23 May 2013 Trades
| Option sales: | ||
| ANR | May31-6.5Put | $0.05 |
| BIDU | Jun14-75Put | $0.05 |
| SDT | Jun12.50Put | $0.30 |
| AA | Jun8Put | $0.05 |
| ABX | Jun15Put | $0.05 |
| COP | Jun52.50Put | $0.05 |
| DMND | Jun13Put | $0.05 |
| CLF | Jul12Put | $0.05 |
| Spreads: | ||
| AEM | Shares | $29.37 |
| AEM | Jun25Call | $4.47 |
| $24.90 | ||
22 May 2013 Trades
| Option sales: | ||
| GDX | May24-24Put | $0.05 |
| NEM | Jun25Put | $0.05 |
| GG | Jun21Put | $0.05 |
| EWZ | Jun47Put | $0.05 |
| XLE | Jun67Put | $0.05 |
| MRK | Oct25Put | $0.04 |
Stocks were weak at the open when I was selling calls on shares, so I got some of the worst prices of the day. Nonetheless, as of the close I am set to make 1.44 percent of my portfolio value from trading June options with leverage currently at 7.32 to 1.
| Option sales: | ||
| GDX | May24-27Call | $0.37 |
| GG | May24-27Call | $0.12 |
| WLT | May24-20Call | $0.14 |
| NEM | May24-28.50Put | $0.05 |
| HPQ | May24-18Put | $0.05 |
| SID | Jun3Call | $0.35 |
| STEC | Jun4Call | $0.03 |
| SDT | Jun15Call | $0.05 |
| NOG | Jun12Put | $0.05 |
| MCP | Jun5Put | $0.07 |
| EXC | Jun32Put | $0.06 |
| ETR | Jun62.50Put | $0.05 |
| DE | Jun70Put | $0.05 |
| MRO | Jun29Put | $0.05 |
| SD | Jun4Put | $0.03 |
| DNDN | Jun3Put | $0.03 |
| FB | Jun21Put | $0.05 |
| JCP | Jun13Put | $0.05 |
| X | Jun15Put | $0.05 |
| EXC | Jul28Put | $0.05 |
| Spreads: | ||
| CVE | Shares | $30.35 |
| CVE | Jun30Call | $0.90 |
| $29.45 | ||
| DVN | Shares | $59.38 |
| DVN | Jun50Call | $9.43 |
| $49.95 | ||
17 May 2013 Trades
I generated 2.54 percent of my portfolio value from trading May options. The sharp increase from recent months is related to the volume of shares I was put last month doing well with only a few exceptions.
Shares of AKS, MT, XME, and APA were called away over the past month. Shares of CVE, DVN, NOG, and TYC will be called away at the close today. I am still holding shares of SID, STEC, NEM, and WLT. I am being put shares of GDX, GG, and SID from May puts that expired in-the-money.
Here is what I traded today:
| Option sales: | ||
| USO | May24-32Put | $0.05 |
| TLT | May24-113Put | $0.05 |
| EWZ | May24-52Put | $0.07 |
| WLT | Jun12.50Put | $0.10 |
| MCP | Jun4Put | $0.04 |
| FXI | Jun33Put | $0.05 |
I report all my trades on this site. I enter 100s of positions each month, using options to enter long positions deep IN the money and short positions far OUT of the money. I practice market timing, working closer to the market when I am optimistic and working farther from the market when I am pessimistic. I began trading stocks actively in the late 1990s, but only began trading options seriously in 2008.
