{"id":15655,"date":"2025-07-17T17:12:27","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T21:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mainstbeatswallst.com\/?p=15655"},"modified":"2025-07-17T17:12:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T21:12:27","slug":"made-2-leaps-trades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mainstbeatswallst.com\/?p=15655","title":{"rendered":"Made 2 LEAPS Trades"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"153\" data-end=\"327\"><strong data-start=\"153\" data-end=\"213\">With Palantir running hot, I added to my PLTR portfolio.<\/strong>With the stock at <strong data-start=\"234\" data-end=\"242\">$153<\/strong>, I bought <strong data-start=\"253\" data-end=\"281\">1 PLTR 1\/16\/26 $150 Call<\/strong> for a premium of <strong data-start=\"299\" data-end=\"306\">$28<\/strong>, costing <strong data-start=\"316\" data-end=\"326\">$2,800<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"329\" data-end=\"405\"><strong data-start=\"332\" data-end=\"351\">Palantir (PLTR)<\/strong><br data-start=\"351\" data-end=\"354\" \/><strong data-start=\"354\" data-end=\"369\">Buy to Open<\/strong> 1 PLTR 1\/16\/26 $150.00 C @ $28.00<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"407\" data-end=\"410\" \/>\n<p data-start=\"412\" data-end=\"612\"><strong data-start=\"412\" data-end=\"429\">Nvidia (NVDA)<\/strong><br data-start=\"429\" data-end=\"432\" \/>On <strong data-start=\"435\" data-end=\"445\">May 27<\/strong>, I bought <strong data-start=\"456\" data-end=\"474\">2 Nvidia LEAPS<\/strong> set to expire in <strong data-start=\"492\" data-end=\"508\">January 2027<\/strong>.<br data-start=\"509\" data-end=\"512\" \/>Today, I cashed in on <strong data-start=\"534\" data-end=\"556\">one of those LEAPS<\/strong> and used the funds to buy <strong data-start=\"583\" data-end=\"611\">2 shorter-term contracts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"614\" data-end=\"785\"><strong data-start=\"617\" data-end=\"634\">Closing Trade<\/strong><br data-start=\"634\" data-end=\"637\" \/>5\/27\/25 \u2013 <strong data-start=\"647\" data-end=\"662\">Buy to Open<\/strong> 1 NVDA 1\/15\/27 $135.00 C @ $35.85<br data-start=\"696\" data-end=\"699\" \/>7\/17\/25 \u2013 <strong data-start=\"709\" data-end=\"726\">Sell to Close<\/strong> 1 NVDA 1\/15\/27 $135.00 C @ $60.00<br data-start=\"760\" data-end=\"763\" \/>\ud83d\udcb0 <strong data-start=\"766\" data-end=\"785\">Profit: +$2,415<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"787\" data-end=\"833\">With the proceeds, I opened a new position:<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"835\" data-end=\"909\"><strong data-start=\"838\" data-end=\"855\">Nvidia (NVDA)<\/strong><br data-start=\"855\" data-end=\"858\" \/><strong data-start=\"858\" data-end=\"873\">Buy to Open<\/strong> 2 NVDA 1\/16\/26 $170.00 C @ $23.00<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"911\" data-end=\"1115\">These new LEAPS have a <strong data-start=\"934\" data-end=\"951\">Delta of .61<\/strong>, meaning each contract gains <strong data-start=\"981\" data-end=\"988\">$61<\/strong> for every $1 move in NVDA.<br data-start=\"1015\" data-end=\"1018\" \/>With 2 contracts, this position increases by approximately <strong data-start=\"1077\" data-end=\"1085\">$122<\/strong> for every $1 the stock rises.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"911\" data-end=\"1115\">\n<p>\ud83d\udcc8Successful trading,<\/p>\n<p>Steve<\/p>\n<p><em>The Options Coach<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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