1.20 and again at 1.50 in June as a #FallingKnife trade.
Still Short Dec 26.0 Puts and Jan 28.0 Puts as part of an #OptionLadder.

$HES #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$HES #ShortPuts – Bought to close 1 HES Nov 17 2017 37.5 Puts @ 0.01
Originally sold at 1.40 and again at 1.51
Still short the Jan 30.0 Put and the May 32.5 Puts

$DPS #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$APC #ShortPuts – Bought to close 1 APC Nov 17 2017 37.5 Put @ 0.01 and 1 APC Nov 17 2017 45.0 Put @ 0.01.
They won’t trade any lower.
Sold the 45.0 Put @ 1.68 and the 37.5 Put @ 1.25 as #FallingKnife trades.

$AKAM #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$AKAM #ShortPuts – Bought to close AKAM Nov 17 2017 42.5 Puts @ 0.01. They won’t trade any lower.
Sold at 1.18 and 1.31 and later at 1.61 and 1.68 in May as a #FallingKnife trade.
Still Short Jan 40 and 37.5 Puts as part of an #OptionLadder.

$DPS #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$DPS #ShortPuts – Bought to close 1 DPS Nov 17 2017 80.0 Put @ 0.05. It won’t trade any lower.
Sold at 1.25 on 05/03/2017

$CVS #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$CVS #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 CVS NOV 24 2017 65.0 Put @ 1.17. Post earnings trade with a short time frame

$CAH $ShortPuts #OptionLadder #FallingKnife -…

$CAH #ShortPuts #OptionLadder #FallingKnife – added a couple of rungs this morning.
Sold 1 CAH MAR 16 2018 52.5 Put @ 1.65
Sold 1 CAH JUN 15 2018 50.0 Put @ 1.70

UVXY #shortstock #shortputs #shortcalls Last…

UVXY #shortstock #shortputs #shortcalls
Last week was exercised on naked call ($1.25) at $14. Today I elected to cover potential margin call by selling $15 put ($0.73) and buying $19 protective call ($0.13). I think this will mitigate my risks to a low cost worst case $3.15 (19-14-1.25-0.60). However more likely is a small gain if present trends continue $0.85 (14+1.25+0.6-15), and acceptable return. Does anyone see any flaws in plan?

#shortputs #rolling T Rolled Nov….

#shortputs #rolling T

Rolled Nov. 17 35 put to Dec. 15 35 for a .07 credit
Sold Dec. 15 33 put for .90
Stock is at 32.75

$APC #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$APC #ShortPuts – Bought to close APC Nov 17 2017 40.0 Puts @ 0.01.
Originally sold on 06/07/2017 at 1.16 as a #FallingKnife trade (and I was way early).

$UVXY #ShortPuts #Rolldown – Bought…

$UVXY #ShortPuts #Rolldown – Bought to close UVXY Nov 3 2017 15.0 Puts/Sold UVXY Nov 17 2017 14.0 Puts @ 0.55 Credit with the stock at 14.99 and less than 5 minutes to the close.
A nice gain on this week’s Puts.

$STMP #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$STMP #ShortPuts – Bought to close a portion of my STMP Nov 3 2017 170.0 Puts @ 0.05 with the stock at 172.50.

AAPL

#ShortPuts – Not sitting on these for months for a few dollars. Freeing up a lot of margin in the #IRA ….

Bought to Close AAPL JAN 19 2018 140.0 Put @ .30 (sold for 3.83)
Bought to Close AAPL FEB 16 2018 135.0 Put @ .52 (sold for 3.70)
Bought to Close AAPL APR 20 2018 130.0 Put @ .78 (sold for 3.56)

$FLR #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$FLR #ShortPuts – Bought to close FLR Jan 19 2018 35.0 Puts @ 0.05. They won’t trade any lower and don’t expire until next year.
Originally sold on 8/7/17 at 1.25 as a #FallingKnife trade.

$ALK #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$ALK #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 ALK Apr 20 2018 55.0 Put @ 2.15

$CHRW #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$CHRW #ShortPuts – Bought to close CHRW Jan 19 2018 55.0 Puts @ 0.05. They won’t trade any lower and don’t expire until next year.
Originally sold on 7/20/17 at 1.35 and 1.55.
The rest of the #OptionLadder on this stock, the 57.5 and 60.0 Puts for January, also have a current bid at 0.05. Just waiting for the fills on the buy back orders.

