SPX Campaign – Closed Early Trade on NFLX BUPS

#spxcampaign Closed early
$SPX BTC 3/20 2410/2385 BECS @4.00 Sold earlier on week for 4.05 (Being afraid sometimes works)

#shortputs
$NFLX STO 4/21 130/140 BUPS @ 2.80

$DUST #ShortPuts #RollOut – Bought…

$DUST #ShortPuts #RollOut – Bought to close DUST Mar 17 2017 36.0 Puts /Sold DUST Apr 28 2017 32.0 Puts @ 0.35 Credit with the stock at 31.43.
Took a big fat gain on the 36.0 put position as it was sold on an earlier rolldown.

$DUST #ShortPuts – added some…

$DUST #ShortPuts – added some small positions
Sold DUST Mar 17 2017 27.5 Puts @ 0.30 with the stock at 29.10 – these expire tomorrow
Sold DUST Apr 13 2017 22.5 Puts @ 0.80 with the stock at 29.11 – strike price below recent lows

edit: also sold strike 27.0 puts that expire tomorrow

#spxcampaign $SVXY STO 3/20 2410/2385…

#spxcampaign
$SVXY STO 3/20 2410/2385 BECS @ 4.05 (What timing!!)

#longcalls
$BAC BTO 5/19 37 calls @ .37
$NFLX BTO 5/19 140 calls @ 11.40 (OMM) Replaced the 3/17 long calls @ 140 and 145 that I hit my stop early yesterday (My timing is a little off)
$MA BTO 4/21 110 calls @ 3.20 (OMM)

#shortputs
$DB STO 4/21 18 puts @ 1.40 (Bridget at OMM)
$KATE STO 4/21 23 put @ 1.00

#longcalls STC
$FIZZ STC 3/17 70 calls @ 3.50 BTO on 3/10 for 1.38 (Once again that darn timing)

Have a nice evening
Have we crossed the Rubicon today?

$DUST #ShortPuts – adding some…

$DUST #ShortPuts – adding some new positions in an IRA with the stock at 31
Sold 1 DUST Apr 28 2017 23.5 Put @ 1.45
Sold 1 DUST Jun 16 2017 18.0 Put @ 1.45
Sold 1 DUST Jan 19 2018 15.0 Put @ 3.60
I will add at higher premiums

$DUST #ShortPuts – so I…

$DUST #ShortPuts – so I guess the roll I did yesterday was on point …. better to be lucky than good?

$SXVY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY APR 28 2017 85.0 Puts @ 1.40

$HES #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$HES #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 HES AUG 18 2017 37.5 Put @ 1.15

$DUST #ShortPuts #RollOut – I…

$DUST #ShortPuts #RollOut – I am making this move earlier than normal on expiration week because I have multiple put positions coming due on this stock.
Bought to close DUST Mar 17 2017 41.0 Puts /Sold DUST Apr 7 2017 37.5 Puts @ 0.25 Credit with the stock at 38.05.
Took a big fat gain on the 41 put position as it was sold on an earlier rolldown.
This new position is out of the money.

edit: seems I was a bit early again ….

SVXY

#IRA #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY APR 21 2017 105.0 Put @ 2.50

Replacing the one I closed yesterday…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY Mar 17 2017 113.0 Puts @ 0.35 with the stock at 133. These expire Friday

$NUGT #ShortPuts – I don’t…

$NUGT #ShortPuts – I don’t know if this is smarter than taking the stock and selling covered calls on it, but I decided to roll this position from ITM to OTM.
Bought to close NUGT Mar 10 2017 8.5 Puts/ Sold NUGT Apr 7 2017 7.5 Puts @ 0.10 Credit with the stock at 7.91.
At least I sucked out all the time premium from the old position.

edit:
Also rolled some of my Mar 10 2017 9.0 Puts down to Apr 21 2017 8.0 Puts for a 0.10 Credit with the stock at 7.98

another edit:
Also rolled some of my Mar 10 2017 9.0 Puts down to Apr 13 2017 8.0 Puts for a 0.09 Credit with the stock at 8.16

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY Apr 28 2017 70.0 Puts @ 0.57. My first SVXY trade in this expiration cycle.

