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How can I profit from selling puts in a stock I shorted?
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None of this makes any sense..
You short a stock at 500,it's down significantly, and you sell a 497 put for 3 dollars?
Huh?? What do you consider a significant down move on a 500 dollar stock??
You want to keep selling puts against your short until you think the stock will go up??
Good grief
You short a stock at 500,it's down significantly, and you sell a 497 put for 3 dollars?
Huh?? What do you consider a significant down move on a 500 dollar stock??
You want to keep selling puts against your short until you think the stock will go up??
Good grief
I use a method I have confidence in that is very good at determining when a trend is weakening and about to reverse down. I sold a stock short at about $500 and it is down significantly today. So I sold a put at $497 for about $3 initially. After it went down today I closed this put and sold another one for $5. I want to keep selling these until I think the stock is going to reverse back up. Other than randomly selling puts every time the stock goes down a few days, is there a better way of doing this?
Your headed in the right direction,but the odds of him selling an ITM put for 3 dollars on a 500 dollar stock seems dubious at best..
It appears he sold the 497 put,the question is when..He couldnt have shorted stock at 500,it sells off and he sells a put for 3..Sounds like he may have sold the put first
It appears he sold the 497 put,the question is when..He couldnt have shorted stock at 500,it sells off and he sells a put for 3..Sounds like he may have sold the put first
Lets break this down.
- You shorted @ $500 ahead of a downtrend.
- When price reached $497 you sold an itm put for $3...essentially capping profits @ $3 but not capping losses.
- Price continued down, (lets say to 495) so you closed the $497 short put for a $2 loss.
- You now have $3 - $2 = $1 in profits...and you want to continue with this strategy of reducing your profits until a trend reversal where you will be exposed to unlimited losses?
I sold a stock short at about $500
and it is down significantly today. So I sold a put at $497 for about $3
If you received $3 for a 497 strike put, then price must have come down to around 494.
After it went down today I closed this put and sold another one for $5
After what went down, the stock price or the value of the put? You are talking about doing this until the trend changes, so I'm assuming the stock dropped more? In that case for you to receive $5 it would have to be a 499 strike if you received $3 for a 497 strike...but you said it went down so lets say price is now 492 so you sold another 497 strike for $5, but have to pay $5 to close your existing 497 short put so you net $3 either way.
What's the point? I know one can sell covered options itm to lock in profits if they don't want to sell right away...maybe a dividend coming up etc but also protect from losing gains in case of a reversal...is that what you are trying to do?
Are you NUTS???
Its a 500 dollar number.do you really think "the price must have come down to around 494" to receive intrinsic on a 497 strike???
How many minutes have you been at this??
Poopy,where you at?
Cmon bro,this is Elite Trader!!!!!!!
Its a 500 dollar number.do you really think "the price must have come down to around 494" to receive intrinsic on a 497 strike???
How many minutes have you been at this??
Poopy,where you at?
Cmon bro,this is Elite Trader!!!!!!!
If you received $3 for a 497 strike put, then price must have come down to around 494.
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