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Something tells me you don't have a degree in phsychology [sic]. I'm not sure what it is...

What? I have no idea what you're saying.

Who is dumb enough to sell weekly options? Who is dumb enough to hold short options through expiry? Are these the same question?

$2.9 million / 2 MW x 20 MW = $29 million in incremental revenue I'm going to go out on a limb and say that this won't have much of an impact to TSLA in the short-term.

If you're long (short), buy (sell) a calendar spread. For the ES, spreads are very tight at 0.05 (one-fifth of a tick) during roll week.

I understand the psychology of moving a stop loss to one tick from entry to lock in a profit. But success isn't determined by one trade. You have to be able to get over it. Better yet, not even think about it. In reality, the stop-loss should be based on your assessment independent of entry...

But last Friday went straight down with virtually no uptick.

Good stuff. I was more aggressive in selling premium early this week and my positions have come in nicely. What adjustments did you make after Friday? Did you take the opportunity to sell more premium with the bump in vol?

IV ramped up during the past week despite the move up--likely due to the velocity of the move up. I sold the October 115 straddle for $6.30 this morning and will look to get out at $4.30 hopefully in 10-14 days. Heh, I even got price improvement on my fill.

I don't see an alternative--you need to find a real job.

Trading vertical spreads with defined profit and loss potential may better suit your personality. For instance, say ABC is trading at $50. Buy (sell) the 49/51 spread for approximately $1. If the spread moves to $1.50 ($0.50), close the position. You do this because the risk/benefit of...

Vol really came in today. TSLA has moved slightly away from the strike since I put this trade on, but so far so good. The straddle is currently 20.20@20.80.

^ LOL. After a 2% down move?

Just based on the OP, this is a ratio condor (the non-ferrous version) and I would be happy with the down move on Friday. I would roll the long put spread to the same expiry of your short spread.

Radiologists (with the exception of interventional) are in front of their computers 8-12 hours a day. If you google radiologist desks, you'll find a bunch of ergonomic setups. They're completely customizable and quite nice. The Carl's table is just one example. For those in the Chicago...

But creates another. Futures have their own tax implications between rolling and year-end M2M. My perspective is from a long-term buy-and-holder which may not be appropriate for a trading forum.

Oh, man. Don't get me started on dividends. I'm very anti-dividend for a couple of reasons. 1) They create a taxable event. I want to defer my taxes for as long as possible. If I want cash flow, I can create my own cash flow by selling some shares which is very cheap to do these days...

Compared to what? It's tough to compare it to a different path when in reality we only realize one of those paths. I personally am not a huge fan of buybacks and dividends as it is a sign that the company is running out of opportunities to deploy capital.

Let me correct myself. The objective of CEOs and board is to maximize shareholder value--not necessarily making the stock go up. This could mean 'just' ensuring survival in the event of a severe external environment.

If the stock goes up isn't everyone doing their job?