Closed short position on oil by selling Puts at a loss. Security / Ticker: CL Open Trade Date: 02 July 2019 Trade: Sell to Close Expiry Date: 15 August 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM Exercise Price: 56.50 Direction: Put Opening Price: 2.63 Close Trade Date: 30 July 2019 Closing Price: 0.64 Roundtrip P&L: -75.6% Security / Ticker: CL Open Trade Date: 02 July 2019 Trade: Sell to Close Expiry Date: 15 August 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM Exercise Price: 50.00 Direction: Put Opening Price: 0.49 Close Trade Date: 30 July 2019 Closing Price: 0.08 Roundtrip P&L: -83.7% Opened long position in oil by buying Calls. Security / Ticker: CL Open Trade Date: 30 July 2019 Trade: Buy to Open Expiry Date: 17 September 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM Exercise Price: 58.50 Direction: Call Opening Price: 2.17 Security / Ticker: CL Open Trade Date: 30 July 2019 Trade: Buy to Open Expiry Date: 17 September 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM Exercise Price: 64.50 Direction: Call Opening Price: 0.48 Also, I'm going to start adding OotM Credit Bull (or Bear) Spreads to the posts at the same time. When I get a buy signal, I'm opening far-out Put spreads, and closing near-term OotM Call spreads. Sold: 15/11/19 49.00/48.50 for 0.09 credit 16/12/19 47.50/47.00 for 0.09 credit NB per post #39 dated 15/5/2019 I have other spreads expiring soon: CL 15/08/19 55.00/54.50 with 0.09 credit CL 17/09/19 52.50/52.00 with 0.09 credit
Closed long oil position by selling Calls at a loss and will awiat a better re-entry. Security / Ticker: CL Open Trade Date: 30 July 2019 Trade: Sell to Close Expiry Date: 17 September 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM Exercise Price: 58.50 Direction: Call Opening Price: 2.17 Close Trade Date: 06 August 2019 Closing Price: 0.76 Roundtrip P&L: -65.2% Security / Ticker: CL Open Trade Date: 30 July 2019 Trade: Sell to Close Expiry Date: 17 September 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM Exercise Price: 64.50 Direction: Call Opening Price: 0.48 Close Trade Date: 06 August 2019 Closing Price: 0.13 Roundtrip P&L: -72.5%
Took a long position on Nikkei 225 Index by buying Calls. Security / Ticker: N225 Open Trade Date: 06 August 2019 Trade: Buy to Open Expiry Date: 12 September 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM Exercise Price: 20,625 Direction: Call Opening Price: 440 Security / Ticker: N225 Open Trade Date: 06 August 2019 Trade: Buy to Open Expiry Date: 12 September 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM Exercise Price: 21,750 Direction: Call Opening Price: 110.00
Closed Short position on S&P 500 at a profit. Security / Ticker: SPX Open Trade Date: 05 July 2019 Trade: Sell to Close Expiry Date: 16 August 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM Exercise Price: 2,980 Direction: Call Opening Price: 45.60 Close Trade Date: 06 August 2019 Closing Price: 117.60 Roundtrip P&L: 157.9% Security / Ticker: SPX Open Trade Date: 05 July 2019 Trade: Sell to Close Expiry Date: 16 August 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM Exercise Price: 2,860 Direction: Call Opening Price: 13.90 Close Trade Date: 06 August 2019 Closing Price: 37.00 Roundtrip P&L: 166.2% Bought long position by buying Calls. Security / Ticker: SPX Open Trade Date: 06 August 2019 Trade: Buy to Open Expiry Date: 20 September 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM Exercise Price: 2,880 Direction: Call Opening Price: 66.00 Security / Ticker: SPX Open Trade Date: 06 August 2019 Trade: Buy to Open Expiry Date: 20 September 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM Exercise Price: 3,000 Direction: Call Opening Price: 13.50 Also sold Out-of-the-Money Bull Put Spreads: 15/11/19 2610/2580 for 5.5 credit 20/12/19 2600/2570 for 5 credit
DAX 30 turned Bullish at yesterday's close so sold Puts at a profit, bought Calls, and sold Put Spreads. Directional Puts: Security / Ticker: DAX Open Trade Date: 05 July 2019 Trade: Sell to Close Expiry Date: 16 August 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM Exercise Price: 12,550 Direction: Put Opening Price: 197.0 Close Trade Date: 07 August 2019 Closing Price: 830.04 Roundtrip P&L: 321.4% Security / Ticker: DAX Open Trade Date: 05 July 2019 Trade: Sell to Close Expiry Date: 16 August 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM Exercise Price: 11,900 Direction: Put Opening Price: 20.7 Close Trade Date: 07 August 2019 Closing Price: 242.11 Roundtrip P&L: 1069.1% And closed Put side of Straddle. NB Call side was closed 05 July 2019 for a small profit, too. Security / Ticker: DAX Open Trade Date: 01 July 2019 Trade: Buy to Open Expiry Date: 16 August 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM Exercise Price: 12,500 Direction: Straddle Opening Price: 219.9 Close Trade Date: 07 August 2019 Closing Price: 781.1 Roundtrip P&L: 255.2% Bought Calls for September expiry: Security / Ticker: DAX Open Trade Date: 07 August 2019 Trade: Buy to Open Expiry Date: 20 September 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM Exercise Price: 11,750 Direction: Put Opening Price: 265.8 Security / Ticker: DAX Open Trade Date: 07 August 2019 Trade: Buy to Open Expiry Date: 20 September 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM Exercise Price: 12,350 Direction: Put Opening Price: 42.0 I have an order open for 20/03/20 10200/10100 spread at 18 credit and existing Dec 9400/9300 spreads.
