$UAA #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$UAA #ShortPuts – Bought to close UAA JUL 21 2017 17.5 Puts @ 0.01 in an IRA account.
Out two weeks early and there is no more to make here.
Sold 02/02/2017 @ 0.80.

XBI

#ShortPuts – Filled at the bell. Thanks @hcgdavis !

Sold XBI AUG 18 2017 71.0 Put @ .85
Sold XBI AUG 18 2017 72.0 Put @ 1.03
Sold XBI AUG 18 2017 73.0 Put @ 1.27

$NUGT #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$NUGT #ShortPuts – Bought to close 1 NUGT Jul 14 2017 28.0 Put @ 0.86 to close out a position at a profit that was over 2 points in the money in the pre-market this morning.
We have had a very small bump in $GLD (.2%) but a much bigger move in $NUGT (6%).
I still have more Puts a lower strikes.

NVDA

#ShortPuts #ShortStrangles – Looks like the selling is done for now. Getting what I can out of the long put side of some put spreads. Selling calls against the remaining short puts as well.

Sold to Close NVDA JUL 21 2017 150.0 Put @ 4.55
Sold to Close NVDA JUL 21 2017 150.0 Put @ 4.75
Sold to Close NVDA JUL 21 2017 150.0 Put @ 5.00

$SVXY #ShortPuts – with a…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – with a lot of positions rolling off today I’m trying to add some for next week without getting too aggressive. More contracts but lower strike prices makes me more comfortable.
Sold SVXY Jul 14 2017 115.0 Puts @ 0.26
Sold SVXY Jul 14 2017 114.0 Puts @ 0.25 & 0.30.
All this with the stock above 156.

$SJM #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$SJM #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 SJM Jan 19 2018 100.0 Put @ 1.60.
This is not normally a very volatile stock.

BABA BUPS (Not a Rock Group)

#shortputs
$BABA STO 7/21 139/145 BUPS @ 2.88 Forexpro idea at OMM

$DUST #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$DUST #ShortPuts – Bought to close DUST Jul 7 2017 32.0 Puts @ 0.05.
If it hadn’t closed at the opening I would have cancelled the order and let it expire.
Originally sold 06/08/2017 @ 5.85 on a rolldown of a higher strike option.

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold 1…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold 1 SVXY Aug 4 2017 85.0 Put @ 1.09 with the stock at 150.30.

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold 1…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold 1 SVXY Aug 4 2017 90.0 Put @ 1.28 with the stock at 149.80.

$TSLA #ShortPuts – Sold 1…

$TSLA #ShortPuts – Sold 1 TSLA JUL 28 2017 245.0 Put @ 1.19. Lowest available strike

$SVXY #ShortPuts – some more…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – some more small #IRA trades –
Sold 1 SVXY Jul 28 1017 95.0 Put @ 1.18
Sold 1 SVXY Aug 11 2017 80.0 Put @ 1.18

$SVXY #ShortPuts – some #IRA…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – some #IRA cash backed trades –
Sold SVXY Jul 28 2017 90.0 Puts @ 0.98
Sold SVXY Aug 11 2017 85.0 Puts @ 1.40
Sold SVXY Aug 18 2017 85.0 Puts @ 1.70

$TSLA #ShortPuts – Selling offsetting…

$TSLA #ShortPuts – Selling offsetting puts against long term 500/550 Calls.
Sold TSLA JUL 14 2017 260.0 Puts @ 0.57.
Six days to expiration

SPX Campaign and Short Puts

#spxcampaign
$SPX STO 8/18 2295/2320 BUPS @ 1.70
$SPX STO 7/28 2320/2345 BUPS @ 1.30
$SPX STO 8/18 2525/2500 BECS @ 1.80
$SPX STO 7/17 2505/2480 BECS @ 1.95
$SPX STO 7/28 2485/2460 BECS @ 1.70
Thank you @jeffcp66 the SPX Muse

#shortputs
$GS STO 7/21 200/215 BUPS @ 1.01
$SVXY STO 7/28 110 puts @ 1.50

$AAOI #ShortPuts Sold to open…

$AAOI #ShortPuts Sold to open July 21st 55 Puts @ 1.60 when stock was at 61.04. Was filled immediately so I obviously was too cheap and early which I guess is better than being cheap and turned down. Will sell calls against the stock if assigned.

