Trade Adjustment – calendar call spread

Stock / Symbol: [private_monthly]Pepsi / PEP [/private_monthly] Option Strategy: calendar call spread Price at trade post: $64.62 Price at this adjustment: $65.70 Adjustment: Seeing as how it’s not looking like [private_monthly]PEP[/private_monthly] will reach 67.50 by [Read More …]

Closing Trade – F diagonal call spread

Stock / Symbol: Ford / F Option Strategy: diagonal call spread Price at trade entry: $15.03 Price at this post: $15.65 Reasoning: Ford looks like its going to pull back a bit here so we’re [Read More …]

New Trade – calendar call spread

Stock / Symbol: [private_monthly]Walmart / WMT [/private_monthly] Price at trade post: $53.05 Option Strategy: calendar call spread Max Risk: $468 Max Reward: $698 or 147% by May 2011 expiration Profit Range: $52.10 – $58.60 Max [Read More …]

Trade Adjustment – call spread risk reversal

Stock / Symbol: [private_monthly]Crocs / CROX [/private_monthly] Option Strategy: call spread risk reversal Date of trade entry: Mar 2 Price at trade entry: $17.31 Reasoning: Just in case [private_monthly]CROX[/private_monthly] is peaking here, we’re closing the [Read More …]

New Trade – diagonal call spread

Stock / Symbol: [private_monthly]Fifth Third Bancorp / FITB[/private_monthly] Price at trade post: $14.04 Option Strategy: diagonal call spread Max Risk: $744 Max Reward: $260 or 35% by May 2011 expiration Profit Range: $14.13 + Max [Read More …]

Trade Adjustment – iron condor

Stock / Symbol: Russell 2000 / RUT Option Strategy: iron condor Price at trade entry: $780.48 Trade entered on: March 15th Reasoning: Although we think it’s unlikely that RUT will close over 890 by April [Read More …]

New Trade – bull put spread

Stock / Symbol: [private_monthly]JDS Uniphase / JDSU [/private_monthly] Price at trade post: $19.40 Option Strategy: bull put spread Reasoning: The telecom equipment group is under significant pressure this morning, with [private_monthly]JDSU[/private_monthly] taking it on the [Read More …]

New Trade – calendar call spread

Stock / Symbol: [private_monthly]ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury / TBT [/private_monthly] Price at trade post: $37.89 Option Strategy: calendar call spread Max Risk: $596 Max Reward: $389 or 65% by May 2011 expiration Profit Range: [Read More …]

Closing Trade – FSLR call spread

Stock / Symbol: First Solar / FSLR Option Strategy: call spread Price at trade entry: $145.89 Reasoning: We’re closing the trade here now as the position has already reached 89% of it’s full profit potential. [Read More …]

Closing Order – RUT iron condor

Stock / Symbol: Russell 2000 / RUT Option Strategy: iron condor Price at trade entry: $780.48 Trade entered on: March 15th Reasoning: At only 11 days into it, this trade has moved very nicely in [Read More …]