Following other indices, FTSE turned bullish at yesterday's close, so I sold puts at a good profit, bought calls, and sold Out of the Money spreads. Security / Ticker: FTSE Open Trade Date: 05 July 2019 Trade: Sell to Close Expiry Date: 16 August 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM Exercise Price: 7,550 Direction: Put Opening Price: 94.7 Close Trade Date: 08 August 2019 Closing Price: 309.0 Roundtrip P&L: 226.4% Security / Ticker: FTSE Open Trade Date: 05 July 2019 Trade: Sell to Close Expiry Date: 16 August 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM Exercise Price: 7,275 Direction: Put Opening Price: 42.0 Close Trade Date: 08 August 2019 Closing Price: 76.0 Roundtrip P&L: 81.0% Security / Ticker: FTSE Open Trade Date: 08 August 2019 Trade: Buy to Open Expiry Date: 20 September 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM Exercise Price: 7,275 Direction: Call Opening Price: 108.2 Security / Ticker: FTSE Open Trade Date: 08 August 2019 Trade: Buy to Open Expiry Date: 20 September 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM Exercise Price: 7,550 Direction: Call Opening Price: 16.5 Got orders to open Put spreads (not all filled at time of writing): 15/11/19 6750/6675 for 12.5 credit 20/12/19 6650/6575 for 12.9 credit 17/01/19 6575/6500 for 12.6 credit
AUS met all my conditions for a turnaround, so closed short position by selling puts at a profit. Security / Ticker: AUD Open Trade Date: 01 July 2019 Trade: Sell to Close Expiry Date: 09 August 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM Exercise Price: 0.6950 Direction: Put Opening Price: 0.0019 Close Trade Date: 08 August 2019 Closing Price: 0.0150 Roundtrip P&L: 669.9% Security / Ticker: AUD Open Trade Date: 01 July 2019 Trade: Sell to Close Expiry Date: 09 August 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM Exercise Price: 0.6800 Direction: Put Opening Price: 0.0002 Close Trade Date: 08 August 2019 Closing Price: 0.0012 Roundtrip P&L: 481.0% ...and opened a long position by buying calls. Security / Ticker: AUD Open Trade Date: 08 August 2019 Trade: Buy to Open Expiry Date: 04 October 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM Exercise Price: 0.6800 Direction: Call Opening Price: 0.0090 Security / Ticker: AUD Open Trade Date: 08 August 2019 Trade: Buy to Open Expiry Date: 04 October 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM Exercise Price: 0.7000 Direction: Call Opening Price: 0.0024 Sold 06/12/19 0.6550/0.6500 Put Spreads for a credit of 0.0008
Treasury Bonds gave a sell signal on Friday, so closed long position at a profit and bought puts. Security / Ticker: ZB Open Trade Date: 15 July 2019 Trade: Sell to Close Expiry Date: 23 August 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM Exercise Price: 155.00 Direction: Call Opening Price: 1.04 Close Trade Date: 09 August 2019 Closing Price: 6.24 Roundtrip P&L: 499.8% Security / Ticker: ZB Open Trade Date: 15 July 2019 Trade: Sell to Close Expiry Date: 23 August 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM Exercise Price: 159.00 Direction: Call Opening Price: 0.15 Close Trade Date: 09 August 2019 Closing Price: 2.61 Roundtrip P&L: 1638.0% Opened a short position by buying Puts. Security / Ticker: ZB Open Trade Date: 09 August 2019 Trade: Buy to Open Expiry Date: 20 September 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM Exercise Price: 161.00 Direction: Put Opening Price: 1.77 Security / Ticker: ZB Open Trade Date: 09 August 2019 Trade: Buy to Open Expiry Date: 20 September 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM Exercise Price: 156.00 Direction: Put Opening Price: 0.34 Sold 27/12/19 168/170 Call Spread for 22 credit.
Took advantage of a dip in volatility to buy a straddle in AUDUSD. Security / Ticker: AUD Open Trade Date: 25 August 2019 Trade: Buy to Open Expiry Date: 08 November 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM Exercise Price: 0.6700 Direction: Straddle Opening Price: 0.0199
Took advantage of a slight dip in volatility (although at 16.2% this morning, its higher than I normally buy at) to buy a straddle in DAX 30. Security / Ticker: DAX Open Trade Date: 29 August 2019 Trade: Buy to Open Expiry Date: 20 October 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM Exercise Price: 11,850 Direction: Straddle Opening Price: 576