$SVXY #ShortPuts – After hours…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – After hours trades as SVXY dipped after 4:00. At least gives me some exposure for the short week next week.
Sold SVXY JUL 7 2017 105.0 Puts @ 0.20
Sold SVXY JUL 7 2017 110.0 Puts @ 0.25
Sold SVXY JUL 7 2017 113.0 Puts @ 0.35
Sold SVXY JUL 7 2017 120.0 Puts @ 0.50

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY Jul 7 2017 113.0 Puts @ 0.30. Margin free since the puts are farther out of the money than my short calls. Three and a half days until expiration in a short trading week.

$UPS #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Bought…

$UPS #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Bought to close UPS Jul 21 2017 85.0 Puts @ 0.01. They won’t trade any lower and the options don’t expire for 3 weeks.
Sold the first batch at 0.66 on 2/1/17 and sold the 2nd batch at 0.82 the same day.
The stock must have been collapsing that day but the 52 week low was 102.12 in mid-May so these were never threatened.

$NUGT #ShortPuts #OptionLadder – in…

$NUGT #ShortPuts #OptionLadder – in an account with a large $DUST short Put position I sold the following
Sold 1 NUGT Jul 14 2017 28.0 Put @ $1.07
Sold 1 NUGT Jul 21 2017 27.0 Put @ $1.14
Sold 1 NUGT Jul 28 2017 26.0 Put @ $1.22

$SVXY #ShortPuts #OptionLadder – not…

$SVXY #ShortPuts #OptionLadder – not going too far past the split date. I’ll let these expire.
Sold SVXY JUL 21 2017 80.0 Puts @ 0.43
Sold SVXY JUL 28 2017 80.0 Puts @ 0.83
Sold SVXY AUG 4 2017 80.0 Puts @ 1.15
SVXY AUG 18 2017 70.0 Puts @ 1.40

$SVXY #ShortPuts #IRA #OptionLadder -…

$SVXY #ShortPuts #IRA #OptionLadder – in some IRA accounts that still had a little unused cash –
Sold SVXY JUN 30 2017 137.0 Puts @ 0.35 – Expires tomorrow
Sold SVXY JUL 21 2017 111.0 Puts @ 1.60
Sold SVXY JUL 21 2017 107.0 Puts @ 1.30
Sold SVXY JUL 28 2017 90.0 Puts @ 1.09

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY JUN 30 2017 145.0 Puts @ 0.38. These expire tomorrow

$XOM #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Bought…

$XOM #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Bought to close XOM JUL 21 2017 70.0 Puts @ 0.01.
They won’t trade any lower and don’t expire for 3 more weeks.
Originally sold on 01/31/2017 at 0.80.

$SJM #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$SJM #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 SJM JAN 19 2018 105.0 Put @ 1.80 with the stock at 119.30

Today’s Trades

#spxcampaign
Closed Early
$SPX BTC 6/30 2500/2475 BECS @ 95% profit
#shortputs
$SVXY STO 6/30 152 put @ .50

$UAA #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Bought…

$UAA #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Bought to close UAA Jul 21 2017 17.5 Puts @ 0.01. They won’t trade any lower and I’m out over 3 weeks early.
Originally sold in early February at 0.90. The stock never reached the strike price.

$MRO #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$MRO #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold MRO JAN 19 2018 10.0 Puts @ 0.82. Adding to and averaging up my position.

$APC #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$APC #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 APC NOV 17 2017 37.5 Put @ 1.25

$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold NUGT…

$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold NUGT AUG 18 2017 22.0 Puts @ 0.72 with the stock at 31.89.

$MRO #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$MRO #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold MRO Oct 20 2017 11.0 Puts @ 0.87. Adding to and averaging up my position.

