Option trades - IV

This is an EOD record of my option trades in DEC series. Previous records are available here.


29-NOV-2017
- long 8200, 8300 call
- short 8000 put
- no overnight positions

1-DEC-2016
- bought calls and puts today
- rangebound trading day, very small profits

2-DEC-2016
- initiated short trades in first 15 min
- bought 8100 puts (600) and sold 8300 calls (900)
- missed excellent short trade opportunity just before 2 pm
- covered all positions in last 30 min

5-DEC-2017
- initiated short trade in calls around 1.30pm
- booked loss after assuming 'bullish piercing candle pattern' on EOD charts
- short trade was a scratch
- loss making day

6 & 7-DEC-2016
- did nothing for 2 days
- big loss of trade closed on 5-DEC would have been a profitable day today

9-DEC-2016
- sold 900 calls of 8400 strike price around 43
- position still open

12-DEC-2016
- still holding short position in 8400 calls

13-DEC-2016
- still holding short position in 8400 calls

14-DEC-2016
- still holding short position in 8400 calls

15-DEC-2016

- exited short position in 8400 calls

- in hindsight, there was no reason to do so

- intraday long trade in 8300 puts failed

21-DEC-2016

- wrote 8200 calls around 18.5 qtty 900

22-DEC-2016

- covered short position in 8200 call around 4.60

- bought 8100 PE at 71 and covered at 94. Qtty 900.

- bought 8000 PE at 47 and covered at 60. Qtty 900.

- wrote 8100 CE at 15 and covered at 13. Qtty 900.

- no open positions.

- now sitting on 40 K profits.

23-DEC-2016

- bought 8000 put... loss
- sold 8000 call at higher levels... positional.. loss

26-DEC-2016

- booked profit in 8000 call

- bought 7900 PE and covered in 15 min

28-DEC-2016

- wrote 7900 PE around 72. Qtty 900

29-DEC-2016

- today, I had severe internet problems... even the backup was unreliable

- so I exited my short position in 7900 put (but in profit)

- no open positions as of now.