Trade: XLI ($52.40) Buy Dec 52/48 put spread for $1
-Buy to open 1 Dec 52 put for 1.40
-Sell to open 1 Dec 48 put at .40
[hr]
IWM ($115.25) Bought Dec 18th 115/105 put spread for 2.50
-Buy to open 1 IWM Dec 115 put for 3.55
-Sell to open 1 IWM Dec 105 put at 1.05
[hr]
Trade: AMAT ($15.68) Bought Nov 6th weekly/January 16 call calendar for .48
-Sold to open 1 Nov6th weekly 16 calls at .27
-Bought to open 1 January 16 call for .75
[hr]
New Trade: INTC ($32.25) Bought Dec 32/28 Put Spread for $1
-Buy to open 1 Dec 32 put for 1.30
-Sell to open 1 Dec 28 put at .30
[hr]
Ford ($15) Buy Nov 15 / 13 put spread for .52
-Buy 1 Nov 15 put for .65
-Sell 1 Nov 13 put at .13
[hr]
Trade: XOM ($79.50) Buy Nov 77.50 / 70 Put Spread for 1.45
-Buy to open 1 Nov 77.50 put 1.90
-Sell to open 1 Nov 70 put at .45
[hr]
Trade – Bought the VIX ($19) Nov 17put 22/30 call spread risk reversal for .20
- Sold to open 1 Nov 17 put at .80
- Bought to open 1 Nov 22 call for 1.65
- Sold to open 1 Nov 30 call at .65
[hr]
Trade: XLF ($23.10) Bought Oct16th 23 put for .25
Action: Sell to Close XLF ($22.90) Oct 23 puts at .20 for 5 cent loss, and…
New Trade: Buy to Open XLF ($22.90) Dec 22/20 put spread for .30
- buy to open 1 Dec 22 put for .43
- sell to open 1 Dec 20 put at .13
[hr]
Trade: XLP ($47.45) Buy to Open Nov 47 call for $1.45
Action: XLP ($49.45) Sold to Close Nov 47 call at $2.75 for a $1.30 gain
[hr]
Trade: UAL ($56.40) Buy the Oct 52.5/ Nov 55 put diagonal calendar for $2.25
- Sell 1 Oct 52.5 put at .80
- Buy 1 Nov 55 put for 3.05
[hr]
Trade: INTC ($28.65) Buy Oct 28.50/25.50 put spread for .75
-Buy to open 1 Oct 28.5 put for .98
-Sell to open 1 Oct 25 put at .23
[hr]
Trade: BA ($137) Buy to Open Oct 30th 135 / 120 Put Spread for $3
-Buy to open 1 Oct 30th 135 put for 3.80
-Sell to open 1 Oct 30th 120 put at .80
[hr]
Trade: XLU $41.40 Buy Oct 42/44 call spread for .50
-Buy to open 1 Oct 42 call for .60
-Sell to open 1 Oct 44 call at .10
ACTION – Sold to close the XLU ($43.95) October 42/44 call spread at 1.50
[hr]
Trade: PYPL ($32.70) Buy Oct / Jan 35 Call Calendar for $1.25
-Sell to open 1 Oct 35 call at .95
-Buy to open 1 Jan16 35 call for 2.20
[hr]
Trade: SBUX ($54.80) Bought Oct 52.50/47.50 Put Spread for .85
-Bought to open 1 Oct 52.50 put for 1.25
-Sold to open 1 Oct 47.50 put at .40
[hr]
Trade – Buy the TSLA ($247) Dec 230/180 put spread for $13
- Buy 1 Dec 230 put for 18
- Sell 1 Dec 180 put at 5
Action -Sold to close the TSLA ($220) December 230/180 put spread at 18.00 (a 5 dollar profit)
[hr]
XBI ($219) Bought Sept 215/190 put spread for 5.50
-Buy to open 1 Sept 215 put for $7.30
-Sell to open 1 Sept 190 put at 1.80
[hr]
Trade: Bought to open the QQQ (105) October 105/92 put spread for 3.00