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY Jun 30 2017 147.5 Puts @ 0.76 with the stock at 162.44

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY JUN 30 2017 145.0 Puts @ 0.55 with the stock at 162.85.
Expires Friday

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Selling some…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Selling some more puts – the first expires Friday and is at a strike below the last major dip in the stock.
Sold SVXY Jun 30 2017 145.0 Puts @ 0.47
Also Sold SVXY Jul 28 2017 90.0 Puts @ 0.74 in an IRA

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Selling some…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Selling some puts to make back a little of what I lost when the margin clerk had me cover some long term 150 Calls.
All these expire Friday and are at strikes below the last major dip.
Sold SVXY Jun 30 2017 138.0 Puts @ 0.28
Sold SVXY Jun 30 2017 147.0 Puts @ 0.57
Sold SVXY Jun 30 2017 148.0 Puts @ 0.76
Sold SVXY Jun 30 2017 148.5 Puts @ 0.76

SVXY

#ShortPuts #IRA – Sold SVXY SEP 15 2017 90.0 Put @ 2.55

SPX Campaign Short Calls Short Puts

#spxcampaign
$SPX STO 7/21 2515/2490 BECS @ 2.10
$SPX STO 7/28 2525/2500 BECS @ 1.80 Thank you @jeffcp66
#shortcalls
$FB STO 7/21/150/155 BUPS @ 1.50
#shortputs
$AAOI STO 7/21 50 put @ .85
Closed Early
#shortputs
$CLVS BTC 7/21 50 put @.05 STO @ 6.50 on 6/16

$NUGT #coveredcalls, #shortputs Roll June…

$NUGT #coveredcalls, #shortputs
Roll June 30 $34 to July 07 $34.5 for 0.30 credit
BTC yesterday July 21 $37 for 0.85, sold for $1.20 will resell if price rises
BTC yesterday June 30 $34 for 0.36, sold for 0.65, same plan as price heads up
expiration Put June 23 $23.5 sold yesterday for 0.25

edit for put price

Transactions

#shortputs
$EXAS STO 7/21 32P @ .95 Thank you @jdietz1954 Already have stock position
$INGN STO 8/18 95 put @ 4.70 Thank you @jsd501 via DeBeers @ OMM
#spxcampaign
$SPX STO 7/14 2495/2470 BECS @ 2.80 Thank you @jeffcp66

REGN

#IRA #ShortPuts – Sold REGN JAN 19 2018 350.0 Put @ 5.90

REGN

#ShortPuts – Back in but staying away from call sales…

Sold REGN JUL 28 2017 425.0 Put @ 2.00

Todays Efforts Did Not Get In ACN Strangle

#spxcampaign
$SPX STO 7/21 2335/2360 BUPS @ 1.85 Go @jeffcp66

#shortputs
$SVXY STO 7/14 115 puts @ 1.45 Thank You @hcgdavis
$SVXY STO 7/21 124 puts @ 2.40 Thank you @jdietz1954
$SVXY STO 1/19/2018 85 puts @ 4.50 Thank you @fuzzballl

$RRC #ShortPuts #OptionLadder – Sold…

$RRC #ShortPuts #OptionLadder – Sold 1 RRC DEC 15 2017 19.0 Put @ 1.40 with the stock at 21.91.
This replaces the RRC Jun 16 2017 24.0 Put I covered at 0.50 on Friday to avoid assignment.

SVXY

#ShortPuts – Adding to the top of the ladder…margin free against short calls that start at 225.

Sold 1 SVXY JAN 19 2018 85.0 Put @ 4.60

$JWN #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$JWN #ShortPuts – Bought to close 1 JWN JUL 21 2017 32.5 Put @ 0.01. It won’t trade any lower.
Still 32 days until expiration.
Originally sold on 1/18/2017 at 1.20.
I still have some of the #OptionLadder left with short Oct and Jan Puts.

