$NUGT #ShortPuts – NUGT has…

$NUGT #ShortPuts – NUGT has been all over today. Sold Puts for next week and then later covered some of this week’s exposure.
Sold NUGT Oct 21 2016 10.5 Puts @ 0.25
Bought to close NUGT Oct 14 2016 13.5 Calls @ 0.80. Originally sold @ 0.85

$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold NUGT…

$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold NUGT OCT 21 2016 10.5 Puts @ 0.19.

$SVXY #ShortPuts – these trades…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – these trades are tougher to get off than UVXY calls. Not nearly as liquid
SVXY OCT 21 2016 55.0 Puts @ 0.30
SVXY OCT 21 2016 54.0 Puts @ 0.30
SVXY OCT 28 2016 50.0 Puts @ 0.35
SVXY NOV 18 2016 40.0 Puts @ 0.45

$$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold NUGT…

$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold NUGT Oct 21 2016 11.0 Puts @ 0.25

$NUGT #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$NUGT #ShortPuts – Bought to close NUGT Oct 14 2016 12.0 Puts @ 0.05.
They can’t go any lower and I’m free to sell Puts for the following week.
Some of these were “rolled into” when I covered short 13.0 puts last Friday

$GILD #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$GILD #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold GILD Nov 18 2016 65.0 Puts @ 0.59 with the stock at 73.28

$BMY #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$BMY #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold BMY Nov 11 2016 45.0 Puts @ 0.39.

$NUGT #ShortPuts #RollOut #IRA -…

$NUGT #ShortPuts #RollOut #IRA – Another roll
Bought to close NUGT Oct 7 2016 12.0 Puts @ 0.05 – covered since they went in the money today
Sold NUGT Oct 14 2016 10.5 Puts @ 0.25

$NUGT #ShortPuts #RollOut #IRA -…

$NUGT #ShortPuts #RollOut #IRA – started the process of rolling out my NUGT puts expiring today
Bought to close NUGT Oct 7 2016 13.0 Puts/Sold NUGT Oct 14 2016 12.0 Puts for a 0.10 Credit.
Added a week to my holding period but gained a point on the strike price plus a little cash.

$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold NUGT…

$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold NUGT OCT 14 2016 11.0 Puts @ 0.45, replacing the puts I just covered for this week.

$NUGT #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$NUGT #ShortPuts – Bought to close all my NUGT Oct 7 2016 12.0 Puts @ 0.05. They can’t trade any lower and I don’t trust the stock to stay up all day.

$NUGT #ShortPuts – GLD is…

$NUGT #ShortPuts – GLD is actually flat on the day and GDX is only off a few cents after it’s morning rally failed.
Sold NUGT Oct 21 2016 10.0 Puts @ 0.55
Sold NUGT Nov 18 2016 9.0 Puts @ 0.85

$NUGT #ShortPuts – sold these…

$NUGT #ShortPuts – sold these when NUGT broke back under 13 after it’s small morning rally –
Sold NUGT Oct 7 2016 11.0 Puts @ 0.30 – these expire Friday
Sold NUGT Oct 28 2016 10.0 Puts @ 0.70
Sold NUGT Nov 4 2016 10.0 Puts @ 0.90

$NUGT #ShortPuts #IRA –NUGT continues…

$NUGT #ShortPuts #IRA –NUGT continues to fall. Now below 13.
NUGT OCT 7 2016 11.0 Puts @ 0.25
NUGT OCT 14 2016 11.0 Puts @ 0.55
NUGT OCT 28 2016 10.0 Puts @ 0.60

$NUGT #ShortPuts #IRA – Added…

$NUGT #ShortPuts #IRA – Added to positions sold this morning
NUGT OCT 21 2016 11.0 Puts @ 0.50
NUGT OCT 14 2016 12.0 Puts @ 0.55
NUGT OCT 7 2016 13.0 Puts @ 0.65

$NUGT #ShortPuts #IRA – sold…

$NUGT #ShortPuts #IRA – sold these cash backed Puts this morning
NUGT OCT 21 2016 11.0 Puts @ 0.30
NUGT OCT 14 2016 12.0 Puts @ 0.40
NUGT OCT 7 2016 13.0 Puts @ 0.35

$SVXY #ShortPuts #VXXGame – Sold…

$SVXY #ShortPuts #VXXGame – Sold SVXY Oct 21 2016 40.0 Puts @ 0.20 with the stock at 67.83

$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold NUGT…

$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold NUGT Oct 7 2016 16.0 Puts @ 65 with the stock at 18.0

$MYL #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Bought…

$MYL #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Bought to close MYL Sep 23 2016 41.0 Puts @ 0.01 free up margin and avoid an afternoon swoon in the market and the stock.
Sold @ 0.48 in late August

CMG put

#ShortPuts Sold $CMG Nov 18 350 put @ 5.30. Strike price is well below the 2016 lows.

