December was a much better recovery after hedging way too heavy on an election dump. With the drive up into the DEC 16 interest rate hike and the carry forward momentum of the new TRUMP revolution, trading become much easier as we got closer to the end of the year.
Having been through numerous “Santa Claus Rallies” and the chart set ups on a “becoming exhausted” market into the close of the most epic trading year in over a decade, the $72,000+ gains could have been much better without the lengthy belief that the November election results were an overbought scenario.
Date | Qty. | Trade | Buy | Sell | Gain/Loss | % Gain/Loss |
12/1 | 30 | BABA 93 P | $0.47 | $1.47 | $2,902.53 | 196.78% |
32 | XOP 40 P | $0.04 | -$419.98 | -81.71% | ||
25 | NFLX 116 P | $0.44 | ||||
6 | NFLX 116 P | |||||
31 | $0.95 | $1,024.53 | 54.29% | |||
500 | SPY 220 P | $0.37 | $0.50 | $5,345.03 | 27.74% | |
20 | AMZN 750 P | $4.45 | $9.20 | $9,425.03 | 105.31% | |
9 | GOOGL 755 P | $1.60 | ||||
5 | $3.10 | $726.96 | 89.83% | |||
4 | $3.00 | $539.57 | 83.34% | |||
12/2 | 500 | SPY 220 P | $0.20 | $0.51 | $14,345.03 | 133.19% |
60 | DEC 28 SPY 223 C | $0.72 | $1.37 | $3,735.03 | 84.31% | |
40 | DEC 2 SPY 217 P | $0.12 | -$2,489.87 | -84.98% | ||
40 | DEC 2 SPY 218 P | $0.15 | -$2,949.97 | -84.05% | ||
300 | DEC 2 SPY 219 P | $0.16 | -$22,069.98 | -82.86% | ||
100 | DEC 2 VXX 27 P | $0.05 | -$3,269.98 | -88.74% | ||
12/5 | 250 | DEC 16 FB 117 C | $1.35 | |||
150 | $1.65 | $4,259.02 | 20.91% | |||
50 | $1.81 | $2,213.01 | 32.59% | |||
50 | $2.14 | $3,863.01 | 56.90% | |||
35 | BABA 91 C | $0.79 | ||||
18 | $1.14 | $587.87 | 40.81% | |||
17 | $1.28 | $792.66 | 58.26% | |||
5 | GOOGL 800 C | $0.53 | $0.79 | $88.78 | 30.35% | |
10 | BABA 93 C | $0.55 | $0.70 | $97.53 | 16.67% | |
20 | DEC 7 SPY 220 P | $0.24 | $0.00 | -$504.99 | -100.00% | |
12/6 | 10 | AMZN 770 C | $4.00 | |||
5 | $5.00 | $477.52 | 23.77% | |||
5 | $5.43 | $692.52 | 34.48% | |||
20 | FB 119 C | $0.29 | $0.36 | $65.03 | 10.32% | |
200 | DEC 16 222 PUTS | $2.20 | $0.00 | -$44,159.99 | -100.00% | |
12/8 | 30 | DEC 16 AAPL 110 P | $0.47 | $0.26 | -$727.47 | -49.32% |
20 | DEC 7 SPY 218 P | INVENTORY | $0.00 | -$3,224.99 | -100.00% | |
20 | DEC 7 SPY 219 P | INVENTORY | $0.00 | -$2,944.98 | -100.00% | |
12/9 | 300 | DEC 30 DIA 200 C | $0.56 | |||
25 | $0.75 | $426.68 | 30.06% | |||
250 | $1.65 | $26,856.69 | 189.19% | |||
10 | DEC 9 SPY 220 P | INVENTORY | $0.00 | -$1,577.49 | -100.00% | |
10 | JAN 20 2017 BUD 120 C | $0.25 | $0.30 | -$2.47 | -0.87% | |
30 | DEC 16 PFE 30 P | $0.12 | $0.19 | $112.53 | 26.48% | |
12/12 | 20 | BABA 90 P | $0.46 | $1.34 | $1,685.03 | 173.72% |
12/13 | 20 | BABA 90 P | $0.20 | $1.30 | $2,125.03 | 472.25% |
20 | QQQ 118 P | $0.18 | $0.00 | -$384.99 | -100.00% | |
12/14 | 10 | GOOGL 810 P | $2.50 | $3.00 | $447.53 | 17.65% |
10 | AMZN 770 P | $3.00 | $10.00 | $6,947.53 | 228.92% | |
500 | DEC 14 227 P | $0.40 | $1.24 | $40,845.03 | 196.65% | |
12/15 | 50 | FB 120 P | $0.35 | $0.74 | $1,807.53 | 97.97% |
50 | SPY 226 | $1.08 | $1.23 | $607.53 | 11.06% | |
12/16 | 10 | GOOGL 815 P | $1.30 | |||
9 | $2.90 | $1,407.52 | 118.70% | |||
1 | $5.12 | $369.51 | 280.47% | |||
10 | GOOGL 810 P | $1.15 | $2.20 | $997.53 | 84.18% | |
3 | GOOGL 810 | $1.00 | $1.50 | $113.28 | 34.91% | |
December 1 – 15 Gains | $51,202.44 | |||||
Date | Qty. | Trade | Buy | Sell | Gain/Loss | % Gain/Loss |
12/19 | 10 | GOOGL 810 P | $2.60 | |||
8 | $4.50 | $1,490.02 | 71.16% | |||
2 | $6.00 | $665.01 | 127.03% | |||
12/20 | 10 | JAN 6 SPY 226 P | $1.48 | $2.49 | $957.53 | 63.20% |
12/21 | 100 | DEC 21 SPY 226 P | $0.10 | $0.26 | $1,345.03 | 114.96% |
12/21 | 100 | DEC 23 SPY 226 P | $0.54 | $1.00 | $4,345.03 | 78.01% |
12/22 | 10 | DEC 23 AMZN 760 P | $0.55 | $1.53 | $927.53 | 158.56% |
12/22 | 10 | DEC 23 SPY 225 P | $0.32 | $0.28 | -$92.47 | -26.05% |
12/23 | 5 | DEC 23 FB 117 P | $0.19 | $0.65 | $188.78 | 154.13% |
12/23 | 4 | JAN 13 SPY 223 P | $1.14 | $1.52 | $113.03 | 23.45% |
12/28 | 20 | JAN 13 SPY 226 P | $1.55 | $2.68 | $2,185.03 | 69.37% |
12/28 | 100 | DEC 28 SPY 226.5 P | $0.35 | $1.00 | $6,245.03 | 170.17% |
12/28 | 50 | DEC 28 SPY 225 P | $0.10 | $0.20 | $357.53 | 60.09% |
12/28 | 20 | NVDA 110 P | $0.55 | $1.56 | $1,945.03 | 169.14% |
12/29 | 20 | JAN 13 SPY 224 P | $1.55 | $1.86 | $545.03 | 17.30% |
12/29 | 30 | NVDA 102 P | $0.53 | $1.00 | $1,312.53 | 79.31% |
12/29 | 50 | DEC 30 SPY 224 P | $0.35 | $0.48 | $507.53 | 27.51% |
12/30 | 25 | DEC 30 DIA 200 C | INVENTORY | $0.00 | -$1,419.58 | -100.00% |
December 19 – 30 Gains | $21,617.62 | |||||