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Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Options trade: Amazon short put (semi-bullish trade) (rolled once)

Trade 1

Tuesday 3/5/2019 (12:13:54 pm, PT)

sell short -1 March 8, 2019  $1660 put at $2.61

Facts:
  • 3 days 'til expiration
  • 14 delta


Trade 2

Thursday, 3/7/2019 (12:56:53 pm, PT) [AMZN dropped $45, so I rolled down & out to April 12]

buy (to close) 1 March 8, 2019  $1660 put at $36.49
sell (to open) 1 April 12, 2019  $1590 put at $38.41

net credit:  $1.92



Trade 3

Wednesday, 3/20/2019 (9:13:26 am, PT)

buy back April 12  $1590 put at $3.25

PROFIT:  $128

I decided to close my trade before the FOMC announcement at 11 am (PT).

Friday, March 8, 2019

Options trade: Amazon short call (semi-bearish trade)

Thursday, 2/28/2019 (11:19:31 am, PT)

sell short -1 March 8, 2019  $1705 call at $2.74

Facts:
  • 8 days 'til expiration
  • "overbought" stochastics
  • 10 delta

Friday, 3/8/2019 (8:19:34 am, PT) (Expiration Friday)

buy back March 8 $1705 call option at $0.01 (to remove the risk and take profits)

PROFIT:  $273 (in one week)

Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Options trade: Amazon short put (semi-bullish trade)

Monday, 3/4/2019 (11:05:10 am, PT)

sell short -1 March 8, 2019  $1632.50 put at $2.47

Facts:

  • 4 days 'til expiration
  • 10.52 delta


Tuesday, 3/5/2019 (11:58:12 am, PT)

buy back put option at $0.80 (take profits)

PROFIT:  $167 (in one day)

Friday, March 1, 2019

Options trade: Amazon short put (semi-bullish trade)

Thursday, 2/28/2019 (11:19:31 am, PT)

sell short -1 March 8, 2019  $1565 put at $2.63

Facts:
  • 8 days 'til expiration (DTE)
  • 10 delta

Friday, 3/1/2019 (12:54 pm, PT)

buy back put option at $0.95

Amazon rose $33, so it's time to close my trade and take profits.

PROFIT:  $168 (in one day)