Trade Details:
(It was actually entered yesterday July 31, I just didn't find the time to come blog about it)
4 September SPX 2730/2720 Credit Put spread @0.65 credit each
1 September SPX 3120/3130 Credit Call spread @1.05 credit
Net Credit: $365
Max Risk: $3,625
50 days to Exp.
Profit/Risk Profile
SPX Chart for future reference:
Trade Update - August 5, 2019
August Market sell-off
Adjusted the Put side
Closed 4 September SPX 2730/2720 Credit Put spread @2.35 debit each
Original Credit was 0.65 per
Net loss: 1.70 per. $680 in dollar terms for 4 spreads
Opened 4 September SPX 2500/2490 Credit Put spread @0.75 credit each
Total Credit: $300
(It was actually entered yesterday July 31, I just didn't find the time to come blog about it)
4 September SPX 2730/2720 Credit Put spread @0.65 credit each
1 September SPX 3120/3130 Credit Call spread @1.05 credit
Net Credit: $365
Max Risk: $3,625
50 days to Exp.
Profit/Risk Profile
SPX Chart for future reference:
Trade Update - August 5, 2019
August Market sell-off
Adjusted the Put side
Closed 4 September SPX 2730/2720 Credit Put spread @2.35 debit each
Original Credit was 0.65 per
Net loss: 1.70 per. $680 in dollar terms for 4 spreads
Opened 4 September SPX 2500/2490 Credit Put spread @0.75 credit each
Total Credit: $300
After this, we are now in an SPX Unbalanced Iron Condor position 2490/2500/3120/3130 with $405 credit. And there is for now a realized loss of $680.
Trade Update - August 19, 2019
With 31 days until expiration, most of the profit has been made. Closing this one off in order to deploy in the October exp cycle.
Closed 4 September SPX 2500/2490 Credit Put spread @0.15 debit each
Original credit was 0.75 per. Net profit is 0.60 per spread. $240 in dollar terms
Closed 1 September SPX 3120/3130 Credit Call spread @0.15 debit
Original credit was 1.05. Net profit is 0.90 or $90 dollars in one spread played.
Combining both sides, it is a $330 gain today.
Now, earlier on August 5, we had a $680 loss on the original Put side. Therefore, the final result for the entire position is -680 + 330 = -$350
That, on a max risk of $3,625 represents a -9.7% Return on Risk
I could have left this position to expire for max profit. But it doesn't make a lot of sense.
There were still 0.15 to make on the Put side ($60 in 4 spreads) plus $15 more to make on the Call side for a total of $75 dollars. At 31 days to expiration, that represents approximately $2.42 per day on average. Using the same capital on a brand new position where we receive roughly $400 credit for 59 days to expiration is a much more attractive way to put money to work at an average rate of $6.78 per day.
Trade Update - August 19, 2019
With 31 days until expiration, most of the profit has been made. Closing this one off in order to deploy in the October exp cycle.
Closed 4 September SPX 2500/2490 Credit Put spread @0.15 debit each
Original credit was 0.75 per. Net profit is 0.60 per spread. $240 in dollar terms
Closed 1 September SPX 3120/3130 Credit Call spread @0.15 debit
Original credit was 1.05. Net profit is 0.90 or $90 dollars in one spread played.
Combining both sides, it is a $330 gain today.
Now, earlier on August 5, we had a $680 loss on the original Put side. Therefore, the final result for the entire position is -680 + 330 = -$350
That, on a max risk of $3,625 represents a -9.7% Return on Risk
I could have left this position to expire for max profit. But it doesn't make a lot of sense.
There were still 0.15 to make on the Put side ($60 in 4 spreads) plus $15 more to make on the Call side for a total of $75 dollars. At 31 days to expiration, that represents approximately $2.42 per day on average. Using the same capital on a brand new position where we receive roughly $400 credit for 59 days to expiration is a much more attractive way to put money to work at an average rate of $6.78 per day.
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