7/25/2014
sold (to open) 10 August 2014 $190 puts at $0.41
probability of success: 87%
8/15/2014 (expiration)
SPY closed at $195.72
Success!
NET PROFIT: $395.25
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7/29/2014
sold (to open) 10 August 2014 $188 puts at $0.23
probability of success: 92%
8/15/2014 (expiration)
SPY closed at $195.72
Success!
NET PROFIT: $215.25
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7/22/2014 (RD)
Sold (to open) 2 August 2014 $124.50 puts at $1.23
Reasons for initiating this trade:
- probability of success: 60%
- bottom of stochastics (see chart)
8/14/2014
bought back both puts at $0.04
(this trade filled while I was still asleep!)
NET PROFIT: $228.44
THE LESSON
- On 7/22, GLD traded between $125.47 and $126.43.
- On 8/14, GLD traded between $126.13 and $126.53 (see chart).
- If I had bought 200 shares of GLD on 7/22 and sold them on 8/14, I would have broken even.
- However, by SELLING GLD PUT OPTIONS instead, I made $228.44!
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7/16/2014
sold (to open) 1 August 2014 $111 put at $1.20
I got paid $120 (cash)
See my timing (chart)
8/14/2014 (see chart)
bought back the put at $0.05
(this trade filled while I was still asleep)
NET PROFIT: $107.18
THE LESSON
- IWM was trading between $113.82 and $115.09 on 7/16 (when I sold my put option).
- IWM was trading between $113.23 and $113.73 on 8/14 (when I closed my put position).
- If I had bought 100 shares of IWM on 7/16 and sold them on 8/14, I would have lost money.
- However, by SELLING an IWM PUT OPTION instead, I ended up with a NET PROFIT of $107.18!
- This is why I love SELLING PUT OPTIONS. I made money even when IWM went down.
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7/9/2014 (12:16 pm, PT)
sold (to open) 6 August 2014 $113 puts at $1.33
Reasons for initiating this trade:
- probability of success: 68%
- almost at the bottom of stochastics (see chart)
- candles at the 50 EMA (possible support)
8/13/2014 (9:31:41 am, PT)
bought (to close) all 6 puts at $0.49
Reasons for closing this position:
- my short August 2014 $113 puts are FINALLY out-of-the-money (barely!!)
- two days left until expiration (two days are a long time when the strike price is barely OTM)
- almost at top of stochastics (see chart)
- TAKE PROFITS! (VERY important)
NET PROFIT: $480.68 (in 5 weeks)
THE LESSON
If I had bought 600 shares of IWM on 7/9/2014 ($116.56 average) and sold them on 8/13/2014 ($113.18 average), I would have LOST $2028 (approximately).
However, by SELLING PUT OPTIONS instead, I have a PROFIT of $480.68!
That's why I LOVE SELLING PUT OPTIONS.
On 8/1/2014, IWM traded as low as $109.86 (see chart) . My August $113 puts were "in-the-money" by nearly $3.14. If I had panicked and closed my position on 8/1, I would have ended up with a pretty large LOSS (nearly $1100).
However, because these options didn't expire until 8/15, I decided to hold them and wait. As long as the "extrinsic" value of those options were still large, I was not at risk of early assignment.
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7/30/2014 (FP)
sold (to open) 8 August 2014 $165 puts at $0.64
Reasons for initiating this trade:
8/13/2014 (11:01:20 am, PT)
DIA trading around $166.46 (see chart)
buy (to close) all 8 puts at $0.22
NET PROFIT: $307.68
Reasons for closing this position:
- take profits (VERY important)
- remove the risk from the portfolio
THE LESSON:
- When I initiated the trade on 7/30/2014, I thought the 50 EMA could be the "support" (see chart)
- Clearly, I was wrong. DIA "broke support" and dropped all the way down to $163-ish on 8/5/2014 (see chart)
- My DIA Aug $165 puts were "in-the-money" for quite awhile. Closing my position at that time would have resulted in a large LOSS. Don't panic when your short puts go ITM. There's plenty of time, so wait.....
- I decided to close my position on 8/13/2014 because DIA was touching the 50 EMA which could be a new "resistance" (see chart).
- I normally wait until the stochastics are at the top before I buy back my short puts. However, in this case, because I only have two days remaining (until expiration) and there's a lot of volatility, it's best to close the position and TAKE PROFITS.
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7/22/2014 (10:29 am)
[click here to see my timing on a chart]
sold (to open) 4 August 2014 $124 puts at $1.05
received $420 cash
Reasons for initiating this trade:
- bottom of stochastics ("oversold") (see chart)
- price of GLD was tucked in between the two moving averages (see chart)
- probability of success: 65%
8/6/2014 (10:44 am)
bought back all 4 puts at $0.45
NET PROFIT: $219.79 (in two weeks)
Reasons for closing this trade:
- GLD has been pretty volatile the last two weeks
- my strike price is just barely out-of-the-money
- 9 days left until expiration (anything can happen)
- TAKE PROFITS!
LESSONS:
I normally close (buy to close) my short puts when the stochastics are at the top, but in this case, with 9 days left, I decided to just take my profits and remove the risk from my portfolio.
GLD was trading between $125.47 and $126.43 on 7/22/2014 [when I sold (to open) my puts]. If I had BOUGHT 400 shares of GLD instead, I would have broken even on 8/6/2014 (when I closed my puts).
That's why I prefer to SELL PUT OPTIONS. I make money even if the underlying goes sideways.
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