SVXY

#ShortPuts – Booked a bunch in this account a couple days ago. Starting to dabble again…

Sold SVXY NOV 17 2017 80.0 Put @ 2.50
Sold SVXY DEC 15 2017 70.0 Put @ 2.65
Sold SVXY JAN 19 2018 60.0 Put @ 3.00

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY NOV 3 2017 71.0 Puts @ 0.52

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY NOV 3 2017 73.0 Puts @ 0.41

$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold NUGT…

$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold NUGT OCT 27 2017 30.0 Puts @ 0.30 with the stock at 31.13.
This account last exited NUGT at 36.0 after writing covered calls for months. Not afraid to go long again but I would rather see the puts expire.

$WHR #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$WHR #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold WHR APR 20 2018 120.0 Puts @ 1.50. Thanks Ramie

$NSC #ShortPuts #Earnings – Sold…

$NSC #ShortPuts #Earnings – Sold NSC Oct 27 2017 125.0 Puts @ 0.40 with the stock at 132.58

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY Nov 3 2017 75.0 Puts @ 0.40 with the stock at 103.69

$NSC #ShortPuts #Earnings – Sold…

$NSC #ShortPuts #Earnings – Sold NSC Oct 27 2017 124.0 Puts @ 0.35 with the stock at 132.31
Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) declares $0.61/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous.
Forward yield 1.83%
Payable Dec. 11; for shareholders of record Nov. 3; ex-div Nov. 2.
So I would probably take the stock in to collect a quick dividend.

Short Puts $OLLI $WHR $AMZN

#shortputs
$OLLI STO 11/17 45 puts @ 1.00 Stock at 45.25
$AMZN STO 10/27 927.50/937.50 BUPS @ 1.65
$WHR STO 4/20/2018 120 put @ 1.50 Thank you @ramie77

$GWW #ShortPuts – Sold GWW…

$GWW #ShortPuts – Sold GWW Apr 20 2018 145.0 Put @ 2.60 with the stock at 202.20

Short Puts $NSC $CTRL $EXAS SPX Campaign

#shortputs
$NSC STO 10/27 130 put @ 1.20 Earnings Trade with @jeffcp66 Thank you
$CTRL STO 11/17 25 put @ .90 Trying to get some stock that was stopped out last week
$EXAS STO 10/27 49.5 put @ 1.25 Attempting to add to my stock position

#spxcampaign
$SPX STO 11/17 2475/2500 BUPS @ 1.80Thank you @jeffcp66
$SPX STO 11/6 2545/2520 BECS @ 22.10 Thank you @jeffcp66

Morning all. The quest for…

Morning all. The quest for the holy tile grail was a success. Not so much that risk off SPX call spread I closed before I headed out. Win some loose some.
$SVXY #ShortPuts Bought to close my Oct 27th 65 Puts at .03 and used the freed up capital in my Roth to sell to open Nov 17th 85 Puts for 1.80. I have an order to close the 75 Puts at .05 to do a similar deal. I hate giving money to ToS if I can avoid it.

$OXY #ShortPuts – Bought 1…

$OXY #ShortPuts – Bought 1 OXY Nov 17 2017 50.0 Put @ 0.01. Sold in May at 1.35.

NSC Earnings

#Earnings #ShortPuts Sold to Open $NSC Oct 27th 130 puts for 1.10. Biggest UP move: 10.5%, Biggest DOWN move: -3.5%, Average move: 3.0%. This trade is -2.3% OTM.

#bups

$UAL #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$UAL #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 UAL Mar 16 2018 50.0 Put @ 1.73

$PRGO #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$PRGO #ShortPuts – Bought to close 1 PRGO Jan 19 2018 50.0 Put @ 0.05. It won’t trade any lower and doesn’t expire until next year.
Sold at 1.30 on 05/30/2017.

SVXY

#ShortPuts #IRA – These have barely moved today so booking them and hopefully getting to re-load a little nearer term.

