August 2014 RUT Iron Condor

With 8 weeks to August expiration I entered this:

Buy 2 RUT August 1050 Put @4.40
Sell 2 RUT August 1060 Put @5.00
Sell 2 RUT August 1260 Call @2.75
Buy 2 RUT August 1270 Call @1.85

Credit: 1.50 ($300)
Max Risk: 8.50 ($1700)
Days to expiration: 56
Probability of success: 77%

This is the first trade of the August expiration cycle. Volatility is low at the moment, but,....it has been low for 20 months so who cares. Remember: Nobody knows anything. All you need is a strong risk management plan for when things go wrong, so you don't destroy your account.

Here's a chart of RUT after market close for my own future reference:
(Click on image to enlarge)

These are the current positions in the portfolio after today:
SPX 1735/1740/2010/2015 Iron Condor $370 credit. 76% probability of success. 28 days to go.
SPY 191/197 Double Put Calendar Spread 45% probability of success. 28 days to go.
SPX 1805/1810 Bull Put spread $150 credit. 99% probability of success. 28 days to go
August 1050/1060/1260/1270 Iron Condor $300 credit. 77% probability of success. 56 days to go.

Check out 2014 Track Record

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Position expires for max profit on August 15, 2014 

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