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DATE: October 18, 2022
Gross Credit for Trade: $512.50*
Span Margin Requirement: $1400
Expiration Date: February 23, 2023
Price of COPPER: 3.373
Post pandemic demand from China as well as military usage should offset any downward pressure due to recessionary fears. Technical strong support exists at the 3.00 to 3.20 level with major support at the 2.40 to 2.50 level.
DATE: October 20, 2022
Gross Credit for Trade: $550*
Span Margin Requirement: $500
Expiration Date: February 23, 2023
Price of COPPER: 3.386
Having sold a March put at a lower level, we take advantage of the rally and get a break on margin by selling the call and forming a strangle. The demand for the industrial metal should not increase nearly enough to cause a 35% increase. GDP is declining not rising.
DATE: October 31, 2022
Gross Credit for Trade: $520*
Span Margin Requirement: $2448
Expiration Date: February 23, 2023
Price of SILVER: 19.17
This is a technical trade. Near term support at 17.50 probably will hold. But the long-term support at 13.90 dating back to 2009 should not be broken. In less than 4 months silver would have to drop over 27% for the trade to fail at expiration.
DATE: November 21, 2022
Gross Credit for Trade: $505*
Span Margin Requirement: $1689
Expiration Date: February 10, 2023
Price of COTTON: 81.25
Cotton has dropped about 30% in less than 3 months. A recession and strong dollar have slowed down apparel demand. All these factors have put tremendous premium in puts. Technically the recent lows of 72 should hold.
DATE: December 29, 2022
Gross Credit for Trade: $1000*
Span Margin Requirement: $3487
Expiration Date: May 25, 2023
Price of GOLD: 1854
We are not expecting gold to shatter the all time high of 2058. For the 22.00 calls to get in-the-money our 20.50 call must be worth at least $15,000. Time will tend to erode the farther out-of-the-money options more rapidly.
DATE: January 3, 2023
Gross Credit for Trade: $530*
Span Margin Requirement: $790
Expiration Date: June 9, 2023
Price of Australian Dollar: 67.82
Australia's proximity to China caused severe pressure on the Australian Dollar during the first month of global shut down, mid March to mid April 2020. Other than that short period, the Australian Dollar has not been below 61.50 in almost 20 years. With margin of only $790 if the option expires worthless the return on margin would be 67% in less than 6 months.
DATE: January 4, 2023
Gross Credit for Trade: $550*
Span Margin Requirement: $1648
Expiration Date: March 16, 2023
Price of CRUDE OIL: 74.51
Crude Oil closed the year over $80 a barrel. The sharp drop to start the year has caused the puts to gain significant value. We want to sell over-valued puts that are only 28% out-of-the-money. Strong technical support exists around $61.
DATE: January 18, 2023
Gross Credit for Trade: $500*
Span Margin Requirement: $2396
Expiration Date: March 16, 2023
Price of CRUDE OIL: 82.28
The recent rise in crude oil has caused over-valued calls. April crude has never traded above 103. As rates continue to rise and the economy slows so should the demand for crude. Technical resistance exists just over $90 per barrel.
DATE: February 2, 2023
Gross Credit for Trade: $1030
Span Margin Requirement: $4750
Expiration Date: April 25, 2023
Price of SILVER: 24.15
Strong rally in silver created rich call option premiums. Ideally, the option expires between $29.75 and $31, but unlikely silver will break extremely strong resistance before reaching $28. We don't expect silver to increase over 30% in less than 3 months.
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The following are option trades placed and posted by Trader’s Edge for our clients. It contains naked, ratio and credit spread strategies. *These trades do not include commissions and fees.
LOSS
December 20, 2022
Sell February natural gas 3.60 puts for .052
Bought back the option on January 11th for 2.94
Loss of $2420*
$3214
The market was in a downward spiral. Had we held, the position became worth over $7000.
