Month: July 2025

The Grasshopper Project – ITM Covered Call Bought 100 shares of SOFI at $21.65 and sold a 7/25/25 $21.50 ITM Covered Call for a premium of $0.62. If assigned, I’ll take a $0.15 loss on the stock sale, but keep $0.47 of the premium after subtracting that loss — a 2.1% ROI over just 5 […]

I Just Locked In Nearly $8K This Week — Here’s How This was one of my most active and profitable weeks in a long time, with trades across NVDA, PLTR, FSLR, SOFI, and more.  – Covered calls – Cash-secured puts– LEAPS – Assignments – Real numbers — real results I break down every single trade with dates, entry/exit […]

With Palantir running hot, I added to my PLTR portfolio.With the stock at $153, I bought 1 PLTR 1/16/26 $150 Call for a premium of $28, costing $2,800. Palantir (PLTR)Buy to Open 1 PLTR 1/16/26 $150.00 C @ $28.00 Nvidia (NVDA)On May 27, I bought 2 Nvidia LEAPS set to expire in January 2027.Today, I […]

Stock vs. LEAPS: Which Wins? What if you could control 100 shares of a stock like Nvidia—but with less capital and a higher potential return? In this post, I break down a real trade I made with NVDA, comparing a traditional stock purchase to a LEAPS options strategy. I explain Delta, ROI, and why I […]

Palantir Put Trade Closed for Profit On June 2nd, with Palantir (PLTR) trading at $130, I sold 1 put contract—12/19/25 $125 strike—for a strong premium of $21.50. Over the past 6 weeks, the stock has surged, crossing $151 today. With the premium down to $10.50, I decided to close the position and lock in a […]

Just sold 1 CRWV 8/15/25 $120 Put with the stock at $143. Collected a nice $12 premium ($1,200). This sets me up to potentially buy CRWV at an effective price of $108 ($120 strike – $12 premium) if assigned. Otherwise, I pocket the premium, which is what I normally do. I like the cushion here […]

Nvidia’s on fire! I locked in a 26% gain on my shares in one month, plus I flipped an options contract for 100%+ — and rolled it all into new LEAPS contracts that could pay off big through 2027. Want to see exactly how I traded it (with dates, prices, and profits), plus why I […]

Ever wonder how small, boring option trades can stack up to nice weekly gains?  Check out my latest trades (+$2,320 this week), including the slow-and-steady Grasshopper Project — and see exactly how I did it. 👉 [Here] 📈Successful trading, Steve The Options Coach

Just restructured my Nvidia position!Sold 100 shares of $NVDA and rolled the profits into 2 long-dated LEAPS — same upside, way less capital at risk. Check out the details of this trade, why I made the switch, and how I now have an extra $8,600 ready for the next opportunity: 👉 [Read more here] 📈Successful […]

Yesterday First Solar (FSLR) gapped down for the second down day in a row. It looks to me like the stock might be hitting support. I felt this was a nice premium for a position $3 OTM. I think FSLR tries to go up from here. I would like to see this position not get […]