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Friday, June 27, 2014

Gold (GLD) Put Options

5/29/2014

Sold (to open) 1 July 2014 $118 put for $1.31
(received $131 cash)

Reasons for placing trade:

  • GLD was "oversold" according to the stochastics (see chart)
  • probability of success:  67%


6/27/2014

bought (to close) GLD put for $0.05 (see chart)

NET PROFIT:  $118.18 (in 1 month)


LESSONS:

  • Sell (to open) put options when the underlying is "oversold" (check out my impeccable timing!)
  • Choose put options that are out-of-the-money (OTM)
  • Once your opening trade has filled, go back into your account right away and submit a "buy to close" GTC order at $0.05
  • Sit back and WAIT......
WARNING:  We're not aiming for "home runs" when trading options ...... we just want to "get on base" EVERY TIME!

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Friday, June 20, 2014

SPY Put Options

5/14/2014 (RD)

sold (to open) 2 June 2014 $187 puts at $2.03
(received $406 cash)

probability of success:  62%


6/20/2014 (expiration)

SPY closed at $195.94.  Perfect!

NET PROFIT:  $396.49

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SPY Put Options

5/14/2014 (FP)


sold (to open) 1 June 2014 $187 put at $2.06
(received $206 cash)

probability of success:  62%


6/20/2014 (expiration)

SPY closed at $195.94.  Perfect!

NET PROFIT:  $197.26

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Thursday, June 19, 2014

IWM Synthetic Long

3/26/2014 (RD)

+1 January 2015 $115 call at $7.70 (ATM call)
-1 January 2015 $115 put at $9.05 (ATM put)
Net credit:  $1.35

Reason for initiating trade:  "oversold"
(see chart)


6/19/2014

sell to close call option at $7.12
buy to close put option at $6.27
Net credit:  $0.85

Reason for closing trade:  "overbought"
(see chart)

TOTAL NET PROFIT:  $200.93

LESSONS:
On 4/2/2014 (see chart), IWM was "overbought" again.  If I had closed my position that day ($1.94 credit), my gross profit would have been $329 in just SIX days!!  But no....I waited instead.... and IWM took a dive.  So, the LESSON is:  TAKE YOUR PROFITS!!! (especially if you're trading long options)

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Gold (GLD) Put Options

6/4/2014 (RD)


sold (to open) 2 July 2014 $117 puts for $1.17
(I received $234 in cash)

Reasons for placing this trade:
  • Probability of success:  68%
  • "Oversold" (see chart)

6/19/2014

bought (to close) both puts for $0.10
(I spent $20)

Reasons for closing this position:
  • GLD rose 3% today.....a lovely surprise!
  • I've collected 91% of the maximum profit in just 2 weeks
  • "Overbought" (see chart)

NET PROFIT:  $194.99 (in 2 weeks)


LESSONS:
Note the IMPECCABLE TIMING of my opening and closing trades!  Obviously, I don't have a crystal ball, but I aim to SELL PUTS at the bottom of the stochastics and I aim to buy them back at the top of the stochastics.  It's that simple!

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Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Diamonds (DIA) Put Options

5/20/2014

sold (to open) 2 June 2014 $160 puts for $1.15
(I received $230 in cash)

Reasons for placing this trade on 5/20:
  • Bottom of stochastics ("oversold") (see chart)
  • Dow dropped over 100 points which brought DIA down to the 50 EMA (see chart)
  • Probability of success:  70%


6/17/2014 (4 days left until expiration)

bought back puts for $0.02

NET PROFIT:  $217.39

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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Spiders (SPY) Ratio Put Spread

4/25/2014 (Fri)

+4 June 2014 $178 puts at $1.69
-8 June 2014 $177 puts at $1.52 (probability ITM = 23%)
Net credit:  $1.35


6/11/2014 (Wed)

buy (to close) 4 June 2014 $177 puts at $0.03

Let the 177/178 debit put spread expire on June 20 (unless SPY goes down)

NET PROFIT (as of June 11):  $511.57

Note:  if SPY dips below $178 on June 20, my debit put spread will become profitable.

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QQQ Put Options

2/25/2014 (FP)
sold (to open) 2 April 2014 $89 puts for $1.45
(received $290)
Note:  the $89 strike price was later adjusted to $88.63 due to a special dividend


4/11/2014
rolled April puts to May 2014 for $0.47
(received another $94)


5/15/2014
rolled May puts to June 2014 for $1.00
(received another $200)


6/11/2014
bought (to close) the 2 June 2014 $88.63 puts for $0.05
(spent $10)


TOTAL NET PROFIT:  $550.24

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Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Mastercard (MA) Put Options

3/7/2014

sold (to open) 4 April 2014  $76 puts for $1.57

(I received $628)


4/11/2014

rolled my April puts to July 2014 for $1.44

(I received another $576)


6/10/2014

bought back (to close) my 4 July 2014 puts for $1.37

(I spent $548)

TOTAL NET PROFIT:  $619.52  (ROC 2.038% in 3 months)

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Thursday, June 5, 2014

Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) Put Options

3/26/2014

sold (to open) 1 April 2014  $114 put for $1.66 (credit)
(cash received = $166)


4/15/2014

rolled April 2014  $114 put to June 2014  $114 put for $1.97 (new credit)
(cash received = $197)

 
6/5/2014

bought (to close) June 2014  $114 put for $1.28 (debit)
(cash spent = $128)


TOTAL NET PROFIT:  $210.85


NOTES:
On 3/26/2014, IWM was trading between $114.65 and $117.68.  
Let's suppose you had bought 100 shares of IWM at $116.16 (average price) instead of selling a put option like I did.

