Wednesday, May 29, 2019

WTI naked puts; option pain trade (test).

I continue testing WTI option pain trade.

/CLN19 on 5/29/19 14:37:31 opt_pin@60.0 /CL@58.78

Exec Time Spread Side Qty Pos Effect Symbol Exp Strike Type Price Net Price Order Type
5/29/2019 14:23 SINGLE SELL -1 TO OPEN /CLN19 1/1000 JUL 19 /LON19 49.5 PUT 0.12 0.12 LMT

Thursday, May 23, 2019

$300, flat silver-gold spread

I decided to take $300 & run. From the very begining, it was a difficult trade.

Exec Time Spread Side Qty Pos Effect Symbol Exp Strike Type Price Net Price Order Type
5/23/2019 11:31 SINGLE BUY 1 TO CLOSE /GCM19 1/100 JUN 19 /OGM19 1270 CALL 15.7 15.7 LMT
5/23/2019 11:30 FUTURE SELL -1 TO CLOSE /SIN19 19-Jul FUTURE 14.61 14.61 LMT
5/23/2019 11:30 FUTURE SELL -1 TO CLOSE /SIN19 19-Jul FUTURE 14.61 14.61 LMT
5/17/2019 14:40 SINGLE SELL -1 TO OPEN /GCM19 1/100 JUN 19 /OGM19 1270 CALL 9.9 9.9 LMT
5/17/2019 14:38 FUTURE BUY 1 TO CLOSE /GCM19 19-Jun FUTURE 1276 1276 LMT
5/16/2019 13:31 FUTURE SELL -2 TO CLOSE /GCM19 19-Jun FUTURE 1286.2 1286.2 LMT
5/16/2019 11:15 FUTURE BUY 1 TO OPEN /GCM19 19-Jun FUTURE 1287.1 1287.1 MKT
5/16/2019 11:15 FUTURE BUY 2 TO OPEN /SIN19 19-Jul FUTURE 14.61 14.61 LMT



Trading silver-gold spread in details: "anatomy of silver gold pair trade".

Friday, May 17, 2019

Trade update: Silver-Gold spread

 /GC  leg is $1000 winner. I have changed short /GC into naked /GC call to add theta decay. 

The trade entry was posted here.
Trading silver-gold spread was described in details in "anatomy of silver gold pair trade".

Exec Time Spread Side Qty Pos Effect Symbol Exp Strike Type Price Order Type
5/17/2019 13:29 SINGLE SELL -1 TO OPEN /GCM19 1/100 JUN 19 /OGM19 1270 CALL 9.9 LMT
5/17/2019 13:19 FUTURE BUY 1 TO CLOSE /GCM19 19-Jun FUTURE 1275 LMT


Thursday, May 16, 2019

Silver - Gold spread

fixed

Exec Time Spread Side Qty Pos Effect Symbol Exp Strike Type Price Net Price Order Type Spread
5/16/2019 13:31 FUTURE SELL -2 TO CLOSE /GCM19 19-Jun FUTURE 1286.2 1286.2 LMT 17480
5/16/2019 11:15 FUTURE BUY 1 TO OPEN /GCM19 19-Jun FUTURE 1287.1 1287.1 MKT
5/16/2019 11:15 FUTURE BUY 2 TO OPEN /SIN19 19-Jul FUTURE 14.61 14.61 LMT


Gold/Silver ratio is 88.   I am in 2/SI -/GC spread which in USD reads 10,000*/SI - 100*/GC.

Trading this pair was described in details in "anatomy of silver gold pair trade".

Exec Time Spread Side Qty Pos Effect Symbol Exp Strike Type Price Net Price Order Type Spread
5/16/2019 11:15 FUTURE BUY 1 TO OPEN /GCM19 19-Jun FUTURE 1287.1 1287.1 MKT 17390
5/16/2019 11:15 FUTURE BUY 2 TO OPEN /SIN19 19-Jul FUTURE 14.61 14.61 LMT
5/16/2019 11:00 FUTURE BUY 1 TO OPEN /ESM19 19-Jun FUTURE 2887.75 2887.75 MKT

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

WTI naked calls & puts (paper trade)

Flat WTI strangle; profit is 50% of the initial credit.  Options pain works.

5/7/2019

Exec Time Spread Side Qty Pos Effect Symbol Exp Strike Type Price Net Price Order Type
5/7/2019 11:25 STRANGLE BUY 1 TO CLOSE /CLM19 1/1000 JUN 19 /LOM19 66 CALL 0.05 0.15 LMT
BUY 1 TO CLOSE /CLM19 1/1000 JUN 19 /LOM19 55 PUT 0.1 DEBIT
5/2/2019
In response to crude move down.

Exec Time Spread Side Qty Pos Effect Symbol Exp Strike Type Price Net Price Order Type
5/2/2019 11:13 VERTICAL SELL -1 TO OPEN /CLM19 1/1000 JUN 19 /LOM19 66 CALL 0.12 0.1 LMT
BUY 1 TO CLOSE /CLM19 1/1000 JUN 19 /LOM19 70 CALL 0.02 CREDIT

4/30/2019
16 DTE, options max pain is on my side.

Exec Time Spread Side Qty Pos Effect Symbol Exp Strike Type Price Net Price Order Type
4/30/2019 12:30 STRANGLE SELL -1 TO OPEN /CLM19 1/1000 JUN 19 /LOM19 70 CALL 0.07 0.15 LMT
SELL -1 TO OPEN /CLM19 1/1000 JUN 19 /LOM19 55 PUT 0.08 CREDIT

Thursday, April 25, 2019

+$700, flat Russell Nasdaq futures spread #8

The trade entry was posted here.

How to trade Russel Nasdaq spread using futures.

Exec Time Spread Side Qty Pos Effect Symbol Exp Strike Type Price Net Price Order Type Spread
4/25/2019 16:31 FUTURE BUY 1 TO CLOSE /NQM19 19-Jun FUTURE 7805.75 7805.75 MKT 1765
4/25/2019 16:31 FUTURE SELL -1 TO CLOSE /RTYM19 19-Jun FUTURE 1578.8 1578.8 MKT
4/25/2019 16:31 FUTURE SELL -1 TO CLOSE /RTYM19 19-Jun FUTURE 1578.8 1578.8 MKT

Russell Nasdaq spread #8

How to trade Russel Nasdaq spread using futures.

Exec Time Spread Side Qty Pos Effect Symbol Exp Strike Type Price Net Price Order Type Spread
4/25/2019 8:53 FUTURE SELL -1 TO OPEN /NQM19 19-Jun FUTURE 7876.25 7876.25 MKT 1045
4/25/2019 8:53 FUTURE BUY 1 TO OPEN /RTYM19 19-Jun FUTURE 1585.7 1585.7 MKT
4/25/2019 8:53 FUTURE BUY 1 TO OPEN /RTYM19 19-Jun FUTURE 1585.7 1585.7 MKT

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