PROFIT
November 29, 2022
Sell February crude oil 100 calls for .54
On January 17th options expired worthless
Profit of $540*
$3223
Options expired worthless 100% of the premium was retained
PROFIT
October 10, 2022
Sell February gold 1425 puts for .51
On January 26th options expired worthless
Profit of $510*
$1276
Options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained
PROFIT
September 19, 2022
Sell January 49.00 crude oil puts for .50
On December 15th the option expired worthless
Profit of $500*
$1505
The option expired worthless and a 100% of the premium was retained
PROFIT
August 31, 2022
Sell December Swiss Franc 98 put/108 call for. 89
On November 25th bought back the 108 call for .12 On December 9th 98 put expired worthless
Profit of $962.50*
$2030
There was still time left on the 108 call and it looked like the Swiss Franc had bottomed so it was bought back. Put expired worthless. The trade still made a profit of $962.50*
PROFIT
August 30, 2022
Sell December Australian Dollar 64.50 puts for .54
On December 9th option expired worthless
Profit of $540*
$845
Option expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained
PROFIT
August 16, 2022
Sell December crude oil 130 calls for .58
On November 16th options expired worthless
Profit of $580*
$2250
Options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained
PROFIT
July 28, 2022
Buy 1 December gold 2000 call for 1410/Sell 3 December 2100 calls for 850 each
On November 22 options expired worthless
Profit of $1140*
$3235
Options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained
PROFIT
July 20, 2022
Sell October wheat 6.90 puts for 10.5
On September 23 the options expired worthless
Profit of $525*
$1320
Options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained.
PROFIT
July 8, 2022
Sell October crude oil 155 calls for .57
On August 16th bought back options for .02
Profit of $550*
$2011
We retained 96% of the premium and exited 1 month before expiration. By taking the risk off the table we can replace it with a December crude call.
PROFIT
June 16, 2022
Sell October 67 crude oil puts for .60
On September 15th options expired worthless
Profit of $600*
$1600
Options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained
PROFIT
June 2, 2022
Sell September copper strangle 365 put and 565 call for 4.20
On August 25th options expired worthless
Profit of $1050*
$2202
Options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained on the puts and calls.
PROFIT
May 19, 2022
Sell December Euro Currency 15.50 calls for .40
On December 9th option expired worthless
Profit of $500*
$831
Option expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained
PROFIT
May 3, 2022
Sell September silver 35.00 calls for 12.2
On August 25th options expired worthless
Profit of $610*
$2408
Options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained.
PROFIT
April 22, 2022
Sell September 18.50 silver puts for .10
On August 25th options expired worthless
Profit of $500*
$2097
Options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained
LOSS
April 18, 2022
Sell September Australian Dollar 69 puts for .54
On May 12th bought the option back for 2.40
Loss of $1860*
$730
The Australian Dollar market broke down and we exited the trade.
PROFIT
April 14, 2022
Sell July crude oil 72 puts for .57
On June 15th options expired worthless
Profit of $570*
$2025
Options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained
PROFIT
March 31, 2022
Sell 77/70 crude oil put spreads for .52
On May 17th options expired worthless
Profit of $520*
$1000
Options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained
PROFIT
March 23, 2022
Sell S&P 500 E-Mini 3900/3750 put spread for 9.5
Bought the spread back on April 21st for 2.5
Profit of $350*
$1000
The trade was profitable with 1 month left in a volatile market
PROFIT
March 16, 2022
Sell July copper 6.25 calls for 2.00
On June 27th options expired worthless
Profit of $500*
$1595
Options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained
PROFIT
March 4, 2022
Sell July copper 3.55 puts for 2.00
On June 27th the options expired worthless
$500*
$1231
The options expired worthless and a 100% of the premium was retained
LOSS
March 2, 2022
Sell June Japanese Yen 84.50 puts for .40
On March 28th bought the option back for 4.07
Loss of $4,588*
$1569
To much heat to soon therefore exited the trade. With many other accounts we shorted the futures at 83.10 but unfortunately not this one.
PROFIT
February 8, 2022
Sell May gold 1650 puts for 5.5
On April 26th options expired worthless
Profit of $550*
$2076
Options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained
PROFIT
January 19, 2022
Sell 2 crude oil 57 puts for $630* each ($1260) Buy 1 May 96/106 call spread for $1230*
On March 18th we closed the 57 puts for $120* each for a profit of $1020*. On April 14th we closed the call spread for a profit of $5,920* Total profit of $6,940*
Total profit of $6,940*
$2700
Very successful trade we made over $6900*
PROFIT
January 10, 2022
Sell March 64.00 crude oil puts for .53
On February 16th options expired worthless
Profit of $530*
$2091
Options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained.
LOSS
January 4, 2022
Sell March 268 calls for 1.90
Bought March Futures for 274,92
Loss of $2108.40*
$2589
Although we subsequently sold 2 put options and profited $1554* the original 268 call option lost $2108.40*
PROFIT
December 29, 2021
Sell June 118.50 Euro Currency calls for .40
On June 9, 2022 options expired worthless.
Profit of $500*
$965
The options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained.