SPX Trade Closed Early and Short Puts

#spxcampaign Closed Early
$SPX 3/31 2495/2470 BECS @ .10 93% profit

#shortputs
$AMZN STO 3/17 835/840 BUPS @ .60 Thank you @alsumde
$TMUS STO 3/24 57/60 BUPS @ .60 Thank you @prvtrader

$GILD #ShortPuts #FallingKnife- Sold GILD…

$GILD #ShortPuts #FallingKnife- Sold GILD Aug 18 2017 57.5 Puts @ 1.24.

#shortputs

#shortputs
$TEVA STO 5/18 32.50 put @1.65
$SVXY STO 3/31 86.50 put @ .41 Thank you @vxxkelly

$UAA #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$UAA #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold UAA OCT 20 2017 17.5 Puts @ 1.51

$ALXN #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$ALXN #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold 1 ALXN Aug 18 2017 95.0 Put @ 2.60 with the stock at 124.80

#shortputs TRIP-I think a few…

#shortputs TRIP-I think a few of sold falling knife TRIP puts, finally it appears to have reversed course. Yay

#shortputs NUGT Rolled March 24…

#shortputs
NUGT Rolled March 24 9 put to April 21, 9 put for a credit of .43

Today’s Trades

#shortcalls
$UVXY STO 3/10 20 calls @ .52 Thank you @honkhonk81
$UVXY STO 3/17 25 calls @ .41 Thanks again @honkhonk81
#shortputs
$JCOM STO 4/21 80 put @ 2.00 Thank you @jsd501

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY Mar 10 115.0 Puts @ 0.27 with the stock at 131. These expire Friday.

Expiration Plus One Trade

#spxcampaign #shortcalls #shortputs
$SPX 3/3 2140/2165 BUPS
$SPX 3/3 2180/2205 BUPS
$UVXY 3/3 23 Calls
$SVXY 3/3 120 puts
$CBI 3/3 32 puts (Earnings trade)

One Trade
$CRM STO 3/17 81.50/82.50 BUPS

Thank you to all contributors. Have a nice weekend. Cold in NYC area and Global Winding

PANW roll

#Earnings #ShortPuts #Rolling
BTC $PANW March 3rd for 19.70
STO $PANW April 21st 135 put for 20.00

A non-dynamic roll. Will sell some calls against this when it rallies.

Afternoon. Late getting started.

#ShortPuts
$SVXY Sold to open March 31st 110 P @ 2.35.
$SVXY Sold to open April 21st 95 Put @2.17

$NUGT #ShortPuts #CheapTrades in an…

$NUGT #ShortPuts #CheapTrades in an IRA with a decent return on #Cash with the stock at 8.10
Sold 1 NUGT Jan 19 2018 4.6 Put @ 1.22
Sold 1 NUGT Jan 19 2018 4.4 Put @ 1.11

SVXY

#IRA #ShortPuts – Bought to Close SVXY MAR 17 2017 80.0 Put @ .10 (sold for 2.20)

$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold a…

$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold a couple of put positions late in the day with the stock at 8.25.
Lowest available strikes.
Sold NUGT Mar 24 2017 7.0 Puts @ 0.37
Sold NUGT Mar 31 2017 8.0 Puts @ 0.92

#ShortPuts

#shortputs
$SVXY STO 4/21 95 put @ 2.80
$SVXY STO 4/13 85 Put @ 1.30 Thank you @jsd501

SVXY

#IRA #ShortPuts – In the “SVXY only” account, adding one at the new weekly available today. As the front week rolls off add a new one at about the 45 day mark. Nice weekly income while waiting.

Sold 1 SVXY APR 13 2017 95.0 Put @ 2.25

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY Mar 10 2017 100.0 Puts @ 0.31. Adding these for next week with the stock at 124.77.

$MYL #ShortPuts – Sold MYL…

$MYL #ShortPuts – Sold MYL Jul 21 2017 35.0 Puts @ 0.57. Congress has moved on to other things and the earnings/revenue numbers were good.

