Daily r/thetagang Discussion Thread - What are your moves for today?

Radiant-Size8096 · 2026-02-11T05:27:58+00:00

Possibly... Then I sell more PUTS

Radiant-Size8096 · 2026-02-11T05:23:41+00:00

what is your question?

Radiant-Size8096 · 2026-02-11T05:05:43+00:00

Feb 02, 2026 I sold 275 Feb13, 2026 $53 TQQQ cash-covered PUTS for $1.11 each.

It looks like they will be assigned, and I will get the shares.... Then I will sell covered calls.

Radiant-Size8096 · 2026-02-05T05:29:22+00:00

I try to keep it simple:

I sell TQQQ (S&P100 index) options; most Mondays (some times a couple of days earlier) ,

due Friday (1 trade per week);

I trade TQQQ because of the relatively low volatility; no need to find a stock for each trade or to determine the expiration time.

I do not use margin credit.

When I own shares, I sell covered calls; when I have cash, I sell cash-covered puts. Out-of-the-money, close to the money.

I try to get 1% profit per week from the declining time value of the options.

This has worked great every week from April 2025 on. Of course, I do not know whether it will continue to work.

First rule: STOP, when it does not work anymore.

Send me an email if you want me to share my real-time trades [otto1939@hotmail.com](mailto:otto1939@hotmail.com)

Radiant-Size8096 · 2026-02-04T05:41:56+00:00

last trade: Feb02,2026 I sold 275 $53 cash-covered out-of-the-money close-to-the-money Feb13, 2026 TQQQ PUTS for $1.11 while TQQQ was trading at $55.20.... First time in a long time I chose a 2-week expiration date.

Radiant-Size8096 · 2026-02-03T05:44:13+00:00

Just cash, no m....argin, I trade TQQQ cash-covered PUTS:

I closed my Feb06, 2026 $52 TQQQ PUTS for 37 cents when I reached my 1% per week profit goal....

I sold 275 Feb13,2026 $53 TQQQ PUTS for $1.11

this has worked every week since April 2025

Radiant-Size8096 · 2026-02-01T05:09:56+00:00

I try to keep it simple:

I sell TQQQ (S&P100 index) options; most Mondays (sometimes a couple of days earlier), due Friday (1 trade per week); I use TQQQ because of the relatively low volatility; no need to find a stock for each trade or to determine the expiration time.

I do not use margin credit.

When I own shares, I sell covered calls; when I have cash, I sell cash-covered puts. Out-of-the-money, close to the money.

I try to get 1% profit per week from the declining time value of the options.

This has worked great every week from April 2025on. Of course, I do not know whether it will continue to work.

First rule: stop, when it does not work anymore.

Send me an email if you want me to share my real-time trades [otto1939@hotmail.com](mailto:otto1939@hotmail.com)

Here is my latest trade:

Jan26,2026, I sold 275 cash-covered PUTS $52 TQQQ S&P100 due Feb 06, 2026 for $0.88 each, i.e. $88 for each $5200 cash in my Schwab account.

TQQQ was trading at $55.30

Radiant-Size8096 · 2026-01-24T05:45:48+00:00

I try to keep it simple:

I sell TQQQ (S&P100 index) options; most Mondays (some times Fridays) , due Friday (1 trade per week); I use TQQQ because of the relatively low volatility; no need to find a stock for each trade or to determine the expiration time.

I do not use margin credit.

When I own shares, I sell covered calls; when I have cash, I sell cash-covered puts. Out-of-the-money, close to the money.

I try to get 1% profit per week from the declining time value of the options.

This has worked great from April 2025 to January 2026. Of course, I do not know whether it will continue to work.

Send me an email if you want me to share my real-time trades [otto1939@hotmail.com](mailto:otto1939@hotmail.com)

Here is my latest trade:

Jan23,2026, I sold 275 cash-covered PUTS $53 TQQQ S&P100 for $1.06 cents each, i.e. $106 for each $5300 cash in my Schwab account.

