Short week - Weekly summary (July 28 - August 1)
Very short trading week to end the month of July.
Skipped Wednesday because it was FOMC, and skipped Thursday because it was end of month.
So, only 3 actual trading days.
Market seems to finally be correcting the last couple days. Some volatility is back, so next month might be interesting.
Here's the trades from the past week:
Opened: #
| Ticker | Type | Entry Date | Expiry Date | Sell Strike | Buy Strike | Premium | Open Qty | Fee open | Net Premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPY | BPS | 2025-07-28 | 2025-09-19 | 601 | 596 | 0.47 | 1 | 2.51 | 44.49 |
| SPY | QQQ | 2025-07-28 | 2025-09-05 | 571 | 573 | 1.1 | 1 | 2.11 | 107.89 |
| IWM | BPS (IC) | 2025-07-30 | 2025-09-19 | 199 | 194 | 0.32 | 1 | 1.41 | 30.59 |
| IWM | BCS (IC) | 2025-07-30 | 2025-09-19 | 245 | 250 | 0.45 | 1 | 1.41 | 43.59 |
| SPY | Put Calendar (short) | 2025-07-30 | 2025-08-08 | 623 | 0 | 2.63 | 1 | 0.7 | 262.3 |
| SPY | Put Calendar (long) | 2025-07-30 | 2025-08-11 | 0 | 623 | -2.93 | 1 | 0.71 | -293.71 |
| SPY | Call Calendar (Short leg) | 2025-07-30 | 2025-08-08 | 645 | 0 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.7 | 89.3 |
| SPY | Call Calendar (Long leg) | 2025-07-30 | 2025-08-11 | 0 | 645 | -1.12 | 1 | 0.71 | -112.71 |
| T | Covered Call | 2025-08-01 | 2025-08-08 | 28 | 0 | 0.24 | 1 | 1.05 | 22.95 |
| SPY | BWB – Bull Put | 2025-08-01 | 2025-08-22 | 609 | 601 | 1.37 | 1 | 1.4 | 135.6 |
| SPY | BWB – Bear Put | 2025-08-01 | 2025-08-22 | 609 | 613 | -0.89 | 1 | 0.71 | -89.71 |
Another try with the double calendar trade on SPY.
With volatility increasing, I might finally get a win.
Closed / Expired: #
| Ticker | Type | Entry Date | Expiry Date | Sell Strike | Buy Strike | Premium | Open Qty | Fee open | Net Premium | Close Date | Close Cost | Close Qty | Fee close | Profit/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | BPS | 2025-05-19 | 2025-08-15 | 325 | 315 | 0.9 | 1 | 2.12 | 87.88 | 2025-07-28 | -0.4 | 1 | 2.11 | 45.77 |
| SPY | BCS | 2025-06-18 | 2025-08-01 | 603 | 605 | 1.14 | 1 | 1.42 | 112.58 | 2025-08-01 | -2 | 1 | 0 | -87.42 |
| IWM | BCS | 2025-06-18 | 2025-08-01 | 212 | 213 | 0.5 | 1 | 1.42 | 48.58 | 2025-08-01 | -1 | 1 | 0 | -51.42 |
| QQQ | BCS | 2025-06-18 | 2025-08-01 | 540 | 542 | 0.99 | 1 | 1.42 | 97.58 | 2025-08-01 | -2 | 1 | 0 | -102.42 |
| IWM | BPS (IC) | 2025-06-24 | 2025-08-15 | 189 | 179 | 0.48 | 1 | 3.1 | 44.9 | 2025-07-30 | -0.07 | 1 | 1.41 | 36.49 |
| IWM | BCS (IC) | 2025-06-24 | 2025-08-15 | 235 | 245 | 0.62 | 1 | 3.1 | 58.9 | 2025-07-30 | -0.33 | 1 | 1.41 | 24.49 |
| SPY | BCS | 2025-06-25 | 2025-08-01 | 613 | 615 | 1.03 | 1 | 1.42 | 101.58 | 2025-08-01 | -2 | 1 | 0 | -98.42 |
| IWM | BPS (IC) | 2025-07-09 | 2025-08-22 | 195 | 190 | 0.23 | 1 | 1.41 | 21.59 | 2025-07-29 | -0.08 | 1 | 1.41 | 12.18 |
| IWM | BCS (IC) | 2025-07-09 | 2025-08-22 | 245 | 250 | 0.3 | 1 | 1.41 | 28.59 | 2025-07-29 | -0.12 | 1 | 1.41 | 15.18 |
| SPY | BPS | 2025-07-14 | 2025-08-29 | 589 | 584 | 0.5 | 1 | 2.11 | 47.89 | 2025-07-28 | -0.2 | 1 | 2.11 | 25.78 |
| MSFT | BPS | 2025-07-16 | 2025-10-17 | 445 | 430 | 1.47 | 1 | 1.41 | 145.59 | 2025-07-31 | -0.28 | 1 | 1.41 | 116.18 |
- Closed Net Profits/Loss: -$63.61
Small loss, mainly due to some Option Alpha "Trade Ideas" that didn't work out.
