Closing (Margin): /ES December 16th 2000 Short Put... for a 1.50 debit.
Comments: Close enough ... . Filled for 2.95, (See Post Below), closing this a smidge shy of 50% max. (2.95 - 1.50)/2 = .725 ($72.50) profit.
Shortput
Closing (IRA): QQQ November 18th 230 Short Put... for a 1.14 debit.
Comments: Filled this for a 2.47 credit. (See Post Below). Out here for 1.14; 1.33 ($133) profit.
Closed (IRA): SPY October 21st 369 Short Put... for a 1.87 debit.
Comments: Sometimes ... you plain ass get lucky. Out at 50% max on zero day. Filled this for a 3.75 credit. (See Post Below). Out here at 50% max, 1.87/$187 profit.
Closing (IRA): QQQ October 21st 268 Short Put... for a .68 debit
Comments: Collected a total of 15.32 ($1532) with rolls and such on this one. (See Post Below). Out on zero day for a .68 debit. Total realized gain of 14.64 ($1464). Still have a couple rungs on, however, that I will let go to assignment -- October 21st 278 and 300, which I will proceed to cover/sell call against on Monday.
Closed (IRA): IWM October 21st 178 Short Put... for an .89 debit.
Comments: By the hair of my chinny chin chin. Filled for a 1.78 credit. (See Post Below). Out on zero day for 50% max. .89 ($89) profit.
Closing (Margin): /ES December 16th 1800 Short Put... for a 1.05 debit.
Comments: Filled this for a 3.10 credit. (See Post Below). Out here for a 1.05 debit. (3.10 - 1.05)/2 = 1.025 ($102.50) profit.
Closed (Margin): /ES December 16th 1900 Short Put... for a 1.35 debit.
Comments: Filled this for 3.70. (See Post Below). Out here for a 1.35 debit. (3.70 - 1.35)/2 = 1.175 ($117.50) profit.
Closed (IRA): SPY November 18th 320 Short Put... for a 1.17 debit.
Comments: Opened this as part of a three-rung short put ladder for a 3.20 credit. (See Post Below). Out here for 1.17; 2.03 ($203) profit.
Closed (IRA): QQQ November 11th 235 Short Put... for a 1.10 debit.
Comments: Filled this for a 2.57 credit. (See Post Below). Out today for a smidge more than 50% max. 1.47 ($147) profit.
Closed (IRA): QQQ November 4th 240 Short Put... for an .83 debit.
Comments: Opened for a 2.51 credit. (See Post Below). Closing here for .83; 1.68 ($168) profit.
Closed (IRA): QQQ October 28th 250 Short Put... for a .73 debit.
Comments: Filled this for a 2.75 credit. (See Post Below). Out here for a .73 debit. 2.02 ($202) profit.
Closed (IRA): EFA November 18th 50 Short Puts... for a .23/contract debit.
Comments: Opened these for .52/contract. (See Post Below). Closed here for a smidge greater than 50% max with 31 days to go. .29 ($29) profit per contract.
Closed (Margin): /ES November 18th 2400 Short Put... for a 1.30 debit.
Comments: Filled this for a 3.10 credit. (See Post Below). Out here for 1.30. (3.10 - 1.30)/2 = .90 ($90) profit. Will look to add back in rungs on weakness/higher IV, assuming I can get into strikes lower than what I have on currently.
Opening (Margin): /ES January 20th 1600 Short Put... for a 3.20 credit.
Comments: Adding a rung out in January after taking off higher rungs in November ... . Targeting the <75% of current price strike paying around 3.00. 1.60 max on BPE of 12.42; 12.9% ROC as a function of buying power effect; 6.4% at 50% max. A basic bet that we either (a) don't see 1600 by January opex; or (b) the contract reaches >50% max before then.
Opening (IRA): QQQ December 2nd 225 Short Put... for a 2.37 credit.
Comments: My weekly, broad market exchange-traded fund short put in the symbol with the highest 30-day, targeting the <16 strike paying around 1% of the strike price in credit to emulate dollar cost averaging into the broad market.
Closed (Margin): /ES November 18th 2300 Short Put... for a 1.20 debit.
Comments: Taking off some risk/drying out some powder here for "the next one." Filled this for a 3.30 credit. (See Post Below). Taking it off here for 1.20. (3.30 - 1.20)/2 = 1.05 ($105) profit.
Closed (Margin): /ES November 18th 2200 Short Put... for a 1.05 debit.
Comments: Filled this for a 3.10 credit. (See Post Below). Closing here for 1.05. (3.10 - 1.05)/2 = 1.025 ($102.50) profit.
Opening (IRA): QQQ November 25th 235 Short Put... for a 2.80 credit.
Comments: My weekly, broad market short put in the exchange-traded fund with the highest 30-day IV, targeting the <16 delta strike paying around 1% of the strike price in credit.
Opening (Margin): /ES December 30th 1900 Short Put... for a 3.15 credit.
Comments: Adding a smidge back in, after taking off a couple of my higher risk rungs in October. 1.575 ($157.50) max on BPE of 13.75 ($1375); 11.5% ROC (50.0% annualized) as a function of buying power effect; 5.7% at 50% max (25.0% annualized). A basic bet that the S&P doesn't lose 50% of its value by year end.
Closed (Margin): /ES October 31st 2700 Short Put.. for a 1.55 debit.
Comments: Filled this for a 3.10 credit. (See Post Below). Hit 50% max today. Drying out some powder for the next bout of weakness. (3.10-1.55)/2 = .775 ($77.50) profit.
Closed (Margin): /GC November 22nd 1380 Short Put... for a .70 debit.
Comments: Filled this for a 1.40 credit. (See Post Below). Out at 50% max today; .70 ($70) winner.
Closed (Margin): /ES October 21st 2850 Short Put... for a 1.45 debit.
Comments: Filled this for 3.05. (See Post Below). Closing out my most at risk strike here with 18 days to go, resulting in a (3.05 - 1.45)/2 = 1.60 ($160) profit.
Opening (Margin): /ES December 16th 1800 Short Put... for a 3.10 credit.
Comments: Adding a rung in the December monthly at a lower strike than what I currently have on, targeting the <75% of current price strike paying around 3.00. 1.55 max on buying power effect of 18.38; 8.4% ROC at max as a function of buying power effect; 4.2% at 50% max.
