Diana Shipping (DSX) Sales Again

Yes, that was an intentional pun - sales/sails - maybe not as funny if I have to explain it. 
DSX was trading at 29.17 when I bought my December 30 naked puts back last week.  It finished the day lower on that Friday and then rebounded on Monday.  Today it’s down again and I watched it for most of the morning.  This time I was focusing in on the 25 strike instead of the 30, again to give me a good cushion like I thought I was doing for the December expiry.
While DSX was trading at 28.87 this morning my limit order hit and I sold five February 25 naked puts and received $536.25 after commissions.  I started with an order at 1.25 and ended up lowering it all of the way down to 1.10 before it hit.  I actually think DSX will recover and be above 30 by February, but […]

Original post by Alex Fotopoulos

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