{"id":15754,"date":"2025-07-31T11:40:48","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T15:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mainstbeatswallst.com\/?p=15754"},"modified":"2025-07-31T11:40:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T15:40:48","slug":"out-of-my-meta-call-in-two-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mainstbeatswallst.com\/?p=15754","title":{"rendered":"Out of My META Call in Two Days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"259\" data-end=\"444\"><strong data-start=\"259\" data-end=\"284\">META Platforms (META)<\/strong> is a hot stock\u2014but 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.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"446\" data-end=\"783\">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 was slightly concerned since they were reporting earnings the next day, but META has consistently blown past Wall Street&#8217;s estimates. I stuck to my plan and bought an option with a January expiration to protect against near-term volatility.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"785\" data-end=\"945\">Earnings came out after the close on Wednesday\u2014and META skyrocketed in after-hours trading. This morning, with a big two-day gain, I decided to lock in profits.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"947\" data-end=\"1078\">I bought the position for $68 and sold it today for $110, netting a <strong data-start=\"1015\" data-end=\"1032\">$4,200 profit<\/strong>\u2014a <strong data-start=\"1035\" data-end=\"1051\">61.7% return<\/strong> in just two days.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1080\" data-end=\"1232\"><strong data-start=\"1080\" data-end=\"1097\">Trade Summary<\/strong><br data-start=\"1097\" data-end=\"1100\" \/>7\/28\/25 \u2013 Buy to Open 1 META 1\/16\/26 $720 Call @ $68<br data-start=\"1152\" data-end=\"1155\" \/>7\/31\/25 \u2013 Sell to Close 1 META 1\/16\/26 $720 Call @ $110<\/p>\n<h4 data-start=\"318\" data-end=\"394\">\ud83d\udcb0 <strong data-start=\"321\" data-end=\"332\">Profit:<\/strong> <strong>+$4,200<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"1080\" data-end=\"1232\">\n<p data-start=\"1080\" data-end=\"1232\">\n<p class=\"page-title\">\ud83d\udcc8 Successful Trading,<\/p>\n<p>Steve<\/p>\n<p><em>The Options Coach<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>META Platforms (META) is a hot stock\u2014but 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. 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