A Lot of Trades to Report

The last two days have been packed with trades, and the activity is still rolling today. Between trading and other life activities, I haven’t had time to post each trade as it happened. Instead, here’s a full recap. If you have any questions on a specific trade, feel free to email me.

 

Trades Entered – Tuesday, August 12th.

Bitmine Immersion Technologies, (BMNR) – Covered Call

Buy 100 Shares BMNR @ $57.53

Sell to Open 1 BMNR 8/15/25 $75.00 C @ 2.45 → Premium: $245

Micron Technologies (MU) – Bought 2 Calls

Buy to Open 2 MU 3/20/26 $125.00 C @ $19.85

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) – Sold 2 Puts

Sell to Open 2 KTOS 8/15/25 $65.00 Put @ 60¢ → Premium: $120

Cerence (CRNC) – Covered Call

Buy 200 Shares CRNC @ $10.63

Sell to Open 2 CRNC 8/15/25 $11.00 C @ 25¢ → Premium: $50

Marvell (MRVL) – Bought 2 Calls

Buy to Open 2 MRVL 3/20/26 $75.00 C @ 14.20

Big Bear AI (BBAI) – Sold Calls on previous owned stock

Sell to Open 4 BBAI 9/5/25 $7.00 C @ 22¢ → Premium: $88

Palantir (PLTR) – Bought 1 Call

Buy to Open 1 PLTR 3/20/26 $185.00 C @ $34.65

Tesla (TSLA) – Bought 1 Call

Buy to Open 1 TSLA 3/20/26 $340.00 C @ $59.40

Trades Closed – Tuesday, August 12th.

Nvidia (NVDA) – Closed 2 Calls

7/10/25 – Buy to Open 2 NVDA 1/15/27 $160.00 C @ $38.20

8/12/25 – Sell to Close 2 NVDA 1/15/27 $160.00 C @ $49.00

Profit +$2140

META Platforms (META) – Closed 1 Call

8/6/25 – Buy to Open 1 META 1/16/26 $765.00 C @ $73.00

8/12/25 – Sell to Close 1 META 1/16/26 $765.00 C @ $83.00

Profit +$1000

Trades Entered today – Wednesday, August 13th.

Palantir (PLTR) – Sold 2 Puts

8/13/25 – Sell to Open 2 PLTR 8/15/25 $185.00 P @ $2.35 → Premium: $470

Trades Closed Today – Wednesday, August 13th.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) – Closed 2 Calls

8/5/25 – Buy to Open 2 AMD 1/16/26 $175.00 C @ $24.75

8/13/25 – Sell to Close 2 AMD 1/16/26 $175.00 C @ $28.75

Profit +$800 

Nvidia (NVDA) – Closed 1 Call

7/11/25 – Buy to Open 1 NVDA 1/15/27 $165.00 C @ $38.00

8/13/25 – Sell to Close 1 NVDA 1/15/27 $165.00 C @ $47.05

Profit +$905

Nvidia (NVDA) – Closed 1 Call

7/14/25 – Buy to Open 1 NVDA 1/15/27 $165.00 C @ $37.00

8/13/25 – Sell to Close 1 NVDA 1/15/27 $165.00 C @ $47.05

Profit +$1005

Nvidia (NVDA) – Closed 1 Call

7/15/25 – Buy to Open 1 NVDA 1/15/27 $165.00 C @ $42.00

8/13/25 – Sell to Close 1 NVDA 1/15/27 $165.00 C @ $47.05

Profit +$505

The past two days have been a whirlwind, but it’s been worth it. I’m sorry I didn’t post as I made the trades but sometimes it just gets too nutty.

I support many of President Trump’s policy changes; however, I’m not a fan of the new 15% export tax on certain chip companies selling to China. I believe this could hurt their bottom line and show up in earnings reports. Because of this, I decided to exit all my Nvidia and AMD positions. Thankfully, I locked in solid profits.

This will be something to watch closely to see how it affects these stocks going forward.

The week is shaping up to be another good one!

Successful trading,

Steve

The Options Coach