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Opening (IRA): SPY September 15th 367 Short Put... for a 3.69 credit.
Comments: Ugh. Longer-dated than I'd like, but am prepared to add in shorter duration and higher IV if we get it at some point. Targeting the <16 delta strike in the shortest duration paying around 1% of the strike price in credit to emulate dollar cost averaging into the broad market.
Opening (IRA): IWM September 15th 146 Short Put... for a 1.46 credit.
Comments: Re-establishing a September rung after scratching out a higher strike trade yesterday, targeting the <16 delta strike paying around 1% of the strike price in credit to emulate dollar cost averaging into the broad market.
The shortest duration trades in which the <16 delta strike is paying around 1% in credit:
IWM: August (at the 154 strike, paying 1.58)
QQQ: August (at the 296 strike, paying 2.99)
SPY: September (at the 367 strike, paying 3.70).
Opening (IRA): IWM August 18th 154 Short Put... for a 1.60 credit.
Comments: Targeting the <16 delta strike in the shortest duration paying around 1% of the strike price in credit to emulate dollar cost averaging into the broad market. Would like higher IV to sell shorter duration in, but you can't have everything.
Closed (Margin): /MCL August 17th 59/88 Short Strangle... for a 1.31 debit.
Comments: Took this off earlier in the day, mixing and matching profitable call with profitable put from strangles I put on over time ... . Net 4.11 credits collected at this point, leaving me with the 58P/60.5P/85.5C/89.5C. With the entire position marking at 3.25, so I'm up .86 ($86) at this point.
Opening (Margin): /MCL August 17th 58/85.5 Short Strangle... for a 1.58 credit.
Comments: An additive delta adjustment trade, selling the -16 delta call and the +10 delta put to pick up -6 of net delta.
1.58 credit on buying power of 4.48.
Total credits collected to date: 5.42.
Entire Position:
58P/59P/60.5P/85.5C/88C/89.5C
Closing (Margin): /MCL August 58/89 Short Strangle... for a 1.29 debit.
Comments: Mixing and matching profitable call with profitable put from short strangles I erected over time. 3.84 net credits received to date, leaving me with the 59P/60.5P/88C/89.5C.
I may go ahead and sell a new short strangle in August to delta balance the entire position back to net delta flat here.
Opening (Margin): /ES September 29th 2100 Short Put... for a 3.00 credit.
Comments: Targeting the strike that is 50% of current price that is paying around 3.00 in credit. 1.50/$150 max (due to the multiplier) on buying power of 9.23/$923; 16.3% ROC as a function of buying power at max; 8.1% at 50% max.
A basic bet that we don't see 2100 by the end of September in the S&P 500; alternatively, a bet that my order to close this will hit 50% max before then.
Naturally, if we get higher volatility and weakness, I'll look to add in shorter duration/better strikes.
Opening (Margin): /MCL August 17th 60.50/89 Short Strangle... for a 1.77 credit.
Comments: Selling the +14 delta put and the -12 delta call here as an additive delta adjustment trade to bring the entire position back to net delta flat.
Entire Position: 58P/59P/60.5P/88C/89C/89.5C
Total Credits Received: 5.13
Closing (Margin): /MCL August 17th 55.5/93 Short Strangle... for a 1.02 debit.
Comments: Mixing and matching profitable short call with profitable short put from the /MCL short strangles I put on in August (See Posts Below).
This leaves me with the 58P/59P/88C/89.5C with a cost basis of 4.38 - 1.02 or 3.36.
Opening (IRA): QQQ Sept 15th 265 Short Put... for a 2.97 credit.
Comments: I have remaining rungs on in July and August, so just rounding out third quarter rungs with one in September, targeting the <16 delta strike paying around 1% of the strike price in credit. I'll naturally look to add in shorter duration at strikes better than what I currently have on should we get further weakness and higher IV.
Opening (Margin): /MCL August 17th 55.5/89.5 Short Strangle... for a 1.39 credit.
Comments: Selling the 10 delta's here both sides. Will look to manage sides on approaching worthless or on side test.
1.39 on buying power effect of 3.51; 39.6% ROC as a function of buying power effect at max; 19.8% at 50% max.
Opening (Margin): /CL August 17th 35 Short Put... for a 1.20 credit.
Comments: Without much on here, doing one of my far out-of-the-money premium selling plays. A basic bet that /CL doesn't lose 50% of its current price per barrel by August opex. 1.20 ($120) max on buying power of around 8.10 ($810); 14.8% ROC as a function of buying power at max; 7.4% at 50% max.
Opening (Margin): /ES September 15th 2000 Short Put... for a 3.20 credit.
Comments: Akin to my /CL trade (See Post Below), a far out-of-the-money put in /ES that is a basic bet that it doesn't lose 50% of its value by September opex. 1.60 max on buying power effect of 10.74; 14.9% at max; 7.4% at 50% max.
Opening (IRA): QQQ August 18th 270 Short Put... for a 3.06 credit.
Comments: Just building out third quarter rungs here, targeting the <16 delta strike paying around 1% of the strike price in credit. I'd naturally prefer it on weakness, higher IV, but will look to add in shorter duration and/or better strikes should we get a sell-off/pop in IV.