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Today with the market down I jumped out of my Netflix (NFLX) Call. I’ve been holding 100 shares of NFLX for almost 2 years. And I’m up close to 100% on the stock gain. This week I decided to bring in a premium with the selling of a 1 contract Call. The stock was at […]

“Grasshopper Trades,” I’m really starting to love them! I just made another one with RH. If you’re not sure what a Grasshopper is please hit the link. The reason I’m liking these Grasshopper Trades is, #1, I’m teaching options with these trades. I’m dealing with smaller amounts of money where beginners will be able to […]

Several weeks ago I bought 1000 shares of Weight Watchers (WW). I’ve been selling Calls since I bought. Today I sold another Call. I bought the stock on 3/5/19 at $22.00 per share. Since then I sold Calls 4 or 5 times. Each time I received at least a 1% premium. A little while ago […]

Yesterday I sold a Call against 100 shares of Netflix (NFLX) I own. The Call expires this coming Friday. The stock was at $373.25 and I sold the $380 Call. NFLX has been on a tear lately and I thought it was time to level off. Today, with earnings season in full swing, the market […]

I just sold 1 Netflix Call. I sold 1 contract of the NFLX 4/26/19 $380 Call for a premium of $2.50 for $250. Sell to Open 1 NFLX 4/26/19 $380.00 C @ $2.50 (+$250) I bought 100 shares of NFLX way back on 10/11/17. I bought in at $194.75 per share. I’ve been holding the […]

I own 1000 shares of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). A few minutes ago I sold 10 contracts of the 4/26/19 $29 Calls. I received a premium of 30¢ for $300. Sell to Open 10 AMD 4/26/19 $29.00 C @ 30¢ (+$300) It’s not a huge trade but it’s bringing me in $300 on a stock […]

  I just did a “Buy-write” with Nvidia (NVDA). I bought 100 shares of NVDA @ $185.70 and sold a 1 contract Call for a premium of $2.80 ($280). This Call will expire on Apr 26th, 1 week. Buy 100 Shares NVDA @ $185.70 Sell to Open 1 NVDA 4/26/19 $187.50 C @ $2.80 (+$280) […]

On Friday I sold 8 AMD 4/12/19 $29.50 Calls on 800 shares of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) I own. Today I did a “Buy to Close” to exit that position.  I sold this Call for 61¢ and I did the “Buy to Close” for 29¢. If you are a new trader you must understand Short […]

Last week I bought 800 shares of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and sold an 8 contract Call. I also owned 500 Shares of Cree (CREE) and sold a 5 contract Call. On Friday Cree closed above my Strike Price and I was assigned. I no longer own Cree. With the extra money available in my […]

This week was the closest to a normal week I’ve had since before my basketball coaching started. I had 4 trades come to an end this week and the weekly gain was very nice.  Since the end of the basketball season I’ve been growing my funds through trades and selling stocks I’m holding to increase […]