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Rolling (IRA): IWM April 8th 175 Short Put to May 6th 185... for a 1.69 credit.
Comments: With only .17 left in the April 8th 175, rolling it out to the <16 delta May 6th strike paying at least 1% of the strike price in credit. Total credits collected: 4.08 (See Post Below) plus the credit received here of 1.69, for a total of 5.77 relative to the May 6th 185 short put value of 1.81, so I've realized gains of 3.96 ($396) so far.
Closed (IRA): IWM March 31st 178 Short Put... 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).
Opening: KRE April 14th 60/79 Short Strangle... 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.
Closing: ARKK Position... 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 the underlying.
Opening: QQQ April 22nd 290/361 Short Strangle... 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.
Opening (IRA): QQQ April 29th 275 Short Put... 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.
Closing: QQQ May 20th 390/358 Short Strangle... 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.
Closing: IWM April 1st 194C/200P Short Strangle... 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).
Rolling (IRA): IWM March 25th 178 Short Put to April 29th 170... 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.
Rolling (IRA): SPY March 18th 412 Short Put to April 29th 375 ... 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. Still sticking with the weeklies here so long as the 45 DTE <16 delta strike continues to pay >1% of the strike price in credit.