Near the close I was filled on an order to buy a Marvell LEAPS. LEAPS stands for Long-Term Equity Anticipation Securities. Long-term equity anticipation securities (LEAPS) are publicly traded options contracts with expiration dates that are longer than one year. LEAPS are no different from short-term options except for the later expiration dates. Lengthier times until expiration […]

I just sold my Amarin (AMRN) Long Call for a 25% gain. A little under 2 weeks ago I bought a 5 contract Call on AMRN. The stock was in a “W” pattern, coming off support, and I felt strongly I could make a little money here. When I bought the Call the stock was […]

I was filled on 2 trades. 1 with Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and 1 with Marvell (MRVL). On Friday I sold a 10 contract Call on 1000 shares of AMD I already own. This is a $31 Call. As I write the stock is up to $32.20. It’s only Monday, but if things continue up […]

It’s Sunday evening and I’m finally able to sit down with my computer. I had one crazy, busy weekend; Fiore’s Pizza dominated my time for the last 4 days. I have a day of remembrance, once a year, to remember and celebrate the life of Fiore’s Pizza’s namesake, Mike Fiore. As most readers know, Mike […]

I just bought 10 Vipshop (VIPS) long Calls. I’ve been in this stock before, and I watch it once in a while. Today I liked the way the chart looked for a little pop. I didn’t want to invest in the stock but I saw a nice option to buy. With the stock at $9.50 […]

I was just filled on the sale of a 10 contract Call on Dish Network (DISH). I bought 1000 of DISH back on 9/16/19 at $35.80 per shares. On the same day I sold a Call bringing in a $850 premium. The stock took a dip and I haven’t been able to get a Call […]

I was just filled on a 10 Contract Call on shares of Square (SQ) I own. Yesterday, in the post reporting a sale of a 10 contract Call on AMD, I mentioned I placed an order to sell a Call on SQ. I wrote:  I also have an order in to sell a 10 contract […]

I was just filled on a 10 contract Call with Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). I am holding 2000 shares of AMD. On 10/7/19 I bought 1000 shares at $29.35 and sold a 10 contract $30 Call on 10/11. I also bought 1000 shares back on 9/16/19 for $30.95 per shares. The stock has been down […]

Another wild week! The week started down, but the 2nd half of the week was great. I also have a few trades to report. At the high on Monday the DOW was at 26,655, the low on Tuesday was 26,139. The difference in the high on Monday and the low on Tuesday was over 500 […]

I’m on the road driving. Before I left my house I placed and order to sell 1 Nvidia (NVDA) Call. I was just filled. I’ll write about it a little later when I get a chance.