$SVXY #ShortPuts – Bought to close the following this afternoon to avoid assignment –
SVXY Jun 24 2016 43.0 Puts @ 0.05
SVXY Jun 24 2016 44.5 Puts @ 0.40
Tag Archives: ShortPuts
$UVXY #ShortPuts – Sold UVXY…
$UVXY #ShortPuts – Sold UVXY JUN 24 2016 9.0 Puts @ 0.35. A one day trade
$SVXY $UVXY #ShortCalls #ShortPuts #VXXGame…
$SVXY $UVXY #ShortCalls #ShortPuts #VXXGame – Brexit is great for the #VXXGame. The shorter term Options should collapse once the vote is in.
Sold UVXY JUL 8 2016 30.0 Calls @ 0.66
Sold UVXY JUL 15 2016 32.0 Calls @ 0.67
Sold UVXY JUL 22 2016 30.0 Calls @ 0.92
Sold UVXY JUL 29 2016 30.0 Calls @ 0.97
Sold UVXY AUG 19 2016 34.0 Calls @ 1.31
Sold UVXY JUN 24 2016 9.5 Puts @ 0.21 – these expire on Friday
Sold UVXY JUN 24 2016 20.0 Calls @ 0.29 – these expire on Friday
Sold SVXY JUN 24 2016 40.0 Puts @ 0.40 – these expire on Friday
Sold SVXY JUN 24 2016 43.0 Puts @ 0.75 – these expire on Friday
Sold SVXY AUG 19 2016 70.0 Calls @ 2.10
Sold SVXY AUG 19 2016 75.0 Calls @ 1.10
Sold SVXY AUG 19 2016 30.0 Puts @ 1.05
$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold these…
$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold these paired with existing short calls
NUGT JUN 24 2016 69.0 Puts @ 0.60
NUGT JUN 24 2016 70.0 Puts @ 0.80
NUGT JUN 24 2016 71.0 Puts @ 0.90
NUGT JUN 24 2016 75.0 Puts @ 1.50
$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY…
$SVXY #ShortPuts – Sold SVXY Sep 16 2016 30.0 Puts @ 2.25. Three months to expiration with a breakeven below the 52week low.
edited to include the strike price
$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold these…
$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold these paired with existing short Calls. These all expire Friday.
Sold NUGT Jun 17 2016 85.0 Puts @ 1.05
Sold NUGT Jun 17 2016 84.0 Puts @ 1.05
Sold NUGT Jun 17 2016 83.0 Puts @ 0.85
Sold NUGT Jun 17 2016 82.0 Puts @ 0.74
Sold NUGT Jun 17 2016 80.0 Puts @ 0.55
$SVXY #ShortPuts #VXXGame – some…
$SVXY #ShortPuts #VXXGame – some sales this morning. Maybe a bit early but they are all near term.
SVXY JUN 17 2016 42.0 Puts @ 0.20
SVXY JUN 17 2016 44.5 Puts @ 0.35
SVXY JUN 24 2016 44.5 Puts @ 1.05
SVXY JUL 1 2016 44.5 Puts @ 1.45
SVXY JUL 8 2016 44.5 Puts @ 1.80
$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold NUGT…
$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold NUGT JUN 17 2016 82.0 Puts @ 1.05 replacing similar positions expiring today.
One week until expiration
$SVXY #ShortPuts #VXXGame – selling…
$SVXY #ShortPuts #VXXGame – selling puts at strike prices up to 25% below the current price
Sold 1 SVXY Sep 16 2016 39.0 Put @ 2.05
Sold 1 SVXY Sep 16 2016 40.0 Put @ 2.20
Initial positions at these strikes.
$SVXY #ShortPuts #VXXGame #OptionLadder –…
$SVXY #ShortPuts #VXXGame #OptionLadder – adding to my positions
No margin cost because of a excess of short calls on this stock.
SVXY JUL 1 2016 45.0 Puts @ 0.60
SVXY JUL 15 2016 46.0 Puts @ 1.10
$SVXY #ShortPuts #VXXGame #OptionLadder -…
$SVXY #ShortPuts #VXXGame #OptionLadder – another account with an #OptionLadder in SVXY.
No margin cost because of a excess of short calls on this stock.
