Expedia (EXPE) Earnings Play

10/29/2015 (12:48:54 pm, PT)

sell -1 Oct 30, 2015  $114 put at $1.20

Notes:

• this is a 1-day trade
• "earnings play"
• 84% probability of success
• "expected move" was $10

10/30/2015 (expiration)

EXPE closed at $136.30

my put option expired perfectly

GROSS PROFIT:  $120

Success!

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Apple (AAPL) Earnings Play

10/27/2015 (12:58:56 pm, PT)

sold -1 Oct 30, 2015  $101 put at $0.35

Notes:

• This is an "earnings play" (taking advantage of inflated premiums).  
• I haven't traded AAPL in a long time, so I wanted to be cautious and sell just one contract.
• AAPL was around $114.55 and the "expected move" was around $6.64 when my trade filled.
• The strike price that I selected was twice the "expected move" (being cautious).

10/29/2015 (6:30:25 am, PT)

buy back my put at $0.01 to remove the risk


GROSS PROFIT:  $34

Success!

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Spiders (SPY) Put Options

7/21/2015 (11:49:44 am, PT)  RD

sell  -3 Sept 2015  $205 puts at $2.37

probability of success:  68%



8/24/2015 (8:51:01 am, PT)

The Dow dropped 1000 points this morning.

roll Sept 2015  $205 puts to Nov 2015  $205 puts
net credit:  $1.75



10/23/2015 (12:00:13 pm, PT)

buy back all 3 Nov 2015  $205 puts at $1.98

GROSS PROFIT:  $642

Success!

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Spiders (SPY) Jade Lizard (options)

7/22/2015 (12:40:03 pm, PT)  stoch top

+4  Aug 28, 2015  $217 calls  (16% prob ITM)
-4  Aug 28, 2015  $216 calls  (21% prob ITM)
-4  Aug 28, 2015  $205 puts  (25% prob ITM)

Net credit:  $1.52


8/21/2015 (8:19:55 am, PT)

Roll Aug 28, 2015  $205 puts to Sept 2015  $205 puts

Net credit:  $2.14 (nice)



8/24/2015 (8:20:54 am PT)

• Dow dropped 1000 points at the Opening Bell

• Roll Sept 2015  $205 puts to Oct 2015  $205 puts 
• Net credit:  $0.75

8/28/2015 (expiration)

• SPY closed at $199.24
• Credit call spread expired perfectly

9/18/2015 (10:46:18 am, PT)

• Roll Oct 2015  $205 puts to Nov 2015  $204 puts (roll down 1 strike)
• Net credit:  $0.65

10/22/2015 (1:02:45 pm, PT)  stoch top

buy back all 4 Nov 2015  $204 puts at $2.50

NET PROFIT:  $994.31

Success!

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Spiders (SPY) Put Options

7/28/2015 (11:31:08 am, PT) 

sell  -4 September 2015  $205 puts at $2.82


Why did I place this trade?

• stochastics in oversold region
• 62% probability of success

 

8/24/2015 (8:23:08 am, PT)
Dow dropped 1000 points at the Opening Bell

Roll Sept 2015 $205 puts to Oct 2015  $205 puts
Net credit:  $0.70



9/18/2015 (11:22:50 am, PT)

Roll Oct 2015  $205 puts to Nov 2015  $204 puts (rolled down 1 strike)

Net credit:  $0.70



10/22/2015 (1:02:45 pm, PT)
stochastics at top

buy back all 4 Nov 2015  $204 puts at $2.50

NET PROFIT:  $650.96

Success!

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Spiders (SPY) Jade Lizard (options)

7/21/2015 (11:58:50 am, PT)  RD
stochastics top

+7 Aug 28, 2015  $217 calls at $0.67  (18% prob ITM)
-7 Aug 28, 2015  $216 calls at $0.95  (23% prob ITM)
-7 Aug 28, 2015  $204 puts at $1.18  (23% prob ITM)

Net credit:  $1.46



8/12/2015 (6:30:02 am, PT)
stochastics bottom

buy back all 7 of the $216 short calls at $0.05



8/24/2015 (7:09:04 am, PT)
The Dow dropped 1000 points at the Opening Bell

 
Roll to Nov 2015  $204 puts 

Net credit:  $3.89 (nice!)



8/28/2015 (expiration)

The Aug 28, 2015  $217 long calls expired "worthless"



10/22/2015 (10:40:11 am, PT)

buy back all 7 Nov $204 puts at $2.64

GROSS PROFIT:  $1862

Success!

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Spiders (SPY) Put Options

7/21/2015 (11:38:56 am, PT)  FP

sold  -4 August 28, 2015  $205 puts at $1.30

probability of success:  75%

Note:

• I was impatient and sold (to open) these puts even though the timing was horrible (i.e., the stochastics were in the "overbought" region)
• On August 28 (expiration), these options did, indeed, end up in-the-money

8/21/2015 (7:42:02 am, PT)

Roll all 4 August $205 puts to October 2, 2015  $200 puts
Net credit:  $0.45

Note:

• The net credit of $0.45 is very small, but I wanted to roll down my strikes for safety.

8/24/2015 (6:59:29 am, PT)

The Dow dropped 1000 points at the Opening Bell.

Roll all 4 Oct 2, 2015  $200 puts to November 2015  $200 puts
Net credit:  $1.55



10/22/2015 (10:33:11 am, PT) 

buy back all 4 Nov 2015  $200 puts at $1.58

Why did I close this trade?

• stochastics in overbought region
• SPY up 1.69% today

GROSS PROFIT:  $688

Success!

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