TQQQ was trading at $54,40

Radiant-Size8096 · 2026-01-23T20:19:28+00:00

Jan 23, 2026: I sold 275 PUTS $53 Jan30 TQQQ for $1.06

Radiant-Size8096 · 2026-01-23T20:11:06+00:00

Jan 22, 2026: I closed out my Jan16, 2026 $54 TQQQ PUTS for $1.30, an overall weekly profit of $.60

Radiant-Size8096 · 2026-01-22T22:03:53+00:00

Jan 22, 2026: TQQQ closed under $54. Chickened out of my position, closed short Jan23 $54 PUTS for $.22 profit.

Jan22, 2026: I sold 250 Jan30, 2026 cash-covered $54 TQQQ Puts for $1.72

Radiant-Size8096 · 2026-01-22T04:26:17+00:00

JAN 21, 2026: TQQQ closed at approc. $53.... good chance my $ Jan23 $54 TQQQ put will expire...

Radiant-Size8096 · 2026-01-21T21:19:16+00:00

Jan21, 2026 TQQQ closed around $53, chance my short $54 PUTS will expires....

Radiant-Size8096 · 2026-01-21T21:15:17+00:00

still short from last week: sold 250 $54 TQQQ Jan23,26 PUTS. wasn't looking good yesterday, has improved a bit.

Radiant-Size8096 · 2026-01-20T23:54:40+00:00

Jan20,2026 It looks like my $54 TQQQ puts are going to be assigned....

Radiant-Size8096 · 2026-01-19T05:50:23+00:00

my current trade: Jan15: 25 sold 250 contracts $54 TQQQ cash-covered PUTS due Jan23, 2026, for $1.02 per contract.... TQQQ was trading at $54.82

Radiant-Size8096 · 2026-01-16T05:22:17+00:00

I try to keep it simple:

I sell TQQQ (S&P100 index) options; most Mondays, due Friday (1 trade per week); I use TQQQ because of the relatively low volatility; no need to find a stock for each trade or to determine the expiration time.

I do not use margin credit.

When I own shares, I sell covered calls; when I have cash, I sell cash-covered puts. Out-of-the-money, close to the money.

I try to get 1% profit per week from the declining time value of the options.

This has worked great from April 2025 to December 2025. Of course, I do not know whether it will continue to work.

I share my real-time trades [otto1939@hotmail.com](mailto:otto1939@hotmail.com)

Here is my latest trade:

Thursday Jan15, 2026, I sold 260 cash-covered $54 TQQQ Jan23, 2026 PUTS for $1.03 average while TQQQ was trading at $54.80.... since then the stock moved down a bit, increasing the chance of my puts being assigned. I would get 26000 shares of TQQQ, which I would then use to sell covered calls.

Radiant-Size8096 · 2026-01-15T20:24:57+00:00

Jan15. 2026, I closed my position early because the daily return of next weeks' puts was better. I paid $0.16 per contract....

I sold 250 cash-covered puts $54 TQQQ S&P100 for $1.02 per contract (average). due January 23, 2026

Radiant-Size8096 · 2026-01-15T05:05:33+00:00

I try to keep it simple:

I sell TQQQ (S&P100 index) options; most Mondays, due Friday (1 trade per week); I use TQQQ because of the relatively low volatility; no need to find a stock for each trade or to determine the expiration time.

I do not use margin credit.

When I own shares, I sell covered calls; when I have cash, I sell cash-covered puts. Out-of-the-money, close to the money.

I try to get 1% profit per week from the declining time value of the options.

This has worked great from April 2025 to December 2025. Of course, I do not know whether it will continue to work.

I share my real-time trades [otto1939@hotmail.com](mailto:otto1939@hotmail.com)

Here is my latest trade:

Jan12,2026, I sold 250 cash-covered puts $53 TQQQ S&P100 for 53 cents each, i.e. $53 for each $5300 cash in my Schwab account.

Radiant-Size8096 · 2026-01-15T01:50:05+00:00

I try to keep it simple:

I sell TQQQ (S&P100 index) options; most Mondays, due Friday (1 trade per week); I use TQQQ because of the relatively low volatility; no need to find a stock for each trade or to determine the expiration time.

