{"id":15858,"date":"2025-08-09T23:09:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T03:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mainstbeatswallst.com\/?page_id=15858"},"modified":"2025-08-11T10:13:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T14:13:45","slug":"results-week-ending-8-8-25","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mainstbeatswallst.com\/?page_id=15858","title":{"rendered":"Results Week Ending 8\/8\/25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"209\" data-end=\"260\"><strong data-start=\"209\" data-end=\"258\">This Market Is Hot \u2014 and So Is My Trading!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"262\" data-end=\"324\">The market\u2019s on fire, and it\u2019s not cooling off.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"326\" data-end=\"529\">The <strong><em>Grasshopper Project<\/em><\/strong> is also doing great, and I hope <em data-start=\"382\" data-end=\"413\">Main Street Beats Wall Street<\/em> readers are taking full advantage. If you want to learn how to trade options, this is a fantastic place to start.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"693\" data-end=\"981\">You can see all the trades made so far here: \ud83d\udc49<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> [<\/span><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mainstbeatswallst.com\/?page_id=14610\">Grasshopper Project Trade History 2025<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"896\" data-end=\"1128\">This week was my biggest \u2014 and busiest \u2014 of the year. My account keeps growing, giving me more funds to put to work and more opportunities to trade. I also closed several long-term option positions for excellent profits. There were too many trades to break down individually, so here\u2019s the full rundown. If you have any questions, feel free to email me anytime.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"896\" data-end=\"1128\"><strong>Weekly Trades Update<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>META Platforms (META)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>8\/1\/25 \u2013 Buy to Open 1 META 1\/16\/26 $755.00 C @ $70.00<\/p>\n<p>8\/4\/25 \u2013 Sell to Close 1 META 1\/16\/26 $755.00 C @ $80.00<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Profit +$1000<\/strong><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Nvidia (NVDA)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>7\/17\/25 \u2013 Buy to Open 2 NVDA 1\/16\/26 $170.00 C @ $23.00<\/p>\n<p>8\/4\/25 \u2013 Sell to Close 2 NVDA 1\/16\/26 $170.00 C @ $26.00<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Profit +$600\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Palantir (PLTR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With this large Palantir trade I bought 10 contracts and sold 2 of them on this trade. The other 2 I sold 3 days later for an even bigger profit.<\/p>\n<p>7\/28\/25 \u2013 Buy to Open 8 PLTR 1\/16\/26 $155.00 C @ $28.00<\/p>\n<p>8\/5\/25 \u2013 Sell to Close 8 PLTR 1\/16\/26 $155.00 C @ $36.11<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Profit +$6488<\/strong><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Palantir (PLTR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>7\/17\/25 \u2013 Buy to Open 1 PLTR 1\/16\/26 $150.00 C @ $28.00<\/p>\n<p>8\/5\/25 \u2013 Sell to Close 1 PLTR 1\/16\/26 $150.00 C @ $38.00<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Profit +$1000<\/strong><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Palantir (PLTR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>6\/11\/25 \u2013 Buy to Open 1 PLTR 1\/16\/26 $140.00 C @ $28.85<\/p>\n<p>8\/5\/25 \u2013 Sell to Close 1 PLTR 1\/16\/26 $40.00 C @ $45.00<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Profit +$1620<\/strong><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Palantir (PLTR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Palantir is so hot I sold these 2 Puts. With the stock constantly moving up I was not assigned.<\/p>\n<p>8\/6\/25 \u2013 Sell to Open 2 PLTR 8\/8\/25 $172.50 P @ $2.14 (+$428)<\/p>\n<p>8\/6\/25 \u2013 Buy to Close 2 PLTR 8\/8\/25 $172.50 P @ 80\u00a2 (-$160)<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Profit +$268<\/strong><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Nvidia (NVDA)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nvidia is another hot stock.<\/p>\n<p>5\/27\/25 \u2013 Buy to Open 1 NVDA 1\/15\/27 $135.00 C @ $35.85<\/p>\n<p>8\/7\/25 \u2013 Sell to Close 1 NVDA 1\/15\/27 $135.00 C @ $65.00<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Profit +$2915<\/strong><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Palantir (PLTR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is the other 2 contracts from the 10 contract position. Great return in a little over a week.