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added JWN mar 52.5 calls this morning to the 55 calls I still hold. Weak earnings, but it looks like traders are looking at the next news, and that's the takeout target of $60 range. Also added NFLX and NVDA Mar wk 2 calls this morning. Looking for a repeat Friday. Last 2 Fridays, I've noticed...

Well, SQ didn't go as planned. Yesterday before logging off all day, I took off some of DPZ. I closed out SQ this morning at a loss, I was expecting full loss, but decided to close it out. I still have JWN and that's at a loss too (small position). I also added some X today on Trump's tariff...

I'm still holding JWN, those are taking a hit here on this market swing. This position is no more than 3% of the account, so I am setting up the trade as a potential total loss. I also added SQ Mar wk1 47 call ahead of its earning report tonight. I love that chart. It is setting up as a nice cup...

We'll know for sure by end of day, but this feels like that second move down. I wanted to see the market test the lows, and hopefully this is it. Unfortunately, I've closed out all my puts this morning, taking losses on W and SHOP puts. I also closed out AMZN calls for a small loss. NFLX is also...

Took the loss on ANET puts. Added AMZN Mar wk1 1540 calls. I'll also hold NFLX through and see how far NFLX could run. *I said I wanted to let NFLX run, but the options have run from 4.20 to over 10 now. I'm going to close out 1/2 my position now and play with the house money on the other half...

My trading strategy is sort of explained through each trade. I did that for every trade in case I start diverging from my strategy and need to come back here to read it. I also did add a call position on JWN. The news came out late on Friday just a hour or so before the close, but rumors...

More of a slow day today. I've added another W put at this lower price. Just 2 contracts in play, but I'm still targeting below $65 by March 16. Also doubled my DPZ call position. This play seems to be more on the potential takeout from QSR. DPZ has come back down the past 2 days and I took the...

Took a -1500 loss on TTD calls and FSLR puts. Gave back a chunk of what I made from earlier this week. I'm still holding DPZ calls, ANET puts, and SHOP puts. Also added W puts. Playing W on a momentum swing down. We'll see if this market holds today. I bought W Mar 75 puts for the W position...

Added FSLR calls to the account. I'd say about 5% account risk for each, TTD and FSLR. Looking for a rally in FSLR following a good report last time around and Trump's tariffs on everything not made in USA.

It looks like the SP500 ran right up to 2732 and then failed again. Had closed out AMZN and NFLX calls this morning, but the puts weren't taking advantage of this at all. I added an earning trades using TTD Mar 45 puts with earnings due out after hours. FSLR is also due out after hours and I'm...

That's a beauty there Jeff. I am looking for the market to pullback into a 2 month grind near the bottom of this recent correction. If your chart holds, then we could see 2600 again soon. I closed out NFLX calls and AMZN calls this morning. The market popped higher, but is struggling to hold...

After a lunch research on DPZ, I took a position using DPZ Mar 230 calls. This is considered a longer hold for me (about 3 weeks time). I'll roll it over if the rally continues. I like the chart. I took some losses on this one back in July 2017 trading ahead of earnings thinking it was going to...

Again, I'm going light this morning to the short side. I added SHOP Mar 135 put looking for shares to fall back to $125. Shares were just well ahead of themselves at $145, and this morning's heavier volume selling suggest a retest of support below. *Guess I'm a bit more active. Added AMZN Feb...

Thanks, I wasn't even thinking about back in November anymore. I did reset at about $5K (including the PYPL calls I held over from last year). I got lucky, the market was moving very fast higher in January and I just happened to catch the ride. I'd say the law of large numbers also played a...

I am out of all positions here. Went into 100% cash at just above 28.6K. I haven't really set up a target this year, so I'm going to do that now. My first target will be 35K by the end of this quarter or March 31st. The target is more modest, but this market isn't exactly smooth sailing anymore too.

Thanks for the chart Jeff, I usually stay with the 50/200 day ma. But I should use the 20-day during times like this where I shorten my holding period. It looks like we're not out of the woods yet on your theory. The SP500 still needs to break and close above 2745, and to be sure it needs to at...

I said I wasn't going to let these winners turn into losers. I closed out all of NFLX. With a gain of +3200 on the entire NFLX position, I will hold NVDA and BA a little longer. It's a disciplined hold with tight stop losses.

I'll take this time to remind myself that timing is everything. Thought about selling into Friday's close. I was looking at a -500 unrealized loss, but at the open NFLX and NVDA are leading the tech sector higher. I watched AAPL turn green and following through along with AMZN. GOOG is also...

My one mistake at Friday's close was that I was over trading. My positions in NVDA and NFLX were too heavy. So when the market gives you an exit like this morning (down day, but NFLX and NVDA both green), then you have to take it. I sold the NVDA 247.5 calls for a small profit and took a nice...

Recap, I closed out winners in TWTR and JPM early in the week totaling +1300. The CMG gains came to +2300 and DE went from a loser at the start of Friday into a nice +1000 profit. AMAT was also a nice gain of +400. On the losing side, I took a loss on UPS and the late ANET call spread totaling...