Tesla (TSLA) Earnings Play

11/3/2015

sold -1 Nov 6, 2015  $170 put at $0.45
sold -1 Nov 6, 2015  $175 put at $0.76

Comments:
I used two different strikes to spread the risk



11/4/2015

TSLA gapped up over $21 post-earnings, so I was able to buy back both puts at $0.02 each


GROSS PROFIT:  $117 in 1 day

Success!

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Visa (V) Earnings Play

Friday, 10/30/2015 (12:48:08 pm, PT)

sell -1 Nov 6, 2015  $76 put at $1.07


Tuesday, 11/3/2015 (6:46:53 am, PT)

buy back my put at $1.00

NET PROFIT:  $3.91

Comments:

• Visa reported earnings before the Opening Bell on Monday, 11/2
• Immediately after the earnings release, the stock dropped to an intraday low of $74.53 (not good)
• By the end of Monday, 11/2, my short put was ITM (not good)
• On Monday (11/2) evening, I decided to place a closing order to buy back my put at $1.00 to break even and cover my fees
• Before the Opening Bell the next morning (Tuesday, 11/3), Visa announced that the company was planning to buy Visa Europe for $18.2 billion and the stock shot up
• My closing order at $1.00 filled 16 minutes after the Opening Bell on 11/3
• I could have made a lot more $$$$ if I had left my put option alone
• My trade would have ended perfectly if Visa's CFO had announced the acquisition during the conference call on Monday (11/2) rather than waiting until the next day!!!!

Expedia (EXPE) Earnings Play

10/29/2015 (12:48:54 pm, PT)

sell -1 Oct 30, 2015  $114 put at $1.20

Notes:

• this is a 1-day trade
• "earnings play"
• 84% probability of success
• "expected move" was $10

10/30/2015 (expiration)

EXPE closed at $136.30

my put option expired perfectly

GROSS PROFIT:  $120

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Apple (AAPL) Earnings Play

10/27/2015 (12:58:56 pm, PT)

sold -1 Oct 30, 2015  $101 put at $0.35

Notes:

• This is an "earnings play" (taking advantage of inflated premiums).  
• I haven't traded AAPL in a long time, so I wanted to be cautious and sell just one contract.
• AAPL was around $114.55 and the "expected move" was around $6.64 when my trade filled.
• The strike price that I selected was twice the "expected move" (being cautious).

10/29/2015 (6:30:25 am, PT)

buy back my put at $0.01 to remove the risk


GROSS PROFIT:  $34

Success!

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Spiders (SPY) Put Options

7/21/2015 (11:49:44 am, PT)  RD

sell  -3 Sept 2015  $205 puts at $2.37

probability of success:  68%



8/24/2015 (8:51:01 am, PT)

The Dow dropped 1000 points this morning.

roll Sept 2015  $205 puts to Nov 2015  $205 puts
net credit:  $1.75



10/23/2015 (12:00:13 pm, PT)

buy back all 3 Nov 2015  $205 puts at $1.98

GROSS PROFIT:  $642

Success!

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Spiders (SPY) Jade Lizard (options)

7/22/2015 (12:40:03 pm, PT)  stoch top

+4  Aug 28, 2015  $217 calls  (16% prob ITM)
-4  Aug 28, 2015  $216 calls  (21% prob ITM)
-4  Aug 28, 2015  $205 puts  (25% prob ITM)

Net credit:  $1.52


8/21/2015 (8:19:55 am, PT)

Roll Aug 28, 2015  $205 puts to Sept 2015  $205 puts

Net credit:  $2.14 (nice)



8/24/2015 (8:20:54 am PT)

• Dow dropped 1000 points at the Opening Bell

• Roll Sept 2015  $205 puts to Oct 2015  $205 puts 
• Net credit:  $0.75

8/28/2015 (expiration)

• SPY closed at $199.24
• Credit call spread expired perfectly

9/18/2015 (10:46:18 am, PT)

• Roll Oct 2015  $205 puts to Nov 2015  $204 puts (roll down 1 strike)
• Net credit:  $0.65

10/22/2015 (1:02:45 pm, PT)  stoch top

buy back all 4 Nov 2015  $204 puts at $2.50

NET PROFIT:  $994.31

Success!

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Spiders (SPY) Put Options

7/28/2015 (11:31:08 am, PT) 

sell  -4 September 2015  $205 puts at $2.82


Why did I place this trade?