$ULTA #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$ULTA #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold ULTA DEC 16 2016 150.0 Puts @ 0.55

$GDX #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$GDX #ShortPuts – Bought to close GDX Sep 16 2016 25.5 Puts @ 0.01 to avoid the chance of assignment

$BMY $FOSL #ShortPuts #FallingKnife -…

$BMY $FOSL #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – sold both these
Sold BMY Dec 16 2016 52.5 Puts @ 1.88
Sold FOSL Dec 16 2016 21.0 Puts @ 0.80

$SVXY #ShortPuts #IRA – betting…

$SVXY #ShortPuts #IRA – betting AGAINST a 33% drop in the stock from 60 to 40
Sold SVXY Oct 7 2016 40.0 Puts @ 0.70
Sold SVXY Oct 21 2016 40.0 Puts @ 1.10

$SVXY #ShortPuts – SVXY briefly…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – SVXY briefly broke 60. Wow!!
Sold 2 SVXY Sep 16 2016 54.0 Puts @ 0.60 – expires Friday
Sold 1 SVXY Dec 16 38.0 Put @ 2.20. Breakeven = 35.80

$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold NUGT…

$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold NUGT Sep 30 2016 14.0 Puts @ 0.60 with the stock at 18.56

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY Sep 16 2016 55.0 Puts @ 0.55 with the stock at 60.66

$ULTA #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$ULTA #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold ULTA Dec 16 2016 150 Puts @ 0.45 with the stock at 235.36

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold 1…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold 1 SVXY Dec 16 2016 42.0 Put @ 2.55 with the stock at 65.30

$NUGT #ShortPuts #Weeklys – sold…

$NUGT #ShortPuts #Weeklys – sold these on the opening this morning with the stock at 18.33
Sold NUGT Sep 16 2016 17.0 Puts @ 0.60
Sold NUGT Sep 23 2016 15.0 Puts @ 0.60
Sold NUGT Sep 30 2016 14.0 Puts @ 0.60
Sold NUGT Oct 07 2016 13.0 Puts @ 0.60
Staying small and using an #OptionLadder approach

$SVXY #ShortPuts #Weeklys – sold…

$SVXY #ShortPuts #Weeklys – sold these on the opening this morning with the stock at 65.41
Sold SVXY Sep 16 2016 50.0 Puts @ 0.20
Sold SVXY Sep 23 2016 45.0 Puts @ 0.40

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Added some…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Added some for next week
Sold SVXY SEP 16 2016 60.0 Puts @ 0.60
Sold SVXY SEP 16 2016 55.0 Puts @ 0.39
Turning short calls into #Strangles

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY SEP 16 2016 60.0 Puts @ 0.45
I still have a few of the strike 60 covered calls hanging out there for next week too.

$MYL #CoveredCalls – Sold MYL…

$MYL #CoveredCalls – Sold MYL Oct 14 2016 45.0 Calls @ 0.53 against stock that was put to me last week.
$WFM #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold WFM Oct 21 2016 28.0 Puts @ 0.38
$MRO #CoveredCalls – Sold MRO OCT 21 2016 19.0 Calls @ 0.21

$TWLO #ShortPuts – SMM issued…

$TWLO #ShortPuts – SMM issued a stock alert today on this one so I’m making a very short term trade –
Sold TWLO SEP 2 2016 53.0 Put @ 0.40 with the stock at 54.19

$LULU #Earnings trades Broke it…

$LULU #Earnings trades
Broke it up into 2 expirations:
Sold $LULU Sep 2 71 puts @ 1.12
Sold $LULU Sep 16 70 puts @ 1.20

I will likely go long the stock if assigned at a cost basis below 70.

#shortputs

$NUGT #ShortPuts – sold all…

$NUGT #ShortPuts – sold all these just after NUGT turned higher
NUGT Sep 2 2016 18.0 Puts @ 0.95
NUGT Sep 9 2016 17.0 Puts @ 0.95
NUGT Sep 16 2016 16.0 Puts @ 0.95

$NUGT #shortputs STO Sep 2…

$NUGT #shortputs STO Sep 2 2016 17.0 Put @ 0.56. Following Iceman’s trade from yesterday.