Bought to Close SVXY NOV 17 2017 65.0 Put @ .75 (sold for 2.63)
Bought to Close SVXY DEC 15 2017 35.0 Puts @ .38 (sold for 1.15)
Bought to Close SVXY JAN 19 2018 35.0 Put @ .85 (sold for 2.45)
Bought to Close SVXY MAR 16 2018 35.0 Put @ 1.30 (sold for 3.25)

$GWW #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$GWW #ShortPuts – Bought to close 1 GWW Dec 15 2017 135.0 Put @ 0.05. It won’t trade any lower.
Sold for 1.40 on 5/15/17

$EQT #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$EQT #ShortPuts – Bought to close EQT Dec 15 2017 45.0 Puts @ 0.05. They won’t trade any lower and still have 2 months until expiration.
Originally sold on 06/06/2017 @ 1.55 and added a few weeks later at 1.75

TRTN

#Rolling #ShortPuts
Rolled Nov 17 40/35 put for 1.45 credit
STO Nov 17 40 put @ 1.95 Trad IRA acct.

Staying with this ticker, hmm “ticker addict”, 4.5% yield, earnings Nov 9, amc.
Phrasing it this way: “trade your play, play your trade”

$GE #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$GE #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold GE JUN 15 2018 22.0 Puts @ 1.30 this morning on the earnings news.
You won’t get rich selling options on a stock that mostly moves like a big glacier. But I wouldn’t mind owning it at 20.70.

$UAA #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$UAA #ShortPuts – Bought to close UAA Oct 20 2017 17.5 Puts @ 0.41 with the stock at 17.11 to avoid possible assignment tonight.
Originally sold in March at 1.51

$TSN #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$TSN #ShortPuts – Bought to close TSN Jan 19 2018 47.0 Puts @ 0.05. They won’t trade any lower and don’t expire for 3 more months.
Originally sold in May at 1.20.

$LB #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$LB #ShortPuts – Bought to close LB Nov 17 2017 32.5 Puts @ 0.05. They won’t trade any lower so there is no point in waiting another month to make the last nickel.
Originally sold in April at 1.20.

$CELG #ShortPuts #FallingKnife #OptionLadder -…

$CELG #ShortPuts #FallingKnife #OptionLadder – Sold CELG APR 20 2018 90.0 Puts @ 1.26

CELG

#ShortPuts #IRA – Thanks @jsd501 !

Sold CELG APR 20 2018 100.0 Put @ 2.30
Sold CELG APR 20 2018 95.0 Put @ 1.60

$CELG #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$CELG #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 CELG MAR 16 2018 95.0 Put @ 1.37

$APA #ShortPuts #OptionLadder – Bought…

$APA #ShortPuts #OptionLadder – Bought to close APA Oct 20 2017 42.5 Puts @ 0.50 to avoid possible assignment of this ITM position.
Sold these in April at 1.37 and again at 1.57, so still a nice gain.
Still short today’s 40 Puts, plus Jan 37.5 and 35 Puts, and April 32.5 Puts for a nice #OptionLadder

Closed Early/VXX Game/Short Puts $PCLN $T/SPX Campaign

Closed Early
$AAPL BTC 10/20 165/157.50 BECS @ 55% profit
$ADBE BTC 145/150 BUPS @ .15 STO 10/17 @ 1.60 (89% profit) Lucky
$LRCX BTC 10/20 185/195 BUPS @ 68% profit. Earnings trade. Got out when today went south for a while

#vxxgame
$SVXY STO 12/15 90 puts @ 6.30 Thank you @jeffcp66

#shortputs
$PCLN STO 10/27 1885/1905 BUPS @ 2.80 SUZ @ OMM
$T STO 11/17 36 put @ 1.00 Thank you @tabortrader

#spxcampaign
$SPX STO 11/1 2540/2515 BECS @ 22 Thank you @jeffcp66
$SPX STO 11/17 2440/2465 @2.60
$SPX STO 11/1 2515/2540 @4.00

$FLR #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$FLR #ShortPuts – Bought to close 1 FLR OCT 20 2017 42.5 Put @ 0.05 to avoid possible assignment tomorrow. The stock opened down at 42.27 this morning before recovering or I would have let this one run out.
Originally sold on 05/17/2017 at 1.65 as a #FallingKnife trade.
Still short the Jan 35 and 40 Puts that are nicely profitable.

