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Friday, July 18, 2014

3 Options Trades (done in my options class)

This YouTube video (click here) demonstrates how I (Lilia) closed my profitable options trades on Expiration Friday.  I also explain the timing for each strategy and how I selected the strike prices.

The following 3 trades were done in my options class.


TRADE 1 (sell "naked" put on GLD)
6/2/2014 (check out my impeccable timing!)
sell (to open) 1 July 2014 $117 put at $1.27

7/18/2014 (exp)
let this put expire

Gross profit:  $127


TRADE 2 (buy "debit put spread" on RAD)
6/6/2014 (see timing on chart)
buy (to open) 10 July 2014 $8 puts at $0.55
sell (to open) 10 July 2014 $7 puts at $0.25
Net debit:  $0.30 or $300 ($0.30 x 10 x 100 = $300)

7/18/2014 (exp)
sell (to close) the July $8 puts only at $0.90
let the July $7 puts expire

Gross profit:  $600


TRADE 3 (buy "calendar spread" on XLI)
6/9/2014 (check out my impeccable timing!)
buy (to open) 1 Sept 2014 $54 put at $1.08
sell (to open) 1 July 2014 $54 put at $0.40
Net debit:  $0.68 or $68 ($0.68 x 1 x 100 = $68)

7/18/2014 (exp)
sell (to close) Sept $54 put at $1.17
let July $54 put expire

Gross profit:  $49 (ROC = 72% in 5 weeks) .... that's right....72% ROC!

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SPY July Put Options

6/13/2014

sell (to open) 10 July 2014 $184 puts at $0.64

(received $640 cash)

probability of success:  86.48%


7/18/2014 (exp)

SPY closed above $184.  Success!  Let puts expire.


NET PROFIT:   $632.24






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SPY July Put Options

6/10/2014

sell (to open) 10 July 2014 $185 puts at $0.50

(received $500 cash)

probability of success:  88.63%


7/18/2014 (exp)

SPY closed above $185.  Success!  Let puts expire.

NET PROFIT:  $492.24

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SPY July Put Options

6/23/2014

sell (to open) 10 July 2014 $183 puts at $0.21

probability of success:  93.61%


7/18/2014 (exp)

SPY closed above $183.  Success!  Let puts expire.

NET PROFIT:  $202.25





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SPY Ratio Spread (options)

6/24/2014

+5 July 2014 $195 puts at $1.54
-10 July 2014 $194 puts at $1.23

Net credit:  $0.92


7/18/2014 (exp)

buy (to close) 5 July $194 puts at $0.04 (to remove the risk)

NET PROFIT:  $421.24


Lessons:
  • on 6/24/2014, the July $194 put had a 38% probability of expiring ITM
  • early in the morning on 7/18/2014 (exp), the July $195 put was trading around $0.07; I decided to sacrifice the small gain for the possibility of making a little more money later that day (if SPY goes down to $194)

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Wednesday, July 16, 2014

SPY July Put Options

6/24/2014 (RD)


+4 July 2014 $193 puts at $1.42
-8 July 2014 $192 puts at $1.17

Net credit:  $0.92 or ($0.92) (4) (100) =  $368 cash received (gross)


7/16/2014 (3 days before exp)

buy (to close) July $192 puts at $0.03

TOTAL NET PROFIT:  $338.62


LESSONS:

  • on 6/24/2014, the July $192 puts had a 33% chance of expiring ITM
  • I closed the July $192 puts on 7/16 to remove the risk from my  portfolio
  • if SPY closes below $192 on Friday, 7/18/2014, I will make another $400 on this trade

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SPY July Put Options

6/24/2014 (FP)

sold (to open) 2 July 2014 $191 puts at $0.73

probability of success:  70%


7/16/2014 (3 days before exp)

buy (to close) both options at $0.03

NET PROFIT:  $130.44

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Tuesday, July 15, 2014

DIA July Put Options

6/11/2014 (FP)

sell (to open) 4 July 2014 $165 puts at $1.13

probability of success:  70%


7/15/2014 (4 days before exp)

buy (to close) all puts at $0.05

NET PROFIT:  $420.83 (ROC 3.34% in 1 month)

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DIA July Put Options

6/11/2014 (RD)

sell (to open) 2 July 2014 $165 puts at $1.13

probability of success:  70%


7/15/2014 (4 days before exp)

buy (to close) both puts at $0.05

NET PROFIT:  $206.43 (ROC 3.28% in 1 month)

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Friday, June 27, 2014

Gold (GLD) Put Options

5/29/2014

Sold (to open) 1 July 2014 $118 put for $1.31
(received $131 cash)

Reasons for placing trade:

  • GLD was "oversold" according to the stochastics (see chart)
  • probability of success:  67%


6/27/2014

bought (to close) GLD put for $0.05 (see chart)

NET PROFIT:  $118.18 (in 1 month)


LESSONS:

  • Sell (to open) put options when the underlying is "oversold" (check out my impeccable timing!)
  • Choose put options that are out-of-the-money (OTM)
  • Once your opening trade has filled, go back into your account right away and submit a "buy to close" GTC order at $0.05
  • Sit back and WAIT......
WARNING:  We're not aiming for "home runs" when trading options ...... we just want to "get on base" EVERY TIME!

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Friday, June 20, 2014

SPY Put Options

5/14/2014 (RD)

sold (to open) 2 June 2014 $187 puts at $2.03
(received $406 cash)

probability of success:  62%


6/20/2014 (expiration)

SPY closed at $195.94.  Perfect!

