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    My trades

    Thanks, I didn't there was a big following. I started this journal to keep track of my trades so I can see my mistakes. Ex. I saw a mistake just last month. I sold out of those UNH Jun 140 calls too early. Took a loss on the dip, looks like UNH shook me out of the trade. And so on this SQ...
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    Thanks vanz, all I saw was the $10B buy back. Didn't know INTC and MU had a deal on some chips. That's some big news for MU, and it means INTC has some demand.
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    Closed the day with my SQ position near it's pre-Ebay buying it's Europe competitor news, and I did add another 10 to that SQ Jun 55 call bringing it up to 40 calls total. I added a new position today on MU because I wanted to push the account to the $100K mark. I added around 1pm and then added...
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    I've added MU Jun 55 calls today along with some of the 50 calls too. This position looks like SQ, but on a smaller scale. With SQ bouncing back today, the unrealized gains on that position now sits at +7400 with the account at $85K. My goal in getting bigger right now is to try and reach that...
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    That's interesting, it looks like ET must have a code allowing updates from stockcharts. And like I said, the markets were going to breakout in one direction or the other. It looks like up is the trend, but we'll give it a few more days, because it could still just be a bull trap. I guess I...
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    I watched that morning move in SQ, and jumped right out of the 1200 shorts. I'll take the gains there right now. I also added another 10 calls on SQ jun 55 calls under 2. This just looks like SQ is getting rid of weak players and bouncing back. I could be wrong though.
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    So, I did something I usually don't do, but because of my position size I had to jump on it. I shorted 1200 shares of SQ this morning at an avg of about 54.50 against my 35 calls of SQ. The news of Paypal getting larger and more international came unexpected and is causing weak hands on SQ to...
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    I was wondering why SQ took a dive midday. Saw that volume drop around 2pm. This does kind of hold off SQ from breaking above $58. I'll have to watch this one carefully. I had $8K unrealized gains on it, and just about wiped it out on that move down. If it comes back, it's going to take a good...
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    I saw that BZUN is one of your favorites, I jumped in BZUN jun 50 calls this morning 15 calls...

    I saw that BZUN is one of your favorites, I jumped in BZUN jun 50 calls this morning 15 calls avg at about 2.90. Betting on BZUN breaking above $52 and going into next leg higher.
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    Added BZUN Jun 50 calls this morning after a strong report on bzun last night. Looking for that breakout. Using about $5000 on this position. Should mention, I also took the time to add to AAPL Jun 185 calls this morning, totaling $11000 in risk now for this position.
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    I've got my 10 in AAPL and brought the avg down closer to $5.90. With nothing else expected for me, I took a look at the trades so far and I'm just above 50% on winners with 20 winners and 19 losers. My avg winner is about +2600 vs. -1029 for losing trades not counting the opened positions. SQ...
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    My trades

    Took the last 3 days adding into SQ June 50 and 55 calls. I have about $20k in SQ now (closer to $18k). I just feel like SQ is on a move to break the recent highs and set up a new leg higher. Other than that, I've started adding AAPL today using the Jun 185 calls around $6. I'm looking to get...
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    I have young kids too, and I take to school and pick them up in the afternoon too. I used to...

    I have young kids too, and I take to school and pick them up in the afternoon too. I used to live in southern cal so I know how the time difference can be. I'm in the east coast now, so taking the kids to school hasn't been an issue any more. It made a big difference when I needed to exit trades...
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    Not much this week. I've closed out the remaining NVDA calls this morning and I am adding SQ Jun 50 calls to my 55 calls to create a position with about 4-5K in size. Still less than 10% of the account, but I noticed that my position size has been very small compared to my account size lately...
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    At the open, I closed out the short NVDA 265 calls at a lower price, and then legged out the...

    At the open, I closed out the short NVDA 265 calls at a lower price, and then legged out the long 255 calls higher locking in a gain instead a loss. I wouldn't recommending closing a debit spread like this unless you know the underlying stock well, but it can work to your advantage.
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    Sometimes, it also allows me to play into the stock's expected earnings move. Ex. NVDA yesterday...

    Sometimes, it also allows me to play into the stock's expected earnings move. Ex. NVDA yesterday opened lower and then trended higher throughout the day. I follow NVDA enough that I expected that (it happened in Aug 2017's earning report too).
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    Debit spreads are to lower risk. I usually play these ahead of earnings where IV is very high...

    Debit spreads are to lower risk. I usually play these ahead of earnings where IV is very high. Ex. if NFLX straddle suggest a 10% directional move, but the avg of the last 4 earnings move is only 8%, then I use a call spread to limit my initial risk down to about 3% of the directional move so...
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    For the week, I closed out my HES position, had the earlier exit from NFLX and took a loss on UNH calls. It came to about +6600. As for the NVDA play, I bought back the 265 calls yesterday morning and sold 1/2 the 255 calls at avg 7.85. Still holding the other 1/2, but the position together is...
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    For the IWM, I'd say watch how it reacts at the top. We could see a breakout that leads the market higher for another 2 weeks. The Nasdaq is also leading us higher and is near its top too. As for the SPX, I remember the chart you pulled up about 2-3 weeks ago on it, and I thought we would either...
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    Also added SQ Jun 55 calls yesterday, and into today at lower prices. I'll try to avg in about 10-15 calls.
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