Archives for July 2012

Trade Adjustment / New Trade : NBR

Stock / Symbol: Nabors Industries / NBR Option Strategy: calendar call spread, converting to diagonal call spread Trade entry date: Apr 4 Price at trade entry: $16.60 Price at this post: $14.50 Current Position:[/private_monthly] Long [Read More …]

Trade Closed : RUT

Stock / Symbol: Russell 2000 / RUT Option Strategy: iron condor Trade entry date: Jul 17 Trade exit date: Jul 30 Price at trade entry: $799 Price at trade exit: 798.57 Analysis: Our GTC order [Read More …]

Trade Closed : SPX

Stock / Symbol: S&P 500 Index / SPX Option Strategy: iron condor Trade entry date: Jul 11 Trade exit date: Jul 27 Price at trade entry: $1342.70 Price at trade exit: $1383.50 Update: Our GTC [Read More …]

Order Update : RUT

Stock / Symbol: Russell 2000 / RUT Option Strategy: iron condor Price at trade entry: $798.50 Current Position:[private_monthly] short -1 RUT Aug12 855 call long 1 RUT Aug12 865 call long 1 RUT Aug12 690 [Read More …]

New Trade : RUT

Stock / Symbol: Russell 2000 / RUT Option Strategy: iron condor Price at trade post: $792 Reasoning: With just 30 days till August expiration, time for another iron condor on RUT. The short put we’re [Read More …]

Trade Adjustment : MCD

Stock / Symbol: McDonalds / MCD Option Strategy: [private_monthly]calendar spread[/private_monthly] Price at trade post: $87.60 Price at this adjustment: $92.20 Current Position: [private_monthly] Long 3 MCD Jan13 87.5 calls Short -3 MCD Aug12 87.5 calls [Read More …]

Trade Adjustment : CSCO

Stock / Symbol: [private_monthly]Cisco Systems / CSCO[/private_monthly] Option Strategy: calendar call spread Price at trade entry: $16.70 Price at this adjustment: $16.00 Current Position:[private_monthly] Short -8 CSCO Aug12 17 calls Long 8 CSCO Oct12 17 [Read More …]

New Trade : SPX

Stock / Symbol: S&P 500 Index / SPX Price at trade post: $1342.70 Option Strategy: iron condor Reasoning: This iron condor on SPX gives us a pretty wide profit range (between [private_monthly]1230 and 1435). The [Read More …]

Closing Trade : SPX

Stock / Symbol: S&P 500 Index / SPX Option Strategy: iron condor Trade entry date: Jun 4 Price at trade entry: $1275 Price at this post: $1350 Current Position: Short -1 SPX Ju112 1410 call [Read More …]

Trade Update : CSCO

Forgot to put in the strike prices. Here’s the trade: Trade Details:[private_monthly] STO -8 CSCO Aug12 17 calls BTO 8 CSCO Oct12 17 calls for a max net debit of $0.30 per contract (day order, [Read More …]