Trade Closed : DIA

Stock / Symbol: SPDR DOW Jones Industrial Avg ETF / DIA Option Strategy: [private_monthly]diagonal put spread[/private_monthly] Trade entry date / price: Aug 27 / $147.90 Price at trade exit: $147.77 Update: I thought this closing trade notice had gone out on Friday. Sorry about that. I closed this position on Friday for an 18% return […]

Trade Status : NDX

Stock / Symbol:Nasdaq 100 / NDX Option Strategy:iron condor Status: Did not get filled at desired credit of $1.65 last Friday or again this Monday. Cancelled the trade order at close of trading on Monday. Non-members, click here for access

New Trade : DIA

Stock / Symbol: SPDR DOW Jones Industrial Avg ETF / DIA Option Strategy: [private_monthly]diagonal put spread[/private_monthly] Price at trade post: $147.90 Reasoning: Playing a further pullback in the market / increase in volatility. This diagonal spread also incorporates the characteristics of a ratio spread as it’s long more options than it is short. The Greeks […]

New Trade : NDX

Stock / Symbol:Nasdaq 100 / NDX Option Strategy: [private_monthly]iron condor[/private_monthly] Price at trade post: $3122 Reasoning: I’m putting on an [private_monthly] iron condor[/private_monthly] on NDX for September options expiration. The trade’s greeks are: -.16 delta, 8.9 theta, and -44 vega. Trade Details:[private_monthly] STO -1 NDX Sep13 3300 call BTO 1 NDX Sep13 3325 call STO […]

New Trade : TNA

Stock / Symbol: Direxion Small Cap Bull 3x / TNA; Option Strategy: [private_monthly]bull put spread[/private_monthly]; Price at trade post: $54.60 Reasoning: With TNA trading near its 50 day moving average, and down over 10% from its recent highs, going to put on a bullish trade. I am however taking the downside standard deviation calculations into […]

Closing Trade : DIA

Stock / Symbol: SPDR DOW Jones Industrial Avg ETF / DIA; Option Strategy: double calendar; Trade entry date / price: Jul 26 / $155 Price at trade post: $150.80 Reasoning: Original 152 strike put calendar turned out to be the right call. Unfortunately, the Jul 31 adjustment of adding the call calendar hurt us when […]

Closing Trade : HLF

Stock / Symbol: Herbalife / HLF; Option Strategy: [/private_monthly]double calendar[/private_monthly]; Trade entry date / price at trade post: Jul 29 / $60; Price at this post: $66.05 Reasoning: Up about 7%. Going to book the win now just in case HLF goes higher and reduces our profit or turns this into a losing trade. Closing […]

Closing Trade : TNA

Stock / Symbol: Direxion Small Cap Bull 3x / TNA; Option Strategy: [private_monthly]calendar put spread[/private_monthly]; Trade entry date / price: Jul 18 / $59 Price at this post: $59 Reasoning: TNA is right where we started on this trade but we’re up about 15%. Gotta love it. Taking the trade off here just incase the […]

Trade Adjustment : DIA

Stock / Symbol: SPDR DOW Jones Industrial Avg ETF / DIA; Opening Option Strategy: [private_monthly]put calendar[/private_monthly]; Option Strategy after adjustment: [private_monthly]double calendar[/private_monthly]; Price at trade post: $155.75; Reasoning: Upside stop of $155.75 triggered, adding the aforementioned [private_monthly]call calendar, making a double calendar trade.[/private_monthly] The adjusted Greeks are: delta of -22, a positive theta of 9.4 […]

New Trade : HLF

Stock / Symbol: Herbalife / HLF; Price at trade post: $60; Option Strategy: [/private_monthly]double calendar[/private_monthly]; Reasoning: The street is pricing in a big move on HLF following their earnings announcement Monday afternoon and we’re going to take advantage of it. This [private_monthly]double calendar[/private_monthly] has a Delta of .33, a positive Theta of 10, and a […]