Weekly Sample Portfolio Update - Week 2 - 2019

Hi Steemians,

here is my weekly sample portfolio update for Friday, January 4th, 2019.

Managing IWM Position

On Monday I had to go inverted on my IWM straddle:

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I collected a credit of $2.98 for the roll.
My overall credit for this position is now $14.64
At the moment the position is down $4.69

QQQ Put Ratio Spread

My deltas became too short, therefore I added a put ratio spread:

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I collected $1.32 in credit.
No special profit target, since I will manage my QQQ position as a whole.
At the moment this ratio spread is up 44 cents.

QQQ Straddle

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This position is down $8.25 at the moment, which sucks.
But it is only a one lot and I like to have a little short deltas on.

Managing XLE Position

I also had to go inverted on this one.

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I collected $1.42 in credit for the roll.
My overall credit on this position is $7.56.

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At the moment this position is down $1.09

Closing TLT Straddle

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On Tuesday I closed this position for a $100 profit per one lot.

Closing FXE Straddle

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I closed this position on Tuesday for a $50 profit per one lot.

New TLT Straddle

Premium is pretty low all over the board at the moment, so I went out to March expiration to collect a decent credit.

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I collected $4.10 in credit for this short straddle.
My profit target, as always for short straddles is the 16 delta strangle credit.
In this case $1. So I'm going to close this position when it trades for $3.10 or at 21 DTE.
At the moment this position is basically unchanged.

Books Update

My second book is now available for $5.99 on Amazon, Google and on Apple.
Thanks to all my readers for buying it.
If you like it, you would do me a great favor by writing a short review on amazon.

To fully understand my second book, you need to understand all the basics, which I describe in my first book:

I lowered the price to $19.99.
It is still available for huge discount on Google Play, so buy as long as it is still cheap.
You can also buy it on iTunes, Amazon or Barnes and Nobel.
Thanks to all my readers for buying it.
If you like it, you would do me a great favor by writing a short review on amazon.


Have a great weekend!
Stephan Haller

Legal disclaimer: These are not trade recommendations. Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. The trades shown above are for educational purpose only.