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Markets got hammered on Thursday finally breaking to the downside. Should we expect more today or will there be a rally. There is no answer to that question, the price action will determine what is next.
If we were to guess we would expect more selling pressure, there is more room down before they reach the mean. We will be prepared for whatever today brings. It will be somewhat like holiday trade with the Veteran’s Day holiday being celebrated today.
We are having a monster week, especially if you dumped the extra calls as written yesterday
Roll SPY, QQQ, and IWM to Monday
Rolls
MRNA – Buy to close 1 November 10th 74/71 Strangle/ Sell to open 1 November 17th 74/71 Strangle Credit 2.00
BIIB – Buy to close 1 November 10th 240/230 Strangle/ Sell to open 1 November 17th 240/230 Strangle Credit 3.50
BABA – Buy to close 1 November 10th 80 Straddle/Sell to open 1 November 17th 80 Straddle Credit 1.50
COIN – Buy to close 1 November 10th 76/68 Strangle/ Sell to open 1 November 17th 76/68 Strangle Credit 1.58
AMD – Buy to close 1 November 10th 108/102 Strangle/ Sell to open 1 November 17th 108/102 Strangle Credit 1.52
GOOGL – Buy to close 1 November 10th 140/135 Strangle/ Sell to open 1 November 17th 140/135 Strangle Credit 1.50
AAPL – Buy to close 1 November 10th 180/175 Strangle/ Sell to open 1 November 17th 180/175 Strangle Credit 1.50
AMZN – Buy to close 1 November 10th 130/125 Strangle/ Sell to open 1 November 17th 130/125 Strangle Credit 2.00
TSLA – Buy to close 1 November 10th 270/230 Strangle/ Sell to open 1 November 17th 270/230 Strangle Credit 2.50
(Some of the call strikes could be different from what you are holding. I’m reflecting the rolls made on the open, some of you rolled again. This is a guide)
DIA – (1.35) Short 1 November 10th 342 Put Long 2 November 10th 341 Put
MARA – (3.44) (110.00 Credit Collected) Short 1 November 17th 9.5 Call Short 1 November 17th 9.5 Put Long 2 December 15th 10 Call Long 1 December 15th 9 Put Long 1 December 185t 8 Put
TWLO – (6.96) (100.00 Credit Collected) Short 1 November 17th 57 Call Short 1 November 17th 51 Put Long 2 December 15th 57.5 Call Long 2 December 15th 50 Put
MRVL – (9.49) (116.00 Credit Collected) Short 1 November 17th 52 Call Short 1 November 17th 51 Put Long 2 December 15th 52 Call
Long 2 December 15th 50 Put
MRNA – (14.80) (700.00 Credit Collected) Short 1 November 10th 74 Call Short 1 November 10th 71 Put Long 1 December 15th 75 Call Long 1 December 15th 80 Call Long 1 December 15th 70 Put Long 1 December 15th 65 Put
BIIB – (18.45) (1800.00 Credit Collected) Short 1 November 10th 240 Call Short 1 November 10th 230 Put Long 1 November 17th 240 Call Long 2 November 17th 227.5 Put
SPY – (23.10) (2640.00 Credit Collected) Short 1 November 9th 424 Call Short 1 November 9th 418 Put Long 1 November 17th 426 Call Long 1 November 17th 416 Put Long 1 November 17th 410 Put
QQQ – (23.28) (2650.00 Credit Collected) Short 1 November 9th 359 Call Short 1 November 9th 350 Put Long 1 November 17th 361 Call Long 1 November 17th 374 Call Long 1 November 17th 348 Put Long 1 November 17th 343 Put
BABA – (10.54) (625.00 Credit Collected) Short 1 November 10th 80 Call Short 1 November 10th 80 Put Long 1 November 17th 80 Call Long 1 November 17th 86 Call Long 2 November 17th 80 Put
IWM – (9.68) (1200.00 Credit Collected) Short 1 November 10th 172 Call Short 1 November 10th 168 Put Long 2 November 17th 176 Call Long 1 November 17th 166 Put Long 1 November 17th 161 Put
COIN – (13.57) (1376.00 Credit Collected) Short 1 November 10th 76 Call Short 1 November 10th 68 Put Long 1 November 17th 80 Call Long 1 November 17th 90 Call Long 2 November 17th 65 Put
AMD – (15.38) (1400.00 Credit Collected) Short 1 November 10th 108 Call Short 1 November 10th 102 Put Long 2 November 17th 115 Call Long 1 November 17th 100 Put Long 1 November 17th 95 Put
AMZN – (19.91) (1132.00 Credit Collected) Short 1 November 10th 130 Call Short 1 November 10th 125 Put Long 1 November 17th 130 Call Long 1 November 17th 144 Call Long 1 November 17th 125 Put Long 1 November 17th 120 Put
AAPL – (17.29) (1653.00 Credit Collected) Short 1 November 10th 180 Call Short 1 November 10th 175 Put Long 2 November 17th 180 Call Long 1 November 17th 185 Call Long 1 November 17th 175 Put Long 1 November 17th 165 Put
GOOGL – (16.45) (2040.00 Credit Collected) Short 1 November 10th 140 Call Short 1 November 10th 135 Put Long 2 November 17th 140 Call Long 1 November 17th 135 Put
NUGT – (4.78) (703.00 Credit Collected) Short 1 November 10th 25 Call Short 1 November 10th 27 Put Long 1 November 17th 28 Call Long 1 November 17th 34 Call Long 1 November 17th 25 Put Long 1 November 17th 24 Put
TSLA – (17.59) (2046.00 Credit Collected) CLOSED Short 1 November 10th 270 Call Short 1 November 10th 230 Put Long 1 November 17th 270 Call Long 1 November 17th 230 Put
For more than 36 years, Todd “Bubba” Horwitz has enjoyed a successful career in the financial industry. He began his profession in 1980 as was one of the original market makers in the SPX Trading Pit at the Chicago Board of Options Exchange. He has traded at all of the major exchanges in Chicago and is currently a member of the CBOT. In addition to his trading, for the past five years he has concentrated on writing, education, and a media career.