• stochastics in oversold region
• 62% probability of success

 

8/24/2015 (8:23:08 am, PT)
Dow dropped 1000 points at the Opening Bell

Roll Sept 2015 $205 puts to Oct 2015  $205 puts
Net credit:  $0.70



9/18/2015 (11:22:50 am, PT)

Roll Oct 2015  $205 puts to Nov 2015  $204 puts (rolled down 1 strike)

Net credit:  $0.70



10/22/2015 (1:02:45 pm, PT)
stochastics at top

buy back all 4 Nov 2015  $204 puts at $2.50

NET PROFIT:  $650.96

Success!

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Spiders (SPY) Jade Lizard (options)

7/21/2015 (11:58:50 am, PT)  RD
stochastics top

+7 Aug 28, 2015  $217 calls at $0.67  (18% prob ITM)
-7 Aug 28, 2015  $216 calls at $0.95  (23% prob ITM)
-7 Aug 28, 2015  $204 puts at $1.18  (23% prob ITM)

Net credit:  $1.46



8/12/2015 (6:30:02 am, PT)
stochastics bottom

buy back all 7 of the $216 short calls at $0.05



8/24/2015 (7:09:04 am, PT)
The Dow dropped 1000 points at the Opening Bell

 
Roll to Nov 2015  $204 puts 

Net credit:  $3.89 (nice!)



8/28/2015 (expiration)

The Aug 28, 2015  $217 long calls expired "worthless"



10/22/2015 (10:40:11 am, PT)

buy back all 7 Nov $204 puts at $2.64

GROSS PROFIT:  $1862

Success!

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Spiders (SPY) Put Options

7/21/2015 (11:38:56 am, PT)  FP

sold  -4 August 28, 2015  $205 puts at $1.30

probability of success:  75%

Note:

• I was impatient and sold (to open) these puts even though the timing was horrible (i.e., the stochastics were in the "overbought" region)
• On August 28 (expiration), these options did, indeed, end up in-the-money

8/21/2015 (7:42:02 am, PT)

Roll all 4 August $205 puts to October 2, 2015  $200 puts
Net credit:  $0.45

Note:

• The net credit of $0.45 is very small, but I wanted to roll down my strikes for safety.

8/24/2015 (6:59:29 am, PT)

The Dow dropped 1000 points at the Opening Bell.

Roll all 4 Oct 2, 2015  $200 puts to November 2015  $200 puts
Net credit:  $1.55



10/22/2015 (10:33:11 am, PT) 

buy back all 4 Nov 2015  $200 puts at $1.58

Why did I close this trade?

• stochastics in overbought region
• SPY up 1.69% today

GROSS PROFIT:  $688

Success!

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Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) Iron condor

9/4/2015 (11:11:31 am, PT)

buy +1 October 2015  $119 call
sell -1 October 2015  $115 call  (37% prob ITM)
sell -1 October 2015  $109 put  (40% prob ITM)
buy +1 October 2015  $107 put

net credit:  $2.02 x 1 x 100 =  $202 received


Analysis:

• no risk on the down side
• $198 risk on the up side
• break even at $117.02

9/28/2015 (9:46:15 am, PT)

buy back entire iron condor for $1.11 (debit)

NET PROFIT:  $78.64

Success!

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Spiders (SPY) August Jade Lizard

6/25/2015 (12:42:16 pm, PT)  RD

buy +4 August 2015  $216 calls at $1.24  [22% prob ITM]
sell -4 August 2015  $215 calls at $1.60  [26% prob ITM]
sell -4 August 2015  $203 puts at $2.18  [30% prob ITM]


Why did I place this trade?

• stochastics in overbought region
• max profit = $1016 if SPY closes between $203 and $215 at expiration

8/12/2015 (6:43 am, PT)  [stochastics bottom]

buy to close the four $215 short calls at $0.04 to remove the risk


8/19/2015 (11:12:45 am, PT)

buy to close the four $203 puts at $0.04 to remove the risk


8/21/2015 (expiration)

the four long $216 calls expired "worthless"

NET PROFIT:  $966.40

Success!!

THANK GOD I closed those four naked puts early because SPY closed at $197.63 on Expiration Friday!!!!  Those puts would have ended up ITM. 

The lesson here is:  
ALWAYS BUY BACK YOUR SHORT OPTIONS AND REMOVE THE RISK EVEN IF EXPIRATION FRIDAY IS JUST A FEW DAYS AWAY!!!

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Spiders (SPY) Jade Lizard (options)

6/25/2015 (11:50:25 am, PT)

buy  +1 August 2015  $216 call at $1.25
sell  -1 August 2015  $215 call at $1.61  (27% prob ITM)
sell  -1 August 2015  $203 put at $2.18   (30% prob ITM)

Why did I place this trade?