SVXY JUN 17 2016 53.0 Puts @ 0.40
SVXY JUN 24 2016 48.0 Puts @ 0.50
SVXY JUL 1 2016 45.0 Puts @ 0.50
SVXY JUL 15 2016 46.0 Puts @ 1.05
$SVXY #ShortPuts #OptionLadder – I…
$SVXY #ShortPuts #OptionLadder – I sold the following this morning
SVXY JUN 24 2016 52.0 Puts @ 0.75
SVXY JUL 1 2016 51.0 Puts @ 1.05
SVXY JUL 8 2016 50.0 Puts @ 1.10
$SVXY #ShortPuts #VXXGame – Sold…
$SVXY #ShortPuts #VXXGame – Sold SVXY Jul 15 2016 49.0 Puts @ 1.15
$BIIB #ShortPuts #Fallingknife – Sell…
$BIIB #ShortPuts #Fallingknife – Sell the Jan 2017 210.0 Put @ 10.50. A 5% return on cash in 7 months with a $200 breakeven
$UVXY #ShortPuts #CoveredCalls – after…
$UVXY #ShortPuts #CoveredCalls – after the VIX collapse in the last two days I used the small rally this morning to adjust my positions.
Bought to close UVXY Jun 10 2016 10.0 Puts @ 0.30 – originally sold a week ago at 0.37
Sold UVXY Jul 15 2016 23.0 Calls @ 0.46
$CF #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$CF #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold CF November 18 2016 22.5 Puts @ 1.53.
$NUGT #ShortPuts #IRA – Sold…
$NUGT #ShortPuts #IRA – Sold NUGT Jun 03 2016 55.0 Puts @ 0.40 in an IRA account. These replace last week’s strike 65 puts that expired Friday.
Only 4 days until expiration
$NUGT #ShortPuts – after the…
$NUGT #ShortPuts – after the drop this morning, I used the current bounce in the stock to roll my only in-the-money position.
Bought to close NUGT 05/27/2016 75.0 Puts @ 1.52 – originally sold for 2.40 early this week
Sold NUGT 06/10/2016 60.0 Puts @ 2.27 – lowered the strike price 15 points plus a 0.75 credit
Closing APPL
#ShortPuts Bought to close $AAPL Jul 15 70 puts @ .04. Sold for 1.36 on 1/19.
$NUGT #ShortPuts – holiday shortened…
$NUGT #ShortPuts – holiday shortened trading week next week. Only 4 trading days.
Sold NUGT JUN 3 2016 60.0 Puts @ 1.05
Sold NUGT JUN 3 2016 61.0 Puts @ 1.20
$DUST #ShortPuts – Sold 1…
$DUST #ShortPuts – Sold 1 DUST JUN 17 2016 13.0 Put @ 1.10
$NUGT #ShortPuts #IRA – Sold…
$NUGT #ShortPuts #IRA – Sold 1 NUGT SEP 16 2016 28.0 Put @ 2.50
$CF #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold…
$CF #ShortPuts #FallingKnife – Sold CF Nov 22.5 Puts @ 1.52. The strike is 10% below the 52 week low.
$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold NUGT(Weekly)…
$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold NUGT(Weekly) Jun 10 2016 50.0 Puts @ 1.25. Adding on to my position.
$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold NUGT(Weekly)…
$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold NUGT(Weekly) Jun 10 2016 50.0 Puts @ 1.10. Adding on to my position.
I still have 3 different Jun short call positions that are in the money (I never rolled them up) so I’m not worried about this particular Put position
$DUST #CoveredCalls – Sold DUST…
$DUST #CoveredCalls – Sold DUST Jul 15 2016 33.0 Calls @ 0.80. Highest available strike price.
$NUGT #ShortPuts – just sold…
$NUGT #ShortPuts – just sold these
Sold NUGT Jun 03 2016 60.0 Puts @ 1.20
Sold NUGT Jun 10 2016 55.0 Puts @ 1.50
$NUGT #ShortPuts #IRA – Sold…
$NUGT #ShortPuts #IRA – Sold NUGT(Weekly) Jun 10 2016 50.0 Puts @ 0.90
$NFLX #ShortPuts – Bought to…
$NFLX #ShortPuts – Bought to Close NFLX JUN 17 2016 55.0 Puts @ 0.01. Nothing more to make here.
