August 16

American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) – Closed Covered Calls

Shares of AEO had slipped to the point that I decided to buy back the puts for $0.06 and sell my shares at a small loss.

Disney (DIS) – Closed Covered Calls

 

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) – Closed Covered Calls

Tesla (TSLA) – Opened Naked Puts

August 17

Visa (V) – Opened Covered Calls

August 17

Etsy (ETSY) – Opened Naked Puts

Etsy passed my covered calls screener and rather than buying the shares I decided to sell Aug-27 $190.00 puts for which I wouldn’t mind having the shares assigned to me.

August 19

Target (TGT) – Opened Covered Calls

Dropbox (DBX) – Opened Naked Puts

Dropbox passed my covered calls screener and rather than buying the shares I decided to sell Aug-27 $30.00 puts for which I wouldn’t mind having the shares assigned to me.

August 20

Aurinia Pharmaceutical (AUPH) – Opened Covered Calls

Market Timing

With SPY above its 50-day MA, I consider the US equity market strength to be bullish.