... for a 1.10 credit. Comments: Although I have a long-dated covered call on in TLT, starting to ladder out some short put at intervals that would result in an improvement of my cost basis in the covered call were I to be assigned shares. Targeting the strike that's paying around 1% of the strike price in credit.
... for a 3.52 credit. Comments: Somewhat of a "revenge trade" here after exiting my earnings trade for a small loser. 3.52 credit on BPE of 6.48; 54.3% ROC at max; 27.2% at 50% max. Generally, will look to take profit at 50% max/adjust untested side on side test.
... for an 81.63 debit. Comments: 32.1% 30-Day IV. My general preference for ETF IV is >35%, but there isn't much currently there in my ETF screener, and I'm already in a GDX position: TQQQ (52.3%); USO (38.1%); GDXJ (35.0%). Buying a one lot and selling the -75 delta call against to emulate a 25 delta short put with "built-in" defense of the position via...
... for a 1.08 credit. Comments: Targeting the 52-week low here with a rung out in September (I've already got rungs on in April, May, June, etc.), which I think is unlikely to be touched in light of talk about the Fed cutting rates ... at some point in time. Naturally, if I'm wrong, I'm also fine with picking up shares at a cost basis below the covered call...
... for a 4.40 credit. Comments: Laddering out at intervals, targeting the <16 delta strike paying around 1% of the strike price in credit to emulate dollar cost averaging into the broad market. Will start looking at adding in shorter duration if I can get in at strikes better than what I currently have on.
... for a 3.60 credit. Comments: Laddering out at intervals, targeting the <16 delta strike paying around 1% of the strike price in credit to emulate dollar cost averaging into the broad market. I've already got March, April, and May rungs on, so going out to June here.
... for a .98 credit. Comments: Targeting the strike paying around 1% of the strike price in credit, adding to my position at intervals, assuming I can get in at strikes better than what I currently have on.
... for a 148.83 debit. Comments: Buying a one lot and selling a -78 delta call against to emulate a +22 delta short put, while taking some advantage of IV skew to the call side (54.32% at the 155 call versus 46.24% at the same put strike). Max profit of 6.17 on BPE of 148.83; 4.15% ROC at max; 2.07% at 50% max. It is entirely possible that I will regret this...
... for a 1.68 credit. Comments: ETF IV > 35% with 30-day IV at 37.9%. Collecting 1/3rd the width of the wings of a 5-wide; 1.68 credit on BPE of 3.32; 50.6% ROC at max; 25.3% at 50% max. It was kind of a toss-up between doing this as an iron fly or as an iron condor due to the size of the underlying, so compromised, going in somewhat aggressively with the...
... for a 4.75 credit. Comments: Targeting the May option paying around 1% of the strike price in credit. This ends up being a little more aggressive from a delta standpoint than I usually go (~20 delta), but that's okay as I start to build up a position over time ... . Naturally, weakness/higher IV would be better, but you can't have everything.
... for a 3.96 credit. Comments: Targeting the <16 delta strike in the shortest duration paying around 1% of the strike price in credit. Laddering out in longer and longer duration at intervals ... .
... for a .98 credit. Comments: Adding to my TLT position on weakness here, targeting the strike paying around 1% of the strike price in credit. I already have rungs on in April/May/June, so am adding a smidge out in July. With QQQ and SPY knocking on ATH's, holding off on my usual broad market plays to await weakness and/or higher IV.
... for a 3.33 credit. Comments: High IVR/IV (104.5/60.1) earnings announcement play. 3.33 credit on buying power effect of 6.67; 49.9% ROC at max; 25.0% at 50% max. Delta/theta 2.68/4.65. So, far TSLA earnings was a small loser; the jury's still out on NFLX (but it's underwater) ... . Third time's the charm?
... for a 3.55 credit. Comments: Earnings announcement volatility contraction play. I ordinarily put these on right before earnings, but will probably space it out, so am putting it on today. Earnings will be announced on Wednesday, 1/24, after market close. Here, selling the 25 delta short option strikes and buying longs 10 strikes out from the shorts,...
... for a 1.00 credit. Comments: Continuing to ladder out at strikes at or below the cost basis of my current, longer-dated covered call. Going out to June here, since I have "rungs" on in April and May already.
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Comments: This started out as an October 20th 76 short put (See Post Below) and then proceeded to crater quite massively, resulting in early, random assignment of shares. In an attempt to get my cost basis immediately within earshot of where the underlying is currently trading, I went extremely long-dated and sold the Jan '25 77 for 7.05 against my one lot,...