$DUST #ShortCalls #ShortPuts – not…

$DUST #ShortCalls #ShortPuts – not really a strangle but the risk is balanced at least
Sold DUST Jun 16 2017 65.0 Calls @ 3.20 – highest available strike
then
Sold DUST MAR 24 2017 23.0 Puts @ 0.50
Sold DUST MAR 31 2017 22.0 Puts @ 0.55
Sold DUST Apr 7 2017 22.5 Puts @ 0.70 – lowest available strike

Expiration

#spxcampaign (knock off version)
$RUT 2/28 1310/1335 BUPS @100 % profit

#shortputs
SVXY Mar 17 2017 85.0 Puts @ 0..48 Thank you @optioniceman

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Some of…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Some of these are covered by short stock
Sold SVXY Mar 3 2017 104.0 Puts @ 0.20
Sold SVXY Mar 3 2017 108.0 Puts @ 0.44.
These expire in 3 days

$SVXY #ShortPuts – sold these…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – sold these on the spike down to 122. Less than 3 weeks to expiration.
Sold SVXY Mar 17 2017 85.0 Puts @ 0.52
Sold SVXY Mar 17 2017 80.0 Puts @ 0.34

Expiration Closed Early and Some Trades

#optionsexpiration
$SPX 2/27 2400/2375 BECS

Closed Early
#shortputs
$SVXY 3/17 BTC 45 put @ .05 99% profit
$SVXY 3/17 BTC 40 put @ .05 98% profit

#spxcampaign
$SPX STO 3/31 2225/2250 BUPS @ 1.25 Thank you @jeffcp66

#$RUT $SPX Knock off Campaign
$RUT 3/17 1315/1335 BUPS @ 1.20 (SUZ @OMM trade)

#shortcalls
$UVXY STO 3/10 30 calls @ .30 Thank you @jdietz1954

$SVXY #ShortPuts Sold March 17th…

$SVXY #ShortPuts Sold March 17th 110 Puts @ 1.66. when $SVXY was at 128.06. Where upon TOS promptly crashed. Must have shocked the system. I now see that I was a bit early.

$DUST #ShortPuts #ShortCalls – some…

$DUST #ShortPuts #ShortCalls – some slight adjustments in my DUST exposure with DUST over 30.
Bought to close DUST Mar 3 2017 24.0 Puts @ 0.05. They have reached minimum value.
Sold DUST Mar 24 2017 41.0 Calls @ 0.90
Sold DUST Mar 31 2017 41.0 Calls @ 1.25
Sold 1 DUST Apr 7 2017 38.0 Call @ 2.05
Sold DUST Jun 16 2017 65.0 Calls @ 1.70.
Sold DUST Jan 19 2018 90.0 Calls @ 4.80.
All the new calls are at the highest available strike prices and are paired with plenty if ITM short Puts

$CVS #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$CVS #ShortPuts – Bought to close CVS Mar 10 2017 72.0 Puts @ 0.01. They won’t trade any lower.
Since this is an IRA account, this is a big cash release that can be used on other trades.
Originally sold at 0.69 in late January.

Expiration and Closed Early

#optionsexpiration
$SVXY 95 put

Closed Early
#spxcampaign
$SPX 3/3 2250/2275 @ .10 94% profit
$SPX 3/3 2140/2165 BUPS @ .05 95% profit

#shortputs
$TRIP STO 6/16 38 put @ 1.40 Thanks @ramie77
$X STO 3/17 35.50 put @ 1.59

Thanks to everyone. Have a great weekend.

/ES

#Futures #ShortPuts – Forgot about this order…filled early this morning.

Bought to Close /ES APR 17 (Wk3) 2200 PUT @ 10.75 (sold for 22.00)

MELI trade closed, FB stock sold

#Earnings Bought to close $MELI March 17th 180 puts for .50. Sold for 2.00 yesterday.

Also,
Sold to close $FB stock for 135.21. This is one-fourth of my position of my 13-month earnings trade. Cost basis 132.88 on this lot.

#ShortPuts #StockTrades

#ShortPuts Sold $SVXY March 17th…

#ShortPuts Sold $SVXY March 17th 100 Put @ 1.70 when $SVXY was at 122.52

SVXY

#IRA #ShortPuts – Closing my highest in the #IRA strike for nice profit and selling a lower one further out.

Bought to Close SVXY MAR 10 2017 100.0 Put @ 1.08 (sold for 2.55)

Sold SVXY APR 7 2017 86.5 Put @ 1.98 (lowest available strike)

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold these…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold these for Today and for Next Week
Sold SVXY Feb 24 2017 112.0 Puts @ 0.24
Sold SVXY Mar 3 2017 96.0 Puts @ 0.39
Sold SVXY Mar 3 2017 95.0 Puts @ 0.25
Sold SVXY Mar 3 2017 94.5 Puts @ 0.25

