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Friday, October 28, 2022

Options trading : Alphabet (GOOGL) semi-bullish trade

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9/21/2022 (12:03 pm, PT)

sell -1 Sept 23, 2022 $101 put at $1.00 (credit)
  • prob ITM:  39% (a bit high)
  • GOOGL = $102
  • 2 DTE
  • FOMC press conference at 11 am, PT


9/23/2022 (expiration) (ROLL #1)

roll Sept 23 $101 put to Sept 30 for $1.00 (credit)



9/29/2022 (1 DTE)  (ROLL #2)

roll Sept 30 $101 put to Oct 7 for $0.72 (credit)

NOTES:  I decided to roll on Sept 29 (1 day before exp) because my "extrinsic" value was getting too low and I did not want to get assigned.



10/7/2022 (expiration) (ROLL #3)

roll Oct 7 $101 put to Oct 14 for $1.12 (credit)



10/14/2022 (expiration)  (ROLL #4)

roll Oct 14 $101 put to Oct 21 for $0.65 (credit)


TOTAL CREDITS RECEIVED SO FAR:  $4.49



10/21/2022 (expiration)

buy back the Oct 21 $101 put at $0.10 and take PROFITS!


PROFIT:  $439 (in 4 weeks)

Side note:  GOOGL closed at $101.13 on Oct 21 (so close . . .)