Originally sold in January at 1.35 and 1.49
$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold 1…
$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold 1 NUGT JUN 17 2016 54.0 Put @ 2.50
$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold NUGT(Weekly)…
$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold NUGT(Weekly) MAY 27 2016 68.0 Puts @ 1.10
$NUGT #ShortPuts #IRA – Sold…
$NUGT #ShortPuts #IRA – Sold NUGT MAY 27 2016 65.0 Puts @ 0.65.
1% return on cash in 5 days
$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold NUGT…
$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold NUGT May 27 2016 75 Puts @ 2.40
$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold NUGT(Weekly)…
$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold NUGT(Weekly) May 27 2016 69.0 Puts @ 1.10
$NUGT #ShortPuts #Rolldown – did…
$NUGT #ShortPuts #Rolldown – did the following roll
Bought to close NUGT May 20 2016 88 Puts @ 0.57 – originally sold @ 0.75
Sold NUGT May 27 2016 70.0 Puts @ 1.07 – dropped the strike price 18 points plus a 0.50 credit.
FB short put
$FB #shortputs Thursday sold June 24 FB 113 put @ 2.15
$NUGT #ShortPuts – setting up…
$NUGT #ShortPuts – setting up for next week while removing risk for today
Bought to close NUGT MAY 20 2016 75.0 Puts @ 0.05
Sold NUGT(Weekly) MAY 27 2016 70.0 Puts @ 1.40
$SVXY #ShortPuts #VXXGame – Sold…
$SVXY #ShortPuts #VXXGame – Sold SVXY MAY 27 2016 46.0 Puts @ 0.70. These expire next week.
The stock hasn’t been that low in over a month
$SVXY #ShortPuts #VXXGame – Sold…
$SVXY #ShortPuts #VXXGame – Sold SVXY Jun 17 2016 35.0 Puts @ 0.50
$NUGT #ShortPuts #OptionLadder #IRA -…
$NUGT #ShortPuts #OptionLadder #IRA – in case this plunge in NUGT is only temporary …
Sold NUGT MAY 27 2016 55.0 Puts @ 0.60 – expires next week
Sold NUGT JUN 3 2016 50.0 Puts @ 0.80
Sold NUGT JUN 17 2016 40.0 Puts @ 0.90
Sold 1 NUGT SEP 16 2016 30.0 Put @ 2.50
Sold 1 NUGT SEP 16 2016 29.0 Put @ 2.50
$NUGT #ShortPuts #Weeklys – a…
$NUGT #ShortPuts #Weeklys – a small dip in NUGT back to 102 allowed me to sell the following.
Sold NUGT MAY 20 2016 86.0 Puts @ 0.55
Sold NUGT MAY 20 2016 88.0 Puts @ 0.75
These expire Friday
$NUGT #ShortPuts #Weeklys – a…
$NUGT #ShortPuts #Weeklys – a small dip in NUGT back to 107 allowed me to sell the following
Sold NUGT MAY 20 2016 85.0 Puts @ 0.45
Sold NUGT MAY 20 2016 84.0 Puts @ 0.45
$UVXY #ShortPuts #IRA – Sold…
$UVXY #ShortPuts #IRA – Sold UVXY May 20 2016 11.5 Puts @ 0.12. These expire Friday and represent a 1% return on cash in 5 days with the stock currently at 13.
$UVXY #ShortPuts – Sold UVXY…
$UVXY #ShortPuts – Sold UVXY May 20 2016 12.0 Puts @ 0.34 replacing the puts I covered earlier.
These expire in a week and have a strike price below the all-time low in the stock
$UVXY #ShortPuts – Bought to…
$UVXY #ShortPuts – Bought to close UVXY (Weekly) May 13 2016 13.5 Puts @ 0.14 to avoid possible assignment tonight
$UVXY #ShortPuts – Sold UVXY…
$UVXY #ShortPuts – Sold UVXY May 13 2016 13.0 Puts @ 0.21
$NUGT #ShortPuts – making up…
$NUGT #ShortPuts – making up for the fact that I did not get great fills on the open this morning
Sold NUGT May 13 2016 68.0 Puts @ 0.80
Sold NUGT May 13 2016 70.0 Puts @ 1.00
Sold NUGT May 13 2016 73.0 Puts @ 1.50.
