... for a 61.64 debit. Comments: Had to do this roll piecemeal, but ultimately paid a 61.64 debit in total to recenter to the 25 delta strikes. Up to today, I had collected a total of 71.75 in credits, so my break even is currently 10.11 total (2.52 per contract). I had wanted to take this off before earnings, but it's too big of a loser for me to just walk...
... for a 1.08 credit. Comments: (Late Post). Been rolling this for a while. Total credits collected of 9.38 (See Post Below) plus the 1.08 here for a total of 10.46. I would rather stay in an options contract versus taking on stock, since you can strike improve an option. Another lesson here is that you'll find it easier to roll for more substantial strike...
... for a .16 credit. Comments: Doing a little housekeeping while this is out of the money ... . Collected 12.41 (See Post Below) plus the smidge here for a total of 12.57.
... for a .17 credit. Comments: One of the higher rungs on my QQQ short put ladder. Taking the opportunity here to roll it down and out ... . I've collected 9.43 (See Post Below), plus the smidge of credit here, for a total of 9.60. I don't get much cost basis reduction via credit, but I get 12 strikes of improvement (with the resulting 12.00 ($1200) buying...
... for a .54 credit. Comments: (Late Post). This one ... I've been rolling for "a bit." Total credits collected of 13.55 (See Post Below) plus the .54 here for a total of 14.09. Rolled it out partly on this strength here and partly because this was my last setup in July in the IRA, so that I could say that "I am now out of July."
... for a 1.00 even. Comments: 4 days to go. Gotta roll out or opt for taking assignment of shares, selling call against. Total credits collected of 8.38 (See Post Below) plus the 1.00 here for 9.38.
... for a 1.04 credit. Comments: With only 4 days to go, rolling this down and out instead of taking assignment of shares at the 400 strike and selling call against. I'll keep rolling down and out as long as that remains somewhat productive. Total credits collected of 11.37 (See Post Below) plus the 1.04 here for a total of 12.41.
... for a .25 credit. Comments: (Late Post). Didn't collect much credit here, but this is the highest strike rung of my short put ladder and would prefer rolling it out of harm's way/to a lower cost basis strike since the market's given me the opportunity here. Total credits collected of 4.79 (See Post Below) plus the .25 here for a total of 5.04.
... for a .75 credit. Comments: Doing a little early housekeeping where I can running into the July 4th weekend ... . Rolling for a realized gain to the <16 delta strike in the expiry nearest 45 days paying around 1% of the strike price in credit. Collected 3.65 (See Post Below) plus the .75 here for a total of 4.40 relative to an August 19th 347 short put...
... for a 1.67 credit. Comments: Rolling here at around 50% max instead of adding new units. Total credits collected of 2.64 (See Post Below) plus the 1.67 here for a total of 4.31 relative to an August 5th 260 short put value of 3.08, so I've realized gains of 1.23 ($123) in this one so far.
... for a .46 credit. Comments: Locking in some realized gain and recentering risk/balancing delta. Total credits collected of 2.81. Delta/theta 2.69/10.46.
... for a 2.70 credit. Comments: Recentering risk ... . Total credits collected of 8.86.
... for a 2.93 credit. Comments: Rolling down and out to the August monthly, as the August 5th contract didn't seem all that liquid. Total credits collected of 6.50 (See Post Below) plus the 2.93 here for a total of 9.43. I'll generally keep on doing this (down and out) with any of my monied rungs until I can't get decent (a relative term) strike improvement,...
... for a 9.88 debit. Comments: As with my IWM trade, paying a debit to uninvert this setup, free up buying power, and turn it into a higher POP (Probability of Profit) setup. I had collected a total of 11.65 in credits up to this point, so I'm still net credit by 1.77 after doing this, but with a smaller buying power footprint and with "delta/theta happy"...
... for a 6.04 debit. Comments: Rolling out and paying a debit here that is smaller than total credits collected to reduce buying power effect. Up to this point, I'd collected a total of 8.39 in credits, so I'm still net credit on the setup by 2.35, but it's currently marking at 4.57 or so, so I'm down 2.22 on the position at this point. The setup, however,...
... for an .89 credit. Comments: Just rolling "as is" here about half way through the cycle to reduce cost basis further. Total credits collected of 2.46 on a 1-wide inverted (i.e., I can invert a smidge further to a two-wide if I don't get a bounce).
... for a 3.66 credit. Comments: (Late Post). With only .36 worth of extrinsic left in the June 30th 383 (and a scant 9 days to go), rolling it down and out here to the strike that's paying me about 1% of the strike price to roll. Total credits collected of 8.51 (See Post Below) plus the 3.66 here, for a total of 12.17. This is longer-dated than most like to...
... for a .45 credit. Comments: Too many trades, not enough time ... . Rolled this out on Friday for a .45 credit. Total credits collected: .48 (See Post Below) plus the .45 here for a total of .93. The original setup was a spread with the long leg at the 11. It has gone no bid, so I'm leaving it behind as a lotto trade.