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Bearish turn signal on FTSE 100, so sold Calls at a loss, bought Puts and sold OotM Bear credit spreads.

Security / Ticker: FTSE
Open Trade Date: 08 August 2019
Trade: Sell to Close
Expiry Date: 20 September 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM
Exercise Price: 7,275.00
Direction: Call
Opening Price: 108.20
Close Trade Date: 09 September 2019
Closing Price: 27.00
Roundtrip P&L: -75.0%

Security / Ticker: FTSE
Open Trade Date: 08 August 2019
Trade: Sell to Close
Expiry Date: 20 September 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM
Exercise Price: 7,550.00
Direction: Call
Opening Price: 16.50
Close Trade Date: 09 September 2019
Closing Price: 1.00
Roundtrip P&L: -93.9%



Security / Ticker: FTSE
Open Trade Date: 09 September 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 18 October 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM
Exercise Price: 7,225
Direction: Put
Opening Price: 115.8

Security / Ticker: FTSE
Open Trade Date: 09 September 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 18 October 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM
Exercise Price: 6,975
Direction: Put
Opening Price: 31.3

Got orders to open Call spreads (not all filled at time of writing):
15/11/19 7575/7650 at 12.0 credit
20/12/19 7675/7750 at 12.5 credit
17/01/20 7700/7800 for 17.0 credit
17/03/20 7800/7900 for 18.0 credit

NB The Bear Call Spreads are in addition to FTSE Bull Put Spreads sold 08 August in post #76, currently looking like a good portfolio.
 
Several securities turned bearish on Friday close, so closed long positions by closing long Calls, and opened short positions by opening long Puts.

Closed DAX 30 calls from directional and volatility entries at a good profit this morning and turned positions round.

Security / Ticker: DAX
Open Trade Date: 07 August 2019
Trade: Sell to Close
Expiry Date: 20 September 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM
Exercise Price: 11,750
Direction: Call
Opening Price: 265.8
Close Trade Date: 13 September 2019
Closing Price: 657.3
Roundtrip P&L: 147.3%

Security / Ticker: DAX
Open Trade Date: 07 August 2019
Trade: Sell to Close
Expiry Date: 20 September 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM
Exercise Price: 12,350
Direction: Call
Opening Price: 77.1
Close Trade Date: 13 September 2019
Closing Price: 107.3
Roundtrip P&L: 39.0%

Also closed Call side of the October Straddle at a profit:

Security / Ticker: DAX
Open Trade Date: 29 August 2019
Trade: Sell to Close
Expiry Date: 20 October 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM
Exercise Price: 11,850.0000
Direction: Straddle
Opening Price: 286.0288
Close Trade Date: 16 September 2019
Closing Price: 605
Roundtrip P&L: 111.5%


Bought Puts in the usual way and some debit spreads as I'm exploring this as a way to get directional exposure at better risk/reward profile.

Security / Ticker: DAX
Open Trade Date: 16 September 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 20 November 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM
Exercise Price: 12,400
Direction: Put
Opening Price: 306.8

Security / Ticker: DAX
Open Trade Date: 15 September 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 20 November 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM
Exercise Price: 11,700
Direction: Put
Opening Price: 109.0

Bought 20 Nov 2019 DAX 11800/11700 Bear Put Spreads for 17.10 Debit

Also sold:
20 Dec 2019 13100/13200 Bear Call Spreads for 20.1 Credit
20 Mar 2020 DAX 13500/13600 Bear Call Spreads for 17.7 Credit
 
Closed long position on S&P500 by selling Calls to Close, and bought short position by buying Puts to Open.

Also sold far OotM Bear Call spreads for credit and bought nearer OotM Bear Put spreads.

Security / Ticker: SPX
Open Trade Date: 06 August 2019
Trade: Sell to Close
Expiry Date: 20 September 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM
Exercise Price: 2,880
Direction: Call
Opening Price: 66.0
Close Trade Date: 15 September 2019
Closing Price: 113.8
Roundtrip P&L: 72.4%

Security / Ticker: SPX
Open Trade Date: 06 August 2019
Trade: Sell to Close
Expiry Date: 20 September 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM
Exercise Price: 3,000
Direction: Call
Opening Price: 13.5
Close Trade Date: 15 September 2019
Closing Price: 14.3
Roundtrip P&L: 5.6%


Security / Ticker: SPX
Open Trade Date: 15 September 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 18 October 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM
Exercise Price: 2,990
Direction: Put
Opening Price: 42.4

Security / Ticker: SPX
Open Trade Date: 15 September 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 18 October 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM
Exercise Price: 2,860
Direction: Put
Opening Price: 13.75

Sold 20 Dec 2019 3160/3190 Bear Call Spread for 5.25 Credit
Sold 20 Mar 2020 3250/3300 Bear Call Spread for 8.0 Credit

Bought 18 Oct 2019 2920/2890 Bear Put Spread for 5.25 Debit
 
Nikkei 225 Calls expired in the Money, resulting in a net profit across the AtM and OotM positions.

