Gold (GLD) Call Options

2/17/2016 (11:45:46 am, PT)

sell (open) -10 Feb 26, 2016 (week 4)  $119.50 calls at $0.52

Why did I place this trade?

• stochastics in "overbought" region
• 80% probability of success

2/26/2016 (7:53:12 am, PT)  (Expiration Friday)

buy back all 10 calls at $0.01

Why did I place this trade?

• to remove the risk of assignment
• to protect my profits

PROFIT:  $510 (in 10 days)

SUCCESS!

Spiders (SPY) Feb Call Options

Thursday, 2/18/2016 (8:33:40 am, PT)

sold (open) -10 Feb 26, 2016 (wk 4)  $197.50 calls at $0.27

Why did I place this trade?

• stochastics in overbought region

Wednesday, 2/24/2016 (7:09:48 am, PT)

bought back all 10 calls at $0.02

PROFIT:  $250 (in 5 trading days)

SUCCESS!

SPY March Call Options

Thursday, 2/18/2016 (9:26:03 am, PT) RD

sold -2 March 2016  $199 calls at $1.19

Why did I place this trade?

• stochastics in overbought region
• 78% probability of success

Tuesday, 2/23/2016 (9:19:15 am, PT)

bought back both calls at $0.88

Why did I close my position so soon?

• To take profits

PROFIT:  $62

SUCCESS!

QQQ Put Options

2/12/2016 (10:00:20 am, PT)

sell -10 Feb 2016  $92 puts at $0.23

probability of success:  90%


2/17/2016 (6:30:31 am, PT)

buy back puts at $0.02

PROFIT:  $210 (in 3 trading days)

SUCCESS!

Tesla (TSLA) Feb Put Options

Friday 2/12/2016 (11:04:31 am, PT) FP

sold (open) -10 Feb 2016  $123 puts at $0.35

Why did I place this trade?

• stochastics in oversold region
• TSLA just reported earnings (so no more surprises)
• implied volatility still high (so high premiums)
• 3-day weekend (so 3 days of theta time decay ... I LOVE 3-day weekends)
• 94% probability of success (high)

Tuesday 2/16/2016 (12:32:19 pm, PT)

buy back all 10 puts at $0.03

Comment:
This is absolutely amazing.  My trade filled at $0.03 even though the "mid" price was $0.14.  
I figured the market makers must have wanted to make $30 instead of nothing.  Good for them for taking my bid!

PROFIT:  $320 (in TWO trading days!)

SUCCESS!

SELL PUT OPTIONS when the IV is inflated.

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Spiders (SPY) Feb Put Options

1/12/2016 (10:33:26 am, PT)

sell (open)  -2 Feb 2016  $174 puts at $1.05

Why did I place this trade?

• stochastics in oversold region
• high implied volatility
• 86% probability of success

2/16/2016 (12:19:54 pm, PT)

buy back both puts at $0.03

PROFIT:  $204

SUCCESS!

SELL PUT OPTIONS when the IV is inflated.

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Spiders (SPY) Feb Strangle

Tuesday 2/2/2016 (10:08:03 am, PT)

sell -10 Feb 12 2016 (wk 2)  $198 calls at $0.24 (prob ITM = 10%)
sell -10 Feb 12 2016 (wk 2)  $181 puts at $0.39 (prob ITM = 10%)


Friday 2/5/2016 (1:03:54 pm, PT)

buy back the 10 calls at $0.05 


Friday 2/12/2016 (7:46:49 am, PT)

buy back the 10 puts at $0.04

Comment:
Even though 2/12/2016 was Expiration Friday, I went ahead and bought back my short puts anyway just to be safe.

TOTAL PROFIT:  $540 (in 10 calendar days)

SUCCESS!

Spiders (SPY) Feb Call Options

2/2/2016 (11:37:32 am, PT) RD

sell -2 Feb 2016  $195 calls at $1.17

Why did I place this trade?

• stochastics in overbought region
• 75% probability of success

2/12/2016 (12:58:32 pm, PT)

buy back both calls at $0.05

PROFIT:  $224 (in 10 calendar days)

SUCCESS!

Check out my impeccable timing!

• chart on 2/2/2016   
• chart on 2/12/2016

Tesla (TSLA) Feb earnings play

2/10/2016 (12:58:42 pm, PT)

sold -2 Feb 12, 2016 (wk 2)  $105 puts at $1.05

Why did I place this trade?

• TSLA was announcing earnings after the Closing Bell
• the "expected move" was plus or minus $22.51
• TSLA was trading around $143.67 when I placed the trade
• probability of success:  90%

2/11/2016 (10:43:20 am, PT)  ....  ONE day later 

buy back both puts at $0.02

PROFIT:  $206  (in ONE day!!!!)

SUCCESS!

SELL PUTS and/or CALLS right before earnings announcements when the IV is high and premiums are inflated.

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Spiders (SPY) Feb Put Options

1/12/2016 (11:18:23 am, PT)  FP

sell -2 Feb 2016  $165 puts at $0.53 (credit)

Why did I place this trade?

• stochastics in oversold region (see scary-looking chart HERE!)
• high implied volatility
• probability of success:  92.37% (very high)

2/4/2016 (7:16:23 am, PT)

Click HERE to see chart (notice stochastics in overbought region?)

buy back both puts at $0.05 (debit)

PROFIT:  $96

SUCCESS!

SELL PUTS when the IV is high and GET PAID UP FRONT!

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