IWM February Put Options

1/20/2015 (12:20:58 pm, PT) LL

-2 February 2015 $115 puts at $2.36 (credit)

Why did I place this trade?

• price approaching 200 EMA (possible support?) (see chart)
• stochastics in "oversold" region (see chart)
• high implied volatility (= high premiums)
• probability of success:  56%

2/6/2015 (9:56:20 am, PT)

buy (to close) both puts at $0.39 (debit)

Why did I close this trade?

• price at top of range (see chart)
• stochastics in "overbought" region (see chart)
• TAKE PROFITS!!

NET PROFIT:  $387.88  (ROC 1.686% in 17 days)  

Success!

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SPY Put Options

1/8/2015 (10:14:44 am, PT) LL

sold to open 10 February 2015 $192 puts at $1.20

probability of success:  83%


2/4/2015 (11:14:20 am, PT)

bought to close all 10 puts at $0.32

NET PROFIT:  $857.49                          Success!
using margin, the return on capital is 2.71% in 20 trading days

 

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SPY Put Options

12/24/2014 (8:49:53 am, PT) LL

sold to open 10 February 2015 $191 puts at $1.02

probability of success:  86%


2/4/2015 (11:14:42 am, PT)

bought to close all 10 puts at $0.28

NET PROFIT:  $717.49               Success!
using margin, the return on capital is 2.79% in 6 weeks

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SPY Put Options

1/30/2015, Friday (12:20:22 pm, PT) LL

sold (to open) 10 February 2015 $187 puts at $0.75

Why did I place this trade?

• "oversold" condition in stochastics (see chart)
• high implied volatility (high premiums)
• probability of success:  84%

2/4/2015, Wednesday (11:15 am, PT)

bought (to close) all 10 puts at $0.15

Why did I close my position?

• approaching "overbought" condition in stochastics (see chart)
• implied volatility has come down
• TAKE PROFITS!

NET PROFIT:  $584.49
using margin, the return on capital is 2.067% in just 4 trading days!

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Energy ETF (XLE) Put Options

1/9/2015 (11:30:27 am, PT) LL

sold (to open) 1 February 2015 $74 put at $1.97

Why did I place this trade?

• "oversold" condition in stochastics (see chart)
• probability of success:  60%

2/3/2015 (10:25:02 am, PT)

bought (to close) put option at $0.36

Why did I close this position?

• "overbought" condition in stochastics (see chart)
• broke above 50 EMA (possible resistance?)
• TAKE PROFITS!

NET PROFIT:  $157.93             Success!

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Gold (GLD) Put Options

8/22/2014 (11:08:06 am, PT) LL

• sold (to open) 4 October 2014 $120 puts at $1.21
• probability of success:  69%

10/10/2014 (9:03:56 am, PT)  

• GLD was trading between $117.19 and $117.74, so my puts were ITM
• I rolled my 4 October 2014 puts to November 2014 (same strike of $120)
• Received another credit of $1.12

11/5/2014 (10:00:08 am, PT)

• GLD was trading around $110.27
• My short puts had about $0.05 of extrinsic value remaining
• I rolled my 4 November 2014 puts to March 2015 (same strike of $120)
• Received another credit of $1.45

1/20/2015 (10:57:09 am, PT)

• GLD was trading around $124ish
• The stochastics were in the "overbought" region
• I decided to close my position today
• Unfortunately, however, the implied volatility was extremely high, so I had to overpay ($2.32) to buy back my short puts.  That's fine.  I just wanted to take my PROFITS.

TOTAL NET PROFIT:  $541.22                   Success!

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QQQ Ratio Put Spread

12/12/2014 (10:41:48 am, PT) LL

+1 January 2015 $101 put at $1.55
-2 January 2015 $100 puts at $1.30

maximum credit:  $1.05 x 1 x 100 =  $105
maximum potential profit:  ($1.05 + $1.00) x 1 x 100 =  $205

Why did I place this trade?

• stochastics in the "oversold" region (see chart)
• price approaching 50 EMA (possible support?)
• probability of expiring ITM was 31% (for $100 strike)

1/15/2015 (12:41:53 pm, PT) (1 day before expiration)
QQQ was bouncing around $100 all day long (see chart).
I decided to sell (to close) my debit put spread for $0.64 ($64).