The Rest of the Day

#spxcampaign
Closed early
$SPX BTC 2490/2465 BECS @.30 at 82% profit

#shortcalls
Rolled
$NTES STO 7/21 325 call BTC 6/16 310 call @2.71 credit
$AMZN STO 6/23 1030/1020 BECS @1.90 Bridget @OMM

#shortputs
$CLVS STO 7/21 50 put @ 6.50
$COST STO 160/165 BUPS @1.30 Thank you @rknight52

Long day

WYNN

#ShortPuts – Replacing this week’s expiration…

Sold WYNN JUN 23 2017 133.0 Puts @ 1.35

$TRIP #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Bought…

$TRIP #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Bought to close 1 TRIP Jun 16 2017 39.0 Put @ 1.20 to avoid assignment tonight.
Originally sold at 1.30 so essentially coffee money

$TRIP #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Bought…

$TRIP #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Bought to close TRIP Jun 16 2017 38.0 Puts @ 0.45 to avoid assignment tonight.
Originally sold at 1.10 so still made over 50% of the premium

$RRC #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Bought…

$RRC #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Bought to close 1 RRC Jun 16 2017 24.0 Put @ 0.50 to avoid assignment tonight.
Originally sold at 1.15 on 3/9/2017.
Another case of being wrong on the stock but right on the option.

$KR #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$KR #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 KR JAN 19 2018 19.0 Put @ 1.25

$NBR #ShortPuts – Sold NBR…

$NBR #ShortPuts – Sold NBR Jul 21 2017 8.0 Puts @ 0.55.
Idea from Tastytrade this morning.

#shortputs HTZ sold Aug. 19…

#shortputs HTZ sold Aug. 19 10 put for 1.45. HTZ down today after a recent relative run-up

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY Aug 18 2017 70.0 Puts @ 1.30 with the stock at 154.86

$XEC #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$XEC #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 XEC DEC 15 2017 75.0 Put @ 2.10 with the stock at 95.30

$AAOI

#ShortPuts  $AAOI My alert went off when this breached 60 on the open. So I decided to close this out instead of sitting on my hands today hoping for favorable price later.   Closed the last June 16th 60 contract @ 1.20. Originally sold at 1.65. Buys lunch.

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold this…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold this morning with the stock at 153
Sold SVXY Jul 28 2017 90.0 Puts @ 1.75
Sold SVXY Sep 15 2017 70.0 Puts @ 1.40

$SVXY #ShortPuts #OptionLadder – Sold…

$SVXY #ShortPuts #OptionLadder – Sold all the following this morning
Sold SVXY Jun 23 2017 99.0 Puts @ 0.53 – these expire next Friday
Sold SVXY Jun 30 2017 99.0 Puts @ 0.83
Sold SVXY Jul 7 2017 95.0 Puts @ 0.93
Sold 1 SVXY Jul 14 2017 90.0 Put @ 1.03
Sold 1 SVXY Jul 21 2017 90.0 Put @ 1.33
Sold 1 SVXY Jul 28 2017 90.0 Put @ 1.66
Sold 1 SVXY Aug 18 2017 90.0 Put @ 2.43
Sold 1 SVXY Sep 15 2017 85.0 Put @ 2.53

$FOSL #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$FOSL #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 FOSL JAN 19 2018 9.0 Put @ 1.30

$XEC #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$XEC #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 XEC DEC 15 2017 75.0 Put @ 1.60 with the stock at 98.21

$TROW #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$TROW #ShortPuts – Bought to Close TROW JUL 21 2017 60.0 Puts @ 0.05. They won’t trade any lower and I’m out a month early.
Sold in late January/early February at 1.40/1.65/1.85 as a #FallingKnife trade.