$TSCO #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$TSCO #ShortPuts – Bought to close 1 TSCO OCT 20 2017 60.0 Put @ 1.35 to avoid possible assignment tomorrow. The stock has been below 59 all day today.
Originally sold at 1.80, and along with my buy back of the Oct 55 Puts at 0.05 on 10/03, this stock was still a decent money maker.
Still short the Jan 45 and 50 puts trading at nice gains.

$AAOI #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$AAOI #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 AAOI MAR 16 2018 22.5 Put @ 1.60 with the stock at 42.05

$OXY #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$OXY #ShortPuts – Bought to close OXY NOV 17 2017 50.0 Puts @ 0.01. Still a month to go before expiration.
Originally sold on 05/04/2017 at 1.17. Still have the Nov 52.5 Puts to cover.

GWW

#ShortPuts #IRA – Following @Iceman …. just a couple strikes higher.

Sold 1 GWW APR 20 2018 160.0 Put @ 3.80

$GWW #ShortPuts – Sold 1…

$GWW #ShortPuts – Sold 1 GWW APR 20 2018 150.0 Put @ 2.90 with the stock at 204.65.
The strike price is 5 points below the yearly low

$MYL #ShortPuts – Sold MYL…

$MYL #ShortPuts – Sold MYL Jan 19 2018 32.5 Puts @ 0.56 with the stock at 37.77.
These will replace similar Oct puts that expire tomorrow.

$AGN #ShortPuts #OptionLadder – sold…

$AGN #ShortPuts #OptionLadder – sold these on the opening with the stock at 184.31
AGN MAY 18 2018 125.0 Puts @ 1.52
AGN MAR 16 2018 135.0 Puts @ 1.28
AGN FEB 16 2018 140.0 Puts @ 1.21
AGN JAN 19 2018 150.0 Puts @ 1.36

T

#ShortPuts “Having more T”. Taking advantage of 52 week low to reduce cost basis on this 5.49% yielder. STO Nov 17 36 put (ITM) @ .98 when shares at 35.79

$GWW #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$GWW #ShortPuts – Bought to close GWW Dec 15 2017 120.0 Puts @ 0.05. Out 2 months early at minimum value.
Originally sold as a #FallingKnife trade in July at 1.15 and 1.25.

$APA #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$APA #ShortPuts – Bought to close APA Oct 20 2017 40.0 Puts @ 0.01.
Also short the 42.5 Puts for Friday and the Jan 35 Puts

$GWW #ShortPuts – The earnings…

$GWW #ShortPuts – The earnings report moved the stock a bit, but the conference call lit a fire under it for now. It’s no longer a #FallingKnife but there is still a big earnings gap in the chart from last spring.
Sold GWW APR 20 2018 155.0 Puts @ 3.10. The strike price is at the yearly low.

Closed Early $WYNN/Earnings Trade $LRCX/Rolling $NVDA/Short Puts $ADBE

$WYNN BTC 10/20 148 put @ 2.00 STO 10/6 @ 5.40
#earningstrade
$LRCX STO 10/20 185/195 BUPS @ 2.76
#shortputs
$ADBE STO 11/17 145/150 BUPS @ 1.60
#rolling
$NVDA 10/20 185 put to 10/20 195 put @ added 1.19 credit. Thank you @ramie77. Now if we can get the short calls corralled.

$PCG #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$PCG #ShortPuts – Bought to close PCG Oct 20 2017 50.0 Puts @ 0.05 to close out a 1 day trade.
Sold these yesterday at an average price of 0.85.
Letting my strike 45 puts run to expiration this Friday.

$PCG #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$PCG #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold PCG Oct 20 2017 45.0 Puts @ 0.80 with the stock in freefall.
It finally hit the butcher block at 50.