PROFIT
November 23, 2021
Sell end of month December 4400/4300 put spreads for 9 points
On December 31, 2021 options expired worthless
Profit of $450*
$1200
Options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained.
PROFIT
November 22, 2021
Sell January 3.55 natural gas puts for .53
On January 28th the options expired worthless
Profit of $530*
$2427
Options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained.
PROFIT
November 15, 2021
Sell February gold 1695 puts for .52
On February 26th options expired worthless.
Profit of $520*
$2976
Options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained.
PROFIT
October 19, 2021
Sell February crude oil 59 puts for .55
On January 14, 2022 options expired worthless
Profit of $550*
$998
Options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained.
PROFIT
October 12, 2021
Sell December 3800/3600 put spreads for 11 points
On October 25th bought the spread back for 3.6 points
Profit of $370*
$1300
In less than 2 weeks from October 12 to October 25 the market roared back to break the highs. At this point with more than 1.5 months left until expiration it makes sense to close this trade, take profit, and move on.
PROFIT
September 29, 2021
Sell January Silver 17.50 puts for .14
On December 28th the options expired worthless.
Profit of $700*
$6200
Options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained.
LOSS
September 14, 2021
Sell March 6.00 corn calls for 10 5/8
On February 15th we bought back the corn for 36 3/8
Loss of $1287.50*
$1018
We cut our losses when corn turned bullish
PROFIT
August 30, 2021
Sell December gold 1650 puts for 7.1
On November 23 options expired worthless
Profit 0f $710*
$3702
Options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained
PROFIT
August 27, 2021
Sell December 525 copper calls for 2.00
On November 23 options expired worthless
Profit of $500*
$2340
Options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained.
PROFIT
August 17, 2021
Sell December copper 330 puts for 2.15
On November 23 options expired worthless
Profit of $537.50*
$2080
Options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained
PROFIT
August 2, 2021
Sell December 22.50 cocoa puts for .51
Bought the option back for .04 on September 8, 2021
Profit of $470*
$1298
With only 35% of the time gone, we closed the trade and captured 92% of the premium.
PROFIT
July 14, 2021
Sell December 46 crude oil put/Sell November 90 crude oil call for 1.01
November option expired worthless. On October 19, 2021 bought back the December option for .01
Profit of $1,000*
$1596
The trade was a home run. We were able to get out early at a cost of $10.
PROFIT
June 23, 2021
Sell December Japanese Yen 87.50 puts for .43
On Sept 30th we closed the position for .26
Profit of $212.50*
$1055
With a 6 day in a row drop we felt it was time to close the position early and take a profit.
LOSS
June 2, 2021
Sell November 117.50 Euro Currency puts for .43
Closed option on August 19th for 1.35
Loss of $1,225*
$865
Decided to exit the position before any more loss occurred.
PROFIT
May 25, 2021
Sell September 23 silver put/buy September 21.5 silver put for 10.6
Options expired worthless on August 26th.
Profit of $530*
$1800
Options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained.
PROFIT
May 19, 2021
Sell September 44 crude oil puts for .52
Options expired worthless on August 17, 2021
Profit of $520*
$933
Options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained.
PROFIT
April 28, 2021
Sell October gold 1500 puts for 5.4
On 6/21/21 we bought back October 1500 put for $310
Profit of $230*
$3122
We kept 42% of the premium with over 3 months before expiration.
PROFIT
April 22, 2021
Sell 3 September corn 470 puts/sell 2 September corn 740 calls for .52
Options expired worthless on August 27, 2021.
Profit of $2600*
$2300
Options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained.
PROFIT
March 31, 2021
Sell September 105 coffee puts for 1.70
Options expired worthless on August 13, 2021
Profit of $637.50*
$1650
Options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained.
PROFIT
March 16, 2021
Sell May copper 353 puts for 2.00
On May 27th options expired worthless
Profit of $500*
$2261
Options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained.
PROFIT
March 11, 2021
Sell May 15.50 soybean calls for 10 5/8
Buy May 15.50 soybeans calls for 1 5/8
Profit of $450*
$1063
Bought the trade back early and locked in a profit of $450*
PROFIT
February 9, 2021
Sell July natural gas 240 puts for .50
Options expired worthless on June 25, 2021
Profit of $500*
$614
Options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained.
LOSS
January 14, 2021
Buy February 38.00/37.50 put spread/Sell 36.00/35.00 put spread.
Options expired worthless
Loss of $215*
$650
The market rallied over the last month so this trade expired worthless for a loss of $215*
PROFIT
January 13, 2021
Sell May crude oil 37 puts for .52
Options expired worthless on April 15, 2021
Options expired worthless and 100% of premium retained.