It is by far my worst strategy so far, so will probably dump it by the end of the year if it keeps going like this.
0DTE + 1DTE Trades #
| Ticker | Type | Entry Date | Expiry Date | Sell Strike | Buy Strike | Premium | Open Qty | Fee open | Net Premium | Exit Date | Close Cost | Close Qty | Fee close | Profit/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPX | BPS (IF) | 2025-07-25 | 2025-07-28 | 6385 | 6375 | 4.95 | 1 | 3.49 | 491.51 | 2025-07-28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 491.51 |
| SPX | BCS (IF) | 2025-07-25 | 2025-07-28 | 6385 | 6390 | 2.1 | 1 | 3.29 | 206.71 | 2025-07-28 | -4.77 | 1 | 0 | -270.29 |
| SPX | BPS (IC) | 2025-07-25 | 2025-07-28 | 6370 | 6365 | 0.840000000000001 | 1 | 3.3 | 80.7000000000001 | 2025-07-28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 80.7000000000001 |
| SPX | BCS (IC) | 2025-07-25 | 2025-07-28 | 6415 | 6420 | 1.21 | 1 | 3.3 | 117.7 | 2025-07-28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 117.7 |
| SPX | BPS | 2025-07-28 | 2025-07-28 | 6410 | 6450 | 1.15 | 1 | 3.2 | 111.8 | 2025-07-28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 111.8 |
| SPX | BPS | 2025-07-29 | 2025-07-29 | 6370 | 6295 | 0.9 | 1 | 3.2 | 86.8 | 2025-07-29 | -1.9 | 1 | 3.2 | -106.4 |
| SPX | BCS | 2025-07-29 | 2025-07-29 | 6405 | 6455 | 1.15 | 1 | 3.2 | 111.8 | 2025-07-29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 111.8 |
| SPX | BPS (IC) | 2025-07-29 | 2025-07-29 | 6360 | 6355 | 0.47 | 1 | 3.3 | 43.7 | 2025-07-29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43.7 |
| SPX | BCS (IC) | 2025-07-29 | 2025-07-29 | 6395 | 6400 | 0.73 | 1 | 3.3 | 69.7 | 2025-07-29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 69.7 |
| SPX | BCS | 2025-07-29 | 2025-07-29 | 6395 | 6435 | 1.2 | 1 | 3.2 | 116.8 | 2025-07-29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 116.8 |
| SPX | BCS | 2025-07-29 | 2025-07-29 | 6385 | 6455 | 1.05 | 1 | 3.2 | 101.8 | 2025-07-29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 101.8 |
| SPX | BPS | 2025-08-01 | 2025-08-01 | 6200 | 6130 | 0.85 | 1 | 3.2 | 81.8 | 2025-08-01 | -1.75 | 1 | 3.4 | -96.6 |
| SPX | BCS | 2025-08-01 | 2025-08-01 | 6265 | 6335 | 0.95 | 1 | 3.2 | 91.8 | 2025-08-01 | -2 | 1 | 3.4 | -111.6 |
| SPX | BPS | 2025-08-01 | 2025-08-01 | 6205 | 6150 | 0.9 | 1 | 3.11 | 86.89 | 2025-08-01 | 0 | 1 | 3.4 | 83.49 |
| SPX | BPS (IC) | 2025-08-01 | 2025-08-01 | 6225 | 6220 | 1.14 | 1 | 3.28 | 110.72 | 2025-08-01 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 110.72 |
| SPX | BCS (IC) | 2025-08-01 | 2025-08-01 | 6250 | 6255 | 0.76 | 1 | 3.28 | 72.72 | 2025-08-01 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 72.72 |
| SPX | BCS | 2025-08-01 | 2025-08-01 | 6235 | 6240 | 2.3 | 1 | 3.49 | 226.51 | 2025-08-01 | -3.01 | 1 | 0 | -74.49 |
- 0DTE/1DTE Closed Net Profits/Loss: $853.06
Another good week for 0dte/1dte trades. Both were profitable, with both making around 50% of profits.
Total Profit / Loss #
- 0DTE/1DTE trades = $853.06
- Other trades = -$63.61
NET PROFIT / LOSS = $789.45
Notes, Lessons and Thoughts #
Solid week to finish off the month.
Less trades (skipped two days), but still very proftiable. Sometimes, less is more.
Some more crazy Trump tariffs and poor economic news just hit to end the week, so next month might get a bit crazy.