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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
$WBA 11DTE SHORT PUT 10% profit target #WBA #options10% TP for my cap in 10 days? It's good.... Any kind of naked PUTs on big instrument are my favorite at high IVR with divergence. My choice for today: Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. Reasons: - RSI is already oversold with big divergence - breakeven point is little close, but allowed loss ($50 max) is manageable SETUP: NAKED PUT for NASDAQ:WBA , because IVR is high, for 0.7cr * Sell 2 NASDAQ:WBA OCT13 '22 PUT Max profit: $152 Probability of 50%Profit: 72% (TP: $95) Profit Target relative to my Buying Power: 10% Req. Buy Power: $1035 (max loss without management before expiry, no way to let this happen!) Tasty IVR: 84 (very high) Expiry: 11 days SOLD OCT13'22PUT @ 0.76cr
NASDAQ:WBALong
by TanukiTrade
Opening (IRA): SPY January 19th 375 Short Put... for a 3.76 credit. Comments: Targeting the <16 delta strike paying around 1% of the strike price in credit to emulate dollar cost averaging into the broad market. Going out to January here, because I already have quite a few rungs on in the Nov and Dec monthlies, as well as the Dec 29th. I may still try to squeeze some rungs in November and December if that turns out to be productive and/or at better strikes than I currently have on.
AMEX:SPYLong
by NaughtyPines
Opening (IRA): IWM December 29th 155 Short Put... for a 1.56 credit. Comments: Rounding out rungs in the last of the available expiries in the 4th quarter, targeting the <16 delta strike paying around 1% of the strike price in credit to emulate dollar cost averaging into the broad market using short puts. If I had nothing on in IWM, I'd probably go shorter duration (e.g., November 17th) where the 165 is paying 1.75 at the moment; I already have a rung at that strike, so am going out farther in duration to keep theta on and burning. The same would probably go for my Friday stuff in the Q's and in SPY.
AMEX:IWM
by NaughtyPines