My single expiring option for May finished in the money, so I decided to roll it out to July before taking the assignment. While IWM was trading at $136.43, I bought to close one IWM May $138 naked put and sold one IWM July $138 naked put and received $283.60 after paying $2.20 in commission…
Month: May 2017
Sold ADI Naked Put
For the first time in the 10 years that I’ve been writing My Trader’s Journal, I made a trade on Analog Devices ($ADI). While ADI was trading at $80.60, I sold one ADI July $80 naked put for $3.40 and received $339.75. I think the downside risk to ADI is no lower than $75 and…
QQQ August Ratio Spread
Volatility is so low right now that it’s barely worth selling options. The NASDAQ Composite hit a record high again and I opted to sell a ratio spread on QQQ with the belief that QQQ will move slightly lower before expiration in August. If I’m wrong and QQQ climbs further, I still make a few…
End of the Month Summary – April 2017
My account had another month of gains, but I was still far under-invested and missed out on what could’ve been more. Maybe I’ll get off the sidelines a little more on the next dip. I missed a good opportunity while the VIX moved higher a couple of weeks ago, but keep waiting for a bigger…