Security / Ticker: N225
Open Trade Date: 06 August 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 12 September 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM
Exercise Price: 20,625
Direction: Call
Opening Price: 440.0
Close Trade Date: 12 September 2019
Closing Price: 1,125.8
Roundtrip P&L: 155.9%

Security / Ticker: N225
Open Trade Date: 06 August 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 12 September 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM
Exercise Price: 21,750
Direction: Call
Opening Price: 110.0
Close Trade Date: 12 September 2019
Closing Price: 2.0
Roundtrip P&L: -98.2%

NB a 21500/21750 Spread would have produced c.300% P&L.
 
Sell signal on Nikkei 225 so bought At the Money and Out of the Money Puts, plus a Bear Put Spread, and sold far-dated Out of the Money Bull Call Spreads for credit.

Security / Ticker: N225
Open Trade Date: 16 September 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 10 October 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM
Exercise Price: 21,750
Direction: Put
Opening Price: 295.2

Security / Ticker: N225
Open Trade Date: 16 September 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 10 October 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM
Exercise Price: 20,750
Direction: Put
Opening Price: 74.5

Bought 10 Oct 2019 21125/21000 Bear Put Spread for 20 debit.

Sold 12 Mar 2020 23750/24000 Bull Call Spread for 40 credit.
 
Generated a sell signal on oil, that coincided with the profitable expiry of Calls, which was fortuitous!

Security / Ticker: CL
Open Trade Date: 09 August 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 17 September 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM
Exercise Price: 54.50
Direction: Call
Opening Price: 2.03
Close Trade Date: 17 September 2019
Closing Price: 4.18
Roundtrip P&L: 106.0%

Security / Ticker: CL
Open Trade Date: 09 August 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 17 September 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM
Exercise Price: 60.50
Direction: Call
Opening Price: 0.40
Close Trade Date: 17 September 2019
Closing Price: -
Roundtrip P&L: -100.0%

In addition, 52.50/52.00 Bull Put Spread expired worthless, at 100% profit.

Will buy a short position in oil by buying Puts at today's opening and update later.
 
AUSUSD signal reversed so closed long position by selling Calls (at an overall profit), and bought short position by buying Puts.

Also bought Bear Put Spreads, and sold far-dated Out of the Money Bull Call Spreads for credit.

Sold directional positions:

Security / Ticker: AUD
Open Trade Date: 08 August 2019
Trade: Sell to Close
Expiry Date: 04 October 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM
Exercise Price: 0.6800
Direction: Call
Opening Price: 0.0090
Close Trade Date: 17 September 2019
Closing Price: 0.0083
Roundtrip P&L: -8.0%

Security / Ticker: AUD
Open Trade Date: 08 August 2019
Trade: Sell to Close
Expiry Date: 04 October 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM
Exercise Price: 0.7000
Direction: Call
Opening Price: 0.0024
Close Trade Date: 17 September 2019
Closing Price: 0.0005
Roundtrip P&L: -77.1%

Also sold Call side of Volatility position:

Security / Ticker: AUD
Open Trade Date: 25 August 2019
Trade: Sell to Close
Expiry Date: 08 November 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM
Exercise Price: 0.6700
Direction: Straddle
Opening Price: 0.0100
Close Trade Date: 17 September 2019
Closing Price: 0.0195
Roundtrip P&L: 95.8%


Bought AtM and OotM Puts:

Security / Ticker: AUD
Open Trade Date: 17 September 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 08 November 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM
Exercise Price: 0.6850
Direction: Put
Opening Price: 0.0073

Security / Ticker: AUD
Open Trade Date: 17 September 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 08 November 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM
Exercise Price: 0.6700
Direction: Put
Opening Price: 0.0026

Bought 08 Nov 2019 0.6750/0.6700 spread for 0.0120 debit

Sold 06 Dec 2019 .7050/7100 spread for 0.0080 credit
Sold 03 Jan 2020 .07050/0.7100 spread for 0.0100 credit
 
Global OptionsTrades said:
Generated a sell signal on oil, that coincided with the profitable expiry of Calls, which was fortuitous!

