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. If you get assigned why not do the same thing on the upside as well? If you're assigned shares do the 1:2 ratio spread by buying a 40 delta call and selling two 30 delta calls against it. Just like on the put side it would limit your premium but you'll make a little extra on your way out.
     
    #81     Jan 15, 2021
  2. caroy

    caroy

    I like it.
     
    #82     Jan 15, 2021
  3. caroy

    caroy

    Have a journal going on butterflies as weekly plays at the moment. Plan to start doing the wheel in SPY around March and will keep a journal on it.
     
    #83     Jan 15, 2021
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  4. +$2076

    SOLD -12 DIAGONAL SPY 100 (Weeklys) 29 JAN 21/22 JAN 21 377/373 PUT @1.73
     
    #84     Jan 22, 2021
  5. You had amazing winnings so far, can you please post the overall profit since you started? Thank you!
     
    #85     Jan 23, 2021
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  6. I got my first assignment with the market pullback this past week. Currently long 1200 SPY shares at 377. I'm down $8k on my current shares not accounting for any of the premium I've brought in. This is my first assignment since I started this journal in November. I'll update again on Monday when I have the opportunity to sell some covered calls against my shares.

    Overall totals:
    Current Balance: $467,100.15
    Profit: $10,982.03 = 2.4%


    SPY is currently up 2.7% since I started so still underperforming the overall market, although I am closing in the gap from my previous PnL update. I'm still optimistic that I will outperform the SPY in the longer duration. I've also considered taking some of the premium from the short put to buy call spreads on some mini pullbacks but haven't committed to that as of yet.
     
    #86     Jan 31, 2021
  7. caroy

    caroy

    Going to sell the weekly calls against it or go further out?
     
    #87     Jan 31, 2021
  8. Weekly is the plan unless we see a more substantial pullback, then I may need to go further out in time.
     
    #88     Jan 31, 2021
  9. Currently long 1200 SPY shares @ 377 from last week's short put expiring ITM. Made up most of my unrealized losses on the shares with today's rally and sold some 385 calls against my shares. Looking for an exit right around the prior high.

    +$540
    SOLD -12 SPY 100 (Weeklys) 5 FEB 21 385 CALL @.45
     
    #89     Feb 1, 2021
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  10. caroy

    caroy

    nice rally for you.
     
    #90     Feb 1, 2021