Friday, March 28, 2014

Trades this Week

Total Credit$3236
LegsDateBuy SellPriceAmount RecievedCredit ReceivedSpread
+LVS 17MAY14 70.0 P2014-03-26, 11:56:54-10.94$94.00P$94.00P
+MGM 17MAY14 23.0 P2014-03-26, 11:53:52-20.46$92.00P$92.00P
+MPEL 17MAY14 34.0 P2014-03-26, 14:07:03-11$100.00P$100.00P
+NDX 17MAY14 3250.0 P2014-03-24, 14:37:21314.85-$4,455.00P$420.00Bull Put Spread
+NDX 17MAY14 3275.0 P2014-03-24, 14:37:21-316.25$4,875.00P$0.00Bull Put Spread Leg2
+RUT 04APR14 1110.0 P2014-03-24, 10:34:5432.68-$804.00P$255.00Bull Put Spread
+RUT 04APR14 1120.0 P2014-03-24, 10:34:54-33.53$1,059.00P$0.00Bull Put Spread Leg2
+RUT 25APR14 1090.0 P2014-03-26, 15:50:5517.54-$754.00P$150.00Bull Put Spread
+RUT 25APR14 1100.0 P2014-03-26, 15:50:55-19.04$904.00P$0.00Bull Put Spread Leg2
+RUT 02MAY14 1120.0 P2014-03-26, 12:05:29112.52-$1,252.00P$220.00Bear Call Spread
+RUT 02MAY14 1130.0 P2014-03-26, 12:05:29-114.72$1,472.00P$0.00Bear Call Spread Leg2
+RUT 17MAY14 1260.0 C2014-03-25, 10:09:41-24.74$948.00C$270.00Bear Call Spread
+RUT 17MAY14 1270.0 C2014-03-25, 10:09:4123.39-$678.00C$0.00Bear Call Spread Leg2
+SPX 17MAY14 1950.0 C2014-03-26, 11:28:25-43.7$1,480.00C$440.00Bear Call Spread
+SPX 17MAY14 1960.0 C2014-03-26, 11:28:2542.6-$1,040.00C$0.00Bear Call Spread Leg2
+SPX 02MAY14 1920.0 C2014-03-27, 13:50:57-33.4$1,020.00C$300.00Bull Put Spread
+SPX 02MAY14 1930.0 C2014-03-27, 13:50:5732.4-$720.00C$0.00Bull Put Spread Leg2
+SPX 02MAY14 1770.0 P2014-03-26, 16:06:53111.6-$1,160.00P$145.00Bear Call Spread
+SPX 02MAY14 1780.0 P2014-03-26, 16:06:53-113.05$1,305.00P$0.00Bear Call Spread Leg2
+SPX 09MAY14 1925.0 C2014-03-27, 13:48:39-43.79$1,516.00C$420.00Bull Put Spread
+SPX 09MAY14 1935.0 C2014-03-27, 13:48:3942.74-$1,096.00C$0.00Bull Put Spread Leg2
+SPX 09MAY14 1745.0 P2014-03-24, 13:49:52310.95-$3,285.00P$330.00Bear Call Spread
+SPX 09MAY14 1755.0 P2014-03-24, 13:49:52-312.05$3,615.00P$0.00Bear Call Spread Leg2

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Initiated Bear Call Credit SPreads in $CAT and $RUT



BOTMAY 02 '14 103 Call Option 2CAT1.01Credit
SLDMAY 02 '14 101 Call Option 2CAT1.63-0.62

BOTMAY 15 '14 1270 Call Option 2RUT3.42Credit
SLDMAY 15 '14 1260 Call Option 2RUT4.77-1.35