- bought to open 1 Oct 105 put for 4.00
- sold to open 1 Oct 92 put at 1.00
[hr]
XRT ($97.18) Buy Sept 100 / 95 / 90 Put Fly for 1.75
-Buy to open 1 Sept 100 put for 3.70
-Sell to open 2 Sept 95 puts at 1.125 or 2.25 total
-Buy to open 1 Sept 90 put for .30
Update: Sold to close the XRT (92.50) Sept 100 / 95 / 90 Put Fly at 1.55 for a .20 loss
[hr]
Trade – CSCO ($29) Buy the September 31/29/27 put fly for .85
– Buy 1 Sept 31 put for 2.10
– Sell 2 Sept 29 puts at .70 (1.40 total)
– Buy 1 Sept 27 put for .15
[hr]
Trade: GOOGL ($700) Buy Sept 700 / 650 / 600 Put fly for $12
-Buy to open 1 Sept 700 Put for 21
-Sell to open 2 Sept 650 Puts at 5.50 each or 11 total
-Buy to open 1 Sept 600 Put for 2
Update: Sold to close GOOGL (639) Sept 700/650/600 put fly at 16.00 for a $4.00 profit
[hr]
Trade: LOW ($69.50) Buy Aug 67.50 / 62.5 Put Spread for .60
– Buy 1 August 67.50 put for .70
– Sell 1 August 62.50 put at .10*
[hr]
Trade: Buy 100 shares PG for $76, Sell to Open 1 Oct 80 call at 40 cents
[hr]
Trade: MSFT ($46.63) Buy to Open 1 Aug / Nov 45 Put Calendar for 1.40
-Sell to Open 1 Aug 45 put at .30
-Buy to Open 1 Nov 45 put for 1.70
[hr]
Trade: XOM ($83) Buy to open 1 July 31st 83 put for 82 cents
Action: Sell to Close XOM ($80) July 31st weekly put at $3 for a $2.18 gain
[hr]
Trade: JOY ($26.10) Buy Oct 26 call for $1.95
[hr]
Trade – QQQ ($111.70) Buy Sept 110 Put for $2
Update: Sold to open the QQQ ($107.65) Sept 102 puts at .85
New position: Long the QQQ Sept 110/102 put spread for 1.15
[hr]
Trade: $CMG ($725) Buy to open July 31st 725/700/675 Put Fly for $6
-Buy to open 1 July 31st 725 put for $11.50
-Sell to open 2 July 31st 700 puts at $3.10 each or $6.20 total
-Buy to open 1 July 31st 675 put for 70 cents
[hr]
Trade: SLB ($83.85) Buy July / Aug put calendar for 1.20
-Sell to open 1 July 81 put at .40
-Buy to open 1 Aug 28th weekly 81 Put for 1.60
ACTION – Against 1 SLB (82.90) Aug28th 81 put trading 1.75 (our cost is 1.20) sell 1 Aug28th 76 put at .65
New position – Long the SLB Aug28th 81/76 put spread for .55
Update: Sold to close the SLB ($80) Aug28th 81/76 put spread at 1.55 for a $1 gain
[hr]
Trade: NFLX ($98) Buy July 97.50/ 87.50 / 77.50 Put Fly for 2.50
-Buy to open 1 July 97.50 put for 4.40
-Sell to open 2 July 87.50 puts at 1.00 each or 2.00 total
-Buy to open 1 July 77.50 put for .10
[hr]
Trade: CMG ($654) Buy July 24th weekly 650/600/550 Put Fly for $10
-Buy to Open 1 July 24th 650 Put for 21.50
-Sell to Open 2 July 24th weekly 600 Put at 6.25 or 13 total
-Buy to Open 1 July 24th weekly 550 put for 1.50
Action – Sold to close the CMG ($672) July 24th weekly 650/600/550 Put Fly at 9 (for a $1 loss)
[hr]
TRADE: BA ($144.50) Buy to Open Sept 140 / 130 Put Spread for 2.20
