Return On Investment

2006 thru 2010

For more on how we calculate our returns please visit the FAQ Page and read the entry "how do you calculate ROI?". Returns shown are after commissions of 90 cents per options contract.   Auto-trade results vary about +/- 1% each month, mostly due to how much of the cash we are able to invest for the month. 

 
             
    2010        
             
Expire Month Index Credit Spread Date Opened Credit Collected Notes ROI Achieved in 30 to 40 days (for most of '08 and '09 it's 30 days) Example Cash flow in 30 to 40 days with Hypothetical $50k in maintenance (risk capital)
               
Feb-10 RUT 560/570 Bull PS 1/20 to 1/21 .49 to .64 expired profitable    
Feb-10 RUT 550/560 Bull PS 1/21 to 1/265 .45 to .65 expired profitable    
Feb-10 RUT 540/550 Bull PS 1/27 to 2/4 .51 to .60 expired profitable    
Feb-10 RUT 530/540 Bull PS 2/4 to 2/5 .48 to .56 expired profitable    
Feb-10 SPY 103/105 Bull PS 1/20 .11 under pressure; rolled to March; trade still in play    
Feb-10 SPY 100/102 Bull PS 1/22 .15 expired profitable    
Feb-10 SPY 99/101 Bull PS 1/22 to 1/28 .13 to .15 expired profitable    
Feb-10 SPY 98/100 Bull PS 1/27 .13 expired profitable 5.0% $2,500
               
             
Jan-10 SPY 117/119 Bear CS 1/4 .09 closed out on last day for 2 cents prior to Intel releasing earnings anticipating a market rally    
Jan-10 SPY 108/110 Bull PS 1/6 .14 expired profitable    
Jan-10 RUT 670/680 Bear CS 12/30 to 1/4 .34 to .40 closed out on last day for 10 cents prior to Intel releasing earnings anticipating a market rally    
Jan-10 RUT 590/600 Bull PS 1/7 .45 expired profitable    
Jan-10 RUT 560/570 Bull PS 12/31 .39 expired profitable 5.5% $2,750
               
             
    2009        
               
               
          2009 Total Simple ROI 92%  
          2009 Total Cash Generated   $46,460
             
Dec-09 IWM 65/67 Bear CS 11/23 .09 to .10 expired profitable    
Dec-09 RUT 650/660 Bear CS 11/23 .42 to .57 expired profitable    
Dec-09 RUT 640/650 Bear CS 12/2 to 12/7 .39 to .55 expired profitable    
Dec-09 RUT 630/640 Bear CS 12/1 .59 expired profitable    
Dec-09 SPY 118/120 Bear CS 11/23 .09 expired profitable    
Dec-09 SPY 117/119 Bear CS 11/23 .13 expired profitable    
Dec-09 RUT 500/510 Bull PS 11/30 .51 to .58 expired profitable    
Dec-09 IWM 49/51 Bull PS 11/30 .10 expired profitable    
Dec-09 SPY 99/101 Bull PS 11/30 .13 expired profitable 7.0% $3,500
               
               
Nov-09 RUT 630/640 Bear CS 11/11 to 11/16 .30 to.32 expired profitable    
Nov-09 RUT 530/540 Bull PS 11/10 to 11/12 .35 to .44 expired profitable    
Nov-09 RUT 510/520 Bull PS 11/10 to 11/12 .45 to .47 expired profitable    
Nov-09 RUT 490/500 Bull PS 10/30 to 11/2 .62 to .80 expired profitable    
Nov-09 SPY 92/94 Bull PS 10/30 to 11/2 .13 expired profitable 6.5% $3,250
               
               
Oct-09 RUT 520/530 Bull PS 10/1 to 10/5 .49 to .78 expired profitable    
Oct-09 SPY 94/96 Bull PS 10/2 to 10/5 .12 to .14 expired profitable 6.0% $3,000
               
               
Sep-09 RUT 640/650 Bear CS 8/25 to 9/16 .38 to .55 expired profitable    
Sep-09 RUT 630/640 Bear CS 9/3 to 9/16 .40 to .55 expired profitable    
Sep-09 RUT 620/630 Bear CS 9/8 to 9/10 .37 to .55 closed out early for $1.70 to $2.20 debit; immediately rolled up into the Sep 630/640s for a credit of 30 to 35 cents to bring in more premium to help reduce the loss    
Sep-09 RUT 510/520 Bull PS 8/31 to 9/2 .57 to .67 expired profitable    
Sep-09 SPY 110/113 Bear CS 8/26 to 9/14 .13 to .14 expired profitable    
Sep-09 SPY 91/94 Bull PS 8/27 to 9/3 .14 to .16 expired profitable 3.0% $1,500
               
               
Aug-09 RUT 620/630 Bear CS 8/4 to 8/7 .43 to .45 expired profitable    
Aug-09 RUT 610/620 Bear CS 8/3 to 8/7 .55 to .61 expired profitable    
Aug-09 RUT 510/520 Bull PS 8/7 .45 to .47 expired profitable    
Aug-09 SPY 107/109 Bear CS 8/7 .11 to .12 expired profitable    
Aug-09 SPY 106/111 Bear CS 8/3 .26 expired profitable    
Aug-09 SPY 89/94 Bull PS 8/11 .19 expired profitable 9.0% $4,500
               