$STMP #ShortPuts #Speculation – Sold…

$STMP #ShortPuts #Speculation – Sold STMP Nov 3 2017 170 Puts @ 1.08 with the stock at 177.77.
These expire in just a few hours

edit: added @ 1.20 and 1.40

$CF #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$CF #ShortPuts – Bought to close 1 CF Jan 19 2018 20.0 Put @ 0.01. It won’t trade any lower and it doesn’t expire until next year.
Originally sold in April @ 1.19

$STMP #ShortPuts #Earnings – Sold…

$STMP #ShortPuts #Earnings – Sold STMP Nov 3 2017 170.0 Puts @ 0.55 with the stock at 219.10

$LB #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$LB #ShortPuts – Bought to close 1 LB Nov 17 2017 35.0 Put @ 0.05. It won’t trade any lower.
Originally sold at 1.35.
Other rungs of the #OptionLadder on this stock are the LB Jan 19 2018 32.5 Put @ 1.35 and the LB Feb 16 2018 30.0 Put @ 1.25. Both are doing fine.

$UAA #ShortPuts #Speculation – Sold…

$UAA #ShortPuts #Speculation – Sold UAA Nov 24 2017 12.0 Puts @ 0.63 with the stock at 11.75.
Slightly ITM. Hoping the stock finds a bottom in the next few weeks.

$OXY #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$OXY #ShortPuts – Bought to close OXY Nov 17 2017 52.5 Put @ 0.01.
Originally sold at 1.42.
It seems like all the #Oil related #FallingKnife trades are now working out.

STMP earnings

#Earnings – Not much liquidity but taking a shot outside the expected move…this thing could go anywhere.

Sold STMP NOV 3 2017 190.0/250.0 Strangle @ 5.50

Stock at 218 with expected move of +/- 25.75

#shortputs

$TSLA #ShortPuts #Earnings – Sold…

$TSLA #ShortPuts #Earnings – Sold TSLA Nov 3 2017 270.0 Puts @ 0.72 with the stock at 321.90.
These Expire Friday

SPX Campaign Quickie / SPX Not So Quickie / Short Puts

#spxcampaign
Quickie
$SPX STO 11/13 2590/2565 BECS @ 16.70
$SPX BTC 11/13 2590/2565 BECS @ 14.00 One day trade. Thank you @jeffcp66

Not as Quickie
$SPX STO 11/13 2565/2590 BUPS @ 8.15

#shortputs
$STX STO 12/15 36 put @ 1.05
$EXPE STO 11/17 120 put @ 1.20
$CREE STO 12/15 35 put @ 1.50
$MZOR STO 11/17 55 put @ 1.30
$EXAS STO 11/10 51.5 put @ 1.20

$NFX #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$NFX #ShortPuts – Bought to close 1 NFX Dec 15 2017 23.0 Put @ 0.05. It won’t trade any lower and has almost 2 months to run until expiration.
Originally sold at 1.20 on 08/03/17 as a #FallingKnife trade.

$UAA #ShortPuts #Speculation – Sold…

$UAA #ShortPuts #Speculation – Sold UAA Nov 24 2017 12.0 Puts @ 0.53 with the stock at 12.06.

$RIG #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$RIG #ShortPuts – Bought to close RIG Nov 17 2017 8.0 Puts @ 0.01.
Originally sold in May at 0.40 and 0.50 as #FallingKnife trades

$UAA #ShortPuts #Speculation – Sold…

$UAA #ShortPuts #Speculation – Sold UAA Nov 24 2017 12.0 Puts @ 0.37 with the stock at 12.53.

Short Puts $KEM Earnings $LITE SPX Campaign Sell and Close

#shortputs
$KEM STO 12/15 25 puts @ 2.20

#earnings
Taking the @jeff Into the light trade
$LITE STO 11/3 57/62 BUPS @ 1.60 Sounds like a Harry Potter command “Lumentum” meaning let there be profit.