On 6/5/2014, when I closed my PUT OPTION for a PROFIT, IWM was trading between $112.09 and $114.88.  If you had sold your IWM shares on 6/5, you would have locked in a LOSS of $128 - $407, depending on what price you actually received.

This is a perfect example of why SELLING PUT OPTIONS is BETTER than just buying (long) a stock (or ETF).  When you SELL PUT OPTIONS, you're selling "time," so you will make money even if the stock/ETF goes down.

Check out my FREE lessons on YouTube (www.youtube.com/user/moneyandlilia) and learn to SELL PUT OPTIONS!

It's easy, fun and most importantly, PROFITABLE!

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

SPY May Put Options

3/11/2014 (RD)

sold (to open) 2 April 2014 $186 puts at $2.73
(received $546)

probability of success:  55%


4/11/2014 (Fri)  Rolled to May

bought (to close) 2 April 2014 $186 puts
sold (to open) 2 May 2014 $186 puts
New credit:  $1.24 (received $248)


5/14/2014 (Wed)

bought (to close) both May puts at $0.04 ($8.00 debit)


NET PROFIT:   $765.36  (2.057% return in 2 months)

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SPY May Put Options

3/11/2014 (FP)

Sold (to open) 1 April 2014 $183 put at $1.81

probability of success:  67%


4/15/2014 (Tue)  Rolled to May

Bought (to close) 1 April 2014 $183 put
Sold (to open) 1 May 2014 $183 put
New credit:  $1.94


5/14/2014 (Wed)

Bought (to close) May put at $0.02


NET PROFIT:  $362.66


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Gold (GLD) May Put Options

Watch video: "Selling Gold Put Options Trumps Buy-and-Hold Strategy"


3/25/2014

Sold (to open) 2 May 2014 $123 puts at $1.60

Probability of success:  66%


5/14/2014 (Wed)

bought (to close) both puts at $0.05


NET PROFIT:  $301.39

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Thursday, May 1, 2014

SPY May 2 2014 Put Options

Watch on YouTube:  How I managed these put options, which went "in-the-money."

3/19/2014

Sell (to open) 2 May 2, 2014 SPY $183 puts at $2.12

Cash received:  $424

Probability of success:  60%


5/1/2014 (Thu)

buy (to close) both put options at $0.02

NET PROFIT:   $410.44

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Thursday, April 24, 2014

SPY Jan 2015 Synthetic Long Stock

Watch my YouTube video:  How to use options to simulate a long stock position (Synthetic Long Stock).


4/10/2014

buy (to open) 1 January 2015 $184 call option at $9.07
sell (to open) 1 January 2015 $184 put option at $10.36

I received $129.

Reasons for placing this trade:  SPY had been "oversold."
This is a "double bullish" trade.  Both options are at-the-money.


4/24/2014

sell (to close) the call option at $10.65
buy (to close) the put option at $8.64

I received another $201.

NET PROFIT:  $312.82 (in 2 weeks)

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Wednesday, April 23, 2014

XLI May Put Options

3/27/2014

sell (to open) 2 May 2014 $51 put options for $1.00

Probability of success:  53%
Reasons for placing the trade:  ETF has been "oversold" and is touching "support"


4/23/2014

buy (to close) both puts for $0.19

Reason for closing position:  ETF is approaching "overbought" condition

NET PROFIT:   $144.88

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Tuesday, April 15, 2014

$IWM April 2014 Put Options

3/26/2014

sell (to open) 1 April 2014  $114 put at $1.66
(I received $166)


4/15/2014 (roll to June for another credit of $1.97)

buy (to close) 1 April 2014  $114 put 
sell (to open)  1 June 2014  $114 put
(I received another $197)

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$SPY April Put Options

3/11/2014 (FP)

sell (to open) 1 April 2014  $183 put option at $1.81
(received $181)


4/15/2014 ("roll" my April put to May for $1.94)

buy (to close) 1 April 2014  $183 put 
sell (to open) 1 May 2014  $183 put
(received another $194)

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Wednesday, April 2, 2014

$SPY April Put Options

3/5/2014

sell (to open) 1 April 2014 $185 put at $2.50

probability of success:  60%


4/2/2014

buy (to close) put at $0.60

NET PROFIT:   $174.43

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Tuesday, April 1, 2014

$IWM May Put Options

4/1/2014 (8:58 am PT)

sell (to open) 10 May 2014 $115 puts at $2.22

probability of success:  59%


4/1/2014 (12:42 pm PT)

buy (to close) 10 May 2014 $115 puts at $1.88

NET PROFIT (in 4 hours):   $324.47


Note:
I don't normally close my short positions this quickly, but the profits were too attractive to pass up.

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