-Buy to Open 1 Sept 140 Put for 3.40
-Sell to Open 1 Sept 130 Put at 1.20
Update: Sold to close BA ($133) Sept 140 / 130 Put Spread at $5.20 for a $3 profit
[hr]
Trade: COST ($139) Bought to Open Aug 140/130/125 broken wing Put Butterfly for $2.70
– Bought 1 August 140 put for $4
– Sold 2 Aug 130 puts at .90 ($1.80 total)
– Bought 1 Aug 125 put for .50
[hr]
Trade: PG ($81.25) Buy July 31st weekly 81 put for 1.60
Action: Sold to close the PG ($78.40) July 31st weekly 81 put at $2.60 for a $1 profit
[hr]
Trade: NKE ($105.35) Buy June 26th weekly 105/101/97 Put Fly for .95
-Buy to open 1 June26th weekly 105 put for 1.70
-Sell to open 2 June26th weekly 101 puts at .40 each or .80 total
-Buy to open 1 June26th weekly 97 put for .05
[hr]
Trade: WDAY ($81.10) Buy July 80/85/90 Call Butterfly for 1.40
-Buy to Open 1 July 80 call for 3.00
-Sell to Open 2 July 85 calls at .95 each, or 1.90 total
-Buy to Open 1 July 90 call for .30
ACTION- WDAY ($83.10) sold to close the July 80/85 1×2 call spread at 2.80
[hr]
Trade TJX ($66.60) Buy Aug 65 Put for 1.50
[hr]
TXN ($55.35) Buy July / Aug – 53 /55 Put Spread for 1.50
-Sell to Open 1 July 53 put at .35
-Buy to Open 1 Aug 55 put for 1.85
Action: Sell to Close TXN ($52) July / Aug – 53 /55 Put Spread at 2.3o for a 80 gain
[hr]
Trade: JPM ($68.20) Buy July 67.50 / 62.50 Put Spread for $1
-Buy to open 1 July 67.50 put for 1.15
-Sell to open 1 July 62.50 put at .15
Action: JPM ($65.33) Sell to Close 1/2 of July 67.50 / 62.50 Put Spread at $2.10 for a $1.10 gain
[hr]
Trade: Buy the MSFT (46) July 43/46/49 call fly for 1.35
– Buy 1 July 43 call for 3.30
– Sell 2 July 46 calls at 1.05 (2.10 total)
– Buy 1 July 49 call for .15
Action: Sell to close MSFT ($44.55) July 43/46/49 call fly at 1.40 for a 5 cent gain
[hr]
Trade: ADBE ($80.35) Sell the June 77.50/75 – 82.50/85 Iron Condor at 1.25
Sell to Open the June 77.50 / 75 put spread at .55
-Sell to open 1 June 77.50 put at 1.06
-Buy to open 1 June 75 put for .51
Sell to Open the June 82.50 / 85 call spread at .70
-Sell to open 1 June 82.50 call at 1.28
-Buy to open 1 June 85 call for .58
Action: ADBE ($78.65) Buy to Close the June 77.50/75 – 82.50/85 Iron Condor for .25 for a $1 profit
[hr]
TRADE: CAT ($88.25) Buy the July / Aug 85 Put Calendar for $1.10
– Sell 1 July 85 puts at .95
– Buy 1 Aug 85 put for 2.05
Action: Sell to Close CAT ($82.44) July / Aug 85 Put Calendar at $1.10 for a wash*
[hr]
Trade: GPRO ($59) Buy to Open June regular 59/55/51 Put Fly for 1.00
-Buy 1 June 59 Put for 1.90
-Sell 2 June 55 Puts at .50 each or 1.00 total
-Buy 1 June 51 Put for .10
Action: GPRO ($58.22) Sell to Close June regular 59/55 1×2 put spread at $1*
-Sell to close 1 June 59 put at$1.05
-Buy to close 2 June 55 Puts for .025 each or .05 total