               
Jul-09 SPY 79/84 Bull PS 7/2 to 7/6 .25 to .33 expired profitable    
Jul-09 SPY 78/83 Bull PS 7/6 to 7/9 .23 to .26 expired profitable    
Jul-09 RUT 440/450 Bull PS 7/2 to 7/4 .48 to .50 expired profitable    
Jul-09 RUT 430/440 Bull PS 7/4 to 7/6 .43 to .47 expired profitable    
Jul-09 RUT 420/430 Bull PS 7/6 to 7/9 .44 to .47 expired profitable 4.5% $2,250
               
               
Jun-09 RUT 570/580 Bear CS 6/1 .42 to .59 expired profitable    
Jun-09 RUT 560/570 Bear CS 5/26 to 6/1 .45 to .64 expired profitable    
Jun-09 RUT 410/420 Bull PS 5/15 to 5/21 $1 to $1.20 expired profitable    
Jun-09 RUT 400/410 Bull PS 5/14 $1.08 expired profitable 14.5% $7,250
               
               
May-09 RUT 550/560 Bear CS 4/16 to 4/24 .47 to 65 expired profitable    
May-09 RUT 430/440 Bull PS 5/5 to 5/13 .50 to .60 expired profitable    
May-09 RUT 400/410 Bull PS 5/5 to 5/13 .48 to .58 expired profitable    
        Note: All trades were open for 30 days or less 10.0% $5,000
               
             
Apr-09 RUT 520/530 Bear CS 3/23 to 4/2 .35 to .45 expired profitable    
Apr-09 RUT 490/500 Bear CS 3/23 to 3/26 .55 to 1.20 expired profitable    
Apr-09 RUT 480/490 Bear CS 3/23 .73 closed early to avoid settlement risk for a small profit 5.0% $2,500
               
               
Mar-09 RUT 340/350 Bull PS 2/17 .90 Under pressure and rolled down into the same month for a loss of 90 cents    
Mar-09 RUT 330/340 Bull PS 2/20 .73 to .80 expired profitable    
Mar-09 RUT 320/330 Bull PS 2/20 to 2/27 .68 to .83 expired profitable    
Mar-09 RUT 310/320 Bull PS 2/23 .66 expired profitable    
Mar-09 RUT 300/310 Bull PS 3/2 to 3/6 .63 to 2.15 expired profitable; we also brought in a higher credit for a short period of time to cover some of our loss when rolling down our 340/350s    
          Note: All trades were open for 30 days or less 6.5% $3,250
               
               
Feb-09 RUT 400/410 Bull PS 2/6 to 2/9 .60 to .65 Closed out early for a debit of .90 cents for a 25 to 30 cents loss    
Feb-09 RUT 350/360 Bull PS 1/20 $1 expired profitable    
Feb-09 RUT 340/350 Bull PS 1/2 .75 to .85 expired profitable    
          Note: All new February trades were open for 30 days or less 6.5% $3,250
               
               
Jan-09 RUT 590/600 Bear CS 1/2 .75 expired profitable    
Jan-09 RUT 560/570 Bear CS 1/2 .65 to .75 expired profitable    
Jan-09 RUT 320/330 Bull PS 12/15 .60 expired profitable    
          Note: All new January trades were open for 30 days or less 13.5% $6,750
               
             
    2008        
               
               
          2008 Total Simple ROI 33%  
          2008 Total Cash Generated   $21,500
               
Dec-08 RUT 540/550 Bear CS 11/26 to 12/3 .70 to .75 expired profitable    
Dec-08 RUT 280/290 Bull PS 11/20 1.00 expired profitable    
Dec-08 RUT 260/270 Bull PS 11/21 .75 expired profitable    
          Note: All new December trades were open for 30 days or less 15.0% $7,500
               
               
Nov-08 RUT 620/630 Bear CS 10/31 .70 expired profitable    
Nov-08 RUT 600/610 Bear CS 10/29 to 10/30 .55 to .70 expired profitable    
Nov-08 RUT 330/340 Bull PS 10/24 .75 to .85 expired profitable    
          Note: All new November trades were open for 30 days or less 13.0% $6,500
               
               
Oct-08 SPY 135/140 Bear CS 9/22 .20 expired profitable    
Oct-08 RUT 830/840 Bear CS 9/19 .75 expired profitable    
Oct-08 RUT 620/630 Bull PS 9/22 to 9/23 .75 to 1.00 Went ITM and will be rolled until it expires OTM    
Oct-08 RUT 600/610 Bull PS 9/4 to 9/23 .75 to 1.00 Went ITM and will be rolled until it expires OTM    
Oct-08 RUT 580/590 Bull PS 9/4 to 9/23 .75 to 1.00 Went ITM and will be rolled until it expires OTM    
              

Note:  We sustained a 35% loss on the ITM spreads from the Oct '08 crash; we rolled them month-to-month and freed up 65% of our risk capital in Aug and Sept '09.  We don't abandon trades that go ITM, but use advanced rolling strategies allowing us to get back a good % of our risk capital - unlike what most other credit spread advisories do where they just throw in the towel and let their subscribers lose 100% of their risk capital. 