#spxcampaign
$SPX STO 12/1 2650/2625 BECS @ 1.85 Let’s hope for no tricks on this one @jeffcp66

Closed Early
$SPX BTC 11/1 251/2540 BUPS @ 92% profit Thank you @jeffcp66
$SPX BTC 11/8 2550/2525 BECS @ 22.50 STO 10/25 @ 20.30 Hearing footsteps on Halloween has spooked me.

$UAA #ShortPuts #Speculation – Sold…

$UAA #ShortPuts #Speculation – Sold UAA Nov 10 2017 13.0 Puts @ 0.24 with the stock at 13.70.

Edit: Added @ 0.31

$AGN #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$AGN #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 AGN May 18 2018 120.0 Put @ 1.50 with the stock at 177.92

$CMG #ShortPuts #Speculation – Sold…

$CMG #ShortPuts #Speculation – Sold 1 CMG Nov 3 2017 257.5 Put @ 1.50 with the stock at 265.50

$EFX #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$EFX #ShortPuts – Bought to close EFX Jan 19 2018 50.0 Puts @ 0.05.
They won’t trade any lower and don’t expire until next year.
Originally sold about 6 weeks ago at 1.20 & 1.25 as a #FallingKnife trade

Expired MA EArnings Trade Short Puts MZOR IC BIDU (Looks Cryptic)

#optionsexpiration
$SPX 2460/2485 BUPS

#earnings Joined @jeffcp66
$MA STO 11/3 148/150 BUPS @ 1.00

#shortputs
$MZOR STO 11/17 60 put @ 3.50
#ironcondor
$BIDU STO 12/15 210/220/270/260 IC @ 2.90

Hope we are all treated well on Halloween.

SVXY #Shortputs Afternoon all. Love…

SVXY #Shortputs Afternoon all. Love the pumpkin graph and the spooky theme. Anywho. Sold to open Nov 24th 80 Puts with SVXY at 106.05 just before the midmorn swoon. Impeccable time. Not. Went and hid in the barn for the rest of the day.

$CMG #ShortPuts #Speculation – Sold…

$CMG #ShortPuts #Speculation – Sold 1 CMG NOV 3 2017 260.0 Put @ 1.45 with the stock at 270.0.
Expires Friday although I would like to cover it before then at a nickel.

$WBA #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$WBA #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 WBA Dec 15 2017 62.5 Put @ 1.94

$CVS #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$CVS #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 CVS Nov 10 2017 67.5 Put @ 1.80.
Short turnaround time if the stock stabilizes

Expiration/Closed Early/Trades

#optionsexpiration
Full Profit
$BIDU 210/220 BUPS
$FSLR 40/46 BUPS
$AMZN 990/1000 BUPS Part of Earnings IC The Call part more than offset this gain
$AMZN 927.50/937.50 BUPS
$EXAS 49.50 put
$NSC 130 put Earnings trade Thank you @jeffcp66 aka “Jeff of all trades”

Full Loss
$CMG 290/300 BUPS Earnings Indigestion
$AMZN 1010/1000 BECS Offset above mentioned IC partner IC Loss of 75 per contract

Losses Closed Early If three minutes until close is early
$PCLN 1885/1905 BUPS STO @ 2.80 BTC @ 14.92 Tried to close yesterday when I noticed $EXPE had earnings yesterday. Instead of market order I tried to be cute. I am not cute. Lesson learned. Hopefully lesson will be remembered.
$PCLN 1890/1895 BUPS STO @ 2.07 BTC @ 3.50 Impetuous day trade AKA Dumb Move

#spxcampaign
Closed early
$SPX 11/8 2555/2580 BUPS @ 28% profit Gun Shy No Patience Thank you @jeffcp66

Trades
#longcalls
$WYNN BTO 1/19/2018 140/155 BUCS @ 5.82
#shortputs
$WYNN STO 11/17 135/145 BUPS @ 3.05
#shortcalls
$KEM STO 11/17 26 call @.95 Covered
$NFLX STO 11/03 200 call @ 1.98 Covered
#spxcampaign
$SPX STO 11/10 2590/2565 BECS @ 12.55 Thank you @jeffcp66

Have a great weekend. I am resting. OPEX is exhausting sometimes.
Thanks to everyone for being so helpful.

