Week's (Aug 31-Sep 4) Metrics and Notes (TLT)

 Here are this week's trading metrics and notes

Metrics 

Date Entry	Security	Type	Cost	Date Sold	Amount Received	Per Contract / Share Result
8/27/20	TLT	Sep 4 $150 Put	$0.13	9/4	$0.00	-$0.13

Notes

- The TLT trade was made expecting a follow through to the downside that didn't happen. 

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Weekly (July 6-10) Metrics and Notes

Here are the metrics and notes for July 6-10.

Date Entry	Security	Option	Cost	Date Sold	Amount Received	Per Contract Result
7/6/20	XLF	July 10 $24.00 Call	$0.18	7/7	$0.07	-$0.11
7/6/20	TLT	July 19 $154 Put	$0.10	7/7	$0.08	-$0.02
						-$0.13

- The XLF trade was a chaser that got caught.
- The TLT trade was an attempt to see a push towards $160. As the chart turned up, we sold.


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March 30-Apr 3 Results

Here are the trading results for the week of March 30 - April 3, 2020.

Date Entry	Security	Option	Cost	Date Sold	Amount Received	Per Contract Result	% result
3/27/20	TLT	Apr 3 $182.50 Call	$0.29	3/30/20	$0.24	-$0.05	-17.24%
3/30/20	SPY	Apr 9 $25 Call	$0.24	3/31/20	$0.04	-$0.20	-83.33%
						-$0.25	-50.29%

- The first trade was an attempt on capitalizing the Fed purchasing. The push needed didn't happen.

- The second trade turned out to be a bad chase. SPY had moved up the day before.



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March 23-27 Results

Here are the results from last week's trading.

Date Entry	Security	Option	Cost	Date Sold	Amount Received	Per Contract Result	% result
3/23/20	TLT	Mar 27 $180 Call	$0.59	3/24/20	$0.17	-$0.42	-71.19%
3/25/20	XLF	Apr 9 $25 Call	$0.15	3/27/20	$0.09	-$0.06	-40.00%
						-$0.48	-55.59%

- The first trade was a speculative play on the Federal Reserve's new commitments. It did not pan out.

- The second trade was a speculative trade on the rebound. It hit the stop loss.

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March 16-20 Results

Here is last week's results.

Date Entry	Security	Option	Cost	Date Sold	Amount Received	Per Contract Result	% result
3/17/20	TLT	$140 Put	$0.15	3/18/20	$2.89	$2.74	1826.67%
3/20/20	DIA	$160 Put	$1.15	3/20/20	$1.24	$0.09	7.83%
						$2.83	917.25%

- The first trade did way more than expected due to the volatility.  TLT moved 10 points within 24 hours of the trad being enacted. This was not normal and is not expected again.
- The second trade was cut short and hit stop. Having cash ready for this coming week is likely a good thing ;).

Stay safe and healthy out there. Reach out to someone if you can't.



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Last Week's (Jan 21-24) Results

Hello

Below are last week's results and notes

Date Entry	Security	Option	Cost	Date Sold	Amount Received	Per Contract Result	% result
1/21/2020	FCEL	Feb $2.50 Call	0.6	1/21/2020	0.69	0.09	15.00%
1/21/2020	SPY	Jan 24 $334.5 Call	0.27	1/22/2020	0.33	0.06	22.22%
1/21/2020	TLT	Jan 25 $139.50 Call	0.59	1/22/2020	0.7	0.11	18.64%
1/22/2020	SPY	Jan 24 $332.50 Call	0.53	1/23/2020	0.15	-0.38	-71.70%
1/23/2020	SPY	Jan 24 $332.50 Call	0.34	1/24/2020	0.23	-0.11	-32.35%
1/23/2020	TLT	Jan 24 $142 Call	0.21	1/24/2020	0.06	-0.15	-71.43%
1/24/2020	SPY	Jan 27 $328 Put	0.43	1/24/2020	0.71	0.28	65.12%
						-0.1	-7.79%

Notes

- Stop pricing kept the trading moving forward. The account needs to improve its stop pricing on its profitable trades.
-There is an open VXX Jan 31 $15.00 call option trade going. We'll see how this goes.
- The FCEL trade wsa brought on by another trader's information. It also had a high premium value (20% on both ends) in relation to its stock price going into its earnings call.
- The SPY 334.5 trade was a momentum trade.
- The TLT 139.50 trade was a momentum trade
- Both SPY $332.5 trades were momentum trades
- The TLT $142 was a momentum trade
- The SPY $328 Put trade was a  momentum trade



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Last Week's (Jan 13-17) Trading Results

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Below are last week's results.

Date Entry	Security	Option	Cost	Date Sold	Amount Received	Per Contract Result	% result
Jan 13	XLF	Jan 17 $31.00 Call	0.12	1/17/2020	0.1	-0.02	-16.67%
1/13/2020	XLF	Jan 17 $30.00 Put	0.07	1/17/2020	0	-0.07	-100.00%
1/13/2020	SPY	Jan 15 $329.50 Call	0.19	1/14/2020	0.14	-0.05	-26.32%
1/14/2020	SPY	Jan 15 $329.50 Call	0.15	1/15/2020	0.03	-0.12	-80.00%
1/15/2020	TLT	Jan 17 $147.50 Put	0.19	1/17/2020	0.69	0.5	263.16%
						0.24	8.04%

Some Notes

- Number of contracts per trade are not mentioned
- Actual value is multiplied by 100 (ex 0.10 equals 10)
- The XLF trade was a spread trade based on earnings being released
- The first SPY was a momentum trade with a tight stop.
- The second SPY trade was a momentum trade with a loose stop
- The TLT trade was a play on range resistance.
- Overall result was double last week's results (found here) and allows for higher entry cost trades next week (if they exist).

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TLT Spread Trade Sold for a Profit

The TLT spread trade closed out for a profit. The trade closed at $1.29 before fees. A post to the original trade can be found here. Some reason(s) for the trade are below. On to the next trade!

 - TLT moved quite a bit right away, putting the trade in a profitable area
- Opportunities elsewhere have presented themselves


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