NET PROFIT:  $396.49

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SPY Put Options

5/14/2014 (FP)


sold (to open) 1 June 2014 $187 put at $2.06
(received $206 cash)

probability of success:  62%


6/20/2014 (expiration)

SPY closed at $195.94.  Perfect!

NET PROFIT:  $197.26

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Thursday, June 19, 2014

IWM Synthetic Long

3/26/2014 (RD)

+1 January 2015 $115 call at $7.70 (ATM call)
-1 January 2015 $115 put at $9.05 (ATM put)
Net credit:  $1.35

Reason for initiating trade:  "oversold"
(see chart)


6/19/2014

sell to close call option at $7.12
buy to close put option at $6.27
Net credit:  $0.85

Reason for closing trade:  "overbought"
(see chart)

TOTAL NET PROFIT:  $200.93

LESSONS:
On 4/2/2014 (see chart), IWM was "overbought" again.  If I had closed my position that day ($1.94 credit), my gross profit would have been $329 in just SIX days!!  But no....I waited instead.... and IWM took a dive.  So, the LESSON is:  TAKE YOUR PROFITS!!! (especially if you're trading long options)

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Gold (GLD) Put Options

6/4/2014 (RD)


sold (to open) 2 July 2014 $117 puts for $1.17
(I received $234 in cash)

Reasons for placing this trade:
  • Probability of success:  68%
  • "Oversold" (see chart)

6/19/2014

bought (to close) both puts for $0.10
(I spent $20)

Reasons for closing this position:
  • GLD rose 3% today.....a lovely surprise!
  • I've collected 91% of the maximum profit in just 2 weeks
  • "Overbought" (see chart)

NET PROFIT:  $194.99 (in 2 weeks)


LESSONS:
Note the IMPECCABLE TIMING of my opening and closing trades!  Obviously, I don't have a crystal ball, but I aim to SELL PUTS at the bottom of the stochastics and I aim to buy them back at the top of the stochastics.  It's that simple!

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Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Diamonds (DIA) Put Options

5/20/2014

sold (to open) 2 June 2014 $160 puts for $1.15
(I received $230 in cash)

Reasons for placing this trade on 5/20:
  • Bottom of stochastics ("oversold") (see chart)
  • Dow dropped over 100 points which brought DIA down to the 50 EMA (see chart)
  • Probability of success:  70%


6/17/2014 (4 days left until expiration)

bought back puts for $0.02

NET PROFIT:  $217.39

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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Spiders (SPY) Ratio Put Spread

4/25/2014 (Fri)

+4 June 2014 $178 puts at $1.69
-8 June 2014 $177 puts at $1.52 (probability ITM = 23%)
Net credit:  $1.35


6/11/2014 (Wed)

buy (to close) 4 June 2014 $177 puts at $0.03

Let the 177/178 debit put spread expire on June 20 (unless SPY goes down)

NET PROFIT (as of June 11):  $511.57

Note:  if SPY dips below $178 on June 20, my debit put spread will become profitable.

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QQQ Put Options

2/25/2014 (FP)
sold (to open) 2 April 2014 $89 puts for $1.45
(received $290)
Note:  the $89 strike price was later adjusted to $88.63 due to a special dividend


4/11/2014
rolled April puts to May 2014 for $0.47
(received another $94)


5/15/2014
rolled May puts to June 2014 for $1.00
(received another $200)


6/11/2014
bought (to close) the 2 June 2014 $88.63 puts for $0.05
(spent $10)


TOTAL NET PROFIT:  $550.24

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Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Mastercard (MA) Put Options

3/7/2014

sold (to open) 4 April 2014  $76 puts for $1.57

(I received $628)


4/11/2014

rolled my April puts to July 2014 for $1.44

(I received another $576)


6/10/2014

bought back (to close) my 4 July 2014 puts for $1.37

(I spent $548)

TOTAL NET PROFIT:  $619.52  (ROC 2.038% in 3 months)

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Thursday, June 5, 2014

Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) Put Options

3/26/2014

sold (to open) 1 April 2014  $114 put for $1.66 (credit)
(cash received = $166)


4/15/2014

rolled April 2014  $114 put to June 2014  $114 put for $1.97 (new credit)
(cash received = $197)

 
6/5/2014

bought (to close) June 2014  $114 put for $1.28 (debit)
(cash spent = $128)


TOTAL NET PROFIT:  $210.85


NOTES:
On 3/26/2014, IWM was trading between $114.65 and $117.68.  
Let's suppose you had bought 100 shares of IWM at $116.16 (average price) instead of selling a put option like I did.

On 6/5/2014, when I closed my PUT OPTION for a PROFIT, IWM was trading between $112.09 and $114.88.  If you had sold your IWM shares on 6/5, you would have locked in a LOSS of $128 - $407, depending on what price you actually received.

This is a perfect example of why SELLING PUT OPTIONS is BETTER than just buying (long) a stock (or ETF).  When you SELL PUT OPTIONS, you're selling "time," so you will make money even if the stock/ETF goes down.

Check out my FREE lessons on YouTube (www.youtube.com/user/moneyandlilia) and learn to SELL PUT OPTIONS!

It's easy, fun and most importantly, PROFITABLE!

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

SPY May Put Options

3/11/2014 (RD)

sold (to open) 2 April 2014 $186 puts at $2.73
(received $546)

probability of success:  55%


4/11/2014 (Fri)  Rolled to May

bought (to close) 2 April 2014 $186 puts
sold (to open) 2 May 2014 $186 puts
New credit:  $1.24 (received $248)


5/14/2014 (Wed)

bought (to close) both May puts at $0.04 ($8.00 debit)


NET PROFIT:   $765.36  (2.057% return in 2 months)

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