Expiration/Sold Early/Assignment/Short Puts

#optionsexpiration
$SPX 2395/2420 BUPS @ 100% profit

Closed Early
$ALB BTC 12/15 105 put @ .35 STO 8/10 @ 3.70

#assignment
$HIMX 10/13 10 puts @ 10 Basis 9.50

#shortputs
$EXAS STO 10/20/47 put @ .80

$ULTA $DISH $ESRX $WBA #ShortPuts…

$ULTA $DISH $ESRX $WBA #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – all S&P stocks at or near their 52Week Low –
Sold ULTA DEC 15 2017 145.0 Put @ 1.45
Sold DISH MAR 16 2018 42.5 Put @ 1.70
Sold ESRX MAY 18 2018 47.5 Put @ 1.37
Sold WBA JUN 15 2018 55.0 Put 1.32

$UVXY #ShortPuts – another dumb…

$UVXY #ShortPuts – another dumb trade with UVXY at 16.64 and the VIX at 9.55
Sold UVXY Nov 3 2017 15.0 Puts @ 0.74

HCA/AAOI dump

#Earnings #ShortPuts #LongStock
As noted last night $AAOI has taken its expected dump, one night before my 55 puts were to expire. Will consider my options based on today’s action.

I’ve been waiting for $HCA to recover but it’s taking a big hit today, along with all Healthcare ($XLV) since Trump is expected to cut ACA subsidies. I’m long some stock with #CoveredCalls

Closing Early and Rolling

Closed Early
$BABA BTC 10/20 185/175 BECS @ 2.70 STO @ 1.31
#shortputs
Rolled $NVDA 10/20 175 puts to 185 puts @ additional .95 credit Part of @ramie77 strangle

$DISH #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$DISH #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 DISH MAR 16 2018 42.5 Put @ 1.50 with the stock at 49.5.

$VIAB #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$VIAB #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 VIAB Mar 16 2018 22.5 Put @ 1.25

$TDG #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$TDG #ShortPuts – Bought to close TDG Nov 17 2017 98.0 Puts @ 0.05.
The stock & options were adjusted by a corporate event since they were sold.
On 03/22/2017  Sold TDG Nov 17 2017 120.0 Puts @ 3.00 and on 3/24/17 I added to the position @ 4.20.
It was a real #FallingKnife back then.

$GPC #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$GPC #ShortPuts – Bought to close GPC Nov 17 2017 75.0 Puts @ 0.05. They won’t trade any lower and still have over a month to run.
Originally sold as a #FallingKnife trade on 07/13/2017 @ 1.50

$UVXY #ShortPuts – probably a…

$UVXY #ShortPuts – probably a stunningly stupid trade –
Sold UVXY Oct 27 2017 16.0 Puts @ 0.61 with UVXY at 17.62 and VIX at 9.75

SVXY Roll Out

#ShortPuts #RollOut Rolled out Oct 20 70 @ .30 puts to Nov 17 70 puts @ 1.48 for 1.18 credit. Shares at 100.12

$SVXY #Shortputs Sold 1 to…

$SVXY #Shortputs Sold 1 to open Nov 10 75 Put @ 1.65 with $SVXY at 98.30 Trying to tease a pull back.

GIS

#ShortPuts #IRA – Using @Iceman ‘s idea on K but using GIS since I’m a Cheerios fan. 🙂 🙂 This would be a long term hold if I get the stock…

Sold 2 GIS Apr 20 2018 47.5 Puts @ 1.62

$SLV #ShortPuts #IRA – Bought…

$SLV #ShortPuts #IRA – Bought to close SLV Dec 29 2017 13.0 Puts @ 0.01. They won’t trade any lower and they don’t expire until year-end.
Sold on 05/08/2017 @ 0.24

$WBA #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$WBA #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 WBA Apr 20 2018 60.0 Put @ 1.47 with the stock at 70.36.

