... for a .68 debit. Comments: Put on in the depths of the sell-off for 2.82 (See Post Below), taking profit here. 2.14 ($214) profit
... for a .29 debit. Comments: I'd ordinarily roll this out to the weekly, but we don't have a May 6th expiry yet. I've already got a rung on in the April 29th expiry, so am just taking profit here. Total credits collected of 2.67. (See Post Below). Closing hour here results in a profit of 2.38 ($238).
... for a .16/contract debit. Comments: In for a .66/contract credit. (See Post Below). Out for .16 here; .50 ($50) profit per contract on movement plus IV crush.
I'm not quite ready to pull the trigger on this setup, as I'm waiting for support at around 22 to present itself (at which time the strikes of this setup would naturally have to be adjusted lower). However, I wanted to price it out here just to look at buying power effect. To set up this trade, I'd be buying 2 x the 75 delta calls (for 150 long delta) and...
... for a 6.96 credit. Comments: High IVR/IV for broad market (72/30). Opened this toward the close on Friday. 6.96 credit on buying power of 50.19; 13.3% ROC as a function of buying power; 6.7% at 50% max.
... for a 1.82 credit. Comments: High IVR/high IV at 99.5/49.9. 1.82 credit on buying power effect of 7.37 (on margin). 24.7% ROC at max; 12.3% at 50% max.
... for a 1.76 credit. Comments: Popped to the top of my screener with an IVR of 95 and a 30-day of 45.1. Selling the 16 delta strikes for a 1.76 credit on buying power of 7.06; 24.9% ROC at max; 12.5% ROC at 50% max. Will look to take profit at 50% max, roll sides on approaching worthless/side test.
... for a 3.68 credit. Comments: High IVR/IV (73/35). Selling 15 delta on both sides. 3.68 credit on buying power effect of 21.09 (on margin). 17.4% ROC at max; 8.7% at 50% max.
... for a 56.93 debit. Comments: Closing out the entirety of my ARKK position here, on which I collected a total of 33.94 in credits. This results in a 22.99 ($2299) realized loss. That's naturally "no bueno," but the buying power is better utilized elsewhere in something that is not so extremely broken or -- at the very least -- in a fresh, unbroken setup in...
for an 18.11 debit. Comments: Collected a total of 19.75 in credits with this little fella, which started out as a 201 short straddle that I inverted defensively. (See Post Below). Closing out here for a 1.64 ($164) profit.
... for a 5.85 credit. Comments: IVR/IV still high here for a broad market instrument at 77.5/35. Selling 15 delta premium on both sides. A 5.85 credit on buying power effect of 36.15; 16.2% ROC at max/8.1% ROC at 50% max. Will generally look to take profit at 50% max, adjust sides to delta balance.
... for a 2.76 credit. Comments: Targeting the <16 delta strike in the contract nearest 45 days that is paying at least 1% of the strike price in credit to emulate dollar cost averaging into the broad market. Will continue to hit shorter duration in broad market (SPY, IWM, QQQ) as long as it's still paying.
... for a 12.12 debit. Comments: Collected a total of 13.98 with defensive rolls in this puppy. (See Post Below). Rather than adjust further, pulling it off for a profit here to free up the buying power for shorter duration setups. 13.98 - 12.12 = 1.76 ($176) profit.
... for a 16.57 debit. Comments: This started out as a 200 short straddle that I inverted slightly. Collected a total of 19.32 in credits, so closing out here results in a realized gain of 19.32 - 16.67 = 2.65 ($265). Still have the April 8th 194C/201P inverted on (which also started out as a 201 short straddle).
... for a 1.27 credit. Comments: The March 25th 178's at >50% max, so rolling out to the <16 delta strike paying at least 1% of the strike price in credit. Total credits collected of 4.36 (See Post Below) plus 1.27 or 5.63 relative to what the April 29th 170 is paying (currently 1.96), so I've realized gains of about 3.67 ($367) so far.
... for a 1.40 credit. Comments: This is a smidge shy of 50% max, but has only 7 days to go. Rolling it down and out to the April 29th short put paying at least 1% of the strike price in credit. Total credits collected of 19.07 (See Post Below) plus 1.40 or 20.47 relative to the 375's current price of 3.98, so I've realized gains of 16.49 ($1649) so far. ...
... for a 4.29 credit. Comments: Received a 5.90 credit for putting this on 6 days ago. (See Post Below). Taking 1.61 ($161) of profit here -- 27% of max with 35 days to go.
... for a 3.40 credit. Comments: Rolling down the untested side. Total credits collected of 49.35 on what is now a 30-wide inverted with a 215.65 downside break even.