$NUGT #ShortPuts – NUGT gives…
$NUGT #ShortPuts – NUGT gives up ALL of Friday’s spike — and a bit more. These filled on the opening
Sold NUGT May 13 2016 60.0 Puts @ 0.3
Sold NUGT May 13 2016 65.0 Puts @ 0.5
Sold NUGT May 13 2016 70.0 Puts @ 0.75
Sold NUGT May 13 2016 71.0 Puts @ 0.90
Sold NUGT May 13 2016 73.0 Put @ 1.25
Sold NUGT May 13 2016 74.0 Put @ 1.50
Sold NUGT May 13 2016 75.0 Put @ 1.25
Sold NUGT May 13 2016 77.0 Put @ 1.90
Sold NUGT May 13 2016 79.0 Put @ 2.15
Sold NUGT May 13 2016 80.0 Put @ 2.10
Sold NUGT May 13 2016 81.0 Put @ 2.70
Sold NUGT May 13 2016 82.0 Put @ 3.00
$UVXY #ShortPuts – Sold UVXY…
$UVXY #ShortPuts – Sold UVXY May 13 2016 13.5 Puts @ 0.25 replacing a similar position expiring today.
This expires next Friday.
$TSLA #ShortPuts #ScalpTrade – Sold…
$TSLA #ShortPuts #ScalpTrade – Sold TSLA May 06 2016 197.5 Puts @ 0.37 – these expire tomorrow and are paired with the short calls I sold yesterday
$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold NUGT…
$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold NUGT May 6 2016 77.5 Puts @ 0.40. These expire Friday
$UVXY #ShortPuts – I covered…
$UVXY #ShortPuts – I covered all my weekly short puts on Friday, and I was several hours early, as they all would have expired. Trying again for this week, with a strike price below the all time low.
Sold UVXY May 06 2016 13.5 Puts @ 0.23.
$UVXY #ShortPuts – covered these…
$UVXY #ShortPuts – covered these short puts for small gains to avoid possible assignment tomorrow.
Bought to close UVXY Apr 29 2016 16.5 Puts @ 0.85.
This is my last UVXY short put position until the June expiration
$UVXY #ShortPuts – covered all…
$UVXY #ShortPuts – covered all these short puts for small gains to avoid possible assignment tomorrow.
Bought to close UVXY Apr 29 2016 14.5 Puts @ 0.25
Bought to close UVXY Apr 29 2016 15.5 Puts @ 0.50
Bought to close UVXY Apr 29 2016 16.0 Puts @ 0.70
$CMG #ShortStock #ShortPuts – Exited…
$CMG #ShortStock #ShortPuts – Exited my short stock position and closed the short puts I sold yesterday.
Bought to Cover CMG @ 427.73 – Shorted at an average of 438.50 in January
Bought to close CMG Apr 29 2016 420.0 Puts @ 3.80 – sold at 7 yesterday
$CMG #ShortPuts – Sold CMG…
$CMG #ShortPuts – Sold CMG (Weekly) Apr 29 2016 375 Puts @ 1.10. These expire Friday.
$UVXY #ShortCalls #ShortPuts – made…
$UVXY #ShortCalls #ShortPuts – made the following adustments in my UVXY option position after last weeks drop to 14.70 –
Bought to close UVXY Apr 29 2016 15.0 Puts @ 0.35 – originally sold for 0.44 on 4/8/16
Sold UVXY Apr 29 2016 20.0 Calls @ 0.24
Sold UVXY Apr 29 2016 20.5 Calls @ 0.21
Sold UVXY May 06 2016 25.0 Calls @ 0.29
Sold UVXY May 06 2016 26.0 Calls @ 0.24
All the calls were sold against long stock or short puts still in the account
$NUGT #ShortPuts – sold both…
$NUGT #ShortPuts – sold both these that expire Next Friday
Sold NUGT Apr 29 2016 57.5 Puts @ 0.40
Sold NUGT Apr 29 2016 58.0 Puts @ 0.45
$NUGT #ShortPuts – sold both…
$NUGT #ShortPuts – sold both these that expire Next Friday
Sold NUGT Apr 29 2016 58.5 Puts @ 0.40
Sold NUGT Apr 29 2016 59.0 Puts @ 0.45
$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold NUGT…
$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold NUGT APR 22 2016 70.0 Puts @ 0.20. These expire tomorrow
$KSU #ShortPuts – Bought to…
$KSU #ShortPuts – Bought to close KSU Jun 17 2016 55.0 Puts @ 0.05 (no commission)
Originally sold in January @ 1.95
$NFLX #ShortPuts – Bought to…
$NFLX #ShortPuts – Bought to close NFLX Jun 17 2016 55.0 Puts @ 0.05 (no commission)
Originally sold in January @ 1.41
$UVXY #ShortPuts #VXXGame – Sold…
$UVXY #ShortPuts #VXXGame – Sold UVXY Apr 29 2016 14.5 Puts @ 0.36 replacing the April strike 18 puts I just covered
$UVXY #ShortPuts #VXXGame – Bought…
$UVXY #ShortPuts #VXXGame – Bought to close UVXY Apr 15 2016 18.0 Puts @ 0.30. These expire tomorrow and are currently out of the money but I don’t trust the stock to stay here for another 24 hours.
