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Weekly Trade for SPX
Trading Weekly Options Here’s a quicky weekly trade. With the VIX above 40 I do not have too many trades on right now, and so I got bored and went looking for a speculative trade. I think I found one. With the SPX having trouble getting back above 1100, it makes it a good time to…
Read MoreNo Stress Options Trade
Here is a trade I just put on in my personal account. The stock is NLY. The trade is a simple Put credit spread Sell to Open Oct 16 Puts (.40) Buy To Open Oct 15 Puts (.26) for a credit of .14 cents per spread. Trade has a 74% probability of success. And can…
Read MoreWeekly Put Options Trade: SPX
SPX Weekly Put Options Trade Here’s a trade if you are brave enough: S&P500 is down about 2.5% today. Sitting at 1145. I am taking a stab at some weekly Puts. Sell to Open SEP2 11 1070 Puts, Buy to Open SEP2 11 1065 Puts for a credit of .35 each That equals roughly a…
Read MoreIron Condor Option: Apple (AAPL)
APPL Option Trading Here is a trade I just put on in the personal account. It’s an iron condor on Apple. It has a 77.43% Probability of profit with 22 days left to expiration. Sell to Open June 355 Calls, But to Open June 360 Calls Sell to Open June 310 Puts, Buy to Open…
Read MoreMCD Butterfly Spread Update
MCD Butterfly Spread I just exited the MCD butterfly I posted on the blog on 3/25. I exited with a credit of 3.10. I originally paid 3.11 for the trade so I lost .01 on 2 butterfly spreads or $2 plus commissions. There is still 10 days left to expiration and MCD has not hit the…
Read MoreButterfly Option Trading: MCD
Butterfly Option Strategy for MCD Just added a new option trade in my personal portfolio today. It’s a classic butterfly spread on MCD – McDonald’s. The trade was Buy 2 April 70 puts, Sell 4 April 75 Puts, Buy 2 April 80 Puts for a debit of 3.11 per spread or a total cost of…
Read MoreOption Trading Systems: What Is LVS Going To Do?
Option Trade Setup: LVS Options trading systems: Part of the reason options trading is so addictive and fun, is that you never know what a stock is going to do. I found an option trade setup and thought we could make a game out of it. it’s called, What Will LVS Do? Here’s a screenshot…
Read MoreOption Credit Spread on AAPL
Put option trading Option Credit Spread: Just did a Put Credit Spread on Apple in my personal account. Sell the Feb 320 Puts, Buy the Feb 310 puts for a credit of .95 cents Total risk per spread, also the margin, $905. Maximum return per spread: $95 for a potential ROI of 10.49% before options…
Read MoreCredit Suisse Suggests a Butterfly Option Trade
Butterfly Option Trade: The following is from a Barrons article by STEVEN M. SEARS Butterfly Option Trade on Sprint IF THE FEDERAL RESERVE can print money, so can you. All you need is a little cash, and a ton of nerve. Consider Sprint Nextel (ticker: S). The $4 stock is a dog; it has declined…
Read MoreStock Options Trading From Goldman Sachs
The following is from a Barrons article by STEVEN M. SEARS A STRADDLE FOR GE SHARES OF GENERAL ELECTRIC (ticker: GE) have been a disappointment for much of the 21st century. The stock has lost half of its value in the past five years, and it’s gone nowhere in the past three months. But there…
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