1/16/2015 (expiration)
QQQ closed at $100.82 (see chart).
My short strike was $100!  Whew!  That was close!!!!
I let my remaining short put expire.


TOTAL NET PROFIT:  $151.09                Success!

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Spiders (SPY) January Put Options

12/10/2014 (11:22:08 am, PT) LL

sell (to open) 10 January 2015 $190 puts at $1.10

Why did I place this trade?

• SPY was touching the 50 EMA (possible support) [see chart]
• stochastics was near the oversold region [see chart]
• probability of success:  83%

1/9/2015 (6:30:03 am, PT) 

buy (to close) all 10 puts at $0.03

TOTAL NET GAIN:  $1054.98               Success!

The lesson.....

On 12/10/2014 (when I sold my puts at $1.10), SPY was trading between $202.93 and $205.98.
On 1/9/2015 (when I bought back my puts at $0.03), SPY was trading between $203.51 and $206.42.
If, during the same time frame, I had bought 1000 shares of SPY instead of selling put options, I would have broken even.  However, by selling 10 put options, I came out with a profit of $1054.98!  That's why I love to sell put options!


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Spiders (SPY) January Put Options

12/16/2014 (12:42:59 pm, PT) LL

sold to open 1 January 2015 $196 put at $3.87

Why did I place this trade?

• oversold region of stochastics (see chart)
• high implied volatility because of FOMC announcement on 12/17
• probability of success:  58%

1/8/2015 (1:04:28 pm, PT)

bought back put option at $0.14

Why did I close this trade?

• take profits!  (see chart)

NET PROFIT:  $369.93  (ROC 1.887% in 3 weeks, 2 days)

Success!

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Spiders (SPY) January Put Options

12/12/2014 (11:30:04 am, PT) FP

sold to open 2 January 2015 $186 puts at $1.15

maintenance required:  $5371.60

 
Why did I place this trade?

• oversold region of stochastics (see chart)
• touching 50 EMA (possible support)

1/8/2015 (9:48:55 am, PT)

bought back both puts at $0.04

Why?  TO TAKE PROFITS!

TOTAL NET PROFIT:  $212.44 (ROC 3.95% in 4 weeks)

Success!

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Spiders (SPY) Dec Put Options

10/29/2014 (11:13 am, PT)  FP

Ratio spread: 

+3 December 2014 $195 puts at $3.70 (long puts)
-6 December 2014 $191 puts at $2.55 (short puts)

Net credit:  $1.40
Cash received:  ($1.40) (3) (100) =  $420

Why did I place this trade?

• top of stochastics (I was slightly bearish) (see chart)
• probability of success was approximately 68%
• potential max profit:  $1620

 

12/17/2014 (10:59:06 am, PT)

sell to close the 3 long puts at $0.48
buy to close the 6 short puts at $0.16

Net CREDIT:  $0.16

It is VERY UNUSUAL to receive a CREDIT when buying back a ratio spread. This gave me a profit that's even higher than my original credit.  That's why I closed the trade instead of allowing the options to expire on 12/19.

TOTAL NET PROFIT:  $438.09             SUCCESS!

 

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Spiders (SPY) Nov 185 Put Options

9/24/2014 (8:57 am, PT)

sell to open 10 November 2014 $185 put options at $1.07

I GOT PAID $1070 up front!

Why did I place this trade on 9/24?  See my other SPY trades (below).


11/17/2014 (12:27 pm, PT)

buy to close all 10 puts at $0.01

NET PROFIT:  $1051.98   SUCCESS!!

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Spiders (SPY) Nov 191 Put Option

9/24/2014 (9:18 am, PT)

sell to open 1 November 2014 $191 put option at $1.82
I GOT PAID $182 up front!

Why did I place this trade on 9/24/2014?

• SPY was touching its 50 EMA (see chart)
• bottom of stochastics (see chart)
• probability of success = 73%

On 10/15/2014, SPY hit a low of $181.92 (see chart).  My put option was in-the-money by $9.08.  

YIKES!!

However, I was not at risk of early assignment because there was plenty of "extrinsic" value remaining in my put.  So.... I left it open and hoped for a recovery.  After all, what goes down must come up, right?


11/17/2014
buy to close my put option at $0.03

NET PROFIT:  $177.43   SUCCESS!

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Spiders (SPY) Nov 192 Put Options

9/24/2014 (9:03 am, PT)

sell to open 5 November 2014 $192 put options at $1.94

I received $970 immediately!

