OPENING: VXX JAN 17TH 22/23 LONG PUT VERTICAL

... for a .45 debit.

Max Profit: $55
Max Loss: $45
Break Even: 22.55
Delta/Theta: -2.81/-.11

Notes: Here, a bet that beta slippage and contango eat away at this VIX derivative over time ... .

הערה:

Sept opex check. Yowsa. They crushed the crap out of vol off those highs. 20-20 hindsight: I probably should've manned up and gone wider. Currently valued at .63, just going to leave it alone to grind into near max if that its "grand plan."

העסקה בוטלה באופן ידני:

Out for .75, .30/$30 per contract winner, 67% ROC. Back to waiting for the next pop to re-up.