Tuesday, April 1, 2008

CLOSE: UPS Triple Call Calendar -0.6%

On 3/13, I opened the trade as seen below:
Bought Jul 65 Call -$8.00
Bought Jul 70 Call -$4.60
Bought Jul 75 Call -$2.10 debit of $14.70
Sold Apr 65 Call +$6.50
Sold Apr 70 Call +$2.70
Sold Apr 75 Call +$0.52 credit of $9.72
Total debit (cost basis) of $4.98

On 3/31, I exited out of the Apr/Jun 65 & 70 calls. My exit order for the 75 did not get filled yet.
SOLD -40 DBL DIAG UPS 100 JUL 08/APR 08 65/70/65/70 CALL @2.95.
4.98-2.95= 2.03 adj. cost basis

4/1, today, I completely exited the trade as seen below:
SOLD JUL 08/APR 08 75 CALL @2.00 credit
2.03-2.00= 0.03 loss/4.98

0.6% loss in 2 weeks

I had to exit early because of my trip-if not, I would have stayed in to profit.

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