WHY did I place this trade on 9/24/2014?

• SPY had come back down to its 50 EMA (see chart)
• bottom of stochastics (see chart)
• probability of success was 70%

On 10/15/2014, SPY dropped all the way down to $181.92 (see chart)

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However, I was not at risk of early assignment because my put option still had plenty of "extrinsic" value remaining.  So, I left my position open.  What goes down must come up, right? 



11/13/2014 (10:41 am, PT)

buy to close all 5 puts at $0.09
WHY?

• top of stochastics
• take profits!

NET PROFIT:  $903.23   SUCCESS!

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Spiders (SPY) Nov 188 Put Option

10/1/2014 (11:59 am, PT)

sell to open 1 Nov 2014 $188 put option at $2.54

I received $254 CASH immediately!

WHY did I place this trade on 10/1/2014?

• SPY dropped 1.36% (when the underlying goes down, put prices rise)
• "bottom" of stochastics (see chart)
•  probability of success:  67%
  

Note:  SPY broke through its 50 EMA on 10/1/2014, so it may continue to drop (bad)

On 10/15/2014, SPY hit a low of $181.92 (see chart), so my Nov $188 put option was $6.08 in-the-money (bad).  However, I was not at risk of early assignment because there was a lot of "extrinsic" value remaining in my option.  

So.... I left my position open.  After all, what goes down must come up, right? 


11/10/2014 (7:14 am, PT)

buy to close my put option at $0.05 

NET PROFIT:  $241.18     SUCCESS!

By leaving my put option open, I was able to take advantage of SPY's recovery (see chart).

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Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) Put Options

9/18/2014 (9:57 am) (FP)

sell (to open) 2 November 2014 $107 puts at $1.13

probability of success:  80%


11/10/2014 (7:07 am)

buy (to close) both puts at $0.05

NET PROFIT:  $206.44

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Diamonds (DIA) Put Options

9/24/2014 (9:46 am) (FP)

sell (to open) 1 Nov 2014 $166 put at $1.74

probability of success:  69%


11/11/2014 (7:08 am)

buy (to close) at $0.05

NET PROFIT:  $160.23

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IWM Put Options

3/5/2014 (RD)

sell (to open) 2 April 2014 $118 puts at $2.36

IWM was trading between $119.47 and $119.96 on 3/5/2014.

IWM dropped after I sold (to open) my puts, so I had to roll them FIVE times!  I was finally able to close the position on 11/7/2014 with a $769.58 profit on 11/7/2014.

The lesson:
Selling (to open) put options gave me a profit of $769.58.  If I had bought 200 shares of IWM instead on 3/5/2014, I would still be sitting on a loss of approximately $600 on 11/7/2014.  Selling put options is better than buying long a stock/ETF.

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QQQ Nov 2014 Put Options

10/9/2014 (11:47 am, PT) (RD)

sell (to open) 1 Nov 2014 $93 put at $1.18 (I got paid $118)

probability of success: 70%


11/7/2014 (6:30:02 am, PT)

buy (to close) at $0.05 (see chart)

TOTAL NET PROFIT:  $104.23 


The lesson:

On 10/9/2014, QQQ was touching the 50 EMA (possible support) and it's at the "bottom" of the stochastics, so it's a good time to SELL put options (see chart).

On 10/15/2014, QQQ dropped all the way down to $90.24 (see chart), so my put option was ITM.  However, I was not at risk of early assignment because there was a lot of extrinsic value remaining, so I left my option open (i.e., I didn't buy it back for a loss).

As always, I have a GTC, buy-to-close, limit order of $0.05 in place.  This order filled at the Opening Bell on Friday, 11/7/2014 (see chart).  Hallelujah!

The bottom line.....  instead of panicking on 10/15 and closing my trade at a loss, I left it alone and came out with a PROFIT!

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SPY Nov Put Options

10/7/2014 (11:29:29 am, PT)

sold (to open) 10 Nov 2014 $183 put options at $1.28

probability of success:  80%

• Why initiate this trade?  See chart ("bottom" of stochastics)

10/23/2014 (10 am, PT)

buy (to close) all 10 Nov puts at $0.71

• Why close this trade?  TAKE PROFITS!  See chart ("top" of stochastics)

NET PROFIT:  $547.49 (in 16 days)

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