Opening (IRA): SMH October 18th 220 Covered Straddle

23. Aug.

Comments:

Third highest 30-day IV (46.1%) on my options highly liquid ETF board behind BITO and TQQQ.

There are two different aspects to this trade, the first being the 220 monied covered call with the short call at the -75 delta. I had to route this as two separate trades and got filled for covered call aspect for a 213.35 debit.

The same strike short put is at the +21 delta strike, I got filled for a 5.05 credit.

Metrics:

Buying Power Effect: 428.30
Break Even: 213.35 for the covered call; 214.95 for the short put
Max Profit: 6.65 (for the monied covered call) + 5.05 (for the short put) = 11.70
ROC at Max: 2.73%
50% Max: 5.85
ROC at 50% Max: 1.37%

Generally speaking, I'll look to take profit at 50% max; otherwise, I'll look to roll out the short straddle as a unit to maintain net delta at or below +50 (100 delta for the shares, -75 for the short call, + 25 for the short put).

26. Aug.

Trade ist aktiv

With the bearishly skewed short straddle in profit, rolling it down and out to the Nov 215 strike for a 7.42 credit. Break even is now 213.35 - 5.05 - 7.42 or 200.88/share.

3. Sept.

Trade ist aktiv

With the bearishly skewed short straddle aspect again in decent profit, rolling it down and out to the Dec 210 strike for a 7.33 credit; 193.55 break even; 61.45 net delta.

6. Sept.

Trade ist aktiv

Closed the bearishly skewed Dec 210 short straddle in profit for a 37.72 debit and sold the Dec 20th 220 call against my stock for a 17.50 credit; 213.77 break even. This frees up the BP occupied by the short put aspect and reduces net delta directionality of the position (since the Dec 20th 220 is at the 50 delta).

7. Nov.

Trade geschlossen: Ziel wurde erreicht

50% max hit today on the remaining covered call aspect, closing today for a 216.89 credit. 6.23 ($623) net profit.