$SVXY #ShortPuts #VXXGame – Sold…

$SVXY #ShortPuts #VXXGame – Sold all these just after the opening with the stock at 120.
SVXY Apr 21 2017 75.0 Puts @ 1.50
SVXY Jun 16 2017 67.0 Puts @ 2.85
SVXY Sep 15 2017 35.0 Puts @ 0.72
SVXY Sep 15 2017 45.0 Puts @ 1.45
SVXY Sep 15 2017 50.0 Puts @ 2.10

$UVXY #ShortCalls $SVXY #shortputs Today…

$UVXY #ShortCalls
$SVXY #Shortputs
Today is going to be a #Funday

Too Busy To Post

I’ve just returned from short “vacation” to Atlantic City area

Bought Back Early
#spxcampaign
$SPX BTC 2/24 2275/2300 @ .10 95% profit
#spxcampaign
$SPX STO 3/24 2455/2430 BECS @ 1.75
#shortputs
$SVXY STO 2/24 121 put @ .80 Thank you @jdietz1954
Sold to Close
#longcalls
$SPY STC 2/24 235 calls @ 1.35 96% profit

$DUST #ShortPuts – sold these…

$DUST #ShortPuts – sold these early today in an IRA account. No margin pressure and these can be rolled if necessary.
Sold 1 DUST Mar 24 2017 24.5 Put @ 2.05
Sold 1 DUST Mar 31 2017 24.0 Put @ 2.25
Sold 1 DUST Apr 21 2017 20.0 Put @ 1.30
Sold 1 DUST Apr 21 2017 23.0 Put @ 2.55
Sold 1 DUST Jun 16 2017 19.0 Put @ 2.55

$SVXY #ShortPuts – a new…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – a new low for the week in the stock at 122.
Sold SVXY Apr 21 2017 70.0 Puts @ 0.95
Sold SVXY Apr 21 2017 75.0 Puts @ 1.30
Sold SVXY Jun 16 2017 58.0 Puts @ 1.58
Sold SVXY Jun 16 2017 68.0 Puts @ 2.58

$TRIP #ShortPuts #FallingKnife #OptionLadder –…

$TRIP #ShortPuts #FallingKnife #OptionLadder – added this one
Sold 1 TRIP JUN 16 2017 38.0 Put @ 1.15

VXX game trades

#VXXGames #ShortPuts #ShortCalls
STO SVXY June 75 put for 3.40
STO UVXY March 10th call for .75

MELI earnings

#Earnings #ShortPuts Sold to Open $MELI March 17th 180 puts for 2.00. A normally positive mover on earnings. Biggest UP move: 18.2%, Biggest DOWN move: -8.3%, Average move: 7.3%. This trade is -9.3% OTM.

$TRIP #ShortPuts #FallingKnife #OptionLadder -…

$TRIP #ShortPuts #FallingKnife #OptionLadder – sold these this morning
Sold 1 TRIP SEP 15 2017 35.0 Put @ 1.30
Sold 1 TRIP JUN 16 2017 40.0 Put @ 1.60

$DUST #ShortPuts – Sold 1…

$DUST #ShortPuts – Sold 1 DUST Jun 16 2017 19.0 Put @ 2.35 with the stock at 29.
This replaces one of the short puts I covered this morning.

VXX game trades

#VXXGame #ShortPuts #ShortCalls
Decided to finally throw on some short volatility trades to offset my annoying SVXY short calls. These trades were made yesterday but I forgot to post:

STO UVXY March 3rd 26 calls for .50
STO UVXY March 17th 32 calls for .73
STO SVXY March 17th 100 put for 1.35
STO SVXY March 17th 110 put for 2.53

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold all…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold all these on this morning’s weakness in $SVXY. The April Puts are my first sales in this expiration month.
Sold SVXY Mar 17 2017 89.0 Puts @ 0.89
Sold SVXY Apr 21 2017 80.0 Puts @ 1.54
Sold SVXY Apr 21 2017 75.0 Puts @ 1.14
Sold SVXY Apr 21 2017 70.0 Puts @ 0.84

$DUST #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$DUST #ShortPuts – Bought to close DUST Mar 3 2017 20.0 Puts @ 0.05 in an IRA account. They won’t trade any lower.
Originally Sold 02/02/17 @ 0.65

$DUST #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$DUST #ShortPuts – Bought to close DUST FEB 24 2017 25.0 Puts @ 0.05 in an IRA account. They won’t trade any lower.
Originally Sold 01/23/17 at 1.65

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY Feb 24 2016 108.0 Puts @ 0.24. Less than 3 days until expiration with the stock above 126.

