Wednesday, August 30, 2017

New Opening Trade - 20 OCT SPX 2440 Calendar

Opening Trade
Bought: two 20 OCT SPX 2440 Calendars @$13.60

Total Debit: $2,720.00
Total Commissions/Fees: $7.31
Balance: $53,506.45


New Opening Trade - 20 OCT ATVI 57.5/70 Strangle [Closed]

Opening Trade
Sold: three 20 OCT ATVI 57.5/70 Strangles @$1.44

Total Credit: $432.00
Total Commissions/Fees: $6.87
Balance: $56,233.76



Friday, August 25, 2017

Closing Trade - 15 SEP XOP 30/31/32 Ratio Spread

Closing Trade [Opening Trade]
Decided to scratch the trade because I didn't collect enough premium when I originally put it on and would rather free up the buying power for a better opportunity.

Bought: five 15 SEP XOP 30/31/32 Ratio Spreads @$0.06

Total Debit: $30.00
Total Commissions/Fees: $2.16
Balance: $55,808.63
Trade P/L: $30.65
YTD Realized P/L: $8,761.33
YTD ROC: 27.2%


Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Trade Adjustment - 21 JUL BABA 110/135 Strangle

Trade Adjustment [Opening Trade][First Adjustment][2nd Adjustment][3rd Adjustment][4th Adjustment][5th Adjustment][6th Adjustment][7th Adjustment]
Rolled the 170 inverted Puts up to 175.

Rolled: five 15 OCT BABA 170 inverted Puts @$2.22
  • Bought: five 15 OCT BABA 170 Puts @$5.94
  • Sold: five 15 OCT BABA 175 Puts @$8.16
Total Credit: $1,110.00
Total Commissions/Fees: $1.52
Balance: $55,840.79


Monday, August 21, 2017

Closing Trade - 15 SEP PYPL 55/62.5 Strangle

Closing Trade [Opening Trade]
Bought: five 15 SEP PYPL 55/62.5 Strangles @$0.69

Total Debit: $345.00
Total Commissions/Fees: $1.42
Balance: $54,732.31
Trade P/L: $282.12
YTD Realized P/L: $8,730.68
YTD ROC: 27.1%


Trade Adjustment - 21 JUL BABA 110/135 Strangle

Trade Adjustment [Opening Trade][1st Adjustment][2nd Adjustment][3rd Adjustment][4th Adjustment][5th Adjustment][6th Adjustment]
Rolled my 165 inverted Puts up to 170 for an additional $2.25 credit.  The intrinsic value of the position is now 35.

Rolled: five 15 OCT BABA 165 inverted Puts @$2.25
  • Bought five 15 OCT BABA 165 Puts @$5.72
  • Sold five 15 OCT BABA 170 Puts @$7.97
Total Credit: $1,125.00
Total Commissions/Fees: $6.52
Balance: $55,078.73


Thursday, August 17, 2017

Trade Adjustment - 21 JUL BABA 110/135 Strangle

Trade Adjustment [Opening Trade][1st Adjustment][2nd Adjustment][3rd Adjustment][4th Adjustment][5th Adjustment]
BABA announced earnings today pre-market and the stock jumped to $166.  I needed to roll my inverted Puts up to 165 in the October expiration to collect more credit on the trade.  My position now has an intrinsic value of $30 and with this roll I collected an additional $3.62, bring my total credit to $24.74.  After this I'll need to collect another $5.26 in future adjustments to break even on the trade.

Rolled: five 15 OCT BABA 155 inverted Puts @$3.62
  • Bought: five 15 OCT BABA 155 Puts @$3.24
  • Sold: five 15 OCT BABA 165 Puts @$6.86
Total Credit: $1,810.00
Total Commissions/Fees: $6.50
Balance: $53,960.25