Current Trades $SPX, $RUT, $NDX



My Trades
ActLegs SpreadsWin Lose
+NAV 25APR14 31.0 PWinning
-NDX 25APR14 3325.0 PBull Put
+NDX 25APR14 3350.0 PBull PutWinning
+NDX 25APR14 3825.0 CBear Call
-NDX 25APR14 3850.0 CBear CallWinning
-NDX 02MAY14 3325.0 PBull Put
+NDX 02MAY14 3350.0 PBull PutWinning
-NDX 17MAY14 3250.0 PBull Put
+NDX 17MAY14 3275.0 PBull PutWinning
-RUT 04APR14 1110.0 PBull Put
+RUT 04APR14 1120.0 PBull PutWinning
+RUT 19APR14 1230.0 CBear Call
-RUT 19APR14 1250.0 CBear CallWinning
-RUT 17MAY14 1070.0 PBull Put
+RUT 17MAY14 1080.0 PBull PutWinning
+SPX 11APR14 1890.0 CBear Call
-SPX 11APR14 1900.0 CBear CallWinning
+SPX 19APR14 1950.0 CBear Call
-SPX 19APR14 1960.0 CBear CallWinning
+SPX 25APR14 1925.0 CBear Call
-SPX 25APR14 1930.0 CBear CallWinning
+SPX 02MAY14 1930.0 CBear Call
-SPX 02MAY14 1935.0 CBear CallWinning
-SPX 09MAY14 1745.0 PBull Put
+SPX 09MAY14 1755.0 PBull PutWinning
+SPX 09MAY14 1945.0 CBear Call
-SPX 09MAY14 1950.0 CBear CallWinning

Friday, March 21, 2014

Initiated Bear Call Spread in $SPX


BOTMAY 15 '14 1955 Call Option 3SPX5.2
SLDMAY 15 '14 1950 Call Option 3SPX6.05

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Winter14 - Challenge Project - Trades -140320 $IWM

My Trades
ActLegs SpreadsWin Lose
-IWM 31MAR14 121.0 CBear Call
+IWM 31MAR14 123.0 CBear CallWinning
-IWM 04APR14 120.0 CBear Call
+IWM 04APR14 122.0 CBear CallWinning
-IWM 19APR14 124.0 CBear Call
+IWM 19APR14 125.0 CBear CallWinning

Current open Trades in $NDX, $SPX, $RUT

My Trades
ActLegs SpreadsWin Lose
+NAV 25APR14 31.0 PWinning
+NDX 19APR14 3925.0 CBear Call
-NDX 19APR14 3950.0 CBear CallWinning
+NDX 25APR14 3825.0 CBear Call
-NDX 25APR14 3850.0 CBear CallWinning
+NDX 02MAY14 3875.0 CBear Call
-NDX 02MAY14 3900.0 CBear CallWinning
+RUT 22MAR14 1210.0 CBear Call
-RUT 22MAR14 1225.0 CBear CallWinning
+RUT 28MAR14 1230.0 CBear Call
-RUT 28MAR14 1240.0 CBear CallWinning
+RUT 19APR14 1230.0 CBear Call
-RUT 19APR14 1250.0 CBear CallWinning
+RUT 25APR14 1250.0 CBear Call
-RUT 25APR14 1260.0 CBear CallWinning
+RUT 02MAY14 1260.0 CBear Call
-RUT 02MAY14 1270.0 CBear CallWinning
+SPX 28MAR14 1915.0 CBear Call
-SPX 28MAR14 1925.0 CBear CallWinning
+SPX 28MAR14 1940.0 CBear Call
-SPX 28MAR14 1955.0 CBear CallWinning
+SPX 04APR14 1915.0 CBear Call
-SPX 04APR14 1925.0 CBear CallWinning
+SPX 11APR14 1890.0 CBear Call
-SPX 11APR14 1900.0 CBear CallWinning
+SPX 19APR14 1950.0 CBear Call
-SPX 19APR14 1960.0 CBear CallWinning
+SPX 25APR14 1925.0 CBear Call
-SPX 25APR14 1930.0 CBear CallWinning
+SPX 02MAY14 1930.0 CBear Call
-SPX 02MAY14 1935.0 CBear CallWinning
+SPX 09MAY14 1945.0 CBear Call
-SPX 09MAY14 1950.0 CBear CallWinning

Monday, March 17, 2014

Place Iron Condor Trade in IB's TWS - YouTube

Place Iron Condor Trade in IB's TWS - YouTube:



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Status of two of my smaller more aggressive accounts.