[hr]
New Trade: TWTR ($35.70) Buy Sept 35/45 call spread for 2.80
-Bought to open 1 Sept 35 call for 3.50
-Sold to open 1 Sept 45 call at .70
[hr]
Trade: WMT ($74.90) Buy June 73 / 75 / 77 Call Fly for .75
-Buy 1 June 73 call for 2.21
-Sell 2 June 75 calls at .84 each or 1.68 total
-Buy 1 June 77 call for .22
ACTION – Sold to close the WMT ($73.15) June 73/75 1×2 for .15 for a .60 loss:
[hr]
Trade: LNKD ($200.60) Buy July 200/220/240 call fly for 4.75
-Buy to Open 1 July 200 call for 7.90
-Sell to Open 2 July 220 calls at 1.80 each or 3.60 total
-Buy to Open 1 July 240 call for .45
ACTION: LNKD ($218) Sold to close the July 200/220/240 call fly at 7.75 for a $3 profit
[hr]
TRADE – Buy the LVS ($50) July 2nd weekly/ August regular 47.40 put calendar for $1
– Sell 1 July 1st 47.50 put at .85
– Buy 1 August 47.50 put for 1.85
[hr]
TRADE: SPY ($211.20) Buy June 30th quarterly 210/200/190 Put Fly for 1.50
-Buy to Open 1 June 30th 210 Put for 2.95
-Sell to Open 2 June 30th 200 Puts at .85 each or 1.70 total
-Buy to Open 1 June 30th 190 Put for .25
Action: SPY ($210) Sold to Close June 30th quarterly 210/200/190 Put Fly at $1.25 for a 25 cent loss
[hr]
TRADE – Buy the DE ($94.10) June 95/91/87 put fly for 1.10
– Buy 1 June 95 put for 1.95
– Sell 2 June 91 puts at .50 (1.00 total)
– Buy 1 June 87 put for .15
ACTION – Sold to close the DE ($92) June 95/91/87 put fly at 2.35 for a 1.25 profit
– Sold to close the June 95 put at 2.95
– Bought to close 2 June 91 puts for .30 each (.60 total)
[hr]
Trade: TLT ($121) Buy June 120/125/130 Call Fly for 1.25
-Buy 1 June 120 call for 2.80
-Sell 2 June 125 calls at .90 each or 1.80 total
-Buy 1 June 130 call for .25
Action: Sell to Close TLT ($119.20) June 120/125/130 Call Fly at .85 for a .40 loss
[hr]
New Trade: Long 100 shares of SO at $43.45 and short 1 Aug 45 call at .52
[hr]
Trade: GOOGL ($550) Buy May 29th weekly / July 570 call calendar for $9
-Sell to open 1 May 29th weekly 570 call at $2
-Buy to open 1 July 570 call for $11
Action: GOOGL ($551.30) Buy to Close 1 May 29th 570 call for .10
Action: GOOGL ($551.30) Sell to Open 1 June 570 call at $3.10
New Position: Long GOOGL June / July 570 Call spread for $6
[hr]
Trade: DDD ($21.96) Buy to Open Aug 21 Calls for 2.40
Action: Sell to Close DDD ($22.75) Aug 21 calls at 2.75 for a .35 gain
Trade: GOOGL ($544.25) Buy to June 540/565/590 call butterfly for $6
-Buy 1 June 540 call for 17.20
-Sell 2 June 565 calls at 6.60 each or 13.20 total
-Bought 1 June 590 call for 2.00
TRADE: TSLA ($229) buy to Open May regular 225 / 185 put spread for $8.50
-Bought 1 May 225 put for 9.50
-Sold 1 May 185 put at 1.00
ACTION: Sell to Close TSLA ($229) May 225/185 Put Spread at $7 for a 1.50 loss.