SPX Campaign and Short Puts and Calls

#spxcampaign
$SPX STO 7/14 2510/2485 BECS @1.80
#shortcalls
$AMZN STO 7/21 1020/1010 BECS @2.60
#shortputs
$FB STO 6/1 48/150 BUPS @.50

NVDA

#ShortPuts #IRA – Out all day yesterday but had a couple fills…

Sold NVDA Jan 19 2018 100.0 Put @ 3.50
Sold NVDA Jan 19 2018 110.0 Put @ 5.50

Expiration

#SPX Campaign
$SPX 6/12 2400/2425 BUPS Thank you @jeffcp66

Trade
#shortputs #shortcalls
$WYNN STO 7/21 125 put @3.50
$AMZN STO 890/900 BUPS @ 1.60
$BABA STO 125/130 BUPS @.95
$TSLA STO 310/320/400/390 IC @4.45

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold these…

$SVXY #ShortPuts #OptionLadder – I sold these with SVXY at 150.
The stock would need to drop by more than half to make me wrong.
Sold SVXY JUL 14 2017 75.0 Puts @ 0.65
Sold SVXY JUL 21 2017 75.0 Puts @ 0.90
Sold SVXY Aug 18 2017 75.0 Puts @ 1.40

$SVXY #ShortPuts Sold to open…

$SVXY #ShortPuts Sold to open July 21st 100 Puts @ 2.20 and 2.21.
$MU Bought to close June 16th 28 Puts @ .19. Originally sold for 0.74. Missed getting out at .02 last Friday.

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold various…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold various weekly Puts on the drop to 150
Sold 1 SVXY Jun 16 2017 120.0 Put @ 1.04 – Expires Friday
Sold 1 SVXY Jul 7 2017 90.0 Put @ 1.02
Sold 1 SVXY Jul 21 2017 78.0 Put @ 1.04
Sold 1 SVXY Jul 21 2017 79.0 Put @ 1.14
Sold SVXY Aug 18 2017 75.0 Puts @ 1.40

$SVXY #ShortPuts #IRA – Put…

$SVXY #ShortPuts #IRA – Put sales for THIS week with the stock at 153
Sold SVXY Jun 16 2016 112.0 Puts @ 0.55
Sold SVXY Jun 16 2016 113.0 Puts @ 0.60
Sold SVXY Jun 16 2016 114.0 Puts @ 0.65

Expired, Trades, and Closed Early

#optionsexpiration
$SPX 2285/2310 BUPS
$SPX 2265/2290 BUPS
$SVXY 140 put

Trades
#shortputs
$SVXY STO 6/16 123 put @ .90 Thank you @vxxkelly
$MS STO 8/18 45 put @ 2.37

#Closed Early
$SPX 6/30 BTC 2485/2460 BECS @ 3.00 Sold for 1.80 Premature ejection from GTC order
$SPX 6/14 BTC 2475/2450 BECS @ 1.95 STO on 6/8 @ 3.50 Thank you @jeffcp66

A little late posting. Friday a great golf day. Everyone have a pleasant summertime weekend even though it is spring.

Afternoon All Popping in.

$SVXY #ShortPuts Bought to close June 9th 145 Put @ .03. Originally sold for 1.32. I had considered rolling out and down but I will wait for this pull back to settle out.
$SPX Campaign I closed the long 2500 leg of my ill managed June 30th 2480/2500 Call spread earlier at 1.25. Lessons learned.
Bought to Close half of my $AAOI June 60 Put @ 0.55. Originally sold for 1.65 on May 23rd.
I firmly believe my $SVXY June 09th 135 Puts shall expire.
Have a great weekend all.

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY JUL 21 2017 85.0 Puts @ 1.17.
Replaces some of my Jun 9 2017 85.0 Puts expiring today

$SVXY #ShortPuts – More trades…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – More trades in an #IRA
Sold SVXY JUN 23 2017 97.0 Puts @ 0.47
Sold SVXY JUN 16 2017 112.0 Puts @ 0.36

SVXY

#IRA #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY AUG 18 2017 90.0 Put @ 2.30

$SVXY #ShortPuts #IRA – I…

$SVXY #ShortPuts #IRA – I had my orders already in
Sold 1 SVXY Jul 21 2017 82.0 Put @ 1.09
Sold 1 SVXY Sep 15 2017 65.0 Put @ 1.09

$SVXY #shortputs Roll out $145…

$SVXY #shortputs
Roll out $145 put to next week for $1.95. Gain on this week’s put 0.85