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SPY PUT Trades For 2013 – SPDR 500 ETF

Oct 29, 2013 | SPY ETF Hedge Strategy (SPY)

The Spy Put Options have been my principal method of earning profits when the overall market direction is down. I commenced using the SPDR S&P 500 after paper trading it in 1993 when it was first introduced. I compared the results against over products I had tried for hedging my portfolio against losses and found that the Spy Put Options returns were excellent. Thus began my love affair with the SPY PUT and it has become my choice method of hedging my portfolio of stocks.

I hope all investors will consider the value of learning how to hedge their investments against market declines whether through the SPY PUT method or other ETFs including bear market portfolios.

Review Past Years Of My SPY PUT Trades

Review 2012 Spy Puts Trades – In 2012 my SPY PUT hedge earned $63,974.00 which protected my USA Stock portfolio against a 8.2% decline

Review 2011 Spy Puts Trade – In 2011 my SPY PUT hedge returned $75,631.00 which protected my entire USA Stock Portfolio against a 12.5% decline.

Review 2010 Spy Puts Trade – In 2010 my SPY PUT hedge returned $65,409.00 which protected my entire USA Stock Portfolio against a 13% decline.

Spy Put Hedge Trades Introduction

The SPY Put is my method of hedging my portfolio against stock market corrections and bear markets. Sometimes a correction is just a week and other times it can last months. Since I engage primarily in put selling for my portfolio the spy put works well in combination with put selling. With put selling I am already engaged in selling naked put options usually below present stock valuations. I therefore already have some protection against market or stock declines built into my overall portfolio strategy. Using the spy put to hedge is a wonderful combination then. While the spy put may protect against a 10% overall decline in the portfolio, the protection is actually a lot larger since the puts I sell are often 5% to 10% below present stock values. When combined with the spy put hedge my protection is often 15% to 20% which in 2012 was perfect for protecting my portfolio.

SPY PUT Hedge Trades for 2013

Here are the ongoing trades for 2013. Remember that I only trade the SPY PUT in down markets.

 

