Swing trading with Butterflies

Discussion in 'Journals' started by Global OptionsTrades, Jul 30, 2021.

  1. The SPX fly closed in profit. TSLA is also partially closed. It feels like GOOGL will close at a loss later today.

    Trade date: 09 March 2022
    Security: SPX
    Price at opening: 4245
    Direction: Put
    Expiry date: 11 March 2022
    Strikes: 4120 / 4165 / 4255
    Structure: 2 / 3 / 1
    Opening Spread: 12.10
    Close date: 10 March 2022
    Trade duration: 1
    Closing spread: 17.30
    Profit / (Loss): 5.20
    Profit / (Loss): 43.0%

    Opened more flies for expiry on Monday.

    Trade date: 10 March 2022
    Security: ES
    Price at opening: 4245
    Direction: Put
    Expiry date: 14 March 2022
    Strikes: 4210 / 4160 / 4240
    Structure: 2 / 3 / 1
    Opening Spread: 10.95

    Trade date: 10 March 2022
    Security: RUT
    Price at opening: 1990
    Direction: Put
    Expiry date: 14 March 2022
    Strikes: 1925 / 1945 / 1985
    Structure: 2 / 3 / 1
    Opening Spread: 5.50
     
    #181     Mar 11, 2022
  2. The GOOGL fly from #179 expired at a 100% loss on Friday.

    The remaining closing orders on the TSLA fly from #179 filled so that the position closed at a small profit.

    Trade date: 08 March 2022
    Security: TSLA
    Price at opening: 833
    Direction: Put
    Expiry date: 11 March 2022
    Strikes: 745 / 765 / 805
    Structure: 2 / 3 / 1
    Opening Spread: 5.00
    Close date: 11 March 2022
    Trade duration: 3
    Closing spread: 5.43
    Profit / (Loss): 0.43
    Profit / (Loss): 8.5%

    Closing orders on put flies on the indicies from Thursday all filled on Friday, at a profit.

    Trade date: 10 March 2022
    Security: ES
    Price at opening: 4244
    Direction: Put
    Expiry date: 14 March 2022
    Strikes: 4120 / 4160 / 4240
    Structure: 2 / 3 / 1
    Opening Spread: 10.95
    Close date: 11 March 2022
    Trade duration: 1
    Closing spread: 14.05
    Profit / (Loss): 3.10
    Profit / (Loss): 28.3%

    Trade date: 10 March 2022
    Security: RUT
    Price at opening: 3980
    Direction: Put
    Expiry date: 14 March 2022
    Strikes: 1925 / 1945 / 1985
    Structure: 2 / 3 / 1
    Opening Spread: 5.50
    Close date: 11 March 2022
    Trade duration: 1
    Closing spread: 6.65
    Profit / (Loss): 1.15
    Profit / (Loss): 20.9%
     
    #182     Mar 14, 2022
  3. A summary of the the last 75 trades (most of which are on here):

    Win rate was 84.0%.
    Average profit was 23.9%.
    Average loss was 70.8%.
    Net / aggregate profit was 9.2%.
    Average duration was 0.9 days
    Sharpe was 30.4%

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    #183     Mar 16, 2022
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  4. Opened some put flies yesterday.

    In two cases my model favoured 121 structure rather than more usual (for me) 231.

    Trade date: 15 March 2022
    Security: SPX
    Price at opening: 4232
    Direction: Put
    Expiry date: 18 March 2022
    Strikes: 4090 / 4140 / 4190
    Structure: 1 / 2 / 1
    Opening Spread: 4.85

    Trade date: 15 March 2022
    Security: RUT
    Price at opening: 1954
    Direction: Put
    Expiry date: 18 March 2022
    Strikes: 1890 / 1910 / 1950
    Structure: 2 / 3 / 1
    Opening Spread: 5.50

    Trade date: 15 March 2022
    Security: TSLA
    Price at opening: 800
    Direction: Put
    Expiry date: 18 March 2022
    Strikes: 745 / 765 / 785
    Structure: 1 / 2 / 1
    Opening Spread: 2.04
     
    #184     Mar 16, 2022
  5. mayura

    mayura

    @Global OptionsTrades
    Do you have any exit criteria for closing the positions? Do you have any system for exit or is it discretionary?
     
    #185     Mar 17, 2022
  6. I place a range of closing orders once opening orders have filled.
     
    #186     Mar 17, 2022
  7. Everything rose strongly yesterday, so I'm expecting some losing trades tomorrow, but just added S&P flies for expiry on Monday.

    Trade date: 17 March 2022
    Security: SPX
    Price at opening: 4392
    Direction: Put
    Expiry date: 21 March 2022
    Strikes: 4295 / 4330 / 4365
    Structure: 1 / 2 / 1
    Opening Spread: 3.25
     
    #187     Mar 17, 2022
  8. Four trades with 100% loss in each case! The three positions from post #184 that expired on Friday and the SPX fly that expired yesterday.

    Coincidentally, another project is taking up a lot of time, making it difficult for me to get these trade set-ups, put the trades on, work out the closing orders and place them, and then report here, so for the foreseeable future there will be fewer trades for me.
     
    #188     Mar 22, 2022
  9. Only two trades in the last couple of weeks but both profitable.

    Trade date: 31 March 2022
    Security: SPX
    Price at opening: 4589
    Direction: Put
    Expiry date: 04 April 2022
    Strikes: 4515 / 4540 / 4590
    Structure: 2 / 3 / 1
    Opening Spread: 6.80
    Close date: 31 March 2022
    Trade duration: 0
    Closing spread: 10.00
    Profit / (Loss): 3.20
    Profit / (Loss): 47.1%

    Trade date: 06 April 2022
    Security: SPX
    Price at opening: 4481
    Direction: Put
    Expiry date: 11 April 2022
    Strikes: 4380 / 4410 / 4470
    Structure: 2 / 3 / 1
    Opening Spread: 8.25
    Close date: 07 April 2022
    Trade duration: 1
    Closing spread: 11.00
    Profit / (Loss): 2.75
    Profit / (Loss): 33.3%

    Away on holiday for a couple of weeks so won't be reporting much.
     
    #189     Apr 7, 2022
  10. Just one fly trade this week.

    Trade date: 19 April 2022
    Security: SPX
    Price at opening: 4419
    Direction: Put
    Expiry date: 22 April 2022
    Strikes: 4325 / 4355 / 4415
    Structure: 2 / 3 / 1
    Opening Spread: 6.90
    Close date: 21 April 2022
    Trade duration: 2
    Closing spread: 9.35
    Profit / (Loss): 2.45
    Profit / (Loss): 35.5%
     
    #190     Apr 22, 2022