-35% (15,000)
                            
               
Sep-08 RUT 820/830 Bear CS 8/11 to 8/15 .55 to .60 expired profitable    
Sep-08 RUT 810/820 Bear CS 8/1 to 8/14 .40 to .60 expired profitable    
Sep-08 RUT 800/810 Bear CS 8/1 to 8/6 .45 to .50 expired profitable    
Sep-08 RUT 630/640 Bull PS 8/19 to 8/25 .45 to .50 expired profitable    
Sep-08 RUT 620/630 Bull PS 8/1 to 8/7 .70 to 1.15 expired profitable    
Sep-08 RUT 610/620 Bull PS 8/4 1.10 expired profitable    
Sep-08 RUT 600/610 Bull PS 8/4 .70 to .75 expired profitable 11.5% $5,750
               
               
Aug-08 RUT 770/780 Bear CS 7/23 to 7/25 .45 to .65 expired profitable    
Aug-08 RUT 760/770 Bear CS 7/18 to 7/29 .45 to .65 Forced to close early on last day of trading for an average debit of 85 cents    
Aug-08 RUT 750/760 Bear CS 7/18 to 7/21 .70 to .75 Forced to close early for an average debit of $4.50 and rolled up to the Aug 760/770 Bear CS, done in a single transaction, for a total debit of $1.10 cents    
Aug-08 RUT 620/630 Bull PS 7/28 .50 to .55 expired profitable    
Aug-08 RUT 590/600 Bull PS 7/11 1.25 expired profitable    
Aug-08 RUT 580/590 Bull PS 7/11 1.10 expired profitable 3.5% $1,750
               
               
Jul-08 RUT 650/660 Bull PS 6/9 .90 to .95 Forced to close early for an avg. debit of $3.10 & rolled down to Jul 630/640 Bull PS for avg. credit of $1.70, & Jul 620/630 Bull PS for avg. credit of $1.50.    
Jul-08 RUT 640/650 Bull PS 6/2 to 6/27 .70 to 1.00 Forced to close early for an avg. debit of $3.10 & rolled down to Jul 620/630 Bull PS for avg. credit of $1.50.    
Jul-08 RUT 630/640 Bull PS 6/12 to 7/3 .55 to 1.10 expired profitable    
Jul-08 RUT 620/630 Bull PS 6/20 to 6/27 .60 to .65 expired profitable    
Jul-08 RUT 610/620 Bull PS 7/7 .90 expired profitable    
Jul-08 SPY 121/126 Bull PS 6/19 .44 Forced to close early for avg. debit of $1.35 & rolled down to Jul 116/121 Bull PS for avg. credit of .70     
Jul-08 SPY 118/123 Bull PS 6/20 .48 Forced to close early for avg. debit of $1.45 & rolled down to Jul 116/121 Bull PS for avg. credit of .70    
Jul-08 SPY 116/121 Bull PS 7/15 .72 expired profitable -10.5% ($5,250)
               
               
Jun-08 RUT 800/810 Bear CS 5/12 to 5/19 .40 to .60 expired profitable    
Jun-08 RUT 790/800 Bear CS 5/27 to 6/4 .35 to .55 expired profitable    
Jun-08 RUT 660/670 Bull PS 6/2 .35 to .40 expired profitable    
Jun-08 RUT 630/640 Bull PS 5/9 to 5/23 .40 expired profitable    
Jun-08 RUT 620/630 Bull PS 5/5 to 5/9 .55 to .70 expired profitable    
Jun-08 SPY 146/151 Bear CS 5/27 to 5/30 .20 to .25 expired profitable    
Jun-08 SPY 127/132 Bull PS 6/5 .21 closed out early for a gain of .08    
Jun-08 SPY 125/130 Bull PS 6/2 to 6/4 .28 to .33 expired profitable    
Jun-08 SPY 124/129 Bull PS 5/23 to 6/2 .22 to .38 expired profitable    
Jun-08 SPY 122/127 Bull PS 5/9 .34 to .36 expired profitable 9.5% $4,750
               
               
May-08 RUT 780/790 Bear CS 4/10 to 4/18 .40 to .55 expired profitable    
May-08 RUT 770/780 Bear CS 4/18 .85 expired profitable    
May-08 RUT 620/630 Bull PS 4/10 .95 expired profitable    
May-08 RUT 610/620 Bull PS 4/11 to 4/14 .85 to 1.00 expired profitable    
May-08 RUT 600/610 Bull PS 4/11 to 4/14 .70 to .90 expired profitable    
May-08 SPY 147/152 Bear CS 4/10 .21 expired profitable    
May-08 SPY 118/123 Bull PS