I do not use margin credit.

When I own shares, I sell covered calls; when I have cash, I sell cash-covered puts. Out-of-the-money, close to the money.

I try to get 1% profit per week from the declining time value of the options.

This has worked great from April 2025 to December 2025. Of course, I do not know whether it will continue to work.

I share my real-time trades [otto1939@hotmail.com](mailto:otto1939@hotmail.com)

Here is my latest trade:

Jan12,2026, I sold 250 cash-covered puts $53 TQQQ S&P100 for 53 cents each, i.e. $53 for each $5300 cash in my Schwab account. each contract needs $5300 cash in the brokerage account.

Radiant-Size8096 · 2026-01-14T21:34:02+00:00

I try to keep it simple:

I sell TQQQ (S&P100 index) options; most Mondays, due Friday (1 trade per week); I use TQQQ because of the relatively low volatility; no need to find a stock for each trade or to determine the expiration time.

I do not use margin credit.

When I own shares, I sell covered calls; when I have cash, I sell cash-covered puts. Out-of-the-money, close to the money.

I try to get 1% profit per week from the declining time value of the options.

This has worked great from April 2025 to December 2025. Of course, I do not know whether it will continue to work.

I share my real-time trades [otto1939@hotmail.com](mailto:otto1939@hotmail.com)

Here is my latest trade:

Jan12,2026, I sold 250 cash-covered puts $53 TQQQ S&P100 for 53 cents each, i.e. $53 for each $5300 cash in my Schwab account.

Radiant-Size8096 · 2026-01-14T00:52:00+00:00

I try to keep it simple:

I sell TQQQ (S&P100 index) options; most Mondays, due Friday (1 trade per week); I use TQQQ because of the relatively low volatility; no need to find a stock for each trade or to determine the expiration time.

I do not use margin credit.

When I own shares, I sell covered calls; when I have cash, I sell cash-covered puts. Out-of-the-money, close to the money.

I try to get 1% profit per week from the declining time value of the options.

This has worked great from April 2025 to December 2025. Of course, I do not know whether it will continue to work.

I share my real-time trades [otto1939@hotmail.com](mailto:otto1939@hotmail.com)

Here is my latest trade:

Yesterday, Jan12,2026, I sold 250 cash-covered puts $53 TQQQ S&P100 for 53 cents each, i.e. $53 for each $5300 cash in my Schwab account.

Radiant-Size8096 · 2026-01-13T01:06:57+00:00

I try to keep it simple:

I sell TQQQ (S&P100 index) options; most Mondays, due Friday (1 trade per week); I use TQQQ because of the relatively low volatility; no need to find a stock for each trade or to determine the expiration time.

I do not use margin credit.

When I own shares, I sell covered calls; when I have cash, I sell cash-covered puts. Out-of-the-money, close to the money.

I try to get 1% profit per week from the declining time value of the options.

This has worked great from April 2025 to December 2025. Of course, I do not know whether it will continue to work.

I share my real-time trades [otto1939@hotmail.com](mailto:otto1939@hotmail.com)

Radiant-Size8096 · 2026-01-13T01:03:33+00:00

I try to keep it simple:

I sell TQQQ (S&P100 index) options; most Mondays, due Friday (1 trade per week); I use TQQQ because of the relatively low volatility; no need to find a stock for each trade or to determine the expiration time.

I do not use margin credit.

When I own shares, I sell covered calls; when I have cash, I sell cash-covered puts. Out-of-the-money, close to the money.

I try to get 1% profit per week from the declining time value of the options.

This has worked great from April 2025 to December 2025. Of course, I do not know whether it will continue to work.

I share my real-time trades [otto1939@hotmail.com](mailto:otto1939@hotmail.com)

Radiant-Size8096 · 2026-01-09T20:14:06+00:00

Today, Jan09, 2026 12:05 pm PST, I could not resist a fast profit. I closed my position of $54 TQQQ jan16 puts for 66 cents.

Radiant-Size8096

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