$WBA #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$WBA #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 WBA Jun 15 2018 60.0 Put @ 1.76

$K #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$K #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 K Mar 16 2018 57.5 Put @ 1.60

$COST #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$COST #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 COST Jun 15 2018 118.0 Put @ 1.33

$XEC #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$XEC #ShortPuts – Bought to close XEC Dec 15 2017 75.0 Puts @ 0.05. They wont trade any lower and still have over 2 months until expiration.
Sold in June as a #FallingKnife trade at 1.30, 1.60 and 2.10 (the stock was obviously falling at the time)

$CVS #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$CVS #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 CVS Feb 16 2018 65.0 Put @ 1.40.

$GILD #Shortputs – Bought to…

$GILD #Shortputs – Bought to close GILD Nov 17 2017 55.0 Puts @ 0.01. They won’t trade any lower.
Originally sold on 5/18/17 @ 1.34

AZO

#ShortPuts #IRA -Looks like she might be rolling over after a nice run. Held this all the way through the dip so finally booking it and freeing up a ton of margin…

Bought to Close AZO DEC 15 2017 500.0 Put @ 4.40 (sold for 10.00)

$UVXY #ShortPuts – Forced into…

$UVXY #ShortPuts – Forced into a roll with a drop in $UVXY in the last 5 minutes of the trading day.
Bought to Close UVXY Oct 6 2017 18.5 Puts @ 0.08 to avoid assignment – Sold these @ 0.27
Sold UVXY Oct 13 2017 17.5 Puts @ 0.30 to replace them.

$UVXY #ShortPuts #Speculation – Yesterday…

$UVXY #ShortPuts #Speculation – Yesterday I sold UVXY Oct 6 2017 18.5 Puts @ 0.27.
I’m hoping they expire in a few hours.
Not my usual trade 🙂

$UVXY #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$UVXY #ShortPuts – Bought to close UVXY Oct 6 2017 19.0 Puts @ 0.23 to avoid assignment.
Sold them on 10/02 @ 0.25, so I cleared commissions.

Long Calls Closed/REGN Rolled/Gave Up Bearish trades/Short Puts

#long Calls
$PAYX STC 10/20 62.5 calls @ 1.20 BTO 10/3 @ .50
$AXP STC 10/20 90 calls @ 2.50 BTO 9/17 @ 1.14 (Dan @ OMM – I love talking code)
#Regenerating$REGN
Trying to make silk from a sow’s purse. Won’t happen but perhaps I can reduce the loss.
#shortcalls
$REGN rolled BTC 10/6 447.50 call to STO 10/20 465 call @ 6.60 loss Best outcome will be breakeven

Getting rid of bearish positions at losses. Probably everyone should short the market. 🙂
#SPXCampaign
$SPX BTC 10/13 2560/2535 BECS @ 14.00 STO @ 2.40
#Shortcalls
$GS BTC 10/20 235/225 BECS @ 9.25 STO 9/8 @ 2.10

#shortputs
$CELG STO 10/20 130/135 BUPS @ .70
$COST STO 11/17 145/155 BUPS @ 2.45
$COST STO 11/17 150 put @ 1.74 Thank @ramie et al

$CVX #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Bought…

$CVX #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Bought to close 1 CVX Dec 15 2017 80.0 Put @ 0.01.
It won’t trade any lower and has over 2 months until expiration.
Sold at 1.14 on 04/19/2017.

$AYI #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Bought…

$AYI #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Bought to close 1 AYI Nov 17 2017 125.0 Put @ 0.05.
It won’t trade any lower.
Sold at 2.60 on 04/05/2017.

$COST #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$COST #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 COST Jan 19 2018 138 Put @ 1.30 with the stock at 156.96

$COST #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$COST #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 COST Apr 20 2018 125 Put @ 1.23 with the stock at 157.07

EFX

#ShortPuts #IRA – Played the bounce on this thing in a couple different accounts. Pretty happy capturing over half of max in all cases. Going flat now and will be looking for an earnings trade on it.

Bought to Close 1 EFX Apr 20 2018 55.0 Put @ .75 (sold for 2.25)
Bought to Close 1 EFX Apr 20 2018 60.0 Put @ .91 (sold for 2.20)