Closing Trade : SPX

Stock / Symbol: S&P 500 Index / SPX Option Strategy: bear call spread Trade entry date: Aug 9 Price at trade post: $1404.67 Price at this post: $1410 Reasoning: This market continues to melt up. [Read More …]

New Trade : SPX

Stock / Symbol: S&P 500 Index / SPX Price at trade post: $1404.67 Option Strategy: bear call spread Reasoning: With low volatility and the market looking quite toppy, we’re going with a bear call spread [Read More …]

Closing Trade : RUT

Stock / Symbol: Russell 2000 / RUT Option Strategy: bear call spread Trade entry date: Jun 19 Price at trade post: $788.49 Price at this post: $790 Current Position:[private_monthly] Short -1 RUT Jul12 840 call [Read More …]

Trade Adjustment : RUT

Stock / Symbol: Russell 2000 / RUT Option Strategy: [private_monthly]bear call spread, adjusting to bull put spread[/private_monthly] Trade entry date: Jun 19 Price at trade post: $788.49 Price at this post: $766.50 Current Position:[private_monthly] Short [Read More …]

New Trade : RUT

Stock / Symbol: Russell 2000 / RUT Option Strategy: [private_monthly]bear call spread[/private_monthly] Price at trade post: $785 Reasoning: Taking advantage of the market’s recent recovery by [private_monthly]entering a bear call spread on RUT here. If [Read More …]

Closing Trade : SPX

Stock / Symbol: S&P 500 INDEX / SPX Option Strategy: [private_monthly]bear call spread[/private_monthly] Trade entry date: Feb 15 Price at trade entry: $1355.07 Price at this post: $1402.58 Reasoning: Our stop was triggered today, so [Read More …]

New Trade : SPX

Stock / Symbol: S&P 500 INDEX / SPX Price at trade post: $1349.90 Option Strategy: [private_monthly]bear call spread[/private_monthly] Reasoning: We are expecting the SPX to [private_monthly]continue a bit higher from here, but then peter out [Read More …]

New Trade : GRPN

Stock / Symbol: Groupon / GRPN Price at trade post: $22.52 Option Strategy: [private_monthly]bear call spread[/private_monthly] Reasoning: [private_monthly]We are taking advantage of today’s 2.8% move in the S&P 500 to place a bearish bet on [Read More …]

New Trade : bear call spread

Stock / Symbol: [private_monthly]Priceline.com / PCLN[/private_monthly] Price at trade post: $534.96 Option Strategy: bear call spread Reasoning: We continue to be bearish on [private_monthly]PCLN [/private_monthly] and are looking to take advantage of today’s big up [Read More …]

New Trade : Bear Call Spread

Stock / Symbol: [private_monthly]Sina Corp / SINA [/private_monthly] Price at trade post: $116.16 Option Strategy: bear call spread Reasoning: With earnings season in full swing, we’re looking to take advantage of volatility.  That said, with [Read More …]