<\/p>\n<p>7\/28\/25 \u2013 Buy to Open 2 PLTR 1\/16\/26 $155.00 C @ $28.00<\/p>\n<p>8\/8\/25 \u2013 Sell to Close 2 PLTR 1\/16\/26 $155.00 C @ $46.50<\/p>\n<h4><strong> Profit +$3700<\/strong><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Core Scientific (CORZ)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A Covered Call not assigned.<\/p>\n<p>7\/14\/25 \u2013 Sell to Open 2 CORZ 8\/8\/25 $16.00 C @ 40\u00a2 (+$80)<\/p>\n<p>8\/8\/25 \u2013 Expired<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Profit +$80<\/strong><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Big Bear AI (BBAI)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Covered Call not assigned.<\/p>\n<p>7\/29\/25 \u2013 Sell to Open 4 BBAI 8\/8\/25 $7.50 C @ 30\u00a2 (+$120)<\/p>\n<p>8\/8\/25 \u2013 Expired<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Profit +$120<\/strong><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Hims $ Hers (HIMS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A Put not assigned.<\/p>\n<p>8\/6\/25 \u2013 Sell to Open 2 HIMS 8\/8\/25 $151.00 P @ $1.30 (+$260)<\/p>\n<p>8\/8\/25 \u2013 Expired<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Profit +$260<\/strong><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Palantir (PLTR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Another Put not assigned. I have been very lucky with my Strike Prices.<\/p>\n<p>8\/7\/25 \u2013 Sell to Open 2 PLTR 8\/8\/25 $177.50 P @ $1.22 (+$244)<\/p>\n<p>8\/8\/25 \u2013 Expired<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Profit +$244<\/strong><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>The Grasshopper Project<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Pinterest (PINS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Covered Call without assignment<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Grasshopper Project \u2013 ATM Covered Call<\/span><\/p>\n<p>8\/1\/25 \u2013 Sell to Open 1 PINS 8\/8\/25 $39.00 C @ $1.65 (+$165)<\/p>\n<p>8\/8\/25 \u2013 Expired<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Profit +$165<\/strong><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>American Air (AAL)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Covered Call without assignment. These small premiums add up!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Grasshopper Project \u2013 ITM Covered Call\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>7\/29\/25 \u2013 Sell to Open 1 AAL 8\/8\/25 $12.00 C @ 12\u00a2 (+$12)<\/p>\n<p>8\/8\/25 \u2013 Expired<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Profit +$12<\/strong><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Core Scientific (CORZ)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Covered Call no assignment<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Grasshopper Project \u2013 ATM Covered Call\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>7\/29\/25 \u2013 Sell to Open 1 CORZ 8\/8\/25 $15.00 C @ 12\u00a2 ($12)<\/p>\n<p>8\/8\/25 \u2013 Expired<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Profit +$12<\/strong><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Sofi Technologies (SOFI)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>This was a Covered Call with assignment. It was an In-the-Money Covered Call and I lost $15 on the stock sale and made $50 with the premium. This is a great low risk Grasshopper trade. Total profit for the Covered Call is $35.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Grasshopper Project \u2013 ITM Covered Call\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>7\/21\/25 \u2013 Buy 100 Shares SOFI @ $21.65<\/p>\n<p>8\/8\/25 \u2013 Assigned @ $21.50<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Loss -$15<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>8\/4\/25 \u2013 Sell to Open 1 SOFI 8\/8\/25 $21.50 C @ 50\u00a2 (+$50)<\/p>\n<p>8\/8\/25 \u2013 Expired<\/p>\n<p>Profit +$50<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Total profit +$35<\/strong><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Grasshopper Project Total Weekly Gain +$224<\/strong><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Total Weekly Gain +$18,519<\/strong><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p>This was a record-breaking week \u2014 a ton of trades, great execution, and the benefit of a growing account that gives me more flexibility. The biggest winner was a <strong data-start=\"4680\" data-end=\"4695\">$6,488 gain<\/strong> on PLTR, while the smallest win was a <strong data-start=\"4734\" data-end=\"4754\">$12 Covered Call<\/strong> on AAL. Every trade counts, and it all adds up!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Successful trading,<\/p>\n<p>Steve<\/p>\n<p><em>The Options Coach<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Market Is Hot \u2014 and So Is My Trading! The market\u2019s on fire, and it\u2019s not cooling off. The Grasshopper Project is also doing great, and I hope Main Street Beats Wall Street readers are taking full advantage. If you want to learn how to trade options, this is a fantastic place to start. 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