Action: SHAK Sold to Close at $70 for a $27.40 gain
I’m selling my long shares at $51 for a profit and replacing them with this bullish but defined risk trade:
TRADE – Bought to open the TWTR ($51.00) May 50/60/70 call fly for 2.50
Trade: INTC ($32.17) Buy May / July 30 put spread for .50
-Sell to open 1 May 30 put at .12
-Buy to open 1 July 30 put for .62
Action: INTC ($29.63) Sold to Close half of the July 30 puts at 1.08 for a .60 gain
Action: INTC ($29.68) Sold to Close half of the July 30 puts at .86 for an .38 gain (for .49 average gain)
TRADE – Buy the EBAY ($56.75) May/July 60 call calendar for .83
– Sell 1 May 60 call at .53
– Buy 1 July 60 call for 1.36
Action: Sell to Close EBAY ($59.25) May/July 60 call calendar at 1.25 for a .42 profit
TRADE – KO ($40.82) Buy to April 24th weekly 41/42/43 call butterfly for .20
TRADE – XLY ($75.80) Buy to Open May 75 put for 90 cents to open
TRADE: LULU ($66.70) Buy to open May 65 put for 1.30
Action: Sell to Close LULU May 65 puts at .20 for a 1.10 loss
TRADE – Buy 100 shares of T ($32.65) vs. buying the June 34/35 1×2 call spread for .04 credit
– Buy 100 shares of T for 32.65
– Buy 1 June 34 call for .46
– Sell 2 June 35 calls at .25
Action: Sell to Close AT&T at $34.25 for a $1.60 gain, or about 5% in one month, and Close June 34/35 1×2 call spread for a 15 cent debit and a 19 cent loss against the $1.60 gain in the stock.
TRADE – NKE ($100) Buy the May 100/105/110 call fly for 1.30
– Buy 1 May 100 call for 2.30
– Sell 2 May 105 calls at .55 each (1.10 total)
– Buy 1 May 110 call for .10
Action: Sell to Close NKE ($100.70) May 100/105 1×2 call spread at 1.35 for a 5 cent gain*
TRADE: WMT ($81.10) Buy June 80/85/90 Call Butterfly for 1.35
-Buy 1 WMT June 80 call for 2.85
-Sell 2 WMT June 85 calls at .85 each or 1.70 total
-Buy 1 WMT June 90 call for .20
Action: Sell to Close WMT ($79.50) June 80/85 1×2 call spread at 95 cents for a 40 cent loss
Trade: IWM ($122.85) Buy to open May 120/115/110 Put Butterfly for .55
-Buy to open 1 May 120 put for 2.05
-Sell to open 2 May 115 puts at 1.00 each or 2.00 total
-Buy to open 1 May 110 put for .50
TRADE: XLP ($48.46) Bought May 48/46 Put Spread for .50
-Buy to open 1 May 48 put for .82
-Sell to open 1 May 46 put at .32
Trade: M ($64) Buy to Open April / May 65 Call Calendar for .95
-Sell to open April 65 call at 1.00
-Buy to open May 65 call for 1.95
ACTION – Bought to close the M ($65.00) April 65 calls for 1.10
– Sold to open the May 70/75 2×1 call spreads at .90 (sold 2 May 70 calls at .50 for $1 total, and bought 1 May 75 call for .10)
New Position – Long the M ($65.00) May 65/70/75 call butterfly for 1.15 (currently costs 1.25)
Action: Sell to Close M ($64.85) May 65/70 1×2 call spread at 1.15 for a wash*
TRADE: JPM ($60.55) Buy to April 60/55 Put Spread for 1.20
-Buy 1 April 60 put for 1.55
-Sell 1 April 55 puts at .35
1:37 pm EDT – March 6, 2015 By Dan
TRADE: XHB ($35.50) Buy the April 35 /32 put spread for .65
-Buy 1 April 35 put for .80
-Sell 1 April 32 put at .15
12:29 pm EST – March 4, 2015 By Dan
Trade: CTRP ($45.99) Bought March 45 puts for 1.95
ACTION – Sold to close the CTRP (45.50) March 45 puts at 1.85 for a 10c loss
1:38 pm EST – February 27, 2015 By Dan
TRADE: QQQ ($109) Buy to Open May 108 / 98 Put Spread for 2.00
-Buy to open 1 May 108 put for 2.70
-Sell to open 1 May 98 put at .70
TRADE: Macy’s ($63.25) Buy to Open March 65/67.50 call spread for 60 cents
-Buy 1 March 65 call for .90
-Sell 1 March 67.50 call at .30
TRADE: MU ($31.75) Bought the April 31/26 put spread for 1.30
-Bought to Open 1 MU April 31 put for 1.68
-Sold to Open 1 MU April 26 put at .38
1:26 pm EDT – March 10, 2015 By Dan
Action: MU ($27.75) Sold to close April 31/26 Put Spread at 2.85 for a 1.55 profit.