Originally sold @ 0.47, so a bit of a gain.
And these were in the money just an hour ago.
$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold NUGT…
$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold NUGT APR 22 2016 49.5 Puts @ 0.35 – these expire next Friday
$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold NUGT…
$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold NUGT APR 22 2016 51.0 Puts @ 0.35 – these expire next Friday
$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold all…
$NUGT #ShortPuts – Sold all the following for next week.. If I have to cover them or roll them, that would be a good problem to have.
Sold NUGT Apr 22 2016 55.0 Puts @ 0.42
Sold NUGT Apr 22 2016 54.0 Puts @ 0.35
Sold NUGT Apr 22 2016 53.0 Puts @ 0.35
$RRC #ShortPuts – Bought to…
$RRC #ShortPuts – Bought to close RRC Jun 17 2016 17.50 Puts @ 0.03.
Originally sold at 1.20 when oil was crashing.
$SVXY #ShortPuts #VXXGame – Sold…
$SVXY #ShortPuts #VXXGame – Sold SVXY MAY 13 2016 35.0 Puts @ 0.90. Paired with a short Jun 55 call position, creating a 20 point strangle.
$UVXY #ShortPuts – I let…
$UVXY #ShortPuts – I let myself get spooked out of today’s strike 20 puts even though they may expire. The stock did touch 19.75 this morning so it was briefly in the money.
Anyway, I rolled down and out to strike prices more likely to expire.
Bought to close UVXY Apr 08 2016 20.0 Puts @ 0.22 – I still made about a dime per contract profit, so not all bad
Sold UVXY Apr 29 2016 16.5 Puts @ 0.90
Sold UVXY Apr 29 2016 16.0 Puts @ 0.73
$SVXY #ShortPuts – sticking a…
$SVXY #ShortPuts #OptionLadder – sticking a toe in the water again on the Put side
Sold 1 SVXY May 20 2016 39.0 Put @ 1.75
Sold 1 SVXY May 20 2016 38.0 Put @ 1.55
Sold 1 SVXY May 20 2016 37.0 Put @ 1.45
Sold 1 SVXY May 20 2016 36.0 Put @ 1.20
Sold 2 SVXY May 20 2016 35.0 Puts @ 1.05
$DUST #ShortPuts – Sold DUST…
$DUST #ShortPuts – Sold DUST Apr 15 2016 3.0 Puts @ 0.20. If NUGT stays below 63 then DUST should stay above 3.
$UVXY #ShortPuts – used today’s…
$UVXY #ShortPuts – used today’s opening to adjust a put position for this week –
Bought to close UVXY Apr 08 2016 19.0 Puts @ 0.40 – made a dime profit
Sold UVXY Apr 08 2016 18.0 Puts @ 0.20 – sold twice as many so the trade is a wash as far as cash
I’ve lowered my risk point to a price below the YTD low on the stock.
$SVXY #ShortPuts #OptionLadder – so…
$SVXY #ShortPuts #OptionLadder – so with a lump in my throat I did the following today:
Sold a block of SVXY stock at 52.13 (at a gain from last September).
Then sold the following Puts to more than replace the stock position –
Sold SVXY Apr 22 2016 40.0 Puts @ 0.40
Sold SVXY Apr 29 2016 40.0 Puts @ 0.65
Sold SVXY May 13 2016 40.0 Put @ 1.10
Sold SVXY May 20 2016 40.0 Puts @ 1.35
$UVXY #ShortPuts #VXXGame – Bought…
$UVXY #ShortPuts #VXXGame – Bought to close UVXY Apr 01 2016 20.0 Puts @ 0.20 to avoid possible assignment tonight.
A tiny gain after commissions but at least I avoided going long in this account, for this week at least.
Options Bistro 