Get started

Premiumselling

Opening (IRA): SPY December 15th 403 Short Put... for a 4.07 credit. Comments: My weekly broad market short put in the shortest duration contract where the <16 delta is paying around 1% of the strike price in credit to emulate dollar cost averaging into the market without actually being in stock. My basic options here are (a) do nothing, waiting for higher IV to sell premium; (b) continue to sell premium in shorter duration, but at strikes that are closer to at-the-money; (c) continue to sell premium in shorter duration, but at given delta strikes; or (d) scrounge around in the market for premium in other exchange-traded funds or single name that aren't so "weak sauce." I'm opting for (a) here, but may also scrounge around ... . Examples: Shorter Duration, But Closer to At-The-Money: SPY September 1st (42 Days Until Expiry) 447.5 (38 delta), 4.48 credit (around 1% of strike price in credit). Shorter Duration, But at a Given Delta: SPY September 1st (42 Days Until Expiry) 436 (20 delta), 2.34 credit (around .54% of strike price in credit).
AMEX:SPYLong
by NaughtyPines
Opening (IRA): XBI October 20th 76 Short PutComments: Looking to sell the around the 30 delta here in the October monthly, which is more aggressive than I usually go, but am fine with taking assignment, selling call against if it comes to that. Currently, the strike is bid 1.45/ask 1.65 with a 1.55 mid, so will look to get a fill "in that neighborhood." Just looking for some "engagement" in this broad market, low IV environment with my standard go-to's (IWM, QQQ, SPY) at 17.8%, 18.8%, and (ugh) 13.6%, respectively for their 30-days.
AMEX:XBILong
by NaughtyPines
The Day Ahead: TQQQ, GDXJ, USO, GDX, FXI Premium SellingIt's Friday ... the 13th. Here's what's shakin' in exchange-traded fund premium selling ... . Top 5 Options Liquid ETF's Ranked by 30-Day IV: TQQQ 22.9 IVR/60.4 IV GDXJ 23.6/38.9 USO 46.4/38.8 GDX 26.0/33.6 FXI 14.8/31.4 Ideally, you want to have IVR at >50 and IV at >35% in ETF premium-selling land, but you can't have everything in this market ... . Broad Market Shortest Duration <16 Delta Strike Paying 1% of the Strike Price In Credit: IWM, the January 19th 151, paying 1.58 at the mid (14 delta) QQQ, the January 19th 325, paying 3.44 at the mid (15 delta) SPY, the February 16th 385, paying 3.93 at the mid (15 delta) Me, Personally Currently, I still have quite a bit of broad market on in fourth quarter expiries, with the majority being in the December monthly and the end-of-quarter December 29th. (I have one IWM straggler on in the November monthly). I've begun to deploy out a smidge into the 2024 first quarter), but may just sit on my hands this week depending on whether I can get in at strikes better than what I currently have on. Because of that, I may dabble small with TQQQ as an engagement trade (and to see what all the fuss is about). Pictured here is a 16 delta short put at the 30 strike in the December 15th monthly paying 1.01 at the mid which I'll do as a starter position and then work it from there as I wait on my other positions. I also already have a GDXJ covered call on (See Post Below), but may add a short put to give me a little extra sumthin' sumthin' on that play.
NASDAQ:TQQQ
by NaughtyPines