Get started

Shortstrangle

Rolled: NVDA February 18th 247.5 Short Put to 265... for a 7.90 credit. Comments: Rolled up early in the session, after which the market quickly decided to go the other way, which is fine, since a "perfect finish" would be between the short option strikes. In any event, total credits collected of 28.79 on a 22.5 inversion, so I could still make money on this on a finish between the short leg strikes at 242.5 and 265, but I'm basically just looking to mitigate loss at this point, since I plan to take it off -- fish or cut bait -- immediately before earnings.
NASDAQ:NVDA
by NaughtyPines
Rolling: XLK February 18th Short Strangles to March 18th 160... short straddle. Comments: Locking in some realized gains by rolling the 151/160 and the 157C/158P inverted out to the March 18th 160 short straddle. I had to do this in separate rolls, receiving 7.19 in credits for the roll of the 151/160 and 3.67 for the roll of the slightly inverted 157C/158P. I've collected a grand total of 22.07 in credits (11.035/contract) relative to a current setup value of 11.75 per contract, so am still slightly underwater in the position. As usual, will continue to do defensive adjustments as necessary to keep from getting too directional.
AMEX:XLK
by NaughtyPines
4
Rolling: IWM February 25th 197/198 Short Strangle to March 18th... 199 short straddle. Comments: As with my February 18th IWM tight short strangle, rolling out my February 25th to the March 18th 199 short straddle for a 4.24 credit. Total credits collected of 12.80 relative to the March 18th 199 short straddle price of 14.46, so also still slightly underwater. I'll continue naturally continue to do defensive adjustments as necessary to keep these setups from getting too directional.
AMEX:IWM
by NaughtyPines
4
Rolling: KWEB January 18th 38.42C/40.42P to February 18th ... 35.42C/39.42P short strangle for a 1.04 credit. Comments: Another inverted that I'm rolling out a tad early and on which I've collected a total of 5.25 in credit. (See Post Below, to which the 1.04 credit received here should be added). Like ARKK, it also experienced a distribution, which ended changing the strike prices. In any event, it's a 4.00-wide inversion on which I've collected 5.25, so I can still make money on it, but will probably scratch it out if I get an opportunity and re-up with an unbroken setup if the implied volatility remains attractive.
AMEX:KWEB
by NaughtyPines
Opening (Margin): IWM February 18th 198/233 Short Strangle... for a 3.57 credit. Comments: I'm pretty much in everything at the top of the exchange-traded fund board and wanted to deploy a little more buying power before the February monthly shortens too much in duration, so selling premium in the broad market exchange-traded fund with the highest background implied. 3.57 on buying power effect of 28.05 (on margin); 12.7% ROC at max; 6.4% at 50% max. Will look to take profit at 50% max; manage sides on approaching worthless/side test.
AMEX:IWM
by NaughtyPines
4
Rolled: ARKK February 18th 82.22C/104.22P to March 18th... 81.22C/103.22P for a 1.25 credit. Comments: Rolling this out a touch early due to lack of extrinsic in the short put, which ostensibly increases assignment risk. I improved the short put by a strike, but kept the inversion the same -- a 22 wide for which I've collected 19.50 (See Post Below) plus 1.25 or 20.75, with my resulting cost basis in any stock I might be assigned via the short put 103.22 - 20.75 or 82.47 relative to where it closed today at 75.87. I prefer working these inversions to a point where either I can scratch them out or where taking assignment would be at "something close" (a relative term) to where the stock is currently trading. That way I'm not starting out working a covered call way under water such that selling calls against at or above my cost basis wouldn't be productive. Naturally, there's a point where you ask yourself whether you've mitigated enough loss such that you can comfortably take the hit, free up the buying power for something more productive and then move on.
AMEX:ARKK
by NaughtyPines
5
Rolled: ARKK February 18th 89.22 Short Call to 82.22... for a 2.51 credit. Comments: More defense as this underlying continues to implode. Total credits collected of 16.99 (See Post Below) plus the 2.51 here equals 19.50. The resulting inversion is, unfortunately, 22 strikes wide -- 2.50 greater than the total of credits I've collected. This means that I won't be able to scratch it out during this cycle regardless of what happens with price, but will have to roll out for duration if I want to attempt to do that until I've collected more credits than the width of the inversion. Alternatively, I can consider taking the loss and moving on, but the best case loss scenario at the moment is a 2.50 loss (assuming price moves back between the strikes).
AMEX:ARKK
by NaughtyPines
7
Rolled: ARKK February 18th 94.22 Short Call to 89.22... for a 1.74 credit. Comments: Yowsa. This continues to implode, so continuing to manage it defensively ... . As of my last roll, I'd collected 15.25 in credits. (See Post Below). With this roll, I've collected a total of 16.99 for what is now an inverted 15-wide: the 89.22C/104.22P with a downside break even of 104.22 - 16.99 or 87.23 relative to today's closing price of 85.58, so I've still got some work to do to get my cost basis at or below where the underlying is currently trading. Alternatively, I need the markets to do some of the work for me by giving me a bounce.
AMEX:ARKK
by NaughtyPines
Closed: IWM January 28th 219C/231P Short Strangle... for a 16.48 debit. Comments: Total credits collected of 16.48 (See Post Below); scratching it out here for exactly that amount. It's possible that I could've still made money on this trade since price was in-between the strikes of my inverted setup, but my preference is to look to scratch these out if given the opportunity and then redeploy the buying power in something more productive from an implied volatility and probability of profit perspective rather than hang out in them attempting to make them winners.
AMEX:IWM
by NaughtyPines
5