Retired, 450k fun money, lets see what happens - SPY Options

Discussion in 'Journals' started by Wise Old Man, Nov 13, 2020.

Will I be successful and outperform the S&P 500?

  1. Yes

    34.0%
  2. Not a chance

    66.0%
  1. caroy

    caroy

    Looks like you will be called away as planned. Presuming we are above 385 come close. Do you sell your next put while you still have the short call on? Or will you wait till Monday?
     
    #91     Feb 5, 2021
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  2. Yep, looks like my 385 calls are being assigned this weekend. I won't have available funds for selling puts until Monday after assignment. Hopefully the market volatility continues and I can get another entry around 380 next week.

    +$9,600
     
    #92     Feb 5, 2021
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  3. +$816

    SOLD -12 SPY 100 (Weeklys) 12 FEB 21 381 PUT @.68
     
    #93     Feb 8, 2021
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  4. +$1164
    SOLD -12 DIAGONAL SPY 100 19 FEB 21/12 FEB 21 384/381 PUT @.97

    Profit update:

    Current balance as of market close: $488,208.90
    Profit: $32,090.78 = 7%
    Nothing to be excited over, especially when the market is up 9% since I started this journal.
     
    #94     Feb 12, 2021
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  5. Overnight

    Overnight

    What is 2% between friends? Well done!
     
    #95     Feb 12, 2021
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  6. +$2976

    SOLD -12 DIAGONAL SPY 100 (Weeklys) 26 FEB 21/19 FEB 21 387/384 PUT @2.48
     
    #96     Feb 19, 2021
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  7. I got assigned on my 387 puts last week. Currently long 1200 SPY shares @ 387. I'm up around $3800 on the shares and am looking for an exit at the prior high of 394.

    +$660
    SOLD -12 SPY 100 (Weeklys) 5 MAR 21 394 CALL @.55
     
    #97     Mar 1, 2021
  8. +$540

    SOLD -12 DIAGONAL SPY 100 (Weeklys) 12 MAR 21/5 MAR 21 393/394 CALL @.45
     
    #98     Mar 5, 2021
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  9. +$7200 from the assignment of 393 covered calls

    The last couple weeks of volatility worked out great for this strategy. My goal is to take advantage of the small 1-2 week swings in the market I did just that, bagging a quick $7200 gain. I'm expecting the volatility to continue in the coming weeks. Bond yields spiked to new recent highs today and if it continues into next week, I believe we will see another small selloff in tech. The biggest market cap movers with high P/E ratios will fall while financials and energy will rise.

    When Monday comes around I'll be looking for the next entry around $387.
     
    #99     Mar 12, 2021
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  10. topdog

    topdog

    Yes. US-open only 08:30-10:30 CST or +10R which one comes first. Day in day out. Very powerful.
     
    #100     Mar 13, 2021