• stochastics in "overbought" region
• if SPY closes between $203 and $215, profit = $254
• if SPY closes above $216, profit =  $154 (fine)

8/13/2015 (12:26:36 pm, PT)

buy (to close) 1 August 2015  $215 call at $0.02 (to remove the risk)


8/18/2015 (9:50:44 am, PT)

buy (to close) 1 August 2015  $203 put at $0.05 (to remove the risk)


8/21/2015 (expiration)

the long $216 calls expired "worthless"

NET PROFIT:  $237.56

Success!

THANK GOD I bought back those short puts early because they would have ended up ITM on Expiration Friday (8/21/2015).  SPY closed at $197.63 on expiration.

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Spiders (SPY) Aug Put Options

7/21/2015 (11:50:17 am, PT)  stoch top (bad!)

sell  -10 August 28, 2015  $202.50 puts at $1.00

Probability ITM:  20%


8/14/2015 (11:42:29 am, PT)

buy (to close) all 10 puts at $0.44

NET PROFIT:  $537.38

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Spiders (SPY) August Put Options

7/2/2015 RD

sell  -1 August 2015  $191 put at $1.26

Why did I place this trade?

• stochastics in "oversold" region
• high implied volatility
• 83% probability of success

7/31/2015

buy back put option at $0.10

NET PROFIT:  $113

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Spiders (SPY) Credit Put Spread

6/30/2015 (9:37:15 am, PT)

sell -10 August 2015  $180 puts at $0.83 (10.27% prob ITM)
buy +10 August 2015  $170 puts at $0.43 (5.50% prob ITM)

Why did I place this trade?

• stochastics in oversold region
• high implied volatility
• max profit:  $400

7/30/2015 (11:42:20 am, PT)

buy to close all 10 of the $180 puts at $0.05
sell to close all 10 of the $170 puts at $0.02

NET PROFIT:  $323.87

Success!

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Spiders (SPY) July Jade Lizard

5/11/2015 (10:44:40 am, PT)

buy  +4 July 2015  $216 calls at $1.78
sell  -4 July 2015  $215 calls at $2.20  (32% probability ITM)
sell  -4 July 2015  $205 puts at $3.03  (35% probability ITM)

Why did I place this trade?

• stochastics in "overbought" region
• high probability of success
• no matter where SPY lands at expiration,  this trade will still be profitable

Analysis:

• If SPY closes between $205 and $215 (ideal outcome), profit will be $1380
• If SPY closes above $216, profit will be $980

7/6/2015 (6:30:02 am, PT)

buy back the 4 short calls ($215 strike) at $0.04 to remove the risk


7/17/2015 (expiration)

SPY closed at $212.47 (ideal!), so short puts and long calls expired "worthless"

NET PROFIT:  $1347.51

Success!!

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Spiders (SPY) Put Options

6/9/2015 (12:06:16 pm, PT)

sell  -3 July 2015  $203 puts at $2.18

Why did I place this trade?

• stochastics in "oversold" region
• probability of success:  68%

7/17/2015 (expiration)

SPY closed at $212.47, so puts expired "worthless"

NET PROFIT:  $649.39

Success!

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Spiders (SPY) July Ratio Put Spread

5/22/2015 (10:35:02 am, PT)  RD

buy  +6 July 2015  $210 puts at $2.96
sell  -12 July 2015  $209 puts at $2.67 (37% probability ITM)

• net credit:  $2.38 x 6 x 100 =  $1428
• max potential profit:  $2028
• stochastics in "overbought" region

7/16/2015 (6:48:36 am, PT)  stoch top

buy back 6 July $209 puts at $0.05 to remove the risk
leave open July 209/210 debit put spread for potential profit on 7/17 (expiration)


7/17/2015 (expiration)

SPY closed above $212 so debit put spread expired worthless

NET PROFIT:  $1370.27

Success!

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XLI July Put Options

6/8/2015 (12:56:39 pm, PT)  RD

sell  -1 July 2015  $55 put at $0.99


7/17/2015 (10:35:38 am, PT)  expiration Friday

buy back put at $0.18 to remove the risk of assignment
(XLI was trading at $54.84 with no extrinsic value remaining)

Note:  XLI hit a low of $53.35 on July 8 (eek!)

NET PROFIT:  $77.92

Success!

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Spiders (SPY) July Ratio Put Spread

5/11/2015 (12:49:58 pm, PT)  FP

Ratio Put Spread (stochastics rising)

buy  +4 July 2015  $202 puts at $2.56
sell  -8 July 2015  $201 puts at $2.355 (28% probability ITM)

net credit received:  $2.15 x 4 x 100 =  $860
max potential profit:  $1260


7/14/2015

buy back 4 July 2015  $201 puts at $0.04 to remove the risk
let debit put spread expire on 7/17

NET PROFIT:  $826.68

Success!

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