$1096
We let the trade expired worthless and retained the premium.
PROFIT
January 7, 2021
Buy 1 July cotton 92 call for 2.06/Sell 4 July 102 calls for 1.015
On June 1st we sold the 92 call for $120. Total profit on the trade was $1120*.
Profit of $1120*
$2481
One of the rare times the profit is more than we originally collected.
PROFIT
December 9, 2020
Sell May silver 1675/1875 put spread for .145
Options expired worthless on April 27, 2021
Profit of $725*
$1927
Options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained.
LOSS
November 11, 2020
Selling May crude oil 57.50 calls for .51
The trade was covered on March 25 by going long 1 May crude futures at 59.36
Loss of $1350 ($1860 futures minus $510 collected)*
$1096
As the market became bullish we covered on March 25th.
PROFIT
November 18, 2020
Sell April gold 1550 puts for 5.40.
On March 25, 2021 options expired worthless.
Profit of $540*
$3335
Options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained.
PROFIT
October 21, 2020
Sell February Japanese Yen 101 calls for .42
Options expired worthless on 2/5/21
Profit of $525*
$2235
Options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained.
LOSS
October 1, 2020
Sell March wheat 6.50 calls for 11
Buy March wheat 6.50 calls for 21 3/8
Loss of $519*
$696
Although we rolled the strike up to 7.10 and made money, this trade lost money.
PROFIT
September 3, 2020
Sell November heating oil 1.00 puts for 1.35
Options expired worthless on 10/27/20
Profit of $567*
$2354
Options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained.
PROFIT
August 25, 2020
Sell December gold 1575 puts for .54
Options expired worthless on 11/24/2020.
Profit of $540*
$2400
Options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained.
PROFIT
August 3, 2020
Sell December Australian Dollar 66.50 puts for .53
Options expired worthless on 12/4/2020.
Profit of $530*
$1048
Options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained.
PROFIT
July 21, 2020
Sell December cocoa 2000 puts for .50
Closed options on 8/25/20 for .07
Profit of $430*
$1160
No heat trade. In less than a third of the time we kept 86% of the premium.
PROFIT
July 14, 2020
Sell November Euro Currency 109.50 put/Sell 119 call for credit of1025*
Both options expired worthless on 11/6/2020
Profit of $1025*
$904
Both options expired worthless and a 100% of the premium was retained.
PROFIT
July 2, 2020
Sell August 1720/1680 gold put spread for 5.4
Closed options on 7/7/20 for 1.8
Profit of $360*
$1600
The uptrend in gold is still intact. Gold broke back above 1800 today and is currently at 1807. We were able to close the trade after only 5 days at a good price. Stay tuned as we might enter a new gold trade soon if the market pulls back.
PROFIT
June 19, 2020
Sell September copper 3.00 calls for .215.
Optioned expired worthless on 8/26/20
Profit of $537.50*
$1560
All options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained.
PROFIT
June 8, 2020
Sell December Japanese Yen 100.50 calls for .40
Options expired worthless on 12/4/2020.
Profit of $500*
$1518
Options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained.
PROFIT
May 29, 2020
Sell September copper 2.10 puts for .245
Options expired worthless on 8/26/20.
Profit of $612.50*
$1781
All options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained.
PROFIT
May 28, 2020
Sell September corn 3.15 puts for 10 3/8
Options expired worthless on 8/21/20
Profit of $518.75*
$662
Options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained.
PROFIT
May 12, 2020
Sell August natural gas 1.60 put for .57
Bought options back on 7/6/20 for .42
Profit of $150*
$547
Despite the market dropping 14% we bought the option back for a 26% profit over 3 weeks before expiration.
PROFIT
May 5, 2020
Sell July gold 1500 put for .50
Options expired worthless on June 25, 2020
Profit of $500*
$3484
Options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained.
LOSS
March 3, 2020
Sell September Euro Currency 118 calls for .42
Bought options back on 3/10/20 for 1.24
Loss of $1025*
$848
We cut our losses due to extreme volatility caused by COVID-19.
PROFIT
February 19, 2020
Buy 1 October Gold 15.10 put/sell 4 October 14.50 puts for 10.50
All options expired worthless on 9/24/20
Profit of $1050*
$4600
All options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained.
PROFIT
February 13, 2020
Buy 1 October crude oil 60 call for 1.55/sell 4 October crude oil 65 calls for .65
All options expired worthless on 9/17/20
Profit of $1050*
$2852
All options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained.