Someone asked to show results:  I do wish to share my work and for vetting in near future;  I have been documenting everything in a blog and on spreadsheets. 

From August 2013 to Today 3/16/14 using two of my smaller accounts ($40000) my IRA and Margin Accounts resulted in 16% growth in that period.  In my Margin account I have done some experimentation in Stocks and ETFS with various results.

Excluding the Margin Account and using the IRA resulted in a 19% growth for the same period.   (I had a rough Nov- Dec when I thought the market would go down and it went up.) 19 % growth in 7 months is a little better than 30% APR for the year.  

From Jan - Today In the IRA ---- the results are at 18% which would be about a 30% APR for the year.  I should do better this year as I getting the hang of it.  


Below is a listing of my trades for Feb,  My win rate was respectable  21 Wins vs 3 Lost

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Second Half
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My current trades are shown below and you can see I'm bearish.

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I think it is important to treat this business - as a business.  For this reason - I am happily willing to show my work for comments and improvements.  

Saturday, March 15, 2014

Active Trades for Week of 3/15/14 $SPX, $RUT $NDX



My Trades
ActLegs SpreadsWin Lose
+EEM 19APR14 35.0 P1
-EWZ 19APR14 36.0 PWinning
-NDX 19APR14 3925.0 CBear Call
+NDX 19APR14 3950.0 CBear CallWinning
+RUT 22MAR14 1120.0 PBull Put
-RUT 22MAR14 1130.0 PBull PutWinning
+RUT 22MAR14 1165.0 PBull Put
-RUT 22MAR14 1170.0 PBull PutWinning
-RUT 22MAR14 1210.0 CBear Call
+RUT 22MAR14 1225.0 CBear CallWinning
-RUT 28MAR14 1230.0 CBear Call
+RUT 28MAR14 1240.0 CBear CallWinning
-RUT 19APR14 1230.0 CBear Call
+RUT 19APR14 1250.0 CBear CallWinning
+SPX 22MAR14 1800.0 PBull Put
-SPX 22MAR14 1805.0 PBull PutWinning
-SPX 28MAR14 1915.0 CBear Call
+SPX 28MAR14 1925.0 CBear CallWinning
-SPX 28MAR14 1940.0 CBear Call
+SPX 28MAR14 1955.0 CBear CallWinning
-SPX 04APR14 1915.0 CBear Call
+SPX 04APR14 1925.0 CBear CallWinning
-SPX 04APR14 1930.0 CBear Call
+SPX 04APR14 1950.0 CBear CallWinning
-SPX 11APR14 1890.0 CBear Call
+SPX 11APR14 1900.0 CBear CallWinning
-SPX 19APR14 1950.0 CBear Call
+SPX 19APR14 1960.0 CBear CallWinning

Trading with the John Carter TTM Squeeze indicator - YouTube

Trading with the John Carter TTM Squeeze indicator - YouTube:



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Friday, March 14, 2014

Bearish next week on $SPX and $SPY




Sold a Put in $EEM for $30



EEMSell Put
Start Date3/13/2014Sell to Open
TickerEEMStrike PricePrice0.00
DTE36Strike Price35Price0.29
Today's Date14-Mar-14Buy to Open
Expiration Date4/19/2014Strike PricePrice0.00
Strike PricePrice0.00
See http://stockplanner.blogspot.com/ for results of all trades.Credit Received$0.29[*net MAXIMUM gain for the trade…]
Received Per Contract$29.23