.. for a 1.55 debit. Comments: Filled this for a 3.10 credit. (See Post Below). Hit 50% max today. Drying out some powder for the next bout of weakness. (3.10-1.55)/2 = .775 ($77.50) profit.
... for a .70 debit. Comments: Filled this for a 1.40 credit. (See Post Below). Out at 50% max today; .70 ($70) winner.
... for a 22.80 credit. Comments: Collected a total of 22.93 for this. (See Post Below). Took the opportunity to take it off for a minuscule winner (.13/$13) in this up move.
... for a 1.45 debit. Comments: Filled this for 3.05. (See Post Below). Closing out my most at risk strike here with 18 days to go, resulting in a (3.05 - 1.45)/2 = 1.60 ($160) profit.
... for a 6.31 credit. Comments: Moving out to November, which is still a bit long-dated ... . Selling the 23's on both sides for my short legs, erecting longs 20 strikes out from there. 6.31 on BPE of 13.74; 45.9% ROC at max; 23.0% at 50% max. Here, I'm looking to manage just the short strangle aspect of the setup to delta balance if necessary, leaving the...
... for a 3.10 credit. Comments: Adding a rung in the December monthly at a lower strike than what I currently have on, targeting the <75% of current price strike paying around 3.00. 1.55 max on buying power effect of 18.38; 8.4% ROC at max as a function of buying power effect; 4.2% at 50% max.
... for a 1.33 credit. Comments: (Late Post; Filled on Friday). High IVR/IV at 62.9/68.6%.
... for a .52/contract credit. Comments: Slowly building an EFA (ex. Canada/U.S.) position here on weakness. Targeting the <16 delta strike paying around 1% of the strike price in credit.
... for a 2.57 credit. Comments: My weekly, broad market short put in the exchange-traded fund with the highest 30-day, targeting the <16 delta strike in the shortest duration expiry that pays around 1% of the strike price in credit.
... for a 1.25 credit. Comments: Closing out at 21 days for a small loss (.07/$7). With this volatility expansion here, I want to redeploy into the biggest bang for my buck, which may or may not be in EWZ.
... for a 3.16 debit. Comments: Closing here at 21 days. Total credits collected of 2.06; closing out here for 3.16 results in a 1.10 ($110) loss.
... 273 for a 3.10 credit. Comments: With only 7 days to go, rolling down and out rather than sweating it for a week. Total credits collected of 2.84 (See Post Below), plus the 3.10 here for 5.94.
... for a 3.05 credit. Comments: Adding rungs on weakness ... .
... for a 3.70 credit. Comments: Adding rungs on weakness at strikes better than what I currently have on. Targeting the <75% of current price strike paying around 3.00 in credit.
... for a 3.10 credit. Comments: Adding rungs here at lower strikes than I've currently go on in weakness "+," with the + being high IV.
... for an .83 credit. Comments: Delta balancing. Total credits collected of 2.06. Resulting delta/theta 6.58/5.80 (as of Monday's close).
... short put ladder. Comments: (Late Post). Added another tranche of rungs in November, December, and January monthlies in Friday's weakness with the November 18th 320 paying 3.23, the December 300 paying 3.05, and the January 280 paying 2.96. Looking to primarily do housekeeping (closing out rungs at 50% max; rolling rungs) running into year's end in the...
... for a 4.33 credit. Comments: Rolling to short straddle at the 127. Total credits collected of 11.01 versus the setup currently marking at 16.13. Resulting delta/theta of 22.28/23.54 with a cost basis of 115.99 if assigned on the 125 put.