PROFIT
February 6, 2020
Sell July silver 22.75 calls for .10
Options expired worthless on June 25, 2020
Profit of $500*
$1510
Options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained.
PROFIT
February 5, 2020
Sell July coffee 87.5 puts for 1.38
Bought option back on March 10, 2020 for .38
Profit of $375*
$2238
Bought the option back with over 3 months until expiration and retained 72% of the premium.
LOSS
February 4, 2020
Sell December Crude Oil 34 puts for .53.
Bought back options on 3/13/20 for 3.75.
Loss of $3220*
$670
Due to COVID-19 the premium exploded and we bought back the position.
LOSS
January 24, 2020
Sell June 2.45 Copper puts for 2.55
Bought the options back 1/30/2020 for 6.80.
Loss of $1062.50*
$1019
Broke support and therefore bought options back at a loss.
PROFIT
December 30, 2019
Sell September 14.75 silver puts for .101
Options expired worthless on 8/26/20
Profit of $505*
$1442
All options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained.
LOSS
December 10, 2019
Sell March 2750/2800 put credit spreads for 4.5
Closed the spread on March 10, 2020 for 23
Loss of $4,625*
$1,500
Bought the spread back on March 10, 2020 to cut our losses.
PROFIT
December 3, 2019
Buy 1 July $21 silver call for .265 = $1325. Sell 3 July $23 silver calls for .155 x 3 =$2325
Options expired worthless on June 25, 2020
Profit of $1000*
$2479
All options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained.
PROFIT
November 14, 2019
Sell May 70 crude oil calls for .51
Options expired worthless on April 16, 2020
Profit of $510*
$1244
Options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained.
PROFIT
October 30, 2019
Sell January .95 Orange Juice puts for 3.35
Options expired worthless on 12/20/19
Profit of $502.50*
$1071
Options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained.
PROFIT
October 21, 2019
Sell January 127 RBOB puts for 1.38
Bought options back on November 19th for .11
Profit of $532.80*
$1657
Bought the options back on 11/19/19 and we retained 92% of the premium.
PROFIT
October 7, 2019
Buy 1 February Gold 1700 call for $1070. Sell 3 February Gold 1750 calls for 7.40 = $2220
All options expired worthless on January 28, 2020
Profit of $1150*
$2940
All options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained.
PROFIT
September 19, 2019
Sell March 90 coffee puts for 1.84
Options expired worthless on February 14, 2020.
Profit of 690*
$1403
Options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained.
PROFIT
September 12, 2019
Sell February 39.50 Crude Oil puts for .50
Options expired worthless on January 15, 2020
Profit of $500*
$941
Options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained.
PROFIT
August 21, 2019
Selling December cotton 56 puts for 1.11
On October 7th bought back December cotton 56 puts for .19
Profit of $460*
$1199
We took profit with over a month until expiration.
PROFIT
August 14, 2019
Buy 1 December $21.00 Silver call for .192 = $960. Sell 4 December $23.00 Silver calls for .10 x 4 = $2,000
Options expired worthless on November 25th.
Profit of $1040*
$2967
Options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained.
PROFIT
July 30, 2019
Sell October 61 Lean Hog puts for 1.25
Buy October 61 Lean Hog puts for .55
Profit of $280*
$772
With only 8 days left the market has fallen too close to the strike price. We decided to exit the trade and retain 56% of the premium.
PROFIT
July 18, 2019
Sell February Gold 1290 puts for $520*
Options expired worthless on January 28, 2020
Profit of $520*
$1100
Options expired worthless and 100% of premium was retained.
PROFIT
July 2, 2019
Sell December 2.35 Copper puts for 2.35
Options expired worthless on November 25th
Profit $587.50*
$924
Options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained.
PROFIT
June 24, 2019
Sell December crude oil 40.00 puts for .50
Options expired worthless on November 15th.
Profit of $500*
$1107
All options expired worthless 100% of the premium was retained.
PROFIT
June 20, 2019
Sell September RBOB 1.40 puts for 1.55 . Sell September RBOB 2.15 calls for 1.32
Both sides of the strangle expired worthless.
Profit of $1205*
$1636
100% of premium was retained.
PROFIT
June 3, 2019
Sell December 101.50 Japanese Yen calls for .43
Options expired worthless on 12/6/19
Profit of $537*
$836
Options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained.
PROFIT
May 29, 2019
Sell December 117 British Pound puts for .82
Options expired worthless on 12/6/19
Profit of 512.50*
$974
Options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained.
