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Showing posts with label SPY Jan 25 2017 diagonal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SPY Jan 25 2017 diagonal. Show all posts

Thursday, January 5, 2017

Spiders (SPY) Credit Diagonal

Wed. 12/21/2016 (9:57:26 am, PT)  RD

sell  −2 Jan 25, 2017  $220 puts at $1.05 (credit)
buy  +2 Apr 21, 2017  $130 puts at $0.08 (debit) *

  • probability of success:  76%
  • 35 days 'til expiration (DTE)
  • buying power effect:  ($18,000)
* the long puts are my cheap "wings" to decrease capital requirements


Thu. 1/5/2017 (7:27:53 am, PT) (20 DTE)

  • buy back short puts only at $0.48 (debit)
  • leave open long puts to be used again for the next set of short puts

NET PROFIT:  $114 (in 2 weeks)

SUCCESS!