$NUGT #ShortPuts – Back in…

$NUGT #ShortPuts – Back in it. Sold NUGT Sept 2 2016 17.0 Puts @ 0.35. These should expire Friday

#contangoetfs

$BMY #ShortPuts – Sold 1…

$BMY #ShortPuts – Sold 1 BMY Dec 16 2016 55 Put at 1.77.
My only trade today.
#BoringMarket

$NUGT #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$NUGT #ShortPuts – Bought to close NUGT Aug 26 2016 21.8 Puts (the old 109 Puts) @ 0.05 to avoid possible assignment

$SVXY #ShortPuts – more gifts…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – more gifts 🙂
Sold SVXY Sep 2 2016 57.5 Puts @ 0.20 with the stock at 69.45
Sold SVXY Sep 2 2016 57.0 Puts @ 0.20 with the stock at 69.20
Sold SVXY Sep 2 2016 56.5 Puts @ 0.20 with the stock at 69.17

$SVXY #ShortPuts – more gifts…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – more gifts 🙂
Sold SVXY Sep 2 2016 58.0 Puts @ 0.25 with the stock at 70.64 and a week to go until expiration.

$GDX #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$GDX #ShortPuts – Bought to close GDX Aug 26 2016 28.0 Puts @ 0.18 to avoid assignment.
Originally sold for an average of 0.22, so a slight profit on the trade. Thanks Janet.

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY Sep 2 2016 59.0 Puts @ 0.20 with the stock at 72.38 and a week to go until expiration. A gift 🙂

$MYL #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Dan…

$MYL #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Dan mentioned this morning that he thought Mylan may have bottomed. Maybe, maybe not. However, opportunities still exist to sell puts with strike prices below the YTD low of 37.59

$NUGT #ShortPuts Sold 1 NUGT…

$NUGT #ShortPuts
Sold 1 NUGT AUG 26 2016 90.0 Put @1.38
Sold NUGT AUG 26 2016 85.0 Puts @ 0.75
Sold NUGT AUG 26 2016 80.0 Puts @ 0.36

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY Aug26 2016 57.5 Puts @ 0.15.
Only got a partial fill because all today’s volume is me 🙂

$GDX #ShortPuts – who needs…

$GDX #ShortPuts – who needs NUGT. Sold GDX Aug 26 2016 28.0 Puts @ 0.13.

$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold these…

$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold these early
NUGT Aug 26 2016 109 Puts @ 0.60
NUGT Aug 26 2016 108 Puts @ 0.55
NUGT Aug 26 2016 105 Puts @ 0.40
NUGT Aug 26 2016 100 Puts @ 0.25
NUGT Aug 26 2016 95.0 Puts @ 0.20

$NUGT #ShortPuts #Rollup – Bought…

$NUGT #ShortPuts #Rollup – Bought to close 1 NUGT Aug 19 2016 70.0 Call @ 0.01 /Sold 1 NUGT Aug 19 2016 130.0 Put @ 1.11 For a 1.10 credit.
Also sold 2 NUGT Aug 19 2016 175 Calls @ 0.80.
All these should expire Friday

$NUGT #ShortPuts – Adding on…

$NUGT #ShortPuts – Adding on to my earlier play
Sold 1 NUGT AUG 19 2016 135.0 Put @ 1.10 with the stock at 151.27
Sold 1 NUGT AUG 19 2016 134.0 Put @ 1.10 with the stock at 149.72
Sold 1 NUGT AUG 19 2016 133.0 Put @ 1.10 with the stock at 148.19
Done for now. I still have some 130 calls that need to be dealt with this week.

$NUGT #ShortPuts – Had some…

$NUGT #ShortPuts – Had some cash to play with in an IRA
Sold 1 NUGT AUG 19 2016 136.0 Put @ 1.10 with the stock at 151.69
Sold 1 NUGT AUG 19 2016 137.0 Put @ 1.30 with the stock at 151.77
I expect these to expire Friday

$NUGT #ShortPuts – with a…

$NUGT #ShortPuts – with a week to go I rolled up some short puts for a little more premium.
Bought to Close NUGT Aug 19 2016 85.0 Puts @ 0.04
Sold NUGT Aug 19 2016 135.0 Puts @ 1.19.

$BMY #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…

$BMY #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold BMY Dec 16 2016 55.0 Puts @ 1.84

$NUGT #ShortPuts #IRA – bought…

$NUGT #ShortPuts #IRA – bought these two positions back at minimum value with no commission. This frees up cash in an IRA for other puts sales.

Bought to close 1 NUGT SEP 16 2016 29.0 Put @ 0.05 – originally sold for 2.50 on 05/19/2016
Bought to close 1 NUGT SEP 16 2016 28.0 Put @ 0.05 – also sold for 2.50 on 05/19/2016

So almost a $500 gain on a $5200 cash basis (taking into account the premiums up front) in 2.5 months. Not bad 🙂

I wish they were all this easy.

