On Friday, August 1st, I bought a META Platforms (META) Call option:Buy to Open 1x META 1/16/26 $755 Call @ $70.00 Held the position for about 6 market hours (bought on Friday, sold on Monday) Today, August 4th, I exited the trade:Sell to Close 1x META 1/16/26 $755 Call @ $80.00 Profit: +$1,000 ROI: +14.2% […]

Hot Trades, Big Gains, and Real Lessons — Don’t Miss This Week’s Update! The market stayed hot this week (until Friday), and so did the trades! From a $4,200 META win to my very first Put on Robinhood — this was one of the most exciting weeks yet. Total Profit: +$9,077Grasshopper Project Weekly Gain: +$208 […]

After earnings, META Platforms (META) hit a high of $784.75 on Thursday. The earnings were strong, and with the stock now at $753.75, I decided to take another position. Bought to OpenBuy to Open 1 META 1/16/26 $755.00 C @ $70.00 Let’s see how this one plays out.    Successful Trading, Steve The Options Coach

My First Put Trade – 217% ROI in 1 Day Yesterday, I posted that I felt Robinhood (HOOD) would drop today, so I bought a 1-day Put. Out of all the stocks I could’ve chosen, I went with HOOD for my first-ever Put—and everything is down today, so it worked out. With the stock at […]

After 35–40 years of trading, I just bought my first Put option. With RobinHood (HOOD) trading at $103.25, I bought 1 contract of the HOOD 8/1/25 $104 Put for a premium of $2.30. I believe HOOD might drop tomorrow, and this position gives me the right to sell 100 shares at $104, even if the […]

Market Thoughts and Recent Trade I must admit, I’m starting to feel a little uneasy about the current market. While I believe we could see further upside over the next several months, I wouldn’t be surprised by a short-term pullback of 10–15% due to profit-taking. If that happens, I think it could present an attractive […]

META Platforms (META) is a hot stock—but also a high-priced one. My account has been growing this year, so with some extra funds available, I decided to jump into this surging name. On Tuesday, with META trading at $717, I bought 1 contract of the META 1/16/26 $720 Call for a premium of $68. I […]

Just made my last Grasshopper trade of the week.This one is a cash-secured put on Peloton (PTON). It’s not one of my favorite stocks, but it fit within the remaining Grasshopper budget. There are plenty of low-priced names out there, but I picked Peloton because UBS analyst Arpine Kocharyan upgraded it from Neutral to Buy, […]

📈 Quick 48% in 7 Days!Just closed a SOFI call trade for a $700 profit—48% ROI in a week using long-dated options for time decay protection. Also opened sizable new positions in Palantir and Meta for short-term moves. Want to see the full breakdown? 👉 Check out the latest trade update: [HERE] 📈 Successful Trading, […]

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is a hot stock, and today UBS analyst Timothy Arcuri raised his price target from $150 to $210, reaffirming his Buy rating. With the stock trading at $172.25, I bought 1 contract of the AMD 1/16/26 $170 Call for a premium of $24 ($2,400 total). I plan to hold this position […]