Microscopic option selling

Discussion in 'Journals' started by deltazero, Dec 1, 2013.

  1. Account value $2752
     
    #61     Feb 11, 2014
  2. Account value $2713
     
    #62     Feb 12, 2014
  3. Account value $2707
     
    #63     Feb 13, 2014
  4. Account value $2632
    I rolled my short put to Feb14 23. Short March call rolled to Jan15 strike 23.
    Call is far out, but I wanted to roll now rather than wait till expiration and have nowhere to roll. If price falls, I will roll back and down.
     
    #64     Feb 14, 2014
  5. Account value $2682
     
    #65     Feb 18, 2014
  6. Account value $2600. At $2000 I'm throwing in the towel.
    At the moment, my loss on short put is a bit higher than gain on short call. If market falls a little bit more, I might roll short call down and back. Credit from doing so won't cover loss on the put, but will result in higher time value per day.
     
    #66     Feb 20, 2014
  7. Last Friday I rolled my put option to -1 23 Jul14 put. At the moment I have a loss of $45, however I have a profit on my short call of $128. Total value of short options is about $500, I'm considering rolling to Oct14 20 straddle for a small credit.
     
    #67     Feb 25, 2014