New Trade – Bear Call Spread

Stock Symbol: [private_monthly]SSO[/private_monthly] Option Strategy: Bear Call Spread Risk Level: low Max Risk: $448 Max Gain: $352 = 78% return Price for Max Gain at expiration: $39 Break Even at Expiration: $39.88 (2.39% higher than [Read More …]

Trade Update – Combo (short put / long call)

Stock Symbol: [private_monthly]GLW[/private_monthly] Option Strategy: Combo (short put / long call) Update: Occasionally, when we’re looking to enter a covered call position, we’ll start off by implementing a combo option strategy which involves the simultaneous [Read More …]

Closed Trade – WFC covered call

Stock Symbol: WFC Price at time of Trade: $25.75 Target Price: $29 Option Strategy: Covered Call Trade Details: BTO 100 shares for $25.73 per share STO 1 Sep 26 call option for $0.91 Effective Cost [Read More …]

Closed Trade – RIMM iron condor

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Closing Trade – MOT combo trade

Symbol: MOT Let’s close out our trade on Motorola here: STC (Sell To Close) 1 MOT Oct10 7 Call @ $1.39 $139 BTC (Buy To Close) 1 MOT Oct10 7 Put @ $0.03 ($3) for [Read More …]

New Trade – Iron Condor on RIMM

Here’s a quick trade to take advantage of the volatility in RIMM options due to their earnings announcement today after close: Buy 4 RIMM SEP10 37.5 PUT $0.08 $32.00 Sell -4 RIMM SEP10 40 PUT [Read More …]

New Trade – Calendar Spread

Stock Symbol: [private_monthly]CSTR[/private_monthly] Price at Time of Trade: $41.50 Option Strategy: Calendar Spread Risk: medium Reward: limited Reasoning:Expect that [private_monthly]Coinstar – CSTR[/private_monthly] will move up to at least $50 the end of this year. This [Read More …]

New Trade – bull put spread

Stock Symbol: [private_monthly]CSTR[/private_monthly] Price at Time of Trade: $41.70 Option Strategy: bull put spread – generates a credit trade Risk: low Reward: limited Reasoning:Expect that [private_monthly]Coinstar – CSTR[/private_monthly] will move up to at least $43  [Read More …]

Trade Adjustment – Iron Condor

Stock Symbol: [private_monthly]SPX[/private_monthly] Price at time of Trade Open: $1100.34 Target Date: September 17th – September options expiration Target Price: 1040 to 1115 Current Price: $1125 Option Strategy: Iron Condor with September expiration options Reasoning: [Read More …]

Closed Trade – JDSU

Stock Symbol: JDSU Entry date: 8/18/10 Exit date: 9/09/10 Price at time of Trade: $10.53 Price at time of Exit: $10.87 Option Strategy: Call Spread Trade Breakdown: Trade Date | Action | Symbol/Desc. | Qty [Read More …]