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY Aug 5 2016 56.0 Puts @ 0.35. These expire Friday. Or I will take assignment.
I just sold stock yesterday @ 66.80

$XOM $RIG #ShortPuts #FallingKnife -…

$XOM $RIG #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – sold these on the oil weakness
Sold XOM Aug 26 2016 80 Puts @ 0.37 – these have only a few weeks until expiration
Sold $RIG Nov 18 2016 7 Puts @ 0.29 – longer term with the strike below the YTD low

$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold 1…

$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold 1 NUGT AUG 5 2016 85.0 Put @ 1.15

NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold NUGT…

NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold NUGT Aug 19 2016 70.0 Puts @ 1.10 with the stock at 123.13

$NUGT #ShortPuts – sold both…

$NUGT #ShortPuts – sold both these
Sold NUGT Jul 22 2016 109.0 Puts @ 0.55 – these expire in 2 days
Sold 1 NUGT Jul 29 108 Put @ 3.60

$HUM #ShortPuts – Sold HUM…

$HUM #ShortPuts – Sold HUM (Weekly) Jul 22 2016 140 Puts @ 0.75.
Going back into this issue for the 2nd week in a row at this strike price

$CMG #ShortPuts #ScalpTrade #Earnings -…

$CMG #ShortPuts #ScalpTrade #Earnings – Sold CMG JUL 22 2016 300.0 Puts @ 0.60 with the stock at 405. One week until expiration.

$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold 1…

$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold 1 NUGT Jul 29 2016 92.0 Put @ 1.15

$NUGT #ShortPuts #Weeklys – Sold…

$NUGT #ShortPuts #Weeklys – Sold 1 AUG 26 2016 80 Put @ 2.10

$HUM #ShortPuts #FallingKnife #ScalpTrade -…

$HUM #ShortPuts #FallingKnife #ScalpTrade – Sold HUM JUL 15 2016 140.0 Puts @ .60.
These expire Friday.
Humana was the only stock in the SP500 to hit a new low yesterday.

$UVXY #ShortPuts #Rolling – Rolled…

$UVXY #ShortPuts #Rolling – Rolled this week’s strike 9 puts to next week’s strike 8 puts for a 0.04 Credit. Made a small profit on the strike 9 put that I covered.

$ETE #ShortPuts #IRA – Sold…

$ETE #ShortPuts #IRA – Sold ETE Jul 15 2016 13.0 Puts @ 0.40

ETE…Lou over at OMM likes it

He suggested RLYP and it worked out nicely so I’ll follow again.

Sold ETE JUL 15 2016 14.0 Puts @ .65

#ira, #shortputs

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Bought to…

$SVXY #ShortPuts – Bought to close SVXY Jul 1 2016 51.0 Puts @ 0.95 to avoid possible assignment tonight.
Originally sold for 1.05.

$UVXY #ShortPuts – added these…

$UVXY #ShortPuts – added these to my short put portfolio
UVXY JUL 8 2016 8.0 Puts @ 0.20 – short trading week next week
UVXY JUL 29 2016 7.0 Puts @ 0.32

$UVXY #ShortPuts #VXXGame – I…

$UVXY #ShortPuts #VXXGame – I was obviously way too early on my previous trades but these are better.
Sold UVXY JUL 22 2016 7.5 Puts @ 0.32
Sold UVXY JUL 15 2016 8.0 Puts @ 0.32
Sold UVXY JUL 1 2016 9.5 Puts @ 0.22 – these expire Friday unless we see a new low in UVXY

$UVXY #ShortPuts #ScalpTrades – sold…

$UVXY #ShortPuts #ScalpTrades – sold the following for this Friday’s expiration
Sold UVXY Jul 1 2016 9.5 Puts @ 0.05
Sold UVXY Jul 1 2016 10.0 Puts @ 0.11
Sold UVXY Jul 1 2016 10.5 Puts @ 0.20
If I can goose SVXY up to 45 by Friday it would be a big help

#Markets #FallingKnife #ShortPuts – I…

#Markets #FallingKnife #ShortPuts – I sold all the following yesterday. Only the UAL position was sold way too early.

Most of these are scheduled to expire Friday.

$AAL Jul 1 2016 25.5 Puts @ 0.44
$CF Jul 1 2016 23.5 Puts @ 0.56
$DUST Jul 1 2016 9.0 Puts @ 1.05
$FL Jul 15 2016 50.0 Puts @ 0.55
$IBB Jul 1 2016 235.0 Puts @ 1.30
$UAL Jul 1 2016 39.0 Puts @ 0.59

$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold NUGT…

$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold NUGT Jul 1 2016 85.0 Puts @ 0.65