Security / Ticker: CL
Open Trade Date: 09 August 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 17 September 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM
Exercise Price: 54.50
Direction: Call
Opening Price: 2.03
Close Trade Date: 17 September 2019
Closing Price: 4.18
Roundtrip P&L: 106.0%

Security / Ticker: CL
Open Trade Date: 09 August 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 17 September 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM
Exercise Price: 60.50
Direction: Call
Opening Price: 0.40
Close Trade Date: 17 September 2019
Closing Price: -
Roundtrip P&L: -100.0%

In addition, 52.50/52.00 Bull Put Spread expired worthless, at 100% profit.

Will buy a short position in oil by buying Puts at today's opening and update later.
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Bought AtM Put:

Security / Ticker: CL
Open Trade Date: 17 September 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 17 October 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM
Exercise Price: 58.50
Direction: Put
Opening Price: 2.77

Didn't buy the OotM Put today, but here is the trade:

Security / Ticker: CL
Open Trade Date: 17 September 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 17 October 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM
Exercise Price: 52.00
Direction: Put
Opening Price: 0.58

Because I bought the Spread:

17 Oct 2019 52.50/52.00 for 0.10 debit.

Also sold 16 Dec 2019 63.50/64.00 spread at 0.09.
NB This compliments existing 47.50/47.00 spread per post #71
 
One from last week.

Treasury Bonds reversed on Tuesday so closed my short position by Selling Puts (at a loss) and bought a long position by buying Calls and Call Spreads.

Security / Ticker: ZB
Open Trade Date: 09 August 2019
Trade: Sell to Close
Expiry Date: 20 September 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM
Exercise Price: 161.00
Direction: Put
Opening Price: 1.77
Close Trade Date: 17 September 2019
Closing Price: 1.61
Roundtrip P&L: -9.3%

Security / Ticker: ZB
Open Trade Date: 09 August 2019
Trade: Sell to Close
Expiry Date: 20 September 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM
Exercise Price: 156.00
Direction: Put
Opening Price: 0.34
Close Trade Date: 17 September 2019
Closing Price: 0.01
Roundtrip P&L: -96.4%


Bought Calls:

Security / Ticker: ZB
Open Trade Date: 17 September 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 25 October 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM
Exercise Price: 160.00
Direction: Call
Opening Price: 2.02

Security / Ticker: ZB
Open Trade Date: 17 September 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 25 October 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM
Exercise Price: 164.00
Direction: Call
Opening Price: 0.65

Sold 27 Dec 2019 153/151 Bull Put Spread for 21/64ths credit
Sold 21 Feb 2020 151/149 Bull Put Spread for 20/64th credit
 
Update following an unexpected upturn in sentiment producing bullish signals.

Sold Oil Puts at a profit, and took a long position by buying calls.

Security / Ticker: CL
Open Trade Date: 17 September 2019
Trade: Sell to Close
Expiry Date: 17 October 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM
Exercise Price: 58.50
Direction: Put
Opening Price: 2.77
Close Trade Date: 04 October 2019
Closing Price: 5.68
Roundtrip P&L: 104.9%

Security / Ticker: CL
Open Trade Date: 17 September 2019
Trade: Sell to Close
Expiry Date: 17 October 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM
Exercise Price: 52.00
Direction: Put
Opening Price: 0.58
Close Trade Date: 04 October 2019
Closing Price: 1.03
Roundtrip P&L: 78.6%

Closed 17 Oct 2019 52.50/52.00 spread at 0.20, for 100% profit (exc commission)

Security / Ticker: CL
Open Trade Date: 04 October 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 15 November 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM
Exercise Price: 53.00
Direction: Call
Opening Price: 2.18

Security / Ticker: CL
Open Trade Date: 04 October 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 15 November 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM
Exercise Price: 59.00
Direction: Call
Opening Price: 0.45

Bought 15 Nov 2019 58.00/58.50 Bear Call Spreads for 0.10 debit.

Sold 14 Feb 2020 43.50/43.00 Bull Put Spreads for 0.09 credit
 
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