LOSS
May 21, 2019
Sell July 2500/2600 put credit spreads for 5.3 points x $250 = $1325*
On May 31 we closed 2/3 of the put spreads for an average price of 13.05 points. On June 12 we closed 1/3 of the put spreads at a price of 3.0 points. The average closing price for the trade was 9.7 points.
The market fell over 100 points in 10 days after we entered the trade. We closed 2/3 of the trade at a loss on May 31. The market then turned around and rallied more than 100 points over the next 10 days and we then closed 1/3 of the spreads at a small profit. Overall the average result of the trade was a loss of 4.4 points x $250 = $1,100* per spread.
$4,500 per spread
Immediately after entering this neutral to bullish trade the market went the wrong way and fell as the trade war escalated. On May 31 we took a loss on 2 of the spreads. The market then rallied and we closed the remaining spread on June 12 for a small profit. Overall the trade was a loss due to the higher prices paid to close the spreads on May 31.
PROFIT
May 16, 2019
Sell September Australian Dollar 67 puts for .52
Options Expired Worthless on 9/6/19.
Profit of 520*
$739
Options expired worthless and 100% of the premium was retained.
PROFIT
April 10, 2019
Sell December 72.50 Canadian Dollar puts for .50
Bought December 72.50 Canadian Dollar puts for .005
Profit of $495*
$509
Bought the options back over a month early and retained 99% of the premium.
PROFIT
April 9, 2019
Sell 2 May S&P 500 2975/3000 call credit spreads for 3.3 x 2 =$1650* Sell 3 June S&P 500 2500/2600 put credit spreads for 4.9 x 3= $3675* Expiration date for calls is 5/17/19 and the puts expire 6/21/19
On Friday, May 17 the 2 May 2975/3000 call spreads expired worthless as the S&P500 settled at 2862. On Tuesday May 21 we bought back the 3 June 2500/2600 put spreads for 2.6 points each.
The call spreads expired worthless for a full collection of $1,650*. We bought back the put spreads for a partial profit. Collected $3,675* and paid $1,950* to close for a profit of $1,725*. Total profit not including commission and fees = $1,650* + $1,725* = $3,375* out of a potential maximum profit of $5,325.
$10,000
After we entered the trade on April 9 the S&P500 continued to rally though the rest of the month and reached a high point of 2961. At the beginning of May the market fell on renewed trade war issues, it reached a low point on May 14th of 2800. The call spreads expired worthless and we closed the put spreads at a profit 1 month before expiration.
PROFIT
March 21, 2019
Buy 1 August Gold 1400 call for $1060. Sell 4 August Gold 1450 calls for $520 each.
Sold 1 August Gold 1400 call for $1800. Bought 4 August Gold 1450 calls for $300 each.
Profit of $1620*
$2803
We exited the trade 2 weeks early. Best of both worlds, we made money on the way in and on the way out.
PROFIT
February 20, 2019
Sell July 45.00 Crude Oil puts for .55
Options expired worthless on 6/17/19
Profit of $550*
$1177
All options expired worthless and a 100% of the premium was retained.
PROFIT
February 11, 2019
Sell November 8.40 Soybean puts for .10
Buy November 8.40 Soybean puts for 9 3/8 .
Profit OF $31*
$491
With Soybeans down $1.00 since we entered the trade and almost 2 months left we decided to exit the trade early.
PROFIT
February 6, 2019
Selling June British Pound 120.50 puts for .80
Bought the options back on 5/30/2019 for .001
Profit of $493.75*
$985
With over a week left until expiration and over a 98% profit we closed the trade early.
LOSS
January 14, 2019
Selling July .95 Coffee puts for 1.72
Bought the options back on 2/26/2019 for 3.21
Loss of $559*
$804
Broke support and we bought back options at a loss.
PROFIT
January 3, 2019
Sell June 104 Japanese Yen calls for .41
Bought the options back on 5/20/2019 for .005
Profit of $505.75*
$617
With 3 weeks left until expiration and a 99% profit we closed the trade.
*EXCLUDING COMMISSIONS AND FEES. COMMISSIONS VARY DEPENDING ON TYPE OF ACCOUNT, FREQUENCY OF TRADING AND ACCOUNT SIZE AND OTHER FACTORS. TRADING COMMODITY OPTIONS IS SPECULATIVE, INVOLVES RISK OF LOSS AND IS NOT SUITABLE FOR ALL INVESTORS. USE RISK CAPITAL ONLY. PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
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