


NaughtyPines
... for a .48 credit. Comments: The highest 30-day IV on my ETF board (aside from USO and UNG). Laddering out, targeting the strike paying around 1% of the strike price in credit.
... for an .88 credit. Comments: Camping out with a strike slightly below the 52-week low, where the options contract is paying a smidge more than 1% of the strike price in credit. I don't really need more TLT, but wouldn't mind being assigned more at a lower price than the stock element of my covered calls.
... for a .62 credit. Comments: One of the higher IV ETF's on my board. Targeting the strike paying around 1% of the strike price in credit.
... for a .59 credit. Comments: One of the higher IV ETF's on my board at the moment. A starter position, targeting the strike paying around 1% of the strike price in credit. Will look to ladder out at intervals ... .
... for a 5.13 credit. Comments: Targeting the <16 delta strike paying around 1% of the strike price in credit. Max Profit: 5.13 ROC at Max as a Function of Strike Price: 1.04% Will generally look to roll up if the short put is in profit at 45 DTE or greater, add at intervals if I can get in at strikes better than what I currently have on at the June 513's and...
... for a 2.50 credit. Comments: A starter position in the semiconductor ETF on a smidge of weakness here, targeting the strike paying around 1% of the strike price in credit. Will generally look to add at intervals if I can get it at a strike better than what I currently have on.
... for a 2.23 credit. Comments: Adding at a strike better than what I currently have on at the 205 ... .
... for a 5.10 credit. Comments: Adding at a strike better than what I currently have on in August at the 535 strike, targeting the <16 delta paying around 1% of the strike price in credit.
... for a 5.02 credit. Comments: Adding at intervals at strikes better than what I currently have on, targeting the <16 delta strike paying around 1% of the strike price in credit. Will look to manage positions as I come to them.
... for a 2.21 credit. Comments: Doing some higher IV premium-selling in the ETF space, targeting the <16 delta strike paying around 1% of the strike price in credit. Will look to add at intervals if I can get in at strikes better than what I currently have on ... .
... for a 5.21 credit. Comments: Laddering out, targeting the <16 delta strike paying around 1% of the strike price in credit. Still looking to add in shorter intervals at strikes better than what I have on, but we've been in a grind-up ... .
... for a 5.26 credit. Comments: Targeting the strike that is both at 16 delta or below and that is paying 1% of the strike price in credit ... . Metrics: Buying Power Effect/Break Even: 484.72 Max Profit: 5.26 ROC at Max: 1.09% Will generally look to ladder out at intervals, assuming I can get in at prices better than what I currently have on, roll out at...
... for a 5.00 credit. Comments: Laddering out, targeting the strike paying around 1% of the strike price in credit ... . Will generally look to roll up to the shortest duration <16 delta strike paying 1% of the strike price if in profit.
... for a 1.61 credit. Comments: High IVR. Starting to ladder out here, selling the 25 delta put ... . Since I'm interested in acquiring more shares at 85 or below, I may let this run to expiry or approaching worthless (e.g., .05) ... . Can't believe it breaks 84.50 (which would be correspondent with a 5% yield on the 10-year T note), but you never know in...
... for a 3.74 credit Comments: High IVR/>21 IV. Starting to ladder out here, targeting the strike paying around 1% of the strike price in credit. Will generally look to roll up at 50% max to the strike paying around 1% of the strike price in credit if >45 DTE remain in the expiry and IVR/IV remains sufficient to collect 1% of the strike price in credit at 16...
... for a 4.04 credit. Comments: High IVR, >21 IV. Sticking a little pickle in here, targeting the strike paying around 1% of the strike price in credit which is quite a bit out of the money at the 8 delta. Metrics: Buying Power Effect/Break Even: 380.96 Max Profit: 4.04 ROC at Max: 1.06% 50% Max: 2.02 ROC at 50% Max: .54%
... for a 1.59 credit. Comments: High IVR; back in range of 52-week lows. Working both ends of the stick in 20 year+ paper with a covered call on one end of the stick, short puts on the other ... . Metrics: Buying Power Effect: 82.41/contract Max Profit: 1.59 ROC at Max: 1.93% 50% Max: .80 ROC at 50% Max: .96% Since I want to potentially pick up additional...
... for a 26.56 debit. Comments: Back in to XBI on weakness, buying the back month 90 delta and selling the front month that pays for all of the extrinsic in the long. (The back month 60C is shown at the 80 so that it fits on the chart). Metrics: Buying Power Effect: 26.56 Break Even: 86.56 Max Profit: 4.44 ROC at Max: 16.72% 50% Max: 2.22 ROC at 50% Max:...