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Thursday, April 18, 2019

Options trade: Amazon (AMZN) short put option (bullish trade)

Wed. 4/17/2019 (11:10:30 am, PT)

sell short -1 April 18, 2019  $1850 put option at $1.47

Facts:

  • AMZN trading at $1868
  • 15.73 delta
  • "overbought" stochastics
  • 1 day 'til expiration (DTE)


Thu. 4/18/2019 (12:49:02 pm, PT) [Expiration Thursday]

buy back $1850 put option at $0.02

PROFIT:  $145 (in one day)

NOTE:  Even though AMZN was trading near $1861 (4/18/2019) and my short put was relatively "safe," I didn't want to take any chances.  Thus, I decided to spend $2.00 to buy back my short put and protect my profits.

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