TRADE: MSFT ($43) Bought the March 44/46 call spread for .34
-Bought to open 1 March 44 call for .44
-Sold to open 1 March 46 call at .10
ACTION: Sell to Close MSFT ($43.85) March 44/46 call spread at .48 for a 14 cent gain.
TRADE: KO ($42.55) Buy to open March 42/40 Put Spread for 50 cents
-Buy to open 1 March 42 put for .72
-Sell to open 1 March 40 at .22
ACTION – Sold to close the KO ($40.25) March 42/40 Put Spread at 1.55 for a $1.05 profit.
TRADE: $XLF ($24.05) Buy to Open March 13th weekly 24/22.50 put spread for 35 cents
-Buy to open 1 March 13th weekly 24 put for .45
-Sell to open 1 March 13th weekly 22.50 put at .10
TRADE: DIS ($92.05) Buy Feb 92.50 / 87.50 Put spread for 1.50
-Buy 1 Feb 92.50 put for 2.10
-Sell 1 Feb 87.50 Put at .60
Expired Worthless
TRADE: YUM ($72.75) Bought Feb 72.50 puts for 2.05
10:22 am EST – February 2, 2015
Action: YUM ($71.10) Sell to open 1 Feb 68 Put at 1.05 to open
New Position: YUM ($71.10) Long Feb 72.50 / 68 put spread for 1.00
AAPL ($117.75) Bought Feb 117/107 put spread for 2.50
-Buy to open 1 Feb 117 put for 3.05
-Sold to open 1 Feb 107 put at .55
Action: Sell to Close AAPL ($120) Feb 117 / 107 put spread at 1.20 for a $1 loss
TRADE: PG ($89.30) Bought Feb 89/85 put spread for $1
– Bought to open 1 Feb 89 put for 1.30
– Sold to open 1 Feb 85 put at .30
Action: Sell to close PG ($86.70) Feb 89/85 put spread at $2.00 for $1.00 profit
TRADE: BABA ($104) Buy Feb / March 95 Put Spread for 1.00
-Sell to Open 1 Feb 95 put at 1.00
-Buy to Open 1 March 95 put for 2.00
ACTION – Sold to close the BABA ($89) Feb / March 95 Put Spread at 1.10 for a ten cent gain
TRADE: UAL ($71) Bought to Open Feb 70 / 62.50 Put Spread for 2.20
-Bought 1 Feb 70 Put for 3.00
-Sold 1 Feb 62.50 Put at .80
Action: Sell to Close UAL ($66.06) Feb 70/62.50 Put Spread at 3.79 for a $1.50 gain.
TRADE: TLT ($133.70) Bought to Open March 130/120 Put Spread for $2.00
– Bought to open the March 130 put for 2.30
– Sold to open the March 120 put at .30
ACTION – Sold to close the TLT ($136.50) March 130/120 put spread at .90 for a 1.10 loss
TRADE: BBRY ($10.20) Bought June 11 / 15 Call Spread for .75
-Bought 1 June 11 Call for 1.10
-Sold 1 June 15 call at .35
Trade: AAPL ($110.55) Buy to Open Jan23rd weekly 110/105 Put Spread for 1.30
-Buy to open 1 Jan23rd 110 put for 1.90
-Sell to open 1 Jan23rd 105 put at .60
ACTION – Sold to close the AAPL (106.30) Jan23rd weekly 110/105 Put Spread at $2.80 for a 1.50 profit
Bought TWTR at $37.60
Trade: Against 100 shares of TWTR long $40: Buy Feb 6th weekly 37.50 / June 52.50 collar for even $
Action: TWTR Sell to Close 100 Shares* of stock at $47.20 for a a $9.60 gain and buy to close 1 June 52.50 call for $3.10 to close, netting a $6.50 gain of 17% in less than month.
TRADE – Buy the TSLA ($217.50) Feb 210/180/150 put fly for $5.00
– Buy 1 Feb 210 put for $11.00
– Sell 2 Feb 180 puts at $3.50 each for a of $7.00 total
– Buy 1 Feb 150 put for $1.00