DateSPY at time
Of Trade
Action Taken
Yellow Highlights are ongoing trades
Comm.ValueGain/
Loss
Total Income
Feb 4150.52Bought 60 SPY PUT Options 16FEB13 $150 put strike for $1.0265.00(6185.00)
Feb 4149.80Sold 60 SPY PUT Options 16FEB13 $150 put strike for $1.44
Comments: The first trade of 2013 ended quite profitably. Read this article to understand this trade.
65.008575.002390.002390.00
Feb 20152.71Bought 60 Spy Put Options 1MAR13 $151 put strike for $0.7265.00(4385.00)
Feb 20151.58Sold 60 Spy Put Options 1MAR13 $151 put strike for $1.0565.006235.001850.004240.00
Feb 21150.83Bought 60 Spy Put Options 1MAR13 $150 put strike for $0.9265.00(5585.00)
Feb 21150.15Sold 60 Spy Put Options 1MAR13 $150 put strike for $1.31
Comments: This trade is discussed in detail in this article
65.007795.002210.006450.00
Feb 21150.48Bought 60 Spy Put Options 1MAR13 $150 put strike for $1.1865.00(7145.00)
Feb 21149.98Sold 60 Spy Put Options 1MAR13 $150 put strike for $1.3565.008035.00890.007340.00
Feb 25151.76Bought 60 Spy Put Options 8MAR13 $151 put strike for $1.3965.00(8405.00
Feb 25150.62Sold 60 Spy Put Options 8MAR13 $151 put strike for $2.0265.0012055.003650.0010990.00
Mar 19155.12Bought 60 Spy Put Options 28MAR13 $155 put strike for $.84
Comments: started this trade at 11:21. Market Direction outlook was for weakness and this looks weak right now
65.00(5105.00)
Mar 19153.73Sold 60 Spy Put Options 28MAR13 $155 put strike for $1.51
Comments: ended trade at 1:24. Market fell apart for a couple of hours but I think should recover somewhat.
65.008995.003890.0014880.00
Mar 25156.16Bought 60 Spy Put Options 5APR13 $155 put strike for $.86
Comments: trade commenced at 10:19
65.00(5225.00)
Mar 25154.84Sold 60 Spy Put Options 5APR13 $155 put strike for $1.48
Comments: trade ended 11:23 – This article explains this strategy in full detail.
65.008815.003590.0018470.00
Apr 4156.00Bought 60 Spy Put Options 12APR13 $155 put strike for .7065.00(4265.00)
Apr 4155.16Sold 60 Spy Put Options 12APR13 $155 for $1.15
This article explains this trade in detail. 
65.006835.002570.0021040.00
Apr 15157.83Bought 60 Spy Put Options 26APR13 $157 for $1.1565.00(6965.00)
Apr 15156.16Sold 60 Spy Put Options 26APR13 $157 for $1.98
This article explains this trade in detail 
65.0011815.004850.0025890.00
Apr 17155.65Bought 60 Spy Put Options 26APR13 $157 for $1.3565.00(8165.00)
Apr 17154.63Sold 60 Spy Put Options 26APR13 $157 for $1.9065.0011335.003170.0029060.00
Apr 18154.81Bought 80 Spy Put Options 26APR13 $154 for $1.2585.00(10085.00)
Apr 18153.94Sold 80 Spy Put Options 26APR13 $154 for $1.7085.0013515.003430.0032490.00
May 31165.60Bought 80 Spy Put Options 7JUN13 $166 for $1.9285.00(15445.00)
May 31163.95Sold 80 Spy Put Options 7JUN13 $166 for $2.9685.0023595.008150.0040640.00
Jun 4164.40Bought 80 Spy Put Options 14JUN13 163 strike for $1.2985.00(10405.00)
Jun 4163.35Sold 80 Spy Put Options 14JUN13 $163 strike for $1.4285.0011275.00870.0041510.00
Jun 5163.23Bought 100 Spy Put Options 14JUN13 $163 strike for $1.61105.00(16205.00)
Jun 5161.59Sold 100 Spy Put Options 14JUN13 $163 strike for $2.58105.0025695.009490.0051000.00
Jun 20162.00Bought 100 Spy Put Options 28JUN13 $162 strike for $2.25 (status: sold 50 for $3.05 June 20 and 50 for $6.00 June 24)
105.00(22605.00)
Jun 20160.73Sold 50 Spy Put Options 28JUN13 $162 strike for $3.05 55.0015195.003892.5054892.50
Jun 20160.94Bought 150 Spy Put Options 28JUN13 $162 strike for $2.96155.00(44555.00)
Jun 20159.18Sold 150 Spy Put Options 28JUN13 $162 strike for $4.02155.0060145.0015590.0070482.50
Jun 24157.00Bought 150 Spy Put Options 5JUL13 $157 put strike for $2.38 (status: 50 sold Jun 24 for $2.68; 50 sold for $2.52; sold 50 June 25 for $1.80 (loss))
Comments: To understand this trade read this trade alert on swapping to maximize gains
155.00(35855.00)
June 24156.10Sold 50 Spy Put Options 28JUN13 $162 strike for $6.00
Comments: To understand this sell read this trade alert article.
55.0029945.0018642.5089125.00
Jun 24156.25Sold 50 Spy Put Options 5JUL13 $157 put strike for $2.6855.0013345.001393.3390518.33
Jun 24156.39Sold 50 Spy Put Options 5JUL13 $157 put strike for $2.5255.0012545.00593.3391111.66
Jun 25157.50Sold 50 Spy Put Options 5JUL13 $157 put strike for $1.8055.008945.00(3006.66)88105.00
Aug 15167.19Bought 100 Spy Put Options 23AUG13 $167 put strike for $1.33105.00(13405.00)
Aug 15166.22Sold 100 Spy Put Options 23AUG13 $167 put strike for $1.81105.0017995.004590.0092695.00
Aug 16166.52Bought 100 Spy Put Options 23AUG13 $166 put strike for $1.08105.00(10905.00)  
Aug 16165.67Sold 100 Spy Put Options 23AUG13 $166 put strike for $1.45105.0014395.003490.0096185.00
Aug 27164.69Bought 100 Spy Put Options 6SEP13 $164 put strike for $1.28105.00(12905.00)
Aug 27163.35Sold 100 Spy Put Options 6SEP13 $164 put strike for $1.85105.0018,395.005490.00101675.00
Oct 28176.46Bought 100 Spy Put Options 8NOV13 $176 put strike for $1.10105.00(11105.00)
Oct 28175.94Sold 100 Spy Put Options 8NOV13 $176 put strike for $1.21105.0011995.00890.00102565.00

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