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Friday, January 6, 2017

Spiders (SPY) Credit Diagonal

Fri. 12/23/2016 (10:02:30 am, PT)

sell short  −4 Jan 27, 2017  $222 puts at $1.69
buy long  +4 April 21, 2017  $140 puts at $0.07 (cheap "wings")

probability of success:  65%
buying power effect:  ($32,800)


Fri. 1/6/2017 (6:30:10 am, PT)

buy back only the short puts at $0.75
leave open the long puts so I can use them again for the next set of short puts

PROFIT:  $376 (in 2 weeks)

SUCCESS!



Spiders (SPY) Put Options

Wed. 12/21/2016 (10:30:57 am, PT)  RD

sell short −2 Jan 25, 2017  $222 puts at $1.42

probability of success:  69%


Fri. 1/6/2017 (6:30:02 am, PT)

buy back puts at $0.65

PROFIT:  $154


SUCCESS!



Thursday, January 5, 2017

Spiders (SPY) Put Options

Fri. 12/16/2016 (11:45:42 am, PT)

sell short  −2 Jan 20, 2017  $222 puts at $1.81


Thu. 1/5/2017 (10:19:11 am, PT)

buy back puts at $0.58

PROFIT:  $246

SUCCESS!




Spiders (SPY) Put Options

Wed. 12/28/2016 (9:54:45 am, PT)

sell short  −1 Jan 27, 2017  $222 put at $1.84

probability of success:  62.52%


Fri. 1/5/2017 (11:14:05 am, PT)

buy back put at $0.88

PROFIT:  $96

SUCCESS!



Spiders (SPY) Put Options

Thu. 12/22/2016 (12:32:31 pm, PT)

sell short  −1 Jan 20, 2017  $222 put at $1.39

probability of success:  67%


Thu. 1/5/2017 (10:22:32 am, PT)

buy back put at $0.58

PROFIT:  $81

SUCCESS!



Spiders (SPY) Credit Diagonal

Wed. 12/21/2016 (9:57:26 am, PT)  RD

sell  −2 Jan 25, 2017  $220 puts at $1.05 (credit)
buy  +2 Apr 21, 2017  $130 puts at $0.08 (debit) *

  • probability of success:  76%
  • 35 days 'til expiration (DTE)
  • buying power effect:  ($18,000)
* the long puts are my cheap "wings" to decrease capital requirements


Thu. 1/5/2017 (7:27:53 am, PT) (20 DTE)

  • buy back short puts only at $0.48 (debit)
  • leave open long puts to be used again for the next set of short puts

NET PROFIT:  $114 (in 2 weeks)

SUCCESS!