$CELG #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$CELG #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 CELG Jun 15 2018 65.0 Put @ 1.30 with the stock at 95.90

$UVXY #ShortPuts #Rolldown – rolled…

$UVXY #ShortPuts #Rolldown – rolled a smallish put sale down a couple of points while taking a small gain on the original position.
Bought to close UVXY Oct 27 2017 16.0 Puts/Sold UVXY Nov 10 2017 14.0 Puts @ 0.06 Credit

$NOV #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$NOV #ShortPuts – Bought to close NOV Nov 17 2017 28.0 Puts @ 0.01. They won’t trade any lower.
Sold in May 2017 at 1.21 as a #FallingKnife trade.

$AKAM #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$AKAM #ShortPuts – Bought to close AKAM Nov 17 2017 40.0 Puts @ 0.01. They won’t trade any lower.
Sold in May 2017 at 1.22 as a #FallingKnife trade.

$GILD #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$GILD #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 GILD FEB 16 2018 65.0 Put @ 1.57

$NUGT #ShortPuts – adding a…

$NUGT #ShortPuts – adding a few speculative positions with the stock at 28.52.
Sold NUGT Nov 17 2017 25.5 Puts @ 0.61
Sold NUGT Dec 1 2017 24.0 Puts @ 0.64

Short Puts $WDC Early Assignment $T SPX Campaign Closed Early $BA

#shortputs
$WDC STO 11/17 85 puts @ 1.60 Thank you @fuzzballl

#earlyassignment
$T 10/27 35 put Basis 34.45

#spxcampaign
$SPX STO 11/8 2555/2580 BUPS @ 10.50 Thank you @jeffcp66

#shortcalls
Closed Early
$BA BTC 11/17 280/270 BECS @ 55% profit

$COP #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$COP #ShortPuts – Bought to close 1 COP NOV 17 2017 40.0 Put @ 0.01.
Originally sold on 04/21/2017  @ 1.21

$HES #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$HES #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 HES MAY 18 2018 32.5 Put @ 1.15

PSA

#ShortPuts #IRA – Sold PSA JUN 15 2018 160.0 Put @ 2.50

This would get the stock at 157.50 raising the divvy yield to 5.1%

NSC earnings

#Earnings #ShortPuts BTC $NSC Oct 27th 130 puts for .35, near the open. Sold for 1.10 on Monday. After a day on the hole I’m clearing this one off early, mainly to release margin.

SVXY #Shortputs Bought to close…

SVXY #Shortputs Bought to close Oct 27th 75 Put @ .04. Filled after the close.

$WHR #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – adding…

$WHR #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – adding on
Sold 1 WHR APR 20 2018 125.0 Put @ 2.05
Sold 1 WHR JUN 15 2018 125.0 Put @ 2.84

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY Nov 03 2017 79.0 Puts @ 1.17

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY NOV 3 2017 74.0 Puts @ 0.85

$SVXY #ShortPuts #IRA – Keeping…

$SVXY #ShortPuts #IRA – Keeping my timeframe short
Sold SVXY Nov 3 2017 69.0 Puts @ 0.41
Sold SVXY Nov 3 2017 68.0 Puts @ 0.41
Sold SVXY Nov 10 2017 60.0 Puts @ 0.51

$DUST #ShortPuts #IRA – Bought…

$DUST #ShortPuts #IRA – Bought to close 1 DUST Dec 15 2017 14.0 Put @ 0.05. It won’t trade any lower.
Originally sold on 09/07/17 at 1.10.

$PRGO #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$PRGO #ShortPuts – Bought to close PRGO Jan 19 2018 50.0 Puts @ 0.05. They won’t trade any lower and don’t expire until next year.
Sold in August at 1.15 and again at 1.50.

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Keeping my…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Keeping my timeframe very, very short
Sold SVXY Nov 3 2017 73/72/71/70 Puts all @ 0.52

SVXY #Shortput Sold Nov 17th…

SVXY #Shortputs Sold Nov 17th 70 Put at 1.45 with SVXY at 95.75