CRI puts

$CRI #ShortPuts Sold Jun 16 70 puts. Delta of 14. Stock hasn’t been at the strike price since July 2014.

#shortPuts $SVXY Sold Feb 24th…

#shortPuts $SVXY Sold Feb 24th 121 Put @ 0.86. 4 day trade. Will roll if need be.

Trades and Closed Early

#shortputs
$AMZN 4/21 780/805 BUPS @ 4.54 (RCK89 @ OMM)
$GRMN STO 3/17 47.50 puts @ .85

#shortcalls
$CELG STO 3/17 120 call @ 2.29

#longcalls
$CELG BTO 4/21 120/125 BUCS @ 2.35
$SPY BTO 2/24 235 call @ .69
$NKE BTO 4/21 60 call @ .63

Closed Early
$MU 2/17 24/22 BUCS 44% profit

$SVXY #ShortPuts – sold all…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – sold all these early this morning
Sold 1 SVXY SEP 15 2017 55.0 Put @ 2.56
Sold SVXY MAR 24 2017 65.0 Puts @ 0.37
Sold SVXY MAR 10 2017 80.0 Puts @ 0.36

$DUST #ShortPuts – Finally taking…

$DUST #ShortPuts – Finally taking some gains. Rolled some Puts I rolled down to last week.
Bought to close DUST Feb 17 2017 27.0 Puts / Sold DUST Mar 3 2017 24.0 Puts @ 0.10 Credit
Bought to close DUST Feb 17 2017 27.0 Puts / Sold DUST Mar 17 2017 22.0 Puts @ 0.30 Credit

I also have a batch of DUST Feb 17 2017 25.0 Puts about to expire.

$UVXY #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$UVXY #ShortPuts – Bought to close UVXY FEB 17 2017 20.0 Puts @ 0.40 for a slight gain. After the stock got to 18.13 in the pre-market Wednesday I decided to bail on the move back to the strike price

$ABMD #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$ABMD #ShortPuts – Bought to close ABMD MAR 17 2017 75.0 Puts @ 0.05. They won’t trade any lower and still have a month to run. Sold for over 2 points

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold all…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold all these at various points during the day
SVXY FEB 17 2017 106.0 Puts @ 0.20 – these expire tomorrow
SVXY FEB 17 2017 107.0 Puts @ 0.20 – these expire tomorrow
SVXY MAR 3 2017 85.0 Puts @ 0.45
SVXY MAR 17 2017 75.0 Puts @ 0.60
SVXY JUN 16 2017 60.0 Puts @ 1.70

Closed Early #Shortputs

#spxcampaign
Closed Early
$SPX BTC 2/24 2390/2365 BECS @3.50 STO 1/26 @ 1.35
$SPX BTC 2/17 2295/2310 BUP@.05 STO 2/13 @ 1.15 945 PROFIT

#shortputs
$ETSY STO 3/17 12.50 put @.70
$SVXY STO 3/31 95 put @ 2.50 Thank you @fuzzballl

IBB

#IRA #ShortPuts – Trimming a little risk here 30 days early…

Bought to Close IBB MAR 17 2017 250.0 put @ .35 (sold for 3.75)

SVXY

#IRA #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY MAR 31 2017 95.0 Put @ 2.50

$SVXY #ContangoETFs #Shortputs Sold 1…

$SVXY #ContangoETFs #Shortputs Sold 1 Feb 24th 110 Put @ 1.02 when SVXY was @ 125.55. This will be closed or rolled to avoid assignment.

$NUGT #ShortPuts – adding to…

$NUGT #ShortPuts – adding to my #OptionLadder with the stock at 12.
NUGT MAR 10 2017 9.0 Puts @ 0.26
NUGT MAR 24 2017 9.0 Puts @ 0.50
NUGT MAY 19 2017 8.0 Puts @ 0.93

$NUGT #ShortPuts #OptionLadder – a…

$NUGT #ShortPuts #OptionLadder – a while back I was selling DUST puts so that NUGT would go up. And it did.
Now I’m selling NUGT Puts so the DUST will go back up.
Sold NUGT MAR 10 2017 9.0 Puts @ 0.26
Sold NUGT MAR 17 2017 9.0 Puts @ 0.37
Sold NUGT MAR 24 2017 9.0 Puts @ 0